Sri Lanka
AFC. Played 258 since 24 Mar 1952: won 52, drawn 47, lost 159. Elo 1054, ranked 199 in the world; peak 1489 in 1952.
Latest results
- 2026-10-05WMauritius1–2Sri LankaUpsetFriendly · Saint Pierre19%
- 2026-10-02LMauritius3–0Sri LankaFriendly · Saint Pierre20%
- 2026-09-30WSeychelles0–2Sri LankaFriendly · Victoria40%
- 2026-09-27WSeychelles0–3Sri LankaFriendly · Victoria34%
- 2025-11-18LSri Lanka0–4ThailandAFC Asian Cup qualification · Colombo8%
- 2025-10-14LTurkmenistan2–1Sri LankaAFC Asian Cup qualification · Arkadag6%
- 2025-10-09WSri Lanka1–0TurkmenistanUpsetAFC Asian Cup qualification · Colombo13%
- 2025-09-09DSri Lanka1–1MaldivesFriendly · Colombo50%
- 2025-09-06LSri Lanka0–3MaldivesSouth Asian Super Cup · Colombo59%
- 2025-06-10WSri Lanka3–1TaiwanAFC Asian Cup qualification · Colombo45%
Squad
The following 28 players were called up for the 2026 SAFF Championship.
- Players
- 28
- Average age
- 27.1
- Caps between them
- 450
- Most from one club
- Blue Star (3)
Where they play
7 at home · 20 abroad in 10 other countries
- Sri Lanka 7
- Australia 6
- Germany 4
- France 2
- Norway 2
- Bangladesh 1
- Cyprus 1
- England 1
- Kyrgyzstan 1
- Netherlands 1
- Sweden 1
Average club rating 1401 (ClubElo; 4 of 28 players' clubs rated, mainly European). Highest-rated club: Oxford City, ranked 525 by ClubElo.
| No. | Player | Age | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| 1 | Sujan PereraFortis FC(Bangladesh) | 34 | 66 | 0 |
| Mohamed MursithBlue Star | 25 | 1 | 0 | |
| Kaveesh Lakpriya FernandoBlue Star | 31 | 3 | 0 | |
| Defenders | ||||
| Ayman ZawahirAvondale FC(Australia) | 19 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jason ThayaparanRot-Weiß Walldorf(Germany) | 31 | 14 | 0 | |
| Claudio KammerknechtWaldhof Mannheim(Germany) | 27 | 12 | 1 | |
| 3 | William ThomasonOlympic FC(Australia) | 24 | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Anujan RajendramVindbjart FK(Norway) | 26 | 19 | 0 |
| 18 | Barath SureshLangwarrin(Australia) | 23 | 17 | 1 |
| 14 | Steven SacayaradjyFC Borgo(France) | 29 | 12 | 0 |
| Jude SupanUp Country Lions | 28 | 30 | 0 | |
| Chalana ChameeraBlue Star | 33 | 38 | 0 | |
| Midfielders | ||||
| Geremi PereraSC Eltersdorf(Germany) | 22 | 2 | 0 | |
| 12 | Leon PereraLüneburger SK Hansa(Germany) | 29 | 17 | 2 |
| Adhavan RajamohanFC Järfälla(Sweden) | 33 | 19 | 2 | |
| 6 | Garrett KellyFC Alay(Kyrgyzstan) | 30 | 13 | 0 |
| 17 | Niloshan SenthurvasanLillehammer FK(Norway) | 24 | 8 | 1 |
| 11 | Dillon De SilvaOxford City(England) | 24 | 29 | 5 |
| Aman FaizerRenown Sports Club | 27 | 24 | 0 | |
| 19 | Muhammedhu MunsifYSSC | 26 | 3 | 0 |
| Forwards | ||||
| Regize CanistanEntente SSG(France) | 29 | 1 | 0 | |
| Sam DurrantKarmiotissa FC(Cyprus) | 24 | 19 | 0 | |
| Ahmed Waseem RazeekFree agent | 32 | 35 | 12 | |
| Oliver KelaartAltona Magic SC(Australia) | 28 | 23 | 3 | |
| Wade DekkerDandenong City SC(Australia) | 32 | 16 | 2 | |
| 7 | Rahul SureshDandenong Thunder(Australia) | 22 | 12 | 2 |
| Remiyan MuthuccumaruFC Emmen(Netherlands) | 19 | 2 | 0 | |
| Mohammad HasmeerNavy Sea Hawks FC | 27 | 9 | 0 | |
Squad, caps and goals from Wikipedia: Sri Lanka national football team (CC BY-SA), caps correct as of 30 September 2026; page last edited 4 Nov 2026. Read daily.
Rating over time
Head to head
Sri Lanka v Maldives: played 22, won 2, drawn 10, lost 10; goals 17–42. First met 26 Dec 1991, last 9 Sep 2025.
- 2025-09-09DSri Lanka1–1MaldivesFriendly · Colombo50%
- 2025-09-06LSri Lanka0–3MaldivesSouth Asian Super Cup · Colombo59%
- 2022-06-14LMaldives1–0Sri LankaAFC Asian Cup qualification · Namangan27%
- 2021-11-09DSri Lanka4–4MaldivesMahinda Rajapaksa Cup · Colombo35%
- 2021-10-10LMaldives1–0Sri LankaSAFF Cup · Malé14%
- 2018-09-07DMaldives0–0Sri LankaSAFF Cup · Dhaka26%
- 2013-09-02LMaldives10–0Sri LankaSAFF Cup · Kathmandu25%
- 2009-12-11LMaldives5–1Sri LankaSAFF Cup · Dhaka35%
- 2009-03-28DSri Lanka1–1MaldivesFriendly · Colombo45%
- 2008-06-11LSri Lanka0–1MaldivesSAFF Cup · Colombo61%
- 2005-12-09LMaldives2–0Sri LankaSAFF Cup · Karachi40%
- 2004-12-18DMaldives0–0Sri LankaFriendly · Malé32%
- 2002-04-06DSri Lanka1–1MaldivesFriendly · Jaffna65%
- 2002-04-04WSri Lanka1–0MaldivesFriendly · Colombo63%
- 2000-05-10DMaldives1–1Sri Lanka (Sri Lanka won on penalties)Friendly · Malé34%
Latest 15 of 22 meetings.
Record by competition
| Friendly | 70 | 15 | 17 | 38 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 42 | 4 | 7 | 31 |
| SAFF Cup | 38 | 12 | 6 | 20 |
| AFC Asian Cup qualification | 35 | 7 | 3 | 25 |
| AFC Challenge Cup | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| South Asian Games | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| AFC Challenge Cup qualification | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| Bangabandhu Cup | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Merdeka Tournament | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Jakarta Anniversary Tournament | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Mahinda Rajapaksa Cup | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Nehru Cup | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| AFC Solidarity Cup | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Palestine International Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| FIFA Series | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| King's Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Korea Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| South Asian Super Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Top scorers
- Imthyas Raheem 3
- Channa Ediri Bandanage 3
- Kasun Jayasuriya 3
- Roshan Pereta 2
- Ahmed Waseem Razeek 2
- Anton Silva 1
- Chaminda Steinwall 1
- Weerarathne Kassun 1
- Mohamed Hameed 1
- Dudley Steinwall 1
Goals in games whose scorers are recorded in the source (most competitive games, not every friendly), so totals can be lower than official records.
Shoot-outs count as draws in records and ratings. Results: martj42/international_results (CC0), men’s full internationals since 1872. Rounds and groups: openfootball (CC0). Fixtures: fixturedownload.com.