Sri Lanka national football team results (unofficial matches)
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This is a list of the Sri Lanka national football team results, for various reasons, are not accorded the status of official International A Matches.
1930s
1933
| 31 January 1933 Friendly | Ceylon .svg.png){kind=small} | 0–1 |  IFA XI | British Ceylon |
| Report | Gostha Paul  |
1940s
1946
| 3 January 1946 Friendly | Ceylon | 2–2 | India XI | Colombo, British Ceylon |
| Report | Stadium: Government Services Ground |
1948
1949
| 29 November 1949 Friendly | Ceylon .svg.png){kind=small} | 0–4 |  Jinnah Gymkhana | Colombo, Ceylon |
| Report | Kassim Afzal |
Stadium: Government Services Ground |
| 2 December 1949 Friendly | Ceylon | 0–1 | Jinnah Gymkhana | Colombo, Ceylon |
| Report | Samshaud |
Stadium: Parsons Road Ground |
1950s
1953
| 5 November 1953 Friendly | Burma  | 7–9 | Ceylon | Rangoon, Burma |
| Boomgardt ?', ?', ?' ? ?', ?', ?', ?', ?' |
Report | Azeez ?', ?' K.Fernando ?', ?', ?' A.Fernando ?' ? ?', ?', ?' |
1957
1958
1960s
1960
| 21 January 1960 Friendly | Ceylon | 2–6 |  Zenit Leningrad | Colombo, Ceylon |
| Report |
| 24 January 1960 Friendly | Ceylon | 0–5 | Zenit Leningrad | Colombo, Ceylon |
| Report |
1961
| 2 January 1961 Friendly | Ceylon | 0–7 | Spartak Praha Sokolovo | Colombo, Ceylon |
| Report |
| 1 May 1961 Friendly | Ceylon | 1–7 |  Madureira | Colombo, Ceylon |
| Aluwihara |
Report | Fernando Azumir Odir Nelson Batata |
| 1961 Southern Pentangular Tournament | Ceylon | N/A |  Andhra Pradesh FA | Bangalore, India |
| Report |
1962
| 1962 Southern Pentangular Tournament | Ceylon | N/A | Andhra Pradesh FA | Madras, India |
| Report |
1963
| 1963 Southern Pentangular Tournament | Ceylon | 1–1 | Andhra Pradesh FA | Colombo, Ceylon |
| Report |
1964
| 1964 Friendly | Ceylon | N/A | .svg.png){kind=small} FC Red Star Zürich | |
| Report |
| 1964 Southern Pentangular Tournament | Ceylon | 2–1 | Kerala FA | Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Report |
| 1964 Southern Pentangular Tournament | Ceylon | N/A | Madras FA | Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Report |
| 1964 Southern Pentangular Tournament | Ceylon | N/A | Andhra Pradesh FA | Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Report |
| 1964 Southern Pentangular Tournament | Ceylon | N/A | Mysore FA | Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Report |
1965
| 13 June 1965 Friendly | Ceylon | 0–6 |  1. FC Nürnberg | Colombo, Ceylon |
| Report |
| 16 June 1965 Friendly | Ceylon | 0–11 | 1. FC Nürnberg | Colombo, Ceylon |
| Report |
1967
| 1967 Southern Pentangular Tournament | Ceylon | N/A | Andhra Pradesh FA | Colombo, Ceylon |
| Report |
| 22 November 1967 Friendly | Ceylon | 2–1 |  Dallas Tornado | Colombo, Ceylon |
| Noor Zainulabdeen |
Report | Chris Tonning |
| 24 November 1967 Friendly | Ceylon | 3–0 | Dallas Tornado | Colombo, Ceylon |
| Hassimdeen Zainulabdeen Noor |
Report |
| 6 December 1967 Friendly[1] | Ceylon | 2–5 | FK Žalgiris | Colombo, Ceylon |
1968
1970s
1970
1972
| 18 July 1972 Merdeka Tournament | Burma B .svg.png){kind=small} | 5–2 | Sri Lanka | Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur |
| Report | Stadium: Merdeka Stadium |
| 29 November 1972 Friendly | Sri Lanka | 0–7 | Dinamo Tbilisi | Colombo, Ceylon |
| Report |
| 2 December 1972 Friendly | Sri Lanka | 0–4 | Dinamo Tbilisi | Colombo, Ceylon |
| Report |
1979
| 24 November 1979 1979 King's Cup | South Korea B  | 5–0 | Sri Lanka | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Report |
