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29-412: On 24 March 2014, the stadium, which has a capacity of 12,000 was filled with more than 30,000 viewers during a friendly match against Sri Lanka , where the hosts won 1–0. It also hosted games during the 2016 Bangabandhu Cup . 23°09′50.42″N 89°12′11.39″E  /  23.1640056°N 89.2031639°E  / 23.1640056; 89.2031639 This article about a Bangladeshi sports venue

58-563: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a cricket ground in Bangladesh is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Sri Lanka national football team The Sri Lanka national football team ( Sinhala : ශ්‍රී ලංකා පාපන්දු කණ්ඩායම Shri Lanka Papandu Kandayama , Tamil : இலங்கை தேசிய கால்பந்து அணி Ilaṅkai Tēciya Kālpantu Aṇi ) represents Sri Lanka in Association football and

87-882: 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

116-516: Is also a part of Deniyaya's economy. The town is a popular 'base' for tourists exploring the nearby UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Sinharaja Forest Reserve. Long-distance bus services run four times daily from Ratnapura to Deniyaya and thrice daily to and from Galle . About two busses an hour also run from Matara to Deniyaya, through the town of Akuressa . This Southern Province, Sri Lanka location article

145-530: Is mostly use in the Sri Lanka Champions League and Sri Lanka FA Cup tournaments. 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 Caps and goals are correct as of 13 October 2024 after the game against [REDACTED]   Myanmar . The following players have been called up for

174-420: 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

203-505: The FIFA World Cup qualification matches of Sri Lankan team also played in this ground. This ground has become a lucky ground for Sri Lanka team because they have won much of the matches played in here. The draw against Philippines Football team and The Tajikistan Team were well known. In recent times Sri Lanka lost to Bhutan in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualify matches against Bhutan in this Stadium. The 2014–15 FA Cup Final also held in this ground. Major football tournaments that played in here were

232-558: The 120+2th minute in extra time to send the game to penalties shoot-out. Sri Lanka came out victorious thus qualifying to the third round . There is no official TV broadcaster for the football matches played by the Sri Lanka team because the Football Federation of Sri Lanka has not sold broadcasting rights. The SAFF Championship was broadcast by several channels, and tournaments in the 1990s and 2000s were broadcast free-to-air by Channel Eye . The 2013 SAFF Championship

261-619: The AFC President's Cup and AFC Challenge Cup. Kalutara Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Kalutara , Sri Lanka . This stadium also known as the Vernon Fernando ground. It is currently used mostly for football matches and hosts the home games of Kalutara Park SC . The stadium holds 15,000 people. This stadium is popularly known as "Kalutara Park Ground". This stadium is located in the heart of Kalutara city. This stadium

290-452: The FFSL are no longer entitled to take part in international competitions. However, after the issue was settled, the ban was lifted allowing Sri Lanka to take part in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification under a strict condition: FFSL must conduct a new election ten days before the fixture against Yemen ; failure to do so would result in automatic disqualification of the team. The suspension

319-669: The Gatabaruwa Devalaya. As of 2023, it has an estimated population of 15,000. The town of Deniyaya was founded along the Gin River in 1904 to serve neighbouring tea estates. As part of the 1971 JVP insurrection , the police station in Deniyaya was captured by JVP insurgents on the 5th of April, 1971. The police withdrew and surrendered the station to the JVP, and the station was burned down later that month. Following

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348-640: 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 of 2015 SAFF Championship . The poor performance continued in the Solidarity Cup as well. They had another shock defeat this time by

377-721: The army grounds (presently the Taj Samudra Hotels). British servicemen of the Royal 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

406-610: The country's Southern Provence, where the planting and administrative community promoted the game. British planter T R. Brough in Deniyaya heavily promoted football in the south between 1910 and 1920, and British servicemen from the Navy wireless station in Matara also helped popularise it. In 1952, Ceylon became a member of FIFA and gained the opportunity to play football at the international level. The country's first international game

