SRI LANKA NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM

The 'Sri Lanka national football team' is the national team of Sri Lanka and is controlled by the Football Federation of Sri Lanka. It was known as the ''Ceylon national football team'' until 1972, when Ceylon was renamed Sri Lanka.
A member of the AFC, the team have yet to make their first appearance in FIFA World Cup or AFC Asian Cup championship play. As is true elsewhere on the sub-continent, top-level football in Sri Lanka stands somewhat in the shadow of the country's test cricket team. However, the side did qualify for the second stage of Asian qualifying for the 2006 World Cup, leaving their backers hope for a brighter future.

Contents

'Last and next games'

'World Cup record'

'Asian Cup record'

'AFC Challenge Cup record'

'South Asian Football Federation Cup record'

'Current squad'

'Last and next games'

★ 'Last game' 2-1 - Colombo - March 26, 2007.

★ 'Next game' No fixtures yet.

'World Cup record'

★ 1930 to 1970 - ''Did not enter''

★ 1974 - ''Withdrew''

★ 1978 - ''Withdrew''

★ 1982 to 1990 - ''Did not enter''

★ 1994 to 2006 - ''Did not qualify''

'Asian Cup record'

★ 1956 to 1968 - ''Did not enter''

★ 1972 - ''Did not qualify''

★ 1976 - ''Did not enter''

★ 1980 - ''Did not qualify''

★ 1984 - ''Did not qualify''

★ 1988 - ''Did not enter''

★ 1992 - ''Did not enter''

★ 1996 to 2004 - ''Did not qualify''

★ 2007 - ''Withdrew''

'AFC Challenge Cup record'

★ 2006 - Runners Up

'South Asian Football Federation Cup record'

★ 1993 - Runners Up

★ 1995 - 'Winners'

★ 1997 - Fourth Place

★ 1999 to 2005 - Round 1

'Current squad'

(May, 2007)





'Goalkeepers':


Sugath Dammika Thilakaratne

Sandun Devinda

Mohammed Naushad


'Defenders':


Kamaldeen Fuard

Nalin Nandana Kumara Geegange

Imthyas Raheem

Dudley Lincoln Steinwall

Cristeen Fernando

Prabath Wickremathilake

Indika Perera

Biyachama Acharige Rajitha Jayavilal

Samantha Prabath

Samantha Mudiyanselage




'Midfielders':


Snajaya Arachchige

Mohammed Isadeen Naufer

Mohamed Faumy

Maduranga Akila Dilshan

Imran Mohamed

Galboda Karunaratne

Azmeer Lathif Mohamed

Dilshan Wewage

Hamza Hassan

J.S. Silva Agampodi

Samantha B. Fernando


'Forwards':


Kasun Nadika Jayasuriya Weerarathne

Isuru Udith Perera

Mohammed Nazar Hameed

Chathura Maduranga Weerasinghe

Niroshan Abeysekera

Prasanna Samarajeewa

Rathnayake Mudiyanselage