https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=History_of_the_India_national_football_teamHistory of the India national football team - Revision history2026-08-21T07:25:15ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.43.6https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_India_national_football_team&diff=395645&oldid=prevWikiDwarfBOT: robot: add new article2023-07-21T17:30:36Z<p>robot: add new article</p>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Pradip Kumar Banerjee|P.K.Banerjee]], a refined winger who represented the Indian team at [[Association football at the 1956 Summer Olympics|1956 Olympics]] and later captained [[Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics|1960 Olympics]], was named as the "''Indian Player of the 20th Century'' "<ref name="pk banerjee and peter thangaraj IFFHS players of century"/> by [[International Federation of Football History & Statistics|IFFHS]] along with [[Peter Thangaraj]] as the "''Indian Keeper of the 20th Century'' "<ref name="pk banerjee and peter thangaraj IFFHS players of century">{{cite web |title=IFFHS' Players and Keepers of the Century for many countries |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/iffhs-country-complete.html |website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=12 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626201343/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/iffhs-country-complete.html |archive-date=26 June 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> who also represented the Indian team in the same edition of Olympics. Banerjee along with Thangaraj also represented India at the [[Football at the 1958 Asian Games|1958]], [[Football at the 1962 Asian Games|1962]] and [[Football at the 1966 Asian Games|1966 Asian games]] and at the 1962 edition they won the gold where in the final he scored one of the two winning goals. P.K.Banerjee was honoured with "''World Fair Play Award''" by [[International Fair Play Committee|CIPF]] in the year 1989,<ref>{{cite web |title=World Fair Play Award Winners |url=http://www.fairplayinternational.org/award-winners-search |website=fairplayinternational.org |publisher=CIFP |access-date=12 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116090426/http://www.fairplayinternational.org/award-winners-search |archive-date=16 November 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Padma Shri]] by Government of India in 1990 and in 2004 [[FIFA]] bestowed Banerjee with "[[FIFA Order of Merit|FIFA Centennial Order of Merit]]" Award, the highest honour awarded by FIFA<ref>{{cite web |title=FIFA award for Banerjee |url=https://www.thehindu.com/2004/06/23/stories/2004062309591800.htm |website=[[The Hindu]] |date=2004-06-23 |access-date=12 November 2018}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=PK Banerjee gets FIFA Centennial Order of Merit awards |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/pk-banerjee-gets-fifa-centennial-order-of-merit/230174 |website=outlookindia.com |publisher=The Outlook India |access-date=12 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912091912/https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/pk-banerjee-gets-fifa-centennial-order-of-merit/230174 |archive-date=12 September 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Pradip Kumar Banerjee|P.K.Banerjee]], a refined winger who represented the Indian team at [[Association football at the 1956 Summer Olympics|1956 Olympics]] and later captained [[Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics|1960 Olympics]], was named as the "''Indian Player of the 20th Century'' "<ref name="pk banerjee and peter thangaraj IFFHS players of century"/> by [[International Federation of Football History & Statistics|IFFHS]] along with [[Peter Thangaraj]] as the "''Indian Keeper of the 20th Century'' "<ref name="pk banerjee and peter thangaraj IFFHS players of century">{{cite web |title=IFFHS' Players and Keepers of the Century for many countries |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/iffhs-country-complete.html |website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=12 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120626201343/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/iffhs-country-complete.html |archive-date=26 June 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> who also represented the Indian team in the same edition of Olympics. Banerjee along with Thangaraj also represented India at the [[Football at the 1958 Asian Games|1958]], [[Football at the 1962 Asian Games|1962]] and [[Football at the 1966 Asian Games|1966 Asian games]] and at the 1962 edition they won the gold where in the final he scored one of the two winning goals. P.K.Banerjee was honoured with "''World Fair Play Award''" by [[International Fair Play Committee|CIPF]] in the year 1989,<ref>{{cite web |title=World Fair Play Award Winners |url=http://www.fairplayinternational.org/award-winners-search |website=fairplayinternational.org |publisher=CIFP |access-date=12 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116090426/http://www.fairplayinternational.org/award-winners-search |archive-date=16 November 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Padma