Sri Lanka national football team results (1950–1979)
| Sri Lanka national football team results |
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| Men's National Team Results |
| Other Matches |
| Other Teams |
| Win Draw Loss |
Sri Lanka national football team fixtures and results between 1950 and 1979 are as follows:[1]
Results
1952
| 9 March 1952 1952 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament | Ceylon | 0–2 | India | Colombo, Ceylon |
| Report | Venkatesh 13', 20' Sheoo Mewalal 15' |
Stadium: Colombo Oval, Colombo Referee: Mr. A. Roy (India) |
| 18 March 1952 1952 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament | Ceylon | 0–2 | Pakistan | Colombo, Ceylon |
| Report | Wahid 8' Kutty 34' |
Stadium: Colombo Oval, Colombo Referee: U. Kim Teikh (Burma) |
1953
| 24 October 1953 1953 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament | Burma | 3–2 | Ceylon | Rangoon, Burma |
| Samuel 22', 60', 64' | Report | Ossen 21' Aziz 47' |
| 27 October 1953 1953 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament | India | 2–0 | Ceylon | Rangoon, Burma |
| Venkatesh ?' Khan 35' |
Report |
| 2 November 1953 1953 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament | Pakistan | 6–0 | Ceylon | Rangoon, Burma |
| Akbar 7' Ismail 10', 13' Gunaid 11' (o.g.) Kutty 37', 42' |
Report |
1954
| 18 December 1954 1954 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament | Pakistan | 2–1 | Ceylon | Calcutta, India |
| Jamil Amin |
Report | M. Sainoon |
| 21 December 1954 1954 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament | India | 1–1 | Ceylon | Calcutta, India |
| N. Mohammed ?' | Report | A.Fernando ?' | Stadium: Eden Gardens |
| 25 December 1954 1954 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament | Ceylon | 2–1 | Burma | Calcutta, India |
| T.M. Deen ?' A.Fernando ?' |
Report |
1955
| 18 December 1955 1955 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament | India | 4–3 | Ceylon | Dacca, East Pakistan |
| Banerjee ?', ?' Mewalal Sattar |
Report Report |
Ranasinghe ?', ?' Fernando |
Stadium: Dacca Stadium |
| 21 December 1955 1955 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament | Pakistan | 2–1 | Ceylon | Dacca, East Pakistan |
| Fakhri ?', ?' | FIFA RSSSF Report |
Ranasinghe | Stadium: Dacca Stadium Attendance: 20,000 |
| 25 December 1955 1955 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament | Burma | 3–1 | Ceylon | Dacca, East Pakistan |
| Suk Bahadur ?', ?' (pen.) Aung Myint |
Report Report |
Sainoon | Stadium: Dacca Stadium |
1956
1963
| 27 November 1963 1964 Olympic Q. P.R. | Ceylon | 3–5 | India | Colombo, Ceylon |
| Report |
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Stadium: Sugathadasa Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: I. Mansoor (Malaysia) |
| 7 December 1963 1964 Olympic Q. P.R. | India | 7–0 | Ceylon | Bangalore, India |
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Report | Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: U Kyin Maung Aye (Burma) |
1964
East Germany also played against Ceylon Army in 8 January ending in 0–14.[2]
| 12 January 1964 Friendly | Ceylon | 1–12 | East Germany | Ceylon |
| D.Walles 70' | Report | Heino 1', 40', 62', 88' Wolfgang 3', 61' Hermann 20', 47', 89' Jürgen 37' Gerd 42' Otto 79' |
Stadium: Sugathadasa Stadium Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Mantare(SRI) |
1965
| 28 February 1965 Friendly | Ceylon | 3–1 | Pakistan | Colombo, Ceylon |
| Amidon ?' Wickremasuriya 60' Zainulabdeen ?' |
Report | Umer ?' | Stadium: Sugathadasa Stadium Attendance: 40,000 |
1966
| 5 April 1966 Friendly | Ceylon | 0–3 | Burma | Colombo, Ceylon |
| Stadium: Sugathadasa Stadium |
1968
| 17 March 1968 1968 Olympic Q. | Israel | 7–0 | Ceylon | Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel |
| George Borba 1', 63' Mordechai Spiegler 11', 59', 85' W.N.C. Perera 30' (o.g.) Giora Spiegel 47' |
Report | Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Wanchai Suwaree (Thailand) |
| 22 March 1968 1968 Olympic Q. | Israel | 4–0 | Ceylon | Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Giora Spiegel 55' Rahamim Talbi 62' Shmuel Rosenthal 66' George Borba 77' |
