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Template:India national football team results Results of India national football team from 1980 to 1989.[1][2][3]

Summary
Matches 162–239
Games Won Draw Lost GF GA Win %
78 20 17 41 78 112 25.64%
Biggest win
India  5–0  Maldives

21 November 1987

Biggest defeat
Saudi Arabia  5–0  India

6 November 1983

Honours
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Error creating thumbnail: File missing 1987 South Asian Games, India
Error creating thumbnail: File missing 1989 South Asian Games, Pakistan
1970–79 1990–99
Key
Indicates India national football team won the match
Indicates the match ended in draw
Indicates India national football team lost the match

1980[edit | edit source]





1981[edit | edit source]






United Arab Emirates 2–0 India
Report
Report
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates 3–1 India
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Report
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

1982[edit | edit source]













1983[edit | edit source]






India 1–0 Singapore
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Attendance: 3,000
Referee: S. Okaya (Japan)

Indonesia 0–1 India
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Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Lee Do-Ha (South Korea)

1984[edit | edit source]


India 0−1 Argentina
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Report
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Attendance: 50,000[39]
Referee: Stefan Petrescu (Romania)






Trinidad and Tobago Error creating thumbnail: File missing3–0 India
Report
Arima Municipal Stadium, Arima, Trinidad & Tobago








Iran Error creating thumbnail: File missing0–0 India
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Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Koh Guan Kiat (Malaysia)

1985[edit | edit source]



Thailand 0−0 India
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Report
Referee: Shunsaku Nakanishi (Japan)


India 1−1 Indonesia
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Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Farouk Mustafa (Iraq)

India 1−1 Thailand
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Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Shokor Abdulkader Abdul Latif (Iraq)



1986[edit | edit source]



Burma 3−1 India
Report
Yangon, Myanmar


India 3−1 Thailand
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Stadium Jalan Raja Muda, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia



1987[edit | edit source]



1988[edit | edit source]





1989[edit | edit source]



See also[edit | edit source]

Notes[edit | edit source]

  1. Some sources doesn't count the games played at the Olympics finals and qualifiers as official.[4] In 1999 FIFA deleted Olympics and Olympics Qualifying matches from its records. However most FAs ignore FIFA ruling and continue to recognize their Olympics and Olympics qualifying matches as official. According to RSSSF all those matches are considered official for India.[5]
  2. Indonesia's team (known as PSSI Garuda) was composed mostly of young players with a view to developing the next generation of the national team. It can be considered as a national B team or youth team. It is not clear whether any of their matches are considered to be full internationals for the PSSI. The match against India is considered full internationals by some sources.[18][19]
  3. Some sources doesn't count the games played at the Olympics finals and qualifiers as official.[24] In 1999 FIFA deleted Olympics and Olympics Qualifying matches from its records. However most FAs ignore FIFA ruling and continue to recognize their Olympics and Olympics qualifying matches as official. According to RSSSF all those matches are considered official for India.[25]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1980 Olympics
  2. 1981 Merdeka Tournament
  3. India International Matches
  4. "India » Historical results". 9 June 2021.
  5. "India International Matches".
  6. "Chinese fail to impress". The Straits Times. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  7. "Singapore show colour to move into picture". The Straits Times. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  8. "A rout, but Indians do not impress". The Straits Times. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  9. "Indians come close to a major upset". The Straits Times. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  10. "Korea triumph, but not enough". The Straits Times. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  11. "Republic beaten in opening Merdeka tie". The Straits Times. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  12. "Brazilians delight with superb skills". The Straits Times. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  13. "Harjinder Singh & 1981 Merdeka: He made the high and mighty bite the bullet".
  14. "Indians thrive in wet conditions". The Straits Times. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  15. "Roy hero in Indians 1-0 victory". The Straits Times. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  16. New Straits Times - 17 September 1981
  17. "India just make it into last four". The Straits Times. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  18. "India International Matches".
  19. "India » Fixtures & Results 1982". 9 June 2021.
  20. "India draw on old habits". The Straits Times. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  21. "Singapore 3-0 India".
  22. "Singapore unleash full power on India". The Straits Times. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  23. "Alhassan to the rescue of Ghana". The Straits Times. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  24. "India » Historical results". 9 June 2021.
  25. "India International Matches".
  26. "India 1-2 Saudi Arabia".
  27. "Two flashes in the pan fire Singapore to first triumph". The Straits Times. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  28. "Magical Indians". The Straits Times. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  29. "Saved in the nick of injury time". The Straits Times. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  30. "India 3-3 Malaysia".
  31. "Malaysia sink India on wet Merdeka pitch". The Straits Times. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  32. "Farewell to Olympic fantasy". The Straits Times. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  33. "India 1-0 Singapore".
  34. "Staying Alive". The Straits Times. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  35. "Indonesia 0-1 India".
  36. "Saudi Arabia 5-0 India".
  37. "Friendlies 1984 » January » India - Poland 1:2".
  38. "India v Argentina, 13 January 1984".
  39. "India vs. Argentina Nehru Cup 13-1-1984 [INDIAN BROADCAST]".
  40. "Trinidad & Tobago 3-0 India".
  41. "Indian in the final reckoning". The Straits Times. 18 October 1984.
  42. "The Straits Times, 3 December 1984".
  43. "Rain and shine". The Straits Times. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  44. "1984 Asian Cup: When India rose rejuvenated like a phoenix".
  45. "India 0-0 Iran". Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  46. "Underdogs' night". The Straits Times. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  47. "A one-sided affair". The Straits Times. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  48. "India national football team archives". Archived from the original on 2016-08-19. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  49. "India 1-1 Bangladesh".
  50. "India » Fixtures & Results 1986". 9 June 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
  51. "India » Fixtures & Results 1987". 9 June 2021.
  52. "India 5-0 Maldives".
  53. "India 1-0 Nepal".
  54. "India national team result archive". Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  55. "Bangladesh 1-1 India". National Football Teams.com. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  56. "India » Fixtures & Results 1989". 9 June 2021.
  57. "India 2-1 Nepal". National Football Teams.com. Retrieved 29 May 2025.

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