Sri Lanka national under-17 football team

Sri Lanka Under-17
Nickname(s)ල০කා සි০හයෝ,
Lankan Lions
AssociationFootball Federation of Sri Lanka
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationSAFF (South Asia)
Head coachFazul Rahuman
FIFA codeSRI
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Sri Lanka 0–4 Bangladesh 
(Kathmandu, Nepal; 21 April 1998)
Biggest win
 Guam 0–8 Sri Lanka 
(Kathmandu, Nepal; 23 April 1998)
Biggest defeat
 Saudi Arabia 10–0 Sri Lanka 
(Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 22 September 2017)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances0
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
Appearances0
SAFF U-17 Championship
Appearances8 (first in 2011)
Best resultSemi-finals (2022)

The Sri Lanka national under-17 football team (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා 17න් පහළ ජාතික පාපන්දු කණ්ඩායම Shri Lanka Dahathen Pahala Jathika Papandu Kandayama, Tamil: இலங்கை 17 வயதுக்குட்பட்ட தேசிய கால்பந்து அணி Ilaṅkai 17 vayatukkuṭpaṭṭa tēciya kālpantu aṇi), is the under-17 football 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-17 Asian Cup.

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
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 2023 Did not Qualify Did not qualify
2025 To be determined
Total 0/20 - - - - - - - 19 3 3 13 18 56

AFC U-17 Asian Cup

Championship finals Championship qualifications
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 and 2025 Did not Qualify 8 0 0 8 0 49
Total 0/19 - - - - - - - 27 3 3 21 18 105

SAFF U-17/16/15 Championship

Year Host Pos. P W D L GF GA
2011   Nepal 5/6 2 0 0 2 2 12
2013   Nepal 6/7 2 0 0 2 2 7
2015 Bangladesh 6/6 2 0 0 2 0 9
2017   Nepal 5/6 2 0 0 2 0 10
Total 8 0 0 8 4 38

Fixtures and results

2025

  Win   Draw   Lose

15 September SAFF U-17 Championship  Sri Lanka 0–2    Nepal Colombo, Sri Lanka
19:00 Report S. Kumar 54', 90+3' Stadium: Colombo Racecourse
Referee: Ashwin Kumar (India)
21 September SAFF U-17 Championship  Sri Lanka 0–4  Bangladesh Colombo, Sri Lanka
19:00 Report
  • M. Arif 18'
  • Rifat 48', 63', 89'
 Stadium: Colombo Racecourse
Referee: Pema Tshewang (Bhutan)
22 November 2026 AFC U17 Q Brunei  0–4  Sri Lanka Chongqing, China
Report
  • M. Rishad 72', 90'
  • I. Gamaladdage 86'
  • Kevinash Kumara 14'
 Stadium: Yongchuan Sports Center
24 November 2026 AFC U17 Q Bahrain  2–1  Sri Lanka Chongqing, China
  • Kumail Fadhel Alsatrawi 80'
  • Mohammed Al Jazaf 43'
 Report Mohamed Zaid 90' Stadium: Yongchuan Sports Center
26 November 2026 AFC U17 Q Sri Lanka  0–5  Bangladesh Chongqing, China
14:00 UTC+8 Report
  • Islam 24'
  • Manik 29'
  • Faysal 64', 90+1'
  • Bostami 90'
 Stadium: Tongliang Long Stadium
28 November 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup Q Sri Lanka  0–8  China Chongqing
19:35 Report
  • Zhao Songyuan 13'
  • Zhang Xuyao 30'
  • Kuang Zhaolei 41'
  • He Sifan 47'
  • Shuai Weihao 55'
  • Wan Xiang 75', 77'
  • Zhang Bolin 84'
 Stadium: Tongliang Long Stadium
Attendance: 15,346
Referee: Iv Tina (Cambodia)
30 November 2026 AFC U17 Q Timor-Leste  v  Sri Lanka Chongqing

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Fazul Rahuman
Assistant coach Anton Joy
Goalkeeping coach Manjula Fernando
Performance analyst Sanka Jayamina
Team doctor Chathura Akalanka Edirisinghe
Physiotherapist Saman Dayawansa
Masseur Ruwan Jayasuriya
Kitman Shabeer Perera
Media officer Isuru Maduwantha
Team staff Hiran Rathnayaka

Squad

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club


See also

References

  1. ^ "AFC U-16 Championship". Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
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