India national football team results (unofficial matches 1948–1999)

Last updated September 26, 2025

This is a list of the India national football team's results from 1948 to 1999 that, for various reasons, are not accorded the status of official International A Matches.^[1]

1940s

17 July 1948Friendly	China	0–1	India	Calcutta, India

13 July 1948	Department Store XI	0–15	India	London, England

16 July 1948	Metropolitan Police F.C.	1–3	India	Thames Ditton, England

24 July 1948	Pinner F.C.	1–9	India	Pinner, England

26 July 1948	Hayes F.C.	1–4	India	Hayes, Hillingdon, England
				Stadium: Church Road (football stadium)

28 July 1948	Alexandra Park FC	2–8	India	Wood Green, England

12 August 1948	Sparta Rotterdam	2–1	India	Rotterdam, Netherlands
				Stadium: Het Kasteel

14 August 1948	AFC Ajax	1–5	India	Amsterdam, Netherlands
				Stadium: De Meer Stadion

16 August 1948	VUC Den Haag	1–0	India	The Hague, Netherlands

21 August 1948	Isthmian League	1–3	India	Ilford, England

23 August 1948	India	4–1	Wales Amateur	Wrexham, Wales
				Stadium: Racecourse Ground

26 August 1948	India	0–0	Wales Amateur	Swansea, Wales
				Stadium: Vetch Field

31 August 1948	India	1–0	Boldmere FC	Sutton Coldfield, England
				Stadium: Church Road Ground

31 August 1948	India	1–1	Athenian League	Finchley, England
				Stadium: Old Finchleians Memorial Ground

1950s

3 November 1953 (1953-11-03) Friendly	Pakistan	1–0	India	Yangon, Burma
	Kutty	Report		Stadium: Aung San Stadium

6 February 1955 Friendly	India	0–4	Soviet Union	New Delhi, India
		Report	Kuznetsov 20', 28', 56' Voynov 25'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 35000 Referee: A.N. Jayaraman (India)

27 February 1955 Friendly	India	0–3	Soviet Union	Bombay, India
		Report	Simonyan 3', 60' Tatushin 16'	Stadium: Brabourne Stadium Attendance: 35000 Referee: N.K. Utchil (India)

6 March 1955 Friendly	India	0–3	Soviet Union	Calcutta, India
		Report	Voynov 18' Tatushin 24', 39'	Stadium: East Bengal Ground Attendance: 70000 Referee: Aloke Roy (India)

23 August 1955 Friendly	Lokomotiv Moscow	3–0	India	Moscow, USSR
	Viktor Sokolov 23' Kovalyov 30' Razumovskiy 47'	Report		Stadium: Central Dynamo Stadium Referee: Konstantin Demchenko (USSR)

28 August 1955 Friendly	Georgian SSR	6–0	India	Tbilisi, Georgian SSR
		Report

2 September 1955^[2] Friendly	Armenian SSR	2–2	India	Yerevan, Armenian SSR
	Selesten Gnuni 2', 48'	Report	Swaraj Ghosh 77' Anthony 79'	Referee: Nikolay Khlopotin (Moskva)

5 September 1955 Friendly	Odessa XI	0–1	India	Odessa, USSR
		Report	Ghulam Y.S. Laiq 44'	Stadium: Stadion Pishchevik Attendance: 30000

11 September 1955 Friendly	Krylia Sovetov	4–1	India	Moscow, USSR
	Aleksandr Gulevskiy Novikov	Report	Thapa 29'	Stadium: Central Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 20000 Referee: Elmar Saar (USSR)

19 September 1955 Friendly	Leningrad XI	8–0	India	Leningrad, USSR
	Lazar Kravets Aleksandr Denisov Voynov Bondarenko	Report

25 December 1955 Friendly	Pakistan	1–0	India	Dacca, East Pakistan
	Tajul Islam Manna	Report		Stadium: Dacca Stadium

11 September 1959Friendly	Singapore	2–3	India	Singapore
	Kim Swee 45' Majid Arif 69'	Report	Balaram 55', 88' Lahiri 89'

1960s

1 September 1964 1964 Merdeka	India	3–2	Japan XI	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
	Chuni Goswami Kajal Mukherjee Derek D'Souza		Mutsuhiko Nomura Takayuki Kuwata

3 September 1964 1964 Merdeka	South Korea	0−0^[a]	India	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

4 September 1964^[b] 1964 Merdeka	South Korea XI	1–2	India	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
	Park Im Sun	Report	Banerjee Inder Singh	Attendance: 20,000

8 September 1964Friendly	India	6–4	Taiwan	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
	Inder Singh 38', 64' Banerjee 57' Derek D'Souza 69', 72', 79'	Report	Wong Man-wai 8' Cheung Chi Doy 9' Wong Chi-keung 20' Wan Chi Keung 38'	Stadium: Stadium Merdeka Attendance: 8,000

