2025–26 in Indian football

Football in India
Season	2025–26
Men's football
ISL	TBD
IFL	TBD
I-League 2	TBD
I-League 3	TBD
Super Cup	Goa
Durand Cup	NorthEast United
Women's football
IWL	TBD
IWL 2	TBD

The 2025–26 season will be the 138th competitive association football season in India. The domestic season will begins in June 2025.^[1]

Legend

Win Draw Loss Possible qualification Void or postponed Fixtures

Men's national football team[edit | edit source]

Senior team[edit | edit source]

The following is a list of match results in the 2025–26 season, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled in the season.

2025[edit | edit source]

CAFA Nations Cup

29 August 2025 CAFA Nations Cup GS	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Flagg/Altvar data' not found.	1–2	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Flagg/Altvar data' not found.	Hisor, Tajikistan
19:00 IST	Samiev 23'	Report	Anwar 5' Jhingan 13'	Stadium: Hisor Central Stadium Referee: Firdavs Norsafarov (Uzbekistan)

1 September 2025 CAFA Nations Cup GS	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Flagg/Altvar data' not found.	0–3	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Flagg/Altvar data' not found.	Hisor, Tajikistan
17:30 IST		Report	Hosseinzadeh 59' Alipour 89' Taremi 90+6'	Stadium: Hisor Central Stadium Referee: Ilgiz Tantashev (Uzbekistan)

4 September 2025 CAFA Nations Cup GS	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Flagg/Altvar data' not found.	0–0	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Flagg/Altvar data' not found.	Hisor, Tajikistan
17:30 IST		Report		Stadium: Hisor Central Stadium Referee: Nurzatbek Abdıkadırov (Kyrgyzstan)

8 September 2025 (2025-09-08) CAFA Nations Cup Third place match	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Flagg/Altvar data' not found.	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p)	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Flagg/Altvar data' not found.	Hisor, Tajikistan
17:00	Kumam 80'	GSA Report AIFF	Al-Yahmadi 55'	Stadium: Hisor Central Stadium Referee: Firdavs Norsafarov (Uzbekistan)
	Penalties
	Chhangte Bheke Ali Jithin Kumam		Al-Saadi Al-Kaabi Al-Rushaidi Al-Ghassani Al-Yahmadi

AFC Asian Cup qualifiers

Group C

Template:2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification – third round group tables

9 October 2025 2027 ACQ – 3R	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Flagg/Altvar data' not found.	1–1	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Flagg/Altvar data' not found.	Kallang, Singapore
17:00	Ikhsan 45+1'	Report Report (AFC) Report (AIFF)	Rahim 90'	Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 13,232 Referee: Shen Yinhao (China)

14 October 2025 2027 ACQ – 3R	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Flagg/Altvar data' not found.	1–2	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Flagg/Altvar data' not found.	Margao, India
19:30	Chhangte 14'	Report Report (AFC) Report (AIFF)	Song Ui-young 44', 58'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Referee: Mohamad Issa (Lebanon)

18 November 2025 2027 ACQ – 3R	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Flagg/Altvar data' not found.	1–0	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Flagg/Altvar data' not found.	Dhaka, Bangladesh
17:30	Morsalin 11'	Report Report (AFC) Report (AIFF)		Stadium: National Stadium Attendance: 23,712 Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)

Friendly matches

13 November 2025 Unofficial Friendly	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Flagg/Altvar data' not found.	6–1	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Flagg/Altvar data' not found.	Bengaluru, India
	V. P. Singh Ali Williams Yumnam Yadwad	Report	Jamtsho	Stadium: Padukone-Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence Attendance: 0 (Closed Door)

2026[edit | edit source]

AFC Asian Cup qualifiers

31 March 2026 2027 ACQ – 3R	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Flagg/Altvar data' not found.	2–1	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Flagg/Altvar data' not found.	Kochi, India
Template:UTZ	Williams 4' Mishra 50'	Report Report (AFC)	Camargo 65'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium Attendance: 22,690 Referee: Songkran Bunmeekiart (Thailand)

Friendly matches

26 May 2026 2026 Unity Cup	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Flagg/Altvar data' not found.	v	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Flagg/Altvar data' not found.	London, England
23:30 IST				Stadium: The Valley

30 May 2026 2026 Unity Cup	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Flagg/Altvar data' not found. / Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Flagg/Altvar data' not found.	v	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Flagg/Altvar data' not found.	London, England
--:-- IST				Stadium: The Valley

Under-23[edit | edit source]

2025[edit | edit source]

Friendly matches

25 August 2025 (2025-08-25) Friendly	India	1–2	Iraq	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
14:30 IST	Sanan 39'	Report	Younis 36' Zai 72'	Stadium: UM Arena Stadium

28 August 2025 (2025-08-28) Friendly	India	1–3	Iraq	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
13:30 IST		Report		Stadium: Kuala Lumpur Stadium

10 October 2025 (2025-10-10) Friendly	Indonesia	1–2	India	Jakarta, Indonesia
18:30 IST	Pamungkas 44'	Report	Bhat 5', 26'	Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Madya Stadium

13 October 2025 (2025-10-13) Friendly	Indonesia	1–1	India	Jakarta, Indonesia
18:30 IST	Pamungkas 70'	Report	Thingujam 47'	Stadium: Gelora Bung Karno Madya Stadium

15 November 2025 (2025-11-15) Friendly	Thailand	4–0	India	Pathum Thani, Thailand
Template:UTZ	Wandee 32' Maneekorn 42' (pen.) Otton 47' (pen.) Chotmuangpak 62'	Report		Stadium: Thammasat Stadium

AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification

Group H

2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification

Matches

3 September 2025 (2025-09-03) 2026 AFC U23 Q	Bahrain	0–2	India	Doha, Qatar
20:45 IST		Report	Suhail 32' Shivaldo 90+5'	Stadium: Suheim bin Hamad Stadium

6 September 2025 (2025-09-06) 2026 AFC U23 Q	Qatar	2–1	India	Doha, Qatar
22:30 IST	Al-Hussein 18' Al-Sharshani 67' (pen.)	Report	Suhail 52'	Stadium: Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium

9 September 2025 (2025-09-09) 2026 AFC U23 Q	India	6–0	Brunei	Doha, Qatar
20:45 IST	Vibin 5', 8', 62' Chhetri 42' Aimen 87', 90+7'	Report		Stadium: Suheim bin Hamad Stadium

2026[edit | edit source]

28 March 2026 (2026-03-28) U-23 Tri-Nation Championship	India	5–0	Bhutan	Yupia, India
19:00 IST	R. M. Haobam 44' Bhat 51', 81' T. S. Haobam 79' Ajsal 85'	Report		Stadium: Golden Jubilee Stadium

31 March 2026 (2026-03-31) U-23 Tri-Nation Championship	India	0–1	Tajikistan	Yupia, India
19:00 IST		Report	Azizbek 9'	Stadium: Golden Jubilee Stadium Referee: Crystal John (India)

Under-20[edit | edit source]

SAFF U-20 Championship

2026 SAFF U-20 Championship

26 March 2026 2026 SAFF U20 GS	India	3–0	Pakistan	Malé, Maldives
16:15 IST	Vishal 2' Omang 63', 88' (pen)			Stadium: National Football Stadium Referee: Virendha Rai (Bhutan)

28 March 2026 2026 SAFF U20 GS	Bangladesh	1–1	India	Malé, Maldives
16:15 IST	Riyad 45+10'	Report	V. Yadav 17'	Stadium: National Football Stadium Attendance: 3,932 Referee: Raeef Rauf (Maldives)

1 April 2026 2026 SAFF U20 SF	India	5–0	Bhutan	Malé, Maldives
21:00 IST	Dodum 4' Arbash 44' Chaphamayum 56', 57' Thokchom 90+2'	Report		Stadium: National Football Stadium Attendance: 726 Referee: Mohamed Rideewita Withana Chirantha (Sri Lanka)

3 April 2026 2026 SAFF U20 Final	Bangladesh	0–0 (4–3 p)	India	Malé, Maldives
21:00 IST		Report		Stadium: National Football Stadium Attendance: 4,100 Referee: Umesh Bidari (Nepal)
	Penalties
	Murshed Chandon Fahim Raksam R. Sullivan		Rishi Arbash Samson Vishal Dodum

