Sri Lanka national football team results (unofficial matches)

This is a list of the Sri Lanka national football team results, for various reasons, are not accorded the status of official International A Matches.

1930s

1933

31 January 1933 Friendly Ceylon 0–1 IFA XI British Ceylon
Report Gostha Paul

1940s

1946

3 January 1946 Friendly Ceylon 2–2 India XI Colombo, British Ceylon
Report Stadium: Government Services Ground

1948

18 February 1948 Friendly Ceylon  3–2 India XI Ceylon
Report

1949

26 April 1949 Friendly Ceylon  0–1  India Colombo, Ceylon
Report Stadium: Government Services Ground
29 April 1949 Friendly Ceylon  1–6  India Colombo, Ceylon
Report Stadium: Government Services Ground
29 November 1949 Friendly Ceylon  0–4 Jinnah Gymkhana Colombo, Ceylon
Report Kassim
Afzal
Stadium: Government Services Ground
2 December 1949 Friendly Ceylon  0–1 Jinnah Gymkhana Colombo, Ceylon
Report Samshaud Stadium: Parsons Road Ground

1950s

1953

5 November 1953 Friendly Burma  7–9  Ceylon Rangoon, Burma
Boomgardt ?', ?', ?'
 ? ?', ?', ?', ?', ?'
Report Azeez ?', ?'
K.Fernando ?', ?', ?'
A.Fernando ?'
 ? ?', ?', ?'

1957

1958

19 April 1958 Friendly Kunming XI 4–3  Ceylon Kunming, China
Report
23 April 1958 Friendly Chongqing XI 7–1  Ceylon Chongqing, China
Report
28 April 1958 Friendly Beijing XI 8–1  Ceylon Beijing, China
Report
30 April 1958 Friendly Locomotive 9–1  Ceylon Beijing, China
Report
8 May 1958 Friendly Nanjing XI 6–2  Ceylon Nanjing, China
Report
10 May 1958 Friendly Shanghai Youth 0–2  Ceylon Shanghai, China
Report
12 May 1958 Friendly Red Flag 6–1  Ceylon Shanghai, China
Report

1960s

1960

21 January 1960 Friendly Ceylon  2–6 Zenit Leningrad Colombo, Ceylon
Report
24 January 1960 Friendly Ceylon  0–5 Zenit Leningrad Colombo, Ceylon
Report

1961

1 May 1961 Friendly Ceylon  1–7 Madureira Colombo, Ceylon
Aluwihara Report Fernando
Azumir
Odir
Nelson
Batata
3 May 1961 Friendly Ceylon  2–13 Madureira Colombo, Ceylon
Report
7 May 1961 Friendly Ceylon  1–11 Madureira Colombo, Ceylon
Report
1961 Southern Pentangular Tournament Ceylon  3–1 Madras FA Bangalore, India
Report
1961 Southern Pentangular Tournament Ceylon  N/A Kerala FA Bangalore, India
Report
1961 Southern Pentangular Tournament Ceylon  N/A Andhra Pradesh FA Bangalore, India
Report
1961 Southern Pentangular Tournament Ceylon  N/A Mysore FA Bangalore, India
Report

1962

1962 Southern Pentangular Tournament Ceylon  N/A Madras FA Madras, India
Report
1962 Southern Pentangular Tournament Ceylon  N/A Kerala FA Madras, India
Report
1962 Southern Pentangular Tournament Ceylon  N/A Andhra Pradesh FA Madras, India
Report
1962 Southern Pentangular Tournament Ceylon  N/A Mysore FA Madras, India
Report

1963

1963 Southern Pentangular Tournament Ceylon  5–2 Kerala FA Colombo, Ceylon
Report
1963 Southern Pentangular Tournament Ceylon  1–1 Andhra Pradesh FA Colombo, Ceylon
Report
1963 Southern Pentangular Tournament Ceylon  N/A Madras FA Colombo, Ceylon
Report
1963 Southern Pentangular Tournament Ceylon  N/A Mysore FA Colombo, Ceylon
Report

1964

1964 Southern Pentangular Tournament Ceylon  2–1 Kerala FA Andhra Pradesh, India
Report
1964 Southern Pentangular Tournament Ceylon  N/A Madras FA Andhra Pradesh, India
Report
1964 Southern Pentangular Tournament Ceylon  N/A Andhra Pradesh FA Andhra Pradesh, India
Report
1964 Southern Pentangular Tournament Ceylon  N/A Mysore FA Andhra Pradesh, India
Report

