Sri Lanka national under-20 football team

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.

Sri Lanka

Association	Football Federation of Sri Lanka
Confederation	AFC(Asia)
Head coach	Sumith Walpola
FIFA code	SRI
First colours Second colours
First international
Ceylon 0-12 Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 18 April 1959)
AFC U-19 Championship
Appearances	8 (first in 1959)
Best result	Quarter Finals (1967)

History

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.

Tournament Records

FIFA U-20 World Cup

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

AFC U-19 Championship

Championship finals										Championship qualifications
Hosts/Year	Result	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA		GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1959			5	1	0	4	10	33
1960	Did not Enter									Did not Enter
1961	Group Stage	7/10	4	1	0	3	9	13		No Qualify Round
1962	Did not Enter									Did not Enter
1963	Group Stage	11/12	5	0	0	5	3	18		No Qualify Round
1964 to 1965	Did not Enter
1966	Group Stage	9/12	3	1	0	2	4	9
1967	Quarter Finals	8/14	3	1	0	2	3	12
1968	Did not Enter
1969	Group Stage	12/15	3	0	2	1	2	5
1970			3	0	0	3	1	12
1962 to 1975	Did not Enter
1976	Group Stage	16/16	3	0	0	3	2	13
1977	Did not Enter
1978	Group Stage	18/18	4	0	0	4	1	19
1980 to 1985	Did not Qualify
1986	Group Stage	8/8	3	0	0	3	0	18
1988 to 2004	Did not Qualify
2006										2	1	0	1	2	5
2008	Did not Enter									Did not Enter
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

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

Fixtures and results

2022

Sri Lanka v Bangladesh

25 July 2022 2022 SAFF U-20 G.S	Sri Lanka	0–1	Bangladesh	Bhubaneswar, India
19:00			Mirajul 71'	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium

Sri Lanka v Nepal

27 July 2022 2022 SAFF U-20 G.S	Sri Lanka	0-3	Nepal	Bhubaneswar, India
19:00			Ghalan 58' Chhunju 65' Nakarmi 84'	Stadium: Kalinga Stadium

India v Sri Lanka

29 July 2022 2022 SAFF U-20 G.S	India	v	Sri Lanka	Bhubaneswar, India
16:00				Stadium: Kalinga Stadium

Maldives v Sri Lanka

31 July 2022 2022 SAFF U-20 G.S	Maldives	v	Sri Lanka	Bhubaneswar, India
16:00				Stadium: Kalinga Stadium

South Korea v Sri Lanka

14 September 2022 2022 AFC U-20 Q	South Korea	v	Sri Lanka	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
				Stadium: MFF Stadium

Sri Lanka v Malaysia

16 September 2022 2022 AFC U-20 Q	Sri Lanka	v	Malaysia	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
				Stadium: MFF Stadium

Mongolia v Sri Lanka

18 September 2022 2022 AFC U-20 Q	Mongolia	v	Sri Lanka	Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
				Stadium: MFF Stadium

Honours

• Lusofonia Games:
  • Bronze Medal : 2014

See also

• Sri Lanka national football team
• Sri Lanka women's national football team
• Sri Lanka national under-23 football team
• Sri Lanka national under-17 football team

External links

• Football Federation of Sri Lanka
• Sri Lanka on FIFA