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| Association | All India Football Federation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | SAFF (South Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Stephen Constantine | ||
| Most caps | Baichung Bhutia (91) | ||
| Top scorer | Sunil Chhetri (50) | ||
| FIFA code | IND | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 162  (5 May 2016) | ||
| Highest | 94[1] (February 1996) | ||
| Lowest | 171[1] (September 2014) | ||
| First international | |||
Pre-independence: Australia 5–3 India  (Sydney, Australia; 3 September 1938) Post-independence:  India 1–2 France  (London, England; 31 July 1948) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Australia 1–7 India (Sydney, Australia; 12 December 1956) India 6–0  Cambodia(New Delhi, India; 17 August 2007) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Soviet Union 11–1 India (Moscow, Soviet Union; 16 September 1955) | |||
| Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1964) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up: 1964 | ||
The India national football team represents India in international football and has done so since the nation gained independence in 1947. Organized by the All India Football Federation (AIFF), the national team competes in FIFA's Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). Considered one of the best teams in Asia at one point, India had it's golden era in football during the fifties and early sixties.[3] During this period, under the coaching of Syed Abdul Rahim, India won gold during the 1951 and 1962 Asian Games while finishing fourth during the 1956 Summer Olympics, cementing the nation as one of the best teams in the world at the time.[3]
The India national team have never participated in the FIFA World Cup and have appeared only three times in the AFC Asian Cup, the top footballing competition in Asia. The national team did qualify for the World Cup in 1950 after all the other nations in Asia's qualification group withdrew.[4] However, India themselves withdrew from the tournament prior the the tournament beginning.[4] India also participate in the SAFF Championship, the top regional football competition in South Asia. They have won the tournament six times since the tournament began in 1993.[5]
Despite the India national team not reaching the same heights since their golden era, the team has seen a resurgence in performance and achievements during the twenty-first century. Other than the SAFF Championship triumphs, India won the re-started Nehru Cup in 2007, 2009, and 2012.[6] The team also managed to emerge victorious during the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup and thus qualified for the Asian Cup for the first time in 27 years.[7]
History[edit]
Colours[edit]
Stadiums[edit]
Rivalries[edit]
Competitive record[edit]
FIFA World Cup[edit]
India have never participated in a FIFA World Cup.[4] After gaining independence in 1947, India managed to qualify for the World Cup held in 1950. This was due to Myanmar, Indonesia, and the Philippines withdrawing from qualification.[4] However, prior to the start of the tournament, India themselves withdrew due to the expenses required in getting the team to Brazil.[4] Other reasons cited for why India withdrew include FIFA not allowing Indian players to play in the tournament barefoot and the All India Football Federation not considering the World Cup an important tournament compared to the Olympics.[4]
After withdrawing from the 1950 FIFA World Cup, India didn't enter the qualifying rounds of the tournament between 1954 and 1982.[8] Since the 1986 qualifiers, with the exception of the 1990 edition of the tournament, the team started to participate in qualifiers but have yet to qualify for the tournament again.[8]
| FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
 1930
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Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
 1934
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| 1938
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 1950
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Qualified but withdrew | None | |||||||||||||
 1954
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Denied by FIFA | None | |||||||||||||
 1958
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Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||
 1962
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 1966
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 1970
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 1974
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 1978
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 1982
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| 1986
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Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||
 1990
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Withdrew from qualification | ||||||||||||||
 1994
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8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 22 | |||||||||
| 1998
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |||||||||
  2002
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | |||||||||
| 2006
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6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 18 | |||||||||
 2010
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
 2014
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||
 2018
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10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 18 | |||||||||
| Total | 0/20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 10 | 11 | 22 | 43 | 86 | ||
AFC Asian Cup[edit]
India have qualified for the AFC Asian Cup three times. The team played their first Asian Cup in 1964. During this tournament India finished as the runners-up, their best major tournament performance yet.[9] Since then India has failed to progress beyond the first round of the Asian Cup with their most recent participation being the 2011 Asian Cup.
| Year | Round | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1956 |
Did not enter | ||||||
| 1960 |
Did not qualify | ||||||
 1964 |
Runners-up | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
 1968 |
Did not qualify | ||||||
 1972
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| 1976
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 1980
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 1984 |
Round 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
 1988 |
Did not qualify | ||||||
| 1992
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 1996
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 2000
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 2004
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   2007
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| 2011 |
Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 2015 |
Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2019 |
To be determined | ||||||
| Totals | 3/16 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 23 |
Other honours[edit]
- AFC Challenge Cup
- Winners (1): 2008
- SAFF Championship
- Nehru Cup
- Asian Games
Recent results and fixtures[edit]
Players[edit]
Current squad[edit]
The following 23 players were called up for the pre-season training camp before a tour of the United States.[10] Caps and goals are correct as of 27 July 2016.