Under-17[edit | edit source]

2025[edit | edit source]

SAFF U-17 Championship

2025 SAFF U-17 Championship

16 September 2025 2025 SAFF U17 GS	India	6–0	Maldives	Colombo, Sri Lanka
15:00 IST	Gangte 12', 68' (pen.) Manavathi 29' Doungel 49' Wangkheirakpam 59' Najar 86'	Report		Stadium: Colombo Racecourse Stadium Attendance: 141 Referee: Kasun L. Weerkakkody (Sri Lanka)

19 September 2025 2025 SAFF U17 GS	Bhutan	0–1	India	Colombo, Sri Lanka
19:30 IST		Report	Ahmed 58'	Stadium: Colombo Racecourse Stadium Attendance: 171 Referee: Kasun L. Weerkakkody (Sri Lanka)

22 September 2025 2025 SAFF U17 GS	India	3–2	Pakistan	Colombo, Sri Lanka
15:00 IST	Gangte 31' Wangkheirakpam 63' R. Ahmed 74'	Report	M. Abdullah 43' (pen.) H. Yasir 70'	Stadium: Colombo Racecourse Stadium Attendance: 157 Referee: Kasun L. Weerkakkody (Sri Lanka)

25 September 2025 2025 SAFF U17 SF	India	3–0	Nepal	Colombo, Sri Lanka
19:30 IST	Wangkheirakpam 61' Shah 80' Thokchom 90+4'	Report		Stadium: Colombo Racecourse Stadium Attendance: 143 Referee: Afsheen Naseer (Maldives)

27 September 2025 2025 SAFF U17 Final	Bangladesh	2–2 (1–4 p)	India	Colombo, Sri Lanka
19:30 IST	M. Manik 24' Riduan 90+7'	Report	Gangte 4' A. Shah 38'	Stadium: Colombo Racecourse Stadium Attendance: 374 Referee: Pema Tshewang (Bhutan)
	Penalties
	Islami M. A. Khan M. Manik		Gangte Konthoujam I. R. Magar Poonia

Friendly

8 October 2025 (2025-10-08) Friendly	China PR	4–0	India	Xianghe, China
		Report		Stadium: National Football Training Centre

10 October 2025 (2025-10-10) Friendly	China PR	0–1	India	Xianghe, China
		Report	Wangkheirakpam 75'	Stadium: National Football Training Centre

AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification

Group D

2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification

22 November 2025 (2025-11-22) 2026 AFC U17 ACQ	Template:Country data PLE	1–1	India	Ahmedabad, India
19:30	Jomah 74'	Report	Poonia 45'	Stadium: EKA Arena

26 November 2025 (2025-11-26) 2026 AFC U17 ACQ	India	3–1	File:Flag of Chinese Taipei (FIFA).svg Chinese Taipei	Ahmedabad, India
19:30	Gangte 32', 77', 79'	Report	Yang Hao-wei 4'	Stadium: EKA Arena Referee: Mohamed Rashid Ismail (UAE)

28 November 2025 (2025-11-28) 2026 AFC U17 ACQ	India	0–2	Lebanon	Ahmedabad, India
19:00 IST		Report	Assaf 26' Maakaroun 38'	Stadium: EKA Arena Referee: Wissam Rabie (Syria)

30 November 2025 (2025-11-30) 2026 AFC U17 ACQ	Iran	1–2	India	Ahmedabad, India
20:30 IST	Valipoor 19'	Report	Gangte 45+1' (pen.) Wangkheirakpam 52'	Stadium: EKA Arena

2026[edit | edit source]

Friendly

29 January 2026 (2026-01-29) Friendly	India	4–2	Tajikistan	Margao, India
16:00 IST	Gangte 8' Wangkhem 48' ?? 75' (o.g.) Ngangom 90+1'	Report	Odilzoda 18' Sattorov 66'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

1 February 2026 (2026-02-01) Friendly	India	0–0	Tajikistan	Margao, India
16:00 IST		Report		Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

10 February 2026 (2026-02-10) Friendly	Turkey	1–0	India	Manavgat, Turkey
14:30 IST	Erdoğan 12' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Emirhan Sports Center

12 February 2026 (2026-02-12) Friendly	Turkey	6–1	India	Manavgat, Turkey
14:30 IST	Seçil 7' Fettahoğlu 14' (pen.) Ekici 20', 28' Sayar 30' Tuncel 85'	Report	Wangkhem 47'	Stadium: Emirhan Sports Center

12 February 2026 (2026-02-12) Unofficial Friendly	India	4–2	Spartak Moscow U17	Serik, Turkey
	Ningthoujam 31' Wangkheirakpam 57' Ngangom 61' Bin 82'	Report	?? 65' ?? 86' (pen.)	Stadium: Fanatic Tour Serik Sport Center

3 March 2026 (2026-03-03) Friendly	Myanmar	1–2	India	Yangon, Myanmar
05:45 IST	Ko Ko 54'	Report	Ngangom 11' Wangkheirakpam 24'	Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Referee: Khin Maung Soe (Myanmar)

5 March 2026 (2026-03-05) Friendly	Myanmar	0–0	India	Yangon, Myanmar
05:00 IST		Report		Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Referee: Thura Zaw (Myanmar)

25 March 2026 (2026-03-25) Friendly	Thailand	2–2	India	Lopburi, Thailand
17:30 IST	39', 86'	Report	Wangkheirakpam 22' Wangkhem 67'	Stadium: Phra Ramesuan Stadium

28 March 2026 (2026-03-28) Friendly	India	3–0	Indonesia	Lopburi, Thailand
17:30 IST	Ngangom 17' Wangkheirakpam 20', 58'	Report		Stadium: Phra Ramesuan Stadium

31 March 2026 (2026-03-31) Friendly	India	1–2	South Korea	Lopburi, Thailand
15:30 IST	Wangkheirakpam 32'	Report	5', 82'	Stadium: Phra Ramesuan Stadium

17 April 2026 (2026-04-17) Friendly	India	1–0	United Arab Emirates	Samut Prakan, Thailand
16:30 IST	Shah 27'	Report		Stadium: Windmill Football Club

21 April 2026 (2026-04-21) Friendly	India	1–5	United Arab Emirates	Samut Prakan, Thailand
16:30 IST	Gangte 89'	Report	5 x	Stadium: Windmill Football Club

25 April 2026 (2026-04-25) Friendly	Qatar	1–1	India	Doha, Qatar
21:30 IST		Report	Wangkhem 67'

28 April 2026 (2026-04-28) Friendly	Qatar	0–0	India	Doha, Qatar
21:30 IST		Report		Stadium: Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium

AFC U-17 Asian Cup

Group stage

Template:2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup group tables

6 May 2026 (2026-05-06) 2026 AFC U17 GS	Australia	4–0	India	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
21:30 IST	Becvinovski 4' Court 29' (pen.) Demuth 74' Oliveira 86'	Report		Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Training Stadium (Pitch C) Referee: Lothar D'hondt (Belgium)

10 May 2026 (2026-05-10) 2026 AFC U17 GS	India	v	Uzbekistan	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
22:30 IST				Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Hall Stadium

13 May 2026 (2026-05-13) 2026 AFC U17 GS	North Korea	Cancelled^{[lower-alpha 1]}	India	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
21:30 IST				Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Training Stadium (Pitch C)

Women's national football team[edit | edit source]

Senior team[edit | edit source]

The following is a list of match results in the 2025–26 season, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled in the season.

