India national football team records and statistics explained

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. 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. However, prior to the start of the tournament, India themselves withdrew due to the expenses required in getting the team to Brazil. 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.

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

Individual records

Player records

See also: List of India international footballers.

[1]

Players in bold are still active with India.

Rank.!scope="col" width=150
PlayerCapsGoalsCareer
1.151942005−2024[2] [3]
2.104431995−2011[4] [5] [6]
3.7402011−present
4.73321992−2004[7]
5.7261974−1984[8]
7232003−2011
7.7162006−2013
8.6811999−2011
6802007−2017
10.6452015−present
Rank.!scope="col" width=150
PlayerGoalsCapsRatioCareer
1. (list)941512005–2024
2.431040.411995−2011
3.32731992−2003
4.23562011−2019
5.16361969−1974
16521955−1966
7.12371958−1964
8.11151953−1956
11301969−1974
11321956−1962
11411994−2004

Manager records

See also: List of India national football team managers.

ManagerPeriodRecord
MatchesWonDrawLostWin %
Stephen Constantine2002–051845922.22%
Sukhwinder Singh2005511320.00%
Syed Nayeemuddin2005–06741257.14%
Bob Houghton2006–11441462431.81%
Armando Colaco2011 (Interim)50230.00%
Savio Medeira2011–121352638.46%
Wim Koevermans2012–142075835.00%
Stephen Constantine2015–19422361354.76%
Igor Štimac2019–20243815111239.47%
Manolo Márquez2024–00000

Competition records

FIFA World Cup

See main article: India at the FIFA World Cup qualification. India has never played in finals of a FIFA World Cup. 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 recordFIFA World Cup qualification record
YearResultPositionSquad
1930Did not enterDid not enter
1934
1938
1950WithdrewQualified
1954Denied by FIFANone
1958
to
1982		Did not enterDid not enter
1986Did not qualify623176
1990Withdrew from qualification
19948116822
1998311137
20026321115
20066114218
2010201136
2014201125
201810217718
2022814367
2026612337
2030To be determined
2034To be determined
Total--------511115254994

AFC Asian Cup

See main article: India at the AFC Asian Cup.

AFC Asian Cup recordAFC Asian Cup qualification record
Host/YearResultPositionSquad
1956Did not enterDid not enter
1960Did not qualify620479
1964Runners-up2nd320153SquadBye
1968Did not qualify301226
1972
to
1980		Did not enterDid not enter
1984Group stage10th401307Squad430182
1988
to
2007		Did not qualify2124151757
2011Group stage16th3003313Squad2008 AFC Challenge Cup winners
2015Did not qualifyFailed to win 2012 & Did not qualify for 2014 AFC Challenge Cup
2019Group stage17th310244Squad188282524
2023Group stage24th300306Squad11443148
2027To be determined612337
TotalsRunners-up5/1716311212336920133676113

Summer Olympics

See also: India national football team at the Olympics.

Summer Olympics recordSummer Olympics qualification record
Host/YearResultPositionSquad
1908– 1936Did not enterDid not enter
1948Round 111th100112SquadQualified automatically
1952Preliminaries25th1001110Squad
1956Semi-finals4th310259SquadBye
1960Round 113th301236Squad4400134
1964– 1988Did not qualify2391133238
TotalSemi-finals4 / 1781161027 23 9 1 13 45 42

Asian Games

Asian Games record
Host/YearResultPositionSquad
1951Champions1st330070Squad
1954Round 18th210136Squad
1958Semi-finals4th52031213Squad
1962Champions1st5401116Squad
1966Round 18th310247Squad
1970Third place3rd631285Squad
1974Round 113th3003214Squad
1978Round 28th5104513Squad
1982Quarter-finals6th421153Squad
1986Round 116th300318Squad
1990Did not enter
1994Did not enter
1998Round 216th510438Squad
Total2 Titles11 / 1344182246183

AFC Challenge Cup

AFC Challenge Cup recordAFC Challenge Cup Qualification record
Host/YearResultPositionSquad
2006Quarter-final84 12134SquadQualified automatically
2008Champions1st541093SquadQualified as hosts
2010Group Stage8300316SquadQualified automatically
2012Group stage8th300308Squad321072
2014did not qualify320162
Totals1 Title2/584139116411134