435-482: The first time in the Bangabandhu Cup . This tournament was organised by Bangladesh Football Federation . The national U-23 teams of Thailand , Bahrain , Malaysia and Singapore participated in this tournament. The national football teams of Bangladesh 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

464-537: The former athletic stadium in Sri Lanka . It was established in 1972 and has a capacity of 28,000. 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

493-426: 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 the 2020 Bangabandhu Cup , but the team still finished bottom with two defeats and no goal. In February 2020, the Football Federation of Sri Lanka announced the appointment of Bosnian-Australian specialist Amir Alagić as head coach of

522-586: The hands of Mongolia the lowest ranked team in Asia. As a result of this defeat Sri Lanka eliminated in the group stage of the tournament. In July 2018, Sri Lanka welcomed a historical encounter when they faced Lithuania , 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. During 2022 World Cup campaign however, Sri Lanka suffered another poor performance as

551-821: The introduction of proportional representation in the 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka, the Deniyaya Electoral District was replaced by the Matara Electoral District at the 1989 Sri Lankan parliamentary election . Within the Matara Electoral District, Deniyaya is part of the Deniyaya Polling Division . The largest industry in Deniyaya is tea cultivation. The Tea Research Institute of Sri Lanka established The Deniyaya Extension Centre in 1981 which covers 29,500 hectares of tea. Tourism

580-401: The kits have been manufactured by Nexxus Sports, a Sri Lankan brand. The home kit for the 2023-2024 season is a white jersey with scattered yellow and blue dots. The shorts are matching. Historically, it has been blue. The home kit for the 2023-2024 season is a blue jersey with scattered yellow and white dots. The shorts are matching. Historically, it has been white. Sugathadasa Stadium is

609-399: The national team. Sri Lanka then travelled to 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 the qualification . Alagić resigned as coach of Sri Lanka after

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638-599: The next round. However, Sri Lanka national football team had managed to qualify for the semi-finals of the 2015 SAFF Championship . Football was introduced to Sri Lanka (then called Ceylon) by the British . There is evidence of it being played in Galle Face , a sandy area near the coast, by British servicemen stationed in Colombo in the 1890s. The game was also played at grounds of the barracks at Echelon Barracks and

667-432: 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

696-648: The team fell 0–1 in Zhuhai to Macau. Macau was subsequently disqualified, as the team refused to travel to Sri Lanka in the aftermath of 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings , 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. [REDACTED] In the second round , Sri Lanka was unlucky to be drawn with four 2019 AFC Asian Cup participants, South Korea , North Korea , Lebanon and Turkmenistan . As predicted, Sri Lanka proved too weak for

725-650: The team within the last 12 months and are still available for selection. Deniyaya Deniyaya is a small town located towards the south of Sri Lanka . It is located in Matara District of the Southern Province . It is surrounded by the Sinharaja rainforest , and the climate is relatively cool. The main source of income is tea cultivation , however people also engage in vegetable cultivation. The village also has many historic temples such as

754-693: Was broadcast by CSN . Star Sports also broadcast the SAFF Championship on pay TV satellite broadcasters. The official online broadcaster of Sri Lankan football matches is thepapare.com which streams the games of the Sri Lanka Football Premier League , the finals of the Sri Lanka FA Cup , and the AFC U-19 Championship . The team uses different kits for home and away games. Since 2023,

783-401: Was lifted on 29 August 2023. Sri Lanka then participated in the first round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification facing against Yemen on 12 October 2023 but lost 4–1 on aggregate in the process. In September 2024, Sri Lanka then played in the 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification play-off round against Cambodia in which the aggregate was tied on 2–2 where Claudio Kammerknecht scored in

812-430: Was played against India in the 1952 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament , organized by The Ceylon Football Association . On 24 October 1953, Tom Ossen, a product of Dharmaraja College, scored the country's first official international goal against Burma at the 1953 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament . The game ended in a 2–3 defeat, with T. J. Azeez netting Ceylon's second goal. In 2015, Sri Lanka played for

841-610: 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

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