Summary
The Sri Lanka women's national football team is the female representative football team for Sri Lanka. As of 2014 the national team has never entered qualifying for the FIFA Women's World Cup nor the AFC Women's Asian Cup.
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| Association | Football Federation of Sri Lanka | ||
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| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | SAFF (South Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Chaminda Neil Steinwall | ||
| Captain | K. P. Sandamali Perera | ||
| FIFA code | SRI | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 157  (15 March 2024)[1] | ||
| Highest | 101 (December 2013; December 2017) | ||
| Lowest | 157 (December 2023 – March 2024) | ||
| First international | |||
 India 8–1 Sri Lanka  (Dhaka, Bangladesh; 29 January 2010) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
Sri Lanka 4–0 Bhutan  (Colombo, Sri Lanka; 7 September 2010) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Myanmar 16–0 Sri Lanka (Mandalay, Myanmar; 11 March 2015) | |||
| SAFF Championship | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 2010) | ||
| Best result | Semi-finals (2012, 2014, 2019) | ||
The team has played in all three editions of the South Asian SAFF Women's Championship, where it reached the semi-finals in 2012 and 2014.[2][3]
History edit
Sri Lanka women's national football team played their first game in 2010 against India which they lost 8–1. Sri Lanka women's national football team had never played in FIFA Women's World Cup or AFC Women's Asia Cup nor entered the qualifications. They have played in the SAFF Women's Championship and in the South Asian Games. Due to their lack of experience they didn't show any great performance in the regional level of football. But they have qualified for the semi-finals of 2012 and 2014 SAFF Women's Championships.[citation needed]
Sri Lanka made their continental level football debut in the 2016 Summer Olympic Qualifiers when they were soundly beaten 16–0 by Myanmar. In the next game they were defeated by India. In 2016 they participated in the South Asian Games but lost all of their matches in the football tournament. Sri Lanka participated in the 4th SAFF Women's Championship in 2016 but they failed to reach the semi-finals after a shock defeat to Maldives which are ranked below them.[citation needed]
Coaching staff edit
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach | Chaminda Neil Steinwall
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| Assistant coach | T. D. G. Kumari Samarasinghe
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| Assistant coach | L. A. Dammika K. Athukorala
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| Goal Keeping Coach | W. H. M. Priyadarshana
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| Assistant manager | D. M. Menaka Dissanayaka
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| Physiotherapist | M. G. Saumya Darshini Hemachandra
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| Fitness coach | S. M. Aberathne Banda Samarakoon
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Players edit
Current squad edit
- This is the squad which participated in 2019 SAFF Women's Championship.[4]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | GK | A. Wijeratne | July 19, 1989 | Army sc
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| 4 | DF | R Gunawardana |
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| 5 | DF | Francis Chamantha Salomi | June 10, 1991 | AirForce SC
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| 13 | DF | Hetti Arachchige Thilini Dilhara JayasingheH. Jayasinghe | March 28, 1997 | Navy SC
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| 14 | DF | Withanage Imesha Madushani | July 8, 1991 | Navy SC
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| 16 | MF | Thalupe Kankanamge Angela | June 10, 1990 | Army SC
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| 17 | MF | Koswattage Praveena Maduki Perera | July 6, 1995 | Navy SC
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| 7 | FW | I. Liyanage | January 7, 1993 | Army Sc
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| 10 | FW | Chalani Ekanayake | September 22, 1994 | PolGahawela United
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| 11 | FW | M.K. Godawelage | August 13, 1991 | Navy SC
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| 12 | FW | T. Thushani | March 18, 1998 | Navy SC
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| 2 | Karannagodage Poornima Sandamali Perera | July 29, 1988 | Police FC
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| 3 | MF | Manawadu Nisansala Sewwandi | 28 November 1999 |
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| 8 | Mahamage Achala Sanjeewani Perera | 28 November 2000 |
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| 15 | Nallavarige Madushani | 26 August 1999 |
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| 21 | Karuna Pathiranage Kumudini Nilushika Kumari | November 28, 1993 |
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| 22 | Rajakaruna Gamlatge Ishanka Yohani Weerasinghe | November 28, 1995 |
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| 25 | Herath Gedara Nisansala Kumari | March 7, 1992 | Navy SC
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| 26 | Wadduwage Dilasha Imasha Stephni Dias | 1 January 1991 |
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| 28 | MF | Peeli Kumburage Hashini Madushani Ariyarathna | April 5, 1996 |
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Notable players edit
- Erandi Liyanage
Results and Fixtures edit
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Fixture
2023 edit
| April 2023 2024 AFC Olympic Qualifiers Round 1 | Thailand  | Cancelled | Sri Lanka | |
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| April 2023 2024 AFC Olympic Qualifiers Round 1 | Sri Lanka | Cancelled |  Mongolia | |
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| April 2023 2024 AFC Olympic Qualifiers Round 1 | Singapore  | Cancelled | Sri Lanka | |
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All-time records edit
| Country | Matches | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Win/Draw % | Confederation |
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 Bangladesh |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 25.00 | AFC |
| Bhutan |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 80.00 | AFC |
| India |
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 45 | −44 | 00.00 | AFC |
 Maldives |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 50.00 | AFC |
| Myanmar |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | −16 | 00.00 | AFC |
 Nepal |
8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 30 | −30 | 00.00 | AFC |
 Pakistan |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 50.00 | AFC |
| Singapore |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 | AFC |
Competitive record edit
FIFA Women's World Cup edit
| World Cup finals | World Cup qualifications | ||||||||||||||
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| Hosts/Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
| 1991 to 2023 | did not enter | did not enter | |||||||||||||
| 2027 | to be determined | to be determined | |||||||||||||
| Total | 0/7 | — | — | ||||||||||||
AFC Women's Asian Cup edit
| Asian Cup finals | Asian Cup qualifications | ||||||||||||||
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| Hosts/Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
| 1975 to 2022 | did not enter | did not enter | |||||||||||||
| Total | 0/20 | — | — | ||||||||||||
SAFF Women's Championship edit
| SAFF Women's Championship record | |||||||||||
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| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |||
| 2010 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | −9 | |||
| 2012 |
Semi-final | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | |||
| 2014 |
Semi-final | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -4 | |||
| 2016 |
Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | |||
 2019 |
Semi-final | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -7 | |||
| 2022 |
Group stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | -11 | |||
| Total | 6/6 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 18 | 54 | −36 | |||
See also edit
References edit
External links edit
- Official website
- Sri Lanka women's national football team on FIFA