The 2012 H.E.

Mahinda Rajapaksa Under-23 International Football Trophy was the first edition of the tournament which took place in Sri Lanka from 3–9 December 2012.

[2] The tournament was won by Maldives, who defeated Pakistan 2–1 in the final.

[3] Sri Lanka were the hosts of the tournament as this is organised by the Ministry of Sports in association with the Football Federation of Sri Lanka.

[1] All times are Sri Lanka Time (SLST) – UTC+05:30