# Sri Lanka national under-20 football team

The Sri Lanka national under-20 football team represents Sri Lanka in International Youth Football tournaments. Sri Lanka U-20 football team has a long history dating back to the 1960s. The Sri Lanka U-20 football team has yet to qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup. The team has qualified for the Quarter Finals of the 1967 AFC Youth Championship.

## History

Sri Lanka U-20 football team has a long history back to late 1960s. Sri Lanka U-20 Team was a competitor in the first AFC Youth Championship. Sri Lanka qualified for the Quarter Finals in 1967 AFC Youth Championship.

## Tournament Records
### FIFA U-20 World Cup

| World Cup finals | World Cup finals | World Cup finals | World Cup finals | World Cup finals | World Cup finals | World Cup finals | World Cup finals | World Cup finals | World Cup qualifications | World Cup qualifications | World Cup qualifications | World Cup qualifications | World Cup qualifications | World Cup qualifications |
| Hosts/Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| 1977 to 2007 | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 24 |
| 2009 to 2015 | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter |
| 2017 to 2025 | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | 10 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 40 |
| Total | 0/24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 29 |

### AFC U-19 Championship

| Championship finals | Championship finals | Championship finals | Championship finals | Championship finals | Championship finals | Championship finals | Championship finals | Championship finals | Championship qualifications | Championship qualifications | Championship qualifications | Championship qualifications | Championship qualifications | Championship qualifications |
| Hosts/Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| 1959 | | | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 33 |
| 1960 | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter |
| 1961 | Group Stage | 7/10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round |
| 1962 | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter |
| 1963 | Group Stage | 11/12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 18 | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round |
| 1964 to 1965 | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | | | | | | | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round |
| 1966 | Group Stage | 9/12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round |
| 1967 | Quarter Finals | 8/14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round |
| 1968 | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | | | | | | | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round |
| 1969 | Group Stage | 12/15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round |
| 1970 | | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round |
| 1962 to 1975 | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | | | | | | | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round |
| 1976 | Group Stage | 16/16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round |
| 1977 | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | | | | | | | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round |
| 1978 | Group Stage | 18/18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 19 | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round |
| 1980 to 1985 | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | | | | | | | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round |
| 1986 | Group Stage | 8/8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round | No Qualify Round |
| 1988 to 2004 | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | | | | | | |
| 2006 | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2008 | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter |
| 2010 | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19 |
| 2012 to 2014 | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter |
| 2016 to 2025 | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | Did not Qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 10 year | Quarter Final | 36 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 35 | 152 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 14 | 60 |

### SAFF U-20 Championship

SAFF U-20 Championship records :
| Hosts / Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| 2015 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2017 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2019 | Group-stage | 6/6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2022 | Round-robin | 5/5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 2023 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2024 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | 2/5 | 0 Titles | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 15 |

## Honours

* Lusofonia Games:
** Bronze Medal : 2014