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India national football team records and statistics

The following is a list of the India national football team's competitive records and statistics.

The India national football team represents India in international football and is controlled by the All India Football Federation. Under the global jurisdiction of FIFA and governed in Asia by the AFC, the team is also part of the South Asian Football Federation. The team, which was once considered one of the best teams in Asia, had its golden era during the 1950s and early 1960s. During this period, under the coaching of Syed Abdul Rahim, India won gold during the 1951 and 1962 Asian Games,won silver medal in 1964 AFC Asia Cup as runners up,while finishing fourth during the 1956 Summer Olympics. India has never participated in the FIFA World Cup, although the team did qualify by default for the 1950 World Cup after all the other nations in their qualification group withdrew. However India withdrew prior to the beginning of the tournament.

India has never participated in a FIFA World Cup.[1] 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.[1] However, prior to the start of the tournament, India themselves withdrew due to the expenses required in getting the team to Brazil.[1] 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.[1]

After withdrawing from the 1950 FIFA World Cup, India didn't enter the qualifying rounds of the tournament between 1954 and 1982.[2] 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.[2]

Individual records edit

Player records edit

See also: List of India international footballers
As of 21 March 2024[3]
Players in bold are still active with India.


 
Sunil Chhetri, India's highest goalscorer and most capped player.
Players with most international caps for India
Rank. Player Caps Goals Career Ref.
1. Sunil Chhetri 150 94 2005−present [4][5]
2. Bhaichung Bhutia 88 29 1995−2011 [6]
3. I. M. Vijayan 73 32 1992−2004 [7]
4. Shabbir Ali 72 6 1974−1984 [8]
Climax Lawrence 72 3 2003−2011 [9]
6. Gouramangi Singh 71 6 2006−2013 [10]
7. Mahesh Gawli 68 1 1999−2011 [11]
Subrata Pal 68 0 2007−2017 [12]
9. Gurpreet Singh Sandhu 70 0 2011−present [13]
10. Sandesh Jhingan 64 5 2015−present [14]
Players with most international goals scored for India
Rank. Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1. Sunil Chhetri (list) 94 150 0.62 2005–present
2. I. M. Vijayan 32 73 0.44 1992−2003
3. Bhaichung Bhutia 29 88 0.33 1995−2011
4. Jeje Lalpekhlua 23 56 0.41 2011−2019
5. Magan Singh Rajvi 16 36 0.44 1969−1974
P. K. Banerjee 16 52 0.31 1955−1966
7. Chuni Goswami 12 37 0.32 1958−1964
8. Neville D'Souza 11 15 0.73 1953−1956
Mohammed Habib 11 30 0.37 1969−1974
Tulsidas Balaram 11 32 0.34 1956−1962
Jo Paul Ancheri 11 41 0.27 1994−2004

Manager records edit

See also: List of India national football team managers
  • (since 2002)
Manager Period Record
Matches Won Draw Lost Win %
  Stephen Constantine 2002–05 18 4 5 9 22.22%
  Sukhwinder Singh 2005 5 1 1 3 20.00%
  Syed Nayeemuddin 2005–06 7 4 1 2 57.14%
  Bob Houghton 2006–11 44 14 6 24 31.81%
  Armando Colaco 2011 (Interim) 5 0 2 3 0.00%
  Savio Medeira 2011–12 13 5 2 6 38.46%
  Wim Koevermans 2012–14 20 7 5 8 35.00%
  Stephen Constantine 2015–19 42 23 6 13 54.76%
  Igor Štimac 2019– 38 15 11 12 39.47%

Competition records edit

FIFA World Cup edit

Main article: India at the FIFA World Cup qualification

India has never played in finals of a FIFA World Cup.[1] The closest they came to qualify was back in 2002 when they were a point away from progressing in to the final round.

FIFA World Cup record FIFA World Cup qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
  1930 Did not enter Did not enter
  1934
  1938
  1950 Withdrew Qualified
  1954 Denied by FIFA None
  1958
to
  1982 		Did not enter Did not enter
  1986 Did not qualify 6 2 3 1 7 6
  1990 Withdrew from qualification
  1994 8 1 1 6 8 22
  1998 3 1 1 1 3 7
    2002 6 3 2 1 11 5
  2006 6 1 1 4 2 18
  2010 2 0 1 1 3 6
  2014 2 0 1 1 2 5
  2018 10 2 1 7 7 18
  2022 8 1 4 3 6 7
      2026 To be determined AFC World Cup Qualifiers
Total - - - - - - - - 51 11 15 25 49 94

