India national football team
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| Nickname(s) | The Bhangra Boys, The Wonder Boys | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Association | All India Football Federation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach |  Bob Houghton |
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| Captain | Baichung Bhutia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Top scorer | Baichung Bhutia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA code | IND | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA ranking | 153 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest FIFA ranking | 94 (February 1996) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lowest FIFA ranking | 165 (March 2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elo ranking | 147 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| First international | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 France 2 - 1 India  (London, England; July 31, 1948) |
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| Biggest win | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
India 7 - 0 Ceylon  (Bangalore, India; December 16, 1963) |
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| Biggest defeat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 USSR 11 - 1 India (Moscow, USSR; September 16, 1955) |
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| AFC Asian Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 2 (First in 1964) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Runners-up, 1964 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Asian Football Federation Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 6 (First in 1993) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Winners - 1993, 1997, 1999, 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medal record | |||
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| Asian Games | |||
| Gold | 1951 New Delhi | Team | |
| Gold | 1962 Jakarta | Team | |
| Bronze | 1970 Bangkok | Team | |
| Medal record | |||
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| Men’s Football | |||
| South Asian Games | |||
| Gold | 1985 Dhaka | Team | |
| Gold | 1987 Calcutta | Team | |
| Bronze | 1989 Islamabad | Team | |
| Silver | 1993 Dhaka | Team | |
| Gold | 1995 Madras | Team | |
| Bronze | 1999 Kathmandu | Team | |
| Silver | 2004 Islamabad | 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 also finished 4th in the football tournament at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, and won the 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.
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 and Nehru Cup in 2007 under coach Bob Houghton.
[edit] Recent coaching history
| Name | Nat | Tenure |
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| Stephen Constantine | |
2002–2005 |
| Sukhwinder Singh | |
2005 |
| Syed Nayeemuddin | |
2005–2006 |
| Bob Houghton | |
2006– |
[edit] World Cup record
- 1930 to 1938 - Did not enter
- 1950 - Qualified by default, but withdrew
- 1954 - Entry not accepted by FIFA
- 1958 to 1970 - Did not enter
- 1974 to 2010- Did not qualify
[edit] Asian Cup record
- 1964 - Runners-Up
[edit] South Asian Football Federation Cup record
[edit] AFC Youth Championship
[edit] AFC Challenge Cup record
- 2006 - Quarter Finals
[edit] Nehru Cup record
- 2007 - Winners
[edit] Current Squad
The following players were called up for the 2008 SAFF Cup.
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[edit] Recent Call UpSquad
(as of October 2007)
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| 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 Incumbent |
| Preceded by 1997 Iraq  |
Nehru Cup Champions 2007 (First title) |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
[edit] External links
- Official Website of the All India Football Federation
- India winning Nehru Cup(CNN-IBN)
- Home of the Bhangra Boys - The Indian national team
