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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.
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.
Colombo, Sri Lanka: South Asian Football Federation Cup 30 January 2002 Pakistan: D 0–0 Colombo, Sri Lanka: South Asian Football Federation Cup 4 April 2002 Maldives: W 1–0 Colombo, Sri Lanka: Friendly: 6 April 2002 Maldives: D 1–1 Colombo, Sri Lanka: Friendly: 27 November 2002 Vietnam: L 1–2 Colombo, Sri Lanka: Friendly: 29 November ...
For Sri Lanka national football team results see: Sri Lanka national football team results (1950–1979) Sri Lanka national football team results (1980–2009) Sri Lanka national football team results (2010–present)
FFSL was founded on 1939 as Ceylon Football Association, later rechristened as Football Federation of Sri Lanka in 1972. FSL affiliated with FIFA in 1952. FFSL affiliated with Asian Football Confederation in 1954 and was the founding member of South Asian Football Federation which was founded in 1997.
Date Opponent Result Score Venue Competition 27 March 2011 Tajikistan D 2–2 Colombo, Sri Lanka: Friendly: 29 March 2011 Tajikistan L 0–2 Colombo, Sri Lanka: Friendly: 7 April 2011
The competition was started in 1985 and it was held every year. The 2016 Sri Lanka Football Premier League is the 32nd season of the Sri Lanka Football league. The tournament was conducted in various formats. Apart from the league system a playoff stage was included in the 2013–14 season. Currently 18 clubs participate in the tournament.
Football is one of the most famous games in Sri Lanka just behind cricket. Most football clubs are based in main cities like Colombo, Kandy, Negambo and Kalutara. [citation needed] There are five football competitions in Sri Lanka. They are Sri Lanka Football Premier League, Division I, Division II, Division III, Sri Lanka FA Cup and Dialog ...