The Sri Lanka national football team is the national team of Sri Lanka and is controlled by the Football Federation of Sri Lanka . It was known as the Ceylon national football team until 1972, when Ceylon was renamed Sri Lanka.

A member of the AFC, the team have yet to make their first appearance in World Cup or Asian Cup championship play. As is true elsewhere on the sub-continent, top-level football in Sri Lanka stands somewhat in the shadow of the country's test cricket team. However, the side did qualify for the second stage of Asian qualifying for the 2006 World Cup, leaving their backers hope for a brighter future.

World Cup record

• 1930 to 1974 - Did not enter
• 1978 - Withdrew
• 1982 to 1990 - Did not enter
• 1994 to 2006 - Did not qualify

Asian Cup record

• 1956 to 1968 - Did not enter
• 1972 - Did not qualify
• 1976 - Did not enter
• 1980 - Did not qualify
• 1984 - Did not qualify
• 1988 - Did not enter
• 1992 - Did not enter
• 1996 to 2004 - Did not qualify