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| Association | All India Football Federation | |||
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| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | |||
| FIFA code | IND | |||
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| First international | ||||
 India 2–6  UAE (Dubai, UAE; 14 August 2007) | ||||
| Biggest defeat | ||||
| India 2–6 UAE (Dubai, UAE; 14 August 2007) | ||||
The India national beach soccer team represents India in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the AIFF, the governing body for football in India. So far the team has participated at the 2007 AFC Beach Soccer Championship and at the 2008 Asian Beach Games. [1]
India was placed in group with Japan and United Arab Emirates in the 2007 AFC Beach Soccer Championship. India lost both the matches and ended third in group 1.
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 |
 Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | −2 |
| India | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6–2 | India |
|---|---|---|
India was placed in the Group D at 2008 Asian Beach Games. Iran, China and Malaysia were the other teams in Group D. India lost all of their matches and ended fourth in the group. The best match was against China where India played out a 1–1 draw but lost in penalties (3–2).
| Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Iran | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 9 |
 China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
 Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 3 |
| India | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 1 |
| China | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | India |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 3–2 | ||
| Iran | 7–4 | India |
|---|---|---|
India is in Group A at the 2025 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup. The other teams in Group A are Thailand, Kuwait, and Lebanon.
| Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Thailand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kuwait | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lebanon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Against | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 23 | -9 |
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