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Sri Lanka national football team

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Sri Lanka
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Golden Army
රන් හමුදාව
தங்கப் படை
AssociationFootball Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL)
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationSAFF (South Asia)
Head coachAbdullah Al Mutairi (interim)
CaptainSujan Perera
Most capsChanna Ediri Bandanage (64)
Top scorerKasun Jayasuriya (27)[1]
Home stadiumSugathadasa Stadium
Colombo Racecourse
FIFA codeSRI
First colours
Second colours
Third colours
FIFA ranking
Current 203 Decrease 3 (24 October 2024)[2]
Highest122 (August 1998)
Lowest207 (October 2022)
First international
 Ceylon 0–2 India 
(Colombo, Ceylon; 1 January 1952)
Biggest win
 Sri Lanka 7–1 Pakistan 
(Taipei, Taiwan; 4 April 2008)
 Sri Lanka 6–0 Bhutan 
(Dhaka, Bangladesh; 6 December 2009)
Biggest defeat
 Ceylon 1–12 East Germany 
(Colombo, Ceylon; 12 January 1964)[3]
SAFF Championship
Appearances13 (first in 1993)
Best resultChampions (1995)
AFC Challenge Cup
Appearances3 (first in 2006)
Best resultRunners-up (2006)

The Sri Lanka national football team (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා පාපන්දු කණ්ඩායම Shri Lanka Papandu Kandayama, Tamil: இலங்கை தேசிய கால்பந்து அணி Ilaṅkai Tēciya Kālpantu Aṇi) represents Sri Lanka in Association football and is administered by Football Federation of Sri Lanka, the governing body of football in Sri Lanka. They have been a member of FIFA since 1952 and a member of AFC since 1954. Sri Lanka's home stadium is the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo. The Sri Lankan team was known as the Ceylon national football team until 1972 when Ceylon was renamed Sri Lanka.[5]

A member of the AFC, the team has yet to make their first appearance in FIFA World Cup or AFC Asian Cup finals. They have been South Asian champions once, in 1995. As is true elsewhere on the sub-continent, top-level football in Sri Lanka stands somewhat in the shadow of the country's Cricket team. However, the side did reach the second qualification stage for the 2006 World Cup. In the same year, they became the runners-up in the 2006 Challenge Cup.

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.[6]

In the qualification round of the 2018 World Cup, Sri Lanka lost both matches against Bhutan and failed to qualify for the next round. However, Sri Lanka national football team had managed to qualify for the semi-finals of the 2015 SAFF Championship.

History

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Early history (1890s–2014)

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Ceylon team which participated in the Aga Khan Gold Cup in 1970.

Football was introduced to Sri Lanka (then called Ceylon) by the British. There is evidence of it being played in Galle Face, a sandy area near the coast, by British servicemen stationed in Colombo in the 1890s. The game was also played at grounds of the barracks at Echelon Barracks and the army grounds (presently the Taj Samudra Hotels).

British servicemen of the Royal Air Force, Royal Navy, Royal Engineers, Royal Artillery and the Royal Garrison Command began and promoted competitive football in Ceylon. The British administrative service and the planting community enthusiastically took it to the Central, Southern, and Up-Country regions. By early 1900 competitive football was popular with the local youth.

The game became popular and local football clubs were formed. St. Michael's SC, Havelock's Football Club, Java Lane SC, Wekande SC, Moors FC, and CH & FC, the last being a European monopoly, were some of the first clubs in Columbo. Harlequins FC and Saunders SC soon joined. The trophies of the early tournaments were the De Mel Shield and the Times of Ceylon Cup.

Football also became popular in the country's Southern Provence, where the planting and administrative community promoted the game. British planter T R. Brough in Deniyaya heavily promoted football in the south between 1910 and 1920, and British servicemen from the Navy wireless station in Matara also helped popularise it.[7]

Sri Lanka and Pakistan during the Third-place match at the 1997 SAFF Gold Cup

In 1952, Ceylon became a member of FIFA and gained the opportunity to play football at the international level. The country's first international game was played against India in the 1952 Colombo Cup, organized by The Ceylon Football Association.

