India national football team

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India
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s) The Bhangra Boys, The Wonder Boys,
Association All India Football Federation
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Head coach Flag of England Bob Houghton
Captain Baichung Bhutia
Most caps Baichung Bhutia (58)
Top scorer Baichung Bhutia (41)
FIFA code IND
FIFA ranking 147
Highest FIFA ranking 94 (February 1996)
Lowest FIFA ranking 165 (March 2007)
Elo ranking 155
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Home colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Away colours
First international
Flag of France France 2 - 1 India Flag of India
(London, England; July 31, 1948)
Biggest win
Flag of India India 7 - 1 Ceylon Flag of Sri Lanka
(Bangalore, India; December 16, 1963)
Biggest defeat
Flag of the Soviet Union USSR 11 - 1 India Flag of 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.

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[edit] 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.

India's traditional arch rivals are Pakistan national football team, due to the historic tension between the two nations, and even though India has consistently beaten Pakistan, they are often hard-fought matches. Another regional rival is Maldives national football team, who have had many well-balanced, thrilling matches with each other, and this rivalry is often seen as more competitive than the rivalry shared with Pakistan.

[edit] Recent coaching history

Name Nat Tenure
Stephen Constantine Flag of England 2002–2005
Sukhwinder Singh Flag of India 2005
Syed Nayeemuddin Flag of India 2005–2006
Bob Houghton Flag of England 2006–

[edit] Performances

[edit] World Cup record

[edit] Asian Cup record

[edit] SAFF tournament record

South Asian Football Federation Cup record
Year Round GP W D L GF GA
Flag of Pakistan 1993
Champions
3
2
1
0
4
1
Flag of Sri Lanka 1995
Runner Up
2
0
1
1
2
3
Flag of Nepal 1997
Champions
4
3
1
0
13
3
Flag of India 1999
Champions
4
3
1
0
6
1
Flag of Bangladesh 2003
Third Place
5
2
1
2
8
5
Flag of India 2005
Champions
5
4
1
0
9
2
Flag of the MaldivesFlag of Sri Lanka 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
Flag of Bangladesh 1985 Dhaka
Champions
3
2
1
0
4
1
Flag of India 1987 Calcutta
Champions
2
0
1
1
2
3
Flag of Pakistan 1989 Islamabad
Third Place
4
3
1
0
13
3
Flag of Bangladesh 1993 Dhaka
Runner Up
4
3
1
0
6
1
Flag of India 1995 Madras
Champions
5
2
1
2
8
5
Flag of Nepal 1999 Kathmandu
Third Place
5
4
1
0
9
2
Flag of Pakistan 2004 Islamabad
Runner Up
5
4
1
0
9
3
Total
Best: Champions
28
19
7
2
51
18

[edit] AFC Challenge Cup record

[edit] Nehru Cup record

[edit] Current Squad

The following players were called up for the Exposure-cum-Training Tour to Dubai and Barcelona, June-August.

