India at the AFC Asian Cup

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Since the AFC Asian Cup was founded in 1956, India has qualified for five Asian Cups, in 1964, 1984, 2011, 2019 and 2023.[1]

The team played their first Asian Cup in 1964. It was India's best finish in the continental competition which came 55 years ago when they finished runners-up.[2][3] In 1964, India gained a direct qualification to the finals of the tournament after several Western Zone teams pulled out due to political reasons. 14 years after the country missed out on FIFA World Cup participation, the Indian national team had earned the opportunity to take centre stage in Asian football under English coach Harry Wright. Played in a round-robin format, the 1964 edition of the Asian Cup was won by hosts Israel but it had only four participants - one team from each zone. And with wins over South Korea and Hong Kong, India cemented second place. Inder Singh became team's top scorer with two goals.[2][3][4]

The team had to wait 20 years to qualify for the finals again.[5] And when they did, a group stage disaster awaited the Men in Blue.[2] The 10 participants were divided into two groups of five and India were placed in Group B alongside China PR, Iran, UAE and hosts Singapore. India lost three games and held Iran to a goalless draw to come away with a just a point in 1984. Saudi Arabia clinched their first Asian title, defeating China PR in the final. The legendary Krishanu Dey was part of Serbian coach Milovan Ćirić's Indian national team squad that battled it out with heavyweights like China PR and Iran.[2][6][7]

India against Thailand at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

The 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar marked India's third and most recent continental campaign. The Blues qualified on the virtue of being the winners of the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup.[2] A Sunil Chhetri hat-trick and a goal by Bhaichung Bhutia helped hosts India defeat Tajikistan in the final of the Challenge Cup and qualify for the Asian Cup for the first time in 27 years. Drawn into Group C from Pot 4, the Blues lost all three of their group games to get dumped out of the tournament without any points on the board. Tim Cahill's brace helped Australia register a 4–0 win against India in the group opener. Gouramangi Singh and Chhetri scored in either half as India lost 2–5 to Bahrain and Chhetri's first-half spot-kick was the team's only consolation as South Korea thrashed them 1–4 in the final game in Group C.[2][8]

Eight years later, Indian national teams qualified and is set to travel to UAE for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup under head coach Stephen Constantine.[2][9] The team won their opening match against Thailand with the help of Sunil Chhetri's brace and broke the 55 years winless drought. However, India lost two remaining matches and crashed out from the group stage for the third consecutive participation.

Record[edit]

AFC Asian Cup record AFC Asian Cup qualification record
Host/Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
Hong Kong 1956 Did not enter Did not enter
South Korea 1960 Did not qualify 6 2 0 4 7 9
Israel 1964 Runners-up 2nd 3 2 0 1 5 3 Squad Bye
Iran 1968 Did not qualify 3 0 1 2 2 6
Thailand 1972
to
Kuwait 1980		 Did not enter Did not enter
Singapore 1984 Group stage 10th 4 0 1 3 0 7 Squad 4 3 0 1 8 2
Qatar 1988
to
Indonesia Malaysia Thailand Vietnam 2007		 Did not qualify 21 2 4 15 17 57
Qatar 2011 Group stage 16th 3 0 0 3 3 13 Squad 2008 AFC Challenge Cup winners
Australia 2015 Did not qualify Failed to win 2012 & did not qualify for 2014 AFC Challenge Cup
United Arab Emirates 2019 Group stage 17th 3 1 0 2 4 4 Squad 18 8 2 8 25 24
China 2023 Qualified In progress
Totals Runners-up 4/17 13 3 1 9 12 27 52 15 7 30 59 98

1964 AFC Asian Cup[edit]

Main article: 1964 AFC Asian Cup

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Israel 3 3 0 0 5 1 +4 6
 India 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 4
 South Korea 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 2
 Hong Kong 3 0 0 3 1 5 −4 0
South Korea 0–2 India
Appalaraju Goal 2'
I. Singh Goal 57'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Davoud Nassiri (Iran)
Israel 2–0 India
Spiegler Goal 29' (pen.)
Yohai Aharoni Goal 76'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Li Pak Tung (Malaysia)
India 3–1 Hong Kong
I. Singh Goal 45'
Samajpati Goal 60'
Goswami Goal 77'		 Cheung Yiu Kwok Goal 39'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Patrick Nice (Malaysia)

