2021 Four Nations Football Tournament
# 2021 Four Nations Football Tournament

The 2021 Four Nations Football Tournament (Sinhala: 2021 සිව් ජාතීන්ගේ පාපන්දු තරඟාවලිය), alternatively known as the Mahinda Rajapaksa Cup, was an international association football friendly tournament organised by Football Sri Lanka (FSL). It's took place from 9 to 19 November 2021 at the Colombo Racecourse in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

## Venue

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

| Colombo | Colombo |
| - | - |
| Racecourse Ground | Colombo |
| Capacity: 10,000 | Colombo |

## Participants countries

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

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

## Officials

### Referees

* Mohammed Ahmed Al-Shammari
* Abdulhadi Al Asmar Al Ruaile
* Kasun Lakmal Weerakkody
* Hettikamkanamge Perera
* Nivon Robesh

### Assistant Referees

* Faisal Eid Al-Shammari
* Majid Hudaires Al-Shammari
* Palitha Parakkrama Hemathunga
* Iran Udayankantha
* Sanjeewa Premalal
* Pathmasiri Dias
* 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 | Teamvte | 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 | Advanced to Final |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Maldives | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 2 | |

## Statistics

### Goalscorers

There have been 23 goals scored in 7 matches, for an average of 3.29 goals per match.

7 goals

* Ahmed Waseem Razeek

1 goal

* Topu Barman
* Jamal Bhuyan
* Mohammad Ibrahim
* Jewel Rana
* Akram Abdul Ghanee
* Ali Fasir
* Ibrahim Mahudhee
* Ali Ashfaq
* Aisam Ibrahim
* Elijah Tamboo
* Hubert Jean
* Brandon Labrosse
* Warren Mellie
* Mohamed Aakib
* Marvin Hamilton

1 own goal

* Charitha Rathnayake (against Seychelles)