On 24 October 1953, Tom Ossen, a product of Dharmaraja College, scored the country's first official international goal against Burma at the 1953 Colombo Cup. The game ended in a 2–3 defeat, with T. J. Azeez netting Ceylon's second goal.[8]

Renaissance of Sri Lanka football (2015–2019)

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In 2015, Sri Lanka played for the first time in the Bangabandhu Cup. This tournament was organised by Bangladesh Football Federation. The national U-23 teams of Thailand, Bahrain, Malaysia and Singapore participated in this tournament. The national football teams of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka also competed in this tournament.

Sri Lanka was placed in the group with Malaysia and Bangladesh. In the first game Sri Lanka played against the Malaysian team. Malaysia won the match by 2–0. The second match was played against the host Bangladesh. Sri Lanka lost the game 1–0. Sri Lanka failed to score a goal in this tournament. After a six years of poor performance in the international football field Sri Lanka football team managed to qualify for the Semi Final of 2015 SAFF Championship. The poor performance continued in the Solidarity Cup as well. They had another shock defeat this time by the hands of Mongolia the lowest ranked team in Asia. As a result of this defeat Sri Lanka eliminated in the group stage of the tournament.[9]

In July 2018, Sri Lanka welcomed a historical encounter when they faced Lithuania, marked for the first time Sri Lanka will face a European team. The Sri Lankans managed a respectable 0–0 draw to the UEFA side but lost 0–2 in the second encounter.[10] During 2022 World Cup campaign however, Sri Lanka suffered another poor performance as the team fell 0–1 in Zhuhai to Macau. Macau was subsequently disqualified, as the team refused to travel to Sri Lanka in the aftermath of 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings,[11] Sri Lanka was awarded a 3–0 win in response, thus qualified to the second round of the World Cup for the first time since 2006 campaign.[12]

Amir Alagic era (2020–2022)

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C. Dilshan
M. Aakib
Rathnayake
Shazny
Sri Lanka's starting lineup for the Four Nations Football Tournament 2021 final

In the second round, Sri Lanka was unlucky to be drawn with four 2019 AFC Asian Cup participants, South Korea, North Korea, Lebanon and Turkmenistan. As predicted, Sri Lanka proved too weak for the group, losing all matches without scoring a single goal as for the end of 2019, and was eliminated from World Cup contention. Sri Lanka had improved since then, and participated in the 2020 Bangabandhu Cup, but the team still finished bottom with two defeats and no goal.

In February 2020, the Football Federation of Sri Lanka announced the appointment of Bosnian-Australian specialist Amir Alagić as head coach of the national team.[13] Sri Lanka then travelled to South Korea to finish their two remaining games against Lebanon and South Korea, losing both, yet optimism rose when Sri Lanka demonstrated an outstanding performance against Lebanon, scoring two goals and only lost by one goal margin, which was also the country's first-ever goals in the qualification. Alagić resigned as coach of Sri Lanka after the qualification, as Sri Lanka, rated as the weakest team in the group, were eliminated without scoring a point. He was replaced by Scottish manager, Andy Morrison.

FIFA suspension and Participation in FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifying (2023)

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On 22 January 2023, FIFA announced the suspension of the FFSL from 21 January 2023 until further notice due to the government interference in football, but was provisionally included in the draw, pending a resolution. Therefore, all teams/clubs affiliated with the FFSL are no longer entitled to take part in international competitions.[14] However, after the issue was settled, the ban was lifted allowing Sri Lanka to take part in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification under a strict condition: FFSL must conduct a new election ten days before the fixture against Yemen; failure to do so would result in automatic disqualification of the team.[15] The suspension was lifted on 29 August 2023.[16]

Sri Lanka then participated in the first round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification facing against Yemen on 12 October 2023 but lost 4–1 on aggregate in the process. In September 2024, Sri Lanka then played in the 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification play-off round against Cambodia in which the aggregate was tied on 2–2 where Claudio Kammerknecht scored in the 120+2th minute in extra time to send the game to penalties shoot-out. Sri Lanka came out victorious thus qualifying to the third round.

