India national under-20 football team

This article is about men's football team. For women's football team, see India women's national under-20 football team.

India U-20

Nickname(s)	Blue Colts
Association	All India Football Federation
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	SAFF (South Asia)
Head coach	Ranjan Chaudhuri
FIFA code	IND
First colours Second colours
First international
Burma 1–1 India   (Malaya; 19 April 1963) [1]
Biggest win
India 8–0 Nepal     (Bhubaneshwar, India; 31 July 2022) [2]
Biggest defeat
India 0–7 Israel   [3] (Bangkok, Thailand; 16 April 1972)   India 0–7 South Korea   (Qatar; 25 October 2002) [4]   India 0–7 United Arab Emirates   (Qatar; 4 October 2015) [5]
Asian Cup
Appearances	22 (first in 1963 )
Best result	Champions (1974)
OFC Youth Development Tournament
Appearances	1 (first in 2019 )
Best result	Champions (2019)
SAFF Championship
Appearances	5 (first in 2015 )
Best result	Champions (2019, 2022, 2023)
Medal record Asian Cup 1974 Thailand OFC Youth Development Tournament 2019 Vanuatu SAFF Championship 2023 Nepal 2019 Nepal 2022 India 2015 Nepal 2017 Bhutan

The India national under-20 football team represents India at all international under-20 tournaments. ^[6] They act as the main feeder team for the India U-23 and the senior Indian football team.

This team is for Indian players aged under 19 at the start of the calendar year in which a two-year AFC U-19 Championship campaign begins, and as such, some players can remain with the squad until the age of 21. As long as they are eligible, players can play for India at any level, making it possible to play for the U19s first, then the senior side, and again back to playing for the U19s.

History

The team competes for the Asian Championship, with the finals every even-numbered year, formerly odd-numbered years. It is also eligible to participate in the SAFF U-20 Championship and the FIFA U-20 World Cup held every two years.

Beginning from 2024-25 I-league season, the team is also eligible to participate in the I-league, the second division of Indian Football League System. ^[7]

Previously, the team has participated in the I-league, then first and now second division of Indian football league system, since 2010 under the names of AIFF XI,Palian Arrows and Indian Arrows . The team was disbanded in 2021 and revived as India U-20 in 2024. ^[8]

1959−1970

For the first four seasons of AFC U-19 Championship, from 1959 to 1962 the Indian team did not enter into the tournament though there was no qualification round. India first participated in the AFC U-19 Championships in 1963 but did not move ahead from the group stage. ^[9] 1964 is where the first Kabui player, Basanta Kumar Kabui represented Manipur in an International event. ^{[10] [11] [12]}

The first best result came at the 1966 edition where the team entered in the quarter finals with 3 wins against Burma, Japan and Singapore and a defeat by China but in the quarter final they lost to Israel by 4−0. ^[13] In the next edition at 1967 AFC Youth Championship India again entered in the quarter final. First a draw of 1−1 against Israel and then defeating Malaysia by 4−1 but same as 1966 they again defeated in the quarter final, this time by Indonesia by 2−6. ^[14] In 1968, the team didn't move beyond group stage, and next two edition of 1969 and 1970 India did not enter in the championships. ^[15]

1971−1979

In 1971, they again reached the quarter final for the third time in AFC championships, but the fate was same as again saw a defeat, now against Japan by 0−3. But, after a gap of two more edition, it was 1974 AFC Youth Championship, where India seen the golden moment after becoming champions in AFC Under-19 Championships. First in group stage India defeat both Laos and Burma by 1−0 and a draw against Hong Kong by 2−2. Then entering in the quarter final they defeated Singapore by 1(4)−1(1), thus reached semi-finals where defeating Thailand by 2−1, for the first time India reached the final of the Championship. But the final was a draw against Iran by 2−2 thus jointly awarded both the team as the Champions. ^{[16] [17] [18]} In 1975 and 1976 edition, India didn't do much well but at 1977 AFC Youth Championship they reached the quarter final but the opponent was Iran, the defending Champion who defeated India by 3−0, thus failed to qualify for the first FIFA World Youth Championship in 1977 which later came to be known as FIFA U-20 World Cup and also failed to qualify at the 1979 edition. ^[19]

1980−2000, the decline

These two decades saw a decline in the performance of the Indian team. Qualification round started from 1980 AFC Youth Championship and India failed to qualify in 6 out of 11 edition of the championships and in rest 5 edition the failed to move beyond the group stage, thus also failed to qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup as the finalist were only to be qualified for the competition. ^[20]

2002−2017, rise and fall

In the 2002, at the AFC U-19 Championship, India reached the quarter final for the 6th time, by the virtue of third-place qualifiers, but defeated heavily by South Korea, where the Korean found the Indian net 7 times. ^[21] Next two editions they ended their competition in group stages and next 7 editions from 2008 to 2018, India failed to qualify again for the championships and so for the FIFA U20 Worldcup.