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club
Goalkeepers
1 GK Subrata Pal December 24, 1986 (1986-12-24) (age 22) 30 Flag of India Pune FC
24 GK Subhashish Roy Chowdhary September 27, 1986 (1986-09-27) (age 22) Flag of India Mahindra United
GK Arindam Bhattacharya December 11, 1989 (1989-12-11) (age 19) Flag of India Churchill Brothers
Defenders
2 DF Moirangthem Govin Singh January 3, 1988 (1988-01-03) (age 21) Flag of India East Bengal
5 DF Anwar Ali September 24, 1984 (1984-09-24) (age 24) Flag of India Dempo SC
12 DF Deepak Kumar Mondal October 13, 1979 (1979-10-13) (age 29) Flag of India Mohun Bagan
14 DF Mahesh Gawli January 23, 1980 (1980-01-23) (age 29) Flag of India Dempo SC
17 DF Irungbam Surkumar Singh March 21, 1983 (1983-03-21) (age 26) Flag of India Salgaocar SC
19 DF Gouramangi Singh January 25, 1985 (1985-01-25) (age 24) 21 2 Flag of India Churchill Brothers
20 DF Samir Subash Naik August 8, 1979 (1979-08-08) (age 29) Flag of India Dempo SC
4 DF Nallappan Mohanraj February 23, 1989 (1989-02-23) (age 20) Flag of India Mohun Bagan
3 DF Nanjangud Shivananju Manju May 9, 1987 (1987-05-09) (age 22) Flag of India Mohun Bagan
41 DF Rakesh Masih March 18, 1987 (1987-03-18) (age 22) Flag of India Mohun Bagan
Midfielders
7 MF Naduparambil Pappachan Pradeep April 28, 1983 (1983-04-28) (age 26) 18 9 Flag of India Mahindra United
8 MF P. Renedy Singh June 20, 1979 (1979-06-20) (age 30) Flag of India East Bengal
23 MF Steven Dias December 25, 1983 (1983-12-25) (age 25) Flag of India Mahindra United
25 MF Clifford Miranda July 11, 1982 (1982-07-11) (age 27) Flag of India Dempo SC
27 MF Mehrajuddin Wadoo February 12, 1984 (1984-02-12) (age 25) Flag of India East Bengal
28 MF Anthony Pereira April 9, 1982 (1982-04-09) (age 27) Flag of India Dempo SC
30 MF Climax Lawrence January 16, 1979 (1979-01-16) (age 30) Flag of India Dempo SC
22 MF Syed Rahim Nabi December 12, 1985 (1985-12-12) (age 23) Flag of India East Bengal
6 MF Baldeep Singh Junior February 6, 1987 (1987-02-06) (age 22) Flag of India JCT
29 MF Jagpreet Singh September 6, 1988 (1988-09-06) (age 20) Flag of India JCT
Strikers
11 FW Sunil Chetri August 3, 1984 (1984-08-03) (age 24) 34 15 Flag of India Dempo SC
15 FW Baichung Bhutia December 15, 1976 (1976-12-15) (age 32) 58 41 Flag of India East Bengal
18 FW Sushil Kumar Singh April 1, 1989 (1989-04-01) (age 20) Flag of India Mahindra United
21 FW Abhishek Yadav June 10, 1980 (1980-06-10) (age 29) Flag of India Mumbai FC

[edit] Recent call-ups

No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club
GK Felix D'Souza March 25, 1980 (1980-03-25) (age 29) Flag of India Sporting Clube de Goa
DF Habibur Rehman Mondal May 27, 1986 (1986-05-27) (age 23) Flag of India Mohun Bagan
DF Denzil Franco June 30, 1985 (1985-06-30) (age 24) Flag of India Mahindra United
DF Debrata Roy November 4, 1986 (1986-11-04) (age 22) Flag of India Mahindra United
MF Krishnan Nair Ajayan May 3, 1983 (1983-05-03) (age 26) Flag of India Mahindra United (v. Turkmenistan on August 3 2008)
MF Bungo Thockchom Singh March 2, 1983 (1983-03-02) (age 26) Flag of India Salgaocar SC (v. Afghanistan on July 7 2008)
MF Baljit Singh Sahni January 12, 1987 (1987-01-12) (age 22) Flag of India JCT
FW Manjit Singh January 25, 1986 (1986-01-25) (age 23) Flag of India Mahindra United (v. Maldives on June 14 2008)
FW Balwant Singh December 15, 1986 (1986-12-15) (age 22) Flag of India JCT
FW Tarif Ahmed February 8, 1985 (1985-02-08) (age 24) Flag of India FC ONGC
FW Sampath Kumar Kuttymani September 28, 1986 (1986-09-28) (age 22) Flag of India Pune FC
FW Singam Subash Singh February 2, 1990 (1990-02-02) (age 19) Flag of India East Bengal
2007 ONGC Nehru Cup India vs Syria
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
Preceded by
2006 Tajikistan 
AFC Challenge Cup Champions
2008 (First title)
Succeeded by
Incumbent

[edit] References

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