The Sri Lanka men's national field hockey team represents Sri Lanka in international field hockey competitions. It is ranked as the fourth best nation in the South Asian region behind India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and ranked in the world.
History Sri Lanka was once considered a contender in the 1970s but failed to perform well at the international level for about four decades. The field hockey team from Sri Lanka participated in the Hockey World League for the first time in their history when they took part in the 2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 1 and they performed really well by defeating every team that they had played in pool matches. They also qualified for the finals of the Hockey World League Round 1 in the Asian category. In the finals Sri Lanka played a draw in full-time against China, with 3 goals from each team. China went on to win the final by scoring 4-2 in the penalty shootout and Sri Lanka secured the silver medal at the end of Round 1 competition. After emerging as runners-up the Sri Lankan team qualified to play in the 2016-17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2. However, Sri Lanka did not win a single game and crashed out from the FIH Hockey World League. In Round 2, Sri Lanka secured 7th place by beating Fiji in the 7th place playoff.
In 2016, Sri Lanka made history by qualifying to play in the finals of the Asian Hockey Federation Cup for the first time. In the finals, Sri Lanka lost 0-3 to Bangladesh and secured the silver medal.
Sri Lanka also qualified to compete at the 2018 Asian Games in the men's team event after a third-place finish in the Asian Games qualification round.Asian Games qualification third place playoff field hockey They placed 8th in the Asian Games hockey tournament.
Tournament history
Asian Games 1962 – 7th 1966 – 5th 1970 – 6th 1974 – 5th 1978 – 7th 2014 – 10th 2018 – 8th 2022 – Withdrew 2026 – 9th
Asia Cup 1982 – 7th 1985 – 8th 1999 – 9th 2007 – 9th
AHF Cup AHF Cup recordYearHostPosition1997 Hong Kong3rd2002 Hong Kong3rd2008 Singapore4th2012 Bangkok, Thailand3rd2016 Hong Kong2nd2022 Jakarta, Indonesia3rd2025 Jakarta, Indonesia7thHighest finish2nd place
Hockey World League 2012–13 – Round 1 2014–15 – Round 1 2016–17 – 33rd
South Asian Games 1995 – 4th place 2006 – 2010 – 4th place 2016 – 4th place 2027 – TBD
Current squad
Results and fixtures The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
2026 2026 Asian Games Qualifier
2026 Asian Games
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