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. 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.

Player records

 * Players in bold are still active with India.
 * Players in bold are still active with India.



Manager records

 * (since 2002)

FIFA World Cup
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.

Other tournaments

 * Colombo Cup
 * Champions: 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955
 * Merdeka Cup
 * Runners-up: 1959, 1964
 * Third place: 1965, 1966, 1970, 2023
 * Pesta Sukan Cup
 * Champions: 1971
 * Afghanistan Republic Day Cup
 * Third place: 1976, 1977
 * King's Cup
 * Third place: 1977, 2019
 * ANFA Cup
 * Runners-up: 1983
 * Afro-Asian Games
 * Runners-up: 2003
 * Nehru Cup
 * Champions: 2007, 2009, 2012
 * Intercontinental Cup
 * Champions: 2018, 2023
 * Tri-Nation Series
 * Champions: 2017, 2023
 * VFF Cup
 * Runners-up: 2022

Overall competitive record
(Excluding friendlies & minor tournaments)

Head-to-head record
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 11 June 2024 (vs 🇶🇦 qatar).

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Other records

 * Best unbeaten streak: 13 games (2 June 2016 – 14 November 2017)
 * Best winning streak: 8 games (2 June 2016 – 19 August 2017)
 * Biggest victory: 0–7 🇮🇳 india (7 December 1963)
 * Biggest defeat: 10–1  (15 July 1952)