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| Nickname(s) | The Blue Tigresses | ||
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| Association | All India Football Federation (AIFF) | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | SAFF (South Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Thomas Dennerby | ||
| Captain | Loitongbam Ashalata Devi | ||
| Most caps | Oinam Bembem Devi (85) | ||
| Top scorer | Bala Devi (52)[1][2] | ||
| FIFA code | IND | ||
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| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | Template:FIFA Women's World Rankings | ||
| Highest | 49[3] (December 2013) | ||
| Lowest | 63[3] (March 2019) | ||
| First international | |||
| As India S (Calicut, India; 12 January 1980) As India (Hong Kong; 7 June 1981) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
(Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh; 13 December 2010) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
(Bangkok, Thailand; 11 December 1998) | |||
| Women's Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 9 (first in 1980) | ||
| Best result | Runners-up (1980 and 1983) | ||
| SAFF Women's Championship | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 2010) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2019) | ||
The India women's national football team represents India at women's international football competitions and is governed by the All India Football Federation. Under the global jurisdiction of FIFA and governed in Asia by the AFC. India is also part of the South Asian Football Federation. The team was one of the best in Asia in the mid-1970s to early 1980s, when they became runners-up in the 1979 and the 1983 AFC Women's Asian Cup.
The Indian women's national team is yet to participate in the FIFA Women's World Cup and the Olympic Games. The present ranking of the team according to the FIFA Women's World Rankings is 61, the 11th-best team in Asia.
History
Golden years (1975–1991)
Football for women in Asia started later compared to their male counterparts. The seed of women's football in India was planted in the early 1970s. The first manager was Sushil Bhattacharya, in 1975[4][5] and from 1975 until 1991, the administration of the game was in the hands of the Women's Football Federation of India (WFFI), which comes under the Asian Ladies' Football Confederation (ALFC) that had recognition from neither FIFA nor AFC. Both organizations continuously tried to dissuade Asian countries from sending teams to these tournaments, for which the first few editions of AFC Women's Asian Cup seen very few teams. Thus, the 1980 featured two Indian teams (India N & India S), Western Australia, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Malaysia.[6] India did well enough in all these tournaments under Sushil Bhattacharya. In the next edition of 1981 India achieved third position, defeated by Thailand, and became runners-up in the 1983, edition losing to Thailand again. This was the best chapter for the Indian women team in the Asian platform as since 1983 the performance declined along with mismanagement in the federation. The game was administered by WFFI from 1975 until the early 1990s, when they were absorbed into the AIFF.[7]
Decline (1991–2009)
The AIFF did very less to lift the women's football from their meager condition. It was the time when FIFA conceptualized and organised FIFA Women's World Cup in 1991 and International Olympic Committee started the women's competition at 1996 Summer Olympics. Time and again, the AIFF officials stated that lifting the standard of women's football to the level of their Asian counterparts was their chief aim. The AIFF failed to sponsor the team's first foreign trip in 1997 to Germany before the Asian Championships. Eventually, the trip was made possibly with the help of the German Football Association and NRI's living in Germany.[8]
1998 Asian Games was first participation for the national team. They were defeated by Chinese Taipei 1–13, before facing the biggest defeat in the history by China PR with an embarrassing scoreline of 0–16.[9]
The women's game reached a new low in June 2009 when FIFA delisted the side from its world rankings, for being out of action for more than 18 months.[10] From 1991 to 2010 the performance of the Indian team was very poor, participating in just 5 editions.
2010–present
After 2009 sanction by FIFA, the AIFF started to better the condition of the national team and women's football, which led to commencing SAFF Women's Championship and also including women's football in the South Asian Games. The women's team resumed playing on 29 January 2010 after nearly a year-long hiatus.[11] Indian team earn massive success in SAFF competitions, winning the SAFF Women's Championship four times in a row without losing a single game. Additionally, they won two gold medals at South Asian Games.[12]
They participated in the qualifiers for the 2012 Summer Olympics in March 2011. In their first match India has beaten group hosts Bangladesh 3–0. In the second round India played Uzbekistan, where they tied the first match 1–1, but lost the second leg 1–5. For the 2016 Summer Olympics they participated in the AFC qualifiers, not passing the group stage.
India participated for the second time at the Asian games in 2014, but the condition was not better than the previous participation, 16 years back in 1998. Though India defeated Maldives easily with 15–0 score, a similar fate was faced by them in the next two matches, being defeated by South Korea and Thailand with the same score of 0–10.
In August 2018, Indian women national 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.[13] At this tournament they faced 3 Spanish club teams and Morocco. First lost to Fundación Albacete, 1–4, then to Levante UD, 0–5, then the Moroccan side defeated India with a score 5–1, but on the last match India played with maturity, though lost to Madrid CFF with 0–1 score.
