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{{sport overview
{{sport overview
| title = Football in India
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| image = Yuva Bharati Krirangan.png
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| caption = [[Salt Lake Stadium]], [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]]
| caption = [[Salt Lake Stadium]] in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]]
| union = [[All India Football Federation]] (AIFF) <br /> <small> (formed in 1937, joined [[FIFA]] in 1948)<ref name="news.bbc.co.uk">{{cite news |last=Sharma |first=Mukesh |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8802642.stm |title=BBC Sport&nbsp;— Football&nbsp;— World Cup 2010: India's football absence examined |publisher=BBC News |date=2010-07-11 |access-date=2014-02-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113173934/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8802642.stm|archive-date=2014-01-13|url-status=live}}</ref></small>
| union = [[All India Football Federation]] (AIFF) <br />
| country = India
<small>(formed in 1937, joined [[FIFA]] in 1948)<ref name="news.bbc.co.uk">{{cite web|last=Sharma |first=Mukesh |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/8802642.stm |title=BBC Sport&nbsp;— Football&nbsp;— World Cup 2010: India's football absence examined |publisher=BBC News |date=2010-07-11 |accessdate=2014-02-15}}</ref></small>
| nationalteam = [[Indian national football team|India Men's]]<br />[[India women's national football team|India Women's]]<br />[[India national under-23 football team|India U-23 Men's]]<br />[[India national under-20 football team|India U-20 Men's]]<br />[[India women's national under-20 football team|India U-20 Women's]]<br />[[India national under-17 football team|India U-17 Men's]]<br />[[India women's national under-17 football team|India U-17 Women's]]<br />[[India national futsal team|India Futsal Men's]]<br />[[India women's national futsal team|Futsal Women's]]<br />[[India national beach soccer team|India Beach soccer Men's]]<br />India Esports
| country = India
| nickname = The Blue Tigers/Tigresses
| sport = football
| first = 1800s
| nickname = The Blue Tigers
| national_list = {{Collapsible list|
| first = 1800s
* '''Senior Football Championship:'''
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** [[Santosh Trophy|Senior Men's National Football Championship]]
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** [[Senior Women's National Football Championship]]
| national_list = [[Indian Super League]]
** [[National Beach Soccer Championship]]
| club_list =[[I-League]]<br>[[I-League 2nd Division]]<br>[[Calcutta Football League]](Regional)
* '''U23 Football Championships'''
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** [[Football at the National Games of India|National Games Football]]
*[[AFC Cup]]
* '''U21 Football Championships'''
*[[AFC Champions League]]
** Swami Vivekananda National Football Championship (U20)
* [[India at the FIFA World Cup|FIFA World Cup]]: Qualified ([[1950 World Cup|1950]]) - refused to participate<ref name="Wilson">{{cite web|last=Wilson |first=Bill |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17614190 |title=BBC News&nbsp;— Football looks to score in India |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=2012-04-10 |accessdate=2014-02-15}}</ref>
** [[Khelo India Youth Games]] (U-21)
* [[AFC Asian Cup|Asian Cup]]([[India national football team|National Team]]): Runner up in 1964
* '''U19 Football Championships'''
* [[SAFF Cup]]([[India national football team|National Team]]): Champions 6 times
** [[Junior Girl's National Football Championship]]
* [[AFC Challenge Cup]]([[India national football team|National Team]]):
* '''U17 Football Championships'''
Champions once
** [[B.C. Roy Trophy|Junior Boy's National Football Championship]]
* [[Nehru Cup]]([[India national football team|National Team]]): Champions thrice
** [[Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy|Sub-Junior Boy's National Football championship]]
** [[Sub–Junior Girl's National Football Championship]]
** [[Khelo India Youth Games]] (U-17)
* '''University Football Championship:'''
** [[Khelo India University Games]]
* '''Inter-School Football Championships'''
** [[Subroto Cup]]
}}
}}
| club_list = {{Collapsible list|
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* '''Leagues:'''
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** '''Men's'''
*** [[Indian Super League]] (1st tier)
*** [[I-League]] (2nd tier)
*** [[I-League 2]] (3rd tier)
*** [[I-League 3]] (4th tier)
*** [[Indian State Leagues|State leagues]] (5th - 9th tier)
*** [[AIFF Futsal Club Championship]]
*** [[Youth League (India)|Youth League]]
** '''Women's'''
*** [[Indian Women's League]] (1st tier)
*** [[Indian Women's League 2]] (2nd tier)
*** [[Indian State Leagues|State leagues]] (3rd tier)
** [[Institutional League]]
* '''Cups''':
** [[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]]
** [[Durand Cup]]
}}
}}
[[Association football|Football]] is India's second most popular sport, next to the game of [[cricket]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Kannan |first=Shilpa |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-14714970 |title=BBC News&nbsp;— Messi boost as Indian football challenges cricket |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=2011-09-01 |accessdate=2014-02-15}}</ref> Traditionally it has enjoyed popularity in the regions such as [[West Bengal]], [[Goa]], [[Kerala]], [[Orissa]], and the entire [[North-East India|north-eastern India]], especially [[Assam]], [[Manipur]], [[Meghalaya]], [[Mizoram]], [[Nagaland]] and [[Sikkim]].<ref name="Wilson"/> Dr. T. Ao, the Captain of the Indian Football Team to the London Olympics, 1948, and Captain of the [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan Athletic Club]] in 1948 and 1949 hailed from Nagaland.


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India's current top domestic league, [[I-League]], was formed in 2007 in an attempt to professionalize domestic football and in 2013 the Indian Super League was formed with 8 teams to promote Indian football to the country and world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-26143796 |title=BBC News&nbsp;— Can India ever learn to love football? |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2014-02-15}}</ref> Also contested is [[Santosh Trophy]], a knock-out competition between states (provinces) and government institutions. The current captain of the [[India national football team|Indian national team]] is [[Sunil Chhetri]] and the team is coached by [[Stephen Constantine]]. India is currently ranked 172 in the [[FIFA World Rankings]], down from 167 in October, 2015.
* '''[[Indian football clubs in Asian competition|Clubs]]'''
** [[AFC Champions League Elite]]
** [[AFC Champions League Two]]
** [[SAFF Club Championship]]
** [[AFC Women's Champions League]]
** [[AFC Futsal Club Championship]]
* '''[[India men's national football team|National team]]'''
** [[India men's national football team#FIFA World Cup|FIFA World Cup]]: Qualified ([[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]]) ''Did not participate''<ref name="Wilson">{{cite web |last=Wilson |first=Bill |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17614190 |title=BBC News&nbsp;— Football looks to score in India |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=2012-04-10 |access-date=2014-02-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220053713/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17614190 |archive-date=2014-02-20 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/sports/india-skipped-fifa-world-cup-in-1950-607610|title=India skipped FIFA World Cup in 1950|access-date=2 June 2022|archive-date=6 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210806145544/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/sports/india-skipped-fifa-world-cup-in-1950-607610|url-status=live}}</ref>
** [[Football at the Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]]: Semi-finals ([[Association football at the 1956 Summer Olympics|1956]])
** [[AFC Asian Cup]]: '''Runners-up''' ([[1964 AFC Asian Cup|1964]])
** [[Football at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]: '''Champions''' ([[Football at the 1951 Asian Games|1951]], [[Football at the 1962 Asian Games|1962]])
** [[SAFF Championship]]: '''Champions''' ([[1993 South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation Gold Cup|1993]], [[1997 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|1997]], [[1999 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|1999]], [[2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|2005]], [[2009 SAFF Championship|2009]], [[2011 SAFF Championship|2011]], [[2015 SAFF Championship|2015]], [[2021 SAFF Championship|2021]], [[2023 SAFF Championship|2023]])
** [[Intercontinental Cup (India)]]
** [[Tri-Nation Series (India)|Tri-Nation Series]]
** '''Defunct'''
*** [[AFC Challenge Cup]]: '''Champions''' ([[2008 AFC Challenge Cup|2008]])
*** [[Nehru Cup]]
* '''[[India national under-23 football team|National U-23 team]]'''
** [[Football at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]: Round of 16 ([[Football at the 2014 Asian Games|2014]], [[Football at the 2022 Asian Games|2022]])
** [[Football at the South Asian Games|South Asian Games]]: '''Runners–up''' ([[Football at the 2004 South Asian Games|2004]], [[Football at the 2016 South Asian Games|2016]])
* '''[[India national under-20 football team|National U-20 team]]'''
** [[AFC U-20 Asian Cup]]: '''Champions''' ([[1974 AFC Youth Championship|1974]])
** [[SAFF U-20 Championship]]: '''Champions''' ([[2019 SAFF U-18 Championship|2019]], [[2022 SAFF U-20 Championship|2022]], [[2023 SAFF U-19 Championship|2023]])
* '''[[India national under-17 football team|National U-17 team]]'''
** [[FIFA U-17 World Cup]]: Group stage ([[2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2017]])
** [[AFC U-17 Asian Cup]]: Quarter-finals ([[2002 AFC U-17 Championship|2002]], [[2018 AFC U-16 Championship|2018]])
** [[SAFF U-17 Championship]]: '''Champions''' ([[2013 SAFF U-16 Championship|2013]], [[2017 SAFF U-15 Championship|2017]], [[2019 SAFF U-15 Championship|2019]], [[2022 SAFF U-17 Championship|2022]], [[2023 SAFF U-16 Championship|2023]])
** [[WAFF U-16 Championship]]: '''Runners-up''' ([[2018 WAFF U-16 Championship|2018]])
* '''[[India national futsal team|National futsal team]]'''
** [[2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup]]
* '''[[India national beach soccer team|National beach soccer team]]'''
** [[AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup]]: Group stage (2007)
** [[Asian Beach Games]]: Group stage (2008)
* '''[[India women's national football team|Women's national team]]'''
** [[AFC Women's Asian Cup]]: '''Runners-up''' ([[1979 AFC Women's Championship|1979]], [[1983 AFC Women's Championship|1983]])
** [[Football at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]: Group Stage ([[Football at the 1998 Asian Games|1998]], [[Football at the 2014 Asian Games|2014]], [[Football at the 2022 Asian Games|2022]])
** [[SAFF Women's Championship]]: '''Champions''' ([[2010 SAFF Women's Championship|2010]], [[2012 SAFF Women's Championship|2012]], [[2014 SAFF Women's Championship|2014]], [[2016 SAFF Women's Championship|2016]], [[2019 SAFF Women's Championship|2019]])
** [[Football at the South Asian Games|South Asian Games]]: '''Champions''' ([[Football at the 2010 South Asian Games|2010]],[[Football at the 2016 South Asian Games|2016]],[[Football at the 2019 South Asian Games|2019]])
* '''[[India women's national under-20 football team|Women's U-20 national team]]'''
** [[AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup]]: Quarter-finals ([[2004 AFC U-19 Women's Championship|2004]])
** [[SAFF U-20 Women's Championship]]: '''Champions''' ([[2022 SAFF U-18 Women's Championship|2022]], [[2024 SAFF U-19 Women's Championship|2024]])
* '''[[India women's national under-17 football team|Women's U-17 national team]]'''
** [[FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup]]: Group Stage ([[2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup|2022]])
** [[AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup]]: Group Stage ([[2005 AFC U-17 Women's Championship|2005]])
** [[SAFF U-17 Women's Championship]]: '''Champions''' ([[2018 SAFF U-15 Women's Championship|2018]], [[2019 SAFF U-15 Women's Championship|2019]])
}}
| match = 131,781 <br /> ([[East Bengal 4–1 Mohun Bagan|1997 Federation Cup Semifinal: East Bengal F.C. VS Mohun Bagan A.C.]] at Salt Lake Stadium)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://inbedwithmaradona.com/journal/2013/7/22/6phssedqppiaxjndh9sxxm3jph49r7|title=Mohun Bagan and East Bengal: A derby to remember|access-date=5 December 2015|website=inbedwithmaradona.com|date=24 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204124327/http://inbedwithmaradona.com/journal/2013/7/22/6phssedqppiaxjndh9sxxm3jph49r7|archive-date=4 February 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}


'''[[Association football]]''' is one of the most popular sports in [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sharma |first1=Nandini |title=Sports Galore: Uncovering India's Top 20 Most Popular Sports |url=https://www.kreedon.com/top-20-most-popular-sports-in-india/ |website=Kreedon |date=23 April 2019 |access-date=26 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531171530/https://www.kreedon.com/top-20-most-popular-sports-in-india/ |archive-date=31 May 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-26143796 |title=BBC News&nbsp;— Can India ever learn to love football? |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=2014-02-14 |access-date=2014-02-15 |work=BBC News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140216035439/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-26143796 |archive-date=2014-02-16 |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup]] was the first [[FIFA]] event the country hosted. It was called the most successful [[FIFA U-17 World Cup]] ever, with a record-breaking attendance of 1,347,133, exceeding [[China]]'s record of 1,230,976 from 1985. India also hosted the [[2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup]] and bid to host the [[2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/news/y=2018/m=3/news=fifa-council-decides-on-key-steps-for-the-future-of-international-competitions.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317032934/http://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/news/y=2018/m=3/news=fifa-council-decides-on-key-steps-for-the-future-of-international-competitions.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 March 2018|title=FIFA Council decides on key steps for the future of international competitions|date=16 March 2018|website=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association}}</ref>
[[Mohun Bagan A.C.]] is the national club of India.<ref>http://www.mohunbaganac.com</ref> It is India's oldest football club and also one of the oldest football clubs in Asia, established in 1889.


The [[Indian national football team]] qualified for the [[1950 FIFA World Cup]] but did not participate.<ref name="India 1950">{{cite news|last1=Choudhury|first1=Chandrahas|title=Blame India's World Cup Drought on the Shoes|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2014-06-11/blame-india-s-world-cup-drought-on-the-shoes|access-date=30 May 2016|work=Bloomberg|date=11 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406182813/https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2014-06-11/blame-india-s-world-cup-drought-on-the-shoes|archive-date=6 April 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>
The [[2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup]] is scheduled to take place in India. By virtue of being the host country, the Indian team will automatically play in the tournament. Depending on the performance of the U-17 team, the [[All India Football Federation]] has indicated consideration for an U-20 bid.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/football/2013-u17-wc-host-rights-only-high-point-for-indian-football/article5508209.ece |title=2013: U-17 WC host rights only high point for Indian football |publisher=The Hindu |date=2013-12-27 |accessdate=2014-02-15}}</ref>


==History==
==History==
{{details|History of Indian Football}}
{{further|History of Indian football|India national football team at the Olympics}}
<!--This is just a short summary of Football in India. Please refrain from adding specific details here-->
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The origin of football in India can be traced back to mid-nineteenth century when the game was introduced by British soldiers. Initially, games were played between army teams. However, clubs were soon set up around the country. Several football clubs like [[Calcutta Cricket and Football Club|Calcutta FC]], Sovabazar, [[Mohun Bagan Athletic Club|Mohun Bagan]] and [[Techno Aryan F.C.|Aryan Club]] were established in [[Calcutta]] around the 1890s. Calcutta, then capital of British India, soon became the hub of Indian football. Tournaments like Gladstone Cup, Trades Cup and Cooch Behar Cup was also started around this time. The Durand Cup and IFA Shield were both started in late nineteenth century.


===Pre-independence===
The first Indian team to achieve success was Sovabazar Club, which won the Trades Cup in 1892. [[Mohun Bagan Athletic Club]] was set up in what is now West Bengal in 1889. The club became famous in 1911 when it became the first Indian team to lift the [[IFA Shield]], a tournament previously won only by British teams based in India. It defeated the [[East Yorkshire Regiment]] 2–1 in the final of the tournament in a victory that is still regarded by many as the greatest win by an Indian team before Independence.
British soldiers introduced football into India in the mid-nineteenth century.<ref name="Pillai">{{cite web|url=https://lifestyle.livemint.com/news/talking-point/how-football-kicked-off-in-india-111645287939737.html|title=How football kicked off in India {{!}} As with the English language, when the British transported the sport to India, they didn't expect the 'natives' to beat them at it|website=lifestyle.livemint.com|publisher=[[Mint (newspaper)|Livemint Delhi]]|date=8 June 2018|access-date=27 January 2022|first=Manu S|last=Pillai|location=Delhi, India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714153151/https://lifestyle.livemint.com/news/talking-point/how-football-kicked-off-in-india-111645287939737.html|archive-date=14 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bongodorshon.com/home/story_detail/story-of-legendary-football-coach-dukkhiram|first=Chandak|last=Guha|website=bongodorshon.com|publisher=Bongodorshon Information Desk|language=bn|trans-title=The Englishmen too feared Bengal's legendary first football coach|title=ইংরেজরাও ভয় পেত বাংলার প্রথম কিংবদন্তি ফুটবল কোচকে|location=Kolkata|agency=|date=5 September 2019|access-date=24 October 2022|archive-date=8 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230908122903/https://www.bongodorshon.com/home/story_detail/story-of-legendary-football-coach-dukkhiram}}</ref> Games were initially played between army teams but clubs were soon set up around the country. In 1872, [[Calcutta Cricket and Football Club|Calcutta FC]] was the first football club to be established, though the side may have originated as a rugby club that switched codes as late as 1894. Other early clubs include [[Dalhousie AC]], Traders Club and Naval Volunteers Club.<ref name="TheSportsCampus.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.thesportscampus.com/200805197/introduction-to-football/history-indian-football |title=History of Football in India |publisher=TheSportsCampus.com |date=2008-05-19 |access-date=2014-02-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825015957/http://www.thesportscampus.com/200805197/introduction-to-football/history-indian-football |archive-date=2012-08-25 |url-status=live }}</ref> Several other football clubs such as Sovabazar, [[Mohun Bagan]] and [[Techno Aryan F.C.|Aryan Club]] were established in [[Calcutta]] in the 1890s. Calcutta was then the capital of British India and soon became the hub of football. Tournaments like the [[Gladstone Cup]], the [[Trades Cup]] and the [[Cooch Behar Cup]] were started around this time.<ref>{{Cite journal |url=http://www.jhsr.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/01-07-JHSRVOL-2NO-2A.-SHIL.pdf |title=Football Culture in Princely State of Cooch Behar |access-date=16 April 2023 |archive-date=16 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416171622/http://www.jhsr.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/01-07-JHSRVOL-2NO-2A.-SHIL.pdf |first=Amrita |last=Kumar Shil |journal=JHSR Journal of Historical Study and Search |date=15 May 2022 |issn=2583-0198 |volume=2 }}</ref> The [[Durand Cup]] and [[IFA Shield]] were both started in the late nineteenth century.


The first Indian team to achieve success was Sovabazar Club, which won the Trades Cup in 1892.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/nagendra-prasad-sarbadhikari-father-of-indian-football|title='Golondaaj' Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari: the father of Indian football|access-date=18 February 2024}}</ref> [[Mohun Bagan|Mohun Bagan Athletic Club]], which was set up in modern-day West Bengal in 1889, became famous in 1911 when it became the first Indian team to win the [[IFA Shield]], a tournament previously won only by British teams based in India.<ref>{{cite web|title=FOOTBALL IN BENGAL|url=http://ifawb.com/archives.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306042849/http://www.ifawb.com/archives.php|archive-date=6 March 2016|access-date=14 January 2021|website=www.ifawb.com|publisher=The [[Indian Football Association]] (West Bengal)}}</ref> They defeated [[East Yorkshire Regiment]] 2–1 in the tournament's final in a victory that is still regarded as one of the greatest win by an Indian football team before independence.<ref name="Pillai"/>
The [[Indian Football Association]] (IFA) was established in Calcutta in 1893, but did not have a single Indian on its board until the 1930s. The [[All India Football Federation]], which runs the game in India, was formed in 1937, but took more than a decade to get affiliated with FIFA. India also insisted on playing barefoot when other nations were putting their boots on and the game was changing fast.<ref name="bbc.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/soutikbiswas/2010/06/why_is_india_a_football_laggard.html |title=Soutik Biswas's India: Why is India not at the World Cup? |publisher=BBC |date=2010-06-18 |accessdate=2014-02-15}}</ref>


[[File:Baroda (Vadodara) Football Club team 1910 -11.jpg|thumb|Players of Baroda Football Club, an Indian-European team, 1910–11.]]
India qualified by default for the [[1950 FIFA World Cup]] as a result of the withdrawal of all of their scheduled opponents. But lack of foreign exchange, the prospects of a long sea journey and an insistence on playing barefoot meant that the team never made it to Brazil.<ref name="bbc.co.uk"/><ref name="web.archive.org">{{cite web|author= |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100614204013/http://in.yfittopostblog.com/2010/06/14/barefoot-in-bengal-and-other-stories/ |title=Fit to Post: Yahoo! India News » Blog Archive Barefoot in Bengal and Other Stories « |publisher=Web.archive.org |date= |accessdate=2014-02-15}}</ref> Although FIFA imposed a rule banning barefoot play following [[1948 Summer Olympics|1948 Olympics]] where India had played barefoot. The myth that Indians refused to play because they were not allowed to play barefoot is not entirely true, according to the then Indian captain [[Shailen Manna]], it was just a story to cover up the disastrous decision of the AIFF. The team has never since come close to qualifying for the World Cup.<ref name="web.archive.org"/><ref>Lisi (2007), p. 49</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=7/overview.html |title=1950 FIFA World Cup Brazil&nbsp;– Overview|publisher=[[FIFA]]|accessdate=2014-02-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Arunava Chaudhuri |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100614204013/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/worldcupq.html |title=The Indian National Team's World Cup qualifying |publisher=Web.archive.org |date= |accessdate=2014-02-15}}</ref>


The [[Indian Football Association]] (IFA) was established in Calcutta in 1893 but had no Indians on its board until the 1930s. The [[All India Football Federation]] (AIFF), the national governing body of football in India, was formed in 1937 but did not become affiliated with [[FIFA]] until at least a decade later. India insisted on playing barefoot whereas other national sides wore boots.<ref name="bbc.co.uk">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/soutikbiswas/2010/06/why_is_india_a_football_laggard.html |title=Soutik Biswas's India: Why is India not at the World Cup? |publisher=BBC |date=2010-06-18 |access-date=2014-02-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131124074642/http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/soutikbiswas/2010/06/why_is_india_a_football_laggard.html |archive-date=2013-11-24 |url-status=live }}</ref> Footballer [[Jyotish Chandra Guha]] brought global attention to Indian football when he became the first Indian to appear with the [[English Football League]] club [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] in 1930.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://eastbengalclubrecords.wordpress.com/tag/jc-guha/|title=EAST BENGAL CLUB, INDIA – RECORDS, FUNS AND FACTS: 1930 – EAST BENGAL CLUB AND ARSENAL FC CONNECTION|website=eastbengalclubrecords.wordpress.com|date=31 March 2016|access-date=12 September 2021|archive-date=26 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226212004/https://eastbengalclubrecords.wordpress.com/tag/jc-guha/}}</ref>
India even picked up the gold in football in the first [[Asian Games]] in 1951, beating a "booted" Iran by a solitary goal. In 1956, after having put on its boots, India reached the semi-final in [[1956 Summer Olympics|Melbourne Olympics]] football, the first Asian country to do so. It stood fourth in the tournament. In 1962, India again picked up the football gold in the Asian Games.<ref name="bbc.co.uk"/> 1951–1962 is usually considered as "golden phase" of Indian football. The National team won numerous titles in this era under the coaching of [[Syed Abdul Rahim]]. Other than success in Asian Games football, India also won Merdeka Cup and Quadrangular Tournament while [[East Bengal]] garnered rave reviews after its tour of Romania. Rahim's death in the early 1960s pegged Indian football back after a successful period.


===The golden age===
India never qualified for the Olympics after 1960.<ref name="bbc.co.uk"/> India did qualify for its first Asian Cup in 1964 but failed to capture the title. India's last important performance in an international tournament was in 1970 Asian Games, when it won the bronze medal by defeating Japan 1–0. In mid-70s, Indian youth team jointly won the Youth Asian Cup with Iran. Indian football would go through a barren phase in 70s, 80s and 90s, gradually losing its foothold as a top Asian team.
India qualified by default for the [[1950 FIFA World Cup]] in Brazil because all of their scheduled opponents withdrew. India did not compete in the tournament. It was not because of a lack of financial assistance, particularly to purchase tickets for the sea journey, or because the team were not allowed to play barefoot.<ref name="bbc.co.uk"/><ref name="web.archive.org">{{cite web|url=http://in.yfittopostblog.com/2010/06/14/barefoot-in-bengal-and-other-stories/ |title=Fit to Post: Yahoo! India News " Blog Archive Barefoot in Bengal and Other Stories " |access-date=2014-02-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100614204013/http://in.yfittopostblog.com/2010/06/14/barefoot-in-bengal-and-other-stories/ |archive-date=14 June 2010 }}</ref> According to sports journalist [[Jaydeep Basu]], the financial barrier was solved as state associations provided financial help to the AIFF and that FIFA also promised to provide money.<ref name="India 1950"/>


FIFA had imposed a rule banning barefoot play following the [[1948 Summer Olympics|1948 Olympics]] where India had played barefoot. According to then-captain [[Shailen Manna]], this story was circulated to justify the AIFF's decision to not participate. Since 1950, the Indian national team has not come close to qualifying for the World Cup.<ref name="web.archive.org" /><ref>Lisi (2007), p. 49</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=7/overview.html|title=1950 FIFA World Cup Brazil&nbsp;– Overview|publisher=[[FIFA]]|access-date=2014-02-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318000125/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D7/overview.html|archive-date=2012-03-18|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Arunava Chaudhuri |url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/worldcupq.html |title=The Indian National Team's World Cup qualifying |access-date=2014-02-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130320195543/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/worldcupq.html |archive-date=20 March 2013 }}</ref> The AIFF had organised training is Calcutta for the 1950 World Cup and the board organised a series of meetings relating to India's participation but was not able to reach a decision. One to two weeks before the World Cup, the AIFF resorted to coming up with excuses to abandon the World Cup trip. This did not face much criticism in 1948 because the FIFA World Cup was not as popular as it is now.<ref name="India 1950"/>
In August 2007, the Indian national team won the [[Nehru Cup International Football Tournament|Nehru Cup]] for the first time in its history beating [[Syria national football team|Syria]] 1–0.<ref>{{ cite news | url = http://in.reuters.com/article/topNews/idINIndia-29226020070829 | title = India upstage Syria 1–0 to lift Nehru Cup | work=Reuters | date=2007-08-29}}</ref> In August the following year, India defeated [[Tajikistan national football team|Tajikistan]] 4–1 to lift the [[AFC Challenge Cup]] and in turn qualified for the [[2011 AFC Asian Cup]] in Qatar where the Indian star Vysakh scored an amazing goal that nominated for the fifa best year goal. In August 2009, India again won the Nehru Cup beating Syria in penalty (6–5).


1951–1962 is widely considered the "golden age" of Indian football. In this period, the national team won numerous titles under the coaching of [[Syed Abdul Rahim]]. India won the gold medal in the first [[Asian Games]] in [[Football at the 1951 Asian Games|1951]], beating Iran by one goal. In 1956, no longer playing barefoot, India reached the [[Football at the 1956 Summer Olympics - Men's team squads|semi-final]] in the 1956 [[1956 Summer Olympics|Melbourne Olympics]], becoming the first Asian country to do so and ranking fourth in the tournament. In 1962, India again won the gold in the [[Football at the 1962 Asian Games|Asian Games at Jakarta]], defeating [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]] 2–1.<ref name="bbc.co.uk" /> India also won the [[Merdeka Cup]] and the [[Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament]], while [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]] garnered good reviews after touring Romania. Also in 1951, India achieved their highest [[World Football Elo Ratings|World Football Elo Rating]] of 31. According to former FIFA president [[Sepp Blatter]], India is "the sleeping giant of world football".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nativeplanet.com/travel-guide/best-football-stadiums-in-india-002837.html|work=nativeplanet.com|access-date=2018-05-14|language=en|title=As India is gripping onto the football fever, take a look at the best football stadiums in India! - Nativeplanet|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514215314/https://www.nativeplanet.com/travel-guide/best-football-stadiums-in-india-002837.html|archive-date=2018-05-14|url-status=live}}</ref>
In January 2011 India played in the [[2011 Asian Cup]] which was the first time India has played in the [[Asian Cup]] for 24 years. India were knocked out in the group stage which contained [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]], [[Australia national association football team|Australia]], and [[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain]].


===Decline===
Ever since the [[2011 Asian Cup]] the [[All India Football Federation]] has been working very hard on Indian Football. For instance they allowed former coach [[Bob Houghton]] coach the Indian side in the [[2012 AFC Challenge Cup]] qualifiers. After going first in there [[AFC Challenge Cup]] group [[Bob Houghton]] was sacked and replaced by the current Indian coach [[Wim Koevermans]]. Meanwhile, the [[India national under-23 football team]] won the first round of the [[2012 Olympics]] qualifiers against Myanmar but were knocked out by Qatar. India played their next official matches against [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates]] in the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]] qualifiers which India lost on aggregate 5–2.


Rahim's death in the early 1960s caused the Indian national team to gradually lose their position as a top Asian team. India has not qualified for the Olympics since 1960.<ref name="bbc.co.uk"/> India qualified for their first Asian Cup in 1964 but failed to win the title.<ref name="India at AFC history">{{cite web |title=India's performances at the AFC Asian Cup |url=http://www.goal.com/en-in/news/india-afc-asian-cup-2019-indian-football/jfmg5uewl6ha1akznnjy4249l |website=goal.com |publisher=GOAL |access-date=28 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928161335/http://www.goal.com/en-in/news/india-afc-asian-cup-2019-indian-football/jfmg5uewl6ha1akznnjy4249l |archive-date=28 September 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="rsssf AFC cup 1964">{{cite web|title=Asian Nations Cup 1964|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/64asch.html|website=RSSSF|access-date=21 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150420094350/http://rsssf.com/tables/64asch.html|archive-date=20 April 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> In an international tournament at the 1970 Asian Games, India won the bronze medal after defeating Japan 1–0.<ref name="The best technical team in Asia">{{cite news|url=https://www.news18.com/news/sports/when-fifa-president-called-indian-football-team-as-best-technical-side-of-asia-3196571.html|title=The best technical team in Asia|access-date=22 January 2021|archive-date=22 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222001157/https://www.news18.com/news/sports/when-fifa-president-called-indian-football-team-as-best-technical-side-of-asia-3196571.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The Indian national team qualified for the [[1984 AFC Asian Cup]] for the first time since 1964 but failed to qualify for the knockout stage after finishing last in their group of five teams.<ref>{{cite web |title=Asian Nations Cup 1984 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/84asch.html |website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=14 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014174849/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/84asch.html |archive-date=14 October 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==League system==


The Indian youth team jointly won the [[AFC U-20 Asian Cup|Youth Asian Cup]] with [[Iran national under-20 football team|Iran]] in [[1974 AFC Youth Championship|1974]], the first and only title for India at the youth level.<ref>{{cite web|title=Asian U-19 Championship 1974|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/as-u19-74.html|first=Neil|last=Morrison|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=1 March 2022|archive-date=5 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171105201750/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/as-u19-74.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/down-the-memory-lane-1974-india-crowned-champions-of-asia/1q6hztibcvav61kfbogj9a88um|title=Down the memory lane: India's AFC Youth Championship triumph in 1974|access-date=24 August 2022|archive-date=24 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824155908/https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/down-the-memory-lane-1974-india-crowned-champions-of-asia/1q6hztibcvav61kfbogj9a88um|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/from-gate-crashers-to-joint-winners-indias-journey-at-the-asian-youth-championship-bangkok-1974|title=From gate-crashers to joint winners: India's journey at the Asian Youth Championship Bangkok 1974|access-date=24 August 2022|archive-date=24 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220824155910/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/from-gate-crashers-to-joint-winners-indias-journey-at-the-asian-youth-championship-bangkok-1974|url-status=live}}</ref> In club football, on 24 September 1977, [[Mohun Bagan]] held onto a 2–2 draw at the [[Eden Gardens]] stadium in Calcutta, against a [[Pelé]]-led [[New York Cosmos (1970–1985)|New York Cosmos]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/sports/football/pele-death-when-mohun-bagan-nearly-beat-new-york-cosmos|title=The Day When India's Mohun Bagan Nearly Beat the Pele-Led New York Cosmos|date=30 December 2022 |access-date=18 February 2024}}</ref> Mohun Bagan would have won the tie had it not been for a controversial penalty awarded to the visiting team that ensured the draw.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/when-pele-was-left-spellbound-by-little-known-football-club-mohun-bagans-talent-in-1977/articleshow/96618151.cms?from=mdr|title=When Pele was left spellbound by 'little known' football club Mohun Bagan's talent in 1977|newspaper=The Economic Times |date=30 December 2022 |access-date=18 February 2024}}</ref> The next day, the newspaper ''[[Ananda Bazar Patrika]]'' described Goutam Sarkar as "India's very own Beckenbaur".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mohunbaganclub.com/mohun-bagan-played-with-king-of-football-pele/|title=MOHUN BAGAN PLAYED WITH KING OF FOOTBALL PELE|access-date=18 February 2024}}</ref>
===I-League===
[[National Football League (India)|National Football League]], established in 1996 by governing body [[All India Football Federation]] (AIFF) was the first "semi-professional" football league in India.
The League was renamed and restructured and the [[I-League]] was founded in 2006 after India's former top league the National Football League disbanded in a successful effort aimed at increasing the game in India. Links with clubs that were not in the I-League were maintained, and each season the bottom two clubs are relegated from the I-League and replaced by two from the [[I-League 2nd Division]]. The I-League is contested between 14 clubs each season. The Calcutta Derby in the I League (and other tournaments) played between Mohun Bagan and East Bengal is one of the most fierce rivalries of the world (featured in FIFA website) and one of the oldest derbies in the world (90 years). An average 80000 to 100000 supporters throng the stadium in this special fixture.


