India national under-17 football team

India Under-17
Association All India Football Federation (AIFF)
Sub-confederation SAFF (South Asia)
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Head coach Germany Nicolai Adam
FIFA code IND
First colours
Second colours
World Cup
Appearances 0
AFC U-16 Championship
Appearances 6 (First in 1990)
Best result Quarter-Finals: 2002

The India national under-17 football team, also known as India under-17s or India U17(s), represents India in association football at an under-16 age level and is controlled by the All India Football Federation, the governing body for football in India.

Competition history

AFC U-16 Championship

The top regional competition for the India U16s/U17s is the AFC U-16 Championship, which started in 1985. India played in the tournament for the first time in 1990 in which the team finished in third position in their group of four, only winning one match against Jordan.[1] India then qualified for the tournament again in 1996 in which they finished last in their group which included Iran, Thailand, Bahrain and China PR.[2] Another six years went by before the team qualifed for the 2002 tournament in which India managed to make it to the quarter-finals, where they lost 3–1 to South Korea.[3] India qualified for the 2004 tournament but could not make it past the group stage, finishing third out of four in a group that had Iran, Kuwait and Malaysia.[4] India went on to compete in the 2008 version in which they again finished third in a four team group failing to make the quarter-finals.[5] In 2012 AFC U-16 Championship, India was drawn in the "group of death" along with the like of Uzbekistan, Syria, China PR, and while they performed commendably, they failed to progress having lost once and drawing twice.[6][7][8] India U16s did not qualify for 2014 AFC U-16 Championship as they finished 2nd in qualification group stage matches.

AFC U-16 Championship record

AFC U-16 Championship
Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
Qatar 1985DNQ
Qatar 1986
Thailand 1988
United Arab Emirates 1990Group stage310222
Saudi Arabia 1992DNQ
Qatar 1994
Thailand 1996Group stage4103616
Qatar 1998DNQ
Vietnam 2000
United Arab Emirates 2002Quarter-Final411279
Japan 2004Group stage310234
Singapore 2006DNQ
Uzbekistan 2008Group stage310238
Uzbekistan 2010DNQ
Iran 2012Group stage302145
Thailand 2014DNQ
India 2016Qualified
Total6/1627113124748
AFC U-16 Championship History
Year Round Score Result
1990 Round 1 India 0 – 3  United Arab EmiratesLoss
Round 1 India 1 – 3  IraqLoss
1996 Round 1 India 0 – 7  ThailandLoss
Round 1 India 2 – 3  BahrainLoss
Round 1 India 3 – 2  China PRWin
2002 Round 1 India 4 – 1  MyanmarWin
Round 1 India 1 – 1  United Arab EmiratesDraw
Quarter Final India 1 – 3  South KoreaLoss
2004 Round 1 India 1 – 2  KuwaitLoss
Round 1 India 2 – 1  MalaysiaWin
2008 Round 1 India 0 – 3  SyriaLoss
Round 1 India 1 – 0  IndonesiaWin
2012 Round 1 India 2 – 3  UzbekistanLoss
Round 1 India 0 – 0  SyriaDraw
Round 1 India 2 – 2  China PRDraw
2016 Round 1 India 5 – 0  BahrainWin
Round 1 India 0 – 3  IranLoss
Round 1 India 6 – 0  LebanonWin

SAFF U-16 Championship

2011 SAFF U-16 Championships

The India under-16 team participated in the 2011 SAFF U-16 Championship, but started the competition by failing to win their first match in a 1-0 loss to rivals Pakistan. Indian followed up that with a 5-0 win against Maldives, and hence qualifying for the semi-finals, where they won against Nepal U16 4-2 in the tie breaker to move on to the final against Pakistan, but lost the match 2-1.

2013 SAFF U-16 Championships

The India under-16 team participated in the 2013 SAFF U-16 Championship, Nepal, and was drawn in Group B alongside Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. India played their first match against Sri Lanka where they won with a scoreline of 4-1. In the second match against Bangladesh, they won 2-0, and thus qualified for semi-final as group toppers. India played against Afghanistan in the semi-final clash, winning the game 4-3 in the tie breaker, before defeating tough contender Nepal 1-0 in the final to lift the 2013 SAFF U-16 Championship.[9]

SAFF U16 Championship record

SAFF U-16 Championship
Hosts / Year Result GP W D* L GS GA
Bangladesh 2015Runner Up420283
Total1/1420283
SAFF U-16 Championship History
Year Round Score Result
2015 Group stage India 5 – 0  Sri LankaWin
Group stage India 1 – 2  BangladeshLoss
Semi-Final India 1 – 0    NepalWin
Final India 1 – 1  BangladeshLoss

FIFA U-17 World Cup

The Indian team has never qualified for any FIFA U-17 World Cup to date, but will host the 2017 edition, and by virtue of being the host, they qualify automatically to play in the tournament. This will be the first time any Indian football team at all age levels, hosts a tournament at international level. Depending on the success of the team in the tournament and the success of the tournament, the All India Football Federation has hinted at making bids to host the FIFA U-20 World Cup in the future.

India has confirmed that Kochi will be one of the host cities in the tournament. They have five more cities to select out of a list of seven options including New Delhi, Pune, Bombay, Panjim, Bengaluru, Kolkata, and Guwahati.