15 August 1965^[c] 1965 Merdeka	Japan XI	1–1	India	Ipoh, Malaysia
	Katsuyoshi Kuwahara	Report	Ashim Moulick	Stadium: Perak Stadium

13 August 1966 1966 Merdeka	Japan	0–3	India	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
		Report	Ashok Chaterjee I. Arumainayagam	Stadium: Stadium Merdeka

13 August 1967 1967 Merdeka Tour	India	3–1	Western Australia	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
	Inder Singh Marto Gracias	Report	T. Lawlow	Stadium: Stadium Merdeka

21 August 1968 1968 Merdeka Tour	India	1–0	Japan B	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
	N Pappana			Stadium: Stadium Merdeka

23 August 1968Friendly	Indonesia	3–1	India	Kallang, Singapore
		Report		Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

23 August 1968Friendly	South Vietnam	2–0	India	Kallang, Singapore
		Report		Stadium: Jalan Besar Stadium

30 October 1969 1969 Merdeka	India	0–1	Western Australia	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
		Report		Stadium: Stadium Merdeka

1970s

5 August 1970 1970 Merdeka	India	2–0	Western Australia	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
	Magan Singh

6 June 1971 1971 Jakarta Anniversary	Thailand	1–0	India	Jakarta, Indonesia
		Report		Stadium: Senayan Stadium

10 June 1971 1971 Jakarta Anniversary	India	n/a	South Korea B	Jakarta, Indonesia
		Report		Stadium: Senayan Stadium

21 August 1971^[d] 1971 Merdeka Cup	Japan XI	1–0	India	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
	Noritaka Hidaka	Report

29 July 1973 1973 Merdeka Cup	South Korea	0–0	India	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
		Report

April 1975Marah Halim Cup	Singapore Reserves	2–5	India	Medan, Indonesia
				Stadium: Teladan Stadium

April 1975Marah Halim Cup	Taiwan	0–2	India	Medan, Indonesia
				Stadium: Teladan Stadium

April 1975Marah Halim Cup	Persib Bandung	0–1	India	Medan, Indonesia
				Stadium: Teladan Stadium

April 1975Marah Halim Cup	PSMS Medan	1–3	India	Medan, Indonesia
				Stadium: Teladan Stadium

April 1975Marah Halim Cup	India	0–1	Thailand XI	Medan, Indonesia
				Stadium: Teladan Stadium

April 1975Marah Halim Cup	India	0–3	South Korea XI	Medan, Indonesia
				Stadium: Teladan Stadium

18 July 1976 Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup	India	0–5	CSKA Pamir	Kabul, Afghanistan
		Report		Stadium: Ghazi Stadium

19 July 1976 Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup	India	2–1	Afghanistan B	Kabul, Afghanistan
	Shabbir Ali Harjinder Singh	Report		Stadium: Ghazi Stadium

21 July 1976^[e] Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup	Pakistan XI	1–1	India	Kabul, Afghanistan
	Iftikhar Gaga	Report	Harjinder Singh	Stadium: Ghazi Stadium

23 July 1976 Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup	India	3–0	Iran XI	Kabul, Afghanistan
	Bala Subramaniam Harjinder Singh	Report		Stadium: Ghazi Stadium

17 September 1976 President Cup	India	0–2	São Paulo FC	Seoul, South Korea
		Report

9 September 1977 President Cup	Middlesex Wanderers	1–0	India	Seoul, South Korea
	Brooks 82'	Report		Stadium: Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul

11 September 1977 President Cup	India	4–2	Racing Beirut	Seoul, South Korea
	Devraj Doraiswamy 15' Pushparaj Kumar 50' Ulaganathan 53' H. Singh 80'	Report	Michael Raffoul 33' Charles Antonio 81'

21 October 1979Friendly	United Arab Emirates	0–0	India	United Arab Emirates
		Report

October 1979Friendly	Bahrain	0–2	India	Bahrain
		Report	Shabbir Ali

1980s

18 September 1981 1981 Merdeka Cup	India	0–2	Sao Paulo FC	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
		AIFF		Stadium: Stadium Merdeka

25 February 1982 1982 Nehru Cup	India	0–1	Italy Olympic	Calcutta, India
		Report

27 February 1982 1982 Nehru Cup	India	2–1	Yugoslavia B	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
	Monoranjan Bhattacharya Manas Bhattacharya	Report