The Indian women's team as they began playing in the 1970s. In 1975, their first manager was [[Sushil Bhattacharya]].<ref name="Arunava Chaudhuri">{{cite web|url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/sushil-bhattacharya-india-first-women-football-national-team-coach-dies|title=India's first women's football national team coach Sushil Bhattacharya passed away|date=21 July 2015|access-date=21 July 2015|author=Arunava Chaudhuri|publisher=Sportskeeda|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924122858/http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/sushil-bhattacharya-india-first-women-football-national-team-coach-dies|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Doyle |first=Jennifer |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/29/sports/soccer/29iht-SOCCER.html |title=A World Cup Dream Revives India's Women's Soccer Team |location=India |work=NY Times|date=2010-01-28 |access-date=2012-11-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221010214/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/29/sports/soccer/29iht-SOCCER.html |archive-date=21 February 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> The Indian women's team were runners-up in the [[AFC Women's Asian Cup]] in [[1980 AFC Women's Championship|1980]] and [[1983 AFC Women's Championship|1983]]. In the 1990s, the women's team rapidly declined and a series of defeats followed. In 2009, FIFA delisted the Indian women's team from the world rankings.<ref>{{cite news|title= A World Cup Dream Revives India's Women's Team|work= The New York Times|date= 29 January 2010|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/29/sports/soccer/29iht-SOCCER.html?_r=0|access-date=19 September 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180808073244/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/29/sports/soccer/29iht-SOCCER.html?_r=0|archive-date= 8 August 2018|url-status= live|last1= Doyle|first1= Jennifer}}</ref>
====I-League 2nd Division====
The [[I-League 2nd Division]] ranks second in the hierarchy of Indian football since the disbanding of India's top league in 2005. The I-League 2nd Division has 21 member clubs evenly divided among three divisions. Promotion and relegation of clubs still takes place between the I-league and the I-League 2nd Division.


===State League football===
===2007–present===
State league football is considered the best amateur leagues in India. Each state has their own league in India. There is no promotion/relegation between the state leagues and the [[I-League 2nd Division]]{{citation needed|date=September 2013}} but there could be promotion/relegation between leagues within the state. For example, the Calcutta Football League has five divisions with promotion/relegation but the winner of the [[Calcutta Football League]] will not get promoted to the [[I-League 2nd Division]]. However, apart from the clubs already featruring in the I League, AIFF may select the next best achiever of the state league as an entrant to the I league 2nd Division.{{or|date=September 2013}}


In August 2007, the Indian national team won the [[Nehru Cup International Football Tournament|Nehru Cup]] for the first time, beating [[Syria national football team|Syria]] 1–0.<ref>{{cite news |date=2007-08-29 |title=India upstage Syria 1–0 to lift Nehru Cup |work=Reuters |url=http://in.reuters.com/article/topNews/idINIndia-29226020070829 |url-status=dead |access-date=2007-12-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090906092332/http://in.reuters.com/article/topNews/idINIndia-29226020070829 |archive-date=2009-09-06}}</ref> In August of the following year, India defeated [[Tajikistan national football team|Tajikistan]] 4–1 to win the [[AFC Challenge Cup]] and qualified for the [[2011 AFC Asian Cup]] in Qatar.<ref>{{cite news|title=India win AFC Challenge Cup|url=http://www.rediff.com/sports/report/afc/20080813.htm|access-date=17 March 2017|work=[[Rediff.com]]|date=13 August 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322111543/http://www.rediff.com/sports/report/afc/20080813.htm|archive-date=22 March 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2009, India again won the Nehru Cup, beating Syria on penalties (6–5).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/nehru09.html|title=ONGC Nehru Cup 2009|access-date=18 February 2024}}</ref>
===Calcutta Football League===
Calcutta Football League (CFL) is the football league system where several football clubs of the Indian city of Kolkata (Calcutta) participate. It currently consists of six-tier pyramid system. Indian Football Association (IFA) conducts the CFL with 157 mostly Kolkata based clubs and units. Started in 1898, this league is the oldest league in Asia and one of the oldest in the world. There are about 8500 directly registered players of IFA who participate in CFL.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}}


In January 2011, India played in the [[2011 Asian Cup]], the country's first [[Asian Cup]] for 24 years. India was eliminated in the group stage, which included [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]], [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]], and [[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain]].<ref name="Asian Cup">{{cite news|title=INDIA IN AFC ASIAN CUP 2011: PERFORMANCE REVIEW|url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/india-in-afc-asian-cup-2011-performance-review/|access-date=17 March 2017|work=The Hard Tackle|date=20 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023161845/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2011/india-in-afc-asian-cup-2011-performance-review/|archive-date=23 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===Youth leagues===
Right now the official youth league in India is the [[I-League U18]] which was won by [[Pune FC]] in 2012.


Since the 2011 Asian Cup, the [[All India Football Federation]] (AIFF) has been working to improve Indian football. They allowed former coach [[Bob Houghton]] to coach the Indian team in the [[2012 AFC Challenge Cup]] qualifiers.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/My-contract-renewed-with-AIFF-till-2013-Houghton/articleshow/6110558.cms | work=The Times of India | title=My contract renewed with AIFF till 2013: Houghton | date=30 June 2010 | access-date=1 July 2010 | archive-date=3 July 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100703112517/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Sports/Football/Top-Stories/My-contract-renewed-with-AIFF-till-2013-Houghton/articleshow/6110558.cms | url-status=live }}</ref> After going first in their [[AFC Challenge Cup]] group, Houghton was replaced by [[Wim Koevermans]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Live Indian Football|title=Wimp Koevermans announced as the new coach of Indian football team|url=http://liveindianfootball.netne.net/Wim-Koevermans-New-Indian-Football-Coach|access-date=15 June 2012|archive-date=8 August 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120808003208/http://liveindianfootball.netne.net/Wim-Koevermans-New-Indian-Football-Coach|url-status=dead}}</ref> The [[India national under-23 football team]] won the first round of the [[2012 Olympics]] qualifiers against Myanmar but were eliminated by Qatar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=407&matchId=3897|title=India vs Qatar|access-date=18 February 2024|archive-date=13 September 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120913234000/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=407&matchId=3897|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> India played their next official matches against [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates]] in the [[2014 FIFA World Cup]] qualifiers, which India lost on aggregate 5–2.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=257787/match=300159166/report.html|title=India - United Arab Emirates 2:2|access-date=18 February 2024|archive-date=12 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112054434/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/asia/matches/round=257787/match=300159166/report.html|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref>
===Indian Super league===
The [[Indian Super League]] was founded in 2013 in an effort to make football a one sport in India and to make Indian football a major player worldwide.[1] The league operates along the lines of the Major League Soccer of the United States.[4] Unlike the majority of football leagues around the world, the ISL does not use the promotion and relegation system. Instead, it uses a franchise system in which eight teams were created to participate in the league. Each team in the ISL is composed of players from I league or state league, apart from the foreigners who may or may not be a part of the I league. It has been conceptualized as a promotion league and FIFA General Secretary Jeremy Velke has clearly stated that I League is the only recognized national football league in India.


In 2014, India hosted the first [[Unity World Cup]] in [[Goa]], [[Hyderabad]] and [[Bangalore]]. India has participated in and hosted the [[2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup]] tournament. This was the first time a team representing India participated in the finals of a FIFA-organised world tournament. India was placed in Group A along with the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]], [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] and [[Columbia national football team|Colombia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/u17worldcup/india2017|title=FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017|access-date=18 February 2024}}</ref> On 6 October 2017, India played their first match in the FIFA U-17 World Cup in front of 47,000 people against the United States, losing the match 0–3.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/u17worldcup/india2017|title=FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017|access-date=18 February 2024}}</ref> India played their second match against Colombia. In the 82nd minute, [[Jeakson Singh Thounaojam|Jeakson Singh]] became the first Indian goal scorer in the finals of a FIFA-organised tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/u17worldcup/india2017|title=FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017|access-date=18 February 2024}}</ref> For the third match of the group stage, India played Ghana, losing the match 4–0 and finishing at the bottom of Group A.<ref>{{cite news|title=Official Emblem launched for FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017|url=https://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/news/y=2016/m=9/news=official-emblem-launched-for-fifa-u-17-world-cup-india-2017-2837035.html|access-date=9 October 2016|work=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|date=27 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001172345/http://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/news/y=2016/m=9/news=official-emblem-launched-for-fifa-u-17-world-cup-india-2017-2837035.html|archive-date=1 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Cup competitions==
* [[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]]: The Federation Cup (abbreviated as Fed cup) is an annual knockout style club football tournament in India. It has started in 1977. From its inception till [[I-League]] has been started in 1997 (then called NFL), it was the most prestigious national level club football tournament in India. Presently it is the most important club tournament after I-league. Winning club of Federation cup gets a chance to compete in the continental level in [[AFC Cup]] along with I-league champion team.
* [[Durand Cup]]: The Durand Football Tournament was started by then, India's Foreign Secretary, Mortimer Durand at Simla, India, in 1888, initial matches were played in Dagshai. It was basically initiated, as a recreation for British troops stationed in India. The Durand Cup was twice suspended, during the two world wars. In 1940 the venue was shifted to [[New Delhi]].
* [[Indian Super Cup]]: The Indian Super Cup is a one-off annual Indian club association football match contested between the [[I-League]] champions and the Federation Cup winners. If the I-League champions also won the Federation Cup then the league runners-up provide the opposition. The winners of the game receive the Shield as a trophy for the year, while players also receive individual winners medals.
* [[Santosh Trophy]]: Santosh Trophy is an annual Indian football tournament which is contested by states and government institutions. The first winners were Bengal, who also lead the all-time winners list with 31 titles till date.
* [[IFA Shield]]: The IFA Shield is an annual football competition organized by the Indian Football Association. It is the fourth oldest club cup competition in the world (Started in 1893) after the English and Scottish FA cup's and the Durand Cup.


In 2018 Indian youth football teams made history by defeating [[Argentina national under-20 football team|Argentina U-20]] 2–1 in the [[L'Alcúdia International Football Tournament|COTIF]] cup, as well as [[Iraq national under-17 football team|Iraq U-16]], the defending champions of the [[AFC U-16 Championship]] (now the AFC U-17 Championship), by 1–0. The U-16 team qualified for the [[2018 AFC U-16 Championship]], where they came close to qualifying for the [[2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup]], but lost to [[South Korea national under-17 football team|South Korea]] by a single goal in the quarterfinal.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.goal.com/en-in/news/argentina-iraq-slayed-in-an-incredible-day-for-india/jecl56sbmsie105cozmp6zi97 |title=Argentina & Iraq slayed in an incredible day for India football! &#124; Goal.com |access-date=2018-08-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807220522/http://www.goal.com/en-in/news/argentina-iraq-slayed-in-an-incredible-day-for-india/jecl56sbmsie105cozmp6zi97 |archive-date=2018-08-07 |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Qualification for Asian competitions==

{{See also|Indian clubs in the Asian Football}}
The Indian national team qualified for the [[2019 AFC Asian Cup]] after missing the [[2015 AFC Asian Cup|2015 edition]]. India beat [[Thailand national football team|Thailand]] by 4–1, their biggest-ever win at the Asia Cup and their first win in 55 years.<ref>{{cite news|title=Group A: Thailand 1-4 India|url=http://www.the-afc.com/asiancup/news/group-a-thailand-1-4-india|access-date=6 January 2019|work=The AFC.com|date=6 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106193050/http://www.the-afc.com/asiancup/news/group-a-thailand-1-4-india|archive-date=6 January 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=AFC Asian Cup 2019: Thailand 1-4 India, Player Ratings|url=https://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/asian-football/afc-asian-cup/1013371/afc-asian-cup-2019-thailand-1-4-india-player-ratings/|access-date=6 January 2019|work=FOX Sports Asia|date=6 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107072227/https://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/asian-football/afc-asian-cup/1013371/afc-asian-cup-2019-thailand-1-4-india-player-ratings/|archive-date=7 January 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Nevertheless, they lost both of their next two group matches against [[United Arab Emirates national football team|UAE]] and [[Bahrain national football team|Bahrain]] by 0−2 and 0−1 respectively<ref>{{cite web |title=UAE Steal India'S Thunder |date=10 January 2019 |url=https://the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=9421 |website=the-aiff.com |publisher=AIFF |access-date=14 January 2019 |archive-date=3 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703201619/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/uae-steal-indias-thunder |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019, India vs Bahrain |url=http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/13260 |website=the-afc.com |publisher=AFC |access-date=14 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190118014146/http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/13260 |archive-date=18 January 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> and finished at the bottom of the group, thus failing to move to the knockout stage.<ref name="India 2019 AFC">{{cite web |author=Ishfaq Ahmed, Shiddant Aney, Vaibhav Raghunandan|title=India Lose to Bahrain, Crash Out of AFC Asian Cup - Highlights and Analysis |date=14 January 2019|url=https://www.newsclick.in/india-vs-bahrain-afc-asian-cup-live-football-score-live-updates-ind-verge-history |website=newsclick.in |access-date=14 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190115023439/https://www.newsclick.in/india-vs-bahrain-afc-asian-cup-live-football-score-live-updates-ind-verge-history |archive-date=15 January 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"

==Administration==
Football in India is administered by the [[All India Football Federation|All India Football Federation (AIFF)]], which is affiliated with the [[Asian Football Confederation]] (AFC) and the worldwide football governing body [[FIFA]].<ref name="afc founding member">{{cite web |title=AFC's 63rd anniversary: Seven events that shaped Asian football |url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/more/news/afcs_63rd_anniversary_seven_events_that_shaped_asian_football.html |publisher=the-AFC.com|date= 8 May 2017 | accessdate= 19 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518191829/https://www.the-afc.com/en/more/news/afcs_63rd_anniversary_seven_events_that_shaped_asian_football.html |archive-date=18 May 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="saff founding member">{{cite web |title=The unity of the South Asian Countries playing football |url=https://saffederation.org/about-us |publisher=SAFF|date= | accessdate= 19 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518192918/https://saffederation.org/about-us |archive-date=18 May 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="The Times of India">{{Cite news|title=AIFF to reinvigorate futsal, beach football |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/aiff-to-reinvigorate-futsal-beach-football/articleshow/65302793.cms?frmapp=yes |work=The Times of India| date=7 August 2018 }}</ref> The [[India men's national football team|India national football team]] has entered the regional Asian Cup competition but has never competed in a [[Football World Cup|World Cup]]. The [[India women's national football team]] has also played in competitions, and has its own inter-state and state competitions. Youth football is administered by the [[Sports Authority of India]].

==National team==
The [[India men's national football team|India national football team]] is governed by the [[All India Football Federation]] (AIFF) and is a member of the [[Asian Football Confederation]] (AFC). Since 1948, the AIFF has been affiliated with [[FIFA]], the international governing body for world football. In 1954, the AIFF became one of the founding members of the AFC.<ref name="afc founding member"/><ref name="saff founding member"/><ref name="The Times of India"/>

===Performance===
The following list includes the performance of all of India's national teams at major competitions.

===Men's senior team===
The Indian senior national team had several successes during their initial years but is no longer considered one of the best in Asia.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/indian-football-team-at-the-asian-games-1951-new-delhi|title=Indian football team at the 1951 Asian Games|access-date=22 January 2021|archive-date=22 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322112033/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/indian-football-team-at-the-asian-games-1951-new-delhi|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifamuseum.com/en/blog-stories/blog/india-go-top-in-asia-2609547/|title=India go top in Asia|access-date=29 December 2023}}</ref> The national team's highest achievement is winning two gold medals at the Asian Games.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
|-
! Tournament
!Competition
! data-sort-type="number"|Appearance in finals
!Who Qualifies
! Last<br />appearance
!Notes
! Best<br />performance
|-
|-
| [[FIFA World Cup]] || 0 out of 22 || —<ref>name=fn1|[[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]] ''(qualified but withdrew)''</ref> || –
!rowspan=2|[[AFC Cup]]
|Champion of [[I-League]]||Qualification to the [[2016 AFC Cup#Group Stage|Group Stage]]
|-
|-
| [[AFC Asian Cup]] || 5 out of 18 || [[2023 AFC Asian Cup|2023]] || {{sort|2|Runners-up ([[1964 AFC Asian Cup|1964]])}}
|Runners-Up of [[I-League]]||Qualification to the [[2016 AFC Cup#Play-off round|Play-off round]]
|-
|-
| [[Summer Olympic Games|Summer Olympics]] (1908–1988) || 4 out of 17 || [[1960 Summer Olympics|1960]] || {{sort|1|Fourth-place ([[1956 Summer Olympics|1956]])}}
!|[[AFC Champions League]]
|-
|Champion of [[I-League]]||Qualification to the [[2016 AFC Champions League#Play-off round|Play-off round]]
| [[Football at the Asian Games|Asian Games]] (1951–1998) || 11 out of 13 || [[1998 Asian Games|1998]] || {{sort|2|'''Champions''' ([[1951 Asian Games|1951]], [[1962 Asian Games|1962]])}}
|-
| [[SAFF Championship]] || 14 out of 14 || [[2023 SAFF Championship|2023]] || {{sort|7|'''Champions''' ([[1993 South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation Gold Cup|1993]], [[1997 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|1997]], [[1999 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|1999]], [[2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|2005]], [[2009 SAFF Championship|2009]], [[2011 SAFF Championship|2011]], [[2015 SAFF Championship|2015]], [[2021 SAFF Championship|2021]], [[2023 SAFF Championship|2023]])}}
|-
| [[Football at the South Asian Games|South Asian Games]] || 7 out of 8 || [[Football at the 1999 South Asian Games|1999]] || {{sort|7|'''Champions''' ([[Football at the 1985 South Asian Games|1985]], [[Football at the 1987 South Asian Games|1987]], [[Football at the 1995 South Asian Games|1995]])}}
|}
|}
{{notelist}}


==National team==
===Women's senior team===
{{Main|India national football team}}
{{Main|India women's national football team}}
The women's national team was started in the 1970s; they were twice runners-up in the Women's Asian Cup in the early 1980s. After the AIFF took charge of the team, they began to suffer massive defeats and declined in the late 2000s.<ref name="Arunava Chaudhuri"/><ref>{{cite news |last=Doyle |first=Jennifer |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/29/sports/soccer/29iht-SOCCER.html |title=A World Cup Dream Revives India's Women's Soccer Team |location=India |work=NY Times|date=2010-01-28 |access-date=2012-11-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221010214/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/29/sports/soccer/29iht-SOCCER.html |archive-date=21 February 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the late 2010s, the AIFF revived the team to empower women's football and the team performed well in a large number of friendlies.<ref name="archive1">{{cite web|author=Arunava Chaudhuri |url=http://www.indien-netzwerk.de/navigation/frauen/artikel/achaudhuri-womenfootball.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050405133624/http://www.indien-netzwerk.de/navigation/frauen/artikel/achaudhuri-womenfootball.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 April 2005 |title=Gender and sport in India: aspects of women's football by Arunava Chaudhuri (english)|website=indien-netzwerk.de |access-date=8 August 2018}}</ref> The AIFF won the hosting bid for the [[2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup]].
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
! Tournament
! data-sort-type="number"|Appearance in finals
! Last<br />appearance
! Best<br />performance
|-
| [[AFC Women's Asian Cup]] || 9 out of 19 || [[2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup|2022]] || {{sort|2|Runners-up ([[1980 AFC Women's Championship|1980]], [[1983 AFC Women's Championship|1983]])}}
|-
| [[Football at the Asian Games|Asian Games]] || 3 out of 9 || [[Football at the 2022 Asian Games|2022]] || {{sort|1|Eighth-place ([[Football at the 1998 Asian Games|1998]])}}
|-
| [[SAFF Women's Championship]] || 6 out of 6 || [[2022 SAFF Women's Championship|2022]] || {{sort|5|'''Champions''' ([[2010 SAFF Women's Championship|2010]], [[2012 SAFF Women's Championship|2012]], [[2014 SAFF Women's Championship|2014]], [[2016 SAFF Women's Championship|2016]], [[2019 SAFF Women's Championship|2019]])}}
|-
| [[Football at the South Asian Games|South Asian Games]] || 3 out of 3 || [[Football at the 2019 South Asian Games|2019]] || {{sort|3|'''Champions''' ([[Football at the 2010 South Asian Games|2010]], [[Football at the 2016 South Asian Games|2016]], [[Football at the 2019 South Asian Games|2019]])}}
|}


===Men's U-23 team===
The [[India national football team]] is the national [[association football|football]] team of [[India]] and is governed by the [[All India Football Federation]]. It is a member of the [[Asian Football Confederation]]. Since 1948, the AIFF has been affiliated with [[FIFA]], the international governing body for football. In 1954, AIFF became one of the founder members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). At the peak of its success during the 1950s and 60s, the team was automatically advanced to play in the [[1950 FIFA World Cup]] (all the other Asian teams withdrew), but they did not go to the tournament in Brazil due to the cost of travel,<ref name="web.archive.org"/> lack of practice time, team selection issues, their refusal to not play barefoot and valuing Olympics over FIFA World cup.<ref name="in.yfittopostblog.com">{{cite web|url=http://in.yfittopostblog.com/2010/06/14/barefoot-in-bengal-and-other-stories/|title = Barefoot in Bengal and Other Stories|publisher=In.yfittopostblog.com|accessdate=2014-02-15}}</ref> They won gold medals at two Asian Games, and held the record for the best performance by an Asian football team at the Olympics.
{{Main|India national under-23 football team}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
! Tournament
! data-sort-type="number"|Appearance in finals
! Last<br />appearance
! Best<br />performance
|-
| [[Football at the Asian Games|Asian Games]] || 4 out of 5 || [[Football at the 2014 Asian Games|2014]] || {{sort|1|Tenth-place ([[Football at the 2002 Asian Games|2002]])}}
|-
| [[Football at the South Asian Games|South Asian Games]] || 4 out of 5 || [[Football at the 2016 South Asian Games|2016]] || {{sort|2|Runners-up ([[Football at the 2004 South Asian Games|2004]], [[Football at the 2016 South Asian Games|2016]])}}
|}


===Men's U-20 team===
There are also a number of other national teams from the [[India national under-23 football team|Under-23 team]] to the [[India national under-17 football team|Under-17 team]], the under-23's is considered to be a feeder team for the national team.
{{Main|India national under-20 football team}}
Includes U-19 and U-18 teams' performance.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
! Tournament
! data-sort-type="number"|Appearance in finals
! Last<br />appearance
! Best<br />performance
|-
| [[AFC U-20 Asian Cup]] || 22 out of 40 || [[2006 AFC Youth Championship|2006]] || {{sort|1|'''Champions''' ([[1974 AFC Youth Championship|1974]])}}
|-
| [[SAFF U-18 Championship]] || 4 out of 4 || [[2022 SAFF U-20 Championship|2022]] || {{sort|1|'''Champions''' ([[2019 SAFF U-18 Championship|2019]], [[2022 SAFF U-20 Championship|2022]])}}
|}


===Men's U-17 team===
==Structure==
{{details|All India Football Federation}}
{{Main|India national under-17 football team}}
Includes U-16 and U-15 teams' performance.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
! Tournament
! data-sort-type="number"|Finals<br />appearance
! Last<br />appearance
! Best<br />performance
|-
| [[FIFA U-17 World Cup]] || 1 out of 19 || [[2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2017]] || {{sort|1|Group stage ([[2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2017]])}}
|-
| [[AFC U-17 Asian Cup]] || 8 out of 18 || [[2018 AFC U-16 Championship|2018]] || {{sort|2|Quarterfinals ([[2002 AFC U-17 Championship|2002]], [[2018 AFC U-16 Championship|2018]])}}
|-
| [[SAFF U-15 Championship]] || 7 out of 7 || [[2022 SAFF U-17 Championship|2022]] || {{sort|3|'''Champions''' ([[2013 SAFF U-16 Championship|2013]], [[2017 SAFF U-15 Championship|2017]], [[2019 SAFF U-15 Championship|2019]], [[2022 SAFF U-17 Championship|2022]])}}
|}


===Women's U-20 team===
The game in India is administered by the [[All India Football Federation|All India Football Federation (AIFF)]], which is affiliated with the regional [[Asian Football Confederation]], as well as with the worldwide body [[FIFA]]. The [[India national football team|Indian national team]] has entered into the regional [[Asian Cup]] but has never competed in any [[Football World Cup|World Cup]]. The [[India women's national football team|Indian women's national team]] has also played in various competitions; moreover, women's football has its own separate inter-state and state competitions. Youth football is administered by the governmental [[Sports Authority of India]].
{{Main|India women's national under-20 football team}}
Includes U-19 and U-18 teams' performance.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
! Tournament
! data-sort-type="number"|Finals<br />appearance
! Last<br />appearance
! Best<br />performance
|-
| [[AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup]] || 3 out of 10 || [[2006 AFC U-19 Women's Championship|2006]] || {{sort|2|Quarterfinals ([[2004 AFC U-19 Women's Championship|2004]])}}
|-
| [[SAFF U-18 Women's Championship]] || 3 out of 4 || [[2023 SAFF U-20 Women's Championship|2023]] || {{sort|1|'''Champions''' ([[2022 SAFF U-18 Women's Championship|2022]])}}
|}


===Women's U-17 team===
The standard of Indian football (compared globally) is poor. According to FIFA rankings, the national team is ranked 165th place in the world as of April 2011, and is said to struggle to qualify for both the World Cup and the Asian Cup. Part of this has been put down to the lack of opportunities for proper training and development of players in the country.
{{Main|India women's national under-17 football team}}
Includes U-16 and U-15 teams' performance.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left;"
|-
! Tournament
! data-sort-type="number"|Finals<br />appearance
! Last<br />appearance
! Best<br />performance
|-
| [[FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup]] || 1 out of 7 || [[2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup|2022]] || {{sort|2|Group stage ([[2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup|2022]])}}
|-
| [[AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup]] || 1 out of 8 || [[2005 AFC U-17 Women's Championship|2005]] || {{sort|2|Group stage ([[2005 AFC U-17 Women's Championship|2005]])}}
|-
| [[SAFF U-15 Women's Championship]] || 3 out of 4 || [[2019 SAFF U-15 Women's Championship|2019]] || {{sort|1|'''Champions''' ([[2018 SAFF U-15 Women's Championship|2018]], [[2019 SAFF U-15 Women's Championship|2019]])}}
|}


==State federations and leagues==
==Women's football==
{{Main|List of Indian state football associations}}
{{main| Women's football in India}}
There are currently 36 state associations and 2 affiliates associations with the All India Football Federation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=State Associations |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/state-associations |access-date=2022-05-27 |website=www.the-aiff.com |archive-date=19 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219234628/https://www.the-aiff.com/state-associations |url-status=live }}</ref>


===Full members===
Women's football has not had the relative head start over the rest of the world that the men's game has had, and also has not had the chance to spread through the country like its male counterpart. The game was administerd by the Women's Football Federation of India (WFFI) from 1975 until the early 1990s when they were absorbed into the AIFF. However, there are complaints that women's football is treated as a poor relation to the men's game leading to (unfulfilled) plans to de-merge the WFFI.<ref name="indien-netzwerk1">{{cite web|author=Autor |url=http://www.indien-netzwerk.de/navigation/frauen/artikel/achaudhuri-womenfootball.htm |title=Gender and sport in India: aspects of women's football by Arunava Chaudhuri (english) |publisher=Indien-netzwerk.de |accessdate=2010-05-05}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! No. !! Association !! State/UT
!President
|-
| 1 || [[All Manipur Football Association]] || [[Manipur]]
|M. Ratan Kumar Singh
|-
| 2 || [[Andaman and Nicobar Football Association]] || [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]
|Vidya Prakash Krishna
|-
| 3 || [[Andhra Pradesh Football Association]] || [[Andhra Pradesh]]
|Gopalakrishna Kosaraju
|-
| 4 || [[Arunachal Pradesh Football Association]] || [[Arunachal Pradesh]]
|[[Pema Khandu]]
|-
| 5 || [[Assam Football Association]] || [[Assam]]
|[[Naba Kumar Doley]]
|-
| 6 || [[Bihar Football Association]] || [[Bihar]]
|Prasenjeet Mehta
|-
| 7 || [[Chandigarh Football Association]] || [[Chandigarh]]
|K. P. Singh
|-
| 8 || [[Chhattisgarh Football Association]] || [[Chhattisgarh]]
|[[Ajay Chandrakar]]
|-
| 9 || [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Football Association|Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Football Association]] || [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu|Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu]]
|
|-
| 10 || [[Football Association of Odisha]] || [[Odisha]]
|Debashish Samantaray
|-
| 11 || [[Football Delhi]] || [[Delhi]]
|Saraftullah (acting)
|-
| 12 || [[Goa Football Association]] || [[Goa]]
|Caitano Fernandes
|-
| 13 || [[Gujarat State Football Association]] || [[Gujarat]]
|[[Parimal Nathwani]]
|-
| 14 || [[Haryana Football Association]] || [[Haryana]]
|Suraj Pal
|-
| 15 || [[Himachal Pradesh Football Association]] || [[Himachal Pradesh]]
|[[Baldev Singh Tomar]]
|-
| 16 || [[Indian Football Association]] || [[West Bengal]]
|Ajit Banerjee
|-
| 17 || [[Jammu and Kashmir Football Association]] || [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
|Wasim Aslam
|-
| 18 || [[Jharkhand Football Association]] || [[Jharkhand]]
|Mithlesh Kumar Thakur
|-
| 19 || [[Karnataka State Football Association]] || [[Karnataka]]
|[[N. A. Haris]]
|-
| 20 || [[Kerala Football Association]] || [[Kerala]]
|[[Tom Jose]]
|-
| 21 || [[Ladakh Football Association]] || [[Ladakh]]
|Tashi Namgail
|-
| 22 || [[Lakshadweep Football Association]] || [[Lakshadweep]]
|K. Mohammed Ali
|-
| 23 || [[Madhya Pradesh Football Association]] || [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|Trilok Chand Kochar
|-
| 24 || [[Meghalaya Football Association]] || [[Meghalaya]]
|Larsing Ming Sawyan
|-
| 25 || [[Mizoram Football Association]] || [[Mizoram]]
|[[Lal Thanzara]]
|-
| 26 || [[Nagaland Football Association]] || [[Nagaland]]
|Neibou Sekhose
|-
| 27 || [[Pondicherry Football Association]] || [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]
|D. Nestor
|-
| 28 || [[Punjab Football Association]] || [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|Samir Thapar
|-
| 29 || [[Rajasthan Football Association]] || [[Rajasthan]]
|[[Manvendra Singh]]
|-
| 30 || [[Sikkim Football Association]] || [[Sikkim]]
|Menla Ethenpa
|-
| 31 || [[Tamil Nadu Football Association]] || [[Tamil Nadu]]
|Jesiah Villavarayar
|-
| 32 || [[Telangana Football Association]] || [[Telangana]]
|Mohammed Ali Rafath
|-
| 33 || [[Tripura Football Association]] || [[Tripura]]
|Ratan Saha
|-
| 34 || [[Uttar Pradesh Football Sangh]] || [[Uttar Pradesh]]
|Arvind Menon
|-
| 35 || [[Uttarakhand State Football Association]] || [[Uttarakhand]]
|Amandeep Sandhu
|-
| 36 || [[Western India Football Association]] || [[Maharashtra]]
|[[Praful Patel]]
|}


===Affiliate members===
The women's game, like the men's game, also has its early pioneers in the state of West Bengal. The large Kolkata teams, [[Kingfisher East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]] and [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]], started women's club sides in the 2000–01 season, and they participate with other teams in the [[Calcutta Women's Football League]]. However, it has been seen recently that players from [[Odisha]] and [[Manipur]] have made advances in the game. Players from these two states make up a large part of the [[India women's national football team]].
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! No. !! Association !! Department
!President
|-
| 1 || [[Railways Sports Promotion Board]] || [[Indian Railways]] || D. K. Gayen
|-
| 2 || [[Services Sports Control Board]] || [[Indian Armed Forces]] || Dinesh Suri
|}


===State Leagues list===
The main women's national competition is played on a state vs. state basis in the [[India women's football championship]].<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050204233655/http://aiffonline.com/women-comp/index.asp |title=The Official Website Of All India Football Federation |publisher=Web.archive.org |date=2005-02-04 |accessdate=2014-02-15}}</ref> There are also similar national championships for junior teams like the ''Junior Girls National Championship'' (for under 19s) and the ''Under-17 Girls National Championship''.
{{Main|Indian State Leagues}}
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===Men's===
Some female players have become internationally recognised. Among them are Chitra Gangadharan who was selected to play for the All Asian Star team. Jaanki Kotecha was selected as captain to the All Asian Star Team in 2008–2009, where she led her team to victory. In February 2000, Sujata Kar and Alpana Sil became the first Indian footballers to sign a contract outside India. They signed with the German team [[TSV Crailsheim]], but had to return after a month due to problems with the clearance of their international transfer.
* [[Assam State Premier League]] (Assam)
* [[Bangalore Super Division]] (Karnataka)
* [[Bihar Soccer League]] (Bihar)
* [[Calcutta Football League]] (West Bengal)
* [[Chandra Memorial League]] (Tripura)
* [[Chennai Football League]] (Tamil Nadu)
* [[Chhattisgarh State Men's Football League Championship]] (Chhattisgarh)
* [[Dadra & Nagar Haveli Senior Division League]] and [[Daman and Diu Senior Division League]] (Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu)
* [[FAO League]] (Odisha)
* [[Delhi Football League]] (Delhi)
* [[Goa Football League]] (Goa)
* [[Gujarat SFA Club Championship]] (Gujarat)
* [[Haryana Men's Football League]] (Haryana)
* [[Himachal Football League]] (Himachal Pradesh)
* [[Indrajit Namchoom Arunachal League]] (Arunachal Pradesh)
* [[Jammu & Kashmir Premier Football League]] (Jammu and Kashmir)
* [[JSA League]] (Jharkhand)
* [[Kavaratti League]] (Lakshadweep)
* [[Kerala Premier League]] (Kerala)
* [[Ladakh Super League]] (Ladakh)
* [[Lucknow Super Division]] (Uttar Pradesh)
* [[Madhya Pradesh Premier League]] (Madhya Pradesh)
* [[Manipur State League]] (Manipur)
* [[Meghalaya State League]] (Meghalaya)
* [[Mizoram Premier League]] (Mizoram)
* [[Mumbai Football League]], [[Pune Football League]], NDFA League, Kolhapur Senior League, Thane Super Division (Maharashtra)
* [[Nagaland Premier League]] (Nagaland)
* [[Punjab State Super Football League]] (Punjab)
* [[Pondicherry Men's League Championship]] (Pondicherry))
* [[Rahim League A Division]] (Telangana)
* [[Rajasthan State Men's League]] (Rajasthan)
* [[Sikkim Premier Division League]] (Sikkim)
* [[Uttarakhand Super League]] (Uttarakhand)
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====Women's====
Until 1983, women's football took part in international tournaments like the [[AFC Women's Asian Cup]]. For example, the team won silver in 1980 at Calicut. In later years it had become poor in status just like its male counterpart. During the [[2003 AFC Women's Championship]], the Indian team were embarrassed by a 12–0 defeat to [[China women's national football team|China]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sportstaronnet.com/tss2628/stories/20030712005400600.htm |title=Sound planning needed |publisher=Sportstaronnet.com |date= |accessdate=2010-05-05}}</ref>
* [[Assam Women's League]] (Assam)
* [[Arunachal Women's Football Championship]] (Arunachal)
* [[Bihar State Women's League]] (Bihar)
* [[Calcutta Women's Football League]] (West Bengal)
* [[Chhattisgarh State Women's Football League Championship]] (Chhattisgarh)
* [[FD Women's League]] (Delhi)
* [[Goa Women's League]] (Goa)
* [[Gujarat State Women's League]] (Gujarat)
* [[Haryana Women's Football League]] (Haryana)
* [[Himachal Women's League]] (Himachal)
* [[JSA Women's League]] (Jharkhand)
* [[Karnataka Women's League]] (Karnataka)
* [[Kerala Women's League]] (Kerala)
* [[Manipur Women's League]] (Manipur)
* [[Madhya Pradesh Women's Premier League]] (Madhya Pradesh)
* [[Mizoram Women's League]] (Mizoram)
* [[Nagaland Women's Football League]] (Nagaland)
* [[Odisha Women's League]] (Odisha)
* [[Punjab Women's League]] (Punjab)
* [[Pondicherry Women's League]] (Pondicherry)
* [[Sikkim Women's Super League]] (Sikkim)
* [[SSA Women's Football League]] (Meghalaya)
* [[Tamil Nadu Women's League]] (Tamil Nadu)
* [[WIFA Women's Football League]] (Maharashtra)
{{col-end}}