Report | Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Joseph Heymann (Switzerland) |
1971
| 13 December 1971 Asian Cup Q. | Iraq | 5–0 | Ceylon | Kuwait |
| Kadhim 32', 42', 69' Kamil 51' Khalaf 88' |
Report | Referee: Sarkis Demirdjian (Lebanon) |
| 16 December 1971 Asian Cup Q. | Jordan | 2–1 | Ceylon | Kuwait |
| Report |
| 20 December 1971 Asian Cup Q. | Bahrain | 3–0 | Ceylon | Kuwait |
| Report |
1972
| 22 March 1972 1972 Olympic Q. | Israel | 3–0 | Ceylon | Rangoon, Burma |
| Stadium: Bogyoke Aung San Stadium |
| 24 March 1972 1972 Olympic Q. | Burma | 5–1 | Ceylon | Rangoon, Burma |
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Stadium: Bogyoke Aung San Stadium |
| 26 March 1972 1972 Olympic Q. | Thailand | 5–0 | Ceylon | Rangoon, Burma |
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Stadium: Bogyoke Aung San Stadium |
| 7 June 1972 Jakarta Anniversary t. | Malaysia | 3–0 | Sri Lanka | Jakarta |
| 9 June 1972 Jakarta Anniversary t. | Burma | 4–2 | Sri Lanka | Jakarta |
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Report |
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| 11 June 1972 Jakarta Anniversary t. | Indonesia | 8–0 | Sri Lanka | Jakarta |
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| 13 June 1972 Jakarta Anniversary t. | Sri Lanka | 3–1 | Laos | Jakarta |
| 23 June 1972 Friendly | Singapore | 3–1 | Sri Lanka | Singapore, Kallang |
| Report |
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Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium |
| 12 July 1972 Merdeka Tournament | Malaysia | 4–1 | Sri Lanka | Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur |
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Stadium: Merdeka Stadium Attendance: 15.000 |
| 16 July 1972 Merdeka Tournament | Japan | 5–0 | Sri Lanka | Malaysia, Ipoh |
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Stadium: Perak Stadium |
| 20 July 1972 Merdeka Tournament | Philippines | 4–1 | Sri Lanka | Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur |
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Stadium: Merdeka Stadium |
| 22 July 1972 Merdeka Tournament | Khmer Republic | 6–1 | Sri Lanka | Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur |
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Stadium: Merdeka Stadium |
| 25 July 1972 Merdeka Tournament | Singapore | 6–1 | Sri Lanka | Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur |
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Stadium: Merdeka Stadium |
| 2 August 1972 1972 Pesta Sukan Cup | Singapore | 6–1 | Sri Lanka | Kallang, Singapore |
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Report |
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Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium |
| 4 August 1972 1972 Pesta Sukan Cup | Hong Kong | 2–1 | Sri Lanka | Kallang, Singapore |
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Report |
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Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium |
1979
| 2 May 1979 Asian Cup Q. | Malaysia | 3–1 | Sri Lanka | Bangkok |
| 4 May 1979 Asian Cup Q. | Thailand | 4–0 | Sri Lanka | Bangkok |
| 6 May 1979 Asian Cup Q. | Hong Kong | 5–0 | Sri Lanka | Bangkok |
| 8 May 1979 Asian Cup Q. | Sri Lanka | 4–0 | Singapore | Bangkok |
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Report |
| 10 September 1979 President's Cup | Bahrain | 1–0 | Sri Lanka | South Korea, Seoul |
| 15:45 UTC+9 | Dosanghud 18' | Stadium: Seoul Stadium |
| 12 September 1979 President's Cup | South Korea | 6–0 | Sri Lanka | South Korea, Daegu |
| 18:45 UTC+9 |
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Stadium: Daegu Civil Stadium |
| 14 September 1979 President's Cup | Bangladesh | 3–1 | Sri Lanka | South Korea, Cheongju |
| 14:00 UTC+9 |
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Stadium: Cheongju Stadium |
| 16 September 1979 President's Cup | Sudan | 1–0 | Sri Lanka | South Korea, Incheon |
| 14:00 UTC+9 | Abryu 71' | Stadium: Incheon Civil Stadium |
References
- ^ "World Football Elo Ratings". www.eloratings.net. Retrieved 2025-11-30.
- ^ Die Neue Fussball Woche (in German). 21 January 1964. pp. 8–9.