India national under-23 football team

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India Under-23
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Nickname(s) The Blue Tigers
Association AIFF
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation SAFF (South Asia)
Head coach Clifford Miranda
FIFA code IND
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First colours
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First international
India  Flag of India.svg 1–1 Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
(Hyderabad, India; 4 August 1991)
Biggest win
India  Flag of India.svg 5–1 Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
(Chittagong, Bangladesh; 2 February 2010)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 5–0 Flag of India.svg  India
(Guangzhou, China; 16 November 2010)
India  Flag of India.svg 0–5 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
(Incheon, South Korea; 15 September 2014)
Asian Games
Appearances4 (first in 2002 )
Best resultRound of 16 (2022, 2010)
SAFF Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2009 )
Best resultChampions (2009)
South Asian Games
Appearances4 (first in 2004 )
Best resultRunners–up (2016, 2004)

The India national under-23 football team represents India in international under-23 football and is controlled by the All India Football Federation (AIFF). A member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), the team is eligible to compete in the Summer Olympic Games, the AFC U-23 Asian Cup, and the Asian Games, subject to qualification.

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Since only allowing under-23 sides to compete in the Olympic Games in 1992, India have never qualified for the summer games. The under-23 side have also never participated in the AFC U-23 Asian Cup while at best only making it to the round of 16 in the Asian Games.

History

Asian Games

2002 Busan Games

The under-23 side participated in their first ever tournament during the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea. They were put into a group with China, Turkmenistan, and Bangladesh. Their first match was against Bangladesh. India won 3–0 through a brace from future senior captain Baichung Bhutia and a strike from Renedy Singh. India played their second match two days later against Turkmenistan. They won 3–1. Bhutia again scored a brace while Abhishek Yadav scored the third goal as India ran out 3–1 winners. Unfortunately, in their final match against China, India could not find the net as they fell 2–0 and thus were knocked-out of the Asian Games. [1]

2006 Doha Games

During the 2006 Asian Games India were placed in a group with Iran, Hong Kong, and Maldives. In their first match against Hong Kong, India drew 1–1 with Pappachen Pradeep scoring the lone Indian goal. In their second match, India faced off against Maldives and won 2–1. Irungbam Surkumar Singh and Subhas Sumbhu Chakrobarty were the scorers for India that night. Finally, in their last match against Iran, India once again lost 2–0 and thus were once again knocked-out of the Asian Games. [2]

2010 Guangzhou Games

During the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, India were placed in a group with Qatar, Kuwait Athletes, and Singapore. India lost their first match against the Kuwait Athletes 2–0 and then lost their second match against Qatar 2–1 with the lone India goal coming from Dharmaraj Ravanan. India went on to win their final match of the group stage against Singapore 4–1. Four players scored each goal, Jewel Raja, Balwant Singh, Jibon Singh, and Manish Maithani. The victory managed to help India finish in third-place which then helped India become the best third-place team out of all the other third-placed teams and thus qualified them for the Round of 16.

In the Round of 16, India took on powerhouse Japan at the Huangpu Sports Center. India went on to lose the match 5–0 with Kensuke Nagai scoring a brace and Ryohei Yamazaki, Kazuya Yamamura, and Kota Mizunuma scoring a goal each. [3]

2014 Incheon Games

For the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, India were placed in Group G with Jordan and the United Arab Emirates. In their first match against the United Arab Emirates, India went down 5–0. Seven days later, India were defeated by Jordan 2–0 to end their Asian Games participation. [4]

Other tournaments

2009 SAFF Championship

Before the 2009 SAFF Championship in Bangladesh, it was announced that India would send the under-23 side to the tournament. [5] India were placed in Group A with Afghanistan, Maldives, and Nepal. In their first match against Afghanistan, India won 1–0 through Jeje Lalpekhlua. [6] In their next match against Nepal, a Sushil Kumar Singh goal was the difference as India won again 1–0. [7] Despite losing the last match of the group stage to Maldives 2–0 India were still through to the semi-finals.

India defeated Bangladesh in the semi-finals 1–0 through Sushil Kumar Singh. [8] Finally, in the final against Maldives, India won through penalties 3–1 after finishing extra-time with the score at 0–0 to win the championship. [9]

Results and fixtures

For past match results of the national team, see the team's results page . The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win  Draw  Lose  Fixture

2023

6 September 2023 (2023-09-06) 2024 AFC U23 Q India  Flag of India.svgCancelledFlag of Maldives.svg  Maldives Dalian, China
Stadium: Dalian Sports Centre Stadium
9 September 2023 (2023-09-09) 2024 AFC U23 Q China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg2–1Flag of India.svg  India Dalian, China
Report Hu Soccerball shade.svg90+3' (o.g.)Stadium: Dalian Sports Centre Stadium
12 September 2023 (2023-09-12) 2024 AFC U23 Q United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg3–0Flag of India.svg  India Dalian, China
Report Stadium: Dalian Sports Centre Stadium
19 September 2023 (2023-09-19) 2022 Asian Games China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg5–1Flag of India.svg  India Hangzhou, China
17:00  UTC+5:30
Report Rahul Soccerball shade.svg45'Stadium: Huanglong Sports Centre Stadium
Attendance: 34,513
Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)
21 September 2023 (2023-09-21) 2022 Asian Games India  Flag of India.svg1–0Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Xiaoshan, China
13:30  UTC+5:30 Chhetri Soccerball shade.svg85' (pen.) Report Stadium: Xiaoshan Sports Centre
Attendance: 5,232
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)
24 September 2023 (2023-09-24) 2022 Asian Games Myanmar  Flag of Myanmar.svg1–1Flag of India.svg  India Xiaoshan, China
17:00  UTC+5:30 Kyaw Htwe Soccerball shade.svg74' Report Chhetri Soccerball shade.svg23'Stadium: Xiaoshan Sports Centre
Attendance: 6,315
Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)
28 September 2023 (2023-09-28) 2022 Asian Games India  Flag of India.svg0–2Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Hangzhou, China
17:00  UTC+5:30 Report Maran Soccerball shade.svg52', 58'Stadium: Huanglong Sports Centre Stadium
Attendance: 37,066
Referee: Shen Yinhao (China)

2024

22 March 2023 (2023-03-22) Closed Door Friendly Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg2–1Flag of India.svg  India Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
22:00  UTC+8
Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium
25 March 2024 Closed Door Friendly Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg1–1Flag of India.svg  India Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
22:00  UTC+8
Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium

Coaching staff

The current coaching staff of the team are: [10]

PositionName
Head coach Flag of India.svg Naushad Moosa
Assistant coach Flag of India.svg Noel Wilson
Goalkeeping coach Flag of India.svg Dipankar Choudhury
Physiotherapist Flag of India.svg Gavin Elias Araujo

Players

Squad for March 2024 friendlies

The following players were called up for the friendly matches, to be held on March 2024. [11]

Caps and goals are updated as of 30 October 2023.

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
1 GK Arsh Anwer Shaikh (2002-07-09) 9 July 2002 (age 21)00 Flag of India.svg Mohun Bagan SG
1 GK Prabhsukhan Singh Gill (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 (age 23)10 Flag of India.svg East Bengal
1 GK Vishal Yadav (2002-05-05) 5 May 2002 (age 21)00 Flag of India.svg Jamshedpur

2 DF Bikash Yumnam (2003-09-06) 6 September 2003 (age 20)00 Flag of India.svg Chennaiyin
2 DF Chingambam Shivaldo Singh (2004-07-13) 13 July 2004 (age 19)00 Flag of India.svg Bengaluru
2 DF Hormipam Ruivah (2001-01-25) 25 January 2001 (age 23)10 Flag of India.svg Kerala Blasters
2 DF Narender Gahlot (2001-04-24) 24 April 2001 (age 23)40 Flag of India.svg Odisha
2 DF Robin Yadav (2001-09-15) 15 September 2001 (age 22)00 Flag of India.svg Bengaluru
2 DF Sandip Mandi (2002-06-11) 11 June 2002 (age 21)00 Flag of India.svg Inter Kashi

3 MF Abhishek Suryavanshi (2001-03-12) 12 March 2001 (age 23)00 Flag of India.svg Mohun Bagan SG
3 MF Brison Fernandes (2001-04-17) 17 April 2001 (age 23)00 Flag of India.svg Goa
3 MF Mark Zothanpuia (2002-04-22) 22 April 2002 (age 22)00 Flag of India.svg Hyderabad
3 MF Mohammed Aimen (2003-01-20) 20 January 2003 (age 21)00 Flag of India.svg Kerala Blasters
3 MF Thoiba Singh (2002-12-12) 12 December 2002 (age 21)00 Flag of India.svg Odisha
3 MF Vibin Mohanan (2003-02-06) 6 February 2003 (age 21)20 Flag of India.svg Kerala Blasters

4 FW Abdul Rabeeh (2001-01-23) 23 January 2001 (age 23)10 Flag of India.svg Hyderabad
4 FW Gurkirat Singh (2003-07-16) 16 July 2003 (age 20)20 Flag of India.svg Mumbai City
4 FW Isak Vanlalruatfela (2001-05-19) 19 May 2001 (age 22)00 Flag of India.svg Odisha
4 FW Ninthoi Meetei (2001-07-13) 13 July 2001 (age 22)00 Flag of India.svg Chennaiyin
4 FW Mohammed Sanan (2004-04-05) 5 April 2004 (age 20)00 Flag of India.svg Jamshedpur
4 FW Parthib Gogoi (2003-01-30) 30 January 2003 (age 21)20 Flag of India.svg NorthEast United
4 FW Sivasakthi Narayanan (2001-07-09) 9 July 2001 (age 22)20 Flag of India.svg Bengaluru
4 FW PV Vishnu (2001-12-24) 24 December 2001 (age 22)00 Flag of India.svg East Bengal

Past squads

Asian Games

Competitive record

Summer Olympics

From 1908 to 1988, football at the Olympics was played by senior national teams. [12] and between these years India national football team competed at all Games from 1948 to 1960. [12] From 1992, FIFA allowed only U-23 national teams to play the tournament at the Olympics. [12] Though U-23 players were allowed, the qualifying matches of 1992 Olympics to 2012 Olympics were played by the Senior national team of India but failed to qualify to the Olympics finals from 1992 to 2012. AFC started AFC U-23 Championship from 2013 which is now acted as the qualifying tournament for the Olympics for the Asian countries, where top three teams are allowed entry to Olympic finals. [13] India is yet to qualify for the AFC U-23 Championship and thus also at Olympics since then.

Summer Olympics record Summer Olympics qualification record
Host/YearResultPositionPldWTLGFGAPldWTLGFGA
19081988 See India national football team See India national football team
Flag of Spain.svg 1992 did not qualify401337
Flag of the United States.svg 1996 420287
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2000 201102
Flag of Greece.svg 2004 210112
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2008 8035313
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2012 412156
Since 2016, AFC U-23 Championship acted as the AFC qualifier (top 3 finishers)
Flag of Brazil.svg 2016 did not qualifydid not qualify 2016 AFC U-23
Flag of Japan.svg 2020 did not qualify 2020 AFC U-23
Flag of France.svg 2024 did not qualify 2024 AFC U-23
Total0 / 80 Titles0000002447132037

AFC U-23 Asian Cup

AFC U-23 Asian Cup was initially set to be held as AFC U-22 Championships in 2013 and its qualification matches in 2012, but the finals tournament was postponed to be played in January 2014. [14] [15] Till now, three championships held, in 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2020. However, India failed to qualify to any of the championships. [16]

AFC U-23 Asian Cup record AFC U-23 qualification record
YearResultPositionPldWTLGFGAPldWTLGFGA
Flag of Oman.svg 2014 did not qualify52121110
Flag of Qatar.svg 2016 301206
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2018 310234
Flag of Thailand.svg 2020 200205
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 2022 311122
Flag of Qatar.svg 2024 200215
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2026 to be determined
Totals0/70 Titles0000001843111732

Asian Games

From 1951 to 1998 India competed in eleven Asian Games except the 1990 and the 1994 editions, and was competed by the senior national team. As the turn of the century, Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) changed the rules of participation of players in the Asian Games. Since the Football at the 2002 Asian Games, the age of the players is limited to 23 years while three over–aged players are allowed among each squad, similar to the rules for participation at the Summer Olympics. [17] [18] [19] [20] Though the senior team won the 1951 and the 1962 gold medal, and a bronze at the 1970 Asian Games but the India U-23 team has yet to win a medal at the Asian Games football tournament. [21] [22]

Asian Games record
Host/YearResultPositionPldWDLGFGASquadRef.
19511998 See India national football team
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg 2002 Group stage10th of 24320163 Squad [23]
Flag of Qatar.svg 2006 Group stage14th of 28311134 Squad [24]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2010 Round of 1614th of 284103510 Squad [25]
Flag of South Korea.svg 2014 Group stage26th of 32200207 Squad [26]
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2018 Indian Olympic Association did not allow team's participation [27] [28]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2022 Round of 169th of 21411238 Squad [29]
Total5/60 Titles165291732

SAFF Championship

SAFF Championship record
YearResultPositionPldWTLGFGATeamRef.
1993 – 2008See India national football team
Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2009 Champions1st531132 Squad [30]
2011 – presentSee India national football team
Total1/11 Title531132

South Asian Games

South Asian Games record
YearResultPositionPldWTLGFGA
1984 – 1999See India national football team
Flag of Pakistan.svg 2004 Runners–up2nd531172
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2006 Semifinals4th513145
Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2010 Semifinals4th512253
Flag of India.svg 2016 Runners–up2nd420275
Flag of Nepal.svg 2019 did not participate
Flag of Pakistan.svg 2024 to be determined
Total4/50 Titles197662315

Honours

See also

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