==Football in modern India==
The poor support of the national team by the AIFF became evident, when the team's trip to Germany was only made possible by [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|Non Resident Indians]] in the country, and by the support of the [[German Football Association]]. Furthermore, championships are held in remote locations, and national media coverage is said to be restricted to state and local newspapers.<ref name="indien-netzwerk1"/>
===International football===
[[File:Sunil Chhetri (2008 AFC Challenge Cup).jpg]]


International football in India generally takes place between September and November according to [[FIFA]] men's match calendar,<ref>{{cite web|title=Men's International-Match Calendar|url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/3123d37097318f7f/original/Men-s-International-Match-Calendar-2023-2030_EN.pdf|access-date=22 July 2024|work=FIFA|date=19 December 2023}}</ref> and between February–July/October–December for women.<ref>{{cite web|title=Women's International-Match Calendar|url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/2a11c4cc29021dd/original/Women-s-International-Match-Calendar-2023-2025_EN.pdf|access-date=22 July 2024|work=FIFA|date=18 January 2024}}</ref> The Indian national football team has also provided some of the greatest players, the example of which is [[Sunil Chhetri]].
The women's game reached a new low in June 2009 when FIFA delisted the side from its world rankings for being out of action for more than 18 months. This comes at a time when the game was gaining in popularity amongst the younger generation as evident by the local leagues conducted around the country. The recently concluded Mumbai Women's Football League 2009–10 organised by the MDFA (Mumbai District Football Association) was a major success and featured many talented players who had played for the national team. Furthermore, the popularity of the event gave hope that the women's game could rise in India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.footballmumbai.com/index_women.html |title=Women's Home |publisher=Football Mumbai |date=2009-06-27 |accessdate=2010-05-05}}</ref>


==Stadiums in India==
===Domestic football===
{{Main|Indian football league system}}
There are many football stadiums in India, however only a few of these stadiums are of World Standards. These are namely the largest stadium in India, the [[Salt Lake Stadium]] in [[Kolkata]] with a capacity of 68,000, [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]] in [[New Delhi]] with a capacity of over 60,000 and the [[Ambedkar Stadium]] with a capacity of 20,000 (but is known to have had crowds of 35,000 in the [[2009 Nehru Cup]]). [[Barabati Stadium]] in [[Cuttack]], with seating capacity of over 45,000 and [[Kalinga Stadium]] in [[Bhubaneswar]], with seating capacity approximately 55,000 are two major arenas for football events in [[Odisha]]. In Sikkim, the [[Paljor Stadium]] in [[Gangtok]] which seats over 25,000 is famous as one of the most beautiful stadiums in the world as it is situated in the backdrop of Himalayas. In [[Shillong]] the main stadium is the [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Shillong|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]] with a capacity of 25,000 standing. Both the Paljor and the JLN in Shillong have been renovated and now have artificial playing surfaces. Some other stadiums important stadiums are the [[Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex]] in [[Pune]], the [[Barasat Stadium]] in [[Barasat]], the [[Fatorda]] in [[Goa]], the [[Kaloor International Stadium]] in [[Kochi]], [[Municipal Corporation Stadium, Kozhikode|Municipal Corporation Stadium]] in [[Kozhikode]], the [[Nehru Stadium, Guwahati|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]] in [[Guwahati]]. Apart from the above-mentioned stadiums, there are hundreds of more stadiums in the country. However, with India likely to host the [[2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup]] there is definitely going to be massive renovation of said stadiums around the country.

===Men's===
* '''[[Santosh Trophy|Senior Men's National Football Championship]]''', '''National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy''',<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hero Senior NFC|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/competitions/senior-nfc|access-date=2021-12-05|website=the-aiff.com|archive-date=5 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205090635/https://www.the-aiff.com/competitions/senior-nfc|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Arunachal jitters delink Fifa from Santosh Trophy, decision puts AIFF in a spot of bother|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/football/arunachal-jitters-delink-fifa-from-santosh-trophy-decision-puts-all-india-football-federation-in-a-spot-of-bother/cid/1989008|website=The Telegraph|access-date=24 December 2023|archive-date=27 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231227031310/https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/football/arunachal-jitters-delink-fifa-from-santosh-trophy-decision-puts-all-india-football-federation-in-a-spot-of-bother/cid/1989008|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=AIFF Executive Committee meeting: FIFA President to attend Santosh Trophy final |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/aiff-executive-committee-meeting-fifa-president-to-attend-santosh-trophy-final |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=the-aiff.com |archive-date=9 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109123703/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/aiff-executive-committee-meeting-fifa-president-to-attend-santosh-trophy-final |url-status=live }}</ref> or simply '''Santosh Trophy''', is an inter-state competition contested by the state associations and government institutions.<ref>{{Cite web|first=Novy|last=Kapadia|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/memorable-moments-in-the-santosh-trophy-2|website=sportskeeda.com|publisher=[[Sportskeeda]]|date=27 May 2012|access-date=7 March 2021|title=Memorable moments in the Santosh Trophy|archive-date=12 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412140304/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/memorable-moments-in-the-santosh-trophy-2}}</ref> Before the launch of the first national club league, the [[National Football League (India)|National Football League]], it was considered the top domestic tournament.<ref name="History">{{cite news|last1=Anand|first1=Vijay|title=The history of Santosh Trophy|url=http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/the-history-of-santosh-trophy|access-date=18 December 2016|work=SportsKeeda|date=16 March 2014|archive-date=21 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221072134/http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/the-history-of-santosh-trophy|url-status=live}}</ref> Many players who have represented India played in the Santosh Trophy.<ref name="Rise and Fall">{{cite news|title=The rise and fall of the Santosh Trophy|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-santosh-trophy/|access-date=18 December 2016|work=The Indian Express|date=12 March 2014|archive-date=20 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220224751/http://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-santosh-trophy/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=70th Santosh Trophy|url=http://thif-live.com/santosh-trophy-2015-16/|access-date=18 December 2016|work=The Indian Football Live|archive-date=20 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220154129/http://thif-live.com/santosh-trophy-2015-16/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* '''[[Football at the National Games of India|National Games]]'''<ref name="National Games">{{cite web |title=National Games |url=https://olympic.ind.in/national-games |website=olympic.ind.in |access-date=18 January 2023 |archive-date=18 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118171937/https://olympic.ind.in/national-games |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="indianfootball.de">{{cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/nationalgames-m.html |title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the National Games Men's Football Tournament |publisher=indianfootball.de |access-date=10 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503074936/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/nationalgames-m.html |archive-date=3 May 2018 }}</ref><ref name="List of Winners">{{cite web|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/nationalgames-w.html |title=List of Winners/Runners-Up of the National Games Women's Football Tournament |publisher=indianfootball.de |access-date=10 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503074224/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/nationalgames-w.html |archive-date=3 May 2018 }}</ref>
* '''Swami Vivekananda NFC (U20)'''
* '''[[Khelo India Youth Games]] (U-21/U-17)'''
* '''[[B.C. Roy Trophy|Junior Boy's National Football Championship]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hero Junior NFC|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/competitions/junior-nfc|access-date=2021-12-05|website=www.the-aiff.com}}</ref> also known as '''BC Roy Trophy''', is held for players under 15 years of age. It is held in memory of former West Bengal Chief Minister [[Bidhan Chandra Roy]].
* '''[[Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy|Sub-Junior Boy's National Football championship]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hero Sub Junior NFC|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/competitions/sub-junior-nfc|access-date=2021-12-05|website=www.the-aiff.com}}</ref> was started in 1977 for boys under the age of 16.<ref>{{cite web|title=The tournament where stars are born: Subroto Cup burns bright |url=https://sportslounge.co.in/the-tournament-where-stars-are-born-subroto-cup-burns-bright/ |website=Sports Lounge |last=Basu |first=Jaydeep |date=8 September 2019 |access-date=12 December 2022 }}</ref> AIFF donated the trophy in the memory of former president of [[Karnataka State Football Association]], Mir Iqbal Hussain.
* '''[[National Beach Soccer Championship]]''' is an annual [[beach soccer]] tournament.<ref name="AIFF1">{{Cite web|title=Twenty teams to participate in maiden Hero National Beach Soccer Championship|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/twenty-teams-to-participate-in-maiden-hero-national-beach-soccer-championship|access-date=2023-01-02|work=AIFF}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=AIFF announces fixtures for inaugural National Beach Soccer Championship|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/football/aiff-announces-fixtures-for-inaugural-national-beach-soccer-championship20230103100547/|access-date=2023-01-03|website=ANI}}</ref><ref name="AIFF2">{{Cite web|title=Surat engulfed in Beach Soccer wave|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/surat-engulfed-in-beach-soccer-wave|access-date=2023-01-27|work=AIFF}}</ref>

===Club competitions===
{{As of|2023}}, India has four national-level leagues. The [[Indian Super League]] is the top league, followed by [[I-League]], [[I-League 2]] and [[I-League 3]]. I-League 3 currently acts as a final round for the top teams in the [[Indian State Leagues|state leagues]] that are nominated by [[List of Indian state football associations|state football associations]]. India has several cup tournaments, including the [[Durand Cup]], [[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]] and [[IFA Shield]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/about-indian-super-league |title=About ISL – Indian Super League |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014071827/https://www.indiansuperleague.com/about-indian-super-league |archive-date=14 October 2022 |url-status=live |access-date=6 January 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=AIFF Executive Committee inducts five new clubs into Hero I-League, Federation Cup restored |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/aiff-executive-committee-inducts-five-new-clubs-into-hero-i-league-federation-cup-restored |website=the-aiff.com}}</ref>

===System evolution===
{{:Indian football league system|transcludesection=Evolution}}

==== Leagues ====
*'''Tier 1: [[Indian Super League]]'''- The I-League, which was promised to be a professional league, soon lost popularity due to poor marketing.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dhar|first1=Pulasta|title=The fall of the I-league|url=http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/NuvXW1HCTGwcEoUQ8KH2cJ/The-fall-of-the-Ileague.html|access-date=13 August 2017|work=Livemint|date=6 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816062926/http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/NuvXW1HCTGwcEoUQ8KH2cJ/The-fall-of-the-Ileague.html|archive-date=16 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> A deal between [[Zee Sports]] and the AIFF, which was initially to be a ten-year term in 2006, was terminated in 2010 after a disagreement between the parties. The AIFF then signed a {{INR}}700-crore deal with [[Reliance Industries]] and the [[IMG (company)|International Management Group]] (IMG) on 9 December 2010.<ref name="IMG Deal 2010">{{cite news|title=AIFF signs 700-crore deal with IMG-RIL|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/AIFF-signs-700-crore-deal-with-IMG-RIL/articleshow/7072492.cms?referral=PM|website=Times of India| date=9 December 2010 |access-date=14 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140530143649/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/AIFF-signs-700-crore-deal-with-IMG-RIL/articleshow/7072492.cms?referral=PM|archive-date=30 May 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> The Indian Super League (ISL) was officially launched on 21 October 2013 by IMG–[[Reliance Industries]], [[Star Sports (Indian TV network)|Star Sports]], and the AIFF to grow the sport of football in India and increase its exposure in the country with big names and professionalism.<ref>{{cite news|title=Reliance, Star India, IMG Set to Launch ISL|url=http://img.com/news/news/2013/october/reliance,-img-worldwide-and-star-india,-launch-%60in.aspx|access-date=12 August 2017|work=Indian Super League|date=21 October 2013|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313201118/http://img.com/news/news/2013/october/reliance,-img-worldwide-and-star-india,-launch-%60in.aspx|archive-date=13 March 2016}}</ref> Large corporations, [[Bollywood|Bollywood stars]] and [[cricket]]ers between them bought eight franchises.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly foray into football, win ISL bids|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/top-stories/Sachin-Tendulkar-Sourav-Ganguly-foray-into-football-win-ISL-bids/articleshow/33700305.cms|website=Times of India|date=13 April 2014 |access-date=3 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141102103756/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/indian-super-league/top-stories/Sachin-Tendulkar-Sourav-Ganguly-foray-into-football-win-ISL-bids/articleshow/33700305.cms|archive-date=2 November 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, the AFC opposed allowing the ISL to become the main league in India, but the I-League clubs [[East Bengal F.C.|East Bengal]] and [[Mohun Bagan]] wanted a complete merger of the ISL and I-League.<ref name="Kuala Lampur">{{cite news|title=Still no consensus on ISL, I-League merger despite high-profile meet|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/still-no-consensus-on-isl-i-league-merger-despite-high-profile-meet/articleshow/59038000.cms|access-date=13 August 2017|work=[[The Times of India]]|date=7 June 2017|archive-date=3 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703151254/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/still-no-consensus-on-isl-i-league-merger-despite-high-profile-meet/articleshow/59038000.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> Two weeks later, the AIFF proposed the Indian Super League and I-League would simultaneously run on a short–term basis, with the I-League winner qualifying for the [[AFC Champions League]] and the ISL champion reaching the [[AFC Cup]] qualification stage.<ref name="Recognition">{{cite news|title=ISL gets official recognition from AFC, becomes second national football league|url=http://www.firstpost.com/sports/isl-gets-official-recognition-from-afc-becomes-second-national-football-league-3755201.html|access-date=13 August 2017|work=FirstPost|date=28 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102044117/http://www.firstpost.com/sports/isl-gets-official-recognition-from-afc-becomes-second-national-football-league-3755201.html|archive-date=2 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> The AFC approved this proposal on 25 July 2017, with the ISL replacing the domestic cup competition, the [[Federation Cup (India)|Federation Cup]], which was a true knockout cup competition.<ref>{{cite news|date=25 July 2017|title=AFC competitions committee's decisions published|work=The Asian Football Confederation|url=http://www.the-afc.com/media-releases/afc-competitions-committee%E2%80%99s-decisions-published|url-status=live|access-date=13 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816010704/http://www.the-afc.com/media-releases/afc-competitions-committee%E2%80%99s-decisions-published|archive-date=16 August 2017}}</ref>
*'''Tier 2: [[I-League]]'''- Starting in the 2022–2023 season, I-League lost its top-tier status. The champions of the [[2022–23 I-League]], Punjab FC, were promoted to the ISL with no participation fee. As per the AFC's recommendation for 2024–2025, it was agreed the AIFF would fully implement promotion and relegation between the two leagues.<ref>{{cite web |title=New roadmap for Indian football proposes Hero ISL as premier league |url=https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/new-roadmap-for-indian-football-proposes-hero-isl-as-premier-league |website=Indian Super League |access-date=22 April 2022 |archive-date=1 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220101060825/https://www.indiansuperleague.com/news/new-roadmap-for-indian-football-proposes-hero-isl-as-premier-league |url-status=live }}</ref> As of 2024, there have been two promotions from the I-League to the ISL but the relegation system is yet to be implemented.
*'''Tier 3: [[I-League 2]]'''- After demoting I-League to the second tier status in Indian football, [[I-League 2]] was subsequently demoted to the third tier. AIFF renamed the 2nd Division to I-League 2 to avoid disambiguation.<ref>{{cite web |title=AIFF League Committee meeting chaired online by Lalnghinglova Hmar |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/aiff-league-committee-meeting-chaired-online-by-lalnghinglova-hmar |access-date=2022-12-17 |website=www.the-aiff.com |archive-date=16 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221216165348/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/aiff-league-committee-meeting-chaired-online-by-lalnghinglova-hmar |url-status=live }}</ref> I-League and I-League 2 follow both promotion and relegation within the two leagues.
*'''Tier 4: [[I-League 3]]'''- [[I-League 3]] is set to serve as a platform for state champions and state-nominated teams.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Five teams submit bids for direct Hero I-League entry  |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/five-teams-submit-bids-for-direct-hero-i-league-entry |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=www.the-aiff.com |archive-date=2023-06-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230614022729/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/five-teams-submit-bids-for-direct-hero-i-league-entry |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Chatterjee |first=Triyasha |date=2023-05-01 |title=I-League: AIFF League Committee inflict 3-TIER BIDDING structure for DIRECT entry into I-League 2023-24- Check Out |url=https://www.insidesport.in/football/i-league-aiff-league-committee-decide-to-increase-number-of-teams-in-i-league-inflict-3-tier-bidding-structure-for-direct-entry-into-i-league-2023-24-check-out/ |access-date=2023-12-31 |website=Inside Sport India |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=AIFF League committee announce I-League direct entry bidders and revamped league structure for IWL |url=https://khelnow.com/football/2023-06-indian-football-aiff-league-committee-meeting |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=Khel Now |language=English |archive-date=2023-06-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230613201503/https://khelnow.com/football/2023-06-indian-football-aiff-league-committee-meeting |url-status=live }}</ref> No ISL reserve teams can be a part of I-League 2 or I-League 3.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-13 |title=Record five bids for I-League; no ISL reserves in 2nd and 3rd divisions |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/football/record-five-bids-for-i-league-no-isl-reserves-in-2nd-and-3rd-divisions-101686676489993.html |access-date=2023-06-15 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en |archive-date=2023-06-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230615024518/https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/football/record-five-bids-for-i-league-no-isl-reserves-in-2nd-and-3rd-divisions-101686676489993.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
*'''Tier 5–10: [[Indian State Leagues]]'''- There are currently a total of 36 [[Indian State Football Associations|state associations]] (including union territories) affiliated with the AIFF.<ref name="State Associations">{{cite web|title=State Associations|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/state-associations.php?&pagesize=192|website=All India Football Federation|access-date=23 June 2021|archive-date=24 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171024214814/https://www.the-aiff.com/state-associations.php?&pagesize=192|url-status=live}}</ref> These state associations are affiliated with state leagues. The top teams of state leagues are eligible to apply for I-League 3. Some state leagues have multiple divisions and a promotion/relegation system between these divisions. [[Calcutta Football League]] in [[West Bengal]] is the oldest state league and has the highest number of divisions (six divisions) with a promotion/relegation system in place.<ref>{{cite web|title=Calcutta Football League|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/calcutta-football-league|publisher=Times of India|access-date=23 June 2021|archive-date=27 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210627091952/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/calcutta-football-league|url-status=live}}</ref>
*'''[[Youth League (India)|Youth League]] (U-17/U-15/U-13)'''- The '''Youth League''' is a system of youth [[association football|football]] leagues that are managed, organised and controlled by the [[All India Football Federation]]. It consists of 3 age groups competitions: U17 (AIFF Youth League), U15 (Junior League) and U13 (Sub-Junior League).
*'''[[Futsal Club Championship]]'''-The '''Futsal Club Championship''' is the [[Indian football league system|highest level]] [[futsal]] club competition in India, organised by the [[All India Football Federation]] (AIFF).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Draw for Futsal Club Championship 2021–22 announced|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/football/draw-for-futsal-club-championship-2021-22-announced20211029130912/|access-date=6 November 2021|website=aninews.in|publisher=Asianet News International|language=en|date=29 October 2021|location=New Delhi|archive-date=6 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106200218/https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/football/draw-for-futsal-club-championship-2021-22-announced20211029130912/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Futsal club championship to kick-off from 2020 season |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/futsal-club-championship-to-kick-off-from-2020-season |access-date=31 May 2020 |work=AIFF |date=13 December 2019 |archive-date=5 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105193815/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/futsal-club-championship-to-kick-off-from-2020-season |url-status=live }}</ref> The inaugural edition kicked off on 5 November 2021 in [[New Delhi]] with 16 teams.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Inaugural edition of Futsal Championship to kick-off in New Delhi on November 5|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/football/inaugural-edition-of-futsal-championship-to-kick-off-in-new-delhi-on-november-520211014221904|access-date=2021-10-15|website=www.aninews.in|language=en|archive-date=28 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028173058/https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/football/inaugural-edition-of-futsal-championship-to-kick-off-in-new-delhi-on-november-520211014221904/|url-status=live}}</ref> It acts as qualifier for the [[AFC Futsal Club Championship]], the highest level club futsal competition in Asia.

===Cups===
{| class="wikitable"
|+List of All India football tournaments
! Competition
! Organizer
! Host city/state
|-
| [[Durand Cup]]
| DFTS (Durand Football Tournament Society) & [[All India Football Federation|AIFF]]
| Various
|-
| [[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]]
| [[All India Football Federation|AIFF]]
| Various
|}

===Champions overview===
The competitions currently active in Indian football in the [[2023–24 in Indian football|2023–24 season]].
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin-left:1em;float:center"
! colspan="3" |State competition
|-
!Tournament
!Current champions
|-
|[[Santosh Trophy]]
|[[Services football team|Services]]
|-
|[[Football at the National Games of India|National Games (Men)]]
|[[Services football team|Services]]
|-
| Swami Vivekananda NFC (U20)
|[[Delhi football team|Delhi]]
|-
|[[B.C. Roy Trophy|Junior NFC (U19)]]
|[[Mizoram football team|Mizoram]]
|-
|[[Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy|Sub-Junior NFC (U16)]]
|[[Meghalaya football team|Meghalaya]]
|-
|[[National Beach Soccer Championship]]
|Kerala
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin-left:1em;float:center"
! colspan="3" |Club competition
|-
!Tournament
!Current champions
|-
|[[Indian Super League]]
|
* Shield: [[Mohun Bagan Super Giant|Mohun Bagan SG]]
* Cup: [[Mumbai City FC|Mumbai City]]
|-
|[[I-League]]
|[[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
|-
|[[I-League 2]]
|[[SC Bengaluru|Sporting Bengaluru]]
|-
|[[I-League 3]]
|[[Sporting Clube de Goa|Sporting Goa]]
|-
|[[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]]
|[[East Bengal FC|East Bengal]]
|-
|[[Durand Cup]]
|[[North East United FC|North East United]]
|-
|[[Youth League (India)#Under-17 level|Youth League]] ('''U-17''')
|Classic FA
|-
|[[Youth League (India)#Under-15 level (9-a-side)|Youth League]] ('''U-15''')
|[[Minerva Academy FC|Minerva Academy]]
|-
|[[Youth League (India)#Under-13 level (7-a-side)|Youth League]] ('''U-13''')
|[[Reliance Foundation Young Champs]]
|-
|[[Futsal Club Championship]]
|[[Corbett FC|Corbett]]
|-
|}

===Women's domestic football===
* '''[[Senior Women's National Football Championship]] for [[Rajmata Jijabai]] Trophy''', also known as '''Senior Women's National Football Championship''' or '''Rajmata Jijabai Trophy''' since 2024,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Senior Women's NFC named Rajmata Jijabai Maharaja National Football Championship|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/senior-womens-nfc-named-rajmata-jijabai-maharaja-national-football-championship|date=4 March 2024|work=AIFF}}</ref> is a [[Women's association football|women's football]] tournament contested by [[List of Indian state football associations|state associations]] and government institutions in India.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hero Senior Women's NFC|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/competitions/senior-women-nfc|access-date=2021-12-05|website=www.the-aiff.com|archive-date=5 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205090839/https://www.the-aiff.com/competitions/senior-women-nfc|url-status=live}}</ref> The first edition was held in 1991 by the AIFF to crown the national women's football champion.
* '''[[Football at the National Games of India|National Games Football]]''' for women was introduced in the 1999 edition.<ref name="National Games"/> [[Manipur women's football team|Manipur]] is the most successful team with 5 gold medals.<ref name="indianfootball.de"/><ref name="List of Winners"/>
* '''[[Khelo India Youth Games]] (U-21/U-17)''' are held every year, and a 1,000 kids are given the [[scholarship]] of {{INRConvert|5|l|lk=on}} to prepare them for the international sporting events.
* '''[[Junior Girl's National Football Championship]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hero Junior Girl's NFC |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/competitions/junior-girls-nfc |access-date=8 January 2022 |website=AIFF }}</ref> is held for under-19 players, between the teams representing state associations. The tournament was instituted by the AIFF in 2001.
*'''[[Sub–Junior Girl's National Football Championship]]'''<ref name="inft" >{{Cite web|title=Hero Sub Junior Girl's NFC |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/competitions/sub-junior-girls-nfc |access-date=8 January 2022 |website=AIFF }}</ref> is held for under-17 players. The tournament was instituted by the AIFF in 2003.

===Club competitions===
*'''Tier 1: [[Indian Women's League]]''': Indian Women's League is the women's top tier professional football league in India.<ref>{{cite web |title=IWL: Tough battle awaits for debutants Churchill Brothers |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/iwl-tough-battle-awaits-debutants-churchill-bros/articleshow/99714198.cms |website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com |publisher=[[The Times of India]] |agency=TNN |location=Goa |date=24 April 2023 |access-date=24 April 2023 |archive-date=24 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424053654/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/iwl-tough-battle-awaits-debutants-churchill-bros/articleshow/99714198.cms |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=25 April 2023|title =New clubs and new goals are at the forefront of the Hero IWL|url=https://footballexpress.in/new-clubs-and-new-goals-are-at-the-forefront-of-the-hero-iwl/|website= FootballExpress.in}}</ref>
*'''Tier 2: [[Indian Women's League 2]]''': Indian Women's League 2 is the women's second tier professional football league in India.<ref name="iwl2">{{Cite web |title=AIFF League Committee recommends promotion-relegation system for IWL |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/aiff-league-committee-recommends-promotion-relegation-system-for-iwl |website=www.the-aiff.com |publisher=AIFF |date=19 January 2024 |access-date=19 January 2024 }}</ref> The competition is established in 2023, with the first season starting from 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AIFF League committee announce I-League direct entry bidders and revamped league structure for IWL |url=https://khelnow.com/football/2023-06-indian-football-aiff-league-committee-meeting |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=Khel Now |language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-13 |title=Football: Five bids received for direct entry into I-League 2023-24 season |url=https://www.business-standard.com/sports/football-news/football-five-bids-received-for-direct-entry-into-i-league-2023-24-season-123061300897_1.html |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=www.business-standard.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=AIFF League Committee meeting chaired online by Lalnghinglova Hmar |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/aiff-league-committee-meeting-chaired-online-by-lalnghinglova-hmar |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=www.the-aiff.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=AIFF officials hold discussions with Hero I-League, Hero IWL clubs |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/aiff-officials-hold-discussions-with-hero-i-league-hero-iwl-clubs |access-date=2023-07-20 |website=www.the-aiff.com}}</ref>
*'''Tier 3–5: [[Indian State Leagues]]''': There are currently a total of 36 state associations (including union territories) affiliated with the AIFF.<ref name="State Associations"/> The top teams of state leagues are eligible to apply for Indian Women's League 2. [[Karnataka Women's League]] has the highest number of divisions (3), with a [[Promotion and relegation|promotion]]/[[relegation]] system in place.

===Champions overview===
The competitions currently active in Indian football in the [[2023–24 in Indian football|2023–24 season]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin-left:1em;float:center"
! colspan="3" |State competition
|-
!Tournament
!Current champions
|-
|[[Senior Women's National Football Championship|Rajmata Jijabai Senior Women's NFC]]
|[[Manipur women's football team|Manipur]]
|-
|[[Football at the National Games of India|National Games (Women)]]
|[[Odisha women's football team|Odisha]]
|-
|[[Junior Girl's National Football Championship|Junior Girl's NFC (U19)]]
|[[Manipur women's football team|Manipur]]
|-
|[[Sub–Junior Girl's National Football Championship|Sub-Junior Girl's NFC (U17)]]
|[[Jharkhand women's football team|Jharkhand]]
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin-left:1em;float:center"
! colspan="3" |Club competition
|-
!Tournament
!Current champions
|-
|[[Indian Women's League]]
|[[Odisha FC Women|Odisha]]
|-
|[[Indian Women's League 2]]
|[[Sreebhumi FC|Sreebhumi]]
|-
|}

====Qualification for Asian competitions====
{{See also|Indian football clubs in Asian competitions}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Competition
!Qualifying team
!Notes
|-
!|[[AFC Champions League Two]]
|Premiers of [[Indian Super League]] || Qualification to the Group stage
|-
!|[[AFC Champions League Two]]
|Winners of [[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]] || Qualification to the Qualifying play-off
|-
!|[[AFC Women's Champions League]]
|Champions of [[Indian Women's League]] || Qualification to the Preliminary Stage
|}

==Stadiums==
{{Further information|List of football grounds in India}}
{{As of|2023}}, few of India's national football stadiums meet current world standards. The largest football stadiums in India are the [[Salt Lake Stadium]] in [[Kolkata]] with a seating capacity of 68,000 and the [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]] in [[New Delhi]] with a capacity of over 60,000. The [[Barabati Stadium]] in [[Cuttack]] and [[Kalinga Stadium]] in [[Bhubaneswar]] are major arenas for football events in [[Odisha]]. In Sikkim, the 30,000-capacity [[Paljor Stadium]] in [[Gangtok]] is famous as one of the most beautiful stadiums in the world because of its backdrop of the Himalayas. The main stadium in [[Shillong]] is the [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Shillong|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]] with a capacity of 30,000 standing. Both the Paljor and the JLN in Shillong have been renovated with [[Artificial turf|artificial playing surface]]s. Some other important stadiums are the [[Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex]] in [[Pune]], [[Barasat Stadium]] in [[Barasat]], the [[Fatorda Stadium]] in [[Goa]], the [[Kaloor International Stadium]] in [[Kochi]], the [[Municipal Corporation Stadium, Kozhikode|Municipal Corporation Stadium]] in [[Kozhikode]], the [[Nehru Stadium, Guwahati|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]] in [[Guwahati]] and the [[The Arena (Ahmedabad)|EKA Arena]] in [[Ahmedabad]]. There are hundreds of other stadiums in the country. The following stadiums are affiliated by [[All India Football Federation]].<ref>{{cite web |title=2011 SAFF Championship Stadium Guide: New Delhi – Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium |url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/2773/saff-championship/2011/12/01/2781850/2011-saff-championship-stadium-guide-new-delhi-jawaharlal |website=goal.com |publisher=goal.com India |access-date=16 September 2018 |ref=JLN Stadium |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915042350/http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/2773/saff-championship/2011/12/01/2781850/2011-saff-championship-stadium-guide-new-delhi-jawaharlal |archive-date=15 September 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Sunil Chhetri strikes brace as India beat Malaysia 3-2 in international friendly |url=http://post.jagran.com/sunil-chhetri-strikes-brace-as-india-beat-malaysia-32-in-international-friendly-1321467694|work=Jagran Post|access-date=16 September 2018 |ref=Salt Lake Stadium |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915042534/http://post.jagran.com/sunil-chhetri-strikes-brace-as-india-beat-malaysia-32-in-international-friendly-1321467694 |archive-date=15 September 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=India vs Nepal at Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=275167/match=300311249/index.html#nosticky |website=fifa.com |publisher=FIFA |access-date=17 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171017083214/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=275167/match=300311249/index.html#nosticky |archive-date=17 October 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=India vs Iran at Sree Kranteerava Stadium |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=275171/match=300317458/index.html |website=fifa.com |publisher=FIFA |access-date=16 September 2018 |ref=Kranteerava Stadium |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915042534/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=275171/match=300317458/index.html |archive-date=15 September 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=FIVE-STAR INDIA EASE PAST CHINESE TAIPEI |url=https://the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=8982 |website=the-aiff.com |publisher=AIFF |access-date=16 September 2018 |ref=Mumbai Arena |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612150435/https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=8982 |archive-date=12 June 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=India at the SAFF Cup |url=http://www.wifa.in/india-at-the-saff-cup/ |website=wifa.in |date=30 November 2011 |publisher=WIFA |access-date=12 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112150308/http://www.wifa.in/india-at-the-saff-cup/ |archive-date=12 January 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=India win 2012 Nehru Cup |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/photos/india-win-2012-nehru-cup/photostory/16227789.cms |website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=3 September 2012 |publisher=TOI |access-date=12 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190304083454/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/photos/india-win-2012-nehru-cup/photostory/16227789.cms |archive-date=4 March 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=India wins 2015 SAFF Cup: Who said what |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/india-wins-2015-saff-cup-who-said-what |website=sportskeeda.com |date=4 January 2016 |publisher=Sportskeeda |access-date=12 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112194929/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/india-wins-2015-saff-cup-who-said-what |archive-date=12 January 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=INDIA ARE HERO TRI-NATION FOOTBALL SERIES 2017 CHAMPIONS |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=8405 |website=the-aiff.com |publisher=AIFF |access-date=12 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180902085649/https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=8405 |archive-date=2 September 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=OUR PRIMARY TARGET IS TO WIN THE TOURNAMENT: CONSTANTINE |url=https://the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=9002 |website=the-aiff.com |publisher=AIFF |access-date=12 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190206134855/https://the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=9002 |archive-date=6 February 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=AFC ASIAN CUP UAE 2019 |url=http://cms.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=11142&stageid=432&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322204704/http://cms.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=11142&stageid=432&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 March 2018 |website=the-afc.com |publisher=AFC |access-date=12 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The experienced duo of Sunil Chhetri and Clifford Miranda were on target as India beat Nepal 2-0 in a comfortable win |url=https://www.goal.com/en-india/match/125247/india-vs-nepal/report |website=goal.com |publisher=[[Goal (website)|GOAL]] |access-date=12 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112151520/https://www.goal.com/en-india/match/125247/india-vs-nepal/report |archive-date=12 January 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{Static row numbers}}
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible static-row-numbers"
|-
! Tenants
! Name !! City !! State !! Capacity !!Image
|-
|[[East Bengal FC]], [[Mohun Bagan]]
|[[Salt Lake Stadium]] † || [[Bidhannagar]]|| [[West Bengal]] || 68,000
|[[File:Salt Lake Stadium during FIFA U17 World Cup 2017 ....jpg|150px]]
|-
|[[Punjab FC]]
|[[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Delhi)|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]] † || [[Delhi]] || [[Delhi]] || 60,254
|[[File:The inside view of the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, the main venue of the inauguration of 19th Commonwealth Games Delhi-2010, in New Delhi on October 03, 2010 (1).jpg|150px]]
|-
|
|[[Greenfield International Stadium]] †
|[[Thiruvananthapuram]]
|[[Kerala]]
|50,000
|[[File:Greenfield International Stadium.jpg|150px]]
|-
|[[Gokulam Kerala FC]]
|[[EMS Stadium]] † || [[Kozhikode]]|| [[Kerala]] || 50,000
|
|-
|
|[[DY Patil Stadium]] † || [[Navi Mumbai]] || [[Maharastra]] || 45,300
|[[File:D Y Patil Sports Stadium.jpg|150px]]
|-
|
|[[Birsa Munda Football Stadium]]|| [[Ranchi]] || [[Jharkhand]] || 40,000
|[[File:Birsa munda football stadium morhabadi.jpg|150px]]
|-
|[[Kerala Blasters]]
|[[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi)|Kaloor Stadium]] † ||[[Kochi]] || [[Kerala]] || 40,000
|[[File:Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Kochi) in 2022.jpg|150px]]
|-
|[[Chennaiyin FC]]
|[[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Chennai)|Marina Arena]] † ||[[Chennai]]||[[Tamil Nadu]] || 40,000
|[[File:Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Chennai panorama.jpg|150px]]
|-
|
|[[Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium (Kollam)|Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium]]|| [[Kollam]] || [[Kerala]] || 40,000
|[[File:Western entrance of Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Kollam.jpg|150px]]
|-
|
|[[Mangala Stadium]]||[[Mangalore]]||[[Karnataka]] || 40,000
|[[File:Near the entrance of Mangala Stadium in Mangalore.jpg|150px]]
|-
|
|[[Kanchenjunga Stadium]] † ||[[Siliguri]]||[[West Bengal]] || 40,000
|[[File:Sports 4.jpg|150px]]
|-
|}
'''''Note.''''' † ''denotes stadiums that have hosted international football matches.''


