Sri Lanka national under-17 football team

Sri Lanka Under-17

Nickname(s)	ල০කා සි০හයෝ, Lankan Lions
Association	Football Federation of Sri Lanka
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	SAFF (South Asia)
Head coach	Fazul Rahuman
FIFA code	SRI
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
Appearances	0
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
Appearances	0
SAFF U-17 Championship
Appearances	8 (first in 2011)
Best result	Semi-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.

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]

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

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

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

  Win   Draw   Lose

 Sri Lanka v    Nepal

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)

 Sri Lanka v  Bangladesh

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)

Brunei  v  Sri Lanka

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

Bahrain  v  Sri Lanka

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

Sri Lanka  v  Bangladesh

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

Sri Lanka  v  China

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)

Timor-Leste  v  Sri Lanka

30 November 2026 AFC U17 Q

Timor-Leste

v

Sri Lanka

Chongqing

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

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