15 March 19831983 Nehru Cup	India	1–2	China U19	Kochi, India
	Akkum	Report

17 March 19831983 Nehru Cup	India	0–1	Italy U18	Kochi, India
		Report

20 March 19831983 Nehru Cup	India	1–2	Hungary Olympic Team	Kochi, India
	Parminder Singh	Report

19 January 1984 1984 Nehru Cup	Vasas Budapest	1−0	India	Calcutta, India
	Gabor Hires 43'	RSSSF		Stadium: Eden Gardens

22 January 1984 1984 Nehru Cup	Romania U-21	0−0	India	Calcutta, India
		RSSSF		Stadium: Eden Gardens

23 January 19851985 Nehru Cup	India	0−1	South Korea Youth	Cochin, India
			Kim Sam-Soo 78'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Referee: Bahman Bouhlooli Ghezelche (Iran)

27 January 19851985 Nehru Cup	India	2−3	Algeria B	Cochin, India
	Aloke Mukherjee 65' Bikash Panji 70'		Mohamed Mehaid 65'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Referee: Bahman Bouhlooli Ghezelche (Iran)

23 December 1985 1985 S.A.Games	India	3−0	Bhutan	Dhaka, Bangladesh
	Mani Ghosh	Report

17 January 19861986 Nehru Cup	India	0−6	Soviet Union B	Trivandrum, India
			Vadym Yevtushenko 18', 42' Igor Belanov 25' Andriy Bal 81', 85' Vasyl Rats 87'	Stadium: Greenfield International Stadium

20 January 19861986 Nehru Cup	India	0−1	South Korea Youth	Trivandrum, India
			Choi Jae-Hyuk 76', 81' (pen.)	Stadium: Greenfield International Stadium

22 January 19861986 Nehru Cup	India	0−5	East Germany	Trivandrum, India
			Frank Pastor Jürgen Raab Thomas Doll	Stadium: Greenfield International Stadium

22 July 1986 1986 Merdeka	India	1−1	Indonesia XI	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
	Krishanu Dey 54'		Adityo Darmadi 28'	Stadium: Stadium Merdeka Attendance: 17,294

26 July 1986^[f] 1986 Merdeka	India	4−3	South Korea XI	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
	Krishanu Dey 3', 17' V. P. Sathyan Mauricio Afonso	Report	Cha Kee-Chul 11', 60' Kim Dae-Heun	Stadium: Stadium Merdeka Attendance: 2551

1 August 1986 1986 Merdeka	Sigma Olomouc	1−0	India	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
	Ladislav Kucernak 115'			Stadium: Stadium Merdeka Attendance: 21493 Referee: Kim Kee-Chul (Korea Football Association)

22 January 19871987 Nehru Cup	India	1−1	China B	Kozhikode, India
	Pem Dorji 65'		Yang Weijian 40'	Stadium: EMS Stadium Attendance: 80,000

28 January 19871987 Nehru Cup	India	0−2	Bulgaria Olympic Team	Kozhikode, India
			Lyuboslav Penev 70' Vasil Simov 80'	Stadium: EMS Stadium Attendance: 75,000

1 February 19871987 Nehru Cup	India	1−1	Denmark League Team	Kozhikode, India
	Sisir Ghosh		Jesper Bo Pedersen	Stadium: EMS Stadium Attendance: 1,00,000

19 January 1988 1988 Nehru Cup	India	0–2	China B	Siliguri, India
			Su Hui 31' Gao Hongbo 66'	Stadium: Kanchenjunga Stadium

22 January 1988 1988 Nehru Cup	India	1–4	Hungary Olympic	Siliguri, India
	Tarun Dey pen.'		László Nagy Gyula Plotár György Zirchar ?	Stadium: Kanchenjunga Stadium

25 January 1988 1988 Nehru Cup	India	0–3	Bulgaria Olympic	Siliguri, India
			Musheer Ahmed o.g.' Yordan Mitev Ivaylo Stoyanov	Stadium: Kanchenjunga Stadium

28 January 1988 1988 Nehru Cup	India	1–1	Poland Olympic	Siliguri, India
	P Vijay Kumar		Marek Leśniak 76'	Stadium: Kanchenjunga Stadium

1 February 1988 1988 Nehru Cup	India	0–2	Soviet Union Olympic	Siliguri, India
			Aleksandr Borodyuk	Stadium: Kanchenjunga Stadium

8 January 1989Friendly	India	0–4	São Paulo FC	New Delhi, India
		Report	Anílton Renatinho Benê Flávio

11 January 1989Friendly	India	2–2	São Paulo FC	Bangalore
	Kuljit Singh	Report	Mazinho Flávio

20 January 1989 1989 Nehru Cup	India	0–2	Poland U21	Margao, India
			Jacek Bayer 48' Mirosław Kubisztal 86'	Stadium: Fatorda Stadium