Shri]] by Government of India in 1990 and in 2004 [[FIFA]] bestowed Banerjee with "[[FIFA Order of Merit|FIFA Centennial Order of Merit]]" Award, the highest honour awarded by FIFA<ref>{{cite web |title=FIFA award for Banerjee |url=https://www.thehindu.com/2004/06/23/stories/2004062309591800.htm |website=[[The Hindu]] |date=2004-06-23 |access-date=12 November 2018}}{{dead link|date=April 2021<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">|bot=medic}}{{cbignore</ins>|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=PK Banerjee gets FIFA Centennial Order of Merit awards |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/pk-banerjee-gets-fifa-centennial-order-of-merit/230174 |website=outlookindia.com |publisher=The Outlook India |access-date=12 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912091912/https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/story/pk-banerjee-gets-fifa-centennial-order-of-merit/230174 |archive-date=12 September 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref></div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Since 1970s to 2000 Indian team failed to grow at the same pace as in the 1950s and 1960s. But players like [[Syed Nayeemuddin]] had a few stints like winning bronze at [[Football at the 1970 Asian Games|1970 Asian Games]].<ref>{{cite web |title=1970 Asian Games Bronze Medallist and former India number one Bandya Kakade passes away |url=https://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2012/10/18/3457662/1970-asian-games-bronze-medallist-and-former-india-number |website=goal.com |publisher=Goal |access-date=22 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126050950/https://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2012/10/18/3457662/1970-asian-games-bronze-medallist-and-former-india-number |archive-date=26 November 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> He went on to coach the national team several times between 1986 and 2006.<ref>{{cite web |title=Syed Nayeemuddin Legend of Indian football |url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2013/legends-of-indian-football-sayeed-nayeemuddin/ |website=thehardtackle.com |publisher=The Hard Tackle |access-date=22 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206024524/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2013/legends-of-indian-football-sayeed-nayeemuddin/ |archive-date=6 December 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the 1990s, the best player to emerge was [[I. M. Vijayan]], who was known for his quick movements and skills. He played a long career with 66 international matches for India where he scored 29 goals and captained the India side at several occasions.<ref>{{cite web |title=Invalappil Mani Vijayan - Goals in International Matches |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/imvijayan-intlg.html |website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=22 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304103633/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/imvijayan-intlg.html |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref></div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Since 1970s to 2000 Indian team failed to grow at the same pace as in the 1950s and 1960s. But players like [[Syed Nayeemuddin]] had a few stints like winning bronze at [[Football at the 1970 Asian Games|1970 Asian Games]].<ref>{{cite web |title=1970 Asian Games Bronze Medallist and former India number one Bandya Kakade passes away |url=https://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2012/10/18/3457662/1970-asian-games-bronze-medallist-and-former-india-number |website=goal.com |publisher=Goal |access-date=22 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126050950/https://www.goal.com/en-india/news/136/india/2012/10/18/3457662/1970-asian-games-bronze-medallist-and-former-india-number |archive-date=26 November 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> He went on to coach the national team several times between 1986 and 2006.<ref>{{cite web |title=Syed Nayeemuddin Legend of Indian football |url=http://www.thehardtackle.com/2013/legends-of-indian-football-sayeed-nayeemuddin/ |website=thehardtackle.com |publisher=The Hard Tackle |access-date=22 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206024524/http://www.thehardtackle.com/2013/legends-of-indian-football-sayeed-nayeemuddin/ |archive-date=6 December 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the 1990s, the best player to emerge was [[I. M. Vijayan]], who was known for his quick movements and skills. He played a long career with 66 international matches for India where he scored 29 goals and captained the India side at several occasions.<ref>{{cite web |title=Invalappil Mani Vijayan - Goals in International Matches |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/imvijayan-intlg.html |website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=22 November 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304103633/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/imvijayan-intlg.html |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref></div></td></tr>
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