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| Nickname(s) | Golden Army රන් හමුදාව தங்கப் படை | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) | |||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | |||
| Sub-confederation | SAFF (South Asia) | |||
| Head coach | Abdullah Al Mutairi | |||
| Captain | Sujan Perera | |||
| Mostcaps | Channa Ediri Bandanage (66) | |||
| Top scorer | Kasun Jayasuriya (27)[1] | |||
| Home stadium | Sugathadasa Stadium Colombo Racecourse | |||
| FIFA code | SRI | |||
| ||||
| FIFA ranking | ||||
| Current | 194 1 (19 November 2025)[2] | |||
| Highest | 122 (August 1998) | |||
| Lowest | 207 (October 2022) | |||
| First international | ||||
 Ceylon 0–2India  (Colombo,Ceylon; 1 January 1952) | ||||
| Biggest win | ||||
 Sri Lanka 7–1Pakistan  (Taipei,Taiwan; 4 April 2008) Sri Lanka 6–0Bhutan  (Dhaka,Bangladesh; 6 December 2009) | ||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||
 Ceylon 1–12East Germany  (Colombo,Ceylon; 12 January 1964)[3] | ||||
| SAFF Championship | ||||
| Appearances | 13 (first in1993) | |||
| Best result | Champions (1995) | |||
| AFC Challenge Cup | ||||
| Appearances | 3 (first in2006) | |||
| Best result | Runners-up (2006) | |||
TheSri Lanka national football team (Sinhala:ශ්රී ලංකා පාපන්දු කණ්ඩායමShri Lanka Papandu Kandayama,Tamil:இலங்கை தேசிய கால்பந்து அணிIlaṅkai Tēciya Kālpantu Aṇi) representsSri Lanka inAssociation football and is administered byFootball Federation of Sri Lanka, the governing body of football in Sri Lanka. They have been a member ofFIFA since 1952 and a member ofAFC since 1954. Sri Lanka's home stadium is theSugathadasa Stadium in Colombo. The Sri Lankan team was known as theCeylon national football team until 1972 whenCeylon was renamed Sri Lanka.[5]
A member of theAFC, the team has yet to make their first appearance inFIFA World Cup orAFC 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'sCricket team. However, the side did reach the second qualification stage for the2006 World Cup. In the same year, they became the runners-up in the2006 Challenge Cup.
In thequalification round of the2018 World Cup, Sri Lanka lost both matches againstBhutan and failed to qualify for the next round. However, Sri Lanka national football team had managed to qualify for the semi-finals of the2015 SAFF Championship.
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Football was introduced toSri Lanka (then called Ceylon) by theBritish. There is evidence of it being played inGalle Face, a sandy area near the coast, by British servicemen stationed inColombo in the 1890s. The game was also played at grounds of the barracks atEchelon Barracks and the army grounds (presently theTaj Samudra Hotels).
British servicemen of theRoyal Air Force,Royal Navy,Royal Engineers,Royal Artillery and the Royal Garrison Command began and promoted competitive football in Ceylon. The British administrative service and the planting community enthusiastically took it to the Central, Southern, and Up-Country regions. By early 1900 competitive football was popular with the local youth.
The game became popular and local football clubs were formed. St. Michael's SC, Havelock's Football Club,Java Lane SC, Wekande SC, Moors FC, and CH & FC, the last being a European monopoly, were some of the first clubs in Columbo. Harlequins FC and Saunders SC soon joined. The trophies of the early tournaments were the De Mel Shield and the Times of Ceylon Cup.
Football also became popular in the country's Southern Provence, where the planting and administrative community promoted the game. British planter T R. Brough inDeniyaya heavily promoted football in the south between 1910 and 1920, and British servicemen from the Navy wireless station inMatara also helped popularise it.[6]
In 1952, Ceylon became a member ofFIFA and gained the opportunity to play football at the international level. The country's first international game was played against India in the1952 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament, organized by TheCeylon Football Association.
