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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.
Pages in category "Sri Lankan men's footballers" The following 70 pages are in this category, out of 70 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
It includes Sri Lankan footballers that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. This category is for footballers who have appeared for the senior Sri Lanka national football team (but not players who have only been capped at Under-23 or other junior levels).
Sri Lanka men's international footballers (1 C, 65 P) + Sri Lankan men's footballers (1 C, 70 P) E. Sri Lankan expatriate footballers (1 C) Pages in category "Sri ...
The Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL), also known as Football Sri Lanka (FSL), is the governing body of football in Sri Lanka. It operates the Sri Lanka national football team and Sri Lanka Football Premier League.
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05 September 2024 Jason Thayaparan (born 1 October 1995) is a professional association footballer who plays as a defender for Eintracht Trier . Born in Germany, He plays for the Sri Lanka national football team .
Born in England, De Silva represents Sri Lanka in international football. In May 2021, he received his first call-up for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Lebanon and South Korea. [13] He made his debut on 5 June 2021, coming on as a substitute in a 3–2 defeat against Lebanon. [14]
Football in Sri Lanka is mainly played at a semi-professional and recreational level. Despite not being as well-regarded as the country's cricket team, football is the third biggest sport in Sri Lanka (after cricket and rugby union). The Sri Lanka national football team uses the 25,000-capacity Sugathadasa Stadium for their home games.