1965

1967

1967 Southern Pentangular Tournament Ceylon  3–0 Kerala FA Colombo, Ceylon
Report
1967 Southern Pentangular Tournament Ceylon  3–0 Madras FA Colombo, Ceylon
Report
1967 Southern Pentangular Tournament Ceylon  0–1 Mysore FA Colombo, Ceylon
Report
1967 Southern Pentangular Tournament Ceylon  N/A Andhra Pradesh FA Colombo, Ceylon
Report
22 November 1967 Friendly Ceylon  2–1 Dallas Tornado Colombo, Ceylon
Noor
Zainulabdeen
Report Chris Tonning
6 December 1967 Friendly[1] Ceylon  2–5 FK Žalgiris Colombo, Ceylon

1968

1968 Friendly Maccabi 1–3  Ceylon Israel
Report
1968 Friendly VfR Übach-Palenberg 1–1  Ceylon West Germany
Report
1968 Friendly Essen District 1–3  Ceylon West Germany
Report
1968 Friendly Hamburg 3–0  Ceylon West Germany
Report

1970s

1970

1970 Southern Quadrangular Tournament Ceylon  5–1 Madras FA Colombo, Ceylon
Report
1970 Southern Quadrangular Tournament Ceylon  3–1 Kerala FA Colombo, Ceylon
Report
1970 Southern Quadrangular Tournament Ceylon  1–0 Mysore FA Colombo, Ceylon
Report
1970 Southern Quadrangular Tournament Ceylon  5–0 Madras FA Colombo, Ceylon
Report
1970 Southern Quadrangular Tournament Ceylon  5–0 Kerala FA Colombo, Ceylon
Report
1970 Southern Quadrangular Tournament Ceylon  3–1 Mysore FA Colombo, Ceylon
Report

1972

18 July 1972 Merdeka Tournament Burma B 5–2  Sri Lanka Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
Report Stadium: Merdeka Stadium

1979

9 November 1979 Friendly Sri Lanka  1–1 Kronängs IF Colombo, Ceylon
Report
24 November 1979 1979 King's Cup South Korea B 5–0  Sri Lanka Bangkok, Thailand
Report
26 November 1979 1979 King's Cup Indonesia XI N/A  Sri Lanka Bangkok, Thailand
Report

1980s

1986

1990s

1993

22 July 1993 (1993-07-22) 1993 SAARC Gold Cup Pakistan Whites 1–2
Sri Lanka Lahore, Pakistan
Athar ?' Report Silva ?'
Perera ?'
Stadium: Railway Stadium

1995

27 October 1995 Burma Tournament 1995 Singapore AFSA 1–0  Sri Lanka Yangon, Burma
  • Razuldin Yacob 30'
Report Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium

1998

17 November 1998 Bristol Freedom Cup Sri Lanka  2–1 Malaysia Olympic Colombo, Sri Lanka
Report
19 November 1998 Bristol Freedom Cup Sri Lanka  1–1 India B Colombo, Sri Lanka
Report
21 November 1998 Bristol Freedom Cup Sri Lanka  2–3 (a.e.t.) India B Colombo, Sri Lanka
Report

2000s

2000

27 August 2000 Ho Chi Minh City Cup Yunnan Hongta 2–1  Sri Lanka Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Report
30 October 2000 Friendly Singapore U23 2–0  Sri Lanka Singapore
Report

2009

5 March 2009 2009 ANFA Cup Nepal Blue 2–3  Sri Lanka Kathmandu, Nepal
Santosh Sahukhala 7'
Santosh Nepali 73'
Report E.B Channa 25'
Chathura Gunaratne 28'
Chatura Madhuranga 65'
9 March 2009 2009 ANFA Cup Sri Lanka  0–0 JW GROUP Kathmandu, Nepal
Report

2010s

2015

29 January 2015 Bangabandhu Cup Malaysia U22 2–0  Sri Lanka Sylhet District Stadium, Sylhet
17:00 UTC+6 Syahrul 45+4 p '
Ridzuan 60'
Attendance: 7,000

2016

15 January 2015 Bangabandhu Cup Felda United 1–2  Sri Lanka Dhaka
14:45 UTC+6 Alias 82' Nipuna 19'
Sanjeewa 63'
Stadium: Bangabandhu Stadium
Attendance: 300

2018

The Lithuanian team was a B team.[2][3][4][5] A second match in 11 July ending in 0–2 defeat was played by Sri Lanka B.[6][7][8]

8 July 2018 Friendly Sri Lanka  0–0 Lithuania B Colombo, Sri Lanka
Report Stadium: Colombo Racecourse

2020s

2022

The international friendly match against Nepal was played behind closed doors at the Grand Hamad Stadium.[9][10]

31 May 2022 International Friendly Sri Lanka  1–1    Nepal Doha, Qatar
Mariyathas Report Shrestha Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium

References

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  9. ^ "Matchday: Nepal To Face Sri Lanka In An Unofficial Friendly Today". GoalNepal. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
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