On 24 October 1953, Tom Ossen, a product of Dharmaraja College, scored the country's first official international goal againstBurma at the1953 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament. The game ended in a 2–3 defeat, with T. J. Azeez netting Ceylon's second goal.[7]
In 2015, Sri Lanka played for the first time in theBangabandhu Cup. This tournament was organised byBangladesh Football Federation. The national U-23 teams ofThailand,Bahrain,Malaysia andSingapore participated in this tournament. The national football teams ofBangladesh and Sri Lanka also competed in this tournament.
Sri Lanka was placed in the group with Malaysia and Bangladesh. In the first game Sri Lanka played against the Malaysian team. Malaysia won the match by 2–0. The second match was played against the host Bangladesh. Sri Lanka lost the game 1–0. Sri Lanka failed to score a goal in this tournament. After a six years of poor performance in the international football field Sri Lanka football team managed to qualify for the Semi Final of2015 SAFF Championship. The poor performance continued in theSolidarity Cup as well. They had another shock defeat this time by the hands ofMongolia the lowest ranked team in Asia. As a result of this defeat Sri Lanka eliminated in the group stage of the tournament.[8]
In July 2018, Sri Lanka welcomed a historical encounter when they facedLithuania, marked for the first time Sri Lanka will face a European team. The Sri Lankans managed a respectable 0–0 draw to the UEFA side but lost 0–2 in the second encounter.[9] During2022 World Cup campaign however, Sri Lanka suffered another poor performance as the team fell 0–1 inZhuhai to Macau. Macau was subsequently disqualified, as the team refused to travel to Sri Lanka in the aftermath of2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings,[10] Sri Lanka was awarded a 3–0 win in response, thus qualified to the second round of the World Cup for the first time since 2006 campaign.[11]
In thesecond round, Sri Lanka was unlucky to be drawn with four2019 AFC Asian Cup participants,South Korea,North Korea,Lebanon andTurkmenistan. As predicted, Sri Lanka proved too weak for the group, losing all matches without scoring a single goal as for the end of 2019, and was eliminated from World Cup contention. Sri Lanka had improved since then, and participated in the2020 Bangabandhu Cup, but the team still finished bottom with two defeats and no goal.
In February 2020, theFootball Federation of Sri Lanka announced the appointment of Bosnian-Australian specialistAmir Alagić as head coach of the national team.[12] Sri Lanka then travelledto South Korea to finish their two remaining games against Lebanon and South Korea, losing both, yet optimism rose when Sri Lanka demonstrated an outstanding performance against Lebanon, scoring two goals and only lost by one goal margin, which was also the country's first-ever goals in thequalification. Alagić resigned as coach of Sri Lanka after the qualification, as Sri Lanka, rated as the weakest team in the group, were eliminated without scoring a point. He was replaced by Scottish manager,Andy Morrison.
On 22 January 2023,FIFA announced the suspension of the FFSL from 21 January 2023 until further notice due to the government interference in football, but was provisionally included in the draw, pending a resolution. Therefore, all teams/clubs affiliated with the FFSL are no longer entitled to take part in international competitions.[13] However, after the issue was settled, the ban was lifted allowing Sri Lanka to take part in the2026 FIFA World Cup qualification under a strict condition: FFSL must conduct a new election ten days before the fixture againstYemen; failure to do so would result in automatic disqualification of the team.[14] The suspension was lifted on 29 August 2023.[15]
Sri Lanka then participated in the first round of the2026 FIFA World Cup qualification facing againstYemen on 12 October 2023 but lost 4–1 on aggregate in the process. In September 2024, Sri Lanka then played in the2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification play-off round againstCambodia in which the aggregate was tied on 2–2 whereClaudio Kammerknecht scored in the 120+2th minute in extra time to send the game to penalties shoot-out. Sri Lanka came out victorious thus qualifying to thethird round.
