Indian national football team all-time records
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 1962Asian Games, 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.[1] 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.[1] However, prior to the start of the tournament, India themselves withdrew due to the expenses required in getting the team to Brazil.[1] 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.[1]
After withdrawing from the 1950 FIFA World Cup, India didn't enter the qualifying rounds of the tournament between 1954 and 1982.[2] 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.[2]
All time records versus other teams
Till date India has played against 71 other national football teams which are FIFA members out of which 44 of Asia, 8 of Africa, 7 of North America, 3 of South America, 2 of Oceania and 7 of Europe. (For statistical convention matches decided in extra time are counted as wins or losses, while matches decided by penalty shootout are counted as draws).Includes matches played at Olympics finals and qualification tournament.
Updated as of 19 November 2019 .[3]
| Nations | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Winning % | Confederation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan |
13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 8 | +20 | 69.23 | AFC |
 Argentina |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 | CONMEBOL |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 25 | +2 | 37.50 | AFC |
 Azerbaijan |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 | UEFA |
 Bahrain |
6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 0.00 | AFC |
 Bangladesh |
25 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 52.00 | AFC |
 Bhutan |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 | 100.00 | AFC |
 Brunei |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 100.00 | AFC |
 Bulgaria |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 | UEFA |
 Cambodia |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 80.00 | AFC |
 Cameroon |
4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 0.00 | CAF |
 China PR |
13 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 24 | −17 | 0.00 | AFC |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Chinese Taipei |
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 62.50 | AFC |
 Curaçao |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 | CONCACAF |
 Fiji |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 | OFC |
 Finland |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0.00 | UEFA |
 France |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 | UEFA |
 Ghana |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 | CAF |
 Guam |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 66.67 | AFC |
 Guyana |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 | CONCACAF |
 Hong Kong |
15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 20 | +12 | 46.67 | AFC |
 Hungary |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0.00 | UEFA |
 Indonesia |
21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 42.86 | AFC |
 Iran |
11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 25 | −18 | 18.18 | AFC |
 Iraq |
6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0.00 | AFC |
 Israel |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 0.00 | UEFA |
 Jamaica |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0.00 | CONCACAF |
 Jordan |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 | AFC |
 Japan |
14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 38 | −26 | 21.43 | AFC |
 Kenya |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.00 | CAF |
 North Korea |
9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 24 | −17 | 0.00 | AFC |
 South Korea |
22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 55 | −41 | 18.18 | AFC |
 Kuwait |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 33.33 | AFC |
 Kyrgyzstan |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 75.00 | AFC |
 Laos |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 100.00 | AFC |
 Lebanon |
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 0.00 | AFC |
 Macau |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 100.00 | AFC |
 Malaysia |
23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 30 | 45 | −15 | 34.78 | AFC |
 Maldives |
19 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 34 | 14 | +20 | 63.16 | AFC |
 Mauritius |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 | CAF |
 Morocco |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 | CAF |
 Myanmar |
20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 35 | −1 | 45.00 | AFC |
 Namibia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 | CAF |
 Nepal |
19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 7 | +27 | 68.42 | AFC |
 New Zealand |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 | OFC |
 Oman |
9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 22 | −17 | 0.00 | AFC |
 Pakistan |
28 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 37 | 18 | +19 | 53.57 | AFC |
 Palestine |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 0.00 | AFC |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Peru |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0.00 | CONMEBOL |
 Philippines |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 50.00 | AFC |
 Poland |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 | UEFA |
 Puerto Rico |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.00 | CONCACAF |
 Qatar |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0.00 | AFC |
 Saudi Arabia |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 0.00 | AFC |
 Singapore |
14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 35.71 | AFC |
 Sri Lanka |
20 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 50 | 15 | +35 | 75.00 | AFC |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 | CONCACAF |
 Suriname |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 0.00 | CONCACAF |
 Syria |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | +0 | 33.33 | AFC |
 Tajikistan |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 20.00 | AFC |
 Thailand |
22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 36 | −10 | 27.27 | AFC |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 25.00 | CONCACAF |
 Turkmenistan |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 20.00 | AFC |
 Tunisia |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 | CAF |
 United Arab Emirates |
12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 24 | −17 | 16.67 | AFC |
 Uruguay |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 | CONMEBOL |
 Uzbekistan |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | −8 | 0.00 | AFC |
 Vietnam |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 50.00 | AFC |
 South Vietnam |
11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 63.64 | AFC |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 15 | −11 | 33.33 | UEFA |
 Yemen |
9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 11.11 | AFC |
 Zambia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0.00 | CAF |
| Total | 493 | 184 | 104 | 205 | 686 | 788 | −102 | 37.32 | FIFA |
Recent results and schedule
For all past match results of the national team, see the team's results page.
