Football in Sri Lanka
| Football in Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Governing body | Football Federation of Sri Lanka |
| National team | Sri Lanka |
| First played | 1890 |
Club competitions | |
International competitions | |
Football in Sri Lanka is mainly played at a semi-professional and recreational level. Despite not being as finest as country's cricket team, football have not gain much large followed population in country. Even Rugby union has more spectators than football in Sri Lanka.
Governing Body
The Football Federation of Sri Lanka [1][2][3][4] is the governing body in the country. 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. The association administers the national football team as well as the Sri Lanka Football Premier League.[5][6]
References
- ↑ Hafiz Marikar (2013-07-18). "History of football in Sri Lanka | Daily News Online : Sri Lanka's National News". Dailynews.lk. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
- ↑ "An appeal to the Minister of Sports to resurrect Sri Lanka Football". Sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
- ↑ "Sri Lanka’s first international win at football | The Sundaytimes Sri Lanka". Sundaytimes.lk. 2013-06-23. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
- ↑ "Football: Sri Lanka eyes new start after graft scandal". GlobalPost. 2013-10-10. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
- ↑ "Fifa ‘failed to probe’ Sri Lanka football corruption | Colombo Herald". Colomboherald.com. 2011-09-02. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
- ↑ "BBCSinhala.com | Sandeshaya | Fifa 'failed to probe' Sri Lanka football corruption". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
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