Men's national association football team representing India
This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see India women's national football team.
India
Nickname(s)
The Blue Tigers
Association
All India Football Federation (AIFF)
Confederation
AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation
SAFF (South Asia)
Head coach
Igor Štimac
Captain
Sunil Chhetri
Most caps
Sunil Chhetri (150)[1]
Top scorer
Sunil Chhetri (94)[1]
Home stadium
Various
FIFA code
IND
First colours
Second colours
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FIFA ranking
Current
121 4 (4 April 2024)[2]
Highest
94 (February 1996[2])
Lowest
173 (March 2015[2])
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
India 7–0 Sri Lanka (Bangalore, India; 7 December 1963)
Biggest defeat
Soviet Union 11–1 India (Moscow, Soviet Union; 16 September 1955)
Summer Olympics
Appearances
4 (first in 1948)
Best result
Semi-finals (1956)
Asian Cup
Appearances
5 (first in 1964)
Best result
Runners-up (1964)
Asian Games
Appearances
11 (first in 1951)
Best result
Champions (1951, 1962)
SAFF Championship
Appearances
13 (first in 1993)
Best result
Champions (1993, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2011, 2015, 2021, 2023)
Medal record
Men's football
Asian Cup
1964 Israel
Team
Asian Games
1951 New Delhi
Team
1962 Jakarta
Team
1970 Bangkok
Team
AFC Challenge Cup
2008 India
Team
SAFF Championship
1993 Pakistan
N/A
1997 Nepal
N/A
1999 India
Team
2005 Pakistan
Team
2011 India
Team
2015 India
Team
2021 Maldives
Team
2023 India
Team
1995 Sri Lanka
Team
2008 Maldives & Sri Lanka
Team
2013 Nepal
Team
2018 Bangladesh
Team
2003 Bangladesh
Team
South Asian Games
1985 Dhaka
1987 Calcutta
1995 Madras
1993 Dhaka
1989 Islamabad
1999 Kathmandu
Website
www.the-aiff.com
The India national football team represents India in men's international football and is governed by the All India Football Federation.
The team, which is considered as the best team in South Asia, won two gold medals at the 1951 and 1962 Asian Games while finishing fourth at the 1956 Summer Olympics. India has never participated in the FIFA World Cup, although they did qualify by default for the 1950 World Cup after all other nations in their qualification group withdrew. However, India withdrew prior to the beginning of the tournament. The team has also appeared four times in the AFC Asian Cup, Asia's top football championship and finished as runners-up in 1964. India also participates in the SAFF Championship, the top regional football competition in South Asia. They have won the tournament record eight times since its inception in 1993.
In the 21st century, besides the SAFF Championship triumphs, India won the Nehru Cup in 2007 and 2009 editions. India also won the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup, by which the team qualified for the Asian Cup after 27 years' gap.
^ abDey, Subrata. "India – Record international players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
^ abc"The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
^Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
^ ab"World Football Elo Ratings: India". World Football Elo Ratings. Archived from the original on 24 April 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
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Global Information
4 (4 April 2024)[2]
Australia 5–3 India 
India 1–2 France 
Soviet Union 11–1 India 
