Sri Lanka national under-17 football team

Sri Lanka Under-17
Nickname(s)	ල০කා සි০හයෝ,; Lankan Lions
Association	Football Federation of Sri Lanka
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	SAFF (South Asia)
Head coach	Fazul Rahuman
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	8 (first in 2011)
Best result	Semi-finals (2022)

Nickname(s)ල০කා සි০හයෝ,
Lankan Lions

AssociationFootball Federation of Sri Lanka

ConfederationAFC (Asia)

Sub-confederationSAFF (South Asia)

The Sri Lanka national under-17 football team (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා 17න් පහළ ජාතික පාපන්දු කණ්ඩායම Shri Lanka Dahathen Pahala Jathika Papandu Kandayama, Tamil: இலங்கை 17 வயதுக்குட்பட்ட தேசிய கால்பந்து அணி Ilaṅkai 17 vayatukkuṭpaṭṭa tēciya kālpantu aṇi), is the under-17 football 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.

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

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 and 2025	Did not Qualify								8	0	0	8	0	49
Total	0/19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	27	3	3	21	18	105

Year	Host	Pos.	P	L	GF	GA
2011	Nepal	5/6	2	2	2	12
2013	Nepal	6/7	2	2	2	7
2015	Bangladesh	6/6	2	2	0	9
2017	Nepal	5/6	2	2	0	10
Total			8	8	4	38

15 September SAFF U-17 Championship	Sri Lanka	0–2	Nepal	Colombo, Sri Lanka
19:00		Report	S. Kumar 54', 90+3'	Stadium: Colombo Racecourse Referee: Ashwin Kumar (India)

21 September SAFF U-17 Championship	Sri Lanka	0–4	Bangladesh	Colombo, Sri Lanka
19:00		Report	M. Arif 18' Rifat 48', 63', 89'	Stadium: Colombo Racecourse Referee: Pema Tshewang (Bhutan)

Sri Lanka national under-17 football team

Tournament records

FIFA U-17 World Cup

AFC U-17 Asian Cup

SAFF U-17/16/15 Championship

Fixtures and results

2025

Coaching staff

Current squad

See also

References

External links

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22 November 2026 AFC U17 Q	Brunei	0–4	Sri Lanka	Chongqing, China
		Report	M. Rishad 72', 90' I. Gamaladdage 86' Kevinash Kumara 14'	Stadium: Yongchuan Sports Center

24 November 2026 AFC U17 Q	Bahrain	2–1	Sri Lanka	Chongqing, China
	Kumail Fadhel Alsatrawi 80' Mohammed Al Jazaf 43'	Report	Mohamed Zaid 90'	Stadium: Yongchuan Sports Center

26 November 2026 AFC U17 Q	Sri Lanka	0–5	Bangladesh	Chongqing, China
14:00 UTC+8		Report	Islam 24' Manik 29' Faysal 64', 90+1' Bostami 90'	Stadium: Tongliang Long Stadium

28 November 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup Q	Sri Lanka	0–8	China	Chongqing
19:35		Report	Zhao Songyuan 13' Zhang Xuyao 30' Kuang Zhaolei 41' He Sifan 47' Shuai Weihao 55' Wan Xiang 75', 77' Zhang Bolin 84'	Stadium: Tongliang Long Stadium Attendance: 15,346 Referee: Iv Tina (Cambodia)

Position	Name
Head coach	Fazul Rahuman
Assistant coach	Anton Joy
Goalkeeping coach	Manjula Fernando
Performance analyst	Sanka Jayamina
Team doctor	Chathura Akalanka Edirisinghe
Physiotherapist	Saman Dayawansa
Masseur	Ruwan Jayasuriya
Kitman	Shabeer Perera
Media officer	Isuru Maduwantha
Team staff	Hiran Rathnayaka

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Shaathin Kathafi

2	2DF	Muhammed Irshadh
5	2DF	Hiruka Ratnayake		Solar SC

3	3MF	Halik Familkhan
4	3MF	Enosh Magage
6	3MF	Mohamed Nazeer
7	3MF	Ishaq Mouffer		Go-Pro Sports
8	3MF	Irusha Gamaladdage
9	3MF	Aditha Menuhas Wickramarathne	(2009-01-01)1 January 2009 (aged 17)	AlbinoLeffe
11	3MF	Mohamed Ifham
12	3MF	Hamood Rizwan
13	3MF	Mohamed Ufran
14	3MF	Humaid Haroon
15	3MF	Manula Fernando
16	3MF	Mohamed Riswan
17	3MF	Mohamed Adnan Ali
18	3MF	Mohamed Ishaq
19	3MF	Ahamed Wasim
20	3MF	Thanusiyan Theiventhiran
21	3MF	Kevinash Kumara
22	3MF	Yahya Ahamed
23	3MF	Ashfak Hanhar

10	4FW	Zafarullah Zakariyya	(2009-09-21)21 September 2009 (aged 16)	Manchester City Academy Dubai

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