Head to head · Men's national teams
Bangladesh v Sri Lanka
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have met 19 times since 1989: Bangladesh lead 13–5.
13Bangladesh wins
1draw
5Sri Lanka wins
Goals: Bangladesh 26, Sri Lanka 13 · 19 meetings
Next meeting: Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, 11 Nov 2026
· SAFF Championship. See Formline's prediction.
- The first meeting on record was on Thursday, 21 September 1989: Bangladesh 3–0 Sri Lanka in Islamabad.
- The most recent was on Tuesday, 16 November 2021: Sri Lanka 2–1 Bangladesh (Mahinda Rajapaksa Cup).
- Bangladesh's biggest win: Bangladesh 3–0 Sri Lanka, 1989.
- Sri Lanka's biggest win: Sri Lanka 3–0 Bangladesh, 2010.
- 14 of the 19 meetings were competitive matches and 5 were friendlies.
Compare their ratings over time
Every meeting
| 2021 | ||
| 16 Nov | Sri Lanka 2–1 Bangladesh Mahinda Rajapaksa Cup · Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Sri Lanka |
| 1 Oct | Sri Lanka 0–1 Bangladesh SAFF Championship · Malé, Maldives (neutral) |
Bangladesh |
| 2020 | ||
| 19 Jan | Bangladesh 3–0 Sri Lanka Bangabandhu Cup · Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Bangladesh |
| 2018 | ||
| 29 Aug | Bangladesh 0–1 Sri Lanka Friendly · Nilphamari Sadar, Bangladesh |
Sri Lanka |
| 2016 | ||
| 8 Jan | Bangladesh 4–2 Sri Lanka Bangabandhu Cup · Jessore, Bangladesh |
Bangladesh |
| 2015 | ||
| 2 Feb | Bangladesh 1–0 Sri Lanka Bangabandhu Cup · Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Bangladesh |
| 2014 | ||
| 27 Oct | Bangladesh 1–0 Sri Lanka Friendly · Rajshahi, Bangladesh |
Bangladesh |
| 24 Oct | Bangladesh 1–1 Sri Lanka Friendly · Jessore, Bangladesh |
Draw |
| 2010 | ||
| 20 Feb | Sri Lanka 3–0 Bangladesh AFC Challenge Cup · Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Sri Lanka |
| 2009 | ||
| 8 Dec | Bangladesh 2–1 Sri Lanka SAFF Championship · Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Bangladesh |
| 2008 | ||
| 8 Jun | Sri Lanka 1–0 Bangladesh SAFF Championship · Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Sri Lanka |
| 2000 | ||
| 7 May | Bangladesh 0–1 Sri Lanka Friendly · Malé, Maldives (neutral) |
Sri Lanka |
| 1999 | ||
| 25 Nov | Sri Lanka 1–3 Bangladesh AFC Asian Cup qualification · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (neutral) |
Bangladesh |
| 29 Sept | Bangladesh 1–0 Sri Lanka South Asian Games · Kathmandu, Nepal (neutral) |
Bangladesh |
| 1995 | ||
| 25 Dec | Bangladesh 0–0 Sri Lanka (pens) South Asian Games · Madras, India (neutral) |
Bangladesh |
| 1 Nov | Bangladesh 1–0 Sri Lanka Friendly · Yangon, Myanmar (neutral) |
Bangladesh |
| 1993 | ||
| 7 May | Bangladesh 3–0 Sri Lanka FIFA World Cup qualification · Dubai, United Arab Emirates (neutral) |
Bangladesh |
| 13 Apr | Sri Lanka 0–1 Bangladesh FIFA World Cup qualification · Yokohama, Japan (neutral) |
Bangladesh |
| 1989 | ||
| 21 Sept | Bangladesh 3–0 Sri Lanka South Asian Games · Islamabad, Pakistan (neutral) |
Bangladesh |
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Results from the open archives maintained by Mart Jürisoo (CC0), with recent results and fixtures from API-Football and some venues from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Penalty shoot-outs count as wins. Every source is listed on Sources & thanks.