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Devi was called-up for the senior team and debuted in the year 2011. [12] She is the current captain of the India women's national football team. Devi played a pivotal role in India's success in qualifying for the 2021 Olympics (supposed to be held in 2020) which is going to be held in Tokyo. Devi has several achievements with the national team.
Football for women in Asia started later compared to their male counterparts. The seed of women's football in India was planted in the early 1970s. The first manager was Sushil Bhattacharya, in 1975 [3] and from 1975 until 1991, the administration of the game was in the hands of the Women's Football Federation of India (WFFI), which comes under the Asian Ladies' Football Confederation (ALFC ...
The first captain to lead India in their first AIFF organised international tour was Karuna Bhattacharya, [2] [3] who captained India in their first international match against Australia on 3 September 1938. The following table includes players who have captained the India national football team, along with the vice-captains and the ...
Over the years the Indian Women's Football Championship has been the major championship among state teams.. On 21 April 2016, over a year after the AIFF started plans for a women's football league, the AIFF President, Praful Patel, said that a women's football league would kick off in October 2016 with six teams to be decided, with the goal to expand to eight teams by 2017. [19]
Hemam Shilky Devi (born 23 November 2005) is an Indian professional footballer from Manipur, [1] who plays as a midfielder for Gokulam Kerala in the Indian Women's League and the India women's national football team. In 2022, she was the youngest player of the AFC Women's Asia Cup aged 16 years and two months.
Oinam Bembem Devi (born 4 April 1980) is an Indian football coach and former footballer from Manipur. [2] In 2017, she was honoured with the Arjuna Award by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. [3] She was nicknamed the Durga of Indian Football and is currently involved in spreading awareness about Women's football in India. [4]
India beat Ceylon 1–0 in first match of the tour. Though it was an All-Bengal team, it was an Indian team by all means. The second known official international tour of the Indian team, which at that time consisted of both Indian and British players, was to South Africa in 1934 when it was led by Indian footballer Gostha Pal. [5] The football ...
Opponents of India women's national football team, as of April 2021. This article summarizes the outcomes of all matches including FIFA recognised, unofficial and matches played against club teams by the India women's national football team, since they first played in 1975.