24 January 1989 1989 Nehru Cup	India	0–2	Soviet Union U21	Margao, India
			Andrey Kobelev 81' Gela Ketashvili 87' (pen.)	Stadium: Fatorda Stadium

27 January 1989 1989 Nehru Cup	India	1–2	North Korea	Margao, India
	Bikash Panji			Stadium: Fatorda Stadium

29 January 1989 1989 Nehru Cup	India	1–2	Iraq Youth	Margao, India
	Satyajit Chatterjee			Stadium: Fatorda Stadium

29 January 1989 1989 Nehru Cup	India	0–1	Hungary Olympic	Margao, India
			Róbert Jován 28'	Stadium: Fatorda Stadium

22 May 1989 1989 President's Gold Cup	Liaoning	1–0	India	Dhaka, Bangladesh
	Moonwi	Report		Stadium: Dhaka Stadium

24 May 1989 1989 President's Gold Cup	Bangladesh Green	1–0	India	Dhaka, Bangladesh
	Iqbalur Rahman Iqbal 76'	Report		Stadium: Dhaka Stadium

26 May 1989 1989 President's Gold Cup	Korea University	0–0	India	Dhaka, Bangladesh
		Report		Stadium: Dhaka Stadium

1990s

13 January 1991 1991 Nehru Cup	India	0–3	Romania B	Trivandrum, India
				Stadium: Greenfield International Stadium

20 January 1991 1991 Nehru Cup	India	1–0	Zambia	Trivandrum, India
	Bikash Panji			Stadium: Greenfield International Stadium

22 January 1991 1991 Nehru Cup	India	0–1	China	Trivandrum, India
				Stadium: Greenfield International Stadium

24 January 1991 1991 Nehru Cup	India	1–3	Soviet Union	Trivandrum, India
				Stadium: Greenfield International Stadium

4 August 1991 1992 Olympics Q	Oman	1–1	India	Hyderabad, India
			Mario Soares	Stadium: G. M. C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium

8 August 1991 1992 Olympics Q	India	1–3	Lebanon	Hyderabad, India
	I. M. Vijayan			Stadium: G. M. C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium

11 August 1991 1992 Olympics Q	Syria	1–0	India	Hyderabad, India
				Stadium: G. M. C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium

11 August 1991 1992 Olympics Q	Kuwait	2–1	India	Hyderabad, India
			Godfrey Pereira	Stadium: G. M. C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium

18 July 1993 1993 SAFF Cup	India	3–1	Pakistan B	Lahore, Pakistan
	I. M. Vijayan Kumaresh Bhawal

22 March 1995 1995 Nehru Cup	India	1–0	Uzbekistan U-20	Calcutta, India
		Report

24 March 1995 1995 Nehru Cup	Russia U-20	3–0	India	Calcutta, India
		Report

8 April 1997 1997 Nehru Cup	India	2–2	Ghana XI	Kochi, India
	Vijayan 10' Bhutia 53'	Report	Alex Donkor 37' Oa Princeton 80'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 35,000

4 April 1997 1997 Nehru Cup	India	2–2	Uzbekistan	Kochi, India
	Vijayan 41' Chapman 86'	Report	Soliev Anvarjon 24' Akopyants 81'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 20,000

28 September 1999 1999 South Asian Games	India	3–0	Bhutan	Kathmandu, Nepal
	Vijayan 1', 8', 49'	Report RSSSF

Notes

↑ The match abandoned after 59th minute and replayed.
↑ The match against South Korea XI is considered as full A international for India by some RSSSF sources.
↑ The match against Japan XI is considered as full A international for India by some RSSSF sources.
↑ The match against Japan XI is considered as full A international for India by some RSSSF sources.
↑ This match against Pakistan in 1976 is considered as full A international by some RSSSF sources.
↑ The precise designation of the South Korean team is not clear. But the match against South Korea XI is considered as an international A match for India by some sources of RSSSF.

References

↑ "Indian National Football Team Matches Database 1948- 1999". Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
↑ "Indian Footballers In Drawn Game". The Indian Express. London. 4 September 1955. p. 18. Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2017.

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[3] The match abandoned after 59th minute and replayed.

[4] The match against South Korea XI is considered as full A international for India by some RSSSF sources.

[5] The match against Japan XI is considered as full A international for India by some RSSSF sources.

[6] The match against Japan XI is considered as full A international for India by some RSSSF sources.

[7] This match against Pakistan in 1976 is considered as full A international by some RSSSF sources.

[8] The precise designation of the South Korean team is not clear. But the match against South Korea XI is considered as an international A match for India by some sources of RSSSF.

[1] "Indian National Football Team Matches Database 1948- 1999". Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2023.

[2] "Indian Footballers In Drawn Game". The Indian Express. London. 4 September 1955. p. 18. Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2017.

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