2017
| 22 March 2017 Friendly | Cambodia | 2–3 |  India | Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| 17:00 IST | Laboravy  36'Vathanaka 62' |
Report | Chhetri 35' Lalpekhlua 49'Jhingan 52' |
Stadium: Olympic Stadium Referee: Võ Minh Trí (Vietnam) |
| 28 March 2017 2019 ACQ | Myanmar | 0–1 | India | Yangon, Myanmar |
| 17:00 IST | Report | Chhetri 90' |
Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Attendance: 12,205 Referee: Yu Ming Hsun (Chinese Taipei) |
| 6 June 2017 Friendly | India | 2–0 | Nepal | Mumbai, India |
| Jhingan 60' Lalpekhlua 78' |
Report | Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena Referee: Pranjal Banerjee (India) |
| 13 June 2017 2019 ACQ | India | 1–0 | Kyrgyzstan | Bangalore, India |
| 20:00 IST | Chhetri 69' |
Report | Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 6,213 Referee: Yudai Yamamoto (Japan) |
| 19 August 2017 Tri-Nation Series | India | 2–1 | Mauritius | Mumbai, India |
| R. Singh 37' B. Singh 62' |
Report | Jocelyn 15' |
Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena Referee: Dilan Perera (Sri Lanka) |
| 24 August 2017 Tri-Nation Series | India | 1–1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Mumbai, India |
| J. Singh 38' |
Report | Amory 71' |
Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena Referee: Dilan Perera (Sri Lanka) |
| 5 September 2017 2019 ACQ | Macau | 0–2 | India | Taipa, Macau |
| Report | B. Singh 57', 82' |
Stadium: Estádio Campo Desportivo Attendance: 600 Referee: Ahmed Faisal (Jordan) |
| 11 October 2017 2019 ACQ | India | 4–1 | Macau | Bangalore, India |
| 19:30 UTC+5:30 | Borges 28' Chhetri 60'Ho Man Fai 70' (o.g)Lalpekhlua 90+2' |
Report | Torrão 37' |
Stadium: Sree Kanteerava Stadium Attendance: 4,131 Referee: Yaqoob Abdul Baki (Oman) |
| 14 November 2017 2019 ACQ | India | 2–2 | Myanmar | Margao, India |
| 20:00 UTC+5:30 | Chhetri 13' (pen.) Lalpekhlua 69' |
Report | Yan Naing Oo 1' Kyaw Ko Ko 19' |
Stadium: Fatorda Stadium Attendance: 5,546 Referee: Liu Kwok Man (Hong Kong) |
2018
| 27 March 2018 2019 ACQ | Kyrgyzstan | 2–1 | India | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
| Anton Zemlianukhin 2' Mirlan Murzaev 72' |
Report | Jeje Lalpekhlua 88' |
Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium Attendance: 9,588 Referee: Ammar Al-Jeneibi (United Arab Emirates) |
| 1 June 2018 Intercontinental Cup | India | 5–0 | Chinese Taipei | Mumbai, India |
| Sunil Chhetri 14', 34', 60' Udanta Singh 48'Pronay Halder 78' |
Report | Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena Attendance: 2,569 Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka) |
| 4 June 2018 Intercontinental Cup | India | 3–0 | Kenya | Mumbai, India |
| Sunil Chhetri 68' (pen.), 90+2' Jeje Lalpekhlua 71' |
Report | Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena Attendance: 8,890 Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka) |
| 7 June 2018 Intercontinental Cup | India | 1–2 | New Zealand | Mumbai, India |
| Sunil Chhetri 48' |
Report | Andre De Jong 49' Moses Dyer 86' |
Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena Referee: Hettikamkanamge Perera (Sri Lanka) |
| 10 June 2018 Intercontinental Cup | India | 2–0 | Kenya | Mumbai, India |
