Sri Lanka national football team
men's national association football team representing Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka national football team is the national football team of Sri Lanka.
| Nickname(s) | සිංහ සිංහයා siṁha siṁhayā (Simha Lions) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Football Federation of Sri Lanka | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | SAFF (South Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Nizam Pakeer Ali | ||
| Captain | Sujan Perera | ||
| Top scorer | Kasun Jayasuriya (27)[1] | ||
| Home stadium | Sugathadasa Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | SRI | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 207  (22 December 2022)[2] | ||
| Highest | 122 (August 1998) | ||
| Lowest | 201 (October 2018 – present) | ||
| 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] | |||
References
change- ↑ László Földesi. "Kasun Nadika Jayasuriya Weerarathne - Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ↑ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 22 December 2022. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ "Head to head stats Sri Lanka – GDR". WildStat. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