Team image

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Sri Lanka team line-up during a FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Lebanon in 2021

Media coverage

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There is no official TV broadcaster for the football matches played by the Sri Lanka team because the Football Federation of Sri Lanka has not sold broadcasting rights. The SAFF Championship was broadcast by several channels, and tournaments in the 1990s and 2000s were broadcast free-to-air by Channel Eye. The 2013 SAFF Championship was broadcast by CSN. Star Sports also broadcast the SAFF Championship on pay TV satellite broadcasters.

The official online broadcaster of Sri Lankan football matches is thepapare.com[17] which streams the games of the Sri Lanka Football Premier League, the finals of the Sri Lanka FA Cup, and the AFC U-19 Championship.[18]

Colours

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The team uses different kits for home and away games. Since 2023, the kits have been manufactured by Nexxus Sports, a Sri Lankan brand.

Home

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The home kit for the 2023-2024 season is a white jersey with scattered yellow and blue dots. The shorts are matching. Historically, it has been blue.

Away

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The home kit for the 2023-2024 season is a blue jersey with scattered yellow and white dots. The shorts are matching. Historically, it has been white.

Home stadiums

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Sugathadasa Stadium

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Sugathadasa Stadium

Sugathadasa Stadium is the former athletic stadium in Sri Lanka. It was established in 1972 and has a capacity of 28,000.[19] The stadium is mostly used for athletics and football. The 1995 and 2008 SAFF Championship tournaments were held in this stadium. This is the home stadium of Sri Lanka National Football Team.Sri Lanka won their first major football tournament in his stadium. It was defeating India in the Final of 1995 SAFF Championship.

All the FIFA World Cup qualification matches of Sri Lankan team also played in this ground. This ground has become a lucky ground for Sri Lanka team because they have won much of the matches played in here. The draw against Philippines Football team and The Tajikistan Team were well known. In recent times Sri Lanka lost to Bhutan in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualify matches against Bhutan in this Stadium. The 2014–15 FA Cup Final also held in this ground.

Major football tournaments that played in here were the AFC President's Cup and AFC Challenge Cup.

Kalutara Stadium

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Kalutara Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Kalutara, Sri Lanka. This stadium also known as the Vernon Fernando ground. It is currently used mostly for football matches and hosts the home games of Kalutara Park SC. The stadium holds 15,000 people. This stadium is popularly known as "Kalutara Park Ground". This stadium is located in the heart of Kalutara city. This stadium is mostly use in the Sri Lanka Champions League and Sri Lanka FA Cup tournaments.

Results and fixtures

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Main article: Sri Lanka national football team results (2010–present)

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2024

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25 March 2024 FIFA World Series Sri Lanka  2–0  Bhutan Colombo, Sri Lanka
20:45 UTC+5:30
Report Stadium: Colombo Racecourse
Attendance: 6,320
Referee: Meshari Ali Al Shammari (Qatar)
8 June Friendly Brunei  1–0  Sri Lanka Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
20:15 UTC+8 Azwan A. 61' Report (FIFA) Report Stadium: Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
Referee: Thorpong Somsing (Thailand)
11 June Friendly Sri Lanka  0–1  Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
20:15 UTC+8
Stadium: Hassanal Bolkiah National Stadium
Attendance: 800
Referee: Usaid Jamal (Malaysia)
5 September 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification – play-off round Sri Lanka  0–0  Cambodia Colombo, Sri Lanka
20:45 UTC+5:30 Report Stadium: Colombo Racecourse
Attendance: 2,955
Referee: Sultan Mohamed Al-Hammadi (United Arab Emirates)
10 October Friendly Myanmar  2–0  Sri Lanka Yangon, Myanmar
16:00 UTC+6:30 Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium
13 October Friendly Myanmar  0–0  Sri Lanka Yangon, Myanmar
16:00 UTC+6:30 Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium
16 November Friendly Yemen  v  Sri Lanka Doha, Qatar
19 November Friendly Yemen  v  Sri Lanka Doha, Qatar

