Women's national association football team representing Sri Lanka
The Sri Lanka women's national football team is the female representative football team for Sri Lanka .
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 SAFF Women's Championship , where it reached the semi-finals in 2012 and 2014.[ 2] [ 3]
History
Sri Lanka women's national football team played their first game in 2010 against India which they lost 8–1. Sri Lanka women's national football team had never played in FIFA Women's World Cup or AFC Women's Asia Cup nor entered the qualifications. They have played in the SAFF Women's Championship and in the South Asian Games . 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 2012 and 2014 SAFF Women's Championships.[citation needed ]
Sri Lanka made their continental level football debut in the 2016 Summer Olympic Qualifiers when they were soundly beaten 16–0 by Myanmar . In the next game they were defeated by India . In 2016 they participated in the South Asian Games but lost all of their matches in the football tournament . Sri Lanka participated in the 4th SAFF Women's Championship in 2016 but they failed to reach the semi-finals after a shock defeat to Maldives which are ranked below them.[citation needed ]
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
Win
Draw
Lose
Fixture
2024
Coaching staff
Position
Name
Head coach
Chaminda Neil Steinwall
Assistant coach
T. D. G. Kumari Samarasinghe
Assistant coach
L. A. Dammika K. Athukorala
Goal Keeping Coach
W. H. M. Priyadarshana
Assistant manager
D. M. Menaka Dissanayaka
Physiotherapist
M. G. Saumya Darshini Hemachandra
Fitness coach
S. M. Aberathne Banda Samarakoon
Players
Current squad
Notable players
All-time records
Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
World Cup finals
World Cup qualifications
Hosts/Year
Result
Position
GP
W
D
L
GS
GA
GP
W
D*
L
GS
GA
1991 to 2023
did not enter
did not enter
2027
to be determined
to be determined
Total
0/7
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AFC Women's Asian Cup
Asian Cup finals
Asian Cup qualifications
Hosts/Year
Result
Position
GP
W
D
L
GS
GA
GP
W
D*
L
GS
GA
1975 to 2022
did not enter
did not enter
Total
0/20
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SAFF Women's Championship
SAFF Women's Championship record
Year
Result
GP
W
D*
L
GF
GA
GD
2010
Group stage
3
0
1
2
1
10
−9
2012
Semi-final
4
2
0
2
6
9
-3
2014
Semi-final
4
2
0
2
5
9
-4
2016
Group stage
3
1
0
2
4
6
−2
2019
Semi-final
3
1
0
2
2
9
-7
2022
Group stage
2
0
0
2
0
11
-11
Total
6/6
19
6
1
12
18
54
−36
See also
References
External links