==International competitions hosted==
==Major events==
{{See also|Indian football clubs in Asian competition}}
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:orange; background:orange;"
|- style="text-align:center; background:lightblue;"
||'''Competition'''
||'''Competition'''
||'''Year'''
||'''Edition'''
||'''Winner'''
||'''Winner'''
||'''India Finished'''
||'''Final'''
||'''venue'''
||'''Runners-up'''
||'''India's position'''
||'''Venues'''
||'''Final venue'''
||'''Stadium'''
|-
|-
| colspan="5" style="text-align:center; background:pink;"|'''Earlier'''
| colspan="10" style="text-align:center; background:orange;"|'''Men's senior competitions'''
|-
||[[Asian Games]]
||[[Football at the 1951 Asian Games]]
||'''{{fb|IND}}'''
||{{center|'''1 – 0'''}}
||{{fb|IRI|1925}}
|style="background:gold;" |'''Champions'''
||1 (in 1 city)
||[[Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium]]
|| [[File:IndianHockeyGameSnapshot.jpg|120px]]
|-
|[[Asian Games]]
|[[Football at the 1982 Asian Games]]
|'''{{fb|IRQ}}'''
|{{center|'''1 – 0'''}}
|{{fb|KUW}}
|'''Quarterfinals'''
|3 (in 1 cities)
|[[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Delhi)]]
|[[File:Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi.png|120px| ]]
|-
|[[AFC Challenge Cup]]
|[[2008 AFC Challenge Cup]]
|'''{{fb|India}}'''
|{{center|'''[[2008 AFC Challenge Cup Final|4 – 1]]'''}}
|{{fb|TJK}}
|style="background:gold;" |'''Champions'''
|3 (''in 2 cities'')
|[[Ambedkar Stadium]]
|[[File:Ambedkar stadium in delhi at morning.jpg|120px]]
|-
|[[SAFF Championship]]
|[[1999 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup]]
|'''{{fb|India}}'''
|{{center|'''2 – 0'''}}
|{{fb|BAN}}
|style="background:gold;"|'''Champions'''
|1 ('' in 1 city'')
|[[Fatorda Stadium]]
|[[File:Fatorda Stadium, Goa.jpg|120px]]
|-
|[[SAFF Championship]]
|[[2011 SAFF Championship]]
|'''{{fb|IND}}'''
|{{center|'''[[2011 SAFF Championship Final|4 – 0]]'''}}
|{{fb|AFG|2004}}
|style="background:gold;"|'''Champions'''
|1 (''in 1 city'')
|[[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Delhi)]]
|[[File:Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium CWG opening ceremony.jpg|120px]]
|-
|[[SAFF Championship]]
|[[2015 SAFF Championship]]
|'''{{fb|IND}}'''
|{{center|'''[[2015 SAFF Championship Final|2 – 1 (a.e.t)]]'''}}
|{{fb|AFG|2013}}
|style="background:gold;"|'''Champions'''
|1 (''in 1 city'')
|[[Greenfield International Stadium]]
|[[File:Greenfield International Stadium Kerala 2.jpg|120px]]
|-
|[[SAFF Championship]]
|[[2023 SAFF Championship]]
|'''{{fb|IND}}'''
|{{center|'''[[2023 SAFF Championship Final|1 – 1 (a.e.t)]]'''}}{{center|'''(5 – 4 pen.)'''}}
|{{fb|KUW}}
|style="background:gold;"|'''Champions'''
|1 (''in 1 city'')
|[[Sree Kanteerava Stadium]]
|[[File:Sree Kanteerava Stadium.jpg|120px]]
|-
| colspan="10" style="text-align:center; background:lightgreen;"|'''Men's youth competitions'''
|-
|[[FIFA U-17 World Cup]]
|[[2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup]]
|'''{{fbu|17|ENG|}}'''
|{{center|'''5 – 2'''}}
|{{fbu|17|ESP}}
|Group stage
|6 (''in 6 cities'')
|[[Salt Lake Stadium]]
|[[File:Salt Lake Stadium gameplay during FIFA U17 World Cup 2017.jpg|120px]]
|-
|-
|[[AFC U-19 Championship]]
|[[AFC U-19 Championship]]
|[[2006 AFC Youth Championship]]
|[[2006 AFC Youth Championship]]
|{{fb|PRK}}
|'''{{fbu|20|PRK|}}'''
|{{center|'''1 – 1'''}}{{center|'''(5 – 3 pen.)'''}}
|{{fbu|20|JPN}}
|Group stage
|Group stage
|4 (''in 2 cities'')
|4 (''in 2 cities'')
|[[Salt Lake Stadium]]
|[[File:Salt Lake Stadium - Yuva Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata.jpg|120px]]
|-
|-
|[[AFC U-16 Championship]]
| colspan="5" style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|'''Future'''
|[[2016 AFC U-16 Championship]]
|'''{{fbu|17|IRQ}}'''
|{{center|'''0 – 0'''}}{{center|'''(4 – 3 pen.)'''}}
|{{fbu|17|IRI}}
|Group stage
|2 (''in 2 cities'')
|[[Fatorda Stadium]]
|[[File:Fatorda Stadium.jpg|120px]]
|-
|[[SAFF U-15 Championship]]
|[[2019 SAFF U-15 Championship]]
|'''{{fbu|17|IND|title=India U-17}}'''
|{{center|'''7 – 0'''}}
|{{fbu|17|NEP}}
|style="background:gold;"|'''Champions'''
|1 (''in 1 city'')
|[[Kalyani Stadium]]
|[[File:Kalyani Stadium 07.JPG|120px]]
|-
|[[SAFF U-20 Championship]]
|[[2022 SAFF U-20 Championship]]
|'''{{fbu|20|IND}}'''
|{{center|'''5 – 2 (a.e.t)'''}}
|{{fbu|20|BAN}}
|style="background:gold;"|'''Champions'''
|1 (''in 1 city'')
|[[Kalinga Stadium]]
|[[File:Kalinga Stadium during ISL.jpg|120px]]
|-
| colspan="10" style="text-align:center; background:yellow;"|'''Women's senior competitions'''
|-
|[[AFC Women's Asian Cup]]
|[[2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup]]
|'''{{fbw|CHN}}'''
|{{center|'''3 – 2'''}}
|{{fbw|KOR}}
|''Withdrew (due to Covid-19 breakout)''
|3 (''in 3 cities'')
|[[DY Patil Stadium]]
|[[File:D Y Patil Sports Stadium.jpg|120px]]
|-
|[[SAFF Women's Championship]]
|[[2016 SAFF Women's Championship]]
|'''{{fbw|IND}}'''
|{{center|'''3 – 1'''}}
|{{fbw|BAN}}
|style="background:gold;"|'''Champions'''
|1 (''in 1 city'')
|[[Kanchenjunga Stadium]]
|[[File:Football Stadium in Siliguri.jpg|120px]]
|-
| colspan="10" style="text-align:center; background:pink;"|'''Women's youth competitions'''
|-
|[[FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup]]
|[[2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup]]
|'''{{fbwu|17|ESP}}'''
|{{center|'''1 – 0'''}}
|{{fbwu|17|COL}}
|Group stage
|3 (''in 3 cities'')
|[[DY Patil Stadium]]
|[[File:D Y Patil Sports Stadium.jpg|120px]]
|-
|}

===Nehru Cup===
The [[Nehru Cup]] was an international invitational [[association football]] tournament organised by the AIFF and named after the First Prime Minister of India [[Jawaharlal Nehru]].<ref name="Bharanithar">{{cite web|url=https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/251858-nehru-cup-victory-moment-to-cherish-for-indian-football-fans.amp.html|title=Nehru Cup Victory : Moment To Cherish For Indian Football Fans|website=syndication.bleacherreport.com|publisher=Bharanithar|date=10 September 2009|access-date=22 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220322074730/https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/251858-nehru-cup-victory-moment-to-cherish-for-indian-football-fans.amp.html|archive-date=22 March 2022}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable sortable"
! Editions
! Winners
|-
|[[1982 Nehru Cup|1982]]
|'''{{fb|URU}}'''
|-
|1983
|'''{{fbu|21|HUN}}'''
|-
|[[1984 Nehru Cup|1984]]
|'''{{fb|POL}}'''
|-
|1985
|'''{{fb|USSR}}'''
|-
|1986
|'''{{fb|USSR}}'''
|-
|1987
|'''{{flagicon|USSR}} [[Soviet Union Olympic football team|Soviet Union]]'''
|-
|1988
|'''{{flagicon|USSR}} [[Soviet Union Olympic football team|Soviet Union]]'''
|-
|1989
|'''{{fbu|21|HUN}}'''
|-
|1991
|'''{{fb|ROM}}'''
|-
|1993
|'''{{fb|PRK}}'''
|-
|[[1995 Nehru Cup|1995]]
|'''{{fb|IRQ}}'''
|-
|[[1997 Nehru Cup|1997]]
|'''{{fb|IRQ}}'''
|-
|[[2007 Nehru Cup|2007]]
|'''{{fb|IND}}'''
|-
|[[2009 Nehru Cup|2009]]
|'''{{fb|IND}}'''
|-
|[[2012 Nehru Cup|2012]]
|'''{{fb|IND}}'''
|}

===Tri-Nation Series===
The [[Tri-Nation Series (India)|Tri-Nation Series]] is a three-team football tournament organised by the AIFF. The first edition was held in 2017.<ref name="AIFF’s multi-million splurge">{{cite web|last1=Sarmah|first1=Bhargab|title=AIFF's multi-million splurge on tri-nation football series defies logic|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/football/aiff-s-multi-million-splurge-on-tri-nation-football-series-defies-logic/story-VMgLzdpk05due44ue4hBiK.html|publisher=Hindustan Times|accessdate=18 August 2017}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable sortable"
! Editions
! Winners
|-
|[[2017 Hero Tri-Nation Series (India)|2017]]
|'''{{fb|IND}}'''
|-
|[[2023 Hero Tri-Nation Series (India)|2023]]
|'''{{fb|IND}}'''
|}

===Intercontinental Cup===
The [[Intercontinental Cup (India)|Intercontinental Cup]] is a four-team association football tournament organised by the AIFF. The first edition was held in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|title=All Whites squad named for Intercontinental Cup|url=https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/63061|publisher=New Zealand Football|access-date=15 July 2022|archive-date=14 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714220054/https://www.nzfootball.co.nz/newsarticle/63061|url-status=live}}</ref>

{|class="wikitable sortable"
! Editions
! Winners
|-
|[[2018 Intercontinental Cup (India)|2018]]
|'''{{fb|IND}}'''
|-
|[[2019 Intercontinental Cup (India)|2019]]
|'''{{fb|PRK}}'''
|-
|[[2023 Intercontinental Cup (India)|2023]]
|'''{{fb|IND}}'''
|}

==Performance in international competitions==

===Men's team===
''A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within [[India]]''

===FIFA World Cup===
{{Main|India at the FIFA World Cup qualification}}
India has never played in the finals of the [[FIFA World Cup]].<ref name="India 1950">{{cite news|last1=Choudhury|first1=Chandrahas|title=Blame India's World Cup Drought on the Shoes|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2014-06-11/blame-india-s-world-cup-drought-on-the-shoes|access-date=30 May 2016|work=Bloomberg|date=11 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406182813/https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2014-06-11/blame-india-s-world-cup-drought-on-the-shoes|archive-date=6 April 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> After gaining independence in 1947, India managed to qualify for the World Cup held in [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/50f.html|title=World Cup 1950 (Brazil, June 24-July 16)|access-date=10 December 2021|archive-date=20 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720114904/https://www.rsssf.org/tables/50f.html|url-status=live}}</ref> This was due to [[Myanmar national football team|Myanmar]], [[Indonesia national football team|Indonesia]], and the [[Philippines national football team|Philippines]] withdrawing from [[1950 FIFA World Cup qualification#Group 10|qualification round]].<ref name="India 1950"/> However, prior to the start of the tournament, India withdrew due to the expenses required in getting the team to [[Brazil]].<ref name="India 1950"/> But this reason was untrue because FIFA was ready to give money to India (AIFF) for their trip to Brazil.<ref>{{Cite web |last8=URLCopied! |date=2011-07-19 |title=Did India withdraw from the 1950 World Cup because they were not allowed to play barefoot? |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/sports-now/story/2011-07-19/did-india-withdraw-from-the-1950-world-cup-because-they-were-not-allowed-to-play-barefoot |access-date=2022-11-22 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |archive-date=11 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111124551/https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/sports-now/story/2011-07-19/did-india-withdraw-from-the-1950-world-cup-because-they-were-not-allowed-to-play-barefoot |url-status=live }}</ref> Other reasons cited for why India withdrew include [[FIFA]] not allowing Indian players to play in the tournament ''barefoot'' and the All India Football Federation not considering the FIFA World Cup an important tournament compared to the [[Summer Olympics|Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web |last8=! |date=2011-07-19 |title=Did India withdraw from the 1950 World Cup because they were not allowed to play barefoot? |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/sports-now/story/2011-07-19/did-india-withdraw-from-the-1950-world-cup-because-they-were-not-allowed-to-play-barefoot |access-date=2022-11-22 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US |archive-date=11 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111124551/https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/sports-now/story/2011-07-19/did-india-withdraw-from-the-1950-world-cup-because-they-were-not-allowed-to-play-barefoot |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="India 1950" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-10 |title=Why India did not compete in the 1950 football World Cup (and no, it wasn't because they didn't have boots) |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/why-india-did-not-compete-in-the-1950-football-world-cup-and-no-it-wasnt-because-they-didnt-have-boots-8260087/ |access-date=2022-11-22 |website=The Indian Express |language=en |archive-date=22 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122081011/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/why-india-did-not-compete-in-the-1950-football-world-cup-and-no-it-wasnt-because-they-didnt-have-boots-8260087/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

After withdrawing from the 1950 FIFA World Cup, India did not enter the qualifying rounds of the tournament between [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]] and [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]].<ref name="World Cup record">{{cite web|title=The Indian National Team's World Cup qualifying |url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/worldcupq.html |website=Indianfootball.de |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100614204013/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/worldcupq.html |archive-date=14 June 2010 }}</ref> Since the [[1986 FIFA World Cup qualification|1986 qualifiers]], with the exception of the [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990 edition]] of the tournament, the team participated in World Cup qualification, but has yet to qualify for the finals again.<ref name="World Cup record"/>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;" width="100%" class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan=10 style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"|[[FIFA World Cup]] record
!width="1" rowspan=28 style="background:#FFFFFF; color:white"|
!colspan=7 style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"|[[FIFA World Cup qualification|Qualification]] record
|-
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="15%|Year
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="10%|Round
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|{{Abbr|Pld|Games played}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"|{{Abbr|W|Won}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|{{Abbr|D|Drawn}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|{{Abbr|L|Lost}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|{{Abbr|GF|Goals for}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|{{Abbr|GA|Goals against}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|Squad
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|{{Abbr|Pos|Position}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|{{Abbr|Pld|Games played}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|{{Abbr|W|Won}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|{{Abbr|D|Drawn}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|{{Abbr|L|Lost}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|{{Abbr|GF|Goals for}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|{{Abbr|GA|Goals against}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| {{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]]<br />to<br />{{flagicon|France}} [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]]
|colspan=9 {{NA|''Not a FIFA member''}}
|colspan=6 {{NA|''Not a FIFA member''}}||–
|-style="background:#FFDACC"
| {{flagicon|Brazil|1889}} [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]]
|colspan=9| '''[[1950 FIFA World Cup Group 3|Qualified, withdrew]]'''
|colspan=6| '''[[1950 FIFA World Cup qualification#Group 10|Qualified by default]]'''||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/50q.html|title=World Cup 1950 Qualifying|access-date=10 December 2021|archive-date=20 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720114854/https://www.rsssf.org/tables/50q.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]]
|colspan=9 {{NA|''Denied by FIFA''}}
|colspan=6 {{NA|''Denied by FIFA''}}||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/54qual.html|title=World Cup 1954 qualifications|access-date=10 December 2021|archive-date=10 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110103712/https://www.rsssf.org/tables/54qual.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|Sweden}} [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]]<br />to<br />{{flagicon|Spain}} [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]]
|colspan=9 {{NA|''Did not enter''}}
|colspan=6 {{NA|''Did not enter''}}||–
|-
| {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]
|rowspan=11 colspan=9 {{NA|''Did not qualify''}}
| [[1986 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#AFC Zone B (East)|6]]
| 2
| 3
| 1
| 7
| 6
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/86qual.html|title=World Cup 1986 qualifictions|access-date=11 December 2021|archive-date=10 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110103049/https://www.rsssf.org/tables/86qual.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]
|colspan=6 {{NA|''Withdrew from qualification''}} ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/90qual.html|title=World Cup 1990 qualifications|access-date=26 May 2024}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|United States}} [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]
| [[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Group D|8]]
| 1
| 1
| 6
| 8
| 22
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/94qual.html|title=World Cup 1994 qualifications|access-date=11 December 2021|archive-date=11 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511105448/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/94qual.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|France|1974}} [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]
| [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Group 10|3]]
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 7
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/98qual.html|title=World Cup 1998 qualifications|access-date=11 December 2021|archive-date=21 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220821065544/https://www.rsssf.org/tables/98qual.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|South Korea}} {{flagicon|Japan}} [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]
| [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Group 8|6]]
| 3
| 2
| 1
| 11
| 5
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2002q.html|title=World Cup 2002 qualifications|access-date=11 December 2021|archive-date=16 January 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116173331/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/2002q.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]
| [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Group 3|6]]
| 1
| 1
| 4
| 2
| 18
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2006q.html|title=World Cup 2006 Qualifying|access-date=11 December 2021|archive-date=20 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720114857/https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2006q.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]
|[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#First round|2]]
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 3
| 6
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2010q.html|title=World Cup 2010 Qualifying|access-date=11 December 2021|archive-date=20 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720114908/https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2010q.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]
| [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round#United Arab Emirates v India|2]]
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
| 5
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2014q.html|title=World Cup 2014 Qualifying|access-date=11 December 2021|archive-date=20 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720114900/https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2014q.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|Russia}} [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]]
| [[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Group D|8]]
| 2
| 1
| 7
| 7
| 18
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2018q.html|title=World Cup 2018 Qualifying|access-date=11 December 2021|archive-date=20 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720114904/https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2018q.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|Qatar}} [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]]
| [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Group E|8]]
| 1
| 4
| 3
| 6
| 7
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2022q.html#asi|title=World Cup 2022 Qualifying|access-date=26 December 2022|archive-date=26 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226094910/https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2022q.html#asi|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|Canada}} {{flagicon|Mexico}} {{flagicon|USA}} [[2026 FIFA World Cup|2026]]
| [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)#Group A|6]]
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 3
| 7
|–
|-
| {{flagicon|Morocco}} {{flagicon|Portugal}} {{flagicon|Spain}} [[2030 FIFA World Cup|2030]]
|colspan=9 rowspan=2 {{Pending|''To be determined''}}
|colspan=7 rowspan=2 {{Pending|''To be determined''}}
|-
| {{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[2034 FIFA World Cup|2034]]
|-
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| '''Total'''
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| '''—'''
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"|{{Tooltip| '''0/20''' |Number of tournaments qualified for}}
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| '''0'''
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| '''0'''
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| '''0'''
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| '''0'''
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| '''0'''
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| '''0'''
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| '''—'''
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| '''57'''
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| '''12'''
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| '''17'''
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| '''28'''
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| '''52'''
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| '''101'''
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| '''—'''
|}

===AFC Asian Cup===
{{Main|India at the AFC Asian Cup}}
[[File:THA-IND match 20190106 AFC Asian Cup 3.jpg|190px|thumb|right|alt=|Indian players celebrating with fans after winning a match at [[2019 AFC Asian Cup Group A|2019 AFC Asian Cup]]]]
India has qualified for the [[AFC Asian Cup]] five times. The team played their first Asian Cup in [[1964 AFC Asian Cup|1964]]. The team managed to qualify following other nations' refusal to play against India due to political reasons.<ref name="India at AFC history">{{cite web |title=India's performances at the AFC Asian Cup |url=http://www.goal.com/en-in/news/india-afc-asian-cup-2019-indian-football/jfmg5uewl6ha1akznnjy4249l |website=goal.com |publisher=GOAL |access-date=28 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928161335/http://www.goal.com/en-in/news/india-afc-asian-cup-2019-indian-football/jfmg5uewl6ha1akznnjy4249l |archive-date=28 September 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="rsssf AFC cup 1964">{{cite web|title=Asian Nations Cup 1964|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/64asch.html|website=RSSSF|access-date=21 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150420094350/http://rsssf.com/tables/64asch.html|archive-date=20 April 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> India managed to finish the tournament as runners-up to hosts [[Israel national football team|Israel]], with [[Inder Singh (footballer)|Inder Singh]] finishing as joint top-scorer.<ref name="rsssf AFC cup 1964"/> Since then, India has failed to progress beyond the first round of the Asian Cup, with their participation at the [[1984 AFC Asian Cup|1984]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Asian Nations Cup 1984 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/84asch.html |website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=14 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014174849/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/84asch.html |archive-date=14 October 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[2011 AFC Asian Cup|2011]] Asian Cups,<ref>{{cite web |title=Asian Nations Cup 2011 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/11asch.html |website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=14 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320095412/http://rsssf.com/tables/11asch.html |archive-date=20 March 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> and most recently the [[2019 AFC Asian Cup|2019 Asian Cup]].<ref name="India 2019 AFC"/>

In June 2022, India qualified for the [[2023 AFC Asian Cup]] after winning all the matches in the third round of [[2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round|2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification]]. This is the first time ever India qualified consecutively for the continental championship.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;" width="100%" class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan=10 style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"|[[AFC Asian Cup]] record
!width="1" rowspan=28 style="background:#FFFFFF; color:white"|
!colspan=7 style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"|[[AFC Asian Cup qualification|Qualification]] record
|-
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}|Year
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}|Result
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}|Position
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}|{{Abbr|Pld|Games played}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}|{{Abbr|W|Won}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}|{{Abbr|D|Draw}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}|{{Abbr|L|Lost}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}|{{Abbr|GF|Goals for}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}|{{Abbr|GA|Goals against}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}|Squad
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}|{{Abbr|Pld|Games played}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}|{{Abbr|W|Won}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}|{{Abbr|D|Draw}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}|{{Abbr|L|Lost}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}|{{Abbr|GF|Goals for}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}|{{Abbr|GA|Goals against}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Hong Kong|1910}} [[1956 AFC Asian Cup|1956]]||colspan=9 {{NA|''Did not enter''}} ||colspan=6 {{NA|''Did not enter''}}||–
|-
|{{flagicon|South Korea}} [[1960 AFC Asian Cup|1960]]||colspan=9 {{NA|''Did not qualify''}}||[[1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Western zone|6]]||2||0||4||7||9||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/60asch.html|title=Asian Nations Cup 1960|access-date=18 October 2022|archive-date=18 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018102508/https://www.rsssf.org/tables/60asch.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-style="background:silver;"
|{{flagicon|Israel}} '''[[1964 AFC Asian Cup|1964]]'''||'''Runners-up'''||'''2nd'''||'''3'''||'''2'''||'''0'''||'''1'''||'''5'''||'''3'''||'''[[1964 AFC Asian Cup squads#.C2.A0India|Squad]]'''||colspan=6|'''[[1964 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Western zone|Qualified by default]]'''||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/64asch.html|title=Asian Nations Cup 1964|access-date=10 December 2021|archive-date=2 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190102012632/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/64asch.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|Iran|1964}} [[1968 AFC Asian Cup|1968]]||colspan=9 {{NA|''Did not qualify''}}||[[1968 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Western zone|3]]||0||1||2||2||6||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/68asch.html|title=Asian Nations Cup 1968|access-date=18 October 2022|archive-date=29 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129073049/https://rsssf.org/tables/68asch.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|Thailand}} [[1972 AFC Asian Cup|1972]]||colspan=9 rowspan=3 {{NA|''Did not enter''}}||colspan=6 rowspan=3 {{NA|''Did not enter''}}||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/72asch.html|title=Asian Nations Cup 1972|access-date=26 May 2024}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|Iran|1964}} [[1976 AFC Asian Cup|1976]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/76asch.html|title=Asian Nations Cup 1976|access-date=26 May 2024}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|KUW}} [[1980 AFC Asian Cup|1980]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/80asch.html|title=Asian Nations Cup 1980|access-date=26 May 2024}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|Singapore}} [[1984 AFC Asian Cup|1984]]||Group stage||10th||4||0||1||3||0||7||[[1984 AFC Asian Cup squads#.C2.A0India|Squad]]||[[1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group 3|4]]||3||0||1||8||2||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/84asch.html|title=Asian Nations Cup 1984|access-date=10 December 2021|archive-date=5 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005150518/https://www.rsssf.org/tables/84asch.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|Qatar}} [[1988 AFC Asian Cup|1988]]||colspan=9 rowspan=6 {{NA|''Did not qualify''}}
|[[1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group 1|5]]||0||1||4||0||6||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/88asch.html|title=Asian Nations Cup 1988|access-date=30 December 2022|archive-date=29 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129073254/https://rsssf.org/tables/88asch.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[1992 AFC Asian Cup|1992]]
|[[1992 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group 3|2]]||1||0||1||2||3||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/92asch.html|title=Asian Nations Cup 1992|access-date=30 December 2022|archive-date=29 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129064520/https://rsssf.org/tables/92asch.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[1996 AFC Asian Cup|1996]]
|[[1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group 3|2]]||0||0||2||3||12||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/96asch.html|title=Asian Nations Cup 1996|access-date=30 December 2022|archive-date=29 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129085329/https://rsssf.org/tables/96asch.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|LIB}} [[2000 AFC Asian Cup|2000]]
|[[2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification#|4]]||1||1||2||8||9||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/00asch.html|title=Asian Nations Cup 2000|access-date=30 December 2022|archive-date=1 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150401085957/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/00asch.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[2004 AFC Asian Cup|2004]]
|[[2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group G|2]]||0||1||1||1||3||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/04asch.html|title=Asian Nations Cup 2004|access-date=30 December 2022|archive-date=13 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140613125728/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/04asch.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|IDN}} {{flagicon|MAS}} {{flagicon|THA}} {{flagicon|VIE}} [[2007 AFC Asian Cup|2007]]
|[[2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group A|6]]||0||0||6||2||24||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/07asch.html|title=Asian Nations Cup 2007|access-date=30 December 2022|archive-date=18 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218193517/https://www.rsssf.org/tables/07asch.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|Qatar}} [[2011 AFC Asian Cup|2011]]||[[2011 AFC Asian Cup Group C|Group stage]]||16th||3||0||0||3||3||13||[[2011 AFC Asian Cup squads#India|Squad]]||colspan=6 rowspan=2|[[AFC Challenge Cup]]||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/11asch.html|title=Asian Nations Cup 2011|access-date=10 December 2021|archive-date=14 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221014084316/https://www.rsssf.org/tables/11asch.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[2015 AFC Asian Cup|2015]]||colspan=9 rowspan=1 {{NA|''Did not qualify''}} ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2015asch.html|title=Asian Nations Cup 2015|access-date=26 December 2022|archive-date=29 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129075428/https://rsssf.org/tables/2015asch.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} [[2019 AFC Asian Cup|2019]]||[[2019 AFC Asian Cup Group A|Group stage]]||17th||3||1||0||2||4||4||[[2019 AFC Asian Cup squads#India|Squad]]||[[2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification|18]]||8||2||8||25||24||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2019asch.html|title=Asian Nations Cup 2019|access-date=10 December 2021|archive-date=23 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221123160525/https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2019asch.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|Qatar}} [[2023 AFC Asian Cup|2023]]|||[[2023 AFC Asian Cup Group B|Group stage]]||24th||3||0||0||3||0||6||[[2023 AFC Asian Cup squads#India|Squad]]||[[2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification|11]]||4||4||3||14||8||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2023asch.html|title=Asian Nations Cup 2024|access-date=28 March 2024|archive-date=28 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240328013507/https://www.rsssf.org/tables/2023asch.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} [[2027 AFC Asian Cup|2027]]
|colspan=9 rowspan=1 {{Pending|''To be determined''}}||[[2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification#Group A|6]]||1||2||3||3||7||–
|-
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"|'''Totals'''
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"|Runners-up
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"|2nd
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"|16
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"|3
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"|1
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"|12
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"|12
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"|33
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"|—
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"|69
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"|20
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"|13
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"|36
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"|76
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"|113
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"|—
|}

===Summer Olympics===
{{Main|India national football team at the Olympics}}
[[File:India vs france 31st july 1948 team arriving.jpg|190px|thumb|right|alt=Members of India national team at the 1948 Olympics|[[Talimeren Ao]] on the left, leading the Indian team to [[Cricklefield Stadium]] to play against [[France national football team|France]] in 1948]]

India competed in four straight Olympic football tournaments between 1948 and 1960.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1948f-det.html|title=XIV. Olympiad London 1948 Football Tournament|access-date=3 September 2022|archive-date=3 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220903031448/https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1948f-det.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Their sole [[Football at the 1948 Summer Olympics|1948 Olympics]] match against [[France national football team|France]] was also India's first ever international match since the country gained independence in 1947. During the match, a majority of the Indian side played barefoot. The match ended in a 2–1 defeat, with [[Sarangapani Raman]] scoring the lone goal for India. India then returned to the Olympics four years later where they took on [[Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]] in the preliminary rounds. The team suffered a 10–1 defeat, India's largest margin of defeat in a competitive match, and were knocked out.<ref>{{cite web |title=Yugoslavia 10-1 India |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1952f.html |website=RSSSF |access-date=14 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080922182234/http://rsssf.com/tableso/ol1952f.html |archive-date=22 September 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Four years later, during the [[1956 Summer Olympics|1956]] Olympics, India managed to reach the semi-finals and finish fourth. After India's first round opponents, [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]], withdrew from the tournament, the team played against hosts [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]] in the quarter-finals. A [[Neville D'Souza]] hat-trick, the first by an Asian footballer in the Olympics, helped India win 4–2.<ref name="O56">{{cite web |title=Olympics 1956 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1956f.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080922131126/http://rsssf.com/tableso/ol1956f.html |url-status=live |archive-date=2008-09-22 |website=RSSSF}}</ref> However, in the semi-finals, India once again suffered defeat against Yugoslavia, going down 4–1. In the bronze medal match, India were defeated 3–0 by [[Bulgaria national football team|Bulgaria]].<ref name="O56"/>

