The Sri Lanka national under-17 football team is the under-17

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(soccer) team of

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. The team participates in the U-16 football competitions in international football and is controlled by the

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. The team has never qualified for the

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or the

AFC U-16 Championship The AFC U-17 Asian Cup, formerly known as the AFC U-16 Championship and AFC U-17 Championship, is a football competition, organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) held once every two years for Asian under-17 teams that also serves as a q ...

History

In 1998, the team played against the

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in the qualifiers for the AFC U-16 Championship, but lost 4-0. The team won its first international game against the

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in that competition by a score of 8-0. The Sri Lankan team also participated in the qualifiers but failed to win a single game.

Tournament records

FIFA U-17 World Cup

AFC U-16 Championship

SAFF U-16 Championship

Fixtures and results

2015

2017

References

External links

Official website

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