India national futsal team
The India national futsal team is India's team for international futsal competitions. The All India Football Federation (AIFF) controls the team. The team is governed in Asia by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
Shirt badge/Association crest | |||
| Association | All India Football Federation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) SAFF (South Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Reza Kordi | ||
| FIFA code | IND | ||
| FIFA ranking | Template:FIFA Futsal World Ranking | ||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 135[1] (6 May 2024) | ||
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| First international | |||
(Isa Town, Bahrain; 12 August 2023) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
(Beirut, Lebanon; 13 September 2025) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| AFC Futsal Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
India's first game was against Bahrain in an international friendly game on 12 August 2023, losing 3–0. The 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification was their first international competition. That was in October 2023.
On 13 September 2025, India suffered their worst defeat in history, losing 7–2 to Lebanon.
Competitive record
FIFA Futsal World Cup
| FIFA Futsal World Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA |
| 1989 – 2020 | Did not enter | |||||||
| Did not qualify | ||||||||
| Total | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AFC Futsal Asian Cup
| AFC Futsal Asian Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA | |
| 1999 – 2022 | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
| Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 17 | |||||||||
| Total | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 17 | |
Results and fixtures
2023
| Friendly 12 August 2023 | Bahrain |
3–0 | Isa Town, Bahrain | |||
| 20:30 UTC+5:30 | https://web.archive.org/web/20230814061213/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/india-go-down-to-bahrain-on-international-futsal-debut | Stadium: Khalifa Sports City Stadium | ||||
| 2024 AFAC Q 7 October 2023 | Tajikistan |
6–3 | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | |||
| 19:30 UTC+5:30 |
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https://web.archive.org/web/20231009173643/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/india-bow-to-experienced-tajikistan-despite-davids-deliveries |
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Stadium: Dushanbe Indoor Hall | ||
| 2024 AFAC Q 9 October 2023 | India |
2–5 | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | |||
| 16:30 UTC+5:30 |
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https://web.archive.org/web/20231009174846/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/fighting-india-beaten-by-myanmar-suffer-second-successive-afc-futsal-asian-cup-qualifiers-loss |
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Stadium: Dushanbe Indoor Hall | ||
| 2024 AFAC Q 11 October 2023 | [[Palestinian National Authority {{{altlink}}}|Palestinian National Authority]] |
6–5 | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | |||
| 16:30 UTC+5:30 | https://web.archive.org/web/20231013205009/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/india-go-down-to-palestine-in-a-futsal-cliff-hanger |
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Stadium: Dushanbe Indoor Hall | |||
2025
| Friendly 13 September 2025 | Lebanon |
7–2 | Beirut, Lebanon | |||
| 21:30 IST | https://www.the-aiff.com/article/indian-mens-futsal-team-suffer-defeat-against-lebanon-in-preparatory-friendly | Stadium: Al Sadaka Sporting Complex | ||||
| Friendly 15 September 2025 | Lebanon |
v | Beirut, Lebanon | |||
| 21:30 IST | Stadium: Al Sadaka Sporting Complex | |||||
Overall results
- As of 15 September 2025
| Against | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 31 | –19 |
Players
Caps and goals are correct as of 14 August 2023, after the match against
[[Palestinian National Authority {{{altlink}}}|Palestinian National Authority]].
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Augustine Savio D'Mello (Captain) | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2 | GK | Sayantan Chowdhury | 3 | 0 | ||
| 5 | GK | Scott Moraes | 3 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | Aman Shah | 2 | 0 | ||
| DF | George MS Dawngliana | 3 | 0 | |||
| 21 | DF | Jayesh Sutar | 5 | 0 | ||
| 11 | DF | Kashinath Rathod | 2 | 0 | ||
| DF | Lalsangkima | 3 | 0 | |||
| 15 | DF | Sachin Patil | 5 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | Sandeep Oraw | 5 | 0 | ||
| 27 | MF | Abhay Gurung | 5 | 0 | ||
| 12 | MF | Bijoy Gusai | 5 | 0 | ||
| 10 | MF | Nikhil Mali | 11 November 1996
(aged 29) |
5 | 2 | |
| 17 | MF | Shamshad Ali | 2 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | David Laltlansanga | 5 | 6 | ||
| 16 | FW | Sandesh Nivrutti Malpote | 5 | 0 | ||