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India national football team
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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.
Quick Facts Nickname(s), Association ...
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Nickname(s) | The Blue Tigers | ||
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Association | All India Football Federation (AIFF) | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Sub-confederation | SAFF (South Asia) | ||
Head coach | ![]() | ||
Captain | Sunil Chhetri | ||
Most caps | Sunil Chhetri (133)[1] | ||
Top scorer | Sunil Chhetri (85)[1] | ||
Home stadium | Various | ||
FIFA code | IND | ||
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FIFA ranking | |||
Current | 101 (29 March 2023) | ||
Highest | 94[2] (February 1996) | ||
Lowest | 173[3] (March 2015) | ||
First international | |||
Pre-independence:![]() ![]() (Sydney, Australia; 3 September 1938)[4] Post-independence: ![]() ![]() (London, England; 31 July 1948)[5] | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Sydney, Australia; 12 December 1956)[6] ![]() ![]() (New Delhi, India; 17 August 2007)[7] | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Moscow, Soviet Union; 16 September 1955)[8] | |||
Summer Olympics | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 1948) | ||
Best result | Semi-finals (1956) | ||
Asian Cup | |||
Appearances | 5 (first in 1964) | ||
Best result | Runners-up (1964) | ||
SAFF Championship | |||
Appearances | 13 (first in 1993) | ||
Best result | Champions (1993, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2021) |
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