Coaching staff

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As of August 2024.
Position Name
Head coach Kuwait Abdullah Al Mutairi[20]
Assistant coach Sri Lanka Mohamed Kajanathan
Goalkeeping coach Sri Lanka Banuka Pahan
Technical coach Sri Lanka Fasal Tharaka Silva
Performance Analyst Sri Lanka Sanka Jayamina
Team Doctor Sri Lanka Chalana Roomy
Media Officers Sri Lanka Isuru Maduwantha
Physiotherapist Sri Lanka Gimhani Rathnayake
Masseur Sri Lanka Mohammed Roomy
Kitman Sri Lanka Priyashan Fernando

Coaching history

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Players

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Current squad

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  • The following players were called up for friendly matches against  Myanmar on 10 and 13 October 2024.[24]

Caps and goals are correct as of 10 September 2024 after the game against  Cambodia.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Sujan Perera (captain) (1992-07-18) 18 July 1992 (age 32) 51 0 Maldives TC Sports
22 1GK Kaveesh Lakpriya Fernando (1995-01-10) 10 January 1995 (age 29) 1 0 Sri Lanka Blue Star
20 1GK Mohamed Mursith (2001-01-04) 4 January 2001 (age 23) 0 0 Sri Lanka Blue Star
2 2DF Anujan Rajendram (2000-05-11) 11 May 2000 (age 24) 2 0 Norway Strindheim IL
2DF Manaram Perera (1998-06-23) 23 June 1998 (age 26) 8 0 Sri Lanka Navy Sea Hawks
3 2DF Harsha Fernando (1992-11-21) 21 November 1992 (age 31) 35 0 Sri Lanka Up Country Lions
17 2DF Jude Supan (1998-07-30) 30 July 1998 (age 26) 27 0 Sri Lanka Renown
18 2DF Barath Suresh (2003-06-11) 11 June 2003 (age 21) 7 0 Australia Langwarrin
2DF Chalana Chameera (1993-10-01) 1 October 1993 (age 31) 33 0 Sri Lanka Blue Star
6 3MF Steven Sacayaradjy (1997-01-22) 22 January 1997 (age 27) 4 0 France Onet-le-Château
5 3MF Sam Durrant (2002-02-16) 16 February 2002 (age 22) 2 0 Republic of Ireland Dundalk
12 3MF Leon Perera (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997 (age 27) 6 0 Germany Lüneburger SK Hansa
15 3MF Mohamed Hasmeer (1998-01-07) 7 January 1998 (age 26) 1 0 Sri Lanka Navy Sea Hawks
21 3MF Adhavan Rajamohan (1993-02-21) 21 February 1993 (age 31) 8 0 Sweden IFK Haninge
19 3MF Aman Faizer (1999-03-12) 12 March 1999 (age 25) 15 0 Maldives Club Lagoons
14 4FW Mohamed Aakib (2000-06-26) 26 June 2000 (age 24) 26 3 Sri Lanka Colombo
9 4FW Oliver Kelaart (1998-04-16) 16 April 1998 (age 26) 6 2 Iceland Haukar
11 4FW Shenal Sandesh (2002-07-25) 25 July 2002 (age 22) 2 0 Sri Lanka Up Country Lions
13 4FW Ahmed Waseem Razeek (1994-09-13) 13 September 1994 (age 30) 21 9 Hong Kong Eastern District
7 4FW Wade Dekker (1994-04-21) 21 April 1994 (age 30) 4 0 Australia Dandenong Thunder
23 4FW Rifkhan Mohamed (1999-10-25) 25 October 1999 (age 25) 8 0 Sri Lanka Defenders
4FW Rahul Suresh (2003-05-16) 16 May 2003 (age 21) 4 0 Australia Moreland City FC
4FW Mohammed Thilham 0 0

