Football Federation of Sri Lanka

The Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) is the governing body of football in Sri Lanka. It operates the Sri Lanka national football team and Sri Lanka Football Premier League.

Football Federation of Sri Lanka
AFC
Founded1939 (1939)
Headquarters100/9 Independence Avenue 07 - Colombo, Sri Lanka
FIFA affiliation1952 (1952)
AFC affiliation1954 (1954) [1]
SAFF affiliation1997 (1997)
PresidentAnura de Silva[2]
Websitehttp://www.football.lk

History

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.

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References
  1. "Asian soccer championship next year". The Straits Times. 27 May 1954."ASIAN SOCCER FINALS IN SINGAPORE May be used as Olympic series". The Singapore Free Press. 5 October 1954."Singapore to Meet Indonesia in Asian Soccer Tourney". The Straits Times. 14 June 1955.
  2. "President, Sri Lanka Football Association".


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