2025[edit | edit source]

Group H

2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification

Matches

23 June 2026 AFC ACQ	Template:Fbw-rt	0–13	India	Chiang Mai, Thailand
16:00		Report	Basfore 8' Guguloth 20', 59' Xaxa 29', 45', 46', 52', 55' Haldar 67' Malavika P. 71' Priyadharshini 73', 86' Dangmei 75' (p)	Stadium: 700th Anniversary Stadium Referee: Jon Sol-mi (North Korea)

29 June 2026 AFC ACQ	Template:Fbw-rt	4–0	Template:Country data TLS	Chiang Mai, Thailand
16:00	Kalyan 12', 80' Tamang 58' Kom 85'	Report		Stadium: 700th Anniversary Stadium Referee: Doumouh Albakkar (Lebanon)

2 July 2026 AFC ACQ	Template:Fbw-rt	5–0	Iraq	Chiang Mai, Thailand
16:00	Basfore 14' Kalyan 44' Angamuthu 48' Phanjoubam 64' Nongmaithem 80'	Report		Stadium: 700th Anniversary Stadium Referee: Azusa Sugino (Japan)

5 July 2026 AFC ACQ	Template:Fbw-rt	1–2	India	Chiang Mai, Thailand
19:30	Chatchawan 47'	Report	Basfore 29', 74'	Stadium: 700th Anniversary Stadium Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)

Friendly matches

21 October Friendly	Template:Fbw-rt	2–0	India	Shillong, India
18:00	Didar 67', 74'	Report		Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)

27 October Friendly	Template:Fbw-rt	1–2	Nepal	Shillong, India
18:00	Shirvoikar 81'	Report	Bhandari 2', 63'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Referee: Pansa Chaisanit (Thailand)

29 October Unofficial friendly	Template:Fbw-rt	1–1 (0–3 p)	Nepal	Gangtok, India
Template:UTZ	Guguloth 30'	Report	Ghising 45+2'	Stadium: Paljor Stadium Referee: Meera Tamang (Bhutan)
	Penalties
	Priyadharshini Santosh Oraon		S. Magar Ghising Basnet Thokar

2026[edit | edit source]

AFC Women's Asian Cup

Group C

Template:2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup group tables

4 March AFC Women's Asian Cup GS	Template:Fbw-rt	2–1	India	Perth, Australia
16:30 IST	Ngân Thị Vạn Sự 30', 90+4'	Report (AFC) Report (FIFA)	Nongrum 52'	Stadium: Perth Rectangular Stadium Attendance: 1,961 Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)

7 March AFC Women's Asian Cup GS	Template:Fbw-rt	0–11	Japan	Perth, Australia
16:30 IST		Report (AFC) Report (FIFA)	Yamamoto 4' Hasegawa 13' Miyazawa 20', 35', 81' Seike 45+5', 55' Ueki 47', 50', 65' Hijikata 62'	Stadium: Perth Rectangular Stadium Attendance: 3,233 Referee: Veronika Bernatskaia (Kyrgyzstan)

10 March AFC Women's Asian Cup GS	Template:Fbw-rt	1–3	File:Flag of Chinese Taipei (FIFA).svg Chinese Taipei	Sydney, Australia
14:30 IST	Manisha 39'	Report (AFC) Report (FIFA)	Su Yu-hsuan 12' P. Chanu 45+9' (o.g.) Chen Yu-chin 77'	Stadium: Western Sydney Stadium Attendance: 3,648 Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)

FIFA Series

11 April 2026 FIFA Series	Template:Fbw-rt	2–0	India	Nairobi, Kenya
Template:UTZ	Amnyolet 2' Engesha 57'	FIFA AIFF		Stadium: Nyayo National Stadium Referee: Josephine Nantongo (Uganda)

15 April 2026 FIFA Series	Template:Fbw-rt	3–2	Template:Country data MWI	Nairobi, Kenya
16:30 IST	Oraon 18' A. Singh 45+1' Selladurai 84'	Report (FIFA)	Khumalo 43' Henry 60'	Stadium: Nyayo National Stadium Referee: Yordanos Mulugeta (Ethiopia)

SAFF Championship

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Qualification
1	Bangladesh	Advance to the Knockout stage
2	India (H)	Advance to the Knockout stage
3	Maldives

First match(es) will be played on 25 May 2026. Source: Sofascore
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(H) Host.

25 May 2026 (2026-05-25) 2026 SAFF GS	Template:Fbw-rt	v	India	Margao, India
19:30				Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

31 May 2026 (2026-05-31) 2026 SAFF GS	Template:Fbw-rt	v	Bangladesh	Margao, India
19:30				Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

3 June 2026 (2026-06-03) 2026 SAFF SF	Template:Fbw-rt	v	*TBD*	Margao, India
				Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

Under-20[edit | edit source]

2025[edit | edit source]

Friendly matches

14 July 2025 (2025-07-14) Friendly	Template:Fbwu-rt	1–1	India	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Template:UTZ	Egamberdiyeva 38'	Report	Raul 79'	Stadium: Do'stlik Stadium

16 July 2025 (2025-07-16) Friendly	Template:Fbwu-rt	1–4	India	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Template:UTZ	Dekanbaeva 39'	Report	Nongmeikapam 28', 85' Raul 65' Sillay 71'	Stadium: Do'stlik Stadium

25 October 2025 (2025-10-25) Friendly	Template:Fbwu-rt	2–3	India	Shymkent, Kazakhstan
Template:UTZ	Talasbayeva 23' (pen.) Aldanazar 84' (pen.)	Report	Nongmeikapam 2' Kayenpaibam 15' Pooja 41'	Stadium: Sports Complex BIIK Shymkent

28 October 2025 (2025-10-28) Friendly	Template:Fbwu-rt	1–1	India	Shymkent, Kazakhstan
Template:UTZ	Bekkozhina 47'	Report	Pooja 55'	Stadium: Sports Complex BIIK Shymkent

29 November 2025 (2025-11-29) Friendly	Template:Fbwu-rt	1–0	Uzbekistan	Mamallapuram, India
Template:UTZ				Stadium: Scamper Park (FC Madras Academy)

2 December 2025 (2025-12-02) Friendly	Template:Fbwu-rt	4–2	Uzbekistan	Mamallapuram, India
Template:UTZ				Stadium: Scamper Park (FC Madras Academy)

AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup qualification

Group D

2026 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup qualification

Matches

6 August 2025 (2025-08-06) 2026 AFC U20 WACQ	Template:Fbwu-rt	0–0	Indonesia	Yangon, Myanmar
Template:UTZ		Report		Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Referee: Nurul Ain Izatty Zainal (MAS)

8 August 2025 (2025-08-08) 2026 AFC U20 WACQ	Template:Fbwu-rt	0–7	India	Yangon, Myanmar
Template:UTZ		Report	Singh 7', 42' Nongmeikapam 14' Toijam 35' Raul 38', 90+6' Pooja 65'	Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Referee: Sunita Thongthawin (THA)

10 August 2025 (2025-08-10) 2026 AFC U20 WACQ	Template:Fbwu-rt	0–1	India	Yangon, Myanmar
Template:UTZ		Report	Pooja 27'	Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Referee: Nurul Ain Izatty Zainal (Malaysia)

2026[edit | edit source]

SAFF U-19 Women's Championship

India fielded their U-17 national team as a preparatory tournament for the 2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup.

Check for Under-17 results below

Friendly matches

19 February Unofficial friendly	Hammarby women Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Flagg/Altvar data' not found.	6–0	India	Stockholm, Sweden
18:30 IST	16', 22', 53', 59', 77', 85'	Report		Stadium: Hammarby IP

22 February Unofficial friendly	Täby women Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Flagg/Altvar data' not found.	0–4	India	Lidingö, Sweden
–:– IST		Report	B. Kumari 10', 63' Kipgen 23' Sillay 80'	Stadium: Bosön

25 February Unofficial friendly	Enskede women Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Flagg/Altvar data' not found.	1–1	India	Lidingö, Sweden
–:– IST	?? 88'	Report	Nongmeikapam 44'	Stadium: Bosön

28 February Unofficial friendly	Karlbergs women Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Flagg/Altvar data' not found.	2–1	India	Lidingö, Sweden
–:– IST	?? 58' ?? 72'	Report	Sillay 56'	Stadium: Bosön

5 March Unofficial friendly	Älvsjö women Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Flagg/Altvar data' not found.	2–5	India	Lidingö, Sweden
–:– IST	?? ??	Report	Kipgen 1', 20' (pen.), 59' Colney 34' Raul 90'	Stadium: Bosön

AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup

Group C

2026 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup

2 April 2026 (2026-04-02) 2026 AFC U20 GS	Template:Fbwu-rt	6–0	India	Bangkok, Thailand
18:30 IST	Chanu 12' (o.g.) Kimura 54' Fukushima 57' Tago 75' Matsunaga 81' Y. Honda 87'	Report		Stadium: Thammasat Stadium Attendance: 47 Referee: Khin Nyein Chan (Myanmar)

