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The India national football team is the men's football team that has represented India in international competition since 1938. Organized by the All India Football Federation (AIFF), the national team is part of FIFA's Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). Considered one of the best teams in Asia at one point, the team had it's golden era during the fifties and early sixties. During this period, under the coaching of Syed Abdul Rahim, India won gold during the 1951 and 1962 Asian Games while finishing fourth during the 1956 Summer Olympics, cementing the nation as one of the best teams in the world at the time.

The India national team have never participated in the FIFA World Cup and have appeared only three times in the AFC Asian Cup, the top footballing competition in Asia. The national team did qualify for the World Cup in 1950 after all the other nations in Asia's qualification group withdrew. However, India themselves withdrew from the tournament prior to the tournament beginning. India also participate in the SAFF Championship, the top regional football competition in South Asia. They have won the tournament six times since the tournament began in 1993.

Despite India not reaching the same heights since their golden era, the team has seen a resurgence in performance and achievements since the beginning of the twenty-first century. Other than the SAFF Championship triumphs, India have won the re-started Nehru Cup in 2007, 2009, and 2012. The team also managed to emerge victorious during the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup and thus qualified for the Asian Cup for the first time in 27 years.

Current squad
The following 24 players were called up prior to the friendly match against Cambodia and the AFC Asian Cup qualifier against Myanmar in March 2017.

Caps and goals are updated as of 18 March 2017 after the match against Puerto Rico.

Recent call-ups
The following players have also been called up to the India squad within the last twelve months.