In the meanwhile, SAFF started SAFF U-19 Championship from 2015 to develop the youth teams of South Asian countries as they continuously failing to qualify for AFC U-20 championships. In the 2015 inaugural edition, India became runners-up facing a defeat from Nepal through a penalty shoot out. In the next edition in 2017, the tournament was a round robin, where India saw two wins against Bhutan and Maldives and two defeats from Bangladesh and Nepal, thus achieved the third place in the tournament. ^[22]

2018−present

The AIFF finally acted with the international exposure to the youth and under 17 teams. India's U-20 team was invited to participate in Cotif Tournament where clubs and national and autonomous teams participate every year since 1984, held at Valencia, Spain. 2018 Cotif was 35th Anniversary of the tournament. ^[23] Though India lost two consecutive matches against Spanish club Murcia then against Mauritania, they managed a 0–0 draw ^[24] against a stronger Latin American side of Venezuela, but on the final group match on 5 August 2018, the Indian side written a piece of history when they defeated the most successful U-20 Worldcup winning nation Argentina. The match was historic in many ways, when Indian defender Deepak Tangri headed a corner kick to the net of Argentine side, it was the first goal against them by any Indian side, then with a second goal by Anwar Ali with a fabulous free kick help India to win the match with a score of 2−1 against the stronger Argentine side, made a history as it is the first time that any Indian team defeated any Argentina side or any American national team. ^{[25] [26] [27]} Argentina national team manager Scaloni and Argentine great Pablo Aimar praised the young colt's performances and said the future of the team is bright if there is continued perseverance. ^[28] AIFF called it as one of the "biggest days for Indian Football" as team coach said "This victory will definitely earn Indian football more respect in the world of football. It opens up a window of opportunity to test ourselves against the best in the world on a regular basis". ^[29]

Just after the Cotif experience, AIFF announced the team was invited to play in a four-nation tournament between under-20 national teams of France, Croatia and Slovenia and two friendlies against Serbia. ^[30] This was the first time India was playing in a 4-nations tournament in which all the opponents are European nations. ^{[31] [32]} In the first match the team faced a big defeat against a mightier Croatian team by 0−5. ^[33] The second match was against Slovenia, where they played very well within 90 minutes but failed to convert various chances and on the last minute of injury time the Slovenian side found the net, match ended in 0−1 defeat. ^[34] Third match was against France, which India lost by 2−0. ^[35] In the friendlies against Serbia India saw defeat in both the matches, first by 2−0 ^[36] and second by 3−1 where Rahim Ali managed to find the net once. ^[37]

At the South Asian level India won their first U-20 SAFF title in 2019. They defeated Bangladesh 2–1 in the final. ^[38] Team India also won the inaugural OFC Youth Development Tournament in 2019, after beating Tahiti 2–0. ^[39] India defended their SAFF title in 2022 by defeating Bangladesh again in the final, this time by an even bigger score of 5–2. ^[40] It was also in the same tournament that the team recorded their biggest ever victory when they dismantled Nepal 8–0. ^{[41] [42]} India won their third title in a row by defeating arch-rivals Pakistan in the final of the SAFF championship in 2023 by a margin of 3–0. ^{[43] [44]}

Current staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Ranjan Chaudhuri
Assistant coach	Remus Gomes
Physiotherapist	Sayed Anwar
Goalkeeping coach	Sandip Nandy
Analyst	Nirav Shetye
Team manager	Savio D'Costa
Media officer	Soumo Ghosh

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for the 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification. ^[45]