5 April 2026 (2026-04-05) 2026 AFC U20 GS	Template:Fbwu-rt	0–5	Australia	Pathum Thani, Thailand
14:30 IST		Report	Halmarick 38' (pen.), 39', 48' Butrus 54' Brown 90+4'	Stadium: Pathum Thani Stadium Referee: Esra'a Al-Mbaidin (Jordan)

8 April 2026 (2026-04-08) 2026 AFC U20 GS	Template:Fbwu-rt	1–3	India	Pathum Thani, Thailand
14:30 IST	Kao Hsin 90+3'	Report	Khumukcham 26' Nongmeikapam 32', 87' (pen.)	Stadium: Pathum Thani Stadium Attendance: 30 Referee: Bùi Thị Thu Trang (Vietnam)

Under-17[edit | edit source]

2025[edit | edit source]

SAFF U-17 Women's Championship

2025 SAFF U-17 Women's Championship

20 August 2025 2025 SAFF U17	Template:Fbwu-rt	7–0	Nepal	Thimphu, Bhutan
14:30 IST	Basnett 16', 41' Longjam 25', 56' A. Kumari 33', 62' Nongmaithem 45+1'	Report		Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium Referee: Tahura Sharaban (Bangladesh)

22 August 2025 2025 SAFF U17	Template:Fbwu-rt	0–2	India	Thimphu, Bhutan
14:30 IST		Report	P. Fernandes 14' Shullai 76'	Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium Referee: Pabasara Minisarani Yapa (Sri Lanka)

24 August 2025 2025 SAFF U17	Template:Fbwu-rt	0–8	India	Thimphu, Bhutan
14:30 IST		Report	Basnett 23', 88' A. Kumari 53', 61', 72' P. Fernandes 71' Linda 77' V. Fernandes 90+2'	Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium Referee: Tahura Sharaban (Bangladesh)

27 August 2025 2025 SAFF U17	Template:Fbwu-rt	5–0	Bhutan	Thimphu
17:30 IST	A. kumari 4', 16' Rani 24' Nongmaithem 77' Chanu 90+5'	Report		Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium Referee: Kriti Sen (Nepal)

29 August 2025 2025 SAFF U17	Template:Fbwu-rt	5–0	Nepal	Thimphu, Bhutan
17:30 IST	Longjam 5' P. Fernandes 15', 43' Linda 79', 90+2'	Report		Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium Referee: Sharaban Tahura (Bangladesh)

31 August 2025 2025 SAFF U17	Template:Fbwu-rt	4–3	India	Thimphu, Bhutan
14:30 IST	Purnima 1' Alpi 34' Prity 49', 90+5'	Report	Anushka 9' Pritika 65' Nongmaithem 89'	Stadium: Changlimithang Stadium Referee: Meera Tamang (Bhutan)

AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualification

2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup qualification

13 October 2025 (2025-10-13) 2026 AFC U17 WAC Qual.	Template:Fbwu-rt	1–2	India	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
18:30	Saiakbaeva 34'	Report	P. Fernandes 26' Nongmaithem 90'	Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium Referee: Haneen Murad (Jordan)

17 October 2025 (2025-10-17) 2026 AFC U17 WAC Qual.	Template:Fbwu-rt	2–1	Uzbekistan	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
18:30	Baskey 55' Kumari 66'	Report	Alikhonova 38'	Stadium: Dolen Omurzakov Stadium Referee: Park Se-jin (South Korea)

2026[edit | edit source]

SAFF U-19 Women's Championship

India fielded their U17 national team, though the tournament is for U20 age group, as a preparatory tournament for the 2026 U-17 Women's Asian Cup.^[4]

Standing

2026 SAFF U-19 Women's Championship

31 January 2025 2026 SAFF U19 Gr. Stage	Template:Fbwu-rt	1–0	Nepal U19	Pokhara, Nepal
14:45 IST	P. Fernandes 49'	Report		Stadium: Pokhara Rangasala Attendance: 116 Referee: Tshering Yangkhey (Bhutan)

2 February 2025 2026 SAFF U19 Gr. Stage	Template:Fbwu-rt	2–0	India	Pokhara, Nepal
11:45 IST	Biswas 29' A. Akter 40'	Report		Stadium: Pokhara Rangasala Attendance: 250 Referee: Choki Om (Bhutan)

4 February 2025 2026 SAFF U19 Gr. Stage	Template:Fbwu-rt	8–0	Bhutan U19	Pokhara, Nepal
11:45 IST	Lyngdoh 6' Basnett 10' P. Fernandes 16', 38', 40' Linda 17' Barman 25', 89'	Report		Stadium: Pokhara Rangasala Attendance: 150 Referee: Saraban Tahura (Bangladesh)

7 February 2026 (2026-02-07) 2026 SAFF U19 Final	Template:Fbwu-rt	0–4	India	Pokhara, Nepal
14:45 IST		Report	Nongmaithem 42' Lakra 63' (pen) P. Fernandes 68' Raghuraman 83'	Stadium: Pokhara Rangasala Attendance: and 250 Referee: Om Choki (Bhutan)

Friendly matches

12 March 2026 (2026-03-12) Friendly	Template:Fbwu-rt	0–2	India	Yangon. Myanmar
16:00 IST		Report	Barman 38', 49'	Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Referee: Zin Mar Oo (Myanmar)

14 March 2026 (2026-03-14) Friendly	Template:Fbwu-rt	2–3	India	Yangon. Myanmar
16:00 IST	War Kyaw 12' May Zitar 45'	Report	Senjam 33' A. Kumari 88' Joya 90+1'	Stadium: Thuwunna Stadium Referee: Khin Nyein Chan (Myanmar)

11 April 2026 (2026-04-11) Friendly	Template:Fbwu-rt	4–0	India	Sochi, Russia
14:30 IST	Menyailova 44' Dobrovitskaya 57' (pen.) Klimova 72' (pen.) Gulyaeva 88'	RFU AIFF		Stadium: Matsesta Football Center

14 April 2026 (2026-04-14) Friendly	Template:Fbwu-rt	3–0	India	Sochi, Russia
14:30 IST	Svyatnaya 18' Menyailova 49', 52'	RFU AIFF		Stadium: Matsesta Football Center Referee: Alexandra Ponomareva (Russia)

17 April 2026 (2026-04-17) Friendly	Template:Fbwu-rt	3–0	India	Sochi, Russia
14:30 IST	Menyailova 46' Frolova 80' Bykhanova 90+2'	RFU AIFF		Stadium: Matsesta Football Center Referee: Nadezhda Gorinova (Russia)

AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup

Group stage

2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup

2 May 2026 (2026-05-02) 2026 AFC U17 WAC GS	Template:Fbwu-rt	2–0	India	Suzhou, China
17:00 IST	Mouitys-Mickalad 25' Basnett 59' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Suzhou Taihu Football Sports Centre (Pitch 8) Attendance: 80 Referee: Maïka Vanderstichel (France)

5 May 2026 (2026-05-05) 2026 AFC U17 WAC GS	Template:Fbwu-rt	0–3	Japan	Suzhou, China
17:00 IST	Hayashi 59' Ikeda 76', 81'	Report		Stadium: Suzhou Taihu Football Sports Centre (Pitch 4) Attendance: 124 Referee: Trần Thị Thanh (Vietnam)

8 May 2026 (2026-05-08) 2026 AFC U17 WAC GS	Template:Fbwu-rt	4–0	Lebanon	Suzhou, China
13:00 IST	Barman 7', 85' Senjam 36' Joya 72'	Report		Stadium: Suzhou Taihu Football Sports Centre (Pitch 8) Referee: Sunita Thongthawin (Thailand)

Men's national futsal team[edit | edit source]

2025[edit | edit source]

Friendlies

13 September 2025 (2025-09-13) Friendly	Template:Futsal-rt	7–2	Template:Futsal	Beirut, Lebanon
21:30 IST	Jaoude 5' Maatouk 11', 29' Koukezian 14', 27' Hamouch 17' Osman 36'	Report	D'Souza 31' Adhikari 38'	Stadium: Al Sadaka Sporting Complex

15 September 2025 (2025-09-15) Friendly	Template:Futsal-rt	7–4	Template:Futsal	Beirut, Lebanon
21:30 IST	Rhayem 1', 23' Hamouch 3' Koukezian 13' Hamam 28' Jaoude 29' Kobeissi 38'	Report	Laltlansanga 8' Marshall 19' Mali 20' Shah 30'	Stadium: Al Sadaka Sporting Complex