AFC Asian Cup edit

Main article: India at the AFC Asian Cup
AFC Asian Cup record AFC Asian Cup qualification record
Host/Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
  1956 Did not enter Did not enter
  1960 Did not qualify 6 2 0 4 7 9
  1964 Runners-up 2nd 3 2 0 1 5 3 Squad Bye
  1968 Did not qualify 3 0 1 2 2 6
  1972
to
  1980		 Did not enter Did not enter
  1984 Group stage 10th 4 0 1 3 0 7 Squad 4 3 0 1 8 2
  1988
to
        2007		 Did not qualify 21 2 4 15 17 57
  2011 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 3 13 Squad 2008 AFC Challenge Cup winners
  2015 Did not qualify Failed to win 2012 & Did not qualify for 2014 AFC Challenge Cup
  2019 Group stage 17th 3 1 0 2 4 4 Squad 18 8 2 8 25 24
  2023 Group stage 3 0 0 3 0 6 Squad 11 4 4 3 14 8
Totals Runners-up 5/17 16 3 1 12 12 33 63 19 11 33 73 106

Summer Olympics edit

See also: India at the Olympics
Summer Olympics record Summer Olympics qualification record
Host/Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
  1908–  1936 Did not enter Did not enter
  1948 Round 1 11th 1 0 0 1 1 2 Squad Qualified automatically
  1952 Preliminaries 25th 1 0 0 1 1 10 Squad
  1956 Semi-finals 4th 3 1 0 2 5 9 Squad Bye
  1960 Round 1 13th 3 0 1 2 3 6 Squad 4 4 0 0 13 4
  1964–  1988 Did not qualify 23 9 1 13 32 38
Total Semi-finals 4 / 17 8 1 1 6 10 27 23 9 1 13 45 42

Asian Games edit

Asian Games record
Host/Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
  1951 Champions 1st 3 3 0 0 7 0 Squad
  1954 Round 1 8th 2 1 0 1 3 6 Squad
  1958 Semi-finals 4th 5 2 0 3 12 13 Squad
  1962 Champions 1st 5 4 0 1 11 6 Squad
  1966 Round 1 8th 3 1 0 2 4 7 Squad
  1970 Third place 3rd 6 3 1 2 8 5 Squad
  1974 Round 1 13th 3 0 0 3 2 14 Squad
  1978 Round 2 8th 5 1 0 4 5 13 Squad
  1982 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 1 1 5 3 Squad
  1986 Round 1 16th 3 0 0 3 1 8 Squad
  1990 Did not enter
  1994 Did not enter
  1998 Round 2 16th 5 1 0 4 3 8 Squad
Total 2 Titles 11 / 13 44 18 2 24 61 83

AFC Challenge Cup edit

AFC Challenge Cup record AFC Challenge Cup Qualification record
Host/Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
  2006 Quarter-final[a] 8 4 1 2 1 3 4 Squad Qualified automatically
  2008 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 9 3 Squad Qualified as hosts
  2010 Group Stage[b] 8 3 0 0 3 1 6 Squad Qualified automatically
  2012 Group stage 8th 3 0 0 3 0 8 Squad 3 2 1 0 7 2
  2014 did not qualify 3 2 0 1 6 2
Totals[c] 1 Title 2/5 8 4 1 3 9 11 6 4 1 1 13 4

SAFF Championship edit

SAFF Championship record
Host/Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
  1993 Champions 1st 3 2 1 0 4 1
  1995 Runners-up 2nd 3 0 2 1 2 3
  1997 Champions 1st 4 3 1 0 12 3
  1999 Champions 1st 4 3 1 0 6 1
  2003 Third place 3rd 5 2 1 2 8 5
  2005 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 9 2
    2008 Runners-up 2nd 5 4 0 1 9 3
  2011 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 16 2
  2013 Runners-up 2nd 5 2 1 2 4 5
  2015 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 11 4
  2018 Runners-up 2nd 4 3 0 1 8 3
  2021 Champions 1st 5 3 2 0 8 2
  2023 Champions 1st 5 2 3 0 8 2
Total 8 Titles 13/13 57 36 14 7 105 36

South Asian Games edit

South Asian Games record
Host/Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
  1984 did not enter
  1985 Champions[d] 1st 3 2 1 0 6 1
  1987 Champions 1st 3 2 1 0 6 0
  1989 Third place 3rd 3 2 1 0 5 3
  1991 Group stage 6th 2 0 1 1 1 2
  1993 Runners-up 2nd 3 1 2 0 6 4
  1995 Champions 1st 3 3 0 0 5 0
  1999 Third place[e] 3rd 5 4 0 1 15 4
Totals[f] 3 Titles 7/8 20 12 6 2 38 14

