Sri Lanka national football team results (1950–1979)
| Sri Lanka national football team results |
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| Men's National Team Results |
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Sri Lanka national football team fixtures and results between 1950 and 1979 are as follows:
1952
Win Draw Lose
1953
Win Draw Lose
| 24 October 1953 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament | Burma .svg.png){kind=small} | 3–2 | .svg.png){kind=small} Ceylon | Rangoon, Burma |
Samuel  22', 60', 64' |
Report | Ossen 21' Aziz 47' |
| 27 October 1953 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament | India  | 2–0 | Ceylon | Rangoon, Burma |
| Venkatesh ?' Khan 35' |
Report |
| 2 November 1953 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament | Pakistan  | 6–0 | Ceylon | Rangoon, Burma |
| Akbar 7' Ismail 10', 13' Gunaid 11' (o.g.) Kutty 37', 42' |
Report |
| 5 November Non-FIFA friendly | Burma  | 7–9 | Ceylon | Rangoon, Burma |
| Boomgardt ?', ?', ?' ? ?', ?', ?', ?', ?' |
Report | Azeez ?', ?' K.Fernando ?', ?', ?' A.Fernando ?' ? ?', ?', ?' |
1954
Win Draw Lose
| 18 December 1954 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament | Pakistan | 2–1 | Ceylon | Calcutta, India |
| Jamil Amin |
Report | M. Sainoon |
| 21 December 1954 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament | India | 1–1 | Ceylon | Calcutta, India |
| N. Mohammed ?' |
Report | Fernando ?' |
Stadium: Eden Gardens |
| 25 December 1954 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament | Ceylon | 2–1 | Burma | Calcutta, India |
| Marikar ?' Fernando ?' |
Report |
1955
Win Draw Lose
| 18 December 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 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 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament | Burma | 3–1 | Ceylon | Dacca, East Pakistan |
| Suk Bahadur ?', ?' (pen.) Aung Myint |
Report Report |
Sainoon |
Stadium: Dacca Stadium |
1963
Win Draw Lose
| 27 November 1964 Olympic Q. P.R. | Ceylon | 3–5 | India | Colombo, Ceylon |
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Stadium: Sugathadasa Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: I. Mansoor (Malaysia) |
| 7 December 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
Win Draw Lose
| 8 January Friendly | Ceylon | 0-14 |  East Germany | Ceylon |
| 12 January Friendly | Ceylon | 1-12 | East Germany | Ceylon |
| 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
1968
| 17 March 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 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
| 13 December Asian Cup Q. | Iraq .svg.png){kind=small} | 5-0 | Ceylon | Kuwait |
| Ali Kadhim Shamil Kamil Naqis Sattar |
Report |
| 16 December Asian Cup Q. | Ceylon | 0-5 | Iraq | Kuwait |
| Report | Ali Kadhim Shamil Kamil Naqis Sattar |
| 19 December Asian Cup Q. | Jordan  | 2-1 | Ceylon | Kuwait |
| Report |
| 22 December Asian Cup Q. | Bahrain .svg.png){kind=small} | 3-0 | Ceylon | Kuwait |
| Report |
1972
| 22 March 1972 Olympic Q. | Israel | 3–0 | Ceylon | Rangoon, Burma |
| Stadium: Bogyoke Aung San Stadium |
| 24 March 1972 Olympic Q. | Burma | 5–1 | Ceylon | Rangoon, Burma |
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Stadium: Bogyoke Aung San Stadium |
| 26 March 1972 Olympic Q. | Thailand  | 5–0 | Ceylon | Rangoon, Burma |
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Stadium: Bogyoke Aung San Stadium |
| 7 June Jakarta Anniversary t. | Malaysia  | 3–0 | Sri Lanka | Jakarta |
| 9 June Jakarta Anniversary t. | Burma | 4–2 | Sri Lanka | Jakarta |
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Report |
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| 11 June Jakarta Anniversary t. | Indonesia  | 8–0 | Sri Lanka | Jakarta |
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| 13 June Jakarta Anniversary t. | Sri Lanka | 3–1 | .svg.png){kind=small} Laos | Jakarta |
| 23 June Friendly | Singapore  | 3–1 | Sri Lanka | Singapore, Kallang |
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Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium |
| 12 July Merdeka Tournament | Malaysia | 4–1 | Sri Lanka | Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur |
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Stadium: Merdeka Stadium Attendance: 15.000 |
| 16 July Merdeka Tournament | Japan .svg.png){kind=small} | 5–0 | Sri Lanka | Malaysia, Ipoh |
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Stadium: Perak Stadium |
| 20 July Merdeka Tournament | Philippines .svg.png){kind=small} | 4–1 | Sri Lanka | Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur |
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Stadium: Merdeka Stadium |
| 22 July Merdeka Tournament | Khmer Republic  | 6–1 | Sri Lanka | Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur |
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Stadium: Merdeka Stadium |
| 25 July Merdeka Tournament | Singapore | 6–1 | Sri Lanka | Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur |
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Stadium: Merdeka Stadium |
| 2 August 1972 Pesta Sukan Cup | Singapore | 6–1 | Sri Lanka | Kallang, Singapore |
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Report |
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Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium |
| 4 August 1972 Pesta Sukan Cup | Hong Kong .svg.png){kind=small} | 2–1 | Sri Lanka | Kallang, Singapore |
| Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium |
1979
| 2 May Asian Cup Q. | Malaysia | 3–1 | Sri Lanka | Bangkok |
| 4 May Asian Cup Q. | Thailand | 4–0 | Sri Lanka | Bangkok |
| 6 May Asian Cup Q. | Hong Kong | 5–0 | Sri Lanka | Bangkok |
| 8 May Asian Cup Q. | Sri Lanka | 4–0 | Singapore | Bangkok |
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Report |
| 10 September President's Cup | Bahrain .svg.png){kind=small} | 1–0 | Sri Lanka | South Korea, Seoul |
| 15:45 UTC+9 | Dosanghud 18' |
Stadium: Seoul Stadium |
| 12 September President's Cup | South Korea .svg.png){kind=small} | 6–0 | Sri Lanka | South Korea, Daegu |
| 18:45 UTC+9 |
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Stadium: Daegu Civil Stadium |
| 14 September President's Cup | Bangladesh  | 3–1 | Sri Lanka | South Korea, Cheongju |
| 14:00 UTC+9 |
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Stadium: Cheongju Stadium |
| 16 September President's Cup | Sudan  | 1–0 | Sri Lanka | South Korea, Incheon |
| 14:00 UTC+9 | Abryu 71' |
Stadium: Incheon Civil Stadium |