2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualifiers

2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification

20 September 2025 (2025-09-20) 2026 AFC Futsal Qual	Template:Futsal-rt	4–1	Template:Futsal	Ardiya, Kuwait
22:30 IST	Fadhel 10' Sarraj 18' Ajmi 27' Basi 37'	Report	Laltlansanga 9'	Stadium: Qushaian Al-Mutairi Hall

22 September 2025 (2025-09-22) 2026 AFC Futsal Qual	Template:Futsal-rt	1–10	Template:Futsal	Ardiya, Kuwait
18:30 IST	D'Souza 15'	Report	Rogan 5', 32' Kouta 5' Sewell 11', 32' Garner 17' Guerreiro 18', 35' Giovenali 20' De Melo 21'	Stadium: Qushaian Al-Mutairi Hall

24 September 2025 (2025-09-24) 2026 AFC Futsal Qual	Template:Futsal-rt	0–3	Template:Futsal	Ardiya, Kuwait
18:30 IST		Report	D'Souza 17', 33' A. Adhikari 35'	Stadium: Qushaian Al-Mutairi Hall

2026[edit | edit source]

2026 SAFF Futsal Championship

2026 SAFF Futsal Championship

14 January 2026 (2026-01-14) SAFF Futsal Championship	Template:Futsal-rt	4–4	Template:Futsal	Bangkok, Thailand
16:30	Anmol Adhikari Template:Futsal goal Lalsawmpuia Template:Futsal goal K Roluahpuia Template:Futsal goal	Report	Md Moin Ahmed Template:Futsal goal Md Rahbar Wahed Khan Template:Futsal goal	Stadium: Nonthaburi Stadium Attendance: 70 Referee: Chris Sinclair (England)

18 January 2026 (2026-01-18) SAFF Futsal Championship	Template:Futsal-rt	3–3	Template:Futsal	Bangkok, Thailand
14:00	Laltluangzela Template:Futsal goal Anmol Adhikari Template:Futsal goal Nikhil Rajendra Mali Template:Futsal goal	Report	Bikrant Narsing Rana Template:Futsal goal Amit Lama Template:Futsal goal Bijay Shrestha Template:Futsal goal	Stadium: Nonthaburi Stadium Attendance: 56 Referee: Ali Ahmadi (Iran)

20 January 2026 (2026-01-20) SAFF Futsal Championship	Template:Futsal-rt	5–0	Template:Futsal	Bangkok, Thailand
16:30	Mohamed Imran Template:Futsal goal Abdulla Shafiu Template:Futsal goal Ali Shamal Abdulla Template:Futsal goal Ahmed Hameed Template:Futsal goal	Report		Stadium: Nonthaburi Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Ali Hafizi (Iran)

22 January 2026 (2026-01-22) SAFF Futsal Championship	Template:Futsal-rt	3–11	Template:Futsal	Bangkok, Thailand
19:00	Jigme Tshultrim Template:Futsal goal Jetsuen Dorji Template:Futsal goal Nima Wangdi Template:Futsal goal	Report	Jonathan Lalrawngbawla Template:Futsal goal Jignam Seltob Dorji Template:Futsal goal Laltluangzela Template:Futsal goal Lalsawmpuia Template:Futsal goal Anmol Adhikari Template:Futsal goal Seon D'Souza Template:Futsal goal Nikhil Mali Template:Futsal goal	Stadium: Nonthaburi Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Mohammad Javed Ehtesham (Iran)

24 January 2026 (2026-01-24) 2026 SAFF Championship	Template:Futsal-rt	1–4	Template:Futsal	Bangkok, Thailand
17:30 IST	Mohamed Kursheeth Template:Futsal goal	Report	Seon D'Souza Template:Futsal goal Lalsawmpuia Template:Futsal goal Nikhil Mali Template:Futsal goal	Stadium: Nonthaburi Stadium Attendance: 19 Referee: Chonlakan Luangsa-Ard (Thailand)

26 January 2026 (2026-01-26) 2026 SAFF Championship	Template:Futsal-rt	4–1	Template:Futsal	Bangkok, Thailand
17:30 IST	Laltluangzela Template:Futsal goal Lalsawmpuia Template:Futsal goal Nikhil Mali Template:Futsal goal	Report	Ali Agha Template:Futsal goal	Stadium: Nonthaburi Stadium Attendance: 135 Referee: Chris Sinclair (New Zealand)

Women's national futsal team[edit | edit source]

The following is a list of match results in the 2025–26 season, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled in the season.

2026[edit | edit source]

2026 SAFF Women's Futsal Championship

2026 SAFF Women's Futsal Championship

13 January 2026 (2026-01-13) SAFF W Futsal	Template:Wfutsal-rt	1–11	Template:Wfutsal	Bangkok, Thailand
14:00	Achom Degio Template:Futsal goal	Report	Mithila Ramani Template:Futsal goal Ritika Singh Template:Futsal goal Khushbu Saroj Template:Futsal goal Sonali Mondal Template:Futsal goal Nishka Parkash Template:Futsal goal	Stadium: Nonthaburi Stadium Attendance: 20 Referee: Khamprasong Xayavongsy (Laos)

15 January 2026 (2026-01-15) SAFF W Futsal	Template:Wfutsal-rt	3–1	Template:Wfutsal	Bangkok, Thailand
14:00	Khatun Template:Futsal goal Matsushima Template:Futsal goal	Report	Arya Dhanaji More Template:Futsal goal	Stadium: Hua Mak Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Benjapol Mucharoensap (Thailand)

17 January 2026 (2026-01-17) SAFF W Futsal	Template:Wfutsal-rt	8–1	Template:Wfutsal	Bangkok, Thailand
16:30	Diti Kanungo Template:Futsal goal Nishka Parkash Template:Futsal goal Ritika Singh Template:Futsal goal Khushbu Saroj Template:Futsal goal	Report	Manisha Thapa Magar Template:Futsal goal	Stadium: Nonthaburi Stadium Attendance: 40 Referee: Benjapol Mucharoensap (Thailand)

19 January 2026 (2026-01-19) SAFF W Futsal	Template:Wfutsal-rt	5–3	Template:Wfutsal	Bangkok, Thailand
19:00	Arya More Template:Futsal goal Ritika Singh Template:Futsal goal Khushbu Saroj Template:Futsal goal Diti Kanungo Template:Futsal goal	Report	Kayanat Bokhari Template:Futsal goal Azwa Chaudhry Template:Futsal goal Anmool Hira Template:Futsal goal	Stadium: Nonthaburi Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Nattakit Hintua (Thailand)

23 January 2026 (2026-01-23) SAFF W Futsal	Template:Wfutsal-rt	2–1	Template:Wfutsal	Bangkok, Thailand
19:00	Jamyang Choden Template:Futsal goal Deki Lhazom Template:Futsal goal	Report	Khushbu Saroj Template:Futsal goal	Stadium: Nonthaburi Stadium Attendance: 43 Referee: Ali Ahmadi (Iran)

25 January 2026 (2026-01-25) SAFF W Futsal	Template:Wfutsal-rt	2–5	Template:Wfutsal	Bangkok, Thailand
16:30	Shanu Paskaran Template:Futsal goal Gowry Surenthiran Template:Futsal goal	Report	Sonali Mondal Template:Futsal goal Mithila Ramani Template:Futsal goal Pooja Munnalal Gupta Template:Futsal goal	Stadium: Hua Mak Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Benjapol Mucharoensap (Thailand)

AFC club competitions (men's)[edit | edit source]

AFC Champions League Two[edit | edit source]

Qualifying play-offs[edit | edit source]

13 August 2025 Preliminary stage	Goa Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Fba/list' not found.	2–1	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Fba/list' not found. Al-Seeb	Goa, India
19:30 IST	Dražić 24' Siverio 52'	AFC GSA	Nasser 60'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 12,314 Referee: Zhang Lei (China)

Group stage[edit | edit source]

Group C[edit | edit source]

Template:2025–26 AFC Champions League Two group tables

16 September 2025 (2025-09-16) Group Stage	Mohun Bagan Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Fba/list' not found.	Voided (0–1)	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Fba/list' not found. Ahal	Kolkata, India
Template:UTZ	Tom Aldred 45+1'	Report	N. Tovakelov 70' Enver Annayev 83'	Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium Attendance: 41,003 Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)

