Sri Lanka national under-17 football team
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 | |||
 Sri Lanka 0-4 Bangladesh  (Khatmandu , Nepal; 21 April 1998) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Guam 0-8 Sri Lanka (Khatmandu, Nepal; 23 April 1998) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Saudi Arabia 10-0 Sri Lanka (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) | ||
History
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]
Tournament records
FIFA U-17 World Cup
| 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 | |
 1985 to  1997 | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | |||||||||||||
 1999 to  2015 | Did not Qualify | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 56 | ||||||||
 2017 | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | |||||||||||||
 2019 to  2021 | Did not Qualify | Did not qualify | |||||||||||||
| Total | 0/19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 56 | |
AFC U-16 Championship
| Championship finals | Championship qualifications | ||||||||||||||
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| Hosts/Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
 1985 to  1996 | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | |||||||||||||
| 1998 | Did not Qualify | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | ||||||||
 2000 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
 2002 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
 2004 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||
 2008 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 22 | |||||||||
2010 and  2012 | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | |||||||||||||
| 2014 | Did not Qualify | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||
| 2016 | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | |||||||||||||
 2018 | Did not Qualify | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | ||||||||
| Total | 0/18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 85 | |
Fixtures and results
2015
Win Draw Lose
| 9 August 2015 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship | India | 5–0 | Sri Lanka | 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 | Sri Lanka | Sylhet District Stadium, Sylhet |
| 17:00 UTC+6 |
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Attendance: 12000 Referee: L. Priyobrata Singh (India) |
See also
References
- "AFC U-16 Championship". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
External links
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