| Sunil Chhetri 8', 29' |
Report | Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena Referee: Nivon Robesh Gamini (Sri Lanka) |
| 5 September 2018 SAFF G.S. | India | 2–0 | Sri Lanka | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| 18:30 IST | Ashique Kuruniyan 36' Lallianzuala Chhangte 47' |
Report | Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria) |
| 9 September 2018 SAFF G.S. | India | 2–0 | Maldives | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| 18:30 IST | Nikhil Poojari 36' Manvir Singh 44' |
Report | Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: Hanna Hattab (Syria) |
| 12 September 2018 SAFF S.F. | India | 3–1 | Pakistan | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| 19:00 IST | Manvir Singh 48', 69' Sumeet Passi 84' |
Report | Muhammed Ali 88' |
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium |
| 15 September 2018 SAFF F | India | 1–2 | Maldives | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| 18:30 IST | Sumeet Passi 90+2' |
Report | Ibrahim Mahudhee 19' Ali Fasir 66' |
Stadium: Bangabandhu National Stadium Referee: Hasan Akrami (Iran) |
| 13 October 2018 Friendly | China PR | 0–0 | India | Suzhou, China |
| 17:05 IST | Report | Stadium: Suzhou Sports Center Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan) |
| 17 November 2018 Friendly | Jordan | 2–1 | India | Amman, Jordan |
| 22:30 IST | Amer Shafi 25' Ihsan Haddad 58' |
Report | Nishu Kumar 61' |
Stadium: King Abdullah II Stadium Referee: Wathik Mohammed Al Baag (Iraq) |
| 27 December 2018 Friendly | Oman | 0-0 | India | Abu Dhabi, UAE |
| 19:30IST | Report] | Stadium: Baniyas Stadium Referee: Omar Mohammed Al Ali(United Arab Emirates) |
2019
| 6 January 2019 Asian Cup G.S. | Thailand | v | India | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Stadium: Al Nahyan Stadium |
| 10 January 2019 Asian Cup G.S. | India | v | United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Stadium: Zayed Sports City Stadium |
| 14 January 2019 Asian Cup G.S. | India | v | Bahrain | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Stadium: Sharjah Stadium |
Records
Most capped players
Top 10 highest capped players as of 10 June
| Rank. | Name | Career | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunil Chhetri | 2005– | 115 | 72 |
| 2 | Bhaichung Bhutia | 1995–2011 | 104 | 40 |
| 3 | P. K. Banerjee | 1952–1967 | 84[4] | 65 |
| 4 | I. M. Vijayan | 1989–2004 | 79 | 43 |
| 5 | Gouramangi Singh | 2006–2013 | 71 | 6 |
| 6 | Climax Lawrence | 2003–2011 | 69 | 2 |
| 7 | Mahesh Gawli | 1999–2011 | 66 | 1 |
| 8 | Subrata Pal | 2007– | 66 | 0 |
| 9 | Renedy Singh | 1998–2011 | 59 | 4 |
| 10 | Irungbam Surkumar Singh | 2001–2011 | 52 | 2 |
Top goalscorers
| Rank. | Player | Career | Goals | Caps | Avg/Game |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunil Chhetri (list) | 2005– | 72 | 115 | 0.63 |
| 2 | P. K. Banerjee | 1952–1967 | 65 | 84 | 0.77 |
| 3 | I. M. Vijayan | 1989–2004 | 43 | 79 | 0.54 |
| 4 | Bhaichung Bhutia | 1995–2011 | 40 | 104 | 0.38 |
| 5 | Chuni Goswami | 1956–1964 | 32 | 50 | 0.64 |
| 6 | Jeje Lalpekhlua | 2009– | 23 | 56 | 0.43 |
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