Sri Lanka national football team results (1949–1979)
| Sri Lanka national football team results |
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| Men's National Team Results |
| Other Matches |
| Other Teams |
| Win Draw Loss |
Sri Lanka national football team fixtures and results between 1949 and 1979 are as follows:[1]
Results
[edit]1949
[edit]1952
[edit]| 9 March 1952 1952 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament |  Ceylon | 0–2 |  India | Colombo, Ceylon |
| Report | Venkatesh  13', 20'Sheoo Mewalal 15' |
Stadium: Colombo Oval, Colombo Referee: Mr. A. Roy (India) |
1953
[edit]| 24 October 1953 1953 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament | Burma  | 3–2 | Ceylon | Rangoon, Burma |
| Samuel 22', 60', 64' |
Report | Ossen 21' Aziz 47' |
| 27 October 1953 1953 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament | India | 2–0 | Ceylon | Rangoon, Burma |
| Venkatesh (?) Khan 35' |
Report |
| 2 November 1953 1953 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament | Pakistan  | 6–0 | Ceylon | Rangoon, Burma |
| Akbar 7' Jamil 10', 13' Gunaid  11' (o.g.) Kutty 37', 42' |
Report |
| 5 November 1953 Friendly | Burma  | 7–9 | Ceylon | Rangoon, Burma |
| Boomgardt (?) ? (?) |
Report | Azeez (?) K.Fernando (?) A.Fernando (?) ? (?) |
1954
[edit]| 18 December 1954 1954 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament | Pakistan | 2–1 | Ceylon | Calcutta, India |
| Jamil Amin |
Report | M. Sainoon |
| 21 December 1954 1954 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament | India | 1–1 | Ceylon | Calcutta, India |
| N. Mohammed (?) |
Report | A.Fernando (?) |
Stadium: Eden Gardens |
1955
[edit]| 18 December 1955 1955 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament | India | 4–3 | Ceylon | Dacca, East Pakistan |
| Banerjee (?) Mewalal Sattar |
Report Report |
Ranasinghe (?) Fernando |
Stadium: Dacca Stadium |
| 21 December 1955 1955 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament | Pakistan | 2–1 | Ceylon | Dacca, East Pakistan |
| Fakhri (?) |
FIFA RSSSF Report |
Ranasinghe |
Stadium: Dacca Stadium Attendance: 20,000 |
| 25 December 1955 1955 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament | Burma | 3–1 | Ceylon | Dacca, East Pakistan |
| Suk Bahadur (?) Aung Myint |
Report Report |
Sainoon |
Stadium: Dacca Stadium |
1956
[edit]1963
[edit]| 27 November 1963 1964 Olympic Q. P.R. | Ceylon | 3–5 | India | Colombo, Ceylon |
| Report |
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Stadium: Sugathadasa Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: I. Mansoor (Malaysia) |
| 7 December 1963 1964 Olympic Q. P.R. | India | 7–0 | Ceylon | Bangalore, India |
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Report | Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: U Kyin Maung Aye (Burma) |
1964
[edit]East Germany also played against Ceylon Army in 8 January ending in 0–14.[2]
| 12 January 1964 Friendly | Ceylon | 1–12 |  East Germany | Ceylon |
| D.Walles 70' |
Report | Heino 1', 40', 62', 88' Wolfgang 3', 61' Hermann 20', 47', 89' Jürgen 37' Gerd 42' Otto 79' |
Stadium: Sugathadasa Stadium Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Mantare(SRI) |
1965
[edit]| 28 February 1965 Friendly | Ceylon | 3–1 | Pakistan | Colombo, Ceylon |
| Amidon (?) Wickremasuriya 60'Zainulabdeen (?) |
Report | Umer (?) |
Stadium: Sugathadasa Stadium Attendance: 40,000 |
1966
[edit]| 5 April 1966 Friendly | Ceylon | 0–3 | Burma | Colombo, Ceylon |
| Stadium: Sugathadasa Stadium |
1968
[edit]| 17 March 1968 1968 Olympic Q. | Israel  | 7–0 | Ceylon | Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel |
| George Borba 1', 63' Mordechai Spiegler 11', 59', 85' W.N.C. Perera 30' (o.g.) Giora Spiegel 47' |
Report | Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Wanchai Suwaree (Thailand) |
| 22 March 1968 1968 Olympic Q. | Israel | 4–0 | Ceylon | Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Giora Spiegel 55' Rahamim Talbi 62' Shmuel Rosenthal 66' George Borba 77' |