Recent call-ups

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The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months and are still available for selection.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Prabath Ruwan (1993-06-19) 19 June 1993 (age 31) 0 0 Sri Lanka Air Force 2024 FIFA World Series
DF Jack Hingert (1990-09-26) 26 September 1990 (age 34) 4 0 Australia Brisbane Roar v.  Cambodia; 10 September 2024
DF Jason Thayaparan (1995-10-01) 1 October 1995 (age 29) 4 0 Germany SV Eintracht Trier 05 v.  Cambodia; 10 September 2024INJ
DF Claudio Kammerknecht (1999-07-26) 26 July 1999 (age 25) 3 1 Germany Dynamo Dresden v.  Cambodia; 10 September 2024INJ
DF Asikur Rahuman (1993-12-31) 31 December 1993 (age 30) 29 1 Sri Lanka Defenders v.  Brunei, 8 June 2024
DF Dagsan Vigneswaran (2004-02-05) 5 February 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Switzerland FC Concordia Lausanne 2024 FIFA World Series
DF Charitha Rathnayake (1992-07-07) 7 July 1992 (age 32) 31 2 Sri Lanka Colombo v.  Yemen, 17 October 2023
MF Tenuka Ranaweera (2005-08-22) 22 August 2005 (age 19) 1 0 Kenya Nairobi United v.  Cambodia; 10 September 2024
MF Firaz Marshuk 0 0 v.  Cambodia; 10 September 2024
MF Dillon De Silva (2002-04-18) 18 April 2002 (age 22) 16 2 England Sutton United v.  Brunei, 8 June 2024INJ
MF Regize Canistan (1997-03-25) 25 March 1997 (age 27) 0 0 France FC Montceau Bourgogne 2024 FIFA World Series
MF Christopher Garrett Kelly (1996-04-14) 14 April 1996 (age 28) 0 0 England Aveley F.C. 2024 FIFA World Series
MF Kavindu Ishan (1992-04-13) 13 April 1992 (age 32) 39 1 Maldives Club Valencia v.  Yemen, 17 October 2023.
MF Afeel Mohamed (1996-10-16) 16 October 1996 (age 28) 7 0 Sri Lanka Navy Sea Hawks FC v.  Yemen, 17 October 2023.
MF Afeel Mohamed Nawshad (1996-07-09) 9 July 1996 (age 28) 7 0 Sri Lanka Colombo v.  Yemen, 17 October 2023
FW Dilip Peiris (1997-01-31) 31 January 1997 (age 27) 11 0 Sri Lanka Renown v.  Yemen, 17 October 2023
FW Mario Jude Dominicus (1999-12-22) 22 December 1999 (age 24) 0 0 Malta Luqa St. Andrew's v.  Yemen, 17 October 2023
Notes
  • PRE = Preliminary/standby squad

Player records

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As of 10 October 2024[25]
Players in bold are still active with Sri Lanka.

Most appearances

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Rank Name Caps Goals Career
1 Channa Ediri Bandanage 64 18 1999–2009
2 Kasun Jayasuriya 56 27 1999–2009
3 Weerasinghe Sujan Perera 51 0 2011–present
4 Chathura Maduranga Weerasinghe [de] 48 7 2001–2009
5 Dudley Lincoln Steinwall 46 3 1993–2009
6 Chathura Gunaratne 39 8 2006–2013
Kavindu Ishan 39 1 2013–present
8 Kamaldeen Mohamed Fuard 37 0 2000–2006
9 Harsha Fernando 35 0 2018–present
10 Mohamed Izzadeen 34 9 2004–2015