The Sri Lanka national football team began their2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification campaign by integrating players of Sri Lankan origin from overseas, including Claudio Kammerknecht and Marvin Hamilton. Their contributions were pivotal in the team's penalty shoot-out victory over Cambodia in the play-off round, securing a place in the third round.[16]
In September 2024, Kuwaiti head coachAbdullah Al Mutairi was appointed to prepare the team for the next stage of qualification.[17] Sri Lanka is scheduled to play six international friendlies in 2025 to build match fitness and test tactical adjustments ahead of the third round.[18] The third round of qualification will take place in 2025, where Sri Lanka has been drawn into Group D alongsideThailand,Turkmenistan, andChinese Taipei.[19] On 5 June 2025, Sri Lanka won Chinese Taipei 3–1 on home soil.
There is no official TV broadcaster for the football matches played by the Sri Lanka team because theFootball Federation of Sri Lanka has not sold broadcasting rights. TheSAFF Championship was broadcast by several channels, and tournaments in the 1990s and 2000s were broadcastfree-to-air byChannel Eye. The2013 SAFF Championship was broadcast byCSN.Star Sports also broadcast the SAFF Championship on pay TV satellite broadcasters.
The official online broadcaster of Sri Lankan football matches is thepapare.com[20] which streams the games of theSri Lanka Football Premier League, the finals of theSri Lanka FA Cup, and theAFC U-19 Championship.[21]
Team has separate kits for home and away matches. The current designs were introduced in 2023, replacing the previous gold-coloured jerseys that led to the team's nickname, "Golden Army." Since 2023, the kits have been manufactured by Nexxus Sports, a Sri Lankan brand.
The team's crest features a blue and yellow (gold) colour scheme. The background is deep blue, with a yellow lion holding a sword. White is used for the text and the border. These colours (blue, yellow, and white) are reflected in the design of the current kits.
The home kit is primarily white, with blue and yellow dots across the chest, blue player numbers and names. A curved blue-and-yellow stripe appears beneath the front of the collar, and the sides of the jersey also feature blue and yellow striping. The colour palette is based on the colours of the national team crest. This design was introduced in 2023. In the past, the team traditionally wore gold and blue as the home colours.
The away kit features a blue jersey with yellow dots across the chest, white player numbers and names, and matching blue shorts. Thin yellow side stripes run from under the arms to the hem of the jersey. Although introduced in 2023 alongside the home kit, the away kit has yet to be used in an official match. In the past, the team traditionally wore white as the away colour with gold coloured elements on it.
TheColombo Racecourse, located in Colombo, serves as the current home venue of the Sri Lanka national football team. Originally opened in 1893 as a horse racing track, the venue was repurposed as an airfield by theRoyal Air Force duringWorld War II.[22]In the early 2010s, the ground underwent significant renovations to convert it into a modern football and multi-sport stadium.[23]
Following a hiatus of more than three years in international football matches in Sri Lanka, the Colombo Racecourse hosted its first senior international match on 8 July 2018, a friendly between Sri Lanka andLithuania, which ended in a 0–0 draw.
As of 2025, the stadium has served as the national team's primary home ground, replacing the Sugathadasa Stadium in this role since 2015. It has a seating capacity of approximately 10,000 and includes facilities suitable for international competition.
Sugathadasa Stadium is the former athletic stadium inSri Lanka. It was established in 1972 and has a capacity of 28,000.[24] The stadium is mostly used for athletics and football. The 1995 and 2008 SAFF Championship tournaments were held in this stadium. This is the home stadium of Sri Lanka National Football Team.Sri Lanka won their first major football tournament in his stadium. It was defeating India in the Final of 1995 SAFF Championship.
All theFIFA World Cup qualification matches of Sri Lankan team prior to 2016 played in this ground. Major football tournaments that played in here were the AFC President's Cup and AFC Challenge Cup.