Fixtures and Results

Date Opponent Result Score* Venue Competition
2014-05-18 Malaysia Harimau Muda D U16 Loss 0–1 Malaysia Frenz Stadium, Malaysia 2014 Asia Champions Trophy U-16
2014-05-24 Indonesia Frenz United Indonesia U16 Loss 1–2 India Barasat Stadium, India 2014 Asia Champions Trophy U-16
2013-05-31 Vietnam PVF Vietnam U16 Draw 1–1 India Barasat Stadium, India 2014 Asia Champions Trophy U-16
2014-06-7 Malaysia Harimau Muda D U16 Loss 3–6 India Barasat Stadium, India 2014 Asia Champions Trophy U-16
2014-06-14 Singapore Home United U16 Draw 0–0 Singapore Bishan Stadium, Singapore 2014 Asia Champions Trophy U-16
2014-06-21 Singapore Home United U16 Win 6–1 India Barasat Stadium, India 2014 Asia Champions Trophy U-16
2014-06-28 Vietnam PVF Vietnam U16 Loss 0–3 Vietnam Thống Nhất Stadium, Vietnam 2014 Asia Champions Trophy U-16
2014-07-5 Indonesia Frenz United Indonesia U16 Win 1–2 Indonesia Jalak Harupat Stadium, Indonesia 2014 Asia Champions Trophy U-16
2014-07-12  Timor-Leste Loss 0–1 East Timor East Timor National Stadium, Timor-Leste 2014 Asia Champions Trophy U-16
2014-07-19  Timor-Leste Win 3–0 (walk-over) India Barasat Stadium, India 2014 Asia Champions Trophy U-16
2015-08-9 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Win 5–0 Bangladesh Sylhet District Stadium, Bangladesh 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship
2015-08-13 Bangladesh Bangladesh Loss 1–2 Bangladesh Sylhet District Stadium, Bangladesh 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship
2015-08-16 Nepal Nepal Win 1–0 Bangladesh Sylhet District Stadium, Bangladesh 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship
2015-08-18 Bangladesh Bangladesh Draw 1–1 (lost 4-2 in penalties) Bangladesh Sylhet District Stadium, Bangladesh 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship
2015-09-16 Bahrain Bahrain Win 5–0 Iran Yadegar-e Emam Staidum, Iran 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
2015-09-18 Iran Iran Loss 0–3 Iran Gostaresh Foulad Stadium, Iran 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
2015-09-20 Lebanon Lebanon Win 6–0 Iran Yadegar-e Emam Staidum, Iran 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head coach Nigeria [[]][10]
Assistant coach Russia
Goalkeeper coach China
Physiotherapist India Somya Routh
Team manager India

Current squad

The 23 member squad for the 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualification to be held in Tabriz City, Iran from 16 September 2015. Caps and goals accurate as of 21 September 2015 (after the game against Lebanon U16s)

Number Name DOB Place Caps (goals)
Goalkeepers
1 Mohammad Nawaz 21 January 2000 India Manipur 0 (0)
26 Dheeraj Singh Moirangthem 4 July 2000 India Manipur 3 (0)
27 Shamsher Singh 1 January 2000 India – 0 (0)
Defenders
2 1 January 2000 India Goa 3 (1)
3 Jitendra Singh 13 June 2001 India West Bengal 3 (0)
4 Sumith Rathi 1 January 2000 India Chandigarh 0 (0)
12 1 January 2000 India Manipur 3 (0)
19 1 January 2000 India Mumbai 4 (3)
22 1 January 2000 India Bhayander 0 (0)
24 31 March 2000 India Mumbai 3 (1)
31 1 January 2000 India Kerala 3 (0)
37 1 January 2000 India Gujrat 1 (0)
Midfielders
6 Suresh Singh Wangjam 1 January 2000 India Manipur 3 (4)
7 Khumanthem Ninthoinganba Meetei13 July 2001 India Manipur 3 (0)
8 Amarjit Singh Kiyam (Captain) 1 January 2000 India Manipur 3 (1)
10 Komal Thatal 1 January 2000 India – 3 (1)
11 Aniket Anil Jhadav 1 January 2000 India Maharashtra 2 (0)
14 Lalrintluanga Chownghlut 1 January 2000 India Meghalaya 0 (0)
15 Vanlalhruaia Joseph 1 January 2000 India – 2 (0)
17 Sanjeev Stalin 1 January 2000 India Bangalore 3 (0)
Forwards
9 Aman Chetri 1 January 2000 India Assam 3 (2)
20 Rahul Kannoly Praveen 1 January 2000 India – 2 (0)
21 Konganba Singh Akoijam 1 January 2000 India – 0 (0)

References

  1. ↑ "4th Asian U-16 Championship 1990". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  2. ↑ "7th Asian U-16 Championship 1996". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Asian U-17 Championship 2002". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  4. ↑ "Asian U-17 Championship 2004". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  5. ↑ "Asian U-17 Championship 2008". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  6. ↑ http://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=4269
  7. ↑ http://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=4271
  8. ↑ http://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=4266
  9. ↑ http://www.goalnepal.com/matchinfo.php?id=1315
  10. ↑ http://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=6184

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