SAFF Championship

SAFF Championship record
width=100pxHost/Yearwidth=100pxResultwidth=60pxPositionwidth=30pxPldwidth=30pxWwidth=30pxDwidth=30pxLwidth=30pxGFwidth=30pxGA
1993Champions1st321041
1995Runners-up2nd302123
1997Champions1st4310123
1999Champions1st431061
2003Third place3rd521285
2005Champions 1st541092
2008Runners-up2nd540193
2011Champions 1st5410162
2013Runners-up2nd521245
2015Champions1st4400114
2018Runners-up2nd430183
2021Champions1st532082
2023Champions1st523082
Total8 Titles13/13573614710536

South Asian Games

South Asian Games record
Host/YearResultPosition
1984did not enter
1985Champions1st321061
1987Champions1st321060
1989Third place3rd321053
1991Group stage6th201112
1993Runners-up2nd312064
1995Champions1st330050
1999Third place3rd5401154
Totals 3 Titles 7/8 2012 6 2 38 14

Other tournaments

Overall competitive record

(Excluding friendlies & minor tournaments)

Head-to-head record

The results only include matches considered as FIFA A matches (including Olympic finals and Qualifier matches). Other matches played against Club teams, Underage sides or B sides are not included here. Updated as of 12 November 2024 (vs).[13] [14] [15]

Opponentswidth=30width=30width=30width=30width=35width=35width=35Win %First meetingLast meetingConfederations
14752211250.0019512024

