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2021 Four Nations Football Tournament (Sri Lanka)
Tournament details
Host country Sri Lanka
CityColombo
Dates9–19 November 2021
Teams4 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored17 (2.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)Sri Lanka Ahmed Waseem Razeek
(7 goals)
All statistics correct as of 16 November 2021.

The 2021 Four Nations Football Tournament (Sri Lanka) (Template:Lang-si), alternatively known as the Mahinda Rajapaksa Cup, is an ongoing international association football friendly tournament organised by Football Sri Lanka (FSL). It is being held from 9 to 19 November 2021 at the Colombo Racecourse in Colombo, Sri Lanka.[1][2][3].

Venue

All matches will be held at the Racecourse Ground in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Colombo
Racecourse Ground
Capacity: 10,000

Participants countries

The following four teams will contest in the tournament. FIFA ranking as of 21 October 2021.

Country Confederation FIFA Ranking[4] Confederation Ranking
 Bangladesh AFC 187 40
 Maldives AFC 156 32
 Seychelles CAF 199 53
 Sri Lanka (Host) AFC 204 46

Officials

Referees

  • Qatar Mohammed Ahmed Al-Shammari
  • Qatar Abdulhadi Al Asmar Al Ruaile
  • Sri Lanka Kasun Lakmal Weerakkody
  • Sri Lanka Hettikamkanamge Perera
  • Sri Lanka Nivon Robesh

Assistant Referees

  • Qatar Faisal Eid Al-Shammari
  • Qatar Majid Hudaires Al-Shammari
  • Sri Lanka Palitha Parakkrama Hemathunga
  • Sri Lanka Iran Udayankantha
  • Sri Lanka Sanjeewa Premalal
  • Sri Lanka Pathmasiri Dias
  • Sri Lanka Mohamed Ashad

Group Stage

The four teams competing against each other in the group stage in a single round-robin method. At the end of group matches, the top two teams advanced to the final and two teams were eliminated. Seychelles was first team who confirmed the final with a goalless draw in their third match against Maldives. On the other hand, both Bangladesh and Sri Lanka scored four points in three matches and their goal difference was equal but Sri Lanka advanced to the final as they scored more goals than Bangladesh.

Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Seychelles 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5 Advanced to Final
2  Sri Lanka (H) 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4
3  Bangladesh 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4  Maldives 3 0 2 1 5 6 −1 2
Source: boalha.mv
(H) Hosts

Matches

All times listed below are local, SLST (UTC+05:30)
Maldives 4–4 Sri Lanka
 Report
Attendance: 2998
Referee: Mohammed Ahmed Al-Shammari (Qatar)
Bangladesh 1–1 Seychelles
 Report
Referee: Kasun Lakmal Weerakkody (Sri Lanka)
Bangladesh 2–1 Maldives
 Report
Attendance: 975
Seychelles 1–0 Sri Lanka
 Report
Attendance: 2775
Referee: Abdulhadi Al Asmar Al Ruaile (Qatar)
Maldives 0–0 Seychelles
Report
Attendance: 755
Referee: Nivon Robesh (Sri Lanka)
Sri Lanka 2–1 Bangladesh
 Report
Attendance: 1250
Referee: Mohammed Ahmed Al-Shammari (Qatar)

Final

Seychelles v Sri Lanka
Report

Statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 17 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 2.83 goals per match (as of 16 November 2021). Players highlighted in bold are still active in the competition.

6 goals

1 goal

References

  1. ^ "Four-Nation Football Turney in Colombo". Daily Newslk. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Four Nation Football tournament in Sri Lanka". Daily Mirror lk. 10 September 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Football: Four-Nation Tournament – Sri Lanka Seychelles 'A' selection gears up for 4-Nation Tournament in Sri Lanka". Seychelles Nation. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  4. ^ "FIFA World Men's team rankings". FIFA.com. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
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