1984 AFC Asian Cup[edit]

Main article: 1984 AFC Asian Cup

Group B[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 China PR 4 3 0 1 10 2 +8 6
 Iran 4 2 2 0 6 1 +5 6
 United Arab Emirates 4 2 0 2 3 8 −5 4
 Singapore 4 1 1 2 3 4 −1 3
 India 4 0 1 3 0 7 −7 1
Singapore 2–0 India
Awab Goal 36'
Saad Goal 81'
Attendance: 21,000
United Arab Emirates 2–0 India
Al-Talyani Goal 81'
Khamees Goal 88'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Abu Wahid Shanbe (Oman)
Iran 0–0 India
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Koh Guan Kiat (Malaysia)
China PR 3–0 India
Lin Lefeng Goal 19'
Gu Guangming Goal 59'
Jia Xiuquan Goal 79'
Attendance: 8,256
Referee: Ahmed Jassim (Bahrain)

2011 AFC Asian Cup[edit]

Main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup

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Group C[edit]

Main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Australia 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7
 South Korea 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7
 Bahrain 3 1 0 2 6 5 +1 3
 India 3 0 0 3 3 13 −10 0
10 January 2011
India  0–4  Australia
14 January 2011
Bahrain  5–2  India
18 January 2011
South Korea  4–1  India

2019 AFC Asian Cup[edit]

Main article: 2019 AFC Asian Cup

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Group A[edit]

Indian team defending against Thailand attack at 2019 Asian Cup.
Main article: 2019 AFC Asian Cup Group A
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United Arab Emirates (H) 3 1 2 0 4 2 +2 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Thailand 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4[lower-alpha 1]
3  Bahrain 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4[lower-alpha 1]
4  India 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
Source: AFC
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Head-to-head points: Thailand 3, Bahrain 0.

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2023 AFC Asian Cup[edit]

Main article: 2019 AFC Asian Cup

India qualified by finishing as group D winners in third round. This marked India's first ever consecutive Asian Cup qualification.

Record by Opponent[edit]

AFC Asian Cup matches (by team)
Opponent Wins Draws Losses Total Goals for Goals against Goal difference Points
 Australia 0 0 1 1 0 4 –4 0
 Iran 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
 Hong Kong 1 0 0 1 3 1 +2 2
 Bahrain 0 0 2 2 2 6 –4 0
 Thailand 1 0 0 1 4 1 +3 3
 South Korea 1 0 1 2 3 4 –1 2
 Israel 0 0 1 1 0 2 –2 0
 Singapore 0 0 1 1 0 2 –2 0
 China PR 0 0 1 1 0 3 –3 0
 United Arab Emirates 0 0 2 2 0 4 –4 0
Total 3 1 9 13 12 27 –15 8

Goalscorers[edit]

No. Player Venue Opponent Date Edition Goals Ref.
1 Template:Sort name Municipal Stadium, Haifa  South Korea 27 May 1964 1964 1 [10]
2 Template:Sort name 1 [11]
Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv  Hong Kong 2 June 1964 1 [12]
3 Template:Sort name 1 [13]
4 Template:Sort name 1 [14]
5 Template:Sort name Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha  Bahrain 14 January 2011 2011 1 [15]
6 Template:Sort name 1 [16]
Al Gharafa Stadium, Doha  South Korea 18 January 2011 1 [17]
Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi  Thailand 6 January 2019 2019 2 [18]
7 Template:Sort name 1 [19]
8 Template:Sort name 1 [20]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "India 2019 AFC Asian Cup". Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "India's performances at the AFC Asian Cup". goal.com. GOAL. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Asian Nations Cup 1964". RSSSF.
  4. ↑ Chaudhari, Arunava. "The Indian Senior Team at 1964 Tel Aviv Asia Cup". indiafootball.de. IndiaFootball. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  5. ↑ Chaudhari, Arunava. "1984 Singapore Asian cup Qualifiers". indiafootball.de. IndiaFootball. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Asian Nations Cup 1984". rsssf.com. RSSSF. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "Indian National Senior Team at 1984 Asian Cup". indiafootball.de. IndiaFootball. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "Asian Nations Cup 2011". rsssf.com. RSSSF. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "A look at India's Opponent at the AFC Asian Cup 2019; Sportskeeda.com". Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  10. ↑ "Asian Nations Cup 1964". Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  11. ↑ "Asian Nations Cup 1964". Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  12. ↑ "Asian Nations Cup 1964". Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  13. ↑ "Asian Nations Cup 1964". Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  14. ↑ "Asian Nations Cup 1964". Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  15. ↑ "Asian Nations Cup 2011". Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  16. ↑ "Asian Nations Cup 2011". Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  17. ↑ "Asian Nations Cup 2011". Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  18. ↑ "Asian Nations Cup 2019". Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  19. ↑ "Asian Nations Cup 2019". Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  20. ↑ "Asian Nations Cup 2019". Retrieved 16 December 2021.

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