Sri Lanka U-17 Football Team

Nickname(s)	ල০කා සි০හයෝ , Lankan Lions
Association	Football Federation of Sri Lanka
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	SAFF (South Asia)
FIFA code	SRI
First colours Second colours
First international
Sri Lanka 0-4 Bangladesh  (Khatmandu , Nepal; 21 April 1998)
Biggest win
Guam 0-8 Sri Lanka  (Khatmandu, 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-16 Championship
Appearances	0
SAFF U-16 Championship
Appearances	6 (first in 2011)
Best result	Semi-finals (2022)

The Sri Lanka national under-17 football team is the under-17 football (soccer) 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-16 Championship.

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][failed verification]}

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 2021	Did not Qualify									Did not qualify
Total	0/19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		19	3	3	13	18	56

AFC U-16 Championship

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	Did not Qualify									4	0	0	4	0	29
Total	0/18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		23	3	3	17	18	85

SAFF U-16 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

2015

  Win   Draw   Lose

India  v  Sri Lanka

9 August 2015 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship	India	5–0	Sri Lanka	Sylhet District Stadium, Sylhet
17:00 UTC+6	Saurabh Meher 31', 49', 74' Mohammed Afran 46' (o.g.) Mohammed Shahjahan 66'			Referee: Nabindra Maharajan (Nepal)

Bangladesh  v  Sri Lanka

11 August 2015 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship	Bangladesh	4–0	Sri Lanka	Sylhet District Stadium, Sylhet
17:00 UTC+6	Md. Sarower Zaman Nipu 5', 87' M.M. Abedin Rakib 61' Mohammed Atikuzzaman 77'			Attendance: 12000 Referee: L. Priyobrata Singh (India)

2017

Japan  v  Sri Lanka

11 March 2017 South Asia-Japan u16 football tournament	Japan	3–1	Sri Lanka	Racecourse Stadium, Colombo
19:00 UTC+5:30		Report

Sri Lanka  v  Bhutan

12 March 2017 South Asia-Japan u16 football tournament	Sri Lanka	5–2	Bhutan	Racecourse Stadium, Colombo
17:00 UTC+5:30		Report