Ratnayaka Premalal


Ratnayaka Premalal is a Sri Lankan former football player and manager. He represented the Sri Lanka national team from 1983 to 1993.

Club career

Saunders SC

Premalal represented Saunders SC during the Central Asia Champions' Cup in Colombo, Sri Lanka, which served as the qualifier for the 1985–86 Asian Club Championship. During the tournament he scored in a 4–1 defeat to Bangladeshi representatives, Dhaka Abahani.

Dhaka Abahani

Following the conclusion of the Central Asia Champions' Cup, Premalal joined Dhaka Abahani. In his debut season in Bangladesh, he played an instrumental part in Abahani securing the Dhaka First Division League title. Nevertheless, his most notable performance came in the Federation Cup semi-finals on 19 April 1986, during which he became the first player to score a hat-trick in a Dhaka derby, which ended 4–4 in regulation time, with Abahani defeating Mohammedan SC 4–1 on penalties.

Old Benedictans

Premalal represented Old Benedictans in the 1989–90 Asian Club Championship qualifying tournament held in Ahvaz, Iran.

PWD SC

In the 1991–1992 season, Premalal returned to Bangladesh where he played under the coaching of his former Dhaka Abahani and Sri Lanka teammate, Pakir Ali.

International career

Premalal represented the Sri Lanka national team from 1983 to 1993.

Managerial career

Premalal served as head coach of Blue Star SC at the 2005 AFC President's Cup.

Career statistics

International

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.21 October 1989Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka2–21991 South Asian Games

Honours

Dhaka Abahani