<

-- ARGENTINA -->
1001011984

<

-- AUSTRALIA -->
9315272719382024

<

-- AZERBAIJAN -->
1001032012

<

-- BAHRAIN -->
701641619822022

<

-- BANGLADESH -->
3113153402041.9419782021

<

-- BELARUS -->
1001032022

<

-- BHUTAN -->
330010120052011

<

-- BRUNEI -->
22006020012001

<

-- BULGARIA -->
10010301956

<

-- CAMBODIA -->
650119519642022

<

-- CAMEROON -->
40315619932012

<

-- CHINA -->
1405962519562018

<

-- CURACAO -->
1001132019

<

-- FIJI -->
20021320052005

<

-- FINLAND -->
20110219931993

<

-- FRANCE -->
20112319481960

<

-- GHANA -->
1001011982

<

-- GUAM -->
32016220132015

<

-- GUYANA -->
1001122011

<

-- HONGKONG -->
16844362019582022

<

-- HUNGARY -->
200224019601991

<

-- ICELAND -->
10010302001

<

-- INDONESIA -->
221039343745.4519512004

<

-- IRAN -->
1011842510.0019512016

<

-- IRAQ -->
7034413019742023

<

-- ISRAEL -->
400428019591964

<

-- JAMAICA -->
201103020022002

<

-- JAPAN -->
12309113625.0019542006

<

-- JORDAN -->
200214020182022

<

-- KENYA -->
22005010020182018

<

-- KUWAIT -->
723281919782024

<

-- KYRGYZSTAN -->
54019380.0020072023

<

-- LAOS -->
22007110020162016

<

-- LEBANON -->
914481211.1119932023

<

-- MACAU -->
22006110020172017

<

-- MALAYSIA -->
3312912495236.3619592024

<

-- MALDIVES -->
181233361666.6619872021

<

-- MAURITIUS -->
211021502017

<

-- MONGOLIA -->
1100201002023

<

-- MOROCCO -->
10010101985

<

-- MYANMAR -->
221039364445.4519522023

<

-- NAMIBIA -->
1100201002010

<

-- NEPAL -->
2418514297519852021

<

-- NEWZEALAND -->
201112019812018

<

-- NORTH KOREA -->
8017623019742019

<

-- OMAN -->
10037623019942021

<

-- PAKISTAN -->
261673411861.5319522023

<

-- PALESTINE -->
200247020132014

<

-- PERU -->
200214019601986

<

-- PHILIPPINES -->
42118450.0019712013

<

-- POLAND -->
10011201984

<

-- PUERTO RICO -->
1100411002016

<

-- QATAR -->
501411219962024

<

-- Republic of China -->
852117483.3319662018

<

-- RUSSIA -->
20002116019551971

<

-- SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS -->
10101102017

<

-- SAUDI ARABIA -->
5005218019822006

<

-- SINGAPORE -->
15528141933.3319592022

<

-- SOUTH KOREA -->
204214134820.0019582011

<

-- SRILANKA -->
221552501763.1519522021

<

-- SURINAME -->
2002310019841984

<

-- SYRIA -->
822471125.0020072024

<

-- TAJIKISTAN -->
511371120.0020082019

<

-- THAILAND -->
21769283433.3319622019

<

-- TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO -->
410331025.0019842011

<

-- TUNISIA -->
10102201960

<

-- TURKMENISTAN -->
51137920.0019982016

<

-- UAE -->
13211073315.3819882021

<

-- URUGUAY -->
10011301982

<

-- UZBEKISTAN -->
6015314019982024

<

-- VANUATU -->
1100101002023

<

-- VIETNAM -->
17944251952.9419592024

<

-- YEMEN -->
10127122110.0019842010

<

-- YUGOSLAVIA -->
2002214019521956

<

-- ZAMBIA -->
10010502011
Total (76)532 193 112 227 733 847 36.272024 (last played)bgcolor=whiteFIFA
Sources:https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india-intres202123.htmlhttps://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india-intres201419.htmlhttps://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india-intres200709.htmlhttps://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india-intres.html

Notes:

Other records

Honours

EventGoldSilverBronzewidth=55Total
0 1 0 1
2 0 1 3
1 0 0 1
8 4 1 13
South Asian Games3 1 2 6
Other tournaments12 5 8 25
Total26 11 12 49

See also

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Mamrud . Roberto . Sunil Chhetri - Century of International Appearances . . rsssf . 15 September 2018 . Sunil Chhetri caps goal . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304223148/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/chhetri-intlg.html . live .
  3. Web site: Chhetri Stats . national-football-teams.com . National Football Teams . 15 September 2018 . Chhetri int. statistics . 12 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180412142230/http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/12944/Sunil_Chhetri.html . live .
  4. Web site: Baichung Bhutia announces retirement from football . 2024-09-19 . Zee News . en.
  5. News: 2011-08-24 . India iconic footballer Baichung Bhutia retires . 2024-09-19 . BBC News . en-GB.
  6. Web site: Mamrud . Roberto . Baichung Bhutia - Century of International Appearances . . 18 September 2018 . Baichung fifa A goals and cap . 4 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221004041832/https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/bhutia-intlg.html . live .
  7. Web site: Mamrud . Roberto . Invalappil Mani Vijayan - Goals in International Matches . . 17 September 2018 . I M Vijayan Matches . 15 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191115130701/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/imvijayan-intlg.html . live .
  8. Web site: Dey . Subrata . Shabbir Ali - International Appearances . RSSSF.
  9. Web site: Pesta Sukan Cup 1971. RSSSF. 28 April 2023. 22 April 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230422100137/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/pestasukan71.html. live.
  10. Web site: Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup (Kabul, Afghanistan): Palmares. rsssf.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Neil. Morrison. 2008. 26 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221002123509/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesj/jasson76.html. 2 October 2022.
  11. Web site: ANFA Invitational Tournament (Nepal) . . 9 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131116142250/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/anfa.html . 16 November 2013 .
  12. Web site: Afro-Asian Games 2003. 20 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20220928130141/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asafrgam01.html. 28 September 2022. RSSSF. Arunava. Chaudhuri. Karel. Stokkermans. 2001.
  13. Web site: Lists the results for the India national football team. 1 January 2024.
  14. Web site: India national football team statistics and records: All-time record . 2019-09-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190113062801/https://www.11v11.com/teams/india/tab/stats/ . 2019-01-13 . live .
  15. Web site: India National Team. 9 June 2021 . 26 November 2021. 27 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211127102108/https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/indien-team/21/. live.

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