In 1960, India competed in Group D with Hungary, France and [[Peru national football team|Peru]]. India ended the group in last place, drawing once.<ref>{{cite web |title=Olympics 1960 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1960f.html |website=RSSSF |access-date=14 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080922193020/http://www.rsssf.com/tableso/ol1960f.html |archive-date=22 September 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref> India have since failed to qualify for another Olympic games.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;" width="100%" class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan=10 style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"|[[Football at the Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]] record
!width="1" rowspan=28 style="background:#FFFFFF; color:white"|
!colspan=7 style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| Qualification record
|-
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="15%|Year
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="10%|Result
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|Position
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|{{Abbr|Pld|Games played}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|{{Abbr|W|Won}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|{{Abbr|D|Draw}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|{{Abbr|L|Lost}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|{{Abbr|GF|Goals for}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|{{Abbr|GA|Goals against}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|Squad
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|{{Abbr|Pld|Games played}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|{{Abbr|W|Won}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|{{Abbr|D|Draw}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|{{Abbr|L|Lost}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|{{Abbr|GF|Goals for}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|{{Abbr|GA|Goals against}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Football at the 1908 Summer Olympics|1908]] to {{flagicon|GER|1935}} [[Football at the 1936 Summer Olympics|1936]]
| colspan="9" | ''Did not enter''
| colspan="6" | ''Did not enter''
|–
|-
|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Football at the 1948 Summer Olympics|1948]]
| Round 1
| 11th
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 2
| [[Football at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads#.C2.A0India|Squad]]
|colspan=6|''Qualified automatically''
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/mensolympic/london1948|title=Olympic Football Tournament London 1948: FIFA.com|access-date=10 December 2021|archive-date=10 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210090755/https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/mensolympic/london1948|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics|1952]]
| Preliminaries
| 25th
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 10
| [[Football at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads#.C2.A0India|Squad]]
|colspan=6|''Qualified automatically''
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/mensolympic/helsinki1952|title=Olympic Football Tournament Helsinki 1952: FIFA.com|access-date=10 December 2021|archive-date=10 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210091406/https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/mensolympic/helsinki1952|url-status=live}}</ref>
|- style="background:#9acdff;"
| {{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Association football at the 1956 Summer Olympics|1956]]'''
| '''Semi-finals'''
| '''4th'''
| '''3'''
| '''1'''
| '''0'''
| '''2'''
| '''5'''
| '''9'''
| '''[[Association football at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads#.C2.A0India|Squad]]'''
|colspan=6| '''[[Association football at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification#Asia|Bye]]'''
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/mensolympic/melbourne1956|title=Olympic Football Tournament Melbourne 1956: FIFA.com|access-date=10 December 2021|archive-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624132955/https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/mensolympic/melbourne1956|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics|1960]]
| Round 1
| 13th
| 3
| 0
| 1
| 2
| 3
| 6
| [[Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads#.C2.A0India|Squad]]
| [[Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification#Asia|3]]
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 11
| 4
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/mensolympic/rome1960|title=Olympic Football Tournament Rome 1960: FIFA.com|access-date=10 December 2021|archive-date=10 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210092258/https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/mensolympic/rome1960|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics|1964]] to {{flagicon|KOR|1949}} [[Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics|1988]]
| colspan="9" | ''Did not qualify''
| 20
| 6
| 1
| 13
| 34
| 38
|–
|-
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Football at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992]]–present
| colspan="9" | ''See [[India national under-23 football team|India national U-23 team]]''
| colspan="7" | ''See [[India national under-23 football team|India national U-23 team]]''
|-
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| '''Totals'''
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| Semi-finals
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| 4th
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| 8
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| 1
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| 1
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| 6
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| 10
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| 27
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"|—
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| 23
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| 9
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| 1
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| 13
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| 45
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| 42
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"|—
|}

===Asian Games===
{{Main|India national football team at the Asian Games}}
[[File:1962 Asiad India football team Gold Medal winner.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Indian team celebrating after defeating [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]] in the final of [[Football at the 1962 Asian Games|1962 Asiad]] at [[Gelora Bung Karno Stadium|Senayan Main Stadium]], [[Jakarta]]|alt=India national football team dancing after winning the gold medal at 1962 Asian Games football tournament]]
India competed in eleven Asian Games, starting from [[1951 Asian Games|1951]] to [[1998 Asian Games|1998]], except the [[1990 Asian Games|1990]] and [[1994 Asian Games|1994]] editions.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://thesefootballtimes.co/2016/12/20/the-1962-asian-games-when-india-conquered-the-continent|title=When India Conquered the continent|access-date=22 January 2021|archive-date=9 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109040540/https://thesefootballtimes.co/2016/12/20/the-1962-asian-games-when-india-conquered-the-continent/|url-status=live}}</ref> In [[1951 Asian Games|1951]] Asian Games India won their first match against [[Indonesia national football team|Indonesia]] in the first round and then defeated Japan in semi-final and went on to win against Iran in the final in front of the home crowd. The achievement of the Indian team was a special one as they became the first ever [[Asian Games]] gold medalists in football.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/indian-football-team-at-the-asian-games-1951-new-delhi|title=Indian football team at the 1951 Asian Games|access-date=22 January 2021|archive-date=22 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322112033/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/indian-football-team-at-the-asian-games-1951-new-delhi|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifamuseum.com/en/blog-stories/blog/india-go-top-in-asia-2609547/|title=India go top in Asia|access-date=29 December 2023|archive-date=29 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129053628/https://www.fifamuseum.com/en/blog-stories/blog/india-go-top-in-asia-2609547/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Though the next two tournaments proved to be less successful for the team, they bounced back by winning gold at the [[1962 Asian Games|1962]] Asian games by defeating the [[1960 AFC Asian Cup|Asian Cup]] winners South Korea. The team failed to defend their title in [[1966 Asian Games|1966]] and went on to claim the bronze medal in [[1970 Asian Games|1970]].<ref name="The best technical team in Asia"/>

This was the last time India ever finished on the medal podium, the next years proved to be hard to regain their dominance as the side went through a sharp decline.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/indian-national-football-team-how-a-drubbing-against-myanmar/1itsq2ad0gm5419idiy1x0lny6|title=Disaster against Myanmar|access-date=22 January 2021|archive-date=11 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111221213/https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/indian-national-football-team-how-a-drubbing-against-myanmar/1itsq2ad0gm5419idiy1x0lny6|url-status=live}}</ref> After two disappointing editions in [[1974 Asian Games|1974]] and [[1978 Asian Games|1978]], India performed much better in the [[1982 Asian Games|1982]] Asiad, which they hosted for the second time. Due to the poor performance in [[1986 Asian Games|1986]], the authorities decided not to send the team for the upcoming games.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/indian-football-team-at-the-asian-games-1986-seoul|title=India football team at the 1986 Asian Games|access-date=22 January 2021|archive-date=16 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916004829/http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/indian-football-team-at-the-asian-games-1986-seoul|url-status=live}}</ref> The team made their return in [[1998 Asian Games|1998]].

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|-
!colspan=11 style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| [[Football at the Asian Games|Asian Games]] record
|-
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="15%|Year
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="10%|Result
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|Position
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|{{Abbr|Pld|Games played}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|{{Abbr|W|Won}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|{{Abbr|D|Draw}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|{{Abbr|L|Lost}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|{{Abbr|GF|Goals for}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|{{Abbr|GA|Goals against}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|Squad
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-style="background:gold"
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Football at the 1951 Asian Games|1951]]'''
| '''Champions'''
| '''1st'''
| '''3'''
| '''3'''
| '''0'''
| '''0'''
| '''7'''
| '''0'''
| '''[[Football at the 1951 Asian Games - Squads#India|Squad]]'''
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asgames51.html|title=Asian Games 1951 (India)|access-date=10 December 2021|archive-date=26 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726161946/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asgames51.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|PHL|1936}} [[Football at the 1954 Asian Games|1954]]
| Round 1
| 8th
| 2
| 1
| 0
| 1
| 3
| 6
| [[Football at the 1954 Asian Games - Squads#India|Squad]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asgames54.html|title=Asian Games 1954|access-date=10 December 2021|archive-date=26 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726161945/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asgames54.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|- style="background:#9acdff;"
| {{flagicon|JPN}} '''[[Football at the 1958 Asian Games|1958]]'''
| '''Semi-finals'''
| '''4th'''
| '''5'''
| '''2'''
| '''0'''
| '''3'''
| '''12'''
| '''13'''
| '''[[Football at the 1958 Asian Games - Squads#India|Squad]]'''
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asgames58.html|title=Asian Games 1958 (Tokyo, Japan)|access-date=10 December 2021|archive-date=25 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225010545/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/asgames58.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-style="background:gold"
| {{flagicon|IDN}} '''[[Football at the 1962 Asian Games|1962]]'''
| '''Champions'''
| '''1st'''
| '''5'''
| '''4'''
| '''0'''
| '''1'''
| '''11'''
| '''6'''
| '''[[Football at the 1962 Asian Games - Squads#India|Squad]]'''
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asgames62.html|title=Asian Games 1962 (Indonesia)|access-date=10 December 2021|archive-date=26 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726161945/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asgames62.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|THA}} [[Football at the 1966 Asian Games|1966]]
| Round 1
| 8th
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 4
| 7
| [[Football at the 1966 Asian Games - Squads#India|Squad]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asgames66.html|title=Asian Games 1966 (Thailand)|access-date=10 December 2021|archive-date=26 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726161946/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asgames66.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-style="background:#c96;
| {{flagicon|THA}} '''[[Football at the 1970 Asian Games|1970]]'''
| '''Third place'''
| '''3rd'''
| '''6'''
| '''3'''
| '''1'''
| '''2'''
| '''8'''
| '''5'''
| '''[[Football at the 1970 Asian Games - Squads#India|Squad]]'''
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asgames70.html|title=Asian Games 1970|access-date=10 December 2021|archive-date=26 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726161946/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asgames70.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|IRN|1964}} [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games|1974]]
| Round 1
| 13th
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 2
| 14
| [[Football at the 1974 Asian Games - Squads#India|Squad]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asgames74.html|title=Asian Games 1974 (Iran)|access-date=10 December 2021|archive-date=26 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726161943/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asgames74.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|THA}} [[Football at the 1978 Asian Games|1978]]
| Round 2
| 8th
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 5
| 13
| [[Football at the 1978 Asian Games - Squads#India|Squad]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asgames78.html|title=Asian Games 1978|access-date=10 December 2021|archive-date=26 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726161944/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asgames78.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-bgcolor=#ccffcc
|style="border: 3px solid red"| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Football at the 1982 Asian Games|1982]]'''
| '''Quarter-finals'''
| '''6th'''
| '''4'''
| '''2'''
| '''1'''
| '''1'''
| '''5'''
| '''3'''
| '''[[Football at the 1982 Asian Games - Squads#India|Squad]]'''
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asgames82.html|title=Asian Games 1982|access-date=10 December 2021|archive-date=26 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726161944/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asgames82.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Football at the 1986 Asian Games|1986]]
| Round 1
| 16th
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 8
| [[Football at the 1986 Asian Games - Squads#India|Squad]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asgames86.html|title=Asian Games 1986|access-date=10 December 2021|archive-date=26 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726161944/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asgames86.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Football at the 1990 Asian Games – Men's tournament|1990]]
| colspan="10" rowspan="2" | ''Did not enter''
|-
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Football at the 1994 Asian Games – Men's tournament|1994]]
|-
| {{flagicon|THA}} [[Football at the 1998 Asian Games – Men's tournament|1998]]
| Round 2
| 16th
| 5
| 1
| 0
| 4
| 3
| 8
| [[Football at the 1998 Asian Games - Squads#India|Squad]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asgames98.html|title=Asian Games 1998 (Thailand)|access-date=10 December 2021|archive-date=26 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726161945/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/asgames98.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Football at the 2002 Asian Games – Men's tournament|2002]]–present
|colspan=10| ''See [[India national under-23 football team#Asian Games|India national U-23 team]]''
|-
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| '''Totals'''
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| 2 titles
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| 1st
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| 44
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| 18
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| 2
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| 24
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| 61
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| 83
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"|—
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"|–
|}

====SAFF Championship====
India has been the most successful team in the competition, winning overall eight titles.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indianfootball.de/data/saffcup.html|title=SAFF Cup, indianfootball.de|access-date=22 January 2021|archive-date=2 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802072016/http://www.indianfootball.de/data/saffcup.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The team played in the knockout stage of every tournament except in [[1993 South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation Gold Cup|1993]], when the tournament was in a league format.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/saffgold93.html|title=RSSSF 1993 SAFF Cup|access-date=22 January 2021|archive-date=10 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410190814/http://rsssf.com/tabless/saffgold93.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The team also boasts a prestigious record of claiming medal at every championship played so far.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/news/afcsection/hosts-india-land-tough-saff-championship-draw-27210|title=India land tough saff championship draw: AFC.com|access-date=18 June 2021|archive-date=24 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624200821/https://www.the-afc.com/news/afcsection/hosts-india-land-tough-saff-championship-draw-27210|url-status=live}}</ref> India has played in the final of every championship except the [[2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|2003]], tournament where they claimed bronze medal.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/3883/features/2013/08/21/4204292/saff-championship-special-a-look-at-indias-history-in-the|title=India's Prestigious records at SAFF Championship|access-date=22 January 2021|archive-date=30 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210630071002/https://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/3883/features/2013/08/21/4204292/saff-championship-special-a-look-at-indias-history-in-the|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/how-the-indian-men-s-national-team-has-fared-in-asian-tournaments|title=Asian tournament records Sportskeeda.com|access-date=22 January 2021|archive-date=3 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703201637/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/how-the-indian-men-s-national-team-has-fared-in-asian-tournaments|url-status=live}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;" width="100%" class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan=11 style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| [[SAFF Championship]] record
|-
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="15%|Year
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="10%|Result
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|Position
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|{{Abbr|Pld|Games played}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|{{Abbr|W|Won}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|{{Abbr|D|Draw}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|{{Abbr|L|Lost}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|{{Abbr|GF|Goals for}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|{{Abbr|GA|Goals against}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|Squad
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|- style="background:gold;"
| {{flagicon|Pakistan}} '''[[1993 South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation Gold Cup|1993]]'''||'''Champions'''||'''1st'''||'''3'''||'''2'''||'''1'''||'''0'''||'''4'''||'''1'''||'''{{N/A}}'''||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/saffgold93.html|title=1st SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation) Tournament 1993|access-date=10 December 2021|archive-date=17 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817101638/https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/saffgold93.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-style="background:silver;"
| {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} '''[[1995 South Asian Gold Cup|1995]]'''||'''Runners-up'''||'''2nd'''||'''3'''||'''0'''||'''2'''||'''1'''||'''2'''||'''3'''||'''[[1995 South Asian Gold Cup squads|Squad]]'''||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/saffgold95.html|title=South Asian Gold Cup 1995 (Colombo, Sri Lanka)|access-date=10 December 2021|archive-date=11 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811002023/https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/saffgold95.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-style="background:gold;"
| {{flagicon|Nepal}} '''[[1997 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|1997]]'''||'''Champions'''||'''1st'''||'''4'''||'''3'''||'''1'''||'''0'''||'''12'''||'''3'''||'''{{N/A}}'''||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/saffgold97.html|title=South Asian Gold Cup 1997 (Kathmandu, Nepal)|access-date=10 December 2021|archive-date=7 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221207041541/https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/saffgold97.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-style="background:gold;"
|style="border: 3px solid red"| {{flagicon|India}} '''[[1999 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|1999]]'''||'''Champions'''||'''1st'''||'''4'''||'''3'''||'''1'''||'''0'''||'''6'''||'''1'''||'''[[1999 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup squads|Squad]]'''||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/saffgold99.html|title=South Asian Gold Cup 1999 (Margoa, Goa)|access-date=10 December 2021|archive-date=28 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028070855/http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/saffgold99.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-style="background:#c96;"
| {{flagicon|Bangladesh}} '''[[2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|2003]]'''||'''Third place'''||'''3rd'''||'''5'''||'''2'''||'''1'''||'''2'''||'''8'''||'''5'''||'''[[2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup squads|Squad]]'''||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/saffgold02.html|title=South Asian Gold Cup 2003 (Dhaka, Bangladesh)|access-date=10 December 2021|archive-date=26 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726161602/https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/saffgold02.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-style="background:gold;"
| {{flagicon|Pakistan}} '''[[2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup|2005]]'''||'''Champions''' ||'''1st'''||'''5'''||'''4'''||'''1'''||'''0'''||'''9'''||'''2'''||'''[[2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup squads|Squad]]'''||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/saffgold05.html|title=South Asian Gold Cup 2005 (Karachi, Pakistan)|access-date=10 December 2021|archive-date=24 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224024944/http://rsssf.com/tabless/saffgold05.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-style="background:silver;"
| {{flagicon|Maldives}} {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} '''[[2008 SAFF Championship|2008]]'''||'''Runners-up'''||'''2nd'''||'''5'''||'''4'''||'''0'''||'''1'''||'''9'''||'''3'''||'''[[2008 SAFF Championship squads|Squad]]'''||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/saffgold08.html|title=South Asian Gold Cup 2008 (Colombo and Malé)|access-date=10 December 2021|archive-date=8 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108052137/https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/saffgold08.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-style="background:gold;"
|style="border: 3px solid red"| {{flagicon|India}} '''[[2011 SAFF Championship|2011]]'''||'''[[2011 SAFF Championship Final|Champions]]''' ||'''1st'''||'''5'''||'''4'''||'''1'''||'''0'''||'''16'''||'''2'''||'''[[2011 SAFF Championship squads|Squad]]'''||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/saffgold2011.html|title=South Asian Gold Cup 2011 (New Delhi)|access-date=10 December 2021|archive-date=9 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209173329/https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/saffgold2011.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-style="background:silver;"
| {{flagicon|Nepal}} '''[[2013 SAFF Championship|2013]]'''||'''[[2013 SAFF Championship Final|Runners-up]]'''||'''2nd'''||'''5'''||'''2'''||'''1'''||'''2'''||'''4'''||'''5'''||'''[[2013 SAFF Championship squads|Squad]]'''||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/saffgold2013.html|title=South Asian Championship 2013 (Kathmandu)|access-date=10 December 2021|archive-date=8 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108050351/https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/saffgold2013.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-style="background:gold;"
|style="border: 3px solid red"| {{flagicon|India}} '''[[2015 SAFF Championship|2015]]'''||'''[[2015 SAFF Championship Final|Champions]]'''||'''1st'''||'''4'''||'''4'''||'''0'''||'''0'''||'''11'''||'''4'''||'''[[2015 SAFF Championship squads|Squad]]'''||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/saffgold2015.html|title=South Asian Championship 2015/16 (Trivandrum)|access-date=10 December 2021|archive-date=2 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230202003307/https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/saffgold2015.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-style="background:silver;"
| {{flagicon|Bangladesh}} '''[[2018 SAFF Championship|2018]]'''||'''[[2018 SAFF Championship|Runners-up]]'''||'''2nd'''||'''4'''||'''3'''||'''0'''||'''1'''||'''8'''||'''3'''||'''[[2018 SAFF Championship squads|Squad]]'''||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/saffgold2018.html|title=South Asian Championship 2018 (Dhaka)|access-date=10 December 2021|archive-date=10 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810232847/https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/saffgold2018.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-style="background:gold;"
| {{flagicon|Maldives}} '''[[2021 SAFF Championship|2021]]'''||'''Champions'''||'''1st'''||'''5'''||'''3'''||'''2'''||'''0'''||'''8'''||'''2'''||'''[[2021 SAFF Championship squads#India|Squad]]'''||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/saffgold2021.html|title=South Asian Championship 2021 (Malé)|access-date=10 December 2021|archive-date=13 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813192456/https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/saffgold2021.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-style="background:gold;"
|style="border: 3px solid red"| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[2023 SAFF Championship|2023]]'''||'''[[2023 SAFF Championship final|Champions]]'''||'''1st'''||'''5'''||'''2'''||'''3'''||'''0'''||'''8'''||'''2'''||'''[[2023 SAFF Championship#Squads|Squad]]'''||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/saffgold2023.html|title=South Asian Championship 2023 (Bangalore)|access-date=12 July 2023|archive-date=12 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230712124204/https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/saffgold2023.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| '''Totals'''
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| 8 titles
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| 1st
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| 57
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| 36
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| 14
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| 7
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| 105
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| 36
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"|—
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"|–
|}

===South Asian Games===
India has participated in every edition of senior [[Football at the South Asian Games|football]] at the [[South Asian Games]], except in [[1984 South Asian Games|1984]]. The team emerged as champions in [[Football at the 1985 South Asian Games|1985]], [[Football at the 1987 South Asian Games|1987]], and [[Football at the South Asian Games|1995]]. They also took home silver in [[1993 South Asian Games|1993]], and bronze medals in [[1989 South Asian Games|1989]] and [[1995 South Asian Games|1995]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/history#:~:text=In%201924%2C%20the%20Indian%20team,a%20trip%20to%20Sri%20Lanka.&text=The%20All%20India%20Football%20Federation,at%20the%20Army%20Headquarters%2C%20Simla.|title= History of Indian football team |access-date = 25 January 2021}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;" width="100%" class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan=11 style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| [[Football at the South Asian Games|South Asian Games]] record
|-
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="15%|Year
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="10%|Result
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|Position
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|{{Abbr|Pld|Games played}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|{{Abbr|W|Won}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|{{Abbr|D|Draw}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|{{Abbr|L|Lost}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|{{Abbr|GF|Goals for}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|{{Abbr|GA|Goals against}}
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|Squad
!style="background:#FF671F; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"width="5%|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| {{flagicon|NEP}} [[Football at the 1984 South Asian Games|1984]]
|colspan=10|''Did not enter''
|-style="background:gold;"
| {{flagicon|BAN}} '''[[Football at the 1985 South Asian Games|1985]]'''
| '''Champions'''
| '''1st'''
| '''3'''
| '''2'''
| '''1'''
| '''0'''
| '''6'''
| '''1'''
| {{N/A}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/safg85.html|title=2nd South Asian Federation Games 1985 (Dhaka, Bangladesh)|access-date=21 January 2022}}</ref>
|- style="background:gold;"
|style="border:3px solid red"| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Football at the 1987 South Asian Games|1987]]'''
| '''Champions'''
| '''1st'''
| '''3'''
| '''2'''
| '''1'''
| '''0'''
| '''6'''
| '''0'''
| {{N/A}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/safg87.html|title=3rd South Asian Federation Games 1987 (Calcutta, India)|access-date=21 January 2022}}</ref>
|-style="background:#c96"
| {{flagicon|PAK}} '''[[Football at the 1989 South Asian Games|1989]]'''
| '''Third place'''
| '''3rd'''
| '''3'''
| '''2'''
| '''1'''
| '''0'''
| '''5'''
| '''3'''
| {{N/A}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/safg89.html|title=4th South Asian Federation Games 1989 (Islamabad, Pakistan)|access-date=21 January 2022}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|SRI}} [[Football at the 1991 South Asian Games|1991]]
| Group stage
| 6th
| 2
| 0
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 2
| {{N/A}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/safg91.html|title=5th South Asian Federation Games 1991 (Colombo, Sri Lanka)|access-date=21 January 2022}}</ref>
|-style="background:silver;
| {{flagicon|BAN}} '''[[Football at the 1993 South Asian Games|1993]]'''
| '''Runners-up'''
| '''2nd'''
| '''3'''
| '''1'''
| '''2'''
| '''0'''
| '''6'''
| '''4'''
| {{N/A}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/safg93.html|title=6th South Asian Federation Games 1993|access-date=21 January 2022}}</ref>
|-style="background:gold;"
|style="border: 3px solid red"| {{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Football at the 1995 South Asian Games|1995]]'''
| '''Champions'''
| '''1st'''
| '''3'''
| '''3'''
| '''0'''
| '''0'''
| '''5'''
| '''0'''
| {{N/A}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/safg95.html|title=7th South Asian Federation Games 1993|access-date=21 January 2022}}</ref>
|-style="background:#c96;"
| {{flagicon|NEP}} '''[[Football at the 1999 South Asian Games|1999]]'''
| '''Third place'''
| '''3rd'''
| '''5'''
| '''4'''
| '''0'''
| '''1'''
| '''15'''
| '''4'''
| {{N/A}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/safg99.html|title=8th South Asian Federation Games 1999 (Kathmandu, Nepal)|access-date=21 January 2022}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Football at the 2004 South Asian Games|2004]]–present
|colspan=10| ''See [[India national under-20 football team|India national U-20 team]] & [[India national under-23 football team|India national U-23 team]]''
|-
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| '''Totals'''
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| 3 titles
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| 1st
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| 22
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| 14
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| 6
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| 2
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| 44
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"| 14
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"|—
!style="background:#046A38; color:white; {{box-shadow border|a|#06038D|2px}}"|—
|}

====Other/Defunct tournaments====

{|class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc;"
! colspan=4|Other/Defunct [[Tournaments]]
|- style="background:#ccc;"
! [[Nehru Cup]]
! [[AFC Challenge Cup]]
! [[Intercontinental Cup (India)|Intercontinental Cup]]
! [[Tri-Nation Series (India)|Tri-Nation Series]]
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;"|
* {{flagicon|URU}} [[1982 Nehru Cup|1982]]: 5th place
* {{flagicon|HUN}} [[1983 Nehru Cup|1983]]:
* {{flagicon|POL}} [[1984 Nehru Cup|1984]]: 6th place
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[1985 Nehru Cup|1985]]:
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[1986 Nehru Cup|1986]]:
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[1987 Nehru Cup|1987]]:
* {{flagicon|USSR}} [[1988 Nehru Cup|1988]]:
* {{flagicon|HUN}} [[1989 Nehru Cup|1989]]:
* {{flagicon|ROM}} [[1991 Nehru Cup|1991]]:
* {{flagicon|PRK}} [[1993 Nehru Cup|1993]]:
* {{flagicon|IRQ}} [[1995 Nehru Cup|1995]]: 4th place
* {{flagicon|IRQ}} [[1997 Nehru Cup|1997]]: 3rd place
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[2007 Nehru Cup|2007]]: '''Champions'''
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[2009 Nehru Cup|2009]]: '''Champions'''
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[2012 Nehru Cup|2012]]: '''Champions'''

| style="vertical-align:top;"|
* {{flagicon|BAN}} [[2006 AFC Challenge Cup|2016]]: Quarter-finals
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[2008 AFC Challenge Cup|2008]]: '''Champions'''
* {{flagicon|SRI}} [[2010 AFC Challenge Cup|2010]]: Group Stage
* {{flagicon|NEP}} [[2012 AFC Challenge Cup|2012]]: Group Stage
| style="vertical-align:top;"|
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[2017 Tri-Nation Series (India)|2017]]: '''Champions'''
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[2023 Tri-Nation Series (India)|2023]]: '''Champions'''
| style="vertical-align:top;"|
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[2018 Intercontinental Cup (India)|2018]]: '''Champions'''
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[2019 Intercontinental Cup (India)|2019]]: 4th place
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[2023 Intercontinental Cup (India)|2023]]: '''Champions'''
|}

===Women's team===
===FIFA Women's World Cup===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width:50%;"
|-
! colspan="10" #0000FF;|[[FIFA Women's World Cup]] record
|-
! Year
! Result
! Position
!{{Abbr|Pld|Games played}}
!{{Abbr|W|Won}}
!{{Abbr|D*|Drawn}}
!{{Abbr|L|Lost}}
!{{Abbr|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Abbr|GA|Goals against}}
!{{Abbr|GD|Goal Difference}}
|-
||{{flagicon|China|}} [[1991 FIFA Women's World Cup|1991]]||colspan=9 rowspan=2|''Did not enter''
|-
||{{flagicon|Sweden}} [[1995 FIFA Women's World Cup|1995]]
|-
||{{flagicon|USA}} [[1999 FIFA Women's World Cup|1999]]||colspan=9 rowspan=3|''Did not qualify''
|-
||{{flagicon|USA}} [[2003 FIFA Women's World Cup|2003]]
|-
||{{flagicon|China}} [[2007 FIFA Women's World Cup|2007]]
|-
||{{flagicon|Germany}} [[2011 FIFA Women's World Cup|2011]]||colspan=9|''Did not enter''
|-
||{{flagicon|Canada}} [[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup|2015]]||colspan=9 rowspan=2|''Did not qualify''
|-
||{{flagicon|France}} [[2019 FIFA Women's World Cup|2019]]
|-
||{{flagicon|Australia}}{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[2023 FIFA Women's World Cup|2023]]||colspan=9|''Withdrew from qualification''
|-
||{{flagicon|Brazil}} [[2027 FIFA Women's World Cup|2027]]||colspan=9|''To be determined''
|-
!'''Total'''||0/9||-||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
|}
:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty kicks]].''

===Olympic Games===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=9|[[Football at the Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]] record
|-
! Year
! Round
! GP
! W
! D
! L
! GF
! GA
! GD
|-
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|1996]]<br />to {{flagicon|GRE}} [[Football at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2004]]||colspan=8|''Did not enter''
|-
| {{flagicon|China}} [[Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2008]]||colspan=8 rowspan=5|''Did not qualify''
|-
| {{flagicon|Great Britain}} [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2012]]
|-
| {{flagicon|Brazil}} [[Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2016]]
|-
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2020]]
|-
| {{flagicon|France}} [[2024 Summer Olympics|2024]]
|-
| {{flagicon|United States}} [[2028 Summer Olympics|2028]]||colspan=8 rowspan=2|''To be determined''
|-
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[2032 Summer Olympics|2032]]
|-style="background:#f0f0f0;font-weight:bold;"
|Total||0/8||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|}

===AFC Women's Asian Cup===
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=10;|[[AFC Women's Asian Cup]] record
|-
! style="width:90px;"|Year
! style="width:80px;"|Result
! style="width:80px;"|Position
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|Pld|Games played}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|W|Won}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|D*|Drawn}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|L|Lost}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|GF|Goals for}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|GA|Goals against}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|GD|Goal Difference}}
|-
| {{flagicon|Hong Kong|1959}} [[1975 AFC Women's Championship|1975]]||colspan=9 rowspan=2|''Did not enter''
|-
| {{flagicon|Taiwan}} [[1977 AFC Women's Championship|1977]]
|- style="background:silver;"
|style="border: 3px solid red"| {{flagicon|India}} [[1980 AFC Women's Championship|1980]]||'''Runners-up'''||'''2nd'''||7||4||2||1||8||3||+5
|- style="background:#cfaa88;"
| {{flagicon|Hong Kong|1959}} [[1981 AFC Women's Championship|1981]]||Third place||3rd||5||3||1||1||15||1||+14
|- style="background:silver;"
| {{flagicon|Thailand}} [[1983 AFC Women's Championship|1983]]||'''Runners-up'''||'''2nd'''||6||4||0||2||11||5||+6
|-
| {{flagicon|Hong Kong|1959}} [[1986 AFC Women's Championship|1986]]||colspan=9 rowspan=4|''Did not enter''
|-
| {{flagicon|Hong Kong|1959}} [[1989 AFC Women's Championship|1989]]
|-
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[1991 AFC Women's Championship|1991]]
|-
| {{flagicon|Malaysia}} [[1993 AFC Women's Championship|1993]]
|-
| {{flagicon|Malaysia}} [[1995 AFC Women's Championship|1995]]||Group stage||10th||3||0||0||3||3||12||−9
|-
| {{flagicon|China}} [[1997 AFC Women's Championship|1997]]||Group stage||5th||3||2||0||1||13||1||+12
|-
| {{flagicon|Philippines}} [[1999 AFC Women's Championship|1999]]||Group stage||11th||4||1||0||3||3||12||−9
|-
| {{flagicon|Chinese Taipei}} [[2001 AFC Women's Championship|2001]]||Group stage||9th||4||1||0||3||3||13||−10
|-
| {{flagicon|Thailand}} [[2003 AFC Women's Championship|2003]]||Group stage||9th||3||1||0||2||7||14||−7
|-
||{{flagicon|Australia}} [[2006 AFC Women's Asian Cup|2006]]||colspan=9 rowspan=2|''Did not qualify''
|-
| {{flagicon|Vietnam}} [[2008 AFC Women's Asian Cup|2008]]
|-
| {{flagicon|China}} [[2010 AFC Women's Asian Cup|2010]]||colspan=9|''Did not enter''
|-
| {{flagicon|Vietnam}} [[2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup|2014]]||colspan=9 rowspan=2|''Did not qualify''
|-
| {{flagicon|Jordan}} [[2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup|2018]]
|-
|style="border: 3px solid red"| {{flagicon|India}} [[2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup|2022]]|| colspan=9| ''Originally qualified as host, withdrew due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]] inside the team.''<ref name="India">{{cite web|url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_womens_asian_cup/news/latest_update_on_the_afc_women%E2%80%99s_asian_cup_india_2022%E2%84%A2.html|title=Latest update on the AFC Women's Asian Cup India 2022|publisher=Asian Football Confederation|date=23 January 2022|access-date=2 February 2022|archive-date=23 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123142325/https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_womens_asian_cup/news/latest_update_on_the_afc_women%E2%80%99s_asian_cup_india_2022%E2%84%A2.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup|2026]]||colspan=9 rowspan=2|''To be determined''
|-
| {{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} [[2029 AFC Women's Asian Cup|2029]]
|-
!'''Total'''||'''9/19'''||'''0 Titles'''||'''35'''||'''16'''||'''3'''||'''16'''||'''63'''||'''61'''||'''+2'''
|}
'''Notes:'''
{{notelist}}
{{col-2}}

