India national football team results (1980–1989)

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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
Error creating thumbnail: File missing 1985 South Asian Games, Bangladesh
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]

1980 Olympic Qualifier
India 0–1 China PR
Report Huang Xiangdong Goal 64'
1980 Olympic Qualifier
India 0–1 Singapore
Report Fandi Ahmad Goal 54'
1980 Olympic Qualifier
India 4–0 Sri Lanka
Shabbir Ali Goal 38'Goal
Xavier Pius Goal 66', 77'		 Report
1980 Olympic Qualifier
India 0–2 Iran
Report
Report		 Barzegari Goal 81'
Alidoosti Goal 82'
1980 Olympic Qualifier
India 1–2 North Korea
Xavier Pius Goal 51' Report Se-uk An Goal 31', 87'

1981[edit | edit source]

1981 Merdeka
Japan File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg3–2 India
M. Kato Goal 32'
Yokoyama Goal 35', 62'		 Report
Report		 Ali Goal 30'
Bhattacharya Goal 89' (pen.)
1981 Merdeka
India 2–0 United Arab Emirates
Harjinder Singh Goal 26'
Xavier Pius Goal 56'		 Report
1981 Merdeka
Indonesia 0–1 India
Report Roy Goal 85'
1981 Merdeka
Malaysia 2–2 India
Ibrahim Din Goal 8'
Dahari Goal 73'		 Report
Report		 Harjinder Singh Goal 31', 84'
Friendly
United Arab Emirates 2–0 India
Report
Report
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Friendly
United Arab Emirates 3–1 India
Report
Report
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

1982[edit | edit source]

1982 Nehru Cup
India 1–1Template:Country data China PR
Mihir Bose Goal 59' Report
Report		 Zuo Shusheng Goal 24'
1982 Nehru Cup
India 2–2 South Korea
Banerjee Goal 41'
Manas Bhattacharya Goal 89' (pen.)		 KFA
Report		 Hwang Goal 64'
Chung Goal 86'
1982 Nehru Cup
India 1–3 Uruguay
Manas Bhattacharya Goal 35' Report
Report		 da Silva Goal 8', 23'
Saralegui Goal 70'
1982 President's Cup
India 0–1 Indonesia
Report
Report		 Agusman Riyadi Goal
1982 President's Cup
India 0–1 South Korea
KFA
Report		 Bhattacharya Goal 65' (o.g.)
1982 Merdeka
India 0–0 Thailand
Report
Report
1982 Merdeka
India 0–3 Singapore
Report
Report		 Salim Moin Goal 5'
Fandi Ahmad Goal 61'
Malek Awab Goal 76'
1982 Asian Games
India 2–0 Bangladesh
P. Banerjee Goal 1', 90+5' Report
Report
1982 Asian Games
India 1–0 Malaysia
Kartick Seth Goal 68' Report
Report
1982 Asian Games
India 2–2Template:Country data China PR
Shabbir Ali Goal 53'
Kartick Seth Goal 60'		 Report
Report		 Shen Xiangfu Goal 25'
Zuo Shusheng Goal 82'

1983[edit | edit source]

1984 Olympics Q
India 1–2 Saudi Arabia
Bhattacharya Goal 5' Report Majed Abdullah Goal 28'
Khaled Al-Moajel Goal 29'
1984 Olympics Q
Singapore 2–1 India
Awab Goal 83'
Kannan Goal 86'		 Report P. Singh Goal 51'
Attendance: 4,000
1984 Olympics Q
India 4–0 Indonesia
Shabbir Ali Goal 10', 20'
Kartick Seth Goal 39'
Biswajit Bhattacharya Goal		 Report
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Arthur Edwards (New Zealand)
1984 Olympics Q
India 3–3 Malaysia
Bhattacharya Goal 30'
Ali Goal 36'
Banerjee Goal 65'		 Report Singh Goal 3' (pen.), 59' (pen.)
Kim Goal 90+2'
Attendance: 7,000
1984 Olympics Q
India 0–2 Malaysia
Report Kim Goal 33'
Karim Pin Goal 60'
1984 Olympics Q
India 1–0 Singapore
Ali Goal 44' Report
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: S. Okaya (Japan)
1984 Olympics Q
Indonesia 0–1 India
Report Ali Goal 53'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Lee Do-Ha (South Korea)
1984 Olympics Q
Saudi Arabia 5–0 India
Abdullah GoalGoalGoalGoal
Al-Musaibeah Goal		 Report

1984[edit | edit source]