Top goalscorers

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Rank Name Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Kasun Jayasuriya 27 56 0.48 1999–2009
2 Channa Ediri Bandanage 18 64 0.28 1999–2009
3 Roshan Perera 14 31 0.45 1993–2001
4 Ahmed Waseem Razeek 9 21 0.43 2019–present
Mohamed Izzadeen 9 34 0.26 2004–2015
6 Chathura Gunaratne 8 39 0.21 2006–2013
7 Chathura Maduranga Weerasinghe [de] 7 48 0.15 2001–2009
8 Mohamed Amanulla 6 10 0.6 1995–2000
9 Mohamed Izmath Zain 3 9 0.33 2011
Kaiz Mohammed Shafras [de] 3 12 0.25 2008–2011
Galboda Chandradasa Karunaratne 3 12 0.25 1999–2007
Imthyas Raheem 3 23 0.13 1995–2004
Well Don Ruwanthilaka 3 33 0.09 2000–2011
Dudley Lincoln Steinwall 3 46 0.07 1993–2009

Competitive record

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FIFA World Cup

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FIFA World Cup Qualification
Year Result Position Pld W D L F A Pld W D L F A
1930 to 1938 Part of  United Kingdom Part of  United Kingdom
Brazil 1950 Not a FIFA Member Not a FIFA Member
1954 to 1990 Did not enter Did not enter
United States 1994 Did not qualify 8 0 0 8 0 26
France 1998 3 1 1 1 4 4
South Korea Japan 2002 6 1 1 4 8 20
Germany 2006 8 1 3 4 7 11
South Africa 2010 2 0 0 2 0 6
Brazil 2014 2 0 1 1 1 5
Russia 2018 2 0 0 2 1 3
Qatar 2022 8 1 0 7 5 24
Canada Mexico United States 2026 2 0 1 1 1 4
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030 To be determined To be determined
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total 0/19 — 41 4 7 30 27 103

AFC Asian Cup

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AFC Asian Cup AFC Asian Cup qualification
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
Hong Kong 1956 to Iran 1968 Withdrew Withdrew
Thailand 1972 Did not qualify 3 0 0 3 1 10
Iran 1976 Withdrew Withdrew
Kuwait 1980 Did not qualify 4 1 0 3 5 12
Singapore 1984 4 1 1 2 6 11
Qatar 1988 to Japan 1992 Did not enter Did not enter
United Arab Emirates 1996 Did not qualify 6 2 0 4 5 25
Lebanon 2000 4 0 0 4 2 18
China 2004 8 2 0 6 6 26
Indonesia Malaysia Thailand Vietnam 2007 Did not enter Did not enter
Qatar 2011 Did not qualify AFC Challenge Cup
Australia 2015
United Arab Emirates 2019 2 0 0 2 1 3
Qatar 2023 11 1 0 10 5 30
Saudi Arabia 2027 To be determined To be determined
Total 0/19 — 42 7 1 34 31 136

SAFF Championship

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Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
Pakistan 1993 Runners-up 2nd 3 1 1 1 4 2
Sri Lanka 1995 Champions 1st 3 2 1 0 5 3
Nepal 1997 Semi-finals 4th 4 2 0 2 6 3
India 1999 Group stage 5th 2 0 1 1 2 3
Bangladesh 2003 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 3 3
Pakistan 2005 Group stage 7th 3 0 0 3 1 5
Maldives Sri Lanka 2008 Semi-finals 3rd 4 2 1 1 5 3
Bangladesh 2009 Semi-finals 4th 4 2 0 2 9 7
India 2011 Group stage 6th 3 1 0 2 4 6
Nepal 2013 Group Stage 7th 3 1 0 2 6 15
India 2015 Semi-finals 4th 3 1 0 2 1 7
Bangladesh 2018 Group stage 6th 2 0 1 1 0 2
Maldives 2021 Group stage 5th 4 0 1 3 2 5
Total 13/13 1st 41 13 7 21 48 64