The last international match played at Sugathadasa took place on 12 March 2015, against Bhutan in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying fixture.[25]
TheKalutara Stadium, also known as theVernon Fernando Stadium or locally as theKalutara Park Ground, is a multi-purpose venue in Kalutara with a capacity of around 15,000. It is primarily used for domestic club football. The last recorded international match played here was a friendly between Sri Lanka and Pakistan on 25 March 2002.[26]
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
v Sri Lanka| 20 MarchFriendly | Laos | 1–2 | Sri Lanka | Vientiane, Laos |
| 19:00 UTC+7 |
| Report | Stadium:New Laos National Stadium Referee:Songkran Bunmeekiart (Thailand) |
v Sri Lanka| 25 March2027 AFC Asian Cup Q | Thailand | 1–0 | Sri Lanka | Bangkok, Thailand |
| 19:30 UTC+7 |
| Report (AFC) | Stadium:Rajamangala Stadium Attendance: 17,207 Referee:Zhang Lei (China) |
v
Brunei| 5 JuneFriendly | Sri Lanka | 1–0 | Brunei | Bangkok, Thailand |
| 17:00 UTC+7 |
| Report | Stadium:Alpine Football Camp Referee: Torpong Somsing (Thailand) |
v
Chinese Taipei| 10 June2027 AFC Asian Cup Q | Sri Lanka | 3–1 | Chinese Taipei | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| 15:45 UTC+5:30 | ReportReport (AFC) |
| Stadium:Colombo Racecourse Attendance: 3,710 Referee: Daniel Elder (Australia) |
v
Maldives| 6 SeptemberSouth Asian Super Cup | Sri Lanka | 0–3 | Maldives | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| 17:30 UTC+5:30 | Report |
| Stadium:Colombo Racecourse Referee: Mahmood Salim Said (Oman) |
v Maldives| 9 SeptemberSouth Asian Super Cup | Sri Lanka | 1–1 | Maldives | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| 17:30 UTC+5:30 |
| Report |
| Stadium:Colombo Racecourse Referee: Mahmood Salim Said (Oman) |
v
Turkmenistan| 9 October2027 AFC Asian Cup Q | Sri Lanka | 1–0 | Turkmenistan | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| 15:45 UTC+5:30 |
| Report Report (AFC) | Stadium:Colombo Racecourse Attendance: 2,440 Referee: Tam Ping Wun (Hong Kong) |
v Sri Lanka| 14 October2027 AFC Asian Cup Q | Turkmenistan | 2–1 | Sri Lanka | Arkadag, Turkmenistan |
| 18:45 UTC+5 | Report Report (AFC) |
| Stadium:Arkadag Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Asker Nadjafaliyev (Uzbekistan) |
v Thailand| 18 November2027 Asian Cup Q | Sri Lanka | 0–4 | Thailand | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| 15:45 UTC+5:30 | Report Report (AFC) |
| Stadium:Colombo Racecourse Attendance: 2,910 Referee: Sultan Mohamed Al Hammadi (United Arab Emirates) |
v Sri Lanka| 31 March2027 AFC Asian Cup Q | Chinese Taipei | v | Sri Lanka | Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
| --:-- UTC+7 | Stadium:Nanzih Football Stadium |
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach |  Abdullah Al Mutairi |
| Assistant coach | Rajamani Devasagayam Mohamed Mohideen |
| Goalkeeping coach | Priyantha Dayawansa |
| Performance analyst | Yatiyana Vidana Arachchilage |
| Team doctor | Gamachchige Lal Kithsiri Ekanayake |
| Physiotherapist | Hasintha Perera |
| Masseur | Ruwan Jayasuriya |
| Kitman | Shabeer Perera |
| Media officer | Isuru Maduwantha |
| Team manager | Hiran Rathnayaka |
P.D. Sirisena (1976–1990)[27] Neville Dias (1990)
Burkhard Pape (1991–92)
Jorge Ferreira (1993–1995)
M. Karathu (1995–2000) Marcos Ferreira (2000–2004)Sampath Perera (2004–2006, 2009, 2015–2016)
Jang Jung (2007–2008, 2010–2012)Mohamed Amanulla (2009–2010)Claudio Roberto (2013–2014)
Nikola Kavazović (2014–2015)Dudley Steinwall (2016–2018)Nizam Pakeer Ali (2018–2020)
Amir Alagić (2020–2022)
Andy Morrison (2022–2024)[28][29]Abdullah Al Mutairi (2024–present)The following 24 players were called up for the2027 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers againstThailand on 10–19 November 2025.
