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Sri Lanka national under-20 football team

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Sri Lanka
AssociationFootball Federation of Sri Lanka
ConfederationAFC(Asia)
Head coachImran Mohamed
FIFA codeSRI
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Ceylon 0-12 Malaysia  (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 18 April 1959)
AFC U-19 Championship
Appearances8 (first in 1959)
Best resultQuarter Finals (1967)

The Sri Lanka national under-20 football team represents Sri Lanka in International Youth Football tournaments. Sri Lanka U-20 football team has a long history dating back to the 1960s. The Sri Lanka U-20 football team has yet to qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. The team has qualified for the Quarter Finals of the 1967 AFC Youth Championship.

History

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Sri Lanka U-20 football team has a long history back to late 1960s. Sri Lanka U-20 Team was a competitor in the first AFC Youth Championship. Sri Lanka qualified for the Quarter Finals in 1967 AFC Youth Championship.[citation needed]

Tournament Records

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FIFA U-20 World Cup

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World Cup finals World Cup qualifications
Hosts/Year Result Position GP W D L GS GA GP W D* L GS GA
Tunisia 1977 to Canada 2007 Did not Qualify 6 1 0 5 2 24
Egypt 2009 to New Zealand 2015 Did not Enter Did not Enter
South Korea 2017 to Chile 2025 Did not Qualify 10 2 1 9 3 40
Total 0/24 - - - - - - - 9 2 0 7 4 29

AFC U-19 Championship

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Championship finals Championship qualifications
Hosts/Year Result Position GP W D L GS GA GP W D* L GS GA
Malaysia 1959 5 1 0 4 10 33
Malaysia 1960 Did not Enter Did not Enter
Thailand 1961 Group Stage 7/10 4 1 0 3 9 13 No Qualify Round
Thailand 1962 Did not Enter Did not Enter
Malaysia 1963 Group Stage 11/12 5 0 0 5 3 18 No Qualify Round
1964 to 1965 Did not Enter
Philippines 1966 Group Stage 9/12 3 1 0 2 4 9
Thailand 1967 Quarter Finals 8/14 3 1 0 2 3 12
South Korea 1968 Did not Enter
Thailand 1969 Group Stage 12/15 3 0 2 1 2 5
Philippines 1970 3 0 0 3 1 12
1962 to 1975 Did not Enter
Thailand 1976 Group Stage 16/16 3 0 0 3 2 13
Iran 1977 Did not Enter
Bangladesh 1978 Group Stage 18/18 4 0 0 4 1 19
1980 to 1985 Did not Qualify
Saudi Arabia 1986 Group Stage 8/8 3 0 0 3 0 18
1988 to 2004 Did not Qualify
India 2006 2 1 0 1 2 5
Saudi Arabia 2008 Did not Enter Did not Enter
China 2010 Did not Qualify 4 0 0 4 0 19
2012 to 2014 Did not Enter Did not Enter
2016 to 2025 Did not Qualify 2 0 0 2 0 5
Total 10 year Quarter Final 36 4 2 30 35 152 13 2 0 11 14 60

SAFF U-20 Championship

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SAFF U-20 Championship records
Hosts / Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA
Nepal 2015 Did not participate
Bhutan 2017 Did not participate
Nepal 2019 Group-stage 6/6 2 0 0 2 0 6
India 2022 Round-robin 5/5 4 0 1 3 1 9
Nepal 2023 Did not participate
Nepal 2024 To be determined
Total 2/5 0 Titles 6 0 1 5 1 15

Fixtures and results

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2025

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9 May 2025 (2025-05-09) 2025 SAFF U-19 GS India  8–0  Sri Lanka Yupia, India
17:00 IST
  • Prashan Jajo 17', 62'
  • Danny Meitei 26', 31', 50'
  • Mohammed Arbas 41'
  • Omang Dodum 49'
  • S. Shami 81'
Report Stadium: Golden Jubilee Stadium
Referee: S.M. Jasim Akhter Bangladesh
17 May 2025 (2025-05-17) 2025 SAFF U-19 GS Sri Lanka  0–5    Nepal Yupia, India
19:30 IST Stadium: Golden Jubilee Stadium

Coaching staff

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Position Name
Head coach Maldives Imran Mohamed
Assistant coach Sri Lanka Mohamad Fawmy
Goalkeeping coach Sri Lanka Priyantha Edirisinghe
Performance analyst Sri Lanka Sanka Jayamina
Team doctor Sri Lanka Chathura Akalanka Edirisinghe
Physiotherapist Sri Lanka Saman Dayawansa
Masseur Sri Lanka Ruwan Jayasuriya
Kitman Sri Lanka Shabeer Perera
Media officer Sri Lanka Isuru Maduwantha
Team staff Sri Lanka Hiran Rathnayaka

Honours

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Goa-India win the Lusofonia Games football tournament blog.cpdfootball.de. Retrieved 7 September 2021