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India
Nickname(s)Blue Tigers
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationSAFF (South Asia)
Head coachIgor Stimac
CaptainPronay Halder
Most capsSunil Chhetri (107)[1]
Top scorerSunil Chhetri (67)[1]
Home stadiumVarious
FIFA codeIND
FIFA ranking
CurrentTemplate:FIFA World Rankings
Highest94[2] (February 1996)
Lowest173[3] (March 2015)
First international
Pre-independence:
 Australia 5–3 India Error creating thumbnail: File missing
(Sydney, Australia; 3 September 1938)
Post-independence:
 India 1–2 France Error creating thumbnail: File missing
(London, England; 31 July 1948)
Biggest win
 Australia 1–7 India 
(Sydney, Australia; 12 December 1956)
 India 6–0 Template:Country data CAM
(New Delhi, India; 17 August 2007)
Biggest defeat
Template:Country data YUG 10–1 India 
(Helsinki, Finland; 15 July 1952)
Summer Olympics
Appearances4 (first in 1948)
Best result4th place, 1956
Asian Cup
Appearances4 (first in 1964)
Best resultRunners-up, 1964

India national football team is the national football team of India. It has won the AFC challenge Cup in 2008 and ranks 150 in FIFA ranking (2014). The team is managed by Igor Stimac. They have been runners up of Asian Nations Cup (1964). Their best result is to feature in the fourth olympic football tournament's finals in 1956.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Sunil Chhetri". national-football-teams.
  2. "India jump four spots to enter top 150 of FIFA men's rankings". Scroll. TheField Scroll. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  3. "India slip to 172 in latest FIFA rankings". IndianExpress. IndianExpress. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "World Football Elo Ratings: India". World Football Elo Ratings. Retrieved 15 September 2018.