Caps and goals are correct as of 29 September 2024, after the match against   Laos.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Sahil Poonia	(2006-03-08) 8 March 2006 (age 18)	2	0	Bengaluru
13	1 GK	Priyansh Dubey	(2006-07-22) 22 July 2006 (age 18)	4	0	RFYC
23	1 GK	Divyaj Dhaval Thakkar	(2005-03-12) 12 March 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Alchemy FA
2	2 DF	Lambalmayum Hemba Meetei	(2006-08-08) 8 August 2006 (age 18)	3	0	SAI Trivandrum
3	2 DF	Manabir Basumatary	(2005-03-17) 17 March 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Kerala United
4	2 DF	Thomas Kanamoottil Cherian (Captain)	(2005-06-01) 1 June 2005 (age 19)	6	0	Kerala Blasters
5	2 DF	Pramveer	(2007-06-20) 20 June 2007 (age 17)	5	0	Punjab
12	2 DF	Malemngamba Singh Thokchom	(2007-10-15) 15 October 2007 (age 17)	6	0	Bengaluru
18	2 DF	Surajkumar Singh Ngangbam	(2006-06-28) 28 June 2006 (age 18)	3	0	Bengaluru
20	2 DF	Sonam Tsewang Lhokham	(2006-11-28) 28 November 2006 (age 17)	0	0	Jamshedpur
21	2 DF	Dhanajit Ashangbam	(2006-12-27) 27 December 2006 (age 17)	0	0	Delhi
6	3 MF	Manjot Singh Dhami	(2006-10-25) 25 October 2006 (age 17)	5	0	Bengaluru
8	3 MF	Ishaan Shishodia	(2005-08-31) 31 August 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Mumbai City
10	3 MF	Ebindas Yesudasan	(2005-04-19) 19 April 2005 (age 19)	6	0	Kerala Blasters
17	3 MF	Manglenthang Kipgen	(2005-06-03) 3 June 2005 (age 19)	6	3	Punjab
19	3 MF	Akash Tirkey	(2006-09-19) 19 September 2006 (age 18)	4	0	Delhi
22	3 MF	Vanlalpeka Guite	(2006-10-23) 23 October 2006 (age 18)	3	0	East Bengal
7	4 FW	Korou Singh Thingujam	(2006-12-03) 3 December 2006 (age 17)	6	1	Kerala Blasters
9	4 FW	Gwgwmsar Goyary	(2005-05-31) 31 May 2005 (age 19)	6	1	Delhi
11	4 FW	Monirul Molla	(2005-05-01) 1 May 2005 (age 19)	4	1	Bengaluru
14	4 FW	Naoba Meitei Pangambam	(2005-03-01) 1 March 2005 (age 19)	5	0	Rajasthan United
15	4 FW	Kelvin Singh Taorem	(2005-11-22) 22 November 2005 (age 18)	6	1	Bengaluru
16	4 FW	Thanglalsoun Gangte	(2006-04-22) 22 April 2006 (age 18)	3	1	Chennaiyin

Recent callups

The following footballers were part of national selection in the past twelve months, but are not part of the current call-up.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Lionel Daryl Rymmei	(2005-08-15) 15 August 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Goa	vs   Bangladesh, August 2024
DF	Ricky Meetei Haobam	(2006-08-30) 30 August 2006 (age 18)	3	1	Bengaluru	vs   Bangladesh, August 2024
MF	Gurnaj Singh Grewal	(2007-01-09) 9 January 2007 (age 17)	2	0	East Bengal	vs   Bangladesh, August 2024

Results and fixtures

For past match results of the under-20 team, see the results in Indian football seasons.

Matches in the last 12 months, and future scheduled matches
  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

India U-19 fixtures

2024

Bhutan   v   India

19 August 2024 (2024-08-19) 2024 SAFF U-20 GS	Bhutan	0–1	India	Lalitpur, Nepal
14:45 IST	Gyeltshen  69'	Report	Molla 37' Guite  69' Pramveer  69'	Stadium: ANFA Complex Attendance: 223 Referee: Shyamlal Danuwar (Nepal)

India   v   Maldives

23 August 2024 (2024-08-23) 2024 SAFF U-20 GS	India	1–0	Maldives	Lalitpur, Nepal
14:45 IST	Kipgen 90+5'	Report		Stadium: ANFA Complex Attendance: 440 Referee: Mohamed Jafran Athambawa (Sri Lanka)

India   v   Bangladesh

26 August 2024 (2024-08-26) 2024 SAFF U-20 SF	India	1–1 (3–4 p)	Bangladesh	Lalitpur, Nepal
14:45 IST	Meetei 75'	Report	Molla 36' Marma Aky  90+5'  90+5'	Stadium: ANFA Complex Attendance: 3,243 Referee: Shyamlal Danuwar (Nepal)
	Penalties
	Gangte Pramveer Goyary Parmar Tirkey		Nova Moin Topu Asif

Mongolia   v   India

25 September 2024 (2024-09-25) 2025 AFC U-20 ACQ	Mongolia	1–4	India	Vientiane, Laos
14:30 IST	Tumen-Ulziy  28' Uuganbat 45'	Report	Kelvin 20' Kipgen 51', 54' Korou 85'	Stadium: New Laos National Stadium Attendance: 132 Referee: Wong Wai Lun (Hong Kong)

India   v   Iran

27 September 2024 (2024-09-27) 2025 AFC U-20 ACQ	India	0–1	Iran	Vientiane, Laos
14:30 IST		Report	Mazraeh 88'	Stadium: New Laos National Stadium Attendance: 142 Referee: Asker Nadjafaliyev (Uzbekistan)

India   v   Laos

29 September 2024 (2024-09-29) 2025 AFC U-20 ACQ	India	2–0	Laos	Vientiane, Laos
17:30 IST	Goyary 69' Gangte 84'	Report		Stadium: New Laos National Stadium Attendance: 3,323 Referee: Shukri Al-Hunfush (Saudi Arabia)

Competitive records

FIFA U-20 World Cup

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Host/Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
FIFA World Youth Championship
1977 to 2005	did not qualify
FIFA U-20 World Cup
2007 to 2023	did not qualify
2025	to be determined
Total	0/23	0 Titles	0	0	0	0	0	0

AFC U-20 Asian Cup

AFC U-20 Asian Cup records Host/Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA GD 1959 to 1962 Did not enter 1963 Group stage 7th 5 2 1 2 6 5 +1 1964 Group stage 6th 3 0 2 1 1 4 -3 1965 Group stage 7th 4 1 1 2 3 6 -3 1966 Quarter final 5th 5 3 0 2 9 7 +2 1967 Quarter final 7th 3 1 1 1 7 8 -1 1968 Group stage 11th 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 1969 Did not enter 1970 1971 Quarter final 6th 4 2 1 1 5 5 0 1972 Group stage 11th 3 1 0 2 8 11 -3 1973 Group stage 10th 3 0 2 1 1 2 -1 1974 Champions 1st 6 3 3 0 9 6 +3 1975 Group stage 13th 4 1 1 2 5 6 -1 1976 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 1977 Quarter final 5th 3 1 0 2 4 7 -3 1978 Group stage 6th 4 1 1 2 7 8 -1 1980 to 1982 Did not qualify 1985 Did not enter 1986 Group stage 6th 3 0 1 2 2 8 -6 1988 Did not enter 1990 Group stage 6th 3 1 0 2 3 7 -4 1992 Group stage 8th 3 0 0 3 0 7 -7 1994 Did not enter 1996 Group stage 8th 4 0 1 3 2 6 -4 1998 Group stage 10th 4 0 1 3 3 10 -7 2000 Did not qualify 2002 Quarter final 8th 4 1 0 3 7 13 -6 2004 Group stage 13th 3 0 0 3 2 5 -3 2006 Group stage 13th 3 0 1 2 3 7 -4 2008 to 2025 Did not qualify Total 22/40 1 Title 80 20 18 42 95 145 -50