Caps and goals are correct as of 18 November 2025 after the game againstThailand.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GK | Sujan Perera(captain) | (1992-07-18)18 July 1992 (age 33) | 62 | 0 |  Fortis FC | |
| 1GK | Mohamed Mursith | (2001-01-04)4 January 2001 (age 24) | 0 | 0 | Blue Star | |
| 1GK | Kaveesh Lakpriya Fernando | (1995-01-10)10 January 1995 (age 30) | 2 | 0 | Blue Star | |
| 2DF | Mohammad Hasmeer | (1999-10-07)7 October 1999 (age 26) | 7 | 0 | Navy Sea Hawks FC | |
| 2DF | Zahi Addis | (2003-09-11)11 September 2003 (age 22) | 4 | 0 | Hume City FC | |
| 2DF | Jason Thayaparan | (1995-10-01)1 October 1995 (age 30) | 13 | 0 | Free Agent | |
| 2DF | Claudio Kammerknecht | (1999-07-26)26 July 1999 (age 26) | 9 | 1 | Dynamo Dresden | |
| 2DF | William Thomason | (2002-06-28)28 June 2002 (age 23) | 2 | 0 | Altona Magic SC | |
| 2DF | Anujan Rajendram | (2000-05-11)11 May 2000 (age 25) | 14 | 0 |  Oppsal IF | |
| 2DF | Barath Suresh | (2003-06-11)11 June 2003 (age 22) | 13 | 0 | Langwarrin | |
| 2DF | Shafrath Nawas | (1985-08-04)4 August 1985 (age 40) | 1 | 0 | Blue Eagles | |
| 3MF | Geremi Perera | (2004-03-25)25 March 2004 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | SC Eltersdorf | |
| 3MF | Leon Perera | (1997-01-01)1 January 1997 (age 28) | 17 | 2 | Lüneburger SK Hansa | |
| 3MF | Adhavan Rajamohan | (1993-02-21)21 February 1993 (age 32) | 19 | 2 |  IFK Haninge | |
| 3MF | Garrett Kelly | (1996-04-29)29 April 1996 (age 29) | 8 | 0 |  Welling United | |
| 3MF | Niloshan Senthurvasan | (2002-03-10)10 March 2002 (age 23) | 4 | 0 | Drøbak-Frogn IL | |
| 3MF | Dillon De Silva | (2002-04-18)18 April 2002 (age 23) | 24 | 3 | Sutton United | |
| 3MF | Aman Faizer | (1999-03-12)12 March 1999 (age 26) | 22 | 0 | Renown Sports Club | |
| 3MF | Mohamed Kursheeth | 1 | 0 | Navy Sea Hawks | ||
| 3MF | Muhammedhu Munsif | 0 | 0 | YSSC | ||
| 4FW | Sam Durrant | (2002-10-25)25 October 2002 (age 23) | 14 | 0 |  Karvan İK | |
| 4FW | Ahmed Waseem Razeek | (1994-09-13)13 September 1994 (age 31) | 30 | 10 |  Eastern District SA | |
| 4FW | Oliver Kelaart | (1998-04-16)16 April 1998 (age 27) | 18 | 3 | Hume City FC | |
| 4FW | Wade Dekker | (1994-04-21)21 April 1994 (age 31) | 12 | 1 | Dandenong Thunder | |
| 4FW | Rahul Suresh | (2004-06-04)4 June 2004 (age 21) | 8 | 0 | Dandenong Thunder | |
The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months and are still available for selection.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Manaram Perera | (1998-06-23)23 June 1998 (age 27) | 8 | 0 | Navy Sea Hawks | v. Yemen, 16 November 2024 |
| DF | Asikur Rahuman | (1993-12-31)31 December 1993 (age 31) | 29 | 1 | Defenders | v. Brunei, 8 June 2024 |
| DF | Steven Sacayaradjy | (1997-01-22)22 January 1997 (age 28) | 9 | 0 |  Sud FC | v. Maldives, 6 September 2025 |
| DF | Jack Hingert | (1990-09-26)26 September 1990 (age 35) | 10 | 1 | Brisbane Roar | v. Chinese Taipei, 10 June 2025 |
| MF | Remiyan Muthuccumaru | (2007-04-09)9 April 2007 (age 18) | 1 | 0 |  FC Emmen | v. Chinese Taipei, 10 June 2025 |
| FW | Shenal Sandesh | (2002-07-25)25 July 2002 (age 23) | 3 | 0 | Up Country Lions | v. Yemen, 16 November 2024 |
| ||||||
| Rank | Name | Caps | Goals | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Channa Ediri Bandanage | 66 | 18 | 1999–2009 |
| 2 | Weerasinghe Sujan Perera | 62 | 0 | 2011–present |
| 3 | Kasun Jayasuriya | 59 | 27 | 1999–2009 |
| 4 | Chathura Maduranga Weerasinghe | 48 | 7 | 2001–2009 |
| 5 | Dudley Lincoln Steinwall | 47 | 4 | 1993–2009 |
| 6 | Chathura Gunaratne | 39 | 8 | 2006–2013 |
| Kavindu Ishan | 39 | 1 | 2013–2023 | |
| 8 | Harsha Fernando | 37 | 0 | 2018–2025 |
| Kamaldeen Mohamed Fuard | 37 | 0 | 2000–2006 | |
| 10 | Chalana Chameera | 36 | 0 | 2015–present |
| Rank | Name | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kasun Jayasuriya | 27 | 59 | 0.46 | 1999–2009 |
| 2 | Channa Ediri Bandanage | 18 | 66 | 0.27 | 1999–2009 |
| 3 | Roshan Perera | 15 | 31 | 0.48 | 1993–2001 |
| 4 | Ahmed Waseem Razeek | 10 | 28 | 0.36 | 2019–present |
| 5 | Mohamed Izzadeen | 9 | 34 | 0.26 | 2004–2015 |
| 6 | Chathura Gunaratne | 8 | 39 | 0.21 | 2006–2013 |
| 7 | Chathura Maduranga Weerasinghe | 7 | 48 | 0.15 | 2001–2009 |
