India national football team

India

Nickname(s)	The Jalfezi's, The Wonder Boys,
Association	All India Football Federation
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Bob Houghton
Captain	Baichung Bhutia
Most caps	Baichung Bhutia (55)
Top scorer	Baichung Bhutia (38)
FIFA code	IND
FIFA ranking	144
Highest FIFA ranking	94 (February 1996)
Lowest FIFA ranking	165 (March 2007)
Elo ranking	155
Home colours Away colours
First international
France 2 - 1 India (London, England; July 31, 1948)
Biggest win
India 7 - 1 Ceylon (Bangalore, India; December 16, 1963)
Biggest defeat
USSR 11 - 1 India (Moscow, USSR; September 16, 1955)
AFC Asian Cup
Appearances	2 (First in 1964)
Best result	Runners-up, 1964
South Asian Football Federation Cup
Appearances	7 (First in 1993)
Best result	Winners - 1993, 1997, 1999, 2005

Medal record
Men’s Football
Asian Games
Gold	1951 New Delhi	Team
Gold	1962 Jakarta	Team
Bronze	1970 Bangkok	Team

The India national football team is the national football team of India and is controlled by the All India Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation, and a member of FIFA.

Contents 1 Summary 1.1 Recent coaching history 2 Performances 2.1 World Cup record 2.2 Asian Cup record 2.3 SAFF tournament record 2.4 AFC Challenge Cup record 2.5 Nehru Cup record 3 2008 Results and Upcoming fixtures 4 Current Squad 4.1 Recent call-ups 5 References 6 External links

Summary

India qualified by default for the 1950 FIFA World Cup as a result of the withdrawal of all of their scheduled opponents. However, they did not take up their place in the competition because FIFA demanded all players at the World Cup finals should wear football boots. A number of the Indian players refused to abide by this rule and the team was forced to withdraw. The team has never since come close to qualifying for the World Cup.^[1]

India finished 4th in the football tournament at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, won the 1951 & 1962 Asian Games Gold medal and reached the semi-finals in the next two Asian Games tournaments in what became known as the golden era of Indian football. ^[2]

India hosted the 2001 Millennium Super Cup, but were knocked out in the group stage following defeats by Iceland and Uruguay.

More recent successes have been limited to the South Asian Football Federation Cup, the LG Cup won in Vietnam in 2002 under English coach Stephen Constantine, Nehru Cup in 2007 and the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup under coach Bob Houghton, which earned them a place in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup to be held in Qatar.

Recent coaching history

Name	Nat	Tenure
Stephen Constantine		2002–2005
Sukhwinder Singh		2005
Syed Nayeemuddin		2005–2006
Bob Houghton		2006–

Performances

World Cup record

• 1930 to 1938 - Did not enter
• 1950 - Qualified by default, but withdrew
• 1954 - Entry not accepted by FIFA
• 1958 to 1970 - Did not enter
• 1974 to 2006- Did not qualify

Asian Cup record

• 1956 - Did not enter
• 1960 - Didn't qualify
• 1964 - Second Place
• 1968 - Didn't qualify
• 1972 to 1980 - Did not Entry
• 1984 - Round 1
• 1988 to 2007 - Didn't qualify
• 2011 - Qualified

SAFF tournament record

South Asian Football Federation Cup record Year Round GP W D L GF GA 1993 Champions 3 2 1 0 4 1 1995 Runner Up 2 0 1 1 2 3 1997 Champions 4 3 1 0 13 3 1999 Champions 4 3 1 0 6 1 2003 Third Place 5 2 1 2 8 5 2005 Champions 5 4 1 0 9 2 2008 Runner Up 5 4 1 0 9 3 Total Best: Champions 28 19 7 2 51 18

South Asian Games Football Year Round GP W D L GF GA 1985 Dhaka Champions 3 2 1 0 4 1 1987 Calcutta champions 2 0 1 1 2 3 1989 Islamabad Third Place 4 3 1 0 13 3 1993 Dhaka Runner Up 4 3 1 0 6 1 1995 Madras Champions 5 2 1 2 8 5 1999 Kathmandu Third Place 5 4 1 0 9 2 2004 Islamabad Runner Up 5 4 1 0 9 3 Total Best: Champions 28 19 7 2 51 18

