India national football team
India national football team is the national football team of India. They played their first game in 1938 against Australia. The team is controlled by the All India Football Federation. The team is managed by Igor Stimac. They have been runners up of Asian Nations Cup (1964). Their best result is to feature in the fourth olympic football tournament's semi-finals in 1956.
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| Nickname(s) | The Blue Tigers | ||
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| Association | All India Football Federation (AIFF) | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | SAFF (South Asia) | ||
| Head coach |  Igor Štimac | ||
| Captain | Sunil Chhetri | ||
| Most caps | Sunil Chhetri (133)[1] | ||
| Top scorer | Sunil Chhetri (85)[1] | ||
| Home stadium | Various | ||
| FIFA code | IND | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 101 (29 March 2023) | ||
| Highest | 94[2] (February 1996) | ||
| Lowest | 173[3] (March 2015) | ||
| First international | |||
Pre-independence: Australia 5–3 India  (Sydney, Australia; 3 September 1938)[4] Post-independence:  India 1–2 France  (London, England; 31 July 1948)[5] | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| Australia 1–7 India (Sydney, Australia; 12 December 1956)[6] India 6–0 Cambodia  (New Delhi, India; 17 August 2007)[7] | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 USSR 11–1 India (Moscow, Soviet Union; 16 September 1955)[8] | |||
| Summer Olympics | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 1948) | ||
| Best result | Semi-finals (1956) | ||
| Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1964) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (1964) | ||
| SAFF Championship | |||
| Appearances | 13 (first in 1993) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1993, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2021) | ||
India National Football Team Media
Indian team at a tussle against Bulgaria at the 1956 Olympics.
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Indian team at the 1960 Olympics, Coach Syed Abdul Rahim at the front row centre and captain P. K. Banerjee on his right side.
India vs Argentina match at the Eden Gardens during the 1984 Nehru Cup.
India playing against Syria at the 2007 Nehru Cup
The captain of Indian Football team, Bhaichung Bhutia celebrating along with other players after winning the 2007 Nehru Cup final.
India playing XI against Thailand at 2019 AFC Asian Cup
India national football team during the 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification.
Blue Pilgrims displaying national flag and their own banners at the 2018 Intercontinental Cup
The 3D Blue Tiger tifo displayed by Blue Pilgrims in June 2018
Syed Abdul Rahim, the most successful Indian coach for the national team
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dey, Subrata. "India – Record international players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ↑ "India jump four spots to enter top 150 of FIFA men's rankings". Scroll (TheField Scroll). 3 March 2017. https://thefield.scroll.in/816585/football-india-jump-four-spots-to-enter-top-150-of-fifa-mens-rankings. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ↑ "India slip to 172 in latest FIFA rankings". The Indian Express. 3 March 2017. http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/india-slip-to-172-in-latest-fifa-rankings/. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ↑ "India football team tour of Australia 1938". Archived from the original on 6 August 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ↑ "India's first ever match as independent nation". 31 July 2018. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ↑ "India's Melbourne magic". December 2016. Archived from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ↑ "India 6-0 win over Cambodia". Archived from the original on 14 August 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ↑ "Soviet Union 11:1 India". eu-football.info. Archived from the original on 5 December 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "World Football Elo Ratings: India". World Football Elo Ratings. Archived from the original on 24 April 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
