India national under-20 football team

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India U-20
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Nickname(s) The Blue Colts
Association All India Football Federation
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation SAFF (South Asia)
Head coach Bibiano Fernandes
Captain Singamayum Shami
FIFA code IND
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First colours
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First international
Flag of Burma (1948-1974).svg  Burma 1–1 India  Flag of India.svg
(Malaya; 19 April 1963) [1]
Biggest win
Flag of India.svg  India 8–0 Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg
(Bhubaneshwar, India; 31 July 2022) [2]
Flag of India.svg  India 8–0 Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
(Yupia, India; 9 May 2025) [3]
Biggest defeat
Flag of India.svg  India 0–7 Israel  Flag of Israel.svg
(Bangkok, Thailand; 16 April 1972) [4]
Flag of India.svg  India 0–7 South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg
(Qatar; 25 October 2002) [5]
Flag of India.svg  India 0–7 United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg
(Qatar; 4 October 2015) [6]
Asian Cup
Appearances22 (first in 1963 )
Best resultChampions (1974)
SAFF Championship
Appearances7 (first in 2015 )
Best resultChampions (2019, 2022, 2023, 2025)

The India national under-20 football team represents India at all international under-20 tournaments. [7] They act as the main feeder team for the India U-23 and the senior Indian football team.

Contents

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. 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. [8] Previously, the team has participated in the I-league, then the 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. [9]

History

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. [10] 1964 is where the first Kabui player, Basanta Kumar Kabui represented Manipur in an International event. [11] [12] [13]

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. [14] 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. [15] 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. [16]

1971−1979

India team, the Asian Youth Champion, in Bangkok on 30 April 1974. 1974 Asian Youth Champion India.jpg
India team, the Asian Youth Champion, in Bangkok on 30 April 1974.

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 saw the golden moment after becoming the champions of Asia. [17] [18] 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. [19] [20] [21] 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. [22]

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. [23]

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. [24] 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-20 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. [25]

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. [26] Though India lost two consecutive matches against Spanish club Murcia then against Mauritania, they managed a 0–0 draw [27] against a stronger Latin American side of Venezuela, but on the final group match on 5 August 2018, the Indian side wrote 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 helped 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 South American national team. [28] [29] [30] 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. [31] 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". [32]

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. [33] This was the first time India was playing in a 4-nations tournament in which all the opponents are European nations. [34] [35] In the first match the team faced a big defeat against a mightier Croatian team by 0−5. [36] 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. [37] Third match was against France, which India lost by 2−0. [38] In the friendlies against Serbia India saw defeat in both the matches, first by 2−0 [39] and second by 3−1 where Rahim Ali managed to find the net once. [40]

At the South Asian level India won their first U-20 SAFF title in 2019. They defeated Bangladesh 2–1 in the final. [41] Team India also won the inaugural OFC Youth Development Tournament in 2019, after beating Tahiti 2–0. [42] India defended their SAFF title in 2022 by defeating Bangladesh again in the final, this time by an even bigger score of 5–2. [43] It was also in the same tournament that the team recorded their biggest ever victory when they dismantled Nepal 8–0. [44] [45] 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. [46] [47]

In 2024, India faced Bhutan and Maldives in SAFF U-20 Championship in Nepal. They won their two group games by 1 goal each against Bhutan and Maldives but got drubbed by Bangladesh in semi-finals during penalty-shootouts. [48] India once again failed to qualify for 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup in China. The team won 4–1 over Mongolia and 2–0 over Laos but fell to Iran by 0–1 in the qualifiers. [49] [50] [51]

India participated in 2025 2025 U-20 Challenge Series in Indonesia, with Syria, Jordan and hosts Indonesia. [52] [53] The team lost all their matches with scoring only one goal against Syria. After the tournament former Bengaluru FC and India Under-17 coach Bibiano Fernandes was called to lead the team. [54] India had a dominant run in 2025 SAFF Under-19 Championship, beating Sri Lanka and Nepal by the score of 8–0 and 4–0 respectively. [55] India then defeated Maldives by 3–0 in the semi-finals. [56] The team faced Bangladesh in the final and beat them at penalty-shootouts after the game ended 1–1 in regular time. [57]

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

Legend

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

2024

19 August 2024 (2024-08-19) 2024 SAFF U-20 GS Bhutan  Flag of Bhutan.svg0–1Flag of India.svg  India Lalitpur, Nepal
14:45 IST Kinley Gyeltshen Red card.svg 69' SAFF
  • Monirul Molla Soccerball shade.svg37'
  • Vanlalpeka Guite Red card.svg 69'
  • Pramveer Red card.svg 69'
Stadium: ANFA Complex
Attendance: 223
Referee: Shyamlal Danuwar (Nepal)
23 August 2024 (2024-08-23) 2024 SAFF U-20 GS India  Flag of India.svg1–0Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives Lalitpur, Nepal
14:45 IST Manglenthang Kipgen Soccerball shade.svg90+5' SAFF Stadium: ANFA Complex
Attendance: 440
Referee: Mohamed Jafran Athambawa (Sri Lanka)
26 August 2024 (2024-08-26) 2024 SAFF U-20 SF India  Flag of India.svg1–1
(3–4 p)
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Lalitpur, Nepal
14:45 IST Ricky Meetei Haobam Soccerball shade.svg75' SAFF
  • Asadul Molla Soccerball shade.svg36'
  • Kamacai Marma Aky Yellow card.svg 90+5' Yellow-red card.svg 90+5'
Stadium: ANFA Complex
Attendance: 3,243
Referee: Shyamlal Danuwar (Nepal)
Penalties
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  • Pramveer Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Gwgwmsar Goyary Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Manjot Singh Parmar Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Akash Tirkey Soccerball shade cross.svg
25 September 2024 (2024-09-25) 2025 AFC U-20 ACQ Mongolia  Flag of Mongolia.svg1–4Flag of India.svg  India Vientiane, Laos
14:30 IST
  • Sodbilguun Tumen-Ulziy Red card.svg 28'
  • Temulen Uuganbat
AFC
  • Kelvin Singh Taorem Soccerball shade.svg20'
  • Manglenthang Kipgen Soccerball shade.svg51', 54'
  • Korou Soccerball shade.svg85'
Stadium: New Laos National Stadium
Attendance: 132
Referee: Wong Wai Lun (Hong Kong)
27 September 2024 (2024-09-27) 2025 AFC U-20 ACQ India  Flag of India.svg0–1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Vientiane, Laos
14:30 IST AFC Yousef Mazraeh Soccerball shade.svg88'Stadium: New Laos National Stadium
Attendance: 142
Referee: Asker Nadjafaliyev (Uzbekistan)
29 September 2024 (2024-09-29) 2025 AFC U-20 ACQ India  Flag of India.svg2–0Flag of Laos.svg  Laos Vientiane, Laos
17:30 IST
AFC Stadium: New Laos National Stadium
Attendance: 3,323
Referee: Shukri Al-Hunfush (Saudi Arabia)

2025

24 January 2025 (2025-01-24) U20 Challenge Series India  Flag of India.svg1–6Flag of Syria (2025-).svg  Syria Sidoarjo, Indonesia
14:30 IST M. Malngiang Soccerball shade.svg63' AIFF
  • A. Al-Dahan Soccerball shade.svg4', 45+2'
  • M. Ramadan Soccerball shade.svg15'
  • Hassan Mahmoud Soccerball shade.svg36'
  • Homam Mahmoud Soccerball shade.svg48', 62'
Stadium: Gelora Delta Stadium
27 January 2025 (2025-01-27) U20 Challenge Series Jordan  Flag of Jordan.svg5–0Flag of India.svg  India Sidoarjo, Indonesia
14:30 IST
AIFF Stadium: Gelora Delta Stadium
30 January 2025 (2025-01-30) U20 Challenge Series Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg4–0Flag of India.svg  India Sidoarjo, Indonesia
18:00 IST
  • Toni Firmansyah Soccerball shade.svg4'
  • Muhammad Ragil Soccerball shade.svg46', 60'
  • Muhammad Iqbal Gwijangge Soccerball shade.svg76'
AIFF Stadium: Gelora Delta Stadium
9 May 2025 (2025-05-09) 2025 SAFF U-19 GS India  Flag of India.svg8–0Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Yupia, India
17:00 IST
  • Prashan Jajo Soccerball shade.svg17', 62'
  • Danny Meitei Soccerball shade.svg26', 31', 50'
  • Mohammed Arbas Soccerball shade.svg41'
  • Omang Dodum Soccerball shade.svg49'
  • S. Shami Soccerball shade.svg81'
SAFF Stadium: Golden Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 5,328
Referee: S.M. Jasim Akhter (Bangladesh)
13 May 2025 (2025-05-13) 2025 SAFF U-19 GS India  Flag of India.svg4–0Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal Yupia, India
17:00 IST
  • Thangjam Roshan Singh Soccerball shade.svg28'
  • Omang Dodum Soccerball shade.svg29'
  • Rohen Singh Soccerball shade.svg75'
  • Danny Meitei Soccerball shade.svg83'
SAFF Stadium: Golden Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Zaheer Hussain (Maldives)
16 May 2025 2025 SAFF U-19 SF India  Flag of India.svg3–0Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives Yupia, India
19:30
  • Danny Meitei Soccerball shade.svg14'
  • Omang Dodum Soccerball shade.svg21'
  • Prashan Jajo Soccerball shade.svg66'
SAFF Stadium: Golden Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 5,000~+
Referee: SM Jasim Akhter (Bangladesh)
18 May 2025 2025 SAFF U-19 SF Bangladesh  Flag of Bangladesh.svg1–1
(3–4 p)
Flag of India.svg  India Yupia, India
19:00
  • Joy Soccerball shade.svg61'
SAFF
Stadium: Golden Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 12,789
Referee: Mohamed Jafran Athambawa (Sri Lanka)
Penalties
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  • Mursed Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Joy Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Faysal Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Salah Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Arbash
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Rohen Singh
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Rishi Singh
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Jodric
  • Soccerball shad check.svg Shami

Current staff

PositionName
Head coach Flag of India.svg Bibiano Fernandes [58]
Goalkeeping coach Flag of India.svg Dipankar Choudhury
Physiotherapist Flag of India.svg John Lysanias Daniel
Strength and conditioning coach Flag of India.svg Chelston Brandon Pinto
Analyst Flag of India.svg Prajval Vijay Chakravarthy
Team manager Flag of India.svg Shafeeq Hassan Madathil

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2025 SAFF U-19 Championship between 9–18 May 2025. [59]

Caps and goals are correct as of 20 January 2024, before the match against Sri Lanka.

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
1 GK Aheibam Suraj Singh (2008-02-18) 18 February 2008 (age 17)40 Flag of India.svg Classic FA
1 GK Aarush Raju Hari (2008-12-13) 13 December 2008 (age 16)00 Flag of India.svg Reliance Foundation
1 GK Rohit Ramesh (2008-03-02) 2 March 2008 (age 17)00 Flag of India.svg East Bengal

2 DF Thokchom Malemngamba Singh (2007-10-15) 15 October 2007 (age 17)90 Flag of India.svg Bengaluru
2 DF Brahmacharimayum Sumit Sharma (2007-03-05) 5 March 2007 (age 18)40 Flag of India.svg Kerala Blasters
2 DF Jodric Abranches40 Flag of India.svg Dempo
2 DF Ashik Adhikari (2007-01-17) 17 January 2007 (age 18)10 Flag of India.svg Bengaluru
2 DF Takhellambam Bungson Singh (2007-03-05) 5 March 2007 (age 18)00 Flag of India.svg Classic FA
2 DF Thangjam Roshan Singh (2007-01-02) 2 January 2007 (age 18)21 Flag of India.svg Classic FA
2 DF Mohammed Kaif (2008-05-26) 26 May 2008 (age 17)00 Flag of India.svg Diamond Harbour

3 MF Gurnaj Singh Grewal (2007-01-09) 9 January 2007 (age 18)50 Flag of India.svg East Bengal
3 MF Danny Meitei (2007-11-20) 20 November 2007 (age 17)65 Flag of India.svg NorthEast United
3 MF MD Arbash (2008-09-29) 29 September 2008 (age 16)41 Flag of India.svg Classic FA
3 MF Ninghthoukhongjam Rishi Singh (2008-03-23) 23 March 2008 (age 17)30 Flag of India.svg Classic FA
3 MF Ahongshangbam Samson (2008-12-23) 23 December 2008 (age 16)20 Flag of India.svg Classic FA
4 FW Yohaan Benjamin (2007-08-29) 29 August 2007 (age 17)10 Flag of India.svg Shillong Lajong
4 FW Hemneichung Lunkim30 Flag of India.svg Delhi
4 FW Rohen Singh (2007-04-22) 22 April 2007 (age 18)42 Flag of India.svg Alchemy Inter
3 MF Singamayum Shami (Captain) (2007-04-18) 18 April 2007 (age 18)42 Flag of India.svg Punjab

4 FW Bharat Lairenjam (2008-04-03) 3 April 2008 (age 17)40 Flag of India.svg Mohun Bagan Super Giant
4 FW Omang Dodum (2007-07-07) 7 July 2007 (age 18)43 Flag of India.svg Punjab
4 FW Jajo Prashan (2007-02-22) 22 February 2007 (age 18)43 Flag of India.svg Sudeva Delhi

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.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClubLatest call-up
GK Alsabith Sulaiman Thekkekaramel (2007-07-01) 1 July 2007 (age 18)00 Flag of India.svg Kerala Blasters
GK Karan Makkar (2007-03-20) 20 March 2007 (age 18)00 Flag of India.svg Jamshedpur
GK Lionel Daryl Rymmei (2005-08-15) 15 August 2005 (age 20)00 Flag of India.svg Goa vs Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh, August 2024
GK Sahil Poonia (2006-03-08) 8 March 2006 (age 19)20 Flag of India.svg Bengaluru vs Flag of Laos.svg  Laos, 29 September 2024
GK Priyansh Dubey (2006-07-22) 22 July 2006 (age 19)40 Flag of India.svg RFYC vs Flag of Laos.svg  Laos, 29 September 2024
GK Divyaj Dhaval Thakkar (2005-03-12) 12 March 2005 (age 20)00 Flag of India.svg Alchemy FAvs Flag of Laos.svg  Laos, 29 September 2024

DF Yaipharemba Chingakham (2008-02-06) 6 February 2008 (age 17)00 Flag of India.svg Classic FA
DF Afinmon Baiju00 Flag of India.svg Muthoot FA
DF Mukul Panwar (2007-08-03) 3 August 2007 (age 18)00 Flag of India.svg NorthEast United
DF Ricky Meetei Haobam (2006-08-30) 30 August 2006 (age 18)31 Flag of India.svg Bengaluru vs Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh, August 2024
DF Lambalmayum Hemba Meetei (2006-08-08) 8 August 2006 (age 19)30 Flag of India.svg SAI Trivandrumvs Flag of Laos.svg  Laos, 29 September 2024
DF Manabir Basumatary (2005-03-17) 17 March 2005 (age 20)00 Flag of India.svg Kerala United vs Flag of Laos.svg  Laos, 29 September 2024
DF Thomas Kanamoottil Cherian (2005-06-01) 1 June 2005 (age 20)60 Flag of India.svg Kerala Blasters vs Flag of Laos.svg  Laos, 29 September 2024
DF Pramveer (2007-06-20) 20 June 2007 (age 18)50 Flag of India.svg Punjab vs Flag of Laos.svg  Laos, 29 September 2024
DF Malemngamba Singh Thokchom (2007-10-15) 15 October 2007 (age 17)60 Flag of India.svg Bengaluru vs Flag of Laos.svg  Laos, 29 September 2024
DF Surajkumar Singh Ngangbam (2006-06-28) 28 June 2006 (age 19)30 Flag of India.svg Bengaluru vs Flag of Laos.svg  Laos, 29 September 2024
DF Sonam Tsewang Lhokham (2006-11-28) 28 November 2006 (age 18)00 Flag of India.svg Jamshedpur vs Flag of Laos.svg  Laos, 29 September 2024
DF Dhanajit Ashangbam (2006-12-27) 27 December 2006 (age 18)00 Flag of India.svg Delhi vs Flag of Laos.svg  Laos, 29 September 2024

MF Mahmad Sami (2008-02-03) 3 February 2008 (age 17)00 Flag of India.svg Sudeva Delhi
MF Levis Zangminlun (2008-01-07) 7 January 2008 (age 17)00 Flag of India.svg Sreenidi Deccan
MF Manbhakupar Malngiang (2008-01-05) 5 January 2008 (age 17)21 Flag of India.svg BBFS
MF Ngamgouhou Mate (2008-05-03) 3 May 2008 (age 17)00 Flag of India.svg NorthEast United
MF Manjot Singh Dhami (2006-10-25) 25 October 2006 (age 18)50 Flag of India.svg Bengaluru vs Flag of Laos.svg  Laos, 29 September 2024
MF Ishaan Shishodia (2005-08-31) 31 August 2005 (age 19)00 Flag of India.svg Mumbai City vs Flag of Laos.svg  Laos, 29 September 2024
MF Ebindas Yesudasan (2005-04-19) 19 April 2005 (age 20)60 Flag of India.svg Kerala Blasters vs Flag of Laos.svg  Laos, 29 September 2024
MF Manglenthang Kipgen (2005-06-03) 3 June 2005 (age 20)63 Flag of India.svg Punjab vs Flag of Laos.svg  Laos, 29 September 2024
MF Akash Tirkey (2006-09-19) 19 September 2006 (age 18)40 Flag of India.svg Delhi vs Flag of Laos.svg  Laos, 29 September 2024
MF Vanlalpeka Guite (2006-10-23) 23 October 2006 (age 18)30 Flag of India.svg East Bengal vs Flag of Laos.svg  Laos, 29 September 2024

FW Lemmet Tangvah (2007-12-24) 24 December 2007 (age 17)00 Flag of India.svg Goa
FW Sujin S (2007-08-30) 30 August 2007 (age 17)00 Flag of India.svg Kerala Blasters
FW Mohd. Zulkif (2008-01-22) 22 January 2008 (age 17)00 Flag of India.svg Himalayan FC
FW Korou Singh Thingujam (2006-12-03) 3 December 2006 (age 18)61 Flag of India.svg Kerala Blasters vs Flag of Laos.svg  Laos, 29 September 2024
FW Gwgwmsar Goyary (2005-05-31) 31 May 2005 (age 20)61 Flag of India.svg Delhi vs Flag of Laos.svg  Laos, 29 September 2024
FW Monirul Molla (2005-05-01) 1 May 2005 (age 20)41 Flag of India.svg Bengaluru vs Flag of Laos.svg  Laos, 29 September 2024
FW Naoba Meitei Pangambam (2005-03-01) 1 March 2005 (age 20)50 Flag of India.svg Rajasthan United vs Flag of Laos.svg  Laos, 29 September 2024
FW Kelvin Singh Taorem (2005-11-22) 22 November 2005 (age 19)61 Flag of India.svg Bengaluru vs Flag of Laos.svg  Laos, 29 September 2024
FW Ethan Ghatge (2008-06-28) 28 June 2008 (age 17)0 Flag of India.svg Undergoing Transfer vs Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh,4 August 2025

Competitive record

*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.

FIFA U-20 World Cup

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Host/YearResultPositionPldWD*LGFGAGD
FIFA World Youth Championship
Flag of Tunisia.svg 1977 to Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2005 Did not qualify
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2007 to Flag of Chile.svg 2025 Did not qualify
Total0/240 titles

AFC U-20 Asian Cup

AFC U-20 Asian Cup record
Host/YearResultPositionPldWD*LGFGAGD
Flag of Malaysia.svg 1959
to
Flag of Thailand.svg 1962
Did not enter
Flag of Malaysia.svg 1963 Group stage7th521265+1
Flag of South Vietnam.svg 1964 Group stage6th302114−3
Flag of Japan.svg 1965 Group stage7th411236−3
Flag of the Philippines.svg 1966 Quarter final5th530297+2
Flag of Thailand.svg 1967 Quarter final7th311178−1
Flag of South Korea.svg 1968 Group stage11th3102440
Flag of Thailand.svg 1969 Did not enter
Flag of the Philippines.svg 1970
Flag of Japan.svg 1971 Quarter final6th4211550
Flag of Thailand.svg 1972 Group stage11th3102811−3
State Flag of Iran (1964).svg 1973 Group stage10th302112−1
Flag of Thailand.svg 1974 Champions1st633096+3
Flag of Kuwait.svg 1975 Group stage13th411256−1
Flag of Thailand.svg 1976 Group stage9th311143+1
State Flag of Iran (1964).svg 1977 Quarter final5th310247−3
Flag of Bangladesh.svg 1978 Group stage6th411278−1
Flag of Thailand.svg 1980
to
Flag of Thailand.svg 1982
Did not qualify
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 1985 Did not enter
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1986 Group stage6th301228−6
Flag of Qatar.svg 1988 Did not enter
Flag of Indonesia.svg 1990 Group stage6th310237−4
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 1992 Group stage8th300307−7
Flag of Indonesia.svg 1994 Did not enter
Flag of South Korea.svg 1996 Group stage8th401326−4
Flag of Thailand.svg 1998 Group stage10th4013310−7
Flag of Iran.svg 2000 Did not qualify
Flag of Qatar.svg 2002 Quarter final8th4103713−6
Flag of Malaysia.svg 2004 Group stage13th300325−3
Flag of India.svg 2006 Group stage13th301237−4
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2008
to
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2025
Did not qualify
Total22/401 Title8020184295145−50

AFC U-20 Asian Cup Qualification

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

SAFF U-18/U-19/U-20 Championship record
Host/YearResultPositionPldWD*LGFGAGD
Flag of Nepal.svg 2015 Runners-up2nd422061+5
Flag of Bhutan.svg 2017 Third place3rd420287+1
Flag of Nepal.svg 2019 Champions1st431091+8
Flag of India.svg 2022 Champions1st5401194+15
Flag of Nepal.svg 2023 Champions1st431092+7
Flag of Nepal.svg 2024 Semi-final3rd321031+2
Flag of India.svg 2025 Champions1st4310161+15
Total7/74 Titles2819637017+53

Overall competitive records

As of 18 May 2025 (excluding friendlies & minor tournaments)
CompetitionPldWDLGFGAGDWin%
FIFA U-20 World Cup 000000+0!
AFC U-20 Asian Cup 8020184295145−50025.00
AFC U-20 Asian Cup Qualification60259269389+4041.67
SAFF U-20 Championship 2819637017+53067.86
Total168643371258251+7038.10

Other honours

See also

References

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Asian Champions
1974 (first title)
Succeeded by
1975 Iran  State Flag of Iran (1964).svg & Iraq  Flag of Iraq (1963-1991); Flag of Syria (1963-1972).svg