The India national beach soccer team represents India in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the AIFF, the governing body for football in India. So far the team has participated at the 2007 AFC Beach Soccer Championship and at the 2008 Asian Beach Games.[1][2]
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| Association | All India Football Federation | |||
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| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | |||
| FIFA code | IND | |||
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| First international | ||||
 India 2–6  UAE (Dubai, UAE; 14 August 2007) | ||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||
| India 2–6 UAE (Dubai, UAE; 14 August 2007) | ||||
Performances edit
2007 AFC Beach Soccer Championship edit
India was placed in group with Japan and United Arab Emirates in the 2007 AFC Beach Soccer Championship. India lost both the matches and ended third in group 1.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates
|
6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 |
 Japan
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | −2 |
| India
|
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6–2 | India |
|---|---|---|
Dubai
2008 Asian Beach Games edit
India was placed in the Group D at 2008 Asian Beach Games. Iran, China and Malaysia were the other teams in Group D. India lost all of their matches and ended fourth in the group. The best match was against China where India lost in penalties (3–2).
| Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Iran
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 9 |
 China
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
 Malaysia
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 3 |
| India
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 0 |
| China | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | India |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 3–2 | ||
Mertasari Beach, Bali
Referee: Waleed Ali Yousef (United Arab Emirates)
| Iran | 7–4 | India |
|---|---|---|
Mertasari Beach, Bali
Referee: Faisal Ahmed (United Arab Emirates)
Overall Results edit
| Against | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 23 | -9 |
Inactive Time: 2009-2024
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "10 lesser known Indian national teams". Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "AIFF.com". Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20210816021226/http://theroonba.com/beach07.htm
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20210816021307/http://theroonba.com/beach08.htm