30 September 2025 (2025-09-30) Group Stage	Sepahan Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Fba/list' not found.	Cancelled^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Fba/list' not found. Mohun Bagan	Isfahan, Iran
21:30 IST		Report		Stadium: Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium

21 October 2025 (2025-10-21) Group Stage	Al-Hussein Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Fba/list' not found.	Cancelled	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Fba/list' not found. Mohun Bagan	Amman, Jordan
23:45 IST		Report		Stadium: Amman International Stadium

4 November 2025 (2025-11-04) Group Stage	Mohun Bagan Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Fba/list' not found.	Cancelled	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Fba/list' not found. Al-Hussein	Kolkata, India
19:15 IST		Report		Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium

25 November 2025 (2025-11-25) Group Stage	Ahal Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Fba/list' not found.	Cancelled	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Fba/list' not found. Mohun Bagan	Isfahan, Iran
19:15 IST		Report		Stadium: Naghsh-e-Jahan Stadium

23 December 2025 (2025-12-23) Group Stage	Mohun Bagan Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Fba/list' not found.	Cancelled	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Fba/list' not found. Sepahan	Kolkata, India
19:15 IST		Report		Stadium: Salt Lake Stadium

Group D[edit | edit source]

Template:2025–26 AFC Champions League Two group tables

17 September 2025 (2025-09-17) Group Stage	Goa Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Fba/list' not found.	0–2	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Fba/list' not found. Zawraa	Goa, India
19:30 IST		Report	Bani Hani 44' Al-Rashdan 90+5'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 8,756 Referee: Baraa Aisha (Palestine)

1 October 2025 (2025-10-01) Group Stage	Istiklol Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Fba/list' not found.	2–0	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Fba/list' not found. Goa	Hisor, Tajikistan
19:15 IST	Soirov 46' Dehghani 74'	Report		Stadium: Hisor Central Stadium Attendance: 5,750 Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)

22 October 2025 (2025-10-22) Group Stage	Goa Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Fba/list' not found.	1–2	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Fba/list' not found. Al-Nassr	Goa, India
19:30 IST	Fernandes 41'	Report	Ângelo 10' Camara 27'	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 14,389 Referee: Adel Al-Naqbi (United Arab Emirates)

6 November 2025 (2025-11-06) Group Stage	Al-Nassr Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Fba/list' not found.	4–0	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Fba/list' not found. Goa	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
00:15 IST	Ghareeb 35', 53' Maran 65' João Félix 84'	Report		Stadium: Al-Awwal Park Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

26 November 2025 (2025-11-26) Group Stage	Zawraa Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Fba/list' not found.	2–1	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Fba/list' not found. Goa	Baghdad, Iraq
21:30 IST	Raad 38' Abdulkareem 65'	Report	Ismail 51' (o.g.)	Stadium: Al Zawraa Stadium Attendance: 8,322 Referee: Firdavs Norsafarov (Uzbekistan)

24 December 2025 (2025-12-24) Group Stage	Goa Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Fba/list' not found.	1–2	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Fba/list' not found. Istiklol	Goa, India
21:30 IST	Dražić 8'	Report	Komolafe 53' Dzhuraboev 56' (pen.)	Stadium: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Attendance: 1,083 Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)

AFC club competitions (women's)[edit | edit source]

AFC Women's Champions League[edit | edit source]

Preliminary Group E[edit | edit source]

2025–26 AFC Women's Champions League

25 August 2025 (2025-08-25)	Phnom Penh Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Fba/list' not found.	0–1	East Bengal	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
17:30 IST		Report	Ikwaput 70'	Stadium: National Sports Complex Attendance: 786 Referee: Oh Hyeon-jeong (KOR)

31 August 2025 (2025-08-31)	East Bengal	1–1	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Fba/list' not found. Kitchee	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
17:30 IST	Basfore 11'	Report	Mei 59'	Stadium: National Sports Complex

Main Group B[edit | edit source]

2025–26 AFC Women's Champions League

17 November 2025 (2025-11-17) MD1	Bam Khatoon Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Fba/list' not found.	1–3	East Bengal	Wuhan, China
16:30 IST	Hamoudi 45+8' (pen.)	Report	Hemam 4' Ikwaput 32' Nanziri 87'	Stadium: Hankou Cultural Sports Centre Attendance: 268 Referee: Casey Reibelt (Australia)

20 November 2025 (2025-11-20) MD2	East Bengal Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Fba/list' not found.	0–2	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Fba/list' not found. Wuhan Jiangda	Wuhan, China
16:30 IST		Report	Wang Shuang 8', 17' (pen.)	Stadium: Hankou Cultural Sports Centre Attendance: 625 Referee: Kim Yu-jeong (South Korea)

23 November 2025 (2025-11-23) MD3	East Bengal Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Fba/list' not found.	0–3	Nasaf	Wuhan, China
16:30 IST		Report	Khabibullaeva 18', 90+8' Norboeva 52'	Stadium: Hankou Cultural Sports Centre Attendance: 354 Referee: Yoshimi Yamashita (Japan)

SAFF Club Women's Championship[edit | edit source]

Group stage[edit | edit source]

2025 SAFF Women's Club Championship

Matches[edit | edit source]

8 December 2025 (2025-12-08) SAFF Women's Championship GS	Transport United Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Fba/list' not found.	0–4	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Fba/list' not found. East Bengal	Kathmandu, Nepal
Template:UTZ (13:45 IST)		Report	Ikwaput 36', 72' Raul 60' Nanziri 63'	Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Attendance: 125 Referee: Zin Mar Oo (Myanmar)

11 December 2025 (2025-12-11) SAFF Women's Championship GS	East Bengal Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Fba/list' not found.	2–0	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Fba/list' not found. Karachi City	Kathmandu, Nepal
Template:UTZ (13:45 IST)	Raul 5' Nanziri 49'	Report		Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Attendance: 305 Referee: Anjana Rai (Nepal)

14 December 2025 (2025-12-14) SAFF Women's Championship GS	Nasrin Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Fba/list' not found.	0–7	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Fba/list' not found. East Bengal	Kathmandu, Nepal
Template:UTZ (17:45 IST)		Report	Ikwaput 7', 26', 45', 74', 90' Chouhan 45+1' Raul 73'	Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Attendance: 299 Referee: Keomany Phengmeuagkhoun (Laos)

17 December 2025 (2025-12-17) SAFF Women's Championship GS	East Bengal Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Fba/list' not found.	0–0	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Fba/list' not found. APF	Kathmandu, Nepal
Template:UTZ (17:45 IST)		Report		Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Attendance: 8,323 Referee: Yapa A. Pabasara Minisarani (Sri Lanka)

20 December 2025 (2025-12-20) SAFF Women's Championship GS	East Bengal Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Fba/list' not found.	3–0	Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Fba/list' not found. APF	Kathmandu, Nepal
Template:UTZ (16:45 IST)	Ikwaput 46', 22' Hemam 35'	Report		Stadium: Dasharath Rangasala Attendance: 8,253 Referee: Keomany Phengmeuagkhoun (Laos)

Men's club football[edit | edit source]

Indian Super League[edit | edit source]

The Indian Super League started on 14 February and ended on 0 May/June 2026.^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15] Template:2025–26 Indian Super League points table

Indian Football League[edit | edit source]

The Indian Football League started on 27 February and ended on 0 May 2026.^[16]^[17] ^[18]^[19]

First stage

This phase starts from 27 February and ends on 19 April 2026.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Diamond Harbour	9	7	1	1	22	12	+10	22	Promotion round
2	Shillong Lajong	9	5	2	2	16	9	+7	17^{[lower-alpha 3]}
3	Rajasthan United	9	5	2	2	13	10	+3	17^{[lower-alpha 3]}
4	Sreenidi Deccan	9	4	3	2	10	8	+2	15
5	Chanmari	9	3	2	4	14	15	−1	11
6	Dempo	9	2	3	4	14	14	0	9^{[lower-alpha 4]}
7	Aizawl	9	2	3	4	13	22	−9	9^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Relegation round
8	Real Kashmir	9	2	2	5	15	14	+1	8^{[lower-alpha 5]}
9	Gokulam Kerala	9	2	2	5	11	18	−7	8^{[lower-alpha 5]}
10	Namdhari	9	1	4	4	12	18	−6	7

Source: IFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Total goal difference; 5) Total number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)
Notes:

↑ North Korea withdrew due to concerns related to the 2026 Iran war, leaving the tournament at 15 teams.^[2]^[3]
↑ On 27 September 2025, AFC announced that Mohun Bagan SG were considered to have withdrawn from the AFC Champions League Two after they failed to appear for their fixture against Sepahan in Isfahan. Their single match was voided.^[5]
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Tied on head-to-head result and head-to-head goal difference. Total goal difference: Shillong Lajong +7, Rajasthan United +3.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Head-to-head result: Dempo 3–0 Aizawl.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 Head-to-head result: Real Kashmir 6–2 Gokulam Kerala.

