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India national football team

National Football Team
NameIndia
AssociationAll India Football Federation
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coachSukhvinder Singh
CaptainBhaichung Bhutia
Most capsBhaichung Bhutia (102)
Top scorerBhaichung Bhutia (42)
FIFA codeIND
FIFA ranking144
Highest FIFA ranking94 (February 1996)
Lowest FIFA ranking165 (March 2007)
Elo ranking144
Highest Elo ranking48 (27 May 1964)
Lowest Elo ranking177 (April 1995)
World Cup Statistics
First internationalFrance France 2 - 1 India India
(London, England; July 31, 1948)
Biggest winIndia India 7 - 1 Ceylon Ceylon
(Bangalore, India; December 16, 1963)
Biggest defeatUSSR USSR 11 - 1 India India
(Moscow, USSR; September 16, 1955)
Appearances0
Regional cup statistics
AFC Asian Cup
Appearances2
First apps.1964
Best resultRunners-Up, 1964

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The Indian national football team is the national football team of India and is governed by the All India Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation. Since 1948, the AIFF has been affiliated with FIFA, the international governing body for football. In 1954, AIFF became one of the founder members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). At the peak of its success during the 1950s and 60s, the team qualified for the 1950 FIFA World Cup, although it did not travel to the tournament in Brazil, won gold medals at two Asian Games, and held the record for the best performance by an Asian football team at the Olympics.

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Preceded by
Newly Created
South Asian Champions
1993 (First title)
Succeeded by
1995 {{fb-rt|SRI}}
Preceded by
1995 Sri Lanka
South Asian Champions
1997 (Second title)
1999 (Third title)
Succeeded by
2003 Bangladesh
Preceded by
2003 Bangladesh
South Asian Champions
2005 (Fourth title)
Succeeded by
2008 Maldives
Preceded by
2006 Tajikistan
AFC Challenge Cup Champions
2008 (First title)
Succeeded by
2010 North Korea
Preceded by
1997 Iraq
Nehru Cup Champions
2007 (First title)
2009 (Second title)
Succeeded by
Incumbent

Medal Record
Men's Football
Men's Football
Asian Games
Gold1951 New DelhiTeam
Gold1962 JakartaTeam
Bronze1970 BangkokTeam

October Friendlies : Portugal Tour
Name Nat Tenure
Syed Abdul Rahim India 1950 � 1962
Harry Wright England 1963 � 1964
Pradip Kumar Banerjee India 1981 � 1982
Bob Bootland England 1983
Milovan Ciric Yugoslavia 1984
Pradip Kumar Banerjee India 1985
Syed Nayeemuddin India 1986
Amal Dutta India 1987
József Gelei Hungary 1990 � 1991
Syed Nayeemuddin India 1992
Jiří Pešek Czechoslovakia 1993 � 1994
Rustam Akramov Uzbekistan 1995
Syed Nayeemuddin India 1997 � 1998
Sukhvinder Singh India 1999 � 2002
Stephen Constantine England 2002 � 2005
Syed Nayeemuddin India 2005 � 2006
Bob Houghton England 2006 �

SAFF tournament record :
South Asian Football Federation Cup record
Year Round GP Won Drew Lost GF GA
Pakistan 1993
Champions
3
2
1
0
4
1
Sri Lanka 1995
Runner Up
2
0
1
1
2
3
Nepal 1997
Champions
4
3
1
0
12
3
India 1999
Champions
4
3
1
0
6
1
Bangladesh 2003
Third Place
5
2
1
2
8
5
Pakistan 2005
Champions
5
4
1
0
9
2
Sri Lanka
Maldives2008
Runner Up
5
4
1
0
9
3
Bangladesh 2009
Champions
5
3
1
1
3
2
Total
Best: Champions
33
22
8
3
53
20

AFC Challenge Cup record :
AFC Challenge Cup
Year Round GP Won Drew Lost
BD 2006
Quarterfinals
4
1
2
1
IN 2008
Champions
5
4
1
0
LK 2010
Group Stage*
3
0
0
3
Total
Best: Champions
12
5
3
4

Nehru Cup record :
Nehru Cup
Year Round GP W D L GF GA
India2007
Champions
5
4
0
1
13
3
India2009
Champions
5
3
0
2
6
5
Total
Best: Champions
10
7
0
3
19
8


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No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club


Football in India

National teamsMen's, Women's, Men's U-23, Men's U-20
National League CompetitionsI-League Division 1 / Division 2, NFL Defunct
Domestic Cup CompetitionsFederation Cup, Santosh Trophy, Durand Cup, IFA Shield, BC Roy Trophy, Datta Ray Trophy, Azad Trophy, Faria Gold Cup, Trades Cup, Lt. Governors Cup, Harbhanjan Singh, ATPA Shield, Garodia Gold Cup, Bordoloi Trophy, I'Day Cup, OIL Gold Cup, Goa Governor Cup, Goan Super Cup, Mullick Police Cup, Sikkim Gold Cup
State League CompetitionsBangalore , Calcutta, Cochin, Goa, Assam, Guwahati, Punjab, Delhi, Mumbai, Trivandum
International Cup CompetitionsNehru Cup

International association football

AsiaAFCAsian Cup
AfricaCAFAfrica Cup of Nations
North, Central America and CaribbeanCONCACAFGold Cup
South AmericaCONMEBOL � Copa América
OceaniaOFCNations Cup
EuropeUEFAEuropean Championship
Non-FIFAN.F.-BoardViva World Cup

South Asian Football Federation

International CompetitionsSAFF Championship , South Asian Games
Club Competitions
Age Related
National TeamsAfghanistan , Bangladesh , Bhutan , India , Maldives , Nepal , Pakistan , Sri Lanka
Domestic LeaguesAfghanistan , Bangladesh , Bhutan , India , Maldives , Nepal , Pakistan , Sri Lanka

National football teams of Asia (AFC)

Afghanistan, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China PR, Chinese Taipei, Guam, Hong Kong*, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Korea DPR, Korea Republic, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Macau*, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Northern Mariana Islands �, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
� Provisional Associate Member - Not a member of FIFA

National sports teams of India

National Summer Sports TeamsA1 Grand Prix * Badminton * Baseball(Men - Women) * Basketball (Men � Women) * Cricket (MenMen U-19Women) * Formula 1 * Football(MenMen U-23 - Men U-20) * Field hockey(Men � Women) * Kabaddi * Korfball * Rugby Union * Tennis (Davis Cup - Fed Cup) * Volleyball(Men � Women) * Water polo
National Winter Sports TeamsIce Hockey
Multi-Sporting EventOlympic Games * Commonwealth Games



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