AFC Challenge Cup

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AFC Challenge Cup AFC Challenge Cup qualification
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Pld W D* L GF GA
Bangladesh 2006 Runners-up 2nd 6 4 1 2 7 2 No qualifying round
India 2008 Group stage 7th 3 0 0 3 1 9 3 2 1 0 14 4
Sri Lanka 2010 Group stage 5th 3 1 0 2 4 7 3 2 1 0 9 4
Nepal 2012 did not qualify 3 0 1 2 0 5
Maldives 2014 3 1 0 2 5 5
Total 3/5 Runners-up 12 5 1 7 12 18 12 5 3 4 28 18
  • In 2011 and 2015 The AFC Challenge Cup acted as the qualification for the Asian Cup.
  • The AFC Challenge Cup was cancelled by the AFC.

AFC Solidarity Cup

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Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
Malaysia 2016 Group stage 6th 3 0 1 2 2 5

Head-to-head record

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As of 13 October 2024.[26]
Country Matches Win Draw Loss GF GA GD Win/Draw %
 Afghanistan 8 1 1 6 6 17 −11 25.00
 Bahrain 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 00.00
 Bangladesh 20 5 2 13 15 30 −15 25.00
 Bhutan 8 6 0 2 20 5 +15 75.00
 Brunei 5 2 0 3 6 4 +2 40.00
 Cambodia 5 1 2 2 4 12 −8 20.00
 China 2 0 0 2 2 4 −2 00.00
 East Germany 1 0 0 1 1 12 −11 00.00
 Guam 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 100.00
 Hong Kong 1 0 0 1 0 5 −5 00.00
 India 19 2 5 12 13 32 −19 11.11
 Indonesia 6 0 1 5 6 29 −23 33.33
 Iran 2 0 0 2 0 11 −11 00.00
 Japan 3 0 0 3 0 16 −16 00.00
 Jordan 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 00.00
 Kyrgyzstan 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3 00.00
 Laos 7 2 2 3 11 10 +1 28.57
 Lebanon 5 1 0 4 6 18 −12 25.00
 Lithuania 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 00.00
 Macau 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 66.66
 Malaysia 10 1 0 9 7 36 −29 10.00
 Maldives 20 2 9 9 16 38 −22 10.00
 Mongolia 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 50.00
 Myanmar 9 2 1 6 10 20 −10 22.22
 North Korea 3 0 0 3 0 8 −8 00.00
   Nepal 17 6 7 4 25 19 +6 37.50
 Oman 3 0 1 2 1 14 −13 00.00
 Pakistan 19 8 4 7 31 25 +6 75.00
 Palestine 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 00.00
 Philippines 4 1 1 2 5 9 −4 50.00
 Qatar 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 00.00
 Saudi Arabia 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 00.00
 Singapore 5 1 0 4 6 15 −9 20.00
 South Korea 3 0 0 3 0 19 −19 00.00
 Seychelles 4 1 1 2 5 8 −3 25.00
 Sudan 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 00.00
 Syria 3 0 0 3 0 17 −17 00.00
 Tajikistan 4 0 1 3 3 11 −8 00.00
 Thailand 7 0 0 7 2 22 −20 00.00
 East Timor 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 100.00
 Turkmenistan 6 0 1 5 2 12 −10 00.00
 United Arab Emirates 8 0 0 8 3 35 −32 00.00
 Uzbekistan 2 0 0 2 0 9 −9 00.00
 Vietnam 4 0 3 1 6 7 −1 00.00
 Yemen 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 00.00
Total Played W D L GF GA GD
260 49 47 154 238 576 −338

Honours

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Continental

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Regional

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Friendly

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Summary

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Competition 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
AFC Challenge Cup 0 1 0 1
SAFF Championship 1 1 0 2
South Asian Games 0 0 2 2
Total 1 2 2 5

See also

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Notes

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References

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Preceded by
1993 India 
 South Asian Champions
1995 (First title) 		Succeeded by
1997 India 
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