The Sri Lanka women's national football team is the female representative

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. As of 2014 the national team has never entered qualifying for the FIFA Women's World Cup nor the AFC Women's Asian Cup. The team has played in all three editions of the South Asian

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, where it reached the semi-finals in 2012 and 2014.

History

Sri Lanka women's national football team played their first game in 2010 against

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which they lost 8–1. Sri Lanka women's national football team had never played in FIFA Women's World Cup or

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and did not enter the qualifications as of 2014. They have played in the

and in the

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. Due to their lack of experience they didn't show any great performance in the regional level of football. But they have qualified for the Semi Finals of

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and 2014 SAFF Women's Championships. Sri Lanka made their continental level football debut in the 2016 Summer Olympic Qualifiers when they were soundly beaten 16–0 by

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. In the next game they were defeated by

. In 2016 they participated in the

but lost all of their matches in

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. Sri Lanka participated in the 4th

in 2016 but they failed to reach the semi finals after a shock defeat to

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which are ranked below them.

Coaching staff

Players

Current squad

* This is the squad which participated in 2019 SAFF Women's Championship.

Notable players

* Erandi Liyanage

Results and Fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. ;Legend

2022

All Time Records

* Last Updated on 30 December 2016.

Competitive Record

FIFA Women's World Cup

AFC Women's Asian Cup

SAFF Women's Championship

References

External links

Official website

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