Sri Lanka national football team

FIFA rankingCurrent 187 (20 July 2026)Highest122 (August 1998)Lowest207 (October 2022)First internationalCeylon 0–1 India
(Colombo, Ceylon; 26 April 1949)Biggest winSri Lanka 7–1 Pakistan
(Taipei, Taiwan; 4 April 2008)
Sri Lanka 6–0 Bhutan
(Dhaka, Bangladesh; 6 December 2009)Biggest defeatCeylon 1–12 East Germany
(Colombo, Ceylon; 12 January 1964)SAFF ChampionshipAppearances13 (first in 1993)Best resultChampions (1995)AFC Challenge CupAppearances3 (first in 2006)Best resultRunners-up (2006)

The Sri Lanka national football team (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා පාපන්දු කණ්ඩායමShri Lanka Papandu Kandayama, Tamil: இலங்கை தேசிய கால்பந்து அணிIlaṅkai Tēciya Kālpantu Aṇi) represents Sri Lanka in Association football and is administered by Football Federation of Sri Lanka, the governing body of football in Sri Lanka. They have been a member of FIFA since 1952 and a member of AFC since 1954. Sri Lanka's home stadium is the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo. The Sri Lankan team was known as the Ceylon national football team until 1972 when Ceylon was renamed Sri Lanka.

A member of the AFC, the team has yet to make their first appearance in FIFA World Cup or AFC Asian Cup finals. They have been South Asian champions once, in 1995. As is true elsewhere on the sub-continent, top-level football in Sri Lanka stands somewhat in the shadow of the country's Cricket team. However, the side did reach the second qualification stage for the 2006 World Cup. In the same year, they became the runners-up in the 2006 Challenge Cup.

In the qualification round of the 2018 World Cup, Sri Lanka lost both matches against Bhutan and failed to qualify for the next round. However, Sri Lanka national football team had managed to qualify for the semi-finals of the 2015 SAFF Championship.