Promotion Round

This phase starts from 24 April and ends on 0 May 2026.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion
1	Diamond Harbour	11	8	1	2	25	14	+11	25	Promotion to ISL
2	Shillong Lajong	11	6	3	2	20	9	+11	21
3	Sreenidi Deccan	11	6	3	2	14	10	+4	21
4	Rajasthan United	11	5	2	4	14	13	+1	17
5	Dempo	11	3	4	4	15	14	+1	13
6	Chanmari	11	3	2	6	14	21	−7	11

Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2026. Source: IFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Total goal difference; 5) Total number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)

Relegation Round

This phase starts from 29 April and ends on 0 May 2026.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Relegation
1	Aizawl	11	3	4	4	17	25	−8	13
2	Real Kashmir	11	3	2	6	18	17	+1	11
3	Namdhari	11	2	4	5	16	20	−4	10
4	Gokulam Kerala	11	2	3	6	13	23	−10	9	Relegation to IL2

Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2026. Source: IFL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Total goal difference; 5) Total number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)

I-League 2[edit | edit source]

The Indian Football League 2 started on 27 March and ended on 15 May 2026.^[20]^[21]^[22]^[23]^[24] 2026 Indian Football League 2

I-League 3[edit | edit source]

The I-League 3 started on 27 April and ended on 0 TBD 2026.^[25]^[26]

Group stage

This phase starts from 27 April and ends on 7 May 2026.

2025–26 I-League 3	2025–26 I-League 3
2025–26 I-League 3	2025–26 I-League 3

Final round 2025–26 I-League 3

State football leagues[edit | edit source]

Zone	State	League	Teams	League dates	Duration (months)	Champions	Runners-up	I-League 3 eligibility
North-Central	Delhi	2025–26 Delhi Premier League^[27]	14	26 December 2025–
	Punjab	2025–26 Punjab State Super League^[28]	10	1 August–28 December 2025	5	Punjab FC	Sher-e-Punjab	Sher-e-Punjab
	Rajasthan	2025–26 R-League A Division^[29]	7	20 March – 30 April 2026	1	Zinc FA^[30]	Jaipur City	Zinc FA
	Madhya Pradesh	2025–26 Madhya Pradesh Premier League^[31]	8	27 September 2025–18 January 2026	4	Lakecity FC	Build Up Sport	Lakecity FC
Northeast
	Assam	2025 Assam State Premier League^[32]
	Arunachal Pradesh	2025 Arunachal League	10	4 October – 8 November 2025	1	Capital Complex	Subansiri United	Capital Complex
	Manipur	2025–26 Manipur State League^[33]	24	7 December 2025–5 April 2026	4	Eastern Sporting Union^[34]	NFMA Salam
	Manipur	2025–26 Manipur Premier League^[35]	15	5 October 2025–9 January 2026	3	Southern Sporting Union	Anouba Imagi Mangal	N/A
	Mizoram	2025 Mizoram Premier League	8	25 August–1 November 2025	2.5	Chanmari	Aizawl	MLS FC
	Sikkim	SFA A Division S-League^[36]
	Sikkim	2026 Sikkim Premier League	8	5 April–10 May 2026				N/A
	Nagaland	2026 Nagaland League
	Meghalaya	2026 Meghalaya State League^[37]	33	15 April 2026–
East
	Odisha	2025 FAO League^[38]
	West Bengal (Kolkata)	2025 CFL Premier Division	26	25 June–22 September 2025	3	East Bengal^[39]	United SC	United Kolkata NA Suruchi Sangha
	Chhattisgarh	2025 Chhattisgarh Football League^[40]
West	Goa	2025–26 Goa Professional League	15	18 September 2025–30 April 2026	7	SC De Goa^[41]	Dempo SC
	Gujarat	2025–26 Gujarat Championship^[42]	10	8 Nov 2025–15 Feb 2026	3.5	Charutkar Vidhya Mandal	Reserve Bank of India	Charutkar Vidhya Mandal
	Maharashtra	2025–26 Mumbai Premier League	20	4 November 2025–				N/A
	Maharashtra	2026 Maharashtra Football League	10	7 March – 20 April 2026	1	Game of Goals	India On Track	Game of Goals
South	Karnataka (Bengaluru)	2025 Bangalore Super Division	10	28 July–24 August 2025	1	Kickstart^[43]	Misaka	Kickstart
	Andhra Pradesh	2026 AP Super Cup^[44]	8	28 January–4 February 2026	8 days	Godavari FC^[45]	Coramandal FC	Godavari FC
	Kerala	2026 Kerala Premier League^[46]	14	8 March 2026–

Cup competitions (men's)[edit | edit source]

Durand Cup[edit | edit source]

The Durand Cup started on 23 July and ended on 23 August 2025.^[47]^[48] NorthEast United won the title for the second year in a row.^[49]

Group stage

This phase starts from 23 July and ends on 12 August 2025.

Group A
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	East Bengal (H)	3	9
2	Namdhari	3	6
3	Indian Air Force	3	1
4	South United	3	1

Source: DFTS
(H) Host.

Group B
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	Mohun Bagan (H)	3	9
2	Diamond Harbour	3	6
3	Mohammedan (H)	3	3
4	Border Security Force	3	0

Source: DFTS
(H) Host.

Group C
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	Jamshedpur (H)	3	9
2	Indian Army	3	6
3	Tribhuvan Army	3	1
4	1 Ladakh	3	1

Source: DFTS
(H) Host.

Group D
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	Bodoland (H)	3	9
2	Punjab	3	4
3	ITB Police	3	4
4	Karbi Anglong Morning Star	3	0

Source: DFTS
(H) Host.

Group E
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	NorthEast United	3	7
2	Shillong Lajong (H)	3	6
3	Armed Forces	3	3
4	Rangdajied United (H)	3	1

Source: DFTS
(H) Host.

Group F
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	Indian Navy	3	7
2	Real Kashmir	3	6
3	NEROCA (H)	3	2
4	TRAU (H)	3	1

Source: DFTS
(H) Host.

Ranking of second-placed teams

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	Shillong Lajong	3	6
2	Diamond Harbour	3	6
3	Namdhari	3	6
4	Real Kashmir	3	6
5	Indian Army	3	6
6	Punjab	3	4

Source: DFTS

Bracket

This phase starts from 16 August and the competition concluded with the final match on 23 August 2025.

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

16 Aug – Shillong

Shillong Lajong	2
		19 Aug – Shillong
Indian Navy	1
		Shillong Lajong	0
16 Aug – Kokrajhar
		NorthEast United	1
Bodoland	0
				23 Aug – Kolkata
NorthEast United	4
				NorthEast United	6
17 Aug – Jamshedpur
				Diamond Harbour	1
Jamshedpur	0
		20 Aug – Kolkata
Diamond Harbour	2
		Diamond Harbour	2
17 Aug – Kolkata
		East Bengal	1
East Bengal	2

Mohun Bagan	1

Final

23 August 2025

17:30 IST

NorthEast United	6–1	Diamond Harbour
Akhtar 30' Gogoi 45+1' Ngasepam 50' Samperio 81' Rodríguez 85' Ajaraie 90+3' (pen.)	Report PDF Report	Majcen 68'

Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata, West Bengal

Attendance: 16,920

Referee: Venkatesh Ramachadran
Man of the Match: Alaaeddine Ajaraie (NorthEast United)

IFA Shield[edit | edit source]

The Durand Cup started on 8 October and ended on 18 October 2025.^[50]^[51]^[52]^[53]^[54] Mohun Bagan won the title for the 21st time.^[55]

Group stage

This phase started from 18 October and ended on 15 October 2025.