1984 Nehru Cup
India 1−2 Poland
Bhattacharya Goal 42' Report
Report		 Dziekanowski Goal 10'
Pawlak Goal 34'
Attendance: 80,000
1984 Nehru Cup
India 0−1 Argentina
Report
Report		 Gareca Goal 79'
Attendance: 50,000[39]
Referee: Stefan Petrescu (Romania)
1984 Nehru Cup
China PR 3−0 India
Li Huayun Goal 42', 60'
Jia Xiuquan Goal 81'		 Report
Report
Friendly
Trinidad and Tobago 1–3 India
Nevick Denoon Goal Report Ravi Bhusan Goal
Babu Mani Goal
Pradip Ghosh Goal
Skinner Park, San Fernando, Trinidad & Tobago
Friendly
Trinidad and Tobago 3–0 India
Adrian Fonrose Goal 2'
Robert Joseph Goal 60'
Bertram O´Brien Goal 85'		 Report
Skinner Park, San Fernando, Trinidad & Tobago
Friendly
Suriname 4–1 India
Report Ravi Bhusan Goal
Friendly
Trinidad and Tobago 3–0 India
Report
Arima Municipal Stadium, Arima, Trinidad & Tobago
1984 Great Wall Cup
China PR 2–0 India
Zuo Shusheng Goal 9'
Li Hui Goal 70'		 Report
Report
1984 AFC Q
India 2–1 Malaysia
Thapa Goal
Mani Goal		 Report
Report		 Abidin Goal
1984 AFC Q
India 2–0 Pakistan
Ali Goal 24', 82' Report
Report
1984 AFC Q
South Korea Error creating thumbnail: File missing1–0 India
Park Chang-Seon Goal 48' Report
Report
1984 Asia Cup
Singapore 2–0 India
Awab Goal 36'
Saad Goal 81'		 Report
Report
Attendance: 21,000
1984 Asia Cup
United Arab Emirates 2–0 India
Al-Talyani Goal 81'
Khamees Goal 88'		 Report
Report
Attendance: 2,010
Referee: Abu Wahid Shanbe (Oman)
1984 Asia Cup
Iran 0–0 India
Report
Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Koh Guan Kiat (Malaysia)
1984 Asia Cup
China PR 3–0 India
Lin Lefeng Goal 19'
Gu Guangming Goal 59'
Jia Xiuquan Goal 79'		 Report
Report
Attendance: 8,256
Referee: Ahmed Jassim (Bahrain)

1985[edit | edit source]

1985 Nehru Cup
Morocco 1−0 India
Rajhy Goal 34' Report
Report
Referee: Park Hee-Chang (South Korea)
1986 FIFA Q
Indonesia 2−1 India
Nurdiansyah Goal 41', 49' Report
Report		 Dey Goal 34'
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Reynaldo Reyes (Philippines)
1986 FIFA Q
Thailand 0−0 India
Report
Report
Referee: Shunsaku Nakanishi (Japan)
1986 FIFA Q
Bangladesh 1−2 India
Chunnu Goal 42' Report
Report		 Ghosh Goal 34'
Panji Goal 84'
Dhaka Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Liu Jingli (China)
1986 FIFA Q
India 1−1 Indonesia
Narender Thapa Goal 89' Report
Report		 Dede Suleiman Goal 20'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Farouk Mustafa (Iraq)
1986 FIFA Q
India 1−1 Thailand
Krishanu Dey Goal 85' Report
Report		 Narasek Boongeang Goal 76'
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Shokor Abdulkader Abdul Latif (Iraq)
1986 FIFA Q
India 2−1 Bangladesh
Bikash Panji Goal 36'
Camilo Gonsalves Goal 54'		 Report
Report		 Bhadra Goal 15'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Salih Abdul Karim Saadi (Iraq)
1985 S.A.Games
India 2−0   Nepal
Ghosh Goal Goal Report
Report
National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh
1985 S.A.Games
India 1−1 Bangladesh
Ghosh Goal 37' Report
Report		 Aslam Goal 39'
Penalties
Krishnendu Roy soccer ball with check mark
Debashis Misra soccer ball with check mark
Krishanu Dey soccer ball with check mark
Prasanta Banerjee soccer ball with check mark		 4–1 Kaiser Hamid soccer ball with check mark
National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh

1986[edit | edit source]

Nehru Cup
India 0−0 China PR
Report
Friendly
Burma 3−1 India
Report
Yangon, Myanmar
1986 Merdeka
Malaysia 3–0 India
Azhar Shariff Goal 11'
Hassan Goal 71', 74'		 Report
Attendance: 7,582
1986 Merdeka
India 3−1 Thailand
Dey Goal 5', 13', 48' Report Laohakul Goal pen.'
Stadium Jalan Raja Muda, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1986 Asian Games
South Korea 3−0 India
Noh Soo-jin Goal 10'
Choi Soon-ho Goal 36'
Chang-sun Goal 84' (pen.)		 Report
1986 Asian Games
India 1−2 China PR
Debashish Mishra Goal 37' Report Ma Lin Goal 22', 25'
1986 Asian Games
Bahrain 3−0 India
Abdulrahman Hisham Goal 3', 45'
Yousif Ali Hassan Goal 23'		 Report

1987[edit | edit source]

1987 S.Asian Games
India 0−0 Pakistan
Report
Report
1987 S.Asian Games
India 5−0 Maldives
Shareef Goal (o.g.)
Sisir Ghosh Goal
Amit Bhadra Goal
Deepak Kumar Goal
Krishanu Dey Goal		 Report
Report
1987 S.Asian Games
India 1−0   Nepal
Mohammed Farid Goal 89' Report
Report

1988[edit | edit source]

1988 AFC Q
Bangladesh 0–0 India
Report
1988 AFC Q
India 0–1 Thailand
Report Boonpob Prapruit Goal 89'
1988 AFC Q
India 0–1 North Yemen
Report Mohammed Al Sharani Goal 80'
1988 AFC Q
China PR 1–0 India
Liu Haiguang Goal 30' Report

1989[edit | edit source]

1989 S.A Games
Bangladesh 1–1 India
Manik Goal 34' Report
Report		 Chatterjee Goal 84'
Referee: Ahmed Ibrahim Hakeem
1989 S.A Games
India 2–1 Sri Lanka
Report
Report
Referee: Ