![]() Shirt badge/Association crest | |||
Nickname(s) | The Futsal Tigers | ||
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Association | All India Football Federation | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) SAFF (South Asia) | ||
Head coach | Reza Kordi | ||
Captain | Nikhil Mali | ||
Most caps | David Laltlansanga (10) | ||
Top scorer | David Laltlansanga (8) | ||
FIFA code | IND | ||
FIFA ranking | 135 ![]() | ||
Highest FIFA ranking | 135 [2] (6 May 2024) | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Isa Town, Bahrain; 12 August 2023) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Ardiya, Kuwait; 24 September 2025) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Ardiya, Kuwait; 22 September 2025) | |||
FIFA World Cup | |||
Appearances | 0 | ||
AFC Futsal Asian Cup | |||
Appearances | 0 |
The India national futsal team represents India in international futsal competitions. The team is controlled by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) under the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
India made its debut against Bahrain in an international friendly on 12 August 2023, losing 3–0. The 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification was their first international competition which was held in October 2023.
On 10 December 2019, the then AIFF Executive Committee decided that a futsal club competition would be part of their calendar from 2020–21 season onwards. [3] The club championship, that was conceptualized in 2019, was held for the first time in November 2021 and followed by the second edition in February 2023. [4] [5] Based on the performance of the players in Futsal Club Championship, AIFF scouts selected a 31 members squad for the national team camp for creating the India national futsal team. [6] [7] Victor Hermans as futsal advisor in May 2023, and Joshuah Vaz as head coach in July 2023, were appointed to guide the team for India's first participation in major tournament, the qualification competition for the 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup. [8] [9]
In August 2023, the AIFF announced that India would play two international friendlies against Bahrain as a preparation for the AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification. A fourteen-member squad of the first ever India national team was announced. [10] The team made its debut in a 3–0 loss against Bahrain at Khalifa Sports City Hall in Isa Town on 12 August 2023. [11] In the second match on 14 August, India was defeated again by Bahrain with a bigger scoreline of 4–0. [12]
India was drawn in Group E of the Asian Cup qualification where they faced Tajikistan, Myanmar and Palestine, from 2 to 13 October 2023. [10] In the first match against Tajikistan, India lost 3–6 to the host. David Laltlansanga scored all the goals, thus becoming the first ever goalscorer, as well as scoring the first ever hat-trick for the national team. [13] India again suffered loss in the next two matches, 2–5 to Myanmar and 5–6 to Palestine, thus failing to qualify for the 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup. K. Roluahpuia and Nikhil Mali scored twice each, while Laltlansanga scored six goals in this qualifying edition. [14] [15]
In March 2025, the AIFF announced that India will be participating in the 2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification. [16] India was drawn in Group A along with Kuwait, Australia and Mongolia. [17] Iranian Reza Kordi was apppointed head coach of the national team. [18] As a preparation for the qualifiers, India played two international friendlies against Lebanon, both of which they lost. [19] [20] In the qualifiers, India lost the first match against Kuwait by 1–4; in the second match against Australia on 22 September 2025, India registered its worst defeat of 1–10. [21] [22] However, in the third match India finally registered its first ever win, a 3–0 victory against Mongolia. With just 3 points, India failed to qualify for the 2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup. [23]
Following is the current coaching staff. [24]
Position | Name |
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Head coach | ![]() |
Assistant coach | ![]() |
Goalkeeping coach | ![]() |
Following 14-member squad was called for the 2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification. [24]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Aleef Rahman Mollah | 18 April 2001 | ![]() | ||
2 | GK | Ozen Vivian Silva | ![]() | |||
5 | GK | Vishal Dube | 4 January 2000 | ![]() | ||
3 | DF | Aman Shah | 3 | 0 | ![]() | |
DF | Lalsangkima | 3 | 0 | ![]() | ||
12 | MF | Bijoy Gusai | 5 | 0 | ![]() | |
MF | Anmol Adhikari | ![]() | ||||
MF | K. Roluahpuia | ![]() | ||||
MF | Seaon D'Souza | ![]() | ||||
7 | FW | Nikhil Mali (captain) | 11 November 1996 | 10 | 3 | ![]() |
9 | FW | David Laltlansanga | 15 November 1999 | 10 | 8 | ![]() |
FW | Fredsan Marshall | 26 December 1994 | ![]() | |||
FW | Jonathan Lalrawngbawla | 13 October 1997 | ![]() | |||
FW | Mahip Adhikari | 13 November 1998 | ![]() |
12 August 2023 Friendly | Bahrain ![]() | 3–0 | ![]() | Isa Town, Bahrain |
20:30 UTC+5:30 | Report | Stadium: Khalifa Sports City Stadium |
14 August 2023 Friendly | Bahrain ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Isa Town, Bahrain |
20:30 UTC+5:30 | Report | Stadium: Khalifa Sports City Stadium |
7 October 2023 2024 AFC Futsal Qual | Tajikistan ![]() | 6–3 | ![]() | Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
19:30 UTC+5:30 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Dushanbe Indoor Hall |
9 October 2023 2024 AFC Futsal Qual | India ![]() | 2–5 | ![]() | Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
16:30 UTC+5:30 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Dushanbe Indoor Hall |
11 October 2023 2024 AFC Futsal Qual | Palestine ![]() | 6–5 | ![]() | Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
16:30 UTC+5:30 | Report |
| Stadium: Dushanbe Indoor Hall |
13 September 2025 Friendly | Lebanon ![]() | 7–2 | ![]() | Beirut, Lebanon |
21:30 IST | Report |
| Stadium: Al Sadaka Sporting Complex |
15 September 2025 Friendly | Lebanon ![]() | 7–4 | ![]() | Beirut, Lebanon |
21:30 IST | Report |
| Stadium: Al Sadaka Sporting Complex |
20 September 2025 2026 AFC Futsal Qual | Kuwait ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Ardiya, Kuwait |
22:30 IST | Report |
| Stadium: Qushaian Al-Mutairi Hall |
22 September 2025 2026 AFC Futsal Qual | India ![]() | 1–10 | ![]() | Ardiya, Kuwait |
18:30 IST |
| Report | Stadium: Qushaian Al-Mutairi Hall |
24 September 2025 2026 AFC Futsal Qual | Mongolia ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | Ardiya, Kuwait |
18:30 IST | Report |
| Stadium: Qushaian Al-Mutairi Hall |
FIFA Futsal World Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA |
1989 – 2020 | Did not enter, India didn't have a futsal team | |||||||
![]() | Did not qualify | |||||||
Total | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AFC Futsal Asian Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA | |
1999 – 2022 | Did not enter, India didn't have a futsal team | ||||||||||||||
![]() | Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 17 | ||||||||
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 14 | |||||||||
Total | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 31 |
Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
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AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 31 | −16 | 16.67 |
The following table shows India's head-to-head and overall record.
Positive record
Neutral record
Negative record
Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
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![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0.00 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0.00 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 0.00 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0.00 |
Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 21 | 52 | −31 | 10.00 |