| 8 | Mohamed Amanulla | 6 | 10 | 0.6 | 1995–2000 |
| 9 | Dudley Lincoln Steinwall | 4 | 47 | 0.06 | 1993–2009 |
| 10 | Mohamed Izmath Zain | 3 | 9 | 0.33 | 2011 |
| Kaiz Mohammed Shafras | 3 | 12 | 0.25 | 2008–2011 | |
| Galboda Chandradasa Karunaratne | 3 | 12 | 0.25 | 1999–2007 | |
| Oliver Kelaart | 3 | 18 | 0.17 | 2024–present | |
| Adhavan Rajamohan | 3 | 19 | 0.16 | 2023–present | |
| Imthyas Raheem | 3 | 23 | 0.13 | 1995–2004 | |
| Dillon De Silva | 3 | 24 | 0.13 | 2021–present | |
| Mohamed Aakib | 3 | 28 | 0.11 | 2019–present | |
| Well Don Ruwanthilaka | 3 | 33 | 0.09 | 2000–2011 |
| FIFA World Cup | Qualification | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | |
 1930 | Part of United Kingdom | Part of United Kingdom | |||||||||||||
 1934 | |||||||||||||||
 1938 | |||||||||||||||
 1950 | Not a FIFA Member | Not a FIFA Member | |||||||||||||
 1954 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
| 1958 | |||||||||||||||
 1962 | |||||||||||||||
| 1966 | |||||||||||||||
 1970 | |||||||||||||||
| 1974 | |||||||||||||||
 1978 | |||||||||||||||
 1982 | |||||||||||||||
| 1986 | |||||||||||||||
 1990 | |||||||||||||||
 1994 | Did not qualify | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 26 | ||||||||
 1998 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
 2002 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 20 | |||||||||
| 2006 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | |||||||||
 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
 2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
 2022 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 24 | |||||||||
 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
  2030 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
 2034 | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 0/9 | — | 41 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 27 | 103 | |||||||
| AFC Asian Cup | AFC Asian Cup qualification | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | ||
 1956 to 1968 | Withdrew | Withdrew | ||||||||||||||
| 1972 | Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | |||||||||
| 1976 | Withdrew | Withdrew | ||||||||||||||
| 1980 | Did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | |||||||||
 1984 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | ||||||||||
1988 to 1992 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
 1996 | Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 25 | |||||||||
 2000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18 | ||||||||||
 2004 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 26 | ||||||||||
  2007 | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Did not qualify | AFC Challenge Cup | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 2023 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 30 | ||||||||||
| 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 0/19 | — | 42 | 7 | 1 | 34 | 31 | 136 | ||||||||
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 1995 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
 1997 | Semi-finals | 4th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| 1999 | Group stage | 5th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 2005 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 2008 | Semi-finals | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 2009 | Semi-finals | 4th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 |
| 2011 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2013 | Group Stage | 7th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 15 |
| 2015 | Semi-finals | 4th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2018 | Group stage | 6th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | Group stage | 5th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Total | 13/13 | 1st | 41 | 13 | 7 | 21 | 48 | 64 |
| AFC Challenge Cup | AFC Challenge Cup qualification | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | |
| 2006 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | No qualifying round | ||||||
| 2008 | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | |
| 2010 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | |
| 2012 | Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||
| 2014 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||
| Total | 3/5 | Runners-up | 12 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 18 | |
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Group stage | 6th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Last update was against Thailand on 18 November 2025.[31]
| Country | Matches | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Win/Draw % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 17 | −11 | 25.00 |
 Bahrain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 00.00 |
| Bangladesh | 20 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 30 | −15 | 25.00 |
| Bhutan | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 5 | +15 | 75.00 |
| Brunei | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 60.00 |
 Cambodia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 40.00 |
| China | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 00.00 |
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
| East Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 00.00 |
 Guam | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 100.00 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 00.00 |
| India | 19 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 32 | −19 | 11.11 |
| Indonesia | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 29 | −23 | 33.33 |
 Iran | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 00.00 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | −16 | 00.00 |
 Jordan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 00.00 |
 Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 00.00 |
| Laos | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 62.50 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 25.00 |
 Lithuania | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 00.00 |
 Macau | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 66.66 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 36 | −29 | 10.00 |
| Maldives | 22 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 42 | −25 | 9.09 |
 Mongolia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 50.00 |
 Myanmar | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 22.22 |
 North Korea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −8 | 00.00 |
| Nepal | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 19 | +6 | 37.50 |
 Oman | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 00.00 |
| Pakistan | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 25 | +6 | 63.16 |
 Palestine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 00.00 |
 Philippines | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 50.00 |
| Qatar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 00.00 |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 00.00 |
| Singapore | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 15 | −9 | 20.00 |
 South Korea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | −19 | 00.00 |
 Seychelles | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 25.00 |
 Sudan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 00.00 |
 Syria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | −17 | 00.00 |
 Tajikistan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 00.00 |
| Thailand | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 27 | −25 | 00.00 |
 Timor-Leste | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Turkmenistan | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 12.50 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 35 | −32 | 00.00 |
 Uzbekistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 00.00 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 30.00 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 40.00 |
| Total | 271 | 54 | 48 | 159 | 248 | 591 | −343 | 19.92 |
Runners-up (1):2006Only official honours are included, according toFIFA statutes (competitions organized/recognized byFIFA or an affiliated confederation).
| Competition |  | |  | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFC Challenge Cup | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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