| 26 November 1979 1979 King's Cup | Indonesia XI  | N/A | Sri Lanka | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Report |
1980s
1986
| 18 April 1986 1986 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament | Pakistan Whites | 2–3 | Sri Lanka | Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Report | Stadium: Jinnah Sports Stadium |
| 30 April 1986 1986 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament | South Korea Industrial Selection | 4–0 | Sri Lanka | Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Report | Stadium: Jinnah Sports Stadium |
1990s
1993
| 22 July 1993 1993 SAARC Gold Cup | Pakistan Whites | 1–2 | Sri Lanka | Lahore, Pakistan |
| Athar ?' |
Report | Silva ?' Perera ?' |
Stadium: Railway Stadium |
1995
| 27 October 1995 Burma Tournament 1995 | Singapore AFSA  | 1–0 | Sri Lanka | Yangon, Burma |
|
Report | Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium |
1998
| 17 November 1998 Bristol Freedom Cup | Sri Lanka | 2–1 |  Malaysia Olympic | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Report |
2000s
2000
| 27 August 2000 Ho Chi Minh City Cup | Yunnan Hongta  | 2–1 | Sri Lanka | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| Report |
| 30 October 2000 Friendly | Singapore U23 | 2–0 | Sri Lanka | Singapore |
| Report |
2009
| 5 March 2009 2009 ANFA Cup | Nepal Blue  | 2–3 | Sri Lanka | Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Santosh Sahukhala 7' Santosh Nepali 73' |
Report | E.B Channa 25' Chathura Gunaratne 28' Chatura Madhuranga 65' |
| 9 March 2009 2009 ANFA Cup | Sri Lanka | 0–0 |  JW GROUP | Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Report |
| 12 March 2009 2009 ANFA Cup | Sri Lanka | 4–0 |  Arambagh KS | Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Report |
2010s
2015
| 29 January 2015 Bangabandhu Cup | Malaysia U22 | 2–0 | Sri Lanka | Sylhet District Stadium, Sylhet |
| 17:00 UTC+6 | Syahrul 45+4 p ' Ridzuan 60' |
Attendance: 7,000 |
2016
| 15 January 2015 Bangabandhu Cup | Felda United | 1–2 | Sri Lanka | Dhaka |
| 14:45 UTC+6 | Alias 82' |
Nipuna 19' Sanjeewa 63' |
Stadium: Bangabandhu Stadium Attendance: 300 |
2018
The Lithuanian team was a B team.[2][3][4][5] A second match in 11 July ending in 0–2 defeat was played by Sri Lanka B.[6][7][8]
| 8 July 2018 Friendly | Sri Lanka | 0–0 |  Lithuania B | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Report | Stadium: Colombo Racecourse |
2020s
2022
The international friendly match against Nepal was played behind closed doors at the Grand Hamad Stadium.[9][10]
| 31 May 2022 International Friendly | Sri Lanka | 1–1 | Nepal | Doha, Qatar |
| Mariyathas |
Report | Shrestha |
Stadium: Grand Hamad Stadium |
References
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- ^ "Fiasko: Lietuvos futbolininkai nesugebėjo įveikti Šri Lankos". kauno.diena.lt (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 2025-12-01.
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- ^ Madurawe, Rahul (2018-07-11). "Brave Sri Lanka B fall to Lithuania". ThePapare. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
- ^ "Packeer Ali's challenge". The Sunday Times Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
- ^ "Matchday: Nepal To Face Sri Lanka In An Unofficial Friendly Today". GoalNepal. Retrieved 2025-12-01.
- ^ "Nepal to play Srilanka as a warmup before facing against Oman on friendlies". SajhaKhel: Get Exclusive Sports News Everyday. 2022-05-29. Retrieved 2025-12-01.