Football Federation of Sri Lanka
{{short description|Governing body of Association football in Sri Lanka}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{National football association
| Logo = Sri lanka football logo.png
| Badge_size = 200px
| Founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1939|1|7}}
{{small|(as Ceylon Football Association)}}{{cite web|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/team/soccer/sri-lanka/13995/|title=Sri Lanka}}
{{Start date and age|df=yes|1972}}
{{small|(as Football Federation of Sri Lanka)}}
| Headquarters = 100/9 Independence Avenue 07 - Colombo, Sri Lanka
| FIFA affiliation = {{Start date and age|1952}}
| Region = AFC
| Region affiliation = {{Start date and age|1954}}{{cite web|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19540527-1.2.190.aspx|title=Asian soccer championship next year|date=27 May 1954|publisher=The Straits Times}}{{cite web|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/freepress19541005-1.2.126.aspx|title=ASIAN SOCCER FINALS IN SINGAPORE May be used as Olympic series|date=5 October 1954|publisher=The Singapore Free Press}}{{cite web|url=http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19550614.2.157.aspx|title=Singapore to Meet Indonesia in Asian Soccer Tourney|date=14 June 1955|publisher=The Straits Times|access-date=6 January 2015|archive-date=31 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130131034337/http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19550614.2.157.aspx|url-status=dead}}
| Subregion = SAFF
| Subregion affiliation = {{Start date and age|1997}}
| President = Jaswar Umar{{cite web|url=https://www.dailymirror.lk/breaking-news/Jaswar-Umar-returns-as-Football-Sri-Lanka-President/108-268218|title=Umar Jaswar returns as Football Sri Lanka President|website=dailymirror.lk|date=29 September 2023}}
| Website = {{URL|https://football.lk|football.lk}}
}}
The Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL), also known as Football Sri Lanka (FSL), is the governing body of football in Sri Lanka. It operates the Sri Lanka national football team and Sri Lanka Football Premier League.
History
FFSL was founded on 1939 as Ceylon Football Association, later rechristened as Football Federation of Sri Lanka in 1972. FSL affiliated with FIFA in 1952. FFSL affiliated with Asian Football Confederation in 1954 and was the founding member of South Asian Football Federation which was founded in 1997. In 2014, at the 75th anniversary of FFSL, FIFA President Sepp Blatter visited Sri Lanka and opened a new football stadium in Jaffna. During the visit, Blatter said he was not pleased with the development of Football in Sri Lanka and that the authorities haven't taken enough steps to support football on the island. The AFC President Sheikh Salman Bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa also joined the visit.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/president/news/newsid=2487294/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202153942/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/organisation/president/news/newsid=2487294/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 February 2015|title=Blatter inaugurates symbolic post-war project in Sri Lanka|publisher=FIFA|date=2 December 2014|website=fifa.com|access-date=6 February 2017}} In 2021, the organisation introduced a new logo and adopted a new brand name.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/OfficialFFSL/status/1397147214615613441|title=Football Federation of Sri Lanka new Logo and the New Brand Name of Football Sri Lanka}}
=2023: FIFA suspension=
FIFA suspended the FFSL from 21 January 2023 until further notice. Therefore, all teams/clubs affiliated with the FFSL are no longer entitled to take part in international competitions.{{cite web|url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/5d07bb14cb642349/original/Circular-1831_Suspension-FFSL_EN.pdf|title=Suspension of the Football Federation of Sri Lanka|publisher=International Association Football Federation|date=22 January 2023}}. The suspension was lifted on 29 August 2023.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/associations/news/bureau-of-the-fifa-council-lifts-suspension-on-football-federation-of-sri-lanka|title=Bureau of the FIFA Council lifts suspension on Football Federation of Sri Lanka|publisher=FIFA|date=28 August 2023|access-date=20 September 2023}}
National teams
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Corporate structure
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150218082614/http://www.football.lk/ Official website]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070629051433/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=sri/index.html Sri Lanka] at the FIFA website.
- [http://www.the-afc.com/en/member-associations/south-central/football-fed-sri-lanka.html Sri Lanka] at AFC site
{{Sports governing bodies in Sri Lanka}}
{{Football in Sri Lanka}}
{{International football}}
{{AFC associations}}
Category:Football in Sri Lanka
Category:1939 establishments in Ceylon
Category:Sports governing bodies in Sri Lanka
Category:Sports organizations established in 1939
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