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The India national football team represents India in men's international football and is governed by the All India Football Federation. The team, which is considered as the best team in South Asia , won two gold medals at the 1951 and 1962 Asian Games while finishing fourth at the 1956 Summer Olympics .
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 .
This is a list of Indian international footballers, who have played for the India national football team since its foundation in 1938, before the country's independence. Players with 22 or more official caps are listed here. [1] [2] [3] Bold denotes players still playing international football.
On 12 June 2005 Sunil scored his first goal on his debut for the senior India national football team against Pakistan in the eventual 1–1 draw. [ 101 ] On 15 October 2019, Chhetri became the only Indian to secure a place in the list of top 10 goalscorers in international football.
This article lists the India national football team managers/head coaches, the post which was incorporated in 1938 with the appointment of Pankaj Gupta for their tour to Australia. Balaidas Chatterjee became the first manager of the national team in post-independent India, who guided the nation at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.
This category is for footballers who have appeared for the senior India national football team (but not players who have only been capped at Under-21 or other junior levels). Players in this category should also be left in category:Indian men's footballers.
India national football team navigational boxes (2 C, 3 P) Pages in category "India national football team" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
The India senior national team was ranked 18th in Asia, but FIFA does not rank under–age national teams. [113] [114] Indian football fans began a campaign on social media, with hashtags supporting their cause. India team coach Igor Štimac reached out to the government of India for intervention with an open letter on social media.