Sri Lanka vs Bhutan
Saff Championship
Sri Lanka8 November 2026
Bhutan
Match information
- Competition
- Saff Championship
- Date
- 8 November 2026
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo
Clubs
Sri Lanka
- Founded
- 1939
- Country
- Sri Lanka
- Stadium
- Sugathadasa Stadium
- City
- Colombo
- Capacity
- 28 000
- Surface
- grass
Bhutan
- Founded
- 1983
- Country
- Bhutan
- Stadium
- Changlimithang National Stadium
- City
- Thimphu
- Capacity
- 15 000
- Surface
- artificial turf
Recent form
Sri LankaWWWLW
BhutanLWLLL
Head-to-head
- 8 June 2026 • Friendlies • Sri Lanka 4 : 1 Bhutan (Half-time 1 : 0)
- 25 March 2024 • Friendlies • Sri Lanka 2 : 0 Bhutan
- 25 March 2024 • Friendlies • Bhutan 0 : 2 Sri Lanka (Half-time 0 : 0)
Starting line-ups are announced about an hour before kick-off.
Coaches
- Sri Lanka
- Abdullah Al-Mutairi
- Bhutan
- Atsushi Nakamura
Squad - Sri Lanka
| # | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||
| 1 | Sujan Perera | 34 |
| 16 | Mohamed Mursith | 25 |
| 22 | Kavish Fernando | 31 |
| Defenders | ||
| 3 | William Thomason | 24 |
| 3 | Zahi Addis | 23 |
| 15 |  Claudio Kammerknecht | 27 |
| 20 | Jude Supan | 28 |
| Midfielders | ||
| 2 | Anujan Rajendram | 26 |
| 6 | Garrett Kelly | 30 |
| 8 | Aman Faizer | 27 |
| 10 | Samuel Durrant | 24 |
| 12 | Leon Perera | 29 |
| 13 | Waseem Razeek Ahmed | 32 |
| 14 | Steven Sacayaradjy | 29 |
| 17 | Niloshan Senthurvasan | 24 |
| 18 | Barath Suresh | 23 |
| 21 |  Adhavan Rajamohan | 33 |
| Forwards | ||
| 5 | Mohamed Hasmeer | 28 |
| 7 | Rahul Suresh | 22 |
| 7 | Wade Dekker | 32 |
| 9 | Oliver Kelaart | 28 |
| 11 | Dillon De Silva | 24 |
| 20 | Remiyan Muthuccumaru | 19 |
Squad - Bhutan
| # | Player | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||
| 1 | Tshering Dendup | 32 |
| 20 |  Gyaltshen Zangpo | 28 |
| 21 | Lhocho Nima | 21 |
| Defenders | ||
| 2 | Yeshi Gyeltshen | 24 |
| 4 | Tenzin Norbu | 25 |
| 18 |  Phuntsho Jigme | 29 |
| Midfielders | ||
| 5 | Sonam Phuntsho | 31 |
| 6 | Seltob Dorji Jignam | 20 |
| 8 | Pema Zangpo | 21 |
| 10 | Orgyen Tshering | 27 |
| 12 | Kinley Penjor | 21 |
| 14 | Dawa Tshering | 31 |
| 16 |  Tshelthrim Namgyel | 24 |
| 17 | Jetsuen Dorji | 20 |
| Thinley Yezer | - | |
| Forwards | ||
| 7 |  Chencho Gyeltshen | 30 |
| 9 | Kinzang Tenzin | 21 |
| 11 |  Kinga Wangchuk | 24 |
| 15 |  Nima Wangdi | 27 |
| 19 | Jigme Namgyel | 20 |
| 23 | Bikash Pradhan | - |
Head-to-head
Last 3 meetings
Sri Lanka wins3
Draws0
Bhutan wins0
- Goals: Sri Lanka
- 8 (2.7)
- Goals: Bhutan
- 1 (0.3)
- Goals per match
- 3.0
- Both teams scored
- 1 / 3
- Over 2.5 goals
- 1 / 3
Results
- 8 June 2026 • Friendlies • Sri Lanka 4 : 1 Bhutan (Half-time 1 : 0)
- 25 March 2024 • Friendlies • Sri Lanka 2 : 0 Bhutan
- 25 March 2024 • Friendlies • Bhutan 0 : 2 Sri Lanka (Half-time 0 : 0)
Form: last 10 matches
| Sri Lanka | Bhutan | |
|---|---|---|
| W-D-L | 6-1-3 | 2-0-8 |
| Scored (per match) | 18 (1.8) | 8 (0.8) |
| Conceded (per match) | 14 (1.4) | 32 (3.2) |
| Clean sheets | 3 / 10 | 0 / 10 |
| Both teams scored | 5 / 10 | 5 / 10 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 7 / 10 | 7 / 10 |
Recent form - Sri Lanka
- W5 October 2026 • Friendlies • Mauritius 2 : 3 Sri Lanka (Half-time 1 : 2)
- L2 October 2026 • Friendlies • Mauritius 3 : 0 Sri Lanka (Half-time 2 : 0)
- W30 September 2026 • Friendlies • Seychelles 0 : 2 Sri Lanka (Half-time 0 : 1)
- W27 September 2026 • Friendlies • Seychelles 0 : 3 Sri Lanka (Half-time 0 : 1)
- W8 June 2026 • Friendlies • Sri Lanka 4 : 1 Bhutan (Half-time 1 : 0)
- W31 March 2026 • Asian Cup Qualification • Chinese Taipei 1 : 3 Sri Lanka (Half-time 0 : 2)
- L18 November 2025 • Asian Cup Qualification • Sri Lanka 0 : 4 Thailand (Half-time 0 : 1)
- L14 October 2025 • Asian Cup Qualification • Turkmenistan 2 : 1 Sri Lanka (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W9 October 2025 • Asian Cup Qualification • Sri Lanka 1 : 0 Turkmenistan (Half-time 0 : 0)
- D9 September 2025 • Friendlies • Sri Lanka 1 : 1 Maldives
Recent form - Bhutan
- L5 November 2026 • Saff Championship • Bhutan 0 : 1 Bangladesh (Half-time 0 : 0)
- L8 June 2026 • Friendlies • Sri Lanka 4 : 1 Bhutan (Half-time 1 : 0)
- L4 June 2026 • Friendlies • Cambodia 4 : 0 Bhutan (Half-time 2 : 0)
- W31 March 2026 • Asian Cup Qualification • Bhutan 2 : 1 Brunei (Half-time 2 : 1)
- L18 November 2025 • Asian Cup Qualification • Yemen 7 : 1 Bhutan (Half-time 2 : 0)
- L13 November 2025 • Friendlies • India 6 : 1 Bhutan
- L14 October 2025 • Asian Cup Qualification • Bhutan 0 : 4 Lebanon (Half-time 0 : 3)
- L9 October 2025 • Asian Cup Qualification • Lebanon 2 : 0 Bhutan (Half-time 0 : 0)
- W9 September 2025 • AFC U23 Asian Cup Qualification • Chinese Taipei 1 : 3 Bhutan
- L6 September 2025 • AFC U23 Asian Cup Qualification • Bhutan 0 : 2 Turkmenistan