Other tournaments edit

Overall competitive record edit

As of 26 March 2024 (Excluding friendlies & minor tournaments)
Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%
FIFA World Cup qualifier 55 12 16 27 51 99 −48 021.82
AFC Asian Cup 16 3 1 12 12 33 −21 018.75
AFC Asian Cup qualifier[g] 65 20 11 34 74 109 −35 030.77
Summer Olympics 8 1 1 6 10 27 −17 012.50
Summer Olympics qualifier 23 9 1 13 45 42 +3 039.13
Asian Games 44 18 2 24 61 83 −22 040.91
SAFF Championship 57 36 14 7 105 36 +69 063.16
AFC Challenge Cup[h] 8 4 1 3 9 11 −2 050.00
AFC Challenge Cup qualifier 6 4 1 1 13 4 +9 066.67
South Asian Games 20 12 6 2 38 14 +24 060.00
Total[i] 302 119 64 119 418 458 −40 039.40

Head-to-head record edit

The results only include matches considered as FIFA A matches (including Olympic and Qualifier matches). Other matches played against Club teams, Underage sides or B sides are not included here. Updated as of 26 March 2024 (vs   Afghanistan).[19][20][21][j]

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

Opponents Pld W D L GF GA Win % First meeting Last meeting Confederations
  Afghanistan 14 7 5 2 26 12 50 1951 2024 AFC
  Argentina 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1984 CONMEBOL
  Australia 9 3 1 5 27 27 33.33 1938 2024 AFC
  Azerbaijan 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 2012 UEFA
  Bahrain 7 0 1 6 4 16 0 1982 2022 AFC
  Bangladesh 28 13 12 3 40 20 46.42 1978 2021 AFC
  Belarus 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 2022 UEFA
  Bhutan 3 3 0 0 10 1 100 2005 2011 AFC
  Brunei 2 2 0 0 6 0 100 2001 2001 AFC
  Bulgaria 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 1956 UEFA
  Cambodia 6 5 0 1 19 5 83.33 1964 2022 AFC
  Cameroon 4 0 3 1 5 6 0 1993 2012 CAF
  China 14 0 5 9 6 25 0 1956 2018 AFC
  Curaçao 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 2019 CONCACAF
  Fiji 2 0 0 2 1 3 0 2005 2005 OFC
  Finland 2 0 1 1 0 2 0 1993 1993 UEFA
  France 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 1948 1960 UEFA
  Ghana 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1982 CAF
  Guam 3 2 0 1 6 2 66.66 2013 2015 AFC
  Guyana 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 2011 CONCACAF
  Hong Kong 16 8 4 4 36 20 50.00 1958 2022 AFC
  Hungary 2 0 0 2 2 4 0 1960 1991 UEFA
  Iceland 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 2001 UEFA
  Indonesia 22 10 3 9 34 37 45.45 1951 2004 AFC
  Iran 11 2 1 8 7 25 25.00 1951 2016 AFC
  Iraq 7 0 3 4 4 13 0 1974 2023 AFC
  Israel 4 0 0 4 2 8 0 1959 1964 UEFA
  Jamaica 2 0 1 1 0 3 0 2002 2002 CONCACAF
  Japan[k] 15 3 1 11 12 39 20.00 1954 2006 AFC
  Jordan 2 0 0 2 1 4 0 2018 2022 AFC
  Kenya 2 2 0 0 5 0 100 2018 2018 CAF
  Kuwait 6 2 2 2 8 19 50 1978 2023 AFC
  Kyrgyzstan 5 4 0 1 9 3 80.00 2007 2023 AFC
  Laos 2 2 0 0 7 1 100 2016 2016 AFC
  Lebanon 9 1 4 4 8 12 11.11 1993 2023 AFC
  Macau 2 2 0 0 6 1 100 2017 2017 AFC
  Malaysia 25 8 6 11 39 53 32.00 1959 2011 AFC
  Maldives 17 12 2 3 36 14 70.58 1987 2021 AFC
  Mauritius 1 1 0 0 2 1 100 2017 CAF
  Mongolia 1 1 0 0 2 0 100 2023 AFC
  Morocco 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1985 CAF
  Myanmar 22 10 3 9 36 44 45.45 1952 2023 AFC
  Namibia 1 1 0 0 2 0 100 2010 CAF
    Nepal 24 18 5 1 42 9 75 1985 2021 AFC
  New Zealand 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 1981 2018 OFC
  North Korea 8 0 1 7 6 23 0 1974 2019 AFC
  Oman 10 0 3 7 6 23 0 1994 2021 AFC
  Pakistan 27 16 8 3 42 19 59.25 1952 2023 AFC
  Palestine 2 0 0 2 4 7 0 2013 2014 AFC
  Peru 2 0 0 2 1 4 0 1960 1986 CONMEBOL
  Philippines 4 2 1 1 8 4 50.00 1971 2013 AFC
  Poland 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 1984 UEFA
  Puerto Rico 1 1 0 0 4 1 100 2016 CONCACAF
  Qatar 4 0 1 3 0 10 0 1996 2021 AFC
  Republic of China 8 5 2 1 17 4 83.33 1966 2018 AFC
  Russia[note 1] 2 0 0 2 1 16 0 1955 1971 UEFA
  Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2017 CONCACAF
  Saudi Arabia 5 0 0 5 2 18 0 1982 2006 AFC
  Singapore 15 5 2 8 14 19 33.33 1959 2022 AFC
  South Korea[l] 22 6 2 14 19 52 27.27 1958 2011 AFC
  Sri Lanka 22 15 5 2 50 17 63.15 1952 2021 AFC
  Suriname 2 0 0 2 3 10 0 1984 1984 CONCACAF
  Syria 7 2 2 3 7 8 28.57 2007 2024 AFC
  Tajikistan 5 1 1 3 7 11 20.00 2008 2019 AFC
  Thailand 21 7 6 9 28 34 33.33 1962 2019 AFC
  Trinidad and Tobago 4 1 0 3 3 10 25.00 1984 2011 CONCACAF
  Tunisia 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1960 CAF
  Turkmenistan 5 1 1 3 7 9 20.00 1998 2016 AFC
  United Arab Emirates 13 2 1 10 7 32 15.38 1988 2021 AFC
  Uruguay 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 1982 CONMEBOL
  Uzbekistan 6 0 1 5 3 14 0 1998 2024 AFC
  Vanuatu 1 1 0 0 1 0 100 2023 OFC
  Vietnam[note 2] 16 9 3 4 24 18 60.00 1959 2022 AFC
  Yemen[note 3] 9 1 2 6 12 19 11.11 1984 2010 AFC
  Yugoslavia 2 0 0 2 2 14 0 1952 1956 UEFA
  Zambia 1 0 0 1 0 5 0 2011 CAF
Total (76) 532 195 110 227 738 848 36.65 1938 (debut) 2024 (last played) FIFA