Report | Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Joseph Heymann (Switzerland) |
1971
[edit]| 13 December 1971 Asian Cup Q. | Iraq  | 5–0 | Ceylon | Kuwait |
| Kadhim 32', 42', 69' Kamil 51' Khalaf 88' |
Report | Referee: Sarkis Demirdjian (Lebanon) |
| 16 December 1971 Asian Cup Q. | Jordan  | 2–1 | Ceylon | Kuwait |
| Report |
| 20 December 1971 Asian Cup Q. | Bahrain  | 3–0 | Ceylon | Kuwait |
| Report |
1972
[edit]| 22 March 1972 1972 Olympic Q. | Israel | 3–0 | Ceylon | Rangoon, Burma |
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Stadium: Bogyoke Aung San Stadium |
| 24 March 1972 1972 Olympic Q. | Burma | 5–1 | Ceylon | Rangoon, Burma |
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Stadium: Bogyoke Aung San Stadium |
| 26 March 1972 1972 Olympic Q. | Thailand  | 5–0 | Ceylon | Rangoon, Burma |
| Stadium: Bogyoke Aung San Stadium |
| 7 June 1972 Jakarta Anniversary t. | Malaysia  | 3–0 |  Sri Lanka | Jakarta |
| 9 June 1972 Jakarta Anniversary t. | Burma | 4–2 | Sri Lanka | Jakarta |
| Report |
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| 11 June 1972 Jakarta Anniversary t. | Indonesia  | 8–0 | Sri Lanka | Jakarta |
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| 13 June 1972 Jakarta Anniversary t. | Sri Lanka | 3–1 |  Laos | Jakarta |
| 23 June 1972 Friendly | Singapore  | 3–1 | Sri Lanka | Singapore, Kallang |
| Report |
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Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium |
| 12 July 1972 Merdeka Tournament | Malaysia | 4–1 | Sri Lanka | Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur |
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Stadium: Merdeka Stadium Attendance: 15.000 |
| 16 July 1972 Merdeka Tournament | Japan  | 5–0 | Sri Lanka | Malaysia, Ipoh |
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Stadium: Perak Stadium |
| 20 July 1972 Merdeka Tournament | Philippines  | 4–1 | Sri Lanka | Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur |
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Stadium: Merdeka Stadium |
| 22 July 1972 Merdeka Tournament | Khmer Republic  | 6–1 | Sri Lanka | Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur |
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Stadium: Merdeka Stadium |
| 25 July 1972 Merdeka Tournament | Singapore | 6–1 | Sri Lanka | Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur |
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Stadium: Merdeka Stadium |
| 2 August 1972 1972 Pesta Sukan Cup | Singapore | 6–1 | Sri Lanka | Kallang, Singapore |
| Report |
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Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium |
| 4 August 1972 1972 Pesta Sukan Cup | Hong Kong  | 2–1 | Sri Lanka | Kallang, Singapore |
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Report |
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Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium |
1979
[edit]| 2 May 1979 Asian Cup Q. | Malaysia | 3–1 | Sri Lanka | Bangkok |
| 4 May 1979 Asian Cup Q. | Thailand | 4–0 | Sri Lanka | Bangkok |
| 6 May 1979 Asian Cup Q. | Hong Kong | 5–0 | Sri Lanka | Bangkok |
| 10 September 1979 President's Cup | Bahrain  | 1–0 | Sri Lanka | South Korea, Seoul |
| 15:45 UTC+9 | Dosanghud 18' |
Stadium: Seoul Stadium |
| 12 September 1979 President's Cup | South Korea  | 6–0 | Sri Lanka | South Korea, Daegu |
| 18:45 UTC+9 |
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Stadium: Daegu Civil Stadium |
| 14 September 1979 President's Cup | Bangladesh  | 3–1 | Sri Lanka | South Korea, Cheongju |
| 14:00 UTC+9 |
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Stadium: Cheongju Stadium |
| 16 September 1979 President's Cup | Sudan  | 1–0 | Sri Lanka | South Korea, Incheon |
| 14:00 UTC+9 | Abryu 71' |
Stadium: Incheon Civil Stadium |
| 22 November 1979 King's Cup | Thailand | 5–1 | Sri Lanka | Thailand |
References
[edit]- ↑ "World Football Elo Ratings". www.eloratings.net. Retrieved 2025-11-30.
- ↑ Die Neue Fussball Woche (in German). 21 January 1964. pp. 8–9.