Recent players[edit]
The following players have been selected by India in the past 12 months, but were not selected in the August 2016 squad, or withdrew from that squad due to injury or suspension.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Gurpreet Singh Sandhu | 3 February 1992 | 12 | 0 |  Stabæk
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v.  Laos, 7 June 2016
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| GK | Amrinder Singh | 27 May 1993 | 0 | 0 | Bengaluru FC
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v. Laos, 7 June 2016
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| DF | Arnab Mondal | 25 September 1989 | 24 | 1 | East Bengal
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v. Laos, 7 June 2016
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| DF | Narayan Das | 25 September 1993 | 14 | 0 | East Bengal
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v. Laos, 7 June 2016
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| DF | Rino Anto | 3 January 1988 | 6 | 0 | Bengaluru FC
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v. Laos, 7 June 2016
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| DF | Keegan Pereira | 7 November 1987 | 1 | 0 | Bengaluru FC
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v. Laos, 7 June 2016
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| MF | Eugeneson Lyngdoh | 10 September 1986 | 14 | 0 | Bengaluru FC
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v. Laos, 7 June 2016
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| MF | Alwyn George | 3 January 1992 | 5 | 0 | Bengaluru FC
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v. Laos, 7 June 2016
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| MF | Seityasen Singh | 12 March 1992 | 3 | 0 | NorthEast United
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v. Laos, 7 June 2016
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| MF | Udanta Singh | 14 June 1996 | 4 | 0 | Bengaluru FC
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v. Laos, 7 June 2016
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| MF | Mohammed Rafique | 20 September 1992 | 3 | 1 | East Bengal
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v. Laos, 7 June 2016
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| FW | Sunil Chhetri | 3 August 1984 | 90 | 50 | Bengaluru FC
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v. Laos, 7 June 2016
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Head coaches[edit]
Since independence, there have been eighteen different head coaches for the India national team, with ten of them being foreign coaches. The most successful head coach for India was Syed Abdul Rahim, who lead India to gold in both the 1951 and 1962 Asian Games while also achieving a fourth-place finish during the 1956 Summer Olympics.[3] The most successful foreign head coach for India was Bob Houghton, who coached the side from 2006 to 2011.[11] With Houghton in charge, India won the Nehru Cup twice and the AFC Challenge Cup in 2008 which allowed India to participate in their first AFC Asian Cup for 27 years.[11]
| List of head coaches of India |
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Team records and results[edit]
See also[edit]
- India national football team results
- List of India international footballers
- India women's national football team
- India national under-20 football team
- India national under-17 football team
- Football in India
Notes[edit]
- ^ From 1964–1972, India had many caretaker managers that all of them were never recorded nor remembered for even managing India.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Ranking". FIFA. Retrieved 17 February 2014.
- ^ a b "World Football Elo Ratings: India". World Football Elo Ratings. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
- ^ a b c Mishra, Rishav (6 January 2013). "Indian Football's Golden Age". Quora (Indian Sports). Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f Choudhury, Chandrahas (11 June 2014). "Blame India's World Cup Drought on the Shoes". Bloomberg. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ Chandran, M.R. Praveen (3 January 2016). "Chetri's strike seals it for India". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "India beat Cameroon to lift Nehru Cup for the third consecutive time". NDTV Sports. 2 September 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ "After 27 years, India bids to make mark on Asian Cup". Dawn. 3 January 2011. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
- ^ a b "The Indian National Team's World Cup qualifying:". Indianfootball.de.
- ^ "Asian Nations Cup 1964". RSSSF.
- ^ "Pre-season Training Camp Kicks-off in Delhi". The All India Football Federation. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ a b Nandi, Dhirtiman (23 August 2015). "Performance Of Foreign Coaches In Indian National Football Team". IndianFootballNetwork. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
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