The following is a list of the India national football team's competitive records and statistics.

The India national football team represents India in international football and is controlled by the All India Football Federation. Under the global jurisdiction of FIFA and governed in Asia by the AFC, the team is also part of the South Asian Football Federation. The team, which was once considered one of the best teams in Asia, had its golden era during the 1950s and early 1960s. During this period, under the coaching of Syed Abdul Rahim, India won gold during the 1951 and 1962 Asian Games, won silver medal in 1964 AFC Asia Cup as runners up, while finishing fourth during the 1956 Summer Olympics. India has never participated in the FIFA World Cup, although the team did qualify by default for the 1950 World Cup after all the other nations in their qualification group withdrew. However India withdrew prior to the beginning of the tournament.

India has never participated in a FIFA World Cup. After gaining independence in 1947, India managed to qualify for the World Cup held in 1950. This was due to Myanmar, Indonesia, and the Philippines withdrawing from qualification. However, prior to the start of the tournament, India themselves withdrew due to the expenses required in getting the team to Brazil. Other reasons cited for why India withdrew include FIFA not allowing Indian players to play in the tournament barefoot and the All India Football Federation not considering the World Cup an important tournament compared to the Olympics.

After withdrawing from the 1950 FIFA World Cup, India didn't enter the qualifying rounds of the tournament between 1954 and 1982. Since the 1986 qualifiers, with the exception of the 1990 edition of the tournament, the team started to participate in qualifiers but have yet to qualify for the tournament again.

Individual records Player records

Players in bold are still active with India.

+ Players with most international caps for IndiaRank.PlayerCapsGoalsCareer 1.157952005−20252.9102011−present3.83271995−20114.7662015−present5.74291991−20036.7232003−20117.7162006−20138. 69161974−19849.6811999−20116802007−2017

+ Players with most international goals scored for IndiaRank.PlayerGoalsCapsRatioCareer1.95 (list)1572005–20252.29 (list)741991−20033.27 (list)831995−20114.23 (list)56 2011−20195.16 (list)69 1974−19846.15 (list)361969−197415 (list)50 1955−19667.12 (list)371958−19648.11 (list)321956−196211 (list)351969−197411 (list)411994−20049.10 (list)131953−1956

Manager records

(since 2002)

ManagerPeriodRecord MatchesWonDrawLostWin % Stephen Constantine2002–0518459 Sukhwinder Singh20055113 Syed Nayeemuddin2005–067412 Bob Houghton2006–114414624 Armando Colaco2011 (Interim)5023 Savio Medeira2011–1213526 Wim Koevermans2012–1420758 Stephen Constantine2015–194223613 Igor Štimac2019–202453191420 Manolo Márquez2024–20258143 Khalid Jamil2025–12246

Competition records FIFA World Cup

India has never played in finals of a FIFA World Cup. The closest they came to qualify was back in 2002 when they were a point away from progressing in to the final round.

YearResultPositionSquad 1930Did not enterDid not enter 1934 1938 1950WithdrewQualified 1954Denied by FIFANone 1958to 1982Did not enterDid not enter 1986Did not qualify623176 1990Withdrew from qualification 19948116822 1998311137 20026321115 20066114218 2010201136 2014201125 201810217718 2022814367 2026612337 2030To be determined 2034Total--------511115254994

AFC Asian Cup

Host/YearResultPositionSquad 1956Did not enterDid not enter 1960Did not qualify620479 1964Runners-up2nd320153SquadBye 1968Did not qualify301226 1972to 1980Did not enterDid not enter 1984Group stage10th401307Squad430182 1988to 2007Did not qualify2124151757 2011Group stage16th3003313Squad2008 AFC Challenge Cup winners 2015Did not qualifyFailed to win 2012 & Did not qualify for 2014 AFC Challenge Cup 2019Group stage17th310244Squad188282524 2023Group stage24th300306Squad11443148 2027To be determined11146512TotalsRunners-up5/171631121233 7420153978118

Summer Olympics

Host/YearResultPositionSquad 1908– 1936Did not enterDid not enter 1948Round 111th100112SquadQualified automatically 1952Preliminaries25th1001110Squad 1956Semi-finals4th310259SquadBye 1960Round 113th301236Squad4400134 1964– 1988Did not qualify2391133238TotalSemi-finals4 / 1781161027 23 9 1 13 45 42

Asian Games Host/YearResultPositionSquad 1951Champions1st330070Squad 1954Round 18th210136Squad 1958Semi-finals4th52031213Squad 1962Champions1st5401116Squad 1966Round 18th310247Squad 1970Third place3rd631285Squad 1974Round 113th3003214Squad 1978Round 28th5104513Squad 1982Quarter-finals6th421153Squad 1986Round 116th300318Squad 1990Did not enter 1994 1998Round 216th510438SquadTotal2 Titles11 / 1344182246183

AFC Challenge Cup Host/YearResultPositionSquad 2006Quarter-final84 12134SquadQualified automatically 2008Champions1st541093SquadQualified as hosts 2010Group Stage8300316SquadQualified automatically 2012Group stage8th300308Squad321072 2014Did not qualify320162Totals1 Title2/584139116411134

SAFF Championship Host/Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA 1993Champions1st321041 1995Runners-up2nd302123 1997Champions1st4310123 1999Champions1st431061 2003Third place3rd521285 2005Champions 1st541092 2008Runners-up2nd540193 2011Champions 1st5410162 2013Runners-up2nd521245 2015Champions1st4400114 2018Runners-up2nd430183 2021Champions1st532082 2023Champions1st523082Total8 Titles13/13573614710536

CAFA Nations Cup Host/Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA 2025Third place3rd412135TotalThird place1/1412135