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:85%;"
|-
! colspan="4" #013A5E; color: #FFFFFF;|AFC Women's Asian Cup history
|-
! style="width:80px;"| Year
! style="width:91px;"| Round
! style="width:250px;"| Score
! style="width:60px;"| Result
|-
|rowspan=7| [[1980 AFC Women's Championship|1980]]
|rowspan=5|Round 1||align="left"| {{fbw-rt|India|name=India S}} '''2–0''' {{flagu|Western Australia}}||style="background:#dfd;"| Won
|-
|align="left"| {{fbw-rt|India|name=India S}} '''2–0''' {{fbw|HKG|1959}}||style="background:#dfd;"| Won
|-
|align="left"| {{fbw-rt|India|name=India S}} '''0–0''' {{fbw|Chinese Taipei}}||style="background:#ffd;"| Draw
|-
|align="left"| {{fbw-rt|India|name=India S}} '''1–0''' {{fbw|India|name=India N}}||style="background:#dfd;"| Won
|-
|align="left"| {{fbw-rt|India|name=India S}} '''0–0''' {{fbw|Malaysia}}||style="background:#ffd;"| Draw
|-
|Semi-final||align="left"|{{fbw-rt|India|name=India S}} '''3–1''' {{fbw|HKG|1959}}||style="background:#dfd;"| Won
|-
|Final||align="left"|{{fbw-rt|India|name=India S}} '''0–2''' {{fbw|Chinese Taipei}}||style="background:#fdd;"| Lost
|-
|rowspan=5| [[1981 AFC Women's Championship|1981]]
|rowspan=3|Round 1||align="left"| {{fbw-rt|India}} '''5–0''' {{fbw|SIN}}||style="background:#dfd;"| Won
|-
|align="left"| {{fbw-rt|India}} '''8–0''' {{fbw|PHI|1936}}||style="background:#dfd;"| Won
|-
|align="left"| {{fbw-rt|India}} '''0–0''' {{fbw|HKG|1959}}||style="background:#ffd;"| Draw
|-
|Semi-final||align="left"|{{fbw-rt|India}} '''0–1''' {{fbw|THA}}||style="background:#fdd;"| Lost
|-
|3rd Place||align="left"|{{fbw-rt|India}} '''2–0''' {{fbw|HKG|1959}}||style="background:#dfd;"| Won
|-
|rowspan=6| [[1983 AFC Women's Championship|1983]]
|rowspan=5| Round 1||align="left"|{{fbw-rt|India}} '''5–0''' {{fbw|PHI|1936}}||style="background:#dfd;"| Won
|-
|align="left"| {{fbw-rt|India}} '''1–0''' {{fbw|HKG|1959}}||style="background:#dfd;"| Won
|-
|align="left"| {{fbw-rt|India}} '''3–0''' {{fbw|Malaysia}}||style="background:#dfd;"| Won
|-
|align="left"| {{fbw-rt|India}} '''1–2''' {{fbw|THA}}||style="background:#fdd;"| Lost
|-
|align="left"| {{fbw-rt|India}} '''1–0''' {{fbw|SIN}}||style="background:#dfd;"| Won
|-
|Final||align="left"|{{fbw-rt|India}} '''0–2''' {{fbw|THA}}||style="background:#fdd;"| Lost
|-
|rowspan=3| [[1995 AFC Women's Championship|1995]]
|rowspan=3| Round 1||align="left"|{{fbw-rt|India}} '''0–1''' {{fbw|UZB}}||style="background:#fdd;"| Lost
|-
|align="left"| {{fbw-rt|India}} '''0–6''' {{fbw|JPN}}||style="background:#fdd;"| Lost
|-
|align="left"| {{fbw-rt|India}} '''0–5''' {{fbw|KOR}}||style="background:#fdd;"| Lost
|-
|rowspan=3| [[1997 AFC Women's Championship|1997]]
|rowspan=3| Round 1||align="left"| {{fbw-rt|India}} '''3–0''' {{fbw|HKG}}||style="background:#dfd;"| Won
|-
|align="left"| {{fbw-rt|India}} '''0–1''' {{fbw|JPN}}||style="background:#fdd;"| Lost
|-
|align="left"| {{fbw-rt|India}} '''10–0''' {{fbw|Guam}}||style="background:#dfd;"| Won
|-
|rowspan=4| [[1999 AFC Women's Championship|1999]]
|rowspan=4| Round 1||align="left"| {{fbw-rt|India}} '''0–7''' {{fbw|PRK}}||style="background:#fdd;"| Lost
|-
|align="left"| {{fbw-rt|India}} '''3–0''' {{fbw|MAS}}||style="background:#dfd;"| Won
|-
|align="left"| {{fbw-rt|India}} '''0–3''' {{fbw|VIE}}||style="background:#fdd;"| Lost
|-
|align="left"| {{fbw-rt|India}} '''0–3''' {{fbw|Chinese Taipei}}||style="background:#fdd;"| Lost
|-
|rowspan=4|[[2001 AFC Women's Championship|2001]]
|rowspan=4| Round 1||align="left"| {{fbw-rt|India}} '''0–7''' {{fbw|KOR}}||style="background:#fdd;"| Lost
|-
|align="left"| {{fbw-rt|India}} '''0–5''' {{fbw|Chinese Taipei}}||style="background:#fdd;"| Lost
|-
|align="left"| {{fbw-rt|India}} '''0–1''' {{fbw|THA}}||style="background:#fdd;"| Lost
|-
|align="left"| {{fbw-rt|India}} '''3–0''' {{fbw|MAS}}||style="background:#dfd;"| Won
|-
|rowspan=3| [[2003 AFC Women's Championship|2003]]
|rowspan=3| Round 1||align="left"| {{fbw-rt|India}} '''6–0''' {{fbw|UZB}}||style="background:#dfd;"| Won
|-
|align="left"| {{fbw-rt|India}} '''0–12''' {{fbw|CHN}}||style="background:#fdd;"| Lost
|-
|align="left"| {{fbw-rt|India}} '''1–2''' {{fbw|VIE}}||style="background:#fdd;"| Lost
|-
|rowspan=3| [[2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup|2022]]
|rowspan=3| Round 1||align="left"| {{fbw-rt|India}} '''0–0''' {{fbw|IRN}}||style="background:silver;"| Voided
|-
|align="left"| {{fbw-rt|India}} '''n/a''' {{fbw|TPE}}||style="background:silver;"| Cancelled
|-
|align="left"| {{fbw-rt|India}} '''n/a''' {{fbw|CHN}}||style="background:silver;"| Cancelled
|}
{{col-end}}

:''*Draws include knockout matches decided on [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty kicks]].''
:''At 1979 AFC Asia Cup India placed two teams, India Senior ('''India S''') and India Novice ('''India N'''), in other version called as India North and India South.''

====Asian Games====
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! colspan="10" #0000FF;|[[Football at the Asian Games|Asian Games]] record
|-
! style="width:90px;"|Year
! style="width:80px;"|Result
! style="width:80px;"|Position
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|Pld|Games played}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|W|Won}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|D*|Drawn}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|L|Lost}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|GF|Goals for}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|GA|Goals against}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|GD|Goal Difference}}
|-
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Football at the 1990 Asian Games – Women's tournament|1990]]
|colspan=9 rowspan=2|''DNP ''
|-
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Football at the 1994 Asian Games – Women's tournament|1994]]
|-
| {{flagicon|THA}} [[Football at the 1998 Asian Games – Women's tournament|1998]]
| Group stage
| '''8th'''
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 3
| 1
| 36
| −35
|-
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Football at the 2002 Asian Games – Women's tournament|2002]]
|colspan=9 rowspan=3| ''Did not enter''
|-
| {{flagicon|QAT}} [[Football at the 2006 Asian Games – Women's tournament|2006]]
|-
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Football at the 2010 Asian Games – Women's tournament|2010]]
|-
| {{flagicon|KOR}} [[Football at the 2014 Asian Games – Women's tournament|2014]]
| Group stage
| 9th
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 2
| 15
| 20
| −5
|-
| {{flagicon|INA}} [[Football at the 2018 Asian Games – Women's tournament|2018]]
|colspan=9| ''Did not enter''
|-
| {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Football at the 2022 Asian Games – Women's tournament|2022]]
| Group stage
| 13th
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 2
| 1
| 3
| −2
|-
| #0000FF;| '''Total'''
| #0000FF;| ''' 3/9 '''
| #0000FF;| '''0 titles'''
| #0000FF;| '''8 '''
| #0000FF;| ''' 1 '''
| #0000FF;| ''' 0 '''
| #0000FF;| ''' 7 '''
| #0000FF;| ''' 17 '''
| #0000FF;| ''' 59 '''
| #0000FF;| '''−42'''
|}
{{col-2}}
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:85%;"
|-
! colspan="4" #013A5E; color: #FFFFFF;| Asian Games history
|-
! style="width:50px;" #0000FF;| Year
! style="width:90px;" #0000FF;| Round
! #0000FF;| Score
! #0000FF;| Result
|-
|rowspan=3| [[Football at the 1998 Asian Games – Women|1998]]
|rowspan=3| Round 1||align="left"|{{fbw-rt|India}} '''0–7''' {{fbw|KOR}}||style="background:#fdd;"| Loss
|-
|align="left"| {{fbw-rt|India}} '''1–13''' {{fbw|Chinese Taipei}}||style="background:#fdd;"|cLoss
|-
|align="left"| {{fbw-rt|India}} '''0–16''' {{fbw|CHN}}||style="background:#fdd;"| Loss
|-
|rowspan=3| [[Football at the 2014 Asian Games – Women|2014]]
|rowspan=3|Round 1||align="left"| {{fbw-rt|India}} '''15–0''' {{fbw|MDV}}||style="background:#dfd;"| Won
|-
|align="left"| {{fbw-rt|India}} '''0–10''' {{fbw|KOR}}||style="background:#fdd;"| Loss
|-
|align="left"| {{fbw-rt|India}} '''0–10''' {{fbw|THA}}||style="background:#fdd;"| Loss
|-
|rowspan=2| [[Football at the 2022 Asian Games – Women's tournament|2022]]
|rowspan=2| Round 1||align="left"| {{fbw-rt|India}} '''1–2''' {{fbw|TPE}}||style="background:#fdd;"| Loss
|-
|align="left"| {{fbw-rt|India}} '''0–1''' {{fbw|THA}}||style="background:#fdd;"| Loss
|-
|}
{{col-end}}
* DNQ: did not qualify
:''Bold positions show best finish in the tournaments.''

====SAFF Women's Championship====
India has won the [[SAFF Women's Championship]] five times in a row.<ref>{{cite web|title=SAFF Championships: Indian Women Complete Record Hattrick of Football Title|url=http://newschoupal.com/2014/11/21/saff-championships-indian-women-complete-record-hattrick-of-football-title/|publisher=newschoupal.com|access-date=21 November 2014|date=21 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129070313/http://newschoupal.com/2014/11/21/saff-championships-indian-women-complete-record-hattrick-of-football-title/|archive-date=29 November 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width:50%;"
|-
! colspan="10" #0000FF;|[[SAFF Women's Championship]] record
|-
! style="width:90px;"|Year
! style="width:80px;"|Result
! style="width:80px;"|Position
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|Pld|Games played}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|W|Won}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|D*|Drawn}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|L|Lost}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|GF|Goals for}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|GA|Goals against}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|GD|Goal Difference}}
|-
| {{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[2010 SAFF Women's Championship|2010]]
|style="background:gold;"|'''Winners'''
|{{gold1}}||5||5||0||0||40||0||+40
|-
| {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[2012 SAFF Women's Championship|2012]]
|style="background:gold;"|'''Winners'''
|{{gold1}}||5||5||0||0||33||1||+32
|-
| {{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[2014 SAFF Women's Championship|2014]]
|style="background:gold;"|'''Winners'''
|{{gold1}}||5||5||0||0||36||1||+35
|-
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|India}} [[2016 SAFF Women's Championship|2016]]
|style="background:gold;"|'''Winners'''
|{{gold1}}||4||3||1||0||11||3||+8
|-
| {{flagicon|Nepal}} [[2019 SAFF Women's Championship|2019]]
|style="background:gold;"|'''Winners'''
|{{gold1}}||4||4||0||0||18||1||+17
|-
| {{flagicon|Nepal}} [[2022 SAFF Women's Championship|2022]]
|style="background:#cfaa88;"|'''Semi-final'''
|{{bronze3}}||4||2||0||2||12||4||+8
|-
| {{flagicon|Nepal}} [[2024 SAFF Women's Championship|2024]]
|TBD
|TBD||0||0||0||0||0||0||0
|-
|'''Total'''||'''6/6'''|||'''5 Titles'''||'''27'''||'''24'''||'''1'''||'''2'''||'''150'''||'''10'''||'''+140'''
|}

====South Asian Games====
India has won the [[Football at the South Asian Games#Women's tournament|South Asian Games]] three times.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width:50%;"
|-
! colspan="10" #0000FF;|[[Football at the South Asian Games|South Asian Games]] record
|-
! style="width:90px;"|Year
! style="width:80px;"|Result
! style="width:80px;"|Position
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|Pld|Games played}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|W|Won}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|D*|Drawn}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|L|Lost}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|GF|Goals for}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|GA|Goals against}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|GD|Goal Difference}}
|-
| {{flagicon|BAN}} [[Football at the 2010 South Asian Games – Women's tournament|2010]]
|style="background:gold;"|'''Winners'''
|{{gold1}}||5||5||0||0||29||2||+27
|-
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Football at the 2016 South Asian Games – Women's tournament|2016]]
|style="background:gold;"|'''Winners'''
|{{gold1}}||5||3||2||0||14||1||+13
|-
|{{flagicon|NEP}} [[Football at the 2019 South Asian Games – Women's tournament|2019]]
|style="background:gold;"|'''Winners'''
|{{gold1}}||4||4||0||0||14||0||+14
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''3/3'''
|'''3 Titles'''
|'''14'''
|'''12'''
|'''2'''
|'''0'''
|'''57'''
|'''3'''
|'''+54'''
|}

''Red border indicates, India had hosted the games.''

====Other tournaments====

{|class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc;"
! colspan=3|Other [[Tournaments]]
|- style="background:#ccc;"
! [[Gold Cup (India)|Gold Cup]]
! [[Turkish Women's Cup]]
! [[International Women's Football Tournament|Torneio Internacional de Futebol Feminino]]
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;"|
* {{flagicon|IND}} [[2019 Gold Cup (India)|2019]]: 3rd place
| style="vertical-align:top;"|
* {{flagicon|TR}} [[2019 Turkish Women's Cup|2019]]: 6th place
* {{flagicon|TR}} [[2021 Turkish Women's Cup|2021]]: Friendlies
* {{flagicon|TR}} [[2024 Turkish Women's Cup|2024]]: {{Silver2}} Runners-up<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/manisha-kalyan-adjudged-best-midfielder-in-turkish-womens-cup|location=Alanya|first1=Sruti|last1=Chakraborty|title=Manisha Kalyan adjudged Best Midfielder in Turkish Women's Cup|date=28 February 2024|access-date=28 February 2024|website=the-aiff.ccom|publisher=[[All India Football Federation]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228102558/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/manisha-kalyan-adjudged-best-midfielder-in-turkish-womens-cup|archive-date=28 February 2024}}</ref>
| style="vertical-align:top;"|
* {{flagicon|BRA}} [[2021 International Women's Football Tournament of Manaus|2021]]: 4th place
|}

==Football broadcast in India==
===Domestic competitions===
List of ''current'' broadcasters.
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" | Competition
! colspan="2" | Television rights
! colspan="2" | Streaming rights
! rowspan="2" |{{abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
! Conglomerate
! Channel(s)
! Conglomerate
! Platform
|-
| [[Santosh Trophy]]
| colspan="2" |{{center|None}}
| [[FIFA]]
| [[FIFA+]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-23 |title=Santosh Trophy to be streamed live globally on FIFA+: All India Football Federation |url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/sports-news/santosh-trophy-to-be-streamed-live-globally-on-fifa-all-india-football-federation |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=Sentinel Assam |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| [[Senior Women's National Football Championship|Senior Women's NFC]]
| colspan="2" |{{center|None}}
| colspan="2" | SportsKPI
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Senior Women's NFC |url=https://theawayend.co/senior-womens-nfc/ |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=The Away End |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
| [[National Beach Soccer Championship]]
| colspan="2" |Indian Football
|<ref>{{cite web |title=Official announcement-Broadcasting |url=https://twitter.com/IndianFootball/status/1619327604267577345?s=20&t=oY9g8-qlKmiOTXD4AY3Kug |access-date=28 January 2023 |work=AIFF Twitter}}</ref>
|}

===Club football===
List of ''current'' broadcasters.
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" | Competition
! colspan="2" | Television rights
! colspan="2" |Streaming rights
! rowspan="2" |{{abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
! Conglomerate
! Channel(s)
! Conglomerate
! Platform
|-
| [[Indian Super League]]
| [[Viacom18]]
| [[Sports18]]
| [[Viacom18]]
| [[JioCinema]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-07 |title=Viacom18 acquires exclusive media rights to upcoming two ISL seasons |url=https://sportsmintmedia.com/viacom18-acquires-exclusive-media-rights-to-upcoming-two-isl-seasons/ |access-date=2023-09-07 |website=SportsMint Media |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[I-League]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Warner Bros. Discovery India|WBD India]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Eurosport (Indian TV channel)|Eurosport]]
| [[Dream Sports]]
| [[FanCode]]
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-27 |title=I-League 2023–24: Fixtures, format, telecast and more |url=https://khelnow.com/football/2023-10-indian-football-i-league-fixtures-telecast |access-date=2023-10-28 |website=Khel Now |language=English}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="2" |Indian Football
|-
| [[I-League 2]]
| colspan="2" |{{center|None}}
| colspan="2" rowspan="4" |Indian Football
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=I-League 2: Sporting Clube De Goa vs Maharashtra Oranje FC Live Streaming |url=https://khelnow.com/football/2024-02-indian-football-i-league-2-sporting-clube-de-goa-vs-maharashtra-oranje-fc-live-streaming |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=Khel Now |language=en-us}}</ref>
|-
| [[I-League 3]]
| colspan="2" |{{center|None}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=I-League 3rd Division Millat FC vs Jeppiaar Institute of Technology {{!}} WATCH |url=https://khelnow.com/football/2023-11-indian-football-i-league-3rd-division-millat-fc-vs-jeppiaar-institute-of-technology-live |access-date=2023-11-22 |website=Khel Now |language=English}}</ref>
|-
| [[Indian Women's League]]
| colspan="2" |{{center|None}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-08 |title=Indian Women's League (IWL) 2023–24 live points table today, schedule, date, time, fixtures list, results, live streaming telecast |url=https://thesportsgrail.com/indian-womens-league-iwl-2023-24-live-points-table-today-schedule-date-time-fixtures-list-results-live-streaming-telecast/ |access-date=2023-12-15 |website=The SportsGrail |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| [[IWL 2nd Division]]
| colspan="2" |{{center|None}}
|
|-
| [[Super Cup (India)|Super Cup]]
| colspan="2" |{{center|None}}
| [[Viacom18]]
| [[JioCinema]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-03 |title=Kalinga Super Cup 2024 Live broadcast to be on JioCinema |url=https://www.insidesport.in/football/kalinga-super-cup-2024-live-broadcast-set-to-be-available-on-jiocinema/ |access-date=2024-01-06 |website=Inside Sport India |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| [[Durand Cup]]
| [[Sony Pictures Networks India|SPNI]]
| [[Sony Sports Network|Sony Sports]]
| [[Sony Pictures Networks India|SPNI]]
| [[SonyLIV]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-20 |title=Sony Pictures Networks India Bags Exclusive Durand Cup Broadcast Rights for Two Years |url=https://www.news18.com/football/durand-cup-sony-pictures-networks-india-bags-exclusive-broadcast-rights-two-years-8382721.html |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| [[Futsal Club Championship]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |{{center|None}}
| [[Dream Sports]]
| [[FanCode]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-09 |title=FanCode to Exclusively Live Stream Futsal Championship 2023 |url=https://www.insidesport.in/santosh-trophy-2023-fancode-to-exclusively-live-streaming-final-round-of-santosh-trophy-futsal-championship-2023-check-out/ |access-date=2023-07-23 |website=Inside Sport India |language=en-US}}</ref>
|}
<references group="lower-alpha"></references>

===International competitions===
List of ''current'' broadcasters.
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" | Competition
! colspan="2" | Television rights
! colspan="2" | Streaming rights
! rowspan="2" |{{abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
! Conglomerate
! Channel(s)
! Conglomerate
! Platform
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Intercontinental Cup (India)|Intercontinental Cup]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Disney India]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Star Sports (Indian TV network)|Star Sports]]
| [[Disney India]]
| [[Disney+ Hotstar]]
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-31 |title=Intercontinental Cup: Star Sports to telecast, Live Streaming to be available on Disney+ Hotstar, Jio TV |url=https://www.insidesport.in/star-sports-to-telecast-intercontinental-cup-live-streaming-to-be-available-on-disney-hotstar-jio-tv/ |access-date=2023-06-01 |website=www.insidesport.in |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| [[Reliance Industries|Reliance]]
| [[Jio TV]]
|-
| [[Tri-Nation Series (India)|Tri-Nation Series]]
| [[Disney India]]
| [[Star Sports (Indian TV network)|Star Sports]]
| [[Disney India]]
| [[Disney+ Hotstar]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-21 |title=Tri-Nation series 2023: All you need to know about India's next friendlies against Myanmar, Kyrgyzstan |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/tri-nation-series-2023-indian-football-friendly-vs-myanmar-kyrgyzstan-schedule-squads-teams-streaming-info/article66644893.ece |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=sportstar.thehindu.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|}

===International football===
List of ''current'' broadcasters.
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" | Federation
(or)
Confederation
! rowspan="2" | Competition
! colspan="2" | Television rights
! colspan="2" | Streaming rights
! rowspan="2" |{{abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
! Conglomerate
! Channel(s)
! Conglomerate
! Platform
|-
| rowspan="7" |[[FIFA]]
| rowspan="2" | [[FIFA World Cup]]/[[FIFA Futsal World Cup]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Viacom18]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Sports18]] & [[MTV (Indian TV channel)|MTV]]
| [[Viacom18]]
| [[JioCinema]]
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-09 |title=FIFA World Cup 2022: When, where to watch the Qatar WC in India? |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/fifa-world-cup/news/qatar-2022-how-when-where-to-watch-world-cup-online-tv-ott-live-streaming-info-match-timings/article66114976.ece |access-date=2022-11-13 |website=sportstar.thehindu.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-21 |title=FIFA World Cup 2022 Live Streaming: How to stream on your iPhone, Android smartphone |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/techook/how-to-watch-fifa-world-cup-2022-matches-online-tv-channels-8280992/ |access-date=2022-11-29 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| [[Reliance Industries|Reliance]]
| [[Jio TV]]
|-
| [[FIFA U-20 World Cup]]
| colspan="2" |{{center|None}}
| [[FIFA]]
| [[FIFA+]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-20 |title=FIFA U20 World Cup 2023: Where to Watch, Teams, Live Streaming and Telecast in India |url=https://www.mykhel.com/football/fifa-u20-world-cup-2023-where-to-watch-teams-live-streaming-and-telecast-in-india-uk-and-world-216560.html |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=www.mykhel.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|-
|[[FIFA U-17 World Cup]]
|[[FIFA U-17 World Cup]]
| colspan="2" |{{center|None}}
|[[2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup]]
| [[Dream Sports]]
|TBA
| [[FanCode]]
|TBA
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-10 |title=FanCode secures exclusive live streaming rights for FIFA U-17 WC 2023 in India: Best Media Info |url=https://bestmediainfo.com/2023/11/fancode-secures-exclusive-live-streaming-rights-for-fifa-u17-wc-2023-in-india |access-date=2023-11-10 |website=www.bestmediainfo.com}}</ref>
|TBA
|-
| [[FIFA Women's World Cup]]
| [[Prasar Bharati]]
| [[DD Sports]]
| [[Dream Sports]]
| [[FanCode]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-18 |title=FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 live stream telecast broadcast in India and where to watch |url=https://thesportsgrail.com/fifa-womens-world-cup-2023-live-stream-telecast-broadcast-in-india-and-where-to-watch/ |access-date=2023-07-19 |website=The SportsGrail |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| [[FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Viacom18]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Sports18]]
| [[Viacom18]]
| [[Voot]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=When & where to watch FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup? |url=https://www.pixstory.com/story/when-where-to-watch-fifa-u-20-women-s-world-cup/124548 |access-date=2022-08-30 |website=Pixstory |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| [[FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup]]
| [[Reliance Industries|Reliance]]
| [[Jio TV]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-07 |title=India at FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2022: Squad, fixtures and all you need to know |url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/football-news/fifa-u-17-womens-world-cup-2022-india-squad-opponents-fixtures-venues-live-streaming-tv-all-you-need-to-know-11404041.html |access-date=2022-10-08 |website=Firstpost |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="10" |[[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
| [[AFC Asian Cup]]
| [[Viacom18]]
| [[Sports18]]
| [[Viacom18]]
| [[JioCinema]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-01-05 |title=All you need to know ahead of India's AFC Asian Cup 2024 campaign: Fixtures, squad, telecast details, and more |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/indian-football/all-need-know-ahead-india-s-afc-asian-cup-2024-campaign-fixtures-squad-telecast-details |access-date=2024-01-05 |website=www.sportskeeda.com |language=en-us}}</ref>
|-
| [[AFC Asian Cup qualifiers]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Sony Pictures Networks India|SPNI]]/ [[Viacom18]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Sony Sports Network|Sony Sports]]/[[Sports18]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Sony Pictures Networks India|SPNI]]/ [[Viacom18]]
| rowspan="2" | [[SonyLIV]]/[[JioCinema]]
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-16 |title=2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: Where and how to watch Kuwait vs India game? |url=https://khelnow.com/football/2023-11-indian-football-2026-fifa-world-cup-qualifiers-kuwait-vs-india-telecast-live-stream |access-date=2023-11-16 |website=Khel Now |language=English}}</ref>{{efn|Home matches of FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers were broadcast by [[Sports18]] and [[JioCinema]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sports18 to telecast India's FIFA World Cup Qualifiers' home games |url=https://khelnow.com/football/2023-11-indian-football-team-fifa-world-cup-qualifiers-telecast-sports18 |access-date=2023-11-22 |website=Khel Now |language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-20 |title=India vs Qatar Live Streaming on JioCinema; Sports18 to telecast FIFA WC Qualifier |url=https://www.insidesport.in/india-vs-qatar-live-streaming-on-jiocinema-sports18-to-telecast-fifa-wc-qualifier/ |access-date=2023-11-22 |website=Inside Sport India |language=en-US}}</ref>}}
|-
| [[FIFA World Cup qualification|FIFA World Cup Qualifiers – AFC]]
|-
| [[AFC U-23 Asian Cup]]
| colspan="2" |None
| [[Dream Sports]]
| [[FanCode]]
|<ref name=":3A">{{Cite web |date=2023-09-12 |title=FanCode signs multi-year deal for Asian Football Confederation (AFC) competition rights in India |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/business/brandwagon-fancode-signs-multi-year-deal-for-asian-football-confederation-afc-competition-rights-in-india-3240928/ |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=Financialexpress |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| [[AFC U-20 Asian Cup]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |None
| rowspan="2" | [[Reliance Industries|Reliance]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Jio TV]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=AFC U20 Asian Cup 2023 Where to Watch |url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_u20_asian_cup/where_to_watch.html |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=the-AFC |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| [[AFC U-17 Asian Cup]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-15 |title=AFC U17 Asian Cup 2023 schedule, date, time table, fixtures, groups, live streaming telecast in India |url=https://thesportsgrail.com/afc-u17-asian-cup-2023-schedule-date-time-table-fixtures-groups-live-streaming-telecast-in-india/ |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=The SportsGrail |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[AFC Women's Asian Cup]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Warner Bros. Discovery India|WBD India]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Eurosport (Indian TV channel)|Eurosport]]
| [[Warner Bros. Discovery India|WBD India]]
| [[Discovery+]]
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=12 Feb 2022 |title=All you need to know about 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup |url=https://khelnow.com/football/afc-womens-asian-cup-2022-fixtures-telecast-all-you-need-to-know |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=Khel Now |language=English}}</ref>
|-
| [[Reliance Industries|Reliance]]
| [[Jio TV]]
|-
| [[AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |None
| rowspan="2" |[[Dream Sports]]
| rowspan="2" | [[FanCode]]
|<ref name=":3A" />
|-
| [[AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup]]
|<ref name=":3A" />
|-
| rowspan="6" | [[South Asian Football Federation|SAFF]]
| [[SAFF Championship]]
| [[Prasar Bharati]]
| [[DD Sports]]
| [[Dream Sports]]
| [[FanCode]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=DD Sports to telecast SAFF Championship 2023 |url=https://khelnow.com/football/2023-06-saff-championship-dd-sports-telecast |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=Khel Now |language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-20 |title=FanCode secures exclusive digital rights of SAFF Championship |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/business/brandwagon-fancode-secures-exclusive-digital-rights-of-saff-championship-3133787/ |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=Financialexpress |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| [[SAFF U-20 Championship]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="5" |{{center|None}}
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Sportzworkz YouTube channel
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-21 |title=India vs Bangladesh Live Streaming {{!}} SAFF U-19 Championship |url=https://khelnow.com/football/2023-09-indian-football-saff-u-19-championship-india-vs-bangladesh-live-streaming |access-date=2023-09-21 |website=Khel Now |language=English}}</ref>
|-
| [[SAFF U-17 Championship]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=SAFF U-16 Women's Championship 2024: Fixtures, results, format and more |url=https://khelnow.com/football/2024-02-saff-u-16-womens-championship-fixtures |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=Khel Now |language=en-us}}</ref>
|-
| [[SAFF Women's Championship]]
| colspan="2" | [[Eleven Sports]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-04 |title=SAFF Women's Championship 2022: Preview, Schedule, India Squad, Live Stream |url=https://thebridge.in/football/saff-womens-championship-2022-preview-schedule-india-squad-live-stream-35132 |access-date=2022-09-10 |website=thebridge.in |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| [[SAFF U-20 Women's Championship]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Sportzworkz
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-03 |title=SAFF U19 Women's Championship 2024 live points table today, schedule, date, time, score, results, live stream telecast |url=https://thesportsgrail.com/saff-u19-womens-championship-2024-live-points-table-today-schedule-date-time-score-results-live-stream-telecast/ |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=The SportsGrail |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| [[SAFF U-15 Women's Championship]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=SAFF U-16 Women's Championship 2024: Fixtures, results, format and more |url=https://khelnow.com/football/2024-02-saff-u-16-womens-championship-fixtures |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=Khel Now |language=en-us}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="5" | [[UEFA]]
| [[UEFA European Championship|UEFA Euro]]
| rowspan="6" | [[Sony Pictures Networks India|SPNI]]
| rowspan="6" | [[Sony Sports Network|Sony Sports]]
| rowspan="6" | [[Sony Pictures Networks India|SPNI]]
| rowspan="6" | [[SonyLIV]]
| rowspan="3" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-11 |title=India's SPN secures exclusive rights to UEFA men's national team competitions up to 2028 |url=https://www.sportcal.com/media/indias-spn-secures-exclusive-rights-to-uefa-mens-national-team-competitions/ |access-date=2023-04-23 |website=Sportcal |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| [[UEFA Nations League]]
|-
| [[UEFA European Championship qualifying|UEFA Euro Qualifiers]]
|-
| [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|FIFA World Cup Qualifiers – UEFA]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=UEFA.com |date=2021-09-03 |title=Where to watch European Qualifiers for the World Cup: TV broadcast partners, live streams |url=https://www.uefa.com/european-qualifiers/news/0253-0d821bf23a05-7fb2958100f5-1000--where-to-watch-european-qualifiers-for-the-world-cup-tv-broadca/ |access-date=2021-09-04 |website=UEFA.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| [[UEFA Women's Championship|UEFA Women's Euro]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-12 |title=Where to watch UEFA Women's EURO 2022: TV, streams |url=https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/news/0270-13f49f71d189-b70cf68b0dc9-1000--where-to-watch-women-s-euro/ |access-date=2022-07-13 |website=UEFA.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[CONMEBOL]]
| [[Copa América]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Quint |first=The |date=2021-04-20 |title=Sony Network to Broadcast Copa America 2021 in India |url=https://www.thequint.com/sports/football/sony-network-to-broadcast-copa-america-2021-in-india |access-date=2021-05-17 |website=TheQuint |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONMEBOL)|FIFA World Cup Qualifiers – CONMEBOL]]
| colspan="2" |{{center|None}}
| [[Dream11|Dream Sports]]
| [[FanCode]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifiers on FanCode |url=https://www.fancode.com/football/tour/conmebol-world-cup-qualifiers-16530005/matches |access-date=2021-11-15 |website=fanCode |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]]
| [[Africa Cup of Nations]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |{{center|None}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Dream11|Dream Sports]]
| rowspan="2" | [[FanCode]]
|<ref name="fancode-secures" />
|-
| [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)|FIFA World Cup Qualifiers – CAF]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=CAF World Cup Qualifiers on FanCode |url=https://twitter.com/fancode/status/1459559043949682695 |access-date=2021-11-15 |website=Twitter |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[CONCACAF]]
| [[CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
| colspan="2" | {{center|None}}
| colspan="2" | VUSport
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gold Cup broadcast |url=https://twitter.com/VUSportOfficial/status/1672597945378807809 |access-date=2023-09-07 |website=X (formerly Twitter) |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF)|FIFA World Cup Qualifiers – CONCACAF]]
| colspan="2" |{{center|None}}
| [[Dream11|Dream Sports]]
| [[FanCode]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Broadcast of CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers |url=https://twitter.com/fancode/status/1460888772221022213 |access-date=2022-07-30 |website= |language=en}}</ref>
|}
|}
{{notelist}}