AFC Challenge Cup record

• 2006 - Quarterfinal
• 2008 - Champions

Nehru Cup record

• 2007 - Winners

2008 Results and Upcoming fixtures

Date	Tournament	Location	Opponent	FIFA Ranking	Score	Scorers
May 24 2008	Friendly	Nehru Stadium, Goa	Chinese Taipei	174	3-0 W	Pradeep (2) & Chetri
May 27 2008	Friendly	Nehru Stadium, Chennai	Chinese Taipei	174	2-2 D	Pradeep
June 3 2008	SAFF Championship 2008 Group Stage	Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé	Nepal	177	4-0 W	Pradeep, Bhutia, Chetri & SK Singh
June 5 2008	SAFF Championship 2008 Group Stage	Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé	Pakistan	160	2-1 W	Pradeep & Dias
June 7 2008	SAFF Championship 2008 Group Stage	Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé	Maldives	156	1-0 W	GM Singh
June 11 2008	SAFF Championship 2008 Semi-Final	Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé	Bhutan	190	2-1 W	Sunil Chetri & GM Singh
June 14 2008	SAFF Championship 2008 Final	Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo	Maldives	156	0-1 L
5 July 2008	Friendly	Gouveia	Gouveia Select		2-0 W	Lawrence& Ahmed
9 July 2008	Friendly	Gouveia	GD Gafanha	Third Division	3-2 W	Singh, Sunil Chetri & Tarif Ahmed
12 July 2008	Friendly	Gouveia	Gouveia XI		4-0 W	Yadav, Chetri & Ahmed
22 July 2008	Friendly	Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad	Malaysia	161	1-1 D	Baichung Bhutia
30 July 2008	2008 AFC Challenge Cup Group Stage	Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad	Afghanistan	166	1-0 W	Lawrence
1 August 2008	2008 AFC Challenge Cup Group Stage	Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad	Tajikistan	154	1-1 D	og
3 August 2008	2008 AFC Challenge Cup Group Stage	Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad	Turkmenistan	158	2-1 W	Baichung Bhutia (2)
7 August 2008	2008 AFC Challenge Cup Semi Final	Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad	Myanmar	157	1-0 W	Chetri
13 August 2008	2008 AFC Challenge Cup Final	Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi	Tajikistan	156	4-1 W	Chetri(3), Baichung

Current Squad

The following players were called up for the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup, 30 July, 2008.

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club Goalkeepers 1 GK Subrata Paul December 24, 1986 (1986-12-24) (age 22) East Bengal 24 GK Subhashish Roy Chowdhary September 27, 1986 (1986-09-27) (age 23) Mahindra United Defenders 2 DF Moirangthem Govin Singh January 14, 1988 (1988-01-14) (age 21) Churchill Brothers 5 DF Anwar Ali September 24, 1984 (1984-09-24) (age 25) JCT 6 DF Baldeep Singh Junior JCT 12 DF Deepak Kumar Mondal October 12, 1979 (1979-10-12) (age 30) Mohun Bagan 14 DF Mahesh Gawli January 23, 1980 (1980-01-23) (age 29) Dempo SC 17 DF Irungbam Surkumar Singh March 21, 1983 (1983-03-21) (age 26) East Bengal 19 DF Gouramangi Moirangthem Singh January 25, 1986 (1986-01-25) (age 23) Churchill Brothers 20 DF Samir Subash Naik August 8, 1979 (1979-08-08) (age 30) Dempo SC 22 DF Syed Rahim Nabi December 12, 1982 (1982-12-12) (age 26) East Bengal Midfielders 4 MF Krishnan Nair Ajayan May 3, 1983 (1983-05-03) (age 26) Mahindra United 7 MF N. P. Pradeep April 28, 1983 (1983-04-28) (age 26) Mahindra United 8 MF P. Renedy Singh June 20, 1979 (1979-06-20) (age 30) East Bengal 23 MF Steven Dias 25 December, 1983 Mahindra United 25 MF Clifford Miranda Dempo SC 27 MF Mehrajuddin Wadoo February 12, 1984 (1984-02-12) (age 25) East Bengal 28 MF Bungo Thockchom Singh March 2, 1983 (1983-03-02) (age 26) Churchill Brothers 30 MF Climax Lawrence January 16, 1979 (1979-01-16) (age 30) Dempo SC Strikers 11 FW Sunil Chetri August 3, 1984 (1984-08-03) (age 25) East Bengal Club 15 FW Baichung Bhutia June 15, 1976 (1976-06-15) (age 33) Mohun Bagan 18 FW Sushil Kumar Singh November 14, 1986 (1986-11-14) (age 22) Mahindra United 21 FW Abhishek Yadav November 14, 1986 (1986-11-14) (age 22) Mumbai FC

Recent call-ups

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club MF Manjit Singh January 25, 1986 (1986-01-25) (age 23) Mahindra United (v. Maldives on June 14)

Preceded by Newly Created	South Asian Champions 1993 (First title)	Succeeded by 1995 Sri Lanka
Preceded by 1995 Sri Lanka	South Asian Champions 1997 (Second title) 1999 (Third title)	Succeeded by 2003 Bangladesh
Preceded by 2003 Bangladesh	South Asian Champions 2005 (Forth title)	Succeeded by 2008 Maldives
Preceded by 1997 Iraq	Nehru Cup Champions 2007 (First title)	Succeeded by Incumbent

References

External links

• Official Website of the All India Football Federation
• India winning Nehru Cup(CNN-IBN)
• Home of the Bhangra Boys - The Indian national team
• Article on India winning AFC Challenge Cup and Indian football in general

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