India national football team is the national football team of India. They played their first game in 1938 against Australia. The team is controlled by the All India Football Federation. The team is managed by Igor Stimac. They have been runners up of Asian Nations Cup (1964). Their best result is to feature in the fourth olympic football tournament's semi-finals in 1956.
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| Nickname(s) | The Blue Tigers |
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| Association | All India Football Federation (AIFF) |
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| Confederation | AFC (Asia) |
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| Sub-confederation | SAFF (South Asia) |
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| Head coach | Igor Štimac |
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| Captain | Sunil Chhetri |
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| Most caps | Sunil Chhetri (133)[1] |
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| Top scorer | Sunil Chhetri (85)[1] |
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| Home stadium | Various |
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| FIFA code | IND |
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| Current | 101 (29 March 2023) |
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| Highest | 94[2] (February 1996) |
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| Lowest | 173[3] (March 2015) |
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Pre-independence:
Australia 5–3 India
(Sydney, Australia; 3 September 1938)[4]
Post-independence:
India 1–2 France
(London, England; 31 July 1948)[5] |
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Australia 1–7 India
(Sydney, Australia; 12 December 1956)[6]
India 6–0 Cambodia
(New Delhi, India; 17 August 2007)[7] |
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Soviet Union 11–1 India
(Moscow, Soviet Union; 16 September 1955)[8] |
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| Appearances | 4 (first in 1948) |
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| Best result | Semi-finals (1956) |
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| Appearances | 5 (first in 1964) |
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| Best result | Runners-up (1964) |
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| Appearances | 13 (first in 1993) |
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| Best result | Champions (1993, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2021) |
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