Football Federation of Sri Lanka

The Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL), also known as Football Sri Lanka (FSL), is the governing body of football in Sri Lanka. It operates the Sri Lanka national football team and Sri Lanka Football Premier League.

Football Federation of Sri Lanka

AFC
Short name	FFSL
Founded	7 January 1939; 86 years ago (1939-01-07) (as Ceylon Football Association)[1] 1972; 53 years ago (1972) (as Football Federation of Sri Lanka)
Headquarters	100/9 Independence Avenue 07 - Colombo, Sri Lanka
FIFA affiliation	1952; 73 years ago (1952)
AFC affiliation	1954; 71 years ago (1954)[2]
SAFF affiliation	1997; 28 years ago (1997)
President	Jaswar Umar[3]
Website	football.lk

History

FFSL was founded on 1939 as Ceylon Football Association, later rechristened as Football Federation of Sri Lanka in 1972. FSL affiliated with FIFA in 1952. FFSL affiliated with Asian Football Confederation in 1954 and was the founding member of South Asian Football Federation which was founded in 1997. In 2014, at the 75th anniversary of FFSL, FIFA President Sepp Blatter visited Sri Lanka and opened a new football stadium in Jaffna. During the visit, Blatter said he was not pleased with the development of Football in Sri Lanka and that the authorities haven't taken enough steps to support football on the island. The AFC President Sheikh Salman Bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa also joined the visit.^[4] In 2021, the organisation introduced a new logo and adopted a new brand name.^[5]

2023: FIFA suspension

FIFA suspended the FFSL from 21 January 2023 until further notice. Therefore, all teams/clubs affiliated with the FFSL are no longer entitled to take part in international competitions.^[6] The suspension was lifted on 29 August 2023.^[7]

National teams

Men Sri Lanka national football team Sri Lanka national under-23 football team Sri Lanka national under-20 football team Sri Lanka national under-17 football team Sri Lanka national beach soccer team

Women Sri Lanka women's national football team Sri Lanka women's national under-20 football team Sri Lanka women's national under-17 football team

Corporate structure

Name	Position	Source
Jaswar Umaru Lebbe	President	[8][9]
Antony Davidson	Vice President	[10][11]
N. T. Farook	2nd Vice President	[12][13]
Upali Hewage	3rd Vice President	[14][15]
Padmasiri Munasinghe	4th Vice President	[16][17]
Jaswar Umar Lebbe	General Secretary	[18][19]
n/a	Treasurer
Amir Alagić	Technical Director	[20]
Andy Morrison	Team Coach (Men's)	[21][22]
Thilak Alponsu	Team Coach (Women's)	[23]
Ranjith Rodrigo	Media/Communications Manager	[24]
Saif Yusoof	Futsal Coordinator	[25]
Sankar Komaleeswaran	Referee Coordinator	[26]

See also

• Football in Sri Lanka