===International club football===
==Media==
List of ''current'' broadcasters.
The Indian Super League is officially broadcast on STARSPORTS network in India. International coverage is by Fox Sports. {{citation needed|date=October 2015}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+
! rowspan="2" |Country
(or)
Confederation
! rowspan="2" | Competition
! colspan="2" | Television rights
! colspan="2" | Streaming rights
! rowspan="2" |{{abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
! Conglomerate
! Channel(s)
! Conglomerate
! Platform
|-
| rowspan="1" | [[FIFA]]
| rowspan="1" | [[FIFA Club World Cup]]/[[FIFA Intercontinental Cup]]
| colspan="1" rowspan="1" | [[Warner Bros. Discovery India|WBD India]]
| [[Eurosport (Indian TV channel)|Eurosport India]]
| rowspan="1" |[[Dream Sports]]
| [[FanCode]]
| rowspan="1" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-13 |title=1Stadia partners with Eurosport and fan code to broadcast FIFA – ET BrandEquity |url=https://brandequity.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/media/1stadia-partners-with-eurosport-and-fan-code-to-broadcast-fifa/105950585 |access-date=2023-12-16 |website=ETBrandEquity.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" | [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
| [[AFC Champions League Elite]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Viacom18]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Sports18]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Dream11|Dream Sports]]
| rowspan="3" | [[FanCode]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Asian Champions League – Where to watch |url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_champions_league/where_to_watch.html |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=the-AFC |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2A">{{Cite web |title=Where and how to watch AFC Champions League, AFC Cup 2023–2024 Live Streaming and Telecast TV Channel in India? |url=https://www.indianfootballnews.in/2023/09/afc-champions-league-afc-cup-2023-2024-live-streaming-telecast-tv-channel.html |access-date=2023-10-25}}</ref>
|-
| [[AFC Champions League Two]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=AFC Cup – Where to watch |url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/club/afc_cup/where_to_watch.html |access-date=2023-09-15 |website=the-AFC |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":2A" />
|-
| [[AFC Challenge League]]
|
|-
| [[AFC Women's Champions League]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" |{{center|None}}
| [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
| The [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] Hub
|-
| rowspan="8" |[[Football in England|England]]
| [[Premier League]]
| [[Disney India]]
| [[Star Sports (Indian TV network)|Star Sports]]
| [[Disney India]]
| [[Disney+ Hotstar]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Premier League Live Football Broadcasts & TV Highlights 2020/21 |url=https://www.premierleague.com/broadcast-schedules |access-date=2021-05-10 |website=www.premierleague.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| [[FA Cup]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Sony Pictures Networks India|SPNI]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Sony Sports Network|Sony Sports]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Sony Pictures Networks India|SPNI]]
| rowspan="2" | [[SonyLIV]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Where to watch the Emirates FA Cup around the world via our global broadcast partners |url=http://www.thefa.com/competitions/thefacup/emirates-fa-cup-global-broadcast-partners |access-date=2021-10-15 |website=www.thefa.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| [[FA Community Shield]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-05 |title=Arsenal vs Manchester City: Where and how to watch Community Shield Final? |url=https://khelnow.com/football/2023-08-world-football-arsenal-vs-manchester-city-where-how-watch-community-shield-final |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=Khel Now |language=English}}</ref>
|-
| [[EFL Cup]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="5" | {{center|None}}
| rowspan="5" | [[Dream11|Dream Sports]]
| rowspan="5" | [[FanCode]]
| rowspan="4" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Broadcast Partners |url=https://efl.com/how-to-watch/broadcast-partners |access-date=2023-10-28 |website=EFL |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=EFL Official Website – TV Broadcast |url=https://www.efl.com/how-to-watch/tv-broadcast/ |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=www.efl.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[Women's Super League]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-13 |title=FanCode nets WSL streaming rights in India |url=https://www.sportcal.com/media/fancode-nets-wsl-streaming-rights-in-india/ |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Sportcal |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" | [[Football in France|France]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Ligue 1]]
| [[Viacom18]]
| [[Sports18]]
| [[Viacom18]]
| [[JioCinema]]
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=International Broadcasters |url=https://www.ligue1.com/international-broadcasters |access-date=2021-05-14 |website=www.ligue1.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2021-08-26 |title=Ligue 1 Live streaming: Reliance backed Viacom 18 listed as official broadcasters of French League in India |url=https://www.insidesport.co/ligue-1-live-streaming-reliance-backed-viacom-18-listed-as-official-broadcasters-of-french-league-in-india/ |access-date=2021-09-13 |website=InsideSport |language=en-gb}}</ref>
|-
| [[TV5Monde]]
| TV5Monde Asie
| [[Reliance Industries|Reliance]]
| [[Jio TV]]
|-
| [[Coupe de France]]
| colspan="2" | {{center|None}}
| [[DAZN Group]]
| [[DAZN]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-02-08 |title=Marseille vs PSG, French Cup LIVE streaming info: Preview, when and where to watch, predicted 11 |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/marseille-vs-psg-french-cup-live-streaming-information-paris-st-germain-when-where-to-watch-predicted-11/article66485799.ece |access-date=2023-02-13 |website=sportstar.thehindu.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Football in Germany|Germany]]
| [[Bundesliga]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Sony Pictures Networks India|SPNI]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Sony Sports Network|Sony Sports]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Sony Pictures Networks India|SPNI]]
| rowspan="3" | [[SonyLIV]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bundesliga {{!}} List of all broadcasters |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/info/broadcasters/ASIA/in |access-date=2021-05-10 |website=bundesliga.com – the official Bundesliga website |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| [[DFB-Pokal]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-18 |title=Sony Pictures Networks bags exclusive Television & Digital rights for DFB-Pokal |url=https://www.sportzfront.com/sony-pictures-networks-bags-exclusive-television-digital-rights-for-dfb-pokal/ |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=SportzFront |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| [[DFL-Supercup]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 July 2022 |title=German Super Cup final live streaming: Where and when to watch RB Leipzig vs Bayern Munich match in India? |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/football/german-super-cup-final-live-streaming-where-and-when-to-watch-rb-leipzig-vs-bayern-munich-match-in-india-article-93240166 |access-date=2022-07-30 |website=TimesNow |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="4" | [[Football in Italy|Italy]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Serie A]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Viacom18]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Sports18]]
| [[Viacom18]]
| [[JioCinema]]
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Laghate |first1=Gaurav |date=20 August 2021 |title=mukesh ambani: Mukesh Ambani's tryst with sports rights continues with Italian Serie A – The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/mukesh-ambanis-tryst-with-sports-rights-continues-with-italian-serie-a/articleshow/85477018.cms |access-date=2021-08-20 |website=The Economic Times}}</ref>
|-
| [[Reliance Industries|Reliance]]
| [[Jio TV]]
|-
| [[Football in the Netherlands|Netherlands]]
| [[Eredivisie]]
| [[Warner Bros. Discovery India|WBD India]]
| [[Eurosport (Indian TV channel)|Eurosport India]]
| [[Warner Bros. Discovery India|WBD India]]
| [[Discovery+]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Broadcasters |url=https://eredivisie.eu/broadcasters/ |access-date=2021-08-20 |website=Eredivisie |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Football in Scotland|Scotland]]
| [[Scottish Premiership]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Viacom18]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Sports18]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Viacom18]]
| rowspan="3" | [[JioCinema]]
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scottish Premiership |url=https://www.jiocinema.com/sports/scottish-premiership/3707121 |access-date=2023-08-24 |website=www.jiocinema.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-11-01 |title=How to watch the 2021–22 Scottish Football Premier League matches live in India? |url=https://technosports.co.in/2021/11/01/how-to-watch-the-2021-22-scottish-football-premier-league-matches-live-in-india/ |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=technosports.co.in |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| [[Scottish Championship]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Scottish Championship |url=https://www.jiocinema.com/sports/scottish-championship/3704827 |access-date=2024-01-01 |website=www.jiocinema.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="6" | [[Football in Spain|Spain]]
| rowspan="2" | [[La Liga]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Viacom18]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Sports18]]
| [[Viacom18]]
| [[JioCinema]]
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Viacom18 enters into a strategic partnership with LaLiga; MTV India will now be the exclusive home of the legendary football league |url=https://www.laliga.com/en-GB/news/viacom18-enters-into-a-strategic-partnership-with-laliga-mtv-india-will-now-be-the-exclusive-home-of-the-legendary-football-league |access-date=2021-07-05 |website=Página web oficial de LaLiga {{!}} LaLiga |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| [[Reliance Industries|Reliance]]
| [[Jio TV]]
|-
| [[Copa del Rey]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" |{{center|None}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Dream11|Dream Sports]]
| rowspan="2" | [[FanCode]]
|<ref name="fancode-secures">{{Cite news |date=2024-01-04 |title=FanCode secures exclusive broadcast rights for Africa Cup of Nations 2024, Copa del Rey, & Supercopa de Espana |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/sports/fancode-secures-exclusive-broadcast-rights-for-africa-cup-of-nations-2024-copa-del-rey-supercopa-de-espana/articleshow/106540609.cms |access-date=2024-01-05 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>
|-
| [[Supercopa de España]]
|<ref name="fancode-secures" />
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Liga F]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" | {{center|None}}
| [[DAZN Group]]
| [[DAZN]]
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-09 |title=DAZN Acquires Exclusive Broadcast Rights To Spanish Women's League For Five Years |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/asifburhan/2022/09/09/dazn-acquire-exclusive-broadcast-rights-to-spanish-womens-league-for-five-years/ |access-date=2023-09-16 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| colspan="2" | DAZN Women's Football
|-
| [[Football in China|China]]
| [[Chinese Super League]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" | {{center|None}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Dream Sports]]
| rowspan="2" | [[FanCode]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chinese Super League 2023 |url=https://www.fancode.com/football/tour/chinese-super-league-2023-15948968 |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=FanCode |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| [[Football in Japan|Japan]]
| [[J1 League]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Overseas Broadcasting of the 2023 MEIJI YASUDA J.LEAGUE, J1 League to be available for worldwide from 2023 |url=https://aboutj.jleague.jp/corporate/en/release/overseas-broadcasting-of-the-2023-meiji-yasuda-j-league-j1-league-to-be-available-for-worldwide-from-2023/ |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=Jleague |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Football in Saudi Arabia|Saudi Arabia]]
| [[Saudi Pro League]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Sony Pictures Networks India|SPNI]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Sony Sports Network|Sony Sports]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Sony Pictures Networks India|SPNI]]
| rowspan="2" | [[SonyLIV]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 February 2023 |title=Sony Networks brings Saudi Pro League action to Indian subcontinent |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/brandwagon/sony-networks-brings-saudi-pro-league-action-to-indian-subcontinent/2975390/ |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=Financialexpress |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| [[King's Cup (Saudi Arabia)|King's Cup]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-14 |title=Al-Nassr vs Abha, King Cup 2022–23 Free Live Streaming Online in India |url=https://www.latestly.com/sports/football/al-nassr-vs-abha-king-cup-2022-23-free-live-streaming-online-in-india-how-to-watch-quarterfinal-match-live-telecast-on-tv-football-score-updates-in-ist-4945302.html |access-date=2023-03-23 |website=LatestLY |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| [[CONCACAF]]
| [[Leagues Cup]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" | {{center|None}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Apple Inc.|Apple]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Apple TV+]]
([[MLS Season Pass]])
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Where and how to watch Leagues Cup in India? |url=https://khelnow.com/football/2023-08-world-football-where-how-watch-leagues-cup-india |access-date=2023-09-07 |website=Khel Now |language=English}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Soccer in the United States|United States]]
| [[Major League Soccer]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-01 |title=Where and how to watch Major League Soccer (MLS) 2023 in India? |url=https://khelnow.com/football/2023-02-world-football-where-how-to-watch-mls-in-india |access-date=2023-03-24 |website=Khel Now |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
| [[US Open Cup]]
| [[Sony Pictures Networks India|SPNI]]
| [[Sony Sports Network|Sony Sports]]
| [[Sony Pictures Networks India|SPNI]]
| [[SonyLIV]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 September 2023 |title=US Open Cup Final, Inter Miami Vs Houston Dynamo: When And Where To Watch |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/sports/us-open-cup-final-inter-miami-vs-houston-dynamo-will-lionel-messi-play-when-and-where-to-watch-news-320518 |access-date=25 September 2023 |website=Outlookindia.com}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="1" | [[Soccer in Australia|Australia]]
| rowspan="1" |[[A-League]]
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" | {{center|None}}
| rowspan="1" | [[Dream Sports]]
| [[FanCode]]
| rowspan="1" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-13 |title=Watch A-League live in India |url=https://www.fancode.com/football/tour/a-league-men-202324-16910743 |access-date=2023-12-16 |website=FanCode |language=en}}</ref>
|}

==Clubs on social media==
The [[Kerala Blasters]] ranked fifth most popular Asian club on social media as of 31 October 2018.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://seasia.co/2018/10/31/top-five-asian-clubs-with-highest-social-media-followers-up-to-october-2018 | title=Top FIVE Asian Clubs with Highest Social Media Followers, up to October 2018 }}</ref> Note that the Chinese football clubs [[Guangzhou FC]], [[Shandong Taishan]], [[Beijing Guoan]], the [[Tianjin Jinmen Tiger]] and [[Shanghai Shenhua]] ranked above the Kerala Blasters with millions of followers on [[Weibo]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://mobile.ytsports.cn/news-963.html | title=Man Utd and Man City are the most followed clubs on Weibo in China | access-date=2022-08-10 | archive-date=2022-08-10 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220810123454/http://mobile.ytsports.cn/news-963.html | url-status=live }}</ref>
{{row counter|{| class{{=}}"wikitable sortable"
!#!!Football club!!Country!!Followers
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[Persib]] || [[Indonesia]] || 15.4 million
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[Al Hilal SFC|Al-Hilal]] || [[Saudi Arabia]] || 11.3 million
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[Al-Ittihad Club (Jeddah)|Al-Ittihad]] || [[Saudi Arabia]] || 4.6 million
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || [[Persija]] || [[Indonesia]] || 4.2 million
|-
| style{{=}}"text-align:center;"| _row_count || '''[[Kerala Blasters]]''' || [[India]] || 3.6 million
|-
|} }}


==Seasons in Indian football==
==Seasons==
The following articles detail the major results and events in each season since 2011.
The following articles detail the major results and events in each season of Indian football since 2011.


{|class="wikitable"
{|class="wikitable"
|-
|-
|'''2010s:'''
|'''2010s:'''
|[[2011-12 in Indian Football|2011–12]]
|[[2011–12 in Indian Football|2011–12]]
|[[2012-13 in Indian football|2012–13]]
|[[2012–13 in Indian football|2012–13]]
|[[2013–14 in Indian football|2013–14]]
|[[2013–14 in Indian football|2013–14]]
|[[2014–15 in Indian football|2014–15]]
|[[2014–15 in Indian football|2014–15]]
|[[2015–16 in Indian football|2015–16]]
|[[2015–16 in Indian football|2015–16]]
|''2016–17''<!---[[2016–17 in Indian football|2016–17]]-->
|[[2016–17 in Indian football|2016–17]]
|''2017–18''<!---[[2017–18 in Indian football|2017–18]]-->
|[[2017–18 in Indian football|2017–18]]
|''2018–19''<!---[[2018–19 in Indian football|2018–19]]-->
|[[2018–19 in Indian football|2018–19]]
|''2019–20''<!---[[2019–20 in Indian football|2019–20]]-->
|[[2019–20 in Indian football|2019–20]]
|-
|'''2020s:'''
|[[2020–21 in Indian football|2020–21]]
|[[2021–22 in Indian football|2021–22]]
|[[2022–23 in Indian football|2022–23]]
|[[2023–24 in Indian football|2023–24]]
|[[2024–25 in Indian football|2024–25]]
|}

==National Sports Award recipients==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="width:73%"
! scope="col" style="width:12%" | Year
! scope="col" style="width:30%" | Recipient
! scope="col" style="width:19%" | Award
! scope="col" style="width:16%" | Gender
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |2021
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Sunil |Chhetri}}
| Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna || Male
|- {{anchor|FootballAA}}
| style="text-align:center;" |1961
! scope="row" | {{sortname|P. K. |Banerjee}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1962
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Tulsidas |Balaram}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1963
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Chuni |Goswami}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1964
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Jarnail |Singh|dab=footballer}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1965
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Arun |Ghosh}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1966
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Yousuf |Khan|dab=footballer}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1967
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Peter |Thangaraj}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1969
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Inder |Singh|dab=footballer}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1970
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Syed |Nayeemuddin}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1971
! scope="row" | {{sortname|C. P. |Singh|dab=footballer|nolink=1}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1973
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Magan Singh |Rajvi}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1978–1979
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Gurdev Singh |Gill|Gurdev Singh Gill (footballer)}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1979–1980
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Prasun |Banerjee}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1980–1981
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Mohammed |Habib|dab=footballer}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1981
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Sudhir |Karmakar|nolink=1}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1983
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Shanti |Mullick}}
| Arjuna Award || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1989
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Subrata |Bhattacharya|dab=footballer}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1997
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Brahmanand |Sankhwalkar}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1998
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Bhaichung |Bhutia}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2001
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Bruno |Coutinho |dab=footballer, born 1969}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2002
! scope="row" | {{sortname|I. M. |Vijayan}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2010
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Deepak |Mondal}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2011
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Sunil |Chhetri}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2016
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Subrata |Pal}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2017
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Oinam Bembem |Devi}}
| Arjuna Award || Female
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2019
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Gurpreet Singh |Sandhu}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2020
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Sandesh |Jhingan}}
| Arjuna Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2011
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Shabbir|Ali}}
| Dhyan Chand Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2017
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Syed Shahid|Hakim}}
| Dhyan Chand Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2020
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Sukhvinder Singh|Sandhu|nolink=1}}
| Dhyan Chand Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |1990
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Syed|Nayeemuddin}}
| Dronacharya Award || Male
|-

| style="text-align:center;" |2022
! scope="row" | {{sortname|Bimal Prafulla| Ghosh|nolink=1}}
| Dronacharya Award || Male
|}
|}


==See also==
==See also==
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* [[I-League]]
* [[Indian Super League]]
* [[Sport in India]]
* [[List of football clubs in India]]
* [[Football in Asia]]
* [[History of the India national football team]]
* [[All India Sevens Football]]
* [[AIFF Player of the Year Awards]]
* [[Futsal Association of India]]
* [[Junior National Football Championship]]
* [[Football in Kolkata]]
* [[Kolkata derby]]
* [[Kolkata derby]]
* [[List of football clubs in India]]
* [[Football around the world]]
* [[List of Indian players in foreign leagues]]
* [[India national football team]]
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* [[India national under-23 football team]]

* [[India national under-19 football team]]
===In popular culture===
* [[India national under-16 football team]]
* [[Goal (2007 Hindi film)|''Goal'']] (2007)
* [[India women's national football team]]
* ''[[Maidaan]]'' (2023), Hindi movie of [[Ajay Devgn]] about Indian football's golden era of the 1950s.
* [[I-League U19]]
* [[:Category:Indian association football films|List of movies made on 'Football sport' in India]]
* [[:Category:Indian sports films|List of Indian sport movies]]


==References==
==References==
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==Further reading==
*{{cite journal |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14660970500106410?journalCode=fsas20 |title=Regionalism and club domination: Growth of rival centres of footballing excellence |publisher=Taylor & Francis |date=6 August 2006 |access-date=1 March 2023 |archive-date=1 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230301202832/https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14660970500106410?journalCode=fsas20 |journal=Soccer & Society |volume=6:2–3 |issue=2–3 |pages=227–256 |doi=10.1080/14660970500106410 |s2cid=216862171 }}
*{{cite web|url=https://wbsportsandyouth.gov.in/chronology|title=Chronology of Important Sports Events — West Bengal|website=wbsportsandyouth.gov.in|publisher=Government of West Bengal – Department of youth services and sports|date=2017|access-date=25 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013092944/https://wbsportsandyouth.gov.in/chronology|archive-date=13 October 2022|location=Kolkata}}


==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_football/3937015.stm BBC Sport&nbsp;– "What's holding back Indian football?"]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_football/3937015.stm "What's holding back Indian football?"]—[[BBC Sport]]
* [http://www.indien-netzwerk.de/navigation/frauen/artikel/achaudhuri-womenfootball.htm "Gender and sport in India: aspects of women's football"]
* [https://archive.today/20030829121209/http://www.indien-netzwerk.de/navigation/frauen/artikel/achaudhuri-womenfootball.htm "Gender and sport in India: aspects of women's football"]
* [http://broadband.indiatimes.com/articleshowft/1167377.cms "Indian Football Association over the ages" (Video)]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20181215222028/http://broadband.indiatimes.com/articleshowft/1167377.cms "Indian Football Association over the ages" (Video)]


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Latest revision as of 01:38, 10 December 2024

Football in India
Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata, West Bengal
CountryIndia
Governing bodyAll India Football Federation (AIFF)
(formed in 1937, joined FIFA in 1948)[1]
National team(s)India Men's
India Women's
India U-23 Men's
India U-20 Men's
India U-20 Women's
India U-17 Men's
India U-17 Women's
India Futsal Men's
Futsal Women's
India Beach soccer Men's
India Esports
Nickname(s)The Blue Tigers/Tigresses
First played1800s
National competitions
List
Club competitions
List
International competitions
List
Audience records
Single match131,781
(1997 Federation Cup Semifinal: East Bengal F.C. VS Mohun Bagan A.C. at Salt Lake Stadium)[4]

Association football is one of the most popular sports in India.[5][6] The 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the first FIFA event the country hosted. It was called the most successful FIFA U-17 World Cup ever, with a record-breaking attendance of 1,347,133, exceeding China's record of 1,230,976 from 1985. India also hosted the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and bid to host the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[7]

The Indian national football team qualified for the 1950 FIFA World Cup but did not participate.[8]

History

[edit]
Further information: History of Indian football and India national football team at the Olympics

Pre-independence

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British soldiers introduced football into India in the mid-nineteenth century.[9][10] Games were initially played between army teams but clubs were soon set up around the country. In 1872, Calcutta FC was the first football club to be established, though the side may have originated as a rugby club that switched codes as late as 1894. Other early clubs include Dalhousie AC, Traders Club and Naval Volunteers Club.[11] Several other football clubs such as Sovabazar, Mohun Bagan and Aryan Club were established in Calcutta in the 1890s. Calcutta was then the capital of British India and soon became the hub of football. Tournaments like the Gladstone Cup, the Trades Cup and the Cooch Behar Cup were started around this time.[12] The Durand Cup and IFA Shield were both started in the late nineteenth century.

The first Indian team to achieve success was Sovabazar Club, which won the Trades Cup in 1892.[13] Mohun Bagan Athletic Club, which was set up in modern-day West Bengal in 1889, became famous in 1911 when it became the first Indian team to win the IFA Shield, a tournament previously won only by British teams based in India.[14] They defeated East Yorkshire Regiment 2–1 in the tournament's final in a victory that is still regarded as one of the greatest win by an Indian football team before independence.[9]

Players of Baroda Football Club, an Indian-European team, 1910–11.

The Indian Football Association (IFA) was established in Calcutta in 1893 but had no Indians on its board until the 1930s. The All India Football Federation (AIFF), the national governing body of football in India, was formed in 1937 but did not become affiliated with FIFA until at least a decade later. India insisted on playing barefoot whereas other national sides wore boots.[15] Footballer Jyotish Chandra Guha brought global attention to Indian football when he became the first Indian to appear with the English Football League club Arsenal in 1930.[16]

The golden age

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India qualified by default for the 1950 FIFA World Cup in Brazil because all of their scheduled opponents withdrew. India did not compete in the tournament. It was not because of a lack of financial assistance, particularly to purchase tickets for the sea journey, or because the team were not allowed to play barefoot.[15][17] According to sports journalist Jaydeep Basu, the financial barrier was solved as state associations provided financial help to the AIFF and that FIFA also promised to provide money.[8]

FIFA had imposed a rule banning barefoot play following the 1948 Olympics where India had played barefoot. According to then-captain Shailen Manna, this story was circulated to justify the AIFF's decision to not participate. Since 1950, the Indian national team has not come close to qualifying for the World Cup.[17][18][19][20] The AIFF had organised training is Calcutta for the 1950 World Cup and the board organised a series of meetings relating to India's participation but was not able to reach a decision. One to two weeks before the World Cup, the AIFF resorted to coming up with excuses to abandon the World Cup trip. This did not face much criticism in 1948 because the FIFA World Cup was not as popular as it is now.[8]

1951–1962 is widely considered the "golden age" of Indian football. In this period, the national team won numerous titles under the coaching of Syed Abdul Rahim. India won the gold medal in the first Asian Games in 1951, beating Iran by one goal. In 1956, no longer playing barefoot, India reached the semi-final in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, becoming the first Asian country to do so and ranking fourth in the tournament. In 1962, India again won the gold in the Asian Games at Jakarta, defeating South Korea 2–1.[15] India also won the Merdeka Cup and the Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament, while East Bengal garnered good reviews after touring Romania. Also in 1951, India achieved their highest World Football Elo Rating of 31. According to former FIFA president Sepp Blatter, India is "the sleeping giant of world football".[21]

Decline

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Rahim's death in the early 1960s caused the Indian national team to gradually lose their position as a top Asian team. India has not qualified for the Olympics since 1960.[15] India qualified for their first Asian Cup in 1964 but failed to win the title.[22][23] In an international tournament at the 1970 Asian Games, India won the bronze medal after defeating Japan 1–0.[24] The Indian national team qualified for the 1984 AFC Asian Cup for the first time since 1964 but failed to qualify for the knockout stage after finishing last in their group of five teams.[25]

The Indian youth team jointly won the Youth Asian Cup with Iran in 1974, the first and only title for India at the youth level.[26][27][28] In club football, on 24 September 1977, Mohun Bagan held onto a 2–2 draw at the Eden Gardens stadium in Calcutta, against a Pelé-led New York Cosmos.[29] Mohun Bagan would have won the tie had it not been for a controversial penalty awarded to the visiting team that ensured the draw.[30] The next day, the newspaper Ananda Bazar Patrika described Goutam Sarkar as "India's very own Beckenbaur".[31]

The Indian women's team as they began playing in the 1970s. In 1975, their first manager was Sushil Bhattacharya.[32][33] The Indian women's team were runners-up in the AFC Women's Asian Cup in 1980 and 1983. In the 1990s, the women's team rapidly declined and a series of defeats followed. In 2009, FIFA delisted the Indian women's team from the world rankings.[34]

2007–present

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In August 2007, the Indian national team won the Nehru Cup for the first time, beating Syria 1–0.[35] In August of the following year, India defeated Tajikistan 4–1 to win the AFC Challenge Cup and qualified for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar.[36] In August 2009, India again won the Nehru Cup, beating Syria on penalties (6–5).[37]

In January 2011, India played in the 2011 Asian Cup, the country's first Asian Cup for 24 years. India was eliminated in the group stage, which included South Korea, Australia, and Bahrain.[38]

Since the 2011 Asian Cup, the All India Football Federation (AIFF) has been working to improve Indian football. They allowed former coach Bob Houghton to coach the Indian team in the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers.[39] After going first in their AFC Challenge Cup group, Houghton was replaced by Wim Koevermans.[40] The India national under-23 football team won the first round of the 2012 Olympics qualifiers against Myanmar but were eliminated by Qatar.[41] India played their next official matches against United Arab Emirates in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, which India lost on aggregate 5–2.[42]

In 2014, India hosted the first Unity World Cup in Goa, Hyderabad and Bangalore. India has participated in and hosted the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup tournament. This was the first time a team representing India participated in the finals of a FIFA-organised world tournament. India was placed in Group A along with the United States, Ghana and Colombia.[43] On 6 October 2017, India played their first match in the FIFA U-17 World Cup in front of 47,000 people against the United States, losing the match 0–3.[44] India played their second match against Colombia. In the 82nd minute, Jeakson Singh became the first Indian goal scorer in the finals of a FIFA-organised tournament.[45] For the third match of the group stage, India played Ghana, losing the match 4–0 and finishing at the bottom of Group A.[46]

In 2018 Indian youth football teams made history by defeating Argentina U-20 2–1 in the COTIF cup, as well as Iraq U-16, the defending champions of the AFC U-16 Championship (now the AFC U-17 Championship), by 1–0. The U-16 team qualified for the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship, where they came close to qualifying for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, but lost to South Korea by a single goal in the quarterfinal.[47]

The Indian national team qualified for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup after missing the 2015 edition. India beat Thailand by 4–1, their biggest-ever win at the Asia Cup and their first win in 55 years.[48][49] Nevertheless, they lost both of their next two group matches against UAE and Bahrain by 0−2 and 0−1 respectively[50][51] and finished at the bottom of the group, thus failing to move to the knockout stage.[52]

Administration

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Football in India is administered by the All India Football Federation (AIFF), which is affiliated with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the worldwide football governing body FIFA.[53][54][55] The India national football team has entered the regional Asian Cup competition but has never competed in a World Cup. The India women's national football team has also played in competitions, and has its own inter-state and state competitions. Youth football is administered by the Sports Authority of India.

National team

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The India national football team is governed by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and is a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Since 1948, the AIFF has been affiliated with FIFA, the international governing body for world football. In 1954, the AIFF became one of the founding members of the AFC.[53][54][55]

Performance

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The following list includes the performance of all of India's national teams at major competitions.

Men's senior team

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The Indian senior national team had several successes during their initial years but is no longer considered one of the best in Asia.[56][57] The national team's highest achievement is winning two gold medals at the Asian Games.

Tournament Appearance in finals Last
appearance 		Best
performance
FIFA World Cup 0 out of 22 —[58] –
AFC Asian Cup 5 out of 18 2023 Runners-up (1964)
Summer Olympics (1908–1988) 4 out of 17 1960 Fourth-place (1956)
Asian Games (1951–1998) 11 out of 13 1998 Champions (1951, 1962)
SAFF Championship 14 out of 14 2023 Champions (1993, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2021, 2023)
South Asian Games 7 out of 8 1999 Champions (1985, 1987, 1995)

Women's senior team

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Main article: India women's national football team

The women's national team was started in the 1970s; they were twice runners-up in the Women's Asian Cup in the early 1980s. After the AIFF took charge of the team, they began to suffer massive defeats and declined in the late 2000s.[32][59] In the late 2010s, the AIFF revived the team to empower women's football and the team performed well in a large number of friendlies.[60] The AIFF won the hosting bid for the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup.

Tournament Appearance in finals Last
appearance 		Best
performance
AFC Women's Asian Cup 9 out of 19 2022 Runners-up (1980, 1983)
Asian Games 3 out of 9 2022 Eighth-place (1998)
SAFF Women's Championship 6 out of 6 2022 Champions (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2019)
South Asian Games 3 out of 3 2019 Champions (2010, 2016, 2019)

Men's U-23 team

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Main article: India national under-23 football team
Tournament Appearance in finals Last
appearance 		Best
performance
Asian Games 4 out of 5 2014 Tenth-place (2002)
South Asian Games 4 out of 5 2016 Runners-up (2004, 2016)

Men's U-20 team

[edit]
Main article: India national under-20 football team

Includes U-19 and U-18 teams' performance.

Tournament Appearance in finals Last
appearance 		Best
performance
AFC U-20 Asian Cup 22 out of 40 2006 Champions (1974)
SAFF U-18 Championship 4 out of 4 2022 Champions (2019, 2022)

Men's U-17 team

[edit]
Main article: India national under-17 football team

Includes U-16 and U-15 teams' performance.

Tournament Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Best
performance
FIFA U-17 World Cup 1 out of 19 2017 Group stage (2017)
AFC U-17 Asian Cup 8 out of 18 2018 Quarterfinals (2002, 2018)
SAFF U-15 Championship 7 out of 7 2022 Champions (2013, 2017, 2019, 2022)

Women's U-20 team

[edit]
Main article: India women's national under-20 football team

Includes U-19 and U-18 teams' performance.

Tournament Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Best
performance
AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup 3 out of 10 2006 Quarterfinals (2004)
SAFF U-18 Women's Championship 3 out of 4 2023 Champions (2022)

Women's U-17 team

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Main article: India women's national under-17 football team

Includes U-16 and U-15 teams' performance.

Tournament Finals
appearance 		Last
appearance 		Best
performance
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 1 out of 7 2022 Group stage (2022)
AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup 1 out of 8 2005 Group stage (2005)
SAFF U-15 Women's Championship 3 out of 4 2019 Champions (2018, 2019)

State federations and leagues

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Main article: List of Indian state football associations

There are currently 36 state associations and 2 affiliates associations with the All India Football Federation.[61]

Full members

[edit]
No. Association State/UT President
1 All Manipur Football Association Manipur M. Ratan Kumar Singh
2 Andaman and Nicobar Football Association Andaman and Nicobar Islands Vidya Prakash Krishna
3 Andhra Pradesh Football Association Andhra Pradesh Gopalakrishna Kosaraju
4 Arunachal Pradesh Football Association Arunachal Pradesh Pema Khandu
5 Assam Football Association Assam Naba Kumar Doley
6 Bihar Football Association Bihar Prasenjeet Mehta
7 Chandigarh Football Association Chandigarh K. P. Singh
8 Chhattisgarh Football Association Chhattisgarh Ajay Chandrakar
9 Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Football Association Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
10 Football Association of Odisha Odisha Debashish Samantaray
11 Football Delhi Delhi Saraftullah (acting)
12 Goa Football Association Goa Caitano Fernandes
13 Gujarat State Football Association Gujarat Parimal Nathwani
14 Haryana Football Association Haryana Suraj Pal
15 Himachal Pradesh Football Association Himachal Pradesh Baldev Singh Tomar
16 Indian Football Association West Bengal Ajit Banerjee
17 Jammu and Kashmir Football Association Jammu and Kashmir Wasim Aslam
18 Jharkhand Football Association Jharkhand Mithlesh Kumar Thakur
19 Karnataka State Football Association Karnataka N. A. Haris
20 Kerala Football Association Kerala Tom Jose
21 Ladakh Football Association Ladakh Tashi Namgail
22 Lakshadweep Football Association Lakshadweep K. Mohammed Ali
23 Madhya Pradesh Football Association Madhya Pradesh Trilok Chand Kochar
24 Meghalaya Football Association Meghalaya Larsing Ming Sawyan
25 Mizoram Football Association Mizoram Lal Thanzara
26 Nagaland Football Association Nagaland Neibou Sekhose
27 Pondicherry Football Association Puducherry D. Nestor
28 Punjab Football Association Punjab Samir Thapar
29 Rajasthan Football Association Rajasthan Manvendra Singh
30 Sikkim Football Association Sikkim Menla Ethenpa
31 Tamil Nadu Football Association Tamil Nadu Jesiah Villavarayar
32 Telangana Football Association Telangana Mohammed Ali Rafath
33 Tripura Football Association Tripura Ratan Saha
34 Uttar Pradesh Football Sangh Uttar Pradesh Arvind Menon
35 Uttarakhand State Football Association Uttarakhand Amandeep Sandhu
36 Western India Football Association Maharashtra Praful Patel

Affiliate members

[edit]
No. Association Department President
1 Railways Sports Promotion Board Indian Railways D. K. Gayen
2 Services Sports Control Board Indian Armed Forces Dinesh Suri

State Leagues list

[edit]
Main article: Indian State Leagues

Football in modern India

[edit]

International football

[edit]

International football in India generally takes place between September and November according to FIFA men's match calendar,[62] and between February–July/October–December for women.[63] The Indian national football team has also provided some of the greatest players, the example of which is Sunil Chhetri.

