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This is a list of the India national football team's results from 2000 to the present day that, for various reasons, are not accorded the status of official International A Matches.
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This is a list of the India national football team's results from 2000 to the present day that, for various reasons, are not accorded the status of official International A Matches.
| 18 July 2000Friendly | Fulham F.C.  | 2–0 |  India | London, England |
Riedle  40', 81' | Report | Stadium: Craven Cottage Attendance: 6,000 |
| 26 July 2000Friendly | West Bromwich Albion F.C. | 0–0 | India | West Bromwich, England |
| Report | Stadium: The Hawthorns Attendance: 11,090 Referee: Mick Fletcher |
| 15 January 2001 Millennium Super Soccer Cup | India | 0–3 |  Uruguay B | Kochi |
| 17:30 IST | Report | Selages 38' Varela 58'Martirena 74' | Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Referee: G. C. Deshapriya (Sri Lanka) |
| 22 June 2001 2001 Merdeka Tournament | Malaysia U-23  | 2–1 | India | Malaysia |
| 19.00 IST | Indra Putra Mahayuddin 46' Mohd Nizaruddin Yusof 74' | Report | Jules Alberto 85' |
| 22 June 2001 2001 Merdeka Tournament | India | 0–2 |  Thailand U-23 | Malaysia |
| 19.00 IST | Report | Manit Noyvach 17' Nirut Surasiang 71' |
| 26 Jun 2001Friendly | India | 0–0 |  United Arab Emirates |
| 22 October 2003 Group-stage Afro-Asian Games [1] | India | 3–1 |  Rwanda | Hyderabad |
| I.M Vijayan 13' Muttah Suresh 54'Ashim Biswas 61' | Report | Aziz balinda |
| 24 October [1] Group stage Afro-Asian Games | India | 2–0 | Malaysia U-21 | |
| J. S. Bisht 50' I. M. Vijayan 64' | Report |
| 29 September 2003 [1] Semi-final | India | 5–3 |  Zimbabwe | |
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| 31 September 2003 [1] Final | India | 0–1 |  Uzbekistan U-21 | |
| Report |
| 27 August 2004 [2] LG Cup Semifinal | South Korea University XI  | 4–0 | India | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
| Report | Stadium: Thống Nhất Stadium |
| 28 July 2010Friendly | Caldas S.C.  | 1–4 | India | Portugal |
| Stadium: Pilado Ground |
| 18 August 2010Friendly | U.D. Serra | 1–3 | India | Portugal |
| Stadium: Pope John Paul II stadium Fatima |
| 19 August 2010Friendly | C.D. Mafra | 1–0 | India | Mafra, Portugal |
| 25 August 2010 [4] Friendly | Sertanense F.C. | 2–3 | India | Portugal |
| Report | Stadium: Campo de Jogos Dr. Marques Santos |
| 4 September 2010Friendly | Al-Shaab | 1–3 | India | Sharjah, UAE |
| Chhetri 24', 26', 46' | Stadium: Khalid Bin Mohammed Stadium |
| 18 July 2011Friendly | Qatar  | 1–2 | India | Doha, Qatar |
| Khalfan 74' | Report | Chhetri 16' (pen.) S. Singh 73' | Stadium: Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium |
| 10 January 2012 [5] [6] Audi Football Summit | India | 0–4 |  Bayern Munich | Nehru Stadium |
| 18:00 local, 13:30 CET | Report | Gómez 14' Müller 29', 37'Schweinsteiger 43' | Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Santosh Kumar (India) |
| 13 August 2016Friendly | Bhutan  | 0–3 | India | Thimphu, Bhutan |
| 15:30 | Report | Passi 3' Lalpekhlua 18'Narzary 21' | Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium Referee: Yeshi Gyeltshen (Bhutan) |
| 1 July 2019Friendly | Blue India | 2–2 | India White | Mumbai, India |
| 16:00 | Report | Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena Attendance: 100 |
| 10 October 2019Friendly | India | 1–1 | NorthEast United FC | Guwahati, India |
| 19:00 |
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| Stadium: Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium Attendance: 300 |
| 16 August 2021Friendly | India | 1–0 | West Bengal | Kolkata, India |
| [7] | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium |
| 26 August 2021Friendly | India | 2–0 | Mohammedan SC | Kolkata, India |
| Report | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium |
| 11 May 2022Friendly | India | 1–2 | ATK Mohun Bagan | Kolkata, India |
| Chhetri | Report | Colaco 30' Nassiri 37' | Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium |
| 17 May 2022Friendly | India | 2–0 | I-League Stars | Kolkata, India |
| Report | Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan |
| 20 May 2022Friendly | India | 1–1 | West Bengal | Kolkata, India |
| Samad 55' | Report | S. Singh | Stadium: Kishore Bharati Krirangan |
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