Risultati

AFC Asian Cup U23 - Qual. 10/31 15:00 1 Yemen U23 v Sri Lanka U23 L 3-0
AFC Asian Cup U23 - Qual. 10/28 15:00 1 [2] Qatar U23 v Sri Lanka U23 [4] L 5-0
AFC Asian Cup U23 - Qual. 10/25 17:00 1 [2] Siria U23 v Sri Lanka U23 [2] L 5-0
Giochi dell'Asia meridionale 12/07 11:45 - Sri Lanka U23 v Bhutan U23 L 0-3
Giochi dell'Asia meridionale 12/05 11:15 - Sri Lanka U23 v Bangladesh U23 L 0-1
Giochi dell'Asia meridionale 12/04 11:15 - Nepal U23 v Sri Lanka U23 D 1-1
Giochi dell'Asia meridionale 12/02 11:15 - Maldive U23 v Sri Lanka U23 D 0-0
AFC Asian Cup U23 - Qual. 03/26 13:00 3 Bangladesh U23 v Sri Lanka U23 L 2-0
Coppa d'Asia AFC U23 03/24 16:00 2 [2] Bahrain U23 v Sri Lanka U23 [4] L 9-0
Coppa d'Asia AFC U23 03/22 13:00 1 Palestina U23 v Sri Lanka U23 L 9-0

Stat.

 TotalIn casaFuori casa
Partite disputate 1 1 1
Wins 0 0 0
Draws 0 0 0
Losses 1 1 1
Goals for 0 0 0
Goals against 3 3 3
Clean sheets 0 0 0
Failed to score 1 1 1

Sri Lanka National U-23 Team is the national team that participates in international football tournaments, such as the Summer Olympics and the AFC U-23 Championship representing Sri Lanka. The team has won bronze medals at the South Asian Games in 2004 and at the 2014 Lusophony Games. The Sri Lanka National U-23 Team won the silver medal at the 2006 South Asian Games, the first silver medal won by Sri Lanka at an international tournament.

Sri Lanka didn't have an official U-23 team. Before 2013, the Sri Lanka national football team participated in the Summer Olympic qualifications and other international events. Sri Lanka has yet to participate in a Summer Olympic football tournament.

History

Due to the popularity of cricket in Sri Lanka, football has not been popular. But it has gained popularity with Sri Lanka's youth in recent years, and Sri Lanka's National U-23 Football team was formed as a result. In the 2010s the Sri Lanka national football team competed in international football tournaments. The Sri Lanka U-23 team has won a silver medal and two bronze medals in competitions.[]

The 10th edition of the South Asian Games was held in Sri Lanka in 2006. In the football tournament, Sri Lanka competed in the group stage against the Pakistan, Bhutan and Maldives U-23 football teams. Sri Lanka beat Maldives and Bhutan to qualify for the semi-final stage and beat India in penalties to qualify for the final with Pakistan. Sri Lanka won the silver medal as a result.[] In the 2004 tournament Sri Lanka had won the bronze medal.[]

Sri Lanka participated in the AFC U-23 Championship Qualifiers competition as an inexperienced football team, and failed to win a single match. They achieved a draw against Palestine, scoring their first goal in a major U-23 football tournament. They also tied with Pakistan but lost 4–0 to the powerful and experienced Syria national under-23 football team. Their fifth game was against host Saudi Arabia, and they lost 7–0, their biggest defeat in tournament play. In the last match of the qualifiers, Sri Lanka played against the Kyrgyzstan team and lost 5–0, failing to qualify for the inaugural AFC U-22 Championship tournament.[]

The Palestine Championship tournament was organized by the Palestinian Football Association, which invited the national U-23 teams of Palestine, Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Jordan to compete. Sri Lanka played all three teams and lost each match, failing to score a goal in the tournament.[]

The Sri Lanka national U-23 football team participated in the 2014 Lusophony Games. The Sri Lanka team advanced to the semi-final stage of the tournament by defeating Macau and drew against São Tomé and Príncipe. In the semi-finals Sri Lanka lost the match against Mozambique 1–0 and won the bronze medal match against Macau 3–0. This was the first time that Sri Lanka U-23 team had placed at a major international tournament.[]

Sri Lanka entered in the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship Qualification stage with the national U-23 teams from United Arab Emirates (UAE), Yemen and Tajikistan. Sri Lanka lost both opening games against the host UAE and Yemen 4–0 and 5–0. They lost to Tajikistan 5–1 in the last group match. Sri Lanka scored only one goal in the tournament. After losing all three matches, Sri Lanka failed to qualify for the 2016 Olympic Football Tournament.[]

Sri Lanka U23, la squadra di calcio under 23 dello Sri Lanka, è una selezione di calciatori di nazionalità singalese di età inferiore o uguale a 23 anni, gestita dalla Federazione calcistica dello Sri Lanka. Rappresenta lo Sri Lanka nelle competizioni internazionali di calcio under 23, come i Giochi olimpici estivi e il campionato asiatico under 23.

La squadra è stata fondata nel 1992 e ha partecipato a diverse edizioni dei Giochi olimpici estivi, senza però mai qualificarsi per la fase finale. Ha partecipato anche a diverse edizioni del campionato asiatico under 23, raggiungendo il miglior risultato nel 1992, quando si è classificata al quarto posto.

La squadra è allenata da Mohamed Amanullah e il capitano è Sajith Savindra. I giocatori più famosi della squadra sono Kaleel Kutiya, Ali Fasir e Mohamed Waseem.

La Sri Lanka U23 è una squadra in crescita e ha il potenziale per diventare una delle migliori squadre under 23 in Asia. La squadra è guidata da un allenatore esperto e da un gruppo di giocatori talentuosi, e ha tutte le carte in regola per raggiungere grandi risultati in futuro.