In November 2018, India qualified to the second round of 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament for the first time since the qualifying tournament started for the 2008 Summer Olympics.[14][15]
For preparation of 2020 Olympics 2nd round qualifiers India played two matches each against Hong Kong and Indonesia winning all four of them 5–2 & 1–0 against Hong Kong and 3–0 & 2–0 against Indonesia respectively.[16][17] Following these matches India played at the 2019 Gold Cup organised at home, where they won their first match against Iran by 1–0 but lost next two matches to Nepal and Myanmar by 1–2 and 0–2 respectively and failed to reach the final.[18][19][20]
Results and fixtures
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 Loss Voided or postponed Fixture
2023
| 15 February Friendly | Template:Fbw-rt | 2–2 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nepal | Chennai, India |
| Template:UTZ | Report | Bhandari Error creating thumbnail: File missing 90' (pen.), 90+2' | Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Referee: Alamgir Sarker (Bangladesh) |
| 18 February Friendly | Template:Fbw-rt | 0–0 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nepal | Chennai, India |
| Template:UTZ | Report | Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Referee: Alamgir Sarker (Bangladesh) |
| 19 March Friendly | Template:Fbw-rt | 2–1 | | Amman, Jordan |
| Template:UTZ | Report | Renu Error creating thumbnail: File missing 74' | Stadium: Petra Stadium |
| 22 March Friendly | Template:Fbw-rt | 0–0 | | Amman, Jordan |
| Template:UTZ | Report | Stadium: Petra Stadium |
| 28 March Friendly | Template:Fbw-rt | 3–2 | | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| Template:UTZ | Report | Stadium: Pakhtakor Central Stadium |
| 4 April 2023 2024 Olympic Qualifiers Round 1 | Template:Fbw-rt | 0–5 | | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
| Template:UTZ | Report | Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium Attendance: 354 Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand) |
| 7 April 2023 2024 Olympic Qualifiers Round 1 | Template:Fbw-rt | 4–0 | | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
| Template:UTZ | Report | Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea) |
| 21 September 2023 2022 Asian Games | Template:Fbw-rt | 2–1 | | Wenzhou, China |
| Template:UTZ | Report | Stadium: Wenzhou Olympic Stadium Attendance: 5,681 Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia) |
| 24 September 2023 2022 Asian Games | Template:Fbw-rt | 0–1 | | Wenzhou, China |
| Template:UTZ | Report | Thongrong Error creating thumbnail: File missing 51' | Stadium: Wenzhou Olympic Stadium Attendance: 16,047 Referee: Le Thi Ly (Vietnam) |
| 26 October 2023 2024 Olympic Qualifiers Round 2 | Template:Fbw-rt | v | | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| Template:UTZ | Stadium: JAR Stadium |
| 29 October 2023 2024 Olympic Qualifiers Round 2 | Template:Fbw-rt | v | | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| Template:UTZ | Stadium: JAR Stadium |
| 1 November 2023 2024 Olympic Qualifiers Round 2 | Template:Fbw-rt | v | | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| Template:UTZ | Stadium: Bunyodkor Stadium |
- Official Fixtures and Results – The-AIFF.com
Coaching staff
- As of 24 July 2023[21]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Error creating thumbnail: File missing Thomas Dennerby |
| Assistant coach | |
| Goalkeeping coach | |
| Team managers | |
| Physiotherapy |
Manager history
- As of 24 September 2023, after the match against
Thailand.
| Name | Years | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 1980 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 50 | |
| unknown | 1981 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 60 |
| unknown | 1983 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 66.67 |
| unknown | 1986 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| unknown | 1995 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| unknown | 1997 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25 | |
| 2001 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25 | |
| 2003 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20 | |
| 2005−07 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 14.29 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50 | |
| 2009–12 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 85.71 | |
| 2013 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 40 | |
| 2014 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 75 | |
| 2015–17 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 53.33 | |
| 2017–21 | 33 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 54.55 | |
| Error creating thumbnail: File missing Thomas Dennerby | 2021– | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 38.89 |
| 2022 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50 | |
| Total | 157 | 79 | 16 | 62 | 50.32 | |
Note: Only FIFA A matches considered.
Players
Current squad
On 27 August 2023, 22 players were named in the squad for the 2022 Asian Games.[29]
Caps and goals are correct as of 24 September 2023, after the match against
Thailand.