Domestic football

[edit]
Main article: Indian football league system

Men's

[edit]

Club competitions

[edit]

As of 2023, India has four national-level leagues. The Indian Super League is the top league, followed by I-League, I-League 2 and I-League 3. I-League 3 currently acts as a final round for the top teams in the state leagues that are nominated by state football associations. India has several cup tournaments, including the Durand Cup, Super Cup and IFA Shield.[80][81]

System evolution

[edit]
Men's
Level Years
1888–1893 1893–1898 1898–1941 1941–1977 1977–1996 1996–1997 1997–2001 2001–2006 2006–2007 2007–2011 2011–2014 2014–2017 2017–2022 2022–2023 2023–present
1893 1937
National leagues 1 None Formation of Indian Football Association (IFA) Calcutta Football League Formation of All India Football Federation (AIFF) Santosh Trophy National Football League I-League Indian Super League Indian Super League
I-League
2 None None NFL Second Division I-League 2nd Division I-League
3 None NFL Third Division Discontinued I-League 2
4 None I-League 3
Regional leagues 5–11 State leagues
Cup competitions Durand Cup
Federation Cup Super Cup
Indian Super Cup Discontinued
Women's
Level Years
1937 1991–2016 2016–2023 2023-present
National leagues 1 Formation of
All India Football Federation (AIFF) 		Senior Women's National Football Championship Indian Women's League
2 None Indian Women's League 2
Regional leagues 3– State leagues


Leagues

[edit]
  • Tier 1: Indian Super League- The I-League, which was promised to be a professional league, soon lost popularity due to poor marketing.[82] A deal between Zee Sports and the AIFF, which was initially to be a ten-year term in 2006, was terminated in 2010 after a disagreement between the parties. The AIFF then signed a ₹700-crore deal with Reliance Industries and the International Management Group (IMG) on 9 December 2010.[83] The Indian Super League (ISL) was officially launched on 21 October 2013 by IMG–Reliance Industries, Star Sports, and the AIFF to grow the sport of football in India and increase its exposure in the country with big names and professionalism.[84] Large corporations, Bollywood stars and cricketers between them bought eight franchises.[85] In 2017, the AFC opposed allowing the ISL to become the main league in India, but the I-League clubs East Bengal and Mohun Bagan wanted a complete merger of the ISL and I-League.[86] Two weeks later, the AIFF proposed the Indian Super League and I-League would simultaneously run on a short–term basis, with the I-League winner qualifying for the AFC Champions League and the ISL champion reaching the AFC Cup qualification stage.[87] The AFC approved this proposal on 25 July 2017, with the ISL replacing the domestic cup competition, the Federation Cup, which was a true knockout cup competition.[88]
  • Tier 2: I-League- Starting in the 2022–2023 season, I-League lost its top-tier status. The champions of the 2022–23 I-League, Punjab FC, were promoted to the ISL with no participation fee. As per the AFC's recommendation for 2024–2025, it was agreed the AIFF would fully implement promotion and relegation between the two leagues.[89] As of 2024, there have been two promotions from the I-League to the ISL but the relegation system is yet to be implemented.
  • Tier 3: I-League 2- After demoting I-League to the second tier status in Indian football, I-League 2 was subsequently demoted to the third tier. AIFF renamed the 2nd Division to I-League 2 to avoid disambiguation.[90] I-League and I-League 2 follow both promotion and relegation within the two leagues.
  • Tier 4: I-League 3- I-League 3 is set to serve as a platform for state champions and state-nominated teams.[91][92][93] No ISL reserve teams can be a part of I-League 2 or I-League 3.[94]
  • Tier 5–10: Indian State Leagues- There are currently a total of 36 state associations (including union territories) affiliated with the AIFF.[95] These state associations are affiliated with state leagues. The top teams of state leagues are eligible to apply for I-League 3. Some state leagues have multiple divisions and a promotion/relegation system between these divisions. Calcutta Football League in West Bengal is the oldest state league and has the highest number of divisions (six divisions) with a promotion/relegation system in place.[96]
  • Youth League (U-17/U-15/U-13)- The Youth League is a system of youth football leagues that are managed, organised and controlled by the All India Football Federation. It consists of 3 age groups competitions: U17 (AIFF Youth League), U15 (Junior League) and U13 (Sub-Junior League).
  • Futsal Club Championship-The Futsal Club Championship is the highest level futsal club competition in India, organised by the All India Football Federation (AIFF).[97][98] The inaugural edition kicked off on 5 November 2021 in New Delhi with 16 teams.[99] It acts as qualifier for the AFC Futsal Club Championship, the highest level club futsal competition in Asia.

Cups

[edit]
List of All India football tournaments
Competition Organizer Host city/state
Durand Cup DFTS (Durand Football Tournament Society) & AIFF Various
Super Cup AIFF Various

Champions overview

[edit]

The competitions currently active in Indian football in the 2023–24 season.

State competition
Tournament Current champions
Santosh Trophy Services
National Games (Men) Services
Swami Vivekananda NFC (U20) Delhi
Junior NFC (U19) Mizoram
Sub-Junior NFC (U16) Meghalaya
National Beach Soccer Championship Kerala
Club competition
Tournament Current champions
Indian Super League
I-League Mohammedan
I-League 2 Sporting Bengaluru
I-League 3 Sporting Goa
Super Cup East Bengal
Durand Cup North East United
Youth League (U-17) Classic FA
Youth League (U-15) Minerva Academy
Youth League (U-13) Reliance Foundation Young Champs
Futsal Club Championship Corbett

Women's domestic football

[edit]

Club competitions

[edit]

Champions overview

[edit]

The competitions currently active in Indian football in the 2023–24 season.

State competition
Tournament Current champions
Rajmata Jijabai Senior Women's NFC Manipur
National Games (Women) Odisha
Junior Girl's NFC (U19) Manipur
Sub-Junior Girl's NFC (U17) Jharkhand
Club competition
Tournament Current champions
Indian Women's League Odisha
Indian Women's League 2 Sreebhumi

Qualification for Asian competitions

[edit]
See also: Indian football clubs in Asian competitions
Competition Qualifying team Notes
AFC Champions League Two Premiers of Indian Super League Qualification to the Group stage
AFC Champions League Two Winners of Super Cup Qualification to the Qualifying play-off
AFC Women's Champions League Champions of Indian Women's League Qualification to the Preliminary Stage

Stadiums

[edit]
Further information: List of football grounds in India

As of 2023, few of India's national football stadiums meet current world standards. The largest football stadiums in India are the Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata with a seating capacity of 68,000 and the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi with a capacity of over 60,000. The Barabati Stadium in Cuttack and Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar are major arenas for football events in Odisha. In Sikkim, the 30,000-capacity Paljor Stadium in Gangtok is famous as one of the most beautiful stadiums in the world because of its backdrop of the Himalayas. The main stadium in Shillong is the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium with a capacity of 30,000 standing. Both the Paljor and the JLN in Shillong have been renovated with artificial playing surfaces. Some other important stadiums are the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune, Barasat Stadium in Barasat, the Fatorda Stadium in Goa, the Kaloor International Stadium in Kochi, the Municipal Corporation Stadium in Kozhikode, the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Guwahati and the EKA Arena in Ahmedabad. There are hundreds of other stadiums in the country. The following stadiums are affiliated by All India Football Federation.[111][112][113][114][115][116][117][118][119][120][121][122]

Tenants Name City State Capacity Image
East Bengal FC, Mohun Bagan Salt Lake Stadium † Bidhannagar West Bengal 68,000
Punjab FC Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium † Delhi Delhi 60,254
Greenfield International Stadium † Thiruvananthapuram Kerala 50,000
Gokulam Kerala FC EMS Stadium † Kozhikode Kerala 50,000
DY Patil Stadium † Navi Mumbai Maharastra 45,300
Birsa Munda Football Stadium Ranchi Jharkhand 40,000
Kerala Blasters Kaloor Stadium † Kochi Kerala 40,000
Chennaiyin FC Marina Arena † Chennai Tamil Nadu 40,000
Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium Kollam Kerala 40,000
Mangala Stadium Mangalore Karnataka 40,000
Kanchenjunga Stadium † Siliguri West Bengal 40,000

Note. † denotes stadiums that have hosted international football matches.

International competitions hosted

[edit]
Competition Edition Winner Final Runners-up India's position Venues Final venue Stadium
Men's senior competitions
Asian Games Football at the 1951 Asian Games  India
1 – 0
  Iran Champions 1 (in 1 city) Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium
Asian Games Football at the 1982 Asian Games  Iraq
1 – 0
  Kuwait Quarterfinals 3 (in 1 cities) Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Delhi)
AFC Challenge Cup 2008 AFC Challenge Cup  India
4 – 1
  Tajikistan Champions 3 (in 2 cities) Ambedkar Stadium
SAFF Championship 1999 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup  India
2 – 0
  Bangladesh Champions 1 ( in 1 city) Fatorda Stadium
SAFF Championship 2011 SAFF Championship  India
4 – 0
  Afghanistan Champions 1 (in 1 city) Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (Delhi)
SAFF Championship 2015 SAFF Championship  India
2 – 1 (a.e.t)
  Afghanistan Champions 1 (in 1 city) Greenfield International Stadium
SAFF Championship 2023 SAFF Championship  India
1 – 1 (a.e.t)
(5 – 4 pen.)
  Kuwait Champions 1 (in 1 city) Sree Kanteerava Stadium
Men's youth competitions
FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup  England
5 – 2
  Spain Group stage 6 (in 6 cities) Salt Lake Stadium
AFC U-19 Championship 2006 AFC Youth Championship  North Korea
1 – 1
(5 – 3 pen.)
  Japan Group stage 4 (in 2 cities) Salt Lake Stadium
AFC U-16 Championship 2016 AFC U-16 Championship  Iraq
0 – 0
(4 – 3 pen.)
  Iran Group stage 2 (in 2 cities) Fatorda Stadium
SAFF U-15 Championship 2019 SAFF U-15 Championship  India
7 – 0
    Nepal Champions 1 (in 1 city) Kalyani Stadium
SAFF U-20 Championship 2022 SAFF U-20 Championship  India
5 – 2 (a.e.t)
  Bangladesh Champions 1 (in 1 city) Kalinga Stadium
Women's senior competitions
AFC Women's Asian Cup 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup  China
3 – 2
  South Korea Withdrew (due to Covid-19 breakout) 3 (in 3 cities) DY Patil Stadium
SAFF Women's Championship 2016 SAFF Women's Championship  India
3 – 1
  Bangladesh Champions 1 (in 1 city) Kanchenjunga Stadium
Women's youth competitions
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 2022 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup  Spain
1 – 0
  Colombia Group stage 3 (in 3 cities) DY Patil Stadium

Nehru Cup

[edit]

The Nehru Cup was an international invitational association football tournament organised by the AIFF and named after the First Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru.[123]

Editions Winners
1982  Uruguay
1983  Hungary
1984  Poland
1985  Soviet Union
1986  Soviet Union
1987 Soviet Union Soviet Union
1988 Soviet Union Soviet Union
1989  Hungary
1991  Romania
1993  North Korea
1995  Iraq
1997  Iraq
2007  India
2009  India
2012  India

Tri-Nation Series

[edit]

The Tri-Nation Series is a three-team football tournament organised by the AIFF. The first edition was held in 2017.[124]

Editions Winners
2017  India
2023  India

Intercontinental Cup

[edit]

The Intercontinental Cup is a four-team association football tournament organised by the AIFF. The first edition was held in 2018.[125]

Editions Winners
2018  India
2019  North Korea
2023  India

Performance in international competitions

[edit]

Men's team

[edit]

A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within India

FIFA World Cup

[edit]
Main article: India at the FIFA World Cup qualification

India has never played in the finals of the FIFA World Cup.[8] After gaining independence in 1947, India managed to qualify for the World Cup held in 1950.[126] This was due to Myanmar, Indonesia, and the Philippines withdrawing from qualification round.[8] However, prior to the start of the tournament, India withdrew due to the expenses required in getting the team to Brazil.[8] But this reason was untrue because FIFA was ready to give money to India (AIFF) for their trip to Brazil.[127] Other reasons cited for why India withdrew include FIFA not allowing Indian players to play in the tournament barefoot and the All India Football Federation not considering the FIFA World Cup an important tournament compared to the Olympics.[128][8][129]

After withdrawing from the 1950 FIFA World Cup, India did not enter the qualifying rounds of the tournament between 1954 and 1982.[130] Since the 1986 qualifiers, with the exception of the 1990 edition of the tournament, the team participated in World Cup qualification, but has yet to qualify for the finals again.[130]

FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pos Pld W D L GF GA Ref.
Uruguay 1930
to
France 1938 		Not a FIFA member Not a FIFA member –
Brazil 1950 Qualified, withdrew Qualified by default [131]
Switzerland 1954 Denied by FIFA Denied by FIFA [132]
Sweden 1958
to
Spain 1982 		Did not enter Did not enter –
Mexico 1986 Did not qualify 6 2 3 1 7 6 [133]
Italy 1990 Withdrew from qualification [134]
United States 1994 8 1 1 6 8 22 [135]
France 1998 3 1 1 1 3 7 [136]
South Korea Japan 2002 6 3 2 1 11 5 [137]
Germany 2006 6 1 1 4 2 18 [138]
South Africa 2010 2 0 1 1 3 6 [139]
Brazil 2014 2 0 1 1 2 5 [140]
Russia 2018 8 2 1 7 7 18 [141]
Qatar 2022 8 1 4 3 6 7 [142]
Canada Mexico United States 2026 6 1 2 3 3 7 –
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030 To be determined To be determined
Saudi Arabia 2034
Total — 0/20 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 57 12 17 28 52 101 —

AFC Asian Cup

[edit]
Main article: India at the AFC Asian Cup
Indian players celebrating with fans after winning a match at 2019 AFC Asian Cup

India has qualified for the AFC Asian Cup five times. The team played their first Asian Cup in 1964. The team managed to qualify following other nations' refusal to play against India due to political reasons.[22][23] India managed to finish the tournament as runners-up to hosts Israel, with Inder Singh finishing as joint top-scorer.[23] Since then, India has failed to progress beyond the first round of the Asian Cup, with their participation at the 1984[143] and 2011 Asian Cups,[144] and most recently the 2019 Asian Cup.[52]

In June 2022, India qualified for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup after winning all the matches in the third round of 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification. This is the first time ever India qualified consecutively for the continental championship.

AFC Asian Cup record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA Ref.
Hong Kong 1956 Did not enter Did not enter –
South Korea 1960 Did not qualify 6 2 0 4 7 9 [145]
Israel 1964 Runners-up 2nd 3 2 0 1 5 3 Squad Qualified by default [146]
Iran 1968 Did not qualify 3 0 1 2 2 6 [147]
Thailand 1972 Did not enter Did not enter [148]
Iran 1976 [149]
Kuwait 1980 [150]
Singapore 1984 Group stage 10th 4 0 1 3 0 7 Squad 4 3 0 1 8 2 [151]
Qatar 1988 Did not qualify 5 0 1 4 0 6 [152]
Japan 1992 2 1 0 1 2 3 [153]
United Arab Emirates 1996 2 0 0 2 3 12 [154]
Lebanon 2000 4 1 1 2 8 9 [155]
China 2004 2 0 1 1 1 3 [156]
Indonesia Malaysia Thailand Vietnam 2007 6 0 0 6 2 24 [157]
Qatar 2011 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 3 13 Squad AFC Challenge Cup [158]
Australia 2015 Did not qualify [159]
United Arab Emirates 2019 Group stage 17th 3 1 0 2 4 4 Squad 18 8 2 8 25 24 [160]
Qatar 2023 Group stage 24th 3 0 0 3 0 6 Squad 11 4 4 3 14 8 [161]
Saudi Arabia 2027 To be determined 6 1 2 3 3 7 –
Totals Runners-up 2nd 16 3 1 12 12 33 — 69 20 13 36 76 113 —

Summer Olympics

[edit]
Main article: India national football team at the Olympics
Members of India national team at the 1948 Olympics
Talimeren Ao on the left, leading the Indian team to Cricklefield Stadium to play against France in 1948

India competed in four straight Olympic football tournaments between 1948 and 1960.[162] Their sole 1948 Olympics match against France was also India's first ever international match since the country gained independence in 1947. During the match, a majority of the Indian side played barefoot. The match ended in a 2–1 defeat, with Sarangapani Raman scoring the lone goal for India. India then returned to the Olympics four years later where they took on Yugoslavia in the preliminary rounds. The team suffered a 10–1 defeat, India's largest margin of defeat in a competitive match, and were knocked out.[163]

Four years later, during the 1956 Olympics, India managed to reach the semi-finals and finish fourth. After India's first round opponents, Hungary, withdrew from the tournament, the team played against hosts Australia in the quarter-finals. A Neville D'Souza hat-trick, the first by an Asian footballer in the Olympics, helped India win 4–2.[164] However, in the semi-finals, India once again suffered defeat against Yugoslavia, going down 4–1. In the bronze medal match, India were defeated 3–0 by Bulgaria.[164]

In 1960, India competed in Group D with Hungary, France and Peru. India ended the group in last place, drawing once.[165] India have since failed to qualify for another Olympic games.

Summer Olympics record Qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA Ref.
United Kingdom 1908 to Germany 1936 Did not enter Did not enter –
United Kingdom 1948 Round 1 11th 1 0 0 1 1 2 Squad Qualified automatically [166]
Finland 1952 Preliminaries 25th 1 0 0 1 1 10 Squad Qualified automatically [167]
Australia 1956 Semi-finals 4th 3 1 0 2 5 9 Squad Bye [168]
Italy 1960 Round 1 13th 3 0 1 2 3 6 Squad 3 3 0 0 11 4 [169]
Japan 1964 to South Korea 1988 Did not qualify 20 6 1 13 34 38 –
Spain 1992–present See India national U-23 team See India national U-23 team
Totals Semi-finals 4th 8 1 1 6 10 27 — 23 9 1 13 45 42 —

Asian Games

[edit]
Main article: India national football team at the Asian Games
India national football team dancing after winning the gold medal at 1962 Asian Games football tournament
Indian team celebrating after defeating South Korea in the final of 1962 Asiad at Senayan Main Stadium, Jakarta

India competed in eleven Asian Games, starting from 1951 to 1998, except the 1990 and 1994 editions.[170] In 1951 Asian Games India won their first match against Indonesia in the first round and then defeated Japan in semi-final and went on to win against Iran in the final in front of the home crowd. The achievement of the Indian team was a special one as they became the first ever Asian Games gold medalists in football.[171][172]

Though the next two tournaments proved to be less successful for the team, they bounced back by winning gold at the 1962 Asian games by defeating the Asian Cup winners South Korea. The team failed to defend their title in 1966 and went on to claim the bronze medal in 1970.[24]

This was the last time India ever finished on the medal podium, the next years proved to be hard to regain their dominance as the side went through a sharp decline.[173] After two disappointing editions in 1974 and 1978, India performed much better in the 1982 Asiad, which they hosted for the second time. Due to the poor performance in 1986, the authorities decided not to send the team for the upcoming games.[174] The team made their return in 1998.

Asian Games record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Ref.
India 1951 Champions 1st 3 3 0 0 7 0 Squad [175]
Philippines 1954 Round 1 8th 2 1 0 1 3 6 Squad [176]
Japan 1958 Semi-finals 4th 5 2 0 3 12 13 Squad [177]
Indonesia 1962 Champions 1st 5 4 0 1 11 6 Squad [178]
Thailand 1966 Round 1 8th 3 1 0 2 4 7 Squad [179]
Thailand 1970 Third place 3rd 6 3 1 2 8 5 Squad [180]
Iran 1974 Round 1 13th 3 0 0 3 2 14 Squad [181]
Thailand 1978 Round 2 8th 5 1 0 4 5 13 Squad [182]
India 1982 Quarter-finals 6th 4 2 1 1 5 3 Squad [183]
South Korea 1986 Round 1 16th 3 0 0 3 1 8 Squad [184]
China 1990 Did not enter
Japan 1994
Thailand 1998 Round 2 16th 5 1 0 4 3 8 Squad [185]
South Korea 2002–present See India national U-23 team
Totals 2 titles 1st 44 18 2 24 61 83 — –

SAFF Championship

[edit]

India has been the most successful team in the competition, winning overall eight titles.[186] The team played in the knockout stage of every tournament except in 1993, when the tournament was in a league format.[187] The team also boasts a prestigious record of claiming medal at every championship played so far.[188] India has played in the final of every championship except the 2003, tournament where they claimed bronze medal.[189][190]

SAFF Championship record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Ref.
Pakistan 1993 Champions 1st 3 2 1 0 4 1 — [191]
Sri Lanka 1995 Runners-up 2nd 3 0 2 1 2 3 Squad [192]
Nepal 1997 Champions 1st 4 3 1 0 12 3 — [193]
India 1999 Champions 1st 4 3 1 0 6 1 Squad [194]
Bangladesh 2003 Third place 3rd 5 2 1 2 8 5 Squad [195]
Pakistan 2005 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 9 2 Squad [196]
Maldives Sri Lanka 2008 Runners-up 2nd 5 4 0 1 9 3 Squad [197]
India 2011 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 16 2 Squad [198]
Nepal 2013 Runners-up 2nd 5 2 1 2 4 5 Squad [199]
India 2015 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 11 4 Squad [200]
Bangladesh 2018 Runners-up 2nd 4 3 0 1 8 3 Squad [201]
Maldives 2021 Champions 1st 5 3 2 0 8 2 Squad [202]
India 2023 Champions 1st 5 2 3 0 8 2 Squad [203]
Totals 8 titles 1st 57 36 14 7 105 36 — –

South Asian Games

[edit]

India has participated in every edition of senior football at the South Asian Games, except in 1984. The team emerged as champions in 1985, 1987, and 1995. They also took home silver in 1993, and bronze medals in 1989 and 1995.[204]

South Asian Games record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Ref.
Nepal 1984 Did not enter
Bangladesh 1985 Champions 1st 3 2 1 0 6 1 — [205]
India 1987 Champions 1st 3 2 1 0 6 0 — [206]
Pakistan 1989 Third place 3rd 3 2 1 0 5 3 — [207]
Sri Lanka 1991 Group stage 6th 2 0 1 1 1 2 — [208]
Bangladesh 1993 Runners-up 2nd 3 1 2 0 6 4 — [209]
India 1995 Champions 1st 3 3 0 0 5 0 — [210]
Nepal 1999 Third place 3rd 5 4 0 1 15 4 — [211]
Pakistan 2004–present See India national U-20 team & India national U-23 team
Totals 3 titles 1st 22 14 6 2 44 14 — —

Other/Defunct tournaments

[edit]
Other/Defunct Tournaments
Nehru Cup AFC Challenge Cup Intercontinental Cup Tri-Nation Series

Women's team

[edit]

FIFA Women's World Cup

[edit]
FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA GD
China 1991 Did not enter
Sweden 1995
United States 1999 Did not qualify
United States 2003
China 2007
Germany 2011 Did not enter
Canada 2015 Did not qualify
France 2019
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 Withdrew from qualification
Brazil 2027 To be determined
Total 0/9 - - - - - - - -
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

[edit]
Summer Olympics record
Year Round GP W D L GF GA GD
United States 1996
to Greece 2004		 Did not enter
China 2008 Did not qualify
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016
Japan 2020
France 2024
United States 2028 To be determined
Australia 2032
Total 0/8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

AFC Women's Asian Cup

[edit]
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
At 1979 AFC Asia Cup India placed two teams, India Senior (India S) and India Novice (India N), in other version called as India North and India South.

Asian Games

[edit]
  • DNQ: did not qualify
Bold positions show best finish in the tournaments.

SAFF Women's Championship

[edit]

India has won the SAFF Women's Championship five times in a row.[213]

SAFF Women's Championship record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA GD
Bangladesh 2010 Winners 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 5 0 0 40 0 +40
Sri Lanka 2012 Winners 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 5 0 0 33 1 +32
Pakistan 2014 Winners 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 5 0 0 36 1 +35
India 2016 Winners 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 3 1 0 11 3 +8
Nepal 2019 Winners 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 4 0 0 18 1 +17
Nepal 2022 Semi-final 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 4 2 0 2 12 4 +8
Nepal 2024 TBD TBD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 6/6 5 Titles 27 24 1 2 150 10 +140

South Asian Games

[edit]

India has won the South Asian Games three times.

South Asian Games record
Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA GD
Bangladesh 2010 Winners 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 5 0 0 29 2 +27
India 2016 Winners 1st place, gold medalist(s) 5 3 2 0 14 1 +13
Nepal 2019 Winners 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 4 0 0 14 0 +14
Total 3/3 3 Titles 14 12 2 0 57 3 +54

Red border indicates, India had hosted the games.

Other tournaments

[edit]
Other Tournaments
Gold Cup Turkish Women's Cup Torneio Internacional de Futebol Feminino

Football broadcast in India

[edit]

Domestic competitions

[edit]

List of current broadcasters.

Competition Television rights Streaming rights Ref.
Conglomerate Channel(s) Conglomerate Platform
Santosh Trophy
None
 FIFA FIFA+ [215]
Senior Women's NFC
None
 SportsKPI [216]
National Beach Soccer Championship Indian Football [217]

Club football

[edit]

List of current broadcasters.

Competition Television rights Streaming rights Ref.
Conglomerate Channel(s) Conglomerate Platform
Indian Super League Viacom18 Sports18 Viacom18 JioCinema [218]
I-League WBD India Eurosport Dream Sports FanCode [219]
Indian Football
I-League 2
None
 Indian Football [220]
I-League 3
None
 [221]
Indian Women's League
None
 [222]
IWL 2nd Division
None
Super Cup
None
 Viacom18 JioCinema [223]
Durand Cup SPNI Sony Sports SPNI SonyLIV [224]
Futsal Club Championship
None
 Dream Sports FanCode [225]


International competitions

[edit]

List of current broadcasters.

Competition Television rights Streaming rights Ref.
Conglomerate Channel(s) Conglomerate Platform
Intercontinental Cup Disney India Star Sports Disney India Disney+ Hotstar [226]
Reliance Jio TV
Tri-Nation Series Disney India Star Sports Disney India Disney+ Hotstar [227]

International football

[edit]

List of current broadcasters.

Federation

(or) Confederation

Competition Television rights Streaming rights Ref.
Conglomerate Channel(s) Conglomerate Platform
FIFA FIFA World Cup/FIFA Futsal World Cup Viacom18 Sports18 & MTV Viacom18 JioCinema [228][229]
Reliance Jio TV
FIFA U-20 World Cup
None
 FIFA FIFA+ [230]
FIFA U-17 World Cup
None
 Dream Sports FanCode [231]
FIFA Women's World Cup Prasar Bharati DD Sports Dream Sports FanCode [232]
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Viacom18 Sports18 Viacom18 Voot [233]
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Reliance Jio TV [234]
AFC AFC Asian Cup Viacom18 Sports18 Viacom18 JioCinema [235]
AFC Asian Cup qualifiers SPNI/ Viacom18 Sony Sports/Sports18 SPNI/ Viacom18 SonyLIV/JioCinema [236][a]
FIFA World Cup Qualifiers – AFC
AFC U-23 Asian Cup None Dream Sports FanCode [239]
AFC U-20 Asian Cup None Reliance Jio TV [240]
AFC U-17 Asian Cup [241]
AFC Women's Asian Cup WBD India Eurosport WBD India Discovery+ [242]
Reliance Jio TV
AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup None Dream Sports FanCode [239]
AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup [239]
SAFF SAFF Championship Prasar Bharati DD Sports Dream Sports FanCode [243][244]
SAFF U-20 Championship
None
 Sportzworkz YouTube channel [245]
SAFF U-17 Championship [246]
SAFF Women's Championship Eleven Sports [247]
SAFF U-20 Women's Championship Sportzworkz [248]
SAFF U-15 Women's Championship [249]
UEFA UEFA Euro SPNI Sony Sports SPNI SonyLIV [250]
UEFA Nations League
UEFA Euro Qualifiers
FIFA World Cup Qualifiers – UEFA [251]
UEFA Women's Euro [252]
CONMEBOL Copa América [253]
FIFA World Cup Qualifiers – CONMEBOL
None
 Dream Sports FanCode [254]
CAF Africa Cup of Nations
None
 Dream Sports FanCode [255]
FIFA World Cup Qualifiers – CAF [256]
CONCACAF CONCACAF Gold Cup
None
 VUSport [257]
FIFA World Cup Qualifiers – CONCACAF
None
 Dream Sports FanCode [258]
  1. ^ Home matches of FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers were broadcast by Sports18 and JioCinema.[237][238]

International club football

[edit]

List of current broadcasters.

Country

(or) Confederation

Competition Television rights Streaming rights Ref.
Conglomerate Channel(s) Conglomerate Platform
FIFA FIFA Club World Cup/FIFA Intercontinental Cup WBD India Eurosport India Dream Sports FanCode [259]
AFC AFC Champions League Elite Viacom18 Sports18 Dream Sports FanCode [260][261]
AFC Champions League Two [262][261]
AFC Challenge League
AFC Women's Champions League
None
 AFC The AFC Hub
England Premier League Disney India Star Sports Disney India Disney+ Hotstar [263]
FA Cup SPNI Sony Sports SPNI SonyLIV [264]
FA Community Shield [265]
EFL Cup
None
 Dream Sports FanCode [266][267]
Women's Super League [268]
France Ligue 1 Viacom18 Sports18 Viacom18 JioCinema [269][270]
TV5Monde TV5Monde Asie Reliance Jio TV
Coupe de France
None
 DAZN Group DAZN [271]
Germany Bundesliga SPNI Sony Sports SPNI SonyLIV [272]
DFB-Pokal [273]
DFL-Supercup [274]
Italy Serie A Viacom18 Sports18 Viacom18 JioCinema [275]
Reliance Jio TV
Netherlands Eredivisie WBD India Eurosport India WBD India Discovery+ [276]
Scotland Scottish Premiership Viacom18 Sports18 Viacom18 JioCinema [277][278]
Scottish Championship [279]
Spain La Liga Viacom18 Sports18 Viacom18 JioCinema [280]
Reliance Jio TV
Copa del Rey
None
 Dream Sports FanCode [255]
Supercopa de España [255]
Liga F
None
 DAZN Group DAZN [281]
DAZN Women's Football
China Chinese Super League
None
 Dream Sports FanCode [282]
Japan J1 League [283]
Saudi Arabia Saudi Pro League SPNI Sony Sports SPNI SonyLIV [284]
King's Cup [285]
CONCACAF Leagues Cup
None
 Apple Apple TV+

(MLS Season Pass)

[286]
United States Major League Soccer [287]
US Open Cup SPNI Sony Sports SPNI SonyLIV [288]
Australia A-League
None
 Dream Sports FanCode [289]

Clubs on social media

[edit]

The Kerala Blasters ranked fifth most popular Asian club on social media as of 31 October 2018.[290] Note that the Chinese football clubs Guangzhou FC, Shandong Taishan, Beijing Guoan, the Tianjin Jinmen Tiger and Shanghai Shenhua ranked above the Kerala Blasters with millions of followers on Weibo.[291]

# Football club Country Followers
1 Persib Indonesia 15.4 million
2 Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 11.3 million
3 Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 4.6 million
4 Persija Indonesia 4.2 million
5 Kerala Blasters India 3.6 million

Seasons

[edit]

The following articles detail the major results and events in each season of Indian football since 2011.

2010s: 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
2020s: 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

National Sports Award recipients

[edit]
Year Recipient Award Gender
2021 Sunil Chhetri Major Dhyan Chand Khel Ratna Male
1961 P. K. Banerjee Arjuna Award Male
1962 Tulsidas Balaram Arjuna Award Male
1963 Chuni Goswami Arjuna Award Male
1964 Jarnail Singh Arjuna Award Male
1965 Arun Ghosh Arjuna Award Male
1966 Yousuf Khan Arjuna Award Male
1967 Peter Thangaraj Arjuna Award Male
1969 Inder Singh Arjuna Award Male
1970 Syed Nayeemuddin Arjuna Award Male
1971 C. P. Singh Arjuna Award Male
1973 Magan Singh Rajvi Arjuna Award Male
1978–1979 Gurdev Singh Gill Arjuna Award Male
1979–1980 Prasun Banerjee Arjuna Award Male
1980–1981 Mohammed Habib Arjuna Award Male
1981 Sudhir Karmakar Arjuna Award Male
1983 Shanti Mullick Arjuna Award Female
1989 Subrata Bhattacharya Arjuna Award Male
1997 Brahmanand Sankhwalkar Arjuna Award Male
1998 Bhaichung Bhutia Arjuna Award Male
2001 Bruno Coutinho Arjuna Award Male
2002 I. M. Vijayan Arjuna Award Male
2010 Deepak Mondal Arjuna Award Male
2011 Sunil Chhetri Arjuna Award Male
2016 Subrata Pal Arjuna Award Male
2017 Oinam Bembem Devi Arjuna Award Female
2019 Gurpreet Singh Sandhu Arjuna Award Male
2020 Sandesh Jhingan Arjuna Award Male
2011 Shabbir Ali Dhyan Chand Award Male
2017 Syed Shahid Hakim Dhyan Chand Award Male
2020 Sukhvinder Singh Sandhu Dhyan Chand Award Male
1990 Syed Nayeemuddin Dronacharya Award Male
2022 Bimal Prafulla Ghosh Dronacharya Award Male

See also

[edit]
[edit]

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