Sri Lanka national under-17 football team

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-17 Asian Cup.

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  (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	6 (first in 2011)
Best result	Semi-finals (2022)

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 2023	Did not Qualify									Did not qualify
2025	To be determined
Total	0/20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-		19	3	3	13	18	56

AFC U-17 Asian Cup

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-17/16/15 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

2025

  Win   Draw   Lose

Nepal    v  Sri Lanka

15 September SAFF Championship	Nepal	v	Sri Lanka	Colombo
19:00				Stadium: Colombo Racecourse

Bangladesh  v  Sri Lanka

21 September SAFF Championship	Bangladesh	v	Sri Lanka	Colombo
19:00				Stadium: Colombo Racecourse

Brunei  v  Sri Lanka

22 November 2026 AFC U17 Q

Brunei

v

Sri Lanka

Chongqing

Bahrain  v  Sri Lanka

24 November 2026 AFC U17 Q

Bahrain

v

Sri Lanka

Chongqing

Sri Lanka  v  Bangladesh

26 November 2026 AFC U17 Q

Sri Lanka

v

Bangladesh

Chongqing

Sri Lanka  v  China

28 November 2026 AFC U17 Q

Sri Lanka

v

China

Chongqing

Timor-Leste  v  Sri Lanka

30 November 2026 AFC U17 Q

Timor-Leste

v

Sri Lanka

Chongqing

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-20 football team