AFC U-20 Asian Cup History Year Round Score Result 1963 Group A India  1–1  Burma Draw India  1–2  Malaysia Loss India  0–2  Thailand Loss India  2–0  Cambodia Win India  2–0  Philippines Win 1964 Group B India  0–3  Burma Loss India  0–0  Vietnam Draw India  1–1  Malaysia Draw 1965 Group B India  1–2  Burma Loss India  0–0  Thailand Draw India  0–1  Malaysia Loss India  1–4  South Korea Loss 1966 Group B India  2–0  Burma Win India  2–0  Japan Win India  4–1  Singapore Win India  1–2  Republic of China Loss Quarterfinals India  0–4  Israel Loss 1967 Group D India  1–1  Israel Draw India  4–1  Malaysia Win Quarterfinals India  2–6  Indonesia Loss 1968 Group C India  1–2  Malaysia Loss India  3–0  Republic of China Win India  0–2  Israel Loss 1971 Group A India  2–0  Philippines Win India  2–1    Nepal Win India  1–1  Burma Draw Quarterfinals India  0–3  Japan Loss 1972 Group A India  0–7  Israel Loss India  1–4  Thailand Loss India  7–0    Nepal Win 1973 Group A India  0–0  Lebanon Draw India  1–1  Bahrain Draw India  0–1  South Korea Loss 1974 Group B India  1–0  Laos Win India  1–0  Burma Win India  2–2  Hong Kong Draw Quarterfinals India  1–1   Singapore (4–1) P Draw Semifinals India  2–1  Thailand Win Final India  2–2  Iran (Title shared) Draw 1975 Group D India  1–1  Malaysia Draw India  1–2  Yemen Loss India  1–2  Burma Loss India  2–1  North Korea Win 1976 Group A India  0–2  Iran Loss India  1–1  South Korea Draw India  3–0  Malaysia Win 1977 Group B India  0–4  Iraq Loss India  4–0  Bangladesh Win Quarterfinals India  0–3  Iran Loss 1978 Group B India  0–2  North Korea Loss India  2–2  Japan Draw India  4–0  Sri Lanka Win India  1–4  Saudi Arabia Loss 1986 Group A India  0–4  Saudi Arabia Loss India  1–3  Qatar Loss India  1–1  Indonesia Draw 1990 Group A India  1–4  North Korea Loss India  0–2  Qatar Loss India  2–1  Indonesia Win 1992 Group A India  0–2  Japan Loss India  0–3  United Arab Emirates Loss India  0–2  Iran Loss 1996 Group B India  1–1  Qatar Draw India  1–2  China Loss India  0–1  Syria Loss India  0–2  Japan Loss 1998 Group A India  2–3  Kazakhstan Loss India  0–4  Thailand Loss India  0–2  Saudi Arabia Loss India  1–1  Kuwait Draw 2002 Group B India  6–0  Bangladesh Win India  1–2  Japan Loss India  0–4  Saudi Arabia Loss Quarterfinals India  0–7  South Korea Loss 2004 Group C India  1–2  Syria Loss India  1–2  Uzbekistan Loss India  0–1  Laos Loss 2006 Group A India  1–1  Kyrgyzstan Draw India  2–3  Jordan Loss India  0–3  South Korea Loss

AFC U-20 Asian Cup Qualification

AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification record Year Pld W D* L GF GA GD 1980 4 1 1 2 3 4 -1 1982 4 0 0 4 2 8 -6 1986 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 1990 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 1992 [46] 4 3 1 0 4 0 +4 1996 2 2 0 0 12 1 +11 1998 [47] 4 4 0 0 13 1 +12 2000 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 2002 3 2 1 0 8 1 +7 2004 2 0 1 1 0 2 -2 2008 5 1 1 3 8 6 +2 2010 5 2 0 3 11 13 -2 2012 4 1 0 3 5 8 -3 2014 4 1 1 2 3 7 -4 2016 3 0 0 3 0 10 -10 2018 3 1 1 1 3 5 -2 2020 3 0 0 3 0 9 -9 2023 3 1 0 2 5 9 -4 2025 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 Total 60 25 9 26 93 89 +4

AFC U-20 Asian Cup Qualification History Year Round Score Result 1980 Group 1 India  2–1    Nepal Win India  1–1  Oman Draw India  0–1  Qatar Loss India  0–1  Bangladesh Loss 1982 Group A India  1–2  Iran Loss India  n/a    Nepal Loss India  1–3  Oman Loss India  0–3  Saudi Arabia Loss 1986 Group 5 India  0–0    Nepal Draw India  1–0  Pakistan Win 1990 Group 4 India  5–0  Sri Lanka Win India  2–1  Maldives Win India  0–0    Nepal Draw 1992 Group 3 India  2–0  Pakistan Win India  1–0    Nepal Win India  0–0  Bangladesh Draw India  1–0  Maldives Win 1996 Group 5 India  6–1  Pakistan Win India  6–0  Sri Lanka Win 1998 Group 6 India  1–0  Maldives Win India  3–0  Kyrgyzstan Win India  2–0  Pakistan Win India  7–1  Bhutan Win 2000 Group 5 India  2–0  Sri Lanka Win India  0–2  Pakistan Loss 2002 Group 4 India  4–1  Bhutan Win India  0–0  Tajikistan Draw India  4–0  Kyrgyzstan Win 2004 Group 8 India  0–0  Kyrgyzstan Draw India  0–2  Turkmenistan Loss 2008 Group B India  2–3  Lebanon Loss India  0–1  Bahrain Loss India  5–0  Pakistan Win India  1–1  Oman Draw India  0–1  Iran Loss 2010 Group C India  0–5  Iraq Loss India  1–3  Saudi Arabia Loss India  3–4  Oman Loss India  4–1  Afghanistan Win India  3–0  Kuwait Win 2012 Group C India  3–1  Turkmenistan Win India  0–3  Iran Loss India  1–2  Uzbekistan Loss India  1–2  Pakistan Loss 2014 Group A India  0–2  Qatar Loss India  1–0    Nepal Win India  0–3  Uzbekistan Loss India  2–2  Turkmenistan Draw 2016 Group C India  0–7  United Arab Emirates Loss India  0–1  Palestine Loss India  0–2  Afghanistan Loss 2018 Group D India  0–5  Saudi Arabia Loss India  0–0  Palestine Draw India  3–0  Turkmenistan Win 2020 Group F India  0–2  Uzbekistan Loss India  0–4  Saudi Arabia Loss India  0–3  Afghanistan Loss 2023 Group H India  2–4  Iraq Loss India  1–4  Australia Loss India  2–1  Kuwait Win 2025 Group G India  4–1  Mongolia Win India   0–1   Iran Loss India   2–0   Laos Win

SAFF U-18/U-19/U-20 Championship

SAFF U-18/U-19/U-20 Championship record Host/Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA GD 2015 Runners-up 2nd 4 2 2 0 6 1 +5 2017 Third place 3rd 4 2 0 2 8 7 +1 2019 Champions 1st 4 3 1 0 9 1 +8 2022 Champions 1st 5 4 0 1 19 4 +15 2023 Champions 1st 4 3 1 0 9 2 +7 2024 Semifinal 3rd 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 Total 6/6 3 Titles 24 16 5 3 54 16 +38

SAFF U-20 Championship History Year Round Score Result 2015 Group B India  2–0  Afghanistan Win India  3–0  Maldives Win Semifinals India  0–0  Bangladesh (4–3) P Draw Final India  1–1    Nepal (4–5) P Draw 2017 Round Robin India  3–4  Bangladesh Loss India  3–0  Bhutan Win India  2–1  Maldives Win India  0–2    Nepal Loss 2019 Group B India  0–0  Bangladesh Draw India  3–0  Sri Lanka Win Semifinals India  4–0  Maldives Win Final India  2–1  Bangladesh Win 2022 Round Robin India  1–2  Bangladesh Loss India  4–0  Sri Lanka Win India  8–0    Nepal Win India  1–0  Maldives Win Final India  5–2  Bangladesh Win 2023 Round Robin India  3–0  Bangladesh Win India  2–1  Bhutan Win Semifinals India  1–1    Nepal (5–4) P Draw Final India  3–0  Pakistan Win 2024 Group B India  1–0  Bhutan Win India  1–0  Maldives Win Semifinals India  1–1  Bangladesh (3–4) P Draw

OFC Youth Development Tournament

OFC Youth Development Tournament record [48] Host/Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA GD 2019 Champions 1st 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6

OFC Youth Development Tournament History Year Round Score Result 2019 Round Robin India  1–0  Vanuatu Win India  4–1  New Caledonia Win India  2–0  Tahiti Win

*Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. Red border indicates that the tournament was hosted on home soil. Gold, silver, bronze backgrounds indicates 1st, 2nd and 3rd finishes respectively. Bold text indicates best finish in tournament.

Overall competitive records

As of 29 September 2024 (excluding friendlies & minor tournaments)

Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win%
FIFA U-20 World Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
AFC U-20 Asian Cup	80	20	18	42	95	145	−50	025.00
AFC U-20 Asian Cup Qualification	60	25	9	26	93	89	+4	041.67
SAFF U-20 Championship	24	16	5	3	54	16	+38	066.67
OFC Youth Development Tournament	3	3	0	0	7	1	+6	100.00
Total	167	64	32	71	249	251	−2	038.32

Other honours

• POMIS Cup
  • Champions (1): 1990 ^[49]
• Lusofonia Games :
  • Gold Medal (1): 2014 ^[50] (as Goa India)

See also

• India national under-17 football team
• I-League
• Super Cup (India)
• Indian Arrows

External links

• India U-19 team page at the AIFF website

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External links

• National team profile at AIFF.com

Awards and achievements
Preceded by 1973 Iran	Asian Champions 1974 (first title)	Succeeded by 1975 Iran   & Iraq