South Asian Games Host/YearResultPosition 1984Did not enter 1985Champions1st321061 1987Champions1st321060 1989Third place3rd321053 1991Group stage6th201112 1993Runners-up2nd312064 1995Champions1st330050 1999Third place3rd5401154Totals 3 Titles 7/8 20 12 6 2 38 14

Other tournaments Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament Champions (4): 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955 Merdeka Cup Runners-up (2): 1959, 1964 Third place (4): 1965, 1966, 1970, 2023 Pesta Sukan Cup Champions (1): 1971 Afghanistan Republic Day Cup Third place (2): 1976, 1977 King's Cup Third place (2): 1977, 2019 ANFA Cup Runners-up (1): 1983 Afro-Asian Games Runners-up (1): 2003 Nehru Cup Champions (3): 2007, 2009, 2012 Intercontinental Cup Champions (2): 2018, 2023 Tri-Nation Series Champions (2): 2017, 2023 VFF Cup Runners-up (1): 2022

Head-to-head record

Updated as of India vs. Uruguay on 6 October 2026.

+ Source: FIFA Data Centre: India Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost Goals for Goals against Goal difference % Won Confederation Last Match 14 6 6 2 21 10 +11 AFC 2025 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 CONMEBOL 1984 8 2 1 5 23 25 -2 AFC 2023 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 UEFA 2012 7 0 1 6 4 16 -12 AFC 2022 29 14 11 4 38 21 +17 AFC 2025 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 UEFA 2022 3 3 0 0 10 1 +9 AFC 2011 1 0 0 1 0 4 -4 CONMEBOL 2026 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 AFC 2001 5 4 0 1 16 5 +11 AFC 2022 4 1 2 1 5 6 -1 CAF 2012 11 0 5 6 6 17 -11 AFC 2018 9 5 2 2 18 12 +6 AFC 2018 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 CONCACAF 2019 2 0 0 2 1 3 -2 OFC 2005 2 0 1 1 0 2 -2 UEFA 1993 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 UEFA 1948 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 CAF 1982 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 AFC 2015 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 CONCACAF 2011 18 9 4 5 38 22 +16 AFC 2026 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 UEFA 1991 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 UEFA 2001 17 6 2 9 21 31 -10 AFC 2004 9 2 1 6 6 20 -14 AFC 2025 7 0 1 6 4 13 -9 AFC 2023 3 0 0 3 2 7 -5 UEFA 1964 3 0 1 2 0 5 -5 CONCACAF 2026 12 3 0 9 11 36 -25 AFC 2006 2 0 0 2 1 4 -3 AFC 2022 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 CAF 2018 7 3 2 2 8 19 -11 AFC 2024 5 4 0 1 9 3 +6 AFC 2023 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 AFC 2016 8 1 3 4 6 12 -6 AFC 2023 2 2 0 0 6 1 +5 AFC 2017 25 8 7 10 36 48 -12 AFC 2024 18 13 2 3 39 14 +25 AFC 2025 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 CAF 2024 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 AFC 2023 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 CAF 1985 21 10 3 8 30 39 -9 AFC 2023 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 CAF 2010 23 17 4 2 42 9 +33 AFC 2023 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 OFC 2018 7 0 1 6 5 21 -16 AFC 2019 10 0 3 7 6 23 -17 AFC 2021 25 16 7 2 42 18 +24 AFC 2023 2 0 0 2 4 7 -3 AFC 2014 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 CONCACAF 2026 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 CONMEBOL 1986 4 2 1 1 8 4 +4 AFC 2013 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 UEFA 1984 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 CONCACAF 2016 5 0 1 4 1 12 -11 AFC 2024 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 CONCACAF 2017 3 0 0 3 1 11 -10 AFC 2006 14 4 3 7 14 19 -5 AFC 2025 19 4 1 14 12 47 -35 AFC 2011 12 7 2 3 19 12 +7 AFC 1973 2 0 0 2 1 16 -15 UEFA 1971 15 9 4 2 24 9 +13 AFC 2021 2 0 0 2 3 10 -7 CONCACAF 1984 8 3 1 4 7 11 -4 AFC 2024 8 2 2 4 11 16 -5 AFC 2026 24 7 6 11 28 37 -9 AFC 2025 4 0 1 3 3 10 -7 CONCACAF 2011 5 1 1 3 7 9 -2 AFC 2016 13 2 1 10 7 32 -25 AFC 2021 2 0 0 2 2 9 -7 CONMEBOL 2026 6 0 1 5 3 14 -11 AFC 2024 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 OFC 2023 4 1 1 2 5 7 -2 AFC 2024 9 1 2 6 12 20 -8 AFC 2010 1 0 0 1 0 5 -5 CAF 2011 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 CAF 2026Total

Other records Longest unbeaten streak: 13 games (2 June 2016 – 14 November 2017) Longest winning streak: 8 games (2 June 2016 – 19 August 2017) Biggest win: 0–7 (7 December 1963) Biggest defeat: 11–1 (15 July 1952)

Honours EventGoldSilverBronzeTotal AFC Asian Cup 0 1 0 1 Asian Games 2 0 1 3 Afro-Asian Games 0 1 0 1 AFC Challenge Cup 1 0 0 1CAFA Nations Cup 0 0 1 1 SAFF Championship 8 4 1 13 South Asian Games 3 1 2 6 Colombo Cup 4 0 0 4 Nehru Cup 3 0 0 3 Intercontinental Cup 2 0 0 2 Tri-Nation Series 2 0 0 2 Pesta Sukan Cup 1 0 0 1 Merdeka Tournament 0 2 4 6 ANFA Cup 0 1 0 1 VFF Cup 0 1 0 1 Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup 0 0 2 2 King's Cup 0 0 2 2Total 26 11 13 50

See also India national football team India national football team results List of India national football team hat-tricks

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