Group A
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	East Bengal	2	6
2	Namdhari	2	3
3	Sreenidi Deccan	2	0

Source: IFA

Group B
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	Mohun Bagan	2	6
2	United SC	2	3
3	Gokulam Kerala	2	0

Source: IFA

Final

18 October 2025

18:00 IST

Mohun Bagan	1–1 (a.e.t.)	East Bengal
Cummings 34' Apuia 45+3'	AIFF I-League PDF Report	Hamid 36'
Penalties
Robson Manvir Liston Petratos Mehtab	5–4	Miguel Sibille Mahesh Jay Ibusuki

Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan, Kolkata

Attendance: 50,236

Referee: Venkatesh Ramachadran
Man of the Match: Naorem Mahesh (East Bengal)

Super Cup[edit | edit source]

The Super Cup started on 25 October and ended on 7 December 2025.^[56]^[57]^[58]^[59]^[60]^[61]^[62]^[63]^[64] FC Goa won the title for the 3rd time.^[65]^[66]^[67]

Group stage

This phase started from 25 October and ended on 6 November 2025.

Template:2025–26 AIFF Super Cup group tables	Template:2025–26 AIFF Super Cup group tables
Template:2025–26 AIFF Super Cup group tables	Template:2025–26 AIFF Super Cup group tables

Knockout stage

This phase starts from 4 December and the competition concluded with the final match on 7 December 2025.

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Final

7 December 2025

19:30 IST

Final

East Bengal	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Goa
	I-League PDF Report
Penalties
Sibille Saúl Miguel Rashid A. Ali Ahadad PV Vishnu	5–6	Borja Siverio Dejan Nemil Timor Udanta Tavora

Fatorda Stadium, Fatorda

Attendance: 9,400

Referee: Harish Kundu
Man of the Match: Hrithik Tiwari (Goa)

Men's club futsal[edit | edit source]

Futsal Club Championship[edit | edit source]

Women's club football[edit | edit source]

Indian Women's League[edit | edit source]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	East Bengal	10	9	0	1	32	5	+27	27	Qualification for AFC Champions League
2	Sethu	10	7	1	2	23	10	+13	22
3	Nita	10	4	3	3	19	15	+4	15
4	Gokulam Kerala	10	3	4	3	14	14	0	13
5	Kickstart	10	4	1	5	12	18	−6	13
6	Sribhumi	10	3	2	5	19	18	+1	11
7	Garhwal United	10	2	3	5	11	20	−9	9	Relegation to Indian Women's League 2
8	Sesa	10	0	2	8	5	35	−30	2	Relegation to Indian Women's League 2

Updated to match(es) played on 6 May 2026. Source: IFL
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6)drawing of lots

Indian Women's League 2[edit | edit source]

Final round

2025–26 Indian Women's League 2

Youth football[edit | edit source]

Elite League[edit | edit source]

Development League[edit | edit source]

Nationals[edit | edit source]

Santosh Trophy[edit | edit source]

The Santosh Trophy started on 15 December 2025 and ended on 8 February 2026.^[68]^[69]^[70]

First round

This phase starts from 15 December 2025 and ends on 26 December 2025.

Group A
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	Punjab (H)	3	9
2	Jammu and Kashmir	3	6
3	Ladakh	3	3
4	Himachal Pradesh	3	0

Source: AIFF
(H) Host.

Group B
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	Uttarakhand	3	9
2	Haryana	3	4
3	Chandigarh	3	3
4	Uttar Pradesh (H)	3	1

Source: AIFF
(H) Host.

Group C
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	Railways	3	7
2	Delhi (H)	3	7
3	Jharkhand	3	3
4	Bihar	3	0

Source: AIFF
(H) Host.

Group D
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	Nagaland	3	7
2	Manipur	3	6
3	Mizoram	3	3
4	Tripura (H)	3	1

Source: AIFF
(H) Host.

Group E
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	Meghalaya (H)	2	3
2	Sikkim	2	3
3	Arunachal Pradesh	2	3

Source: AIFF
(H) Host.

Group F
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	Odisha	3	9
2	Telangana	3	6
3	Chhattisgarh (H)	3	3
4	Madhya Pradesh	3	0

Source: AIFF
(H) Host.

Group G
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	Tamil Nadu	3	9
2	Pondicherry	3	6
3	Andhra Pradesh (H)	3	3
4	Andaman & Nicobar	3	0

Source: AIFF
(H) Host.

Group H
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	Services	3	9
2	Goa (H)	3	4
3	Karnataka	3	3
4	Lakshadweep	3	1

Source: AIFF
(H) Host.

Group I
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	Rajasthan (H)	3	7
2	Gujarat	3	7
3	Maharashtra	3	3
4	DNHDD	3	0

Source: AIFF
(H) Host.

Final round

This phase starts from 21 January 2025 and ends on 1 February 2026.

Group A
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	West Bengal	5	11
2	Tamil Nadu	5	10
3	Rajasthan	5	7
4	Assam (H)	5	6
5	Uttarakhand	5	4
6	Nagaland	5	2

Source: AIFF
(H) Host.

Group B
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	Kerala	5	10
2	Railways	5	7
3	Punjab	5	7
4	Services	5	6
5	Meghalaya	5	6
6	Odisha	5	2

Source: AIFF

Bracket

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

3 February – Dhakuakhana

West Bengal	0 (2)
		5 February – Dhemaji
Services Template:Pso	0 (3)
		Services	2
3 February – Dhakuakhana
		Railways	0
Railways	2
				8 February – Dhakuakhana
Rajasthan	0
				Services Template:Aet	1
3 February – Dhemaji
				Kerala	0
Kerala	3
		5 February – Dhakuakhana
Assam	0
		Kerala	4
3 February – Dhemaji
		Punjab	0
Tamil Nadu	1 (1)

Punjab Template:Pso	1 (4)

This phase starts from 3 February and the competition concluded with the final match on 8 February 2025.

Final

8 February 2026

13:00 IST

Kerala	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Services
	Report	Abhishek Pawar 109'

Dhakuakhana Football Stadium, Dhakuakhana, Assam

Attendance: 4,500

Referee: Jehrul Islam
Man of the Match: Abhishek Pawar (Services)

Rajmata Jijabai Trophy[edit | edit source]

The Rajmata Jijabai Trophy started on 4 September 2025 and ended on 15 October 2025.^[71]^[72]^[73]

First round

This phase starts from 4 September 2025 and ends on 16 September 2025.

2025–26 Rajmata Jijabai Trophy	2025–26 Rajmata Jijabai Trophy
2025–26 Rajmata Jijabai Trophy	2025–26 Rajmata Jijabai Trophy
2025–26 Rajmata Jijabai Trophy	2025–26 Rajmata Jijabai Trophy
2025–26 Rajmata Jijabai Trophy	2025–26 Rajmata Jijabai Trophy

Final round

This phase starts from 1 October 2025 and ends on 10 October 2025.

2025–26 Rajmata Jijabai Trophy

Bracket

This phase starts from 13 October and the competition concluded with the final match on 15 October 2025. Script error: No such module "bracket".

Final

15 October 2025

15:00 IST

West Bengal	0–1	Manipur
	Report	Lynda 90+3'

Ramakrishna Mission Sports Complex, Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Pooja S
Man of the Match: Adrija Sarkhel (West Bengal)

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[4] North Korea withdrew due to concerns related to the 2026 Iran war, leaving the tournament at 15 teams.^[2]^[3]

[7] On 27 September 2025, AFC announced that Mohun Bagan SG were considered to have withdrawn from the AFC Champions League Two after they failed to appear for their fixture against Sepahan in Isfahan. Their single match was voided.^[5]

[table_hth_SHL0.25500756234629-22] 3.0 ^3.1 Tied on head-to-head result and head-to-head goal difference. Total goal difference: Shillong Lajong +7, Rajasthan United +3.

[table_hth_AIZ0.25500756234629-23] 4.0 ^4.1 Head-to-head result: Dempo 3–0 Aizawl.

[table_hth_REK0.25500756234629-24] 5.0 ^5.1 Head-to-head result: Real Kashmir 6–2 Gokulam Kerala.

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