The Sri Lanka national under-17 football team is the under-17 football (soccer) team of Sri Lanka. The team participates in the U-16 football competitions in international football and is controlled by the Football Federation of Sri Lanka. The team has never qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup or the AFC U-16 Championship.
Nickname(s) | ල০කා සි০හයෝ , Lankan Lions | ||
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Association | Football Federation of Sri Lanka | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | SAFF (South Asia) | ||
FIFA code | SRI | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Khatmandu , Nepal; 21 April 1998) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Khatmandu, Nepal; 23 April 1998) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 22 September 2017) | |||
FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 0 | ||
AFC U-16 Championship | |||
Appearances | 0 | ||
SAFF U-16 Championship | |||
Appearances | 6 (first in 2011) | ||
Best result | Semi-finals (2022) |
In 1998, the team played against the Bangladesh national under-17 football team in the qualifiers for the AFC U-16 Championship, but lost 4-0. The team won its first international game against the Guam national under-18 football team in that competition by a score of 8-0. The Sri Lankan team also participated in the qualifiers but failed to win a single game.[1][failed verification]
World Cup finals | World Cup qualifications | ||||||||||||||
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Hosts/Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
![]() ![]() | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | |||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | Did not Qualify | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 56 | ||||||||
![]() | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | |||||||||||||
![]() ![]() | Did not Qualify | Did not qualify | |||||||||||||
Total | 0/19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 56 |
Year | Host | Pos. | P | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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2011 | ![]() | 5/6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
2013 | ![]() | 6/7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
2015 | ![]() | 6/6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
2017 | ![]() | 5/6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 38 |
Win Draw Lose
9 August 2015 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship | India ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | Sylhet District Stadium, Sylhet |
17:00 UTC+6 |
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Referee: Nabindra Maharajan (Nepal) |
11 August 2015 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship | Bangladesh ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Sylhet District Stadium, Sylhet |
17:00 UTC+6 |
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Attendance: 12000 Referee: L. Priyobrata Singh (India) |
11 March 2017 South Asia-Japan u16 football tournament | Japan ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() | Racecourse Stadium, Colombo |
19:00 UTC+5:30 | Report |
12 March 2017 South Asia-Japan u16 football tournament | Sri Lanka ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() | Racecourse Stadium, Colombo |
17:00 UTC+5:30 | Report |
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Football Federation of Sri Lanka | |
National teams |
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League competitions |
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Cup competitions |
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2021 Super League teams | |
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National under-17 football teams of Asia (AFC) | |
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AFC U-17 Asian Cup | |
West Asia (WAFF) |
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Central Asia (CAFA) |
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South Asia (SAFF) |
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East Asia (EAFF) | |
Southeast Asia (AFF) |
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1 Not a member of FIFA |
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