Recent call-ups
- The following footballers were part of a national selection in the past twelve months, but are not part of the current squad.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Aditi ChauhanINJ | 20 November 1992 | 57 | 0 | v. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nepal, 15 February 2023 | |
| GK | Maibam Linthoingambi Devi | 2 February 1999 | 9 | 0 | NT camp, August 2023 | |
| DF | Michel Margaret Castanha | 23 December 1992 | 7 | 0 | NT camp, August 2023 | |
| DF | Manisa Panna | 20 April 1991 | 31 | 1 | NT camp, August 2023 | |
| DF | Juli Kishan | 8 May 1999 | 5 | 0 | NT camp, August 2023 | |
| DF | Hemam Shilky Devi | 23 November 2005 | 6 | 1 | NT camp, August 2023 | |
| DF | Jabamani Tudu | 10 April 2000 | 26 | 1 | NT camp, August 2023 | |
| DF | Thounaojam Kritina Devi | 10 February 2003 | 0 | 0 | v. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nepal, 18 February 2023 | |
| DF | Arifa Sayed Zaheer | 17 February 1998 | 0 | 0 | NT camp, August 2022 | |
| DF | Kowsalya S | 19 August 2001 | 0 | 0 | 2022 SAFF Women's Championship | |
| MF | Kajol D'Souza | 28 April 2006 | 0 | 0 | NT camp, August 2023 | |
| MF | Asem Roja Devi | 15 April 2000 | 13 | 0 | NT camp, August 2023 | |
| MF | Karthika Angamuthu | 1 January 2000 | 9 | 0 | NT camp, August 2023 | |
| MF | Kashmina Devi | 3 March 1999 | 4 | 1 | v. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Uzbekistan, 28 March 2023 | |
| MF | Nongmaithem Ratanbala Devi | 2 December 1999 | 38 | 12 | v. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nepal, 18 February 2023 | |
| MF | Martina Thokchom | 13 July 2004 | 9 | 0 | 2022 SAFF Women's Championship | |
| MF | Kaviya Pakkirisamy | 23 December 2002 | 0 | 0 | NT camp, August 2022 | |
| FW | Apurna Narzary | 8 January 2004 | 5 | 0 | NT camp, August 2023 | |
| FW | Neha | 19 May 2006 | 0 | 0 | NT camp, August 2023 | |
| FW | Sumati Kumari | 15 January 2004 | 2 | 0 | NT camp, August 2023 | |
| FW | Karishma Shirvoikar | 4 August 2001 | 7 | 0 | NT camp, August 2023 | |
| FW | Dular Marandi | 15 July 1995 | 0 | 0 | 2022 SAFF Women's Championship | |
| FW | Kiran Pisda | 1 January 2001 | 4 | 0 | 2022 SAFF Women's Championship | |
INJ Withdrew due to injury | ||||||
Previous squads
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Records
- As of 8 April 2022
*Players in bold are still active, at least at club level.
Most capped playersTop 5 appearances
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Top goalscorersTop 4 goalscorers
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Captains
Competitive record
FIFA Women's World Cup
| FIFA Women's World Cup record | |||||||||
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| Host/Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD |
| did not enter | |||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: File missing 1995 | |||||||||
| did not qualify | |||||||||
| did not enter | |||||||||
| did not qualify | |||||||||
| Withdrew from qualification | |||||||||
| 2027 | to be determined | ||||||||
| Total | 0/9 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
AFC Women's Asian Cup
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
- At 1979 AFC Asia Cup India placed two teams, India Senior(India S) and India Novice(India N), other version called as India North and India South.
Asian Games
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- DNP: did not participate
- DNQ: did not qualify
- Bold Positions show best finish in the tournaments.
SAFF Women's Championship
India has won the SAFF Women's Championship five times in a row.[36]
| SAFF Women's Championship record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Winners | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 40 | ||
| Error creating thumbnail: File missing 2012 | Winners | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 32 | |
| Winners | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 35 | ||
| Winners | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 8 | ||
| Error creating thumbnail: File missing 2019 | Winners | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 17 | |
| Error creating thumbnail: File missing 2022 | Semi-final | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 8 | |
| Total | 6/6 | 5 Titles | 27 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 150 | 10 | 140 |
South Asian Games
India has won the South Asian Games three times.
| South Asian Games record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Winners | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | 27 | ||
| Winners | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 13 | ||
| Error creating thumbnail: File missing 2019 | Winners | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 | |
| Total | 3/3 | 3 Titles | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 3 | 54 |
Red border indicates, India had hosted the games.
Other tournaments
- 2019 : 3rd Place
- 2021: 4th place
FIFA World Ranking
- As of 18 April 2021[37]
Best Ranking Best Mover Worst Ranking Worst Mover
| India's FIFA World Ranking History | |||||||||
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| Rank | Year | Games Played |
Won | Lost | Drawn | Best | Worst | ||
| Rank | Move | Rank | Move | ||||||
| 59 | 2022 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing 0 | 59 | Error creating thumbnail: File missing 0 |
| 55 | 2021 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 55 | 57 | ||
| 53 | 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 55 | ||
| 57 | 2019 | 27 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 57 | 63 | ||
See also
- Women's youth teams
- Sport in India
- Miscellaneous
References
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Further reading
- Kapadia, Novy (2017). Barefoot to Boots: The Many Lives of Indian Football. Penguin Random House. ISBN 978-0-143-42641-7.
- Martinez, Dolores; Mukharjiim, Projit B (2009). Football: From England to the World: The Many Lives of Indian Football. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-138-88353-6. Archived from the original on 2 July 2022.
- Taylor & Francis: Soccer and Society (2005). The gendered kick: Women's soccer in twentieth century India, Soccer & Society, 6:2–3, 270–284, DOI: 10.1080/14660970500106469.
- "Triumphs and Disasters: The Story of Indian Football, 1889—2000" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
- Majumdar, Boria; Bandyopadhyay, Kausik (2006). A Social History Of Indian Football: Striving To Score. Routledge. ISBN 9780415348355. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021.
External links
- Official website the-AIFF.com (in English)
- Profile at FIFA.com (in English)
- India women's national football team picture at Hindustan Times