Sources:[5][6][7][8]

Notes:

  1. ^ India actually played with U-20 team so the matches involving them are not considered as full-A internationals.
  2. ^ India actually played with U-23 team so the matches involving them are not considered as full-A internationals.
  3. ^ Only full-A internationals are considered.
  4. ^ The match against Bhutan is not considered as full-A international.
  5. ^ The match against Bhutan is not considered as full-A international.
  6. ^ Only full-A internationals are considered.
  7. ^ From 2014 onwards the first and second round of FIFA World Cup qualifiers are also considered part of Asian Cup qualifiers.
  8. ^ India actually played with U-20 team in 2006 and U-23 team in 2010, so the matches involving them are not considered as full-A internationals & are not included here.
  9. ^ Only full-A internationals are considered.
  10. ^ Although there is some conjecture regarding the status of several games (especially pre-1992 matches) , the table includes all fixtures recognised by FIFA as "A" internationals and as such is used to recognise caps, goal scorers, captaincy records, etc. Several other sources may differ from the table given below.
  11. ^ Some matches against Japan is considered as full A international for India by some RSSSF sources but not for Japan.[1][2]
  12. ^ Some matches against South Korea is considered as an international A match for India by some sources of RSSSF but not for Korea.[3][4]

Other records edit

Honours edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze Total
AFC Asian Cup 0 1 0 1
Asian Games 2 0 1 3
AFC Challenge Cup 1 0 0 1
SAFF Championship 8 4 1 13
South Asian Games 3 1 2 6
Other tournaments 12 5 8 25
Total 26 11 12 49

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Includes matches against   Soviet Union
  2. ^ Includes matches against   South Vietnam
  3. ^ Includes matches against   North Yemen

References edit

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