Football Federation of Sri Lanka

Football Federation of Sri Lanka
AFC

Founded	1939 (1939)
Headquarters	100/9 Independence Avenue 07 - Colombo, Sri Lanka
FIFA affiliation	1952 (1952)
AFC affiliation	1954 (1954) ^[1]
SAFF affiliation	1997 (1997)
President	Anura de Silva^[2]
Website	http://www.football.lk

The Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) is the governing body of football in Sri Lanka. It operates the Sri Lanka national football team and Sri Lanka Football Premier League

History

Football Federation of Sri Lanka was founded on 1939. FFSL affiliated with FIFA in 1952. FFSL affiliated with Asian Football Confederation in 1954 & FFSL was founding member of South Asian Football Federation which was founded in 1997.

References

↑ "Asian soccer championship next year". The Straits Times. 27 May 1954. "ASIAN SOCCER FINALS IN SINGAPORE May be used as Olympic series". The Singapore Free Press. 5 October 1954. "Singapore to Meet Indonesia in Asian Soccer Tourney". The Straits Times. 14 June 1955.
↑ "President, Sri Lanka Football Association".

External links

Official website
Sri Lanka at the FIFA website.
Sri Lanka at AFC site

Football in Sri Lanka

Football Federation of Sri Lanka

National teams	Men's team result record Women's team U-23 U-20 U-17

League competitions	Kit Premier League Division I Division II Division III

Cup competitions	Sri Lanka FA Cup

Clubs Venues Player category International players

International association football

FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or

Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)

Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)

North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15

South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15

Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17

Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17

Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games

Games	All-Africa Games Asian Games Central America Central America and Caribbean East Asian Games Francophonie Games Indian Ocean Island Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Pacific Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

See also Geography Debuts Codes Player of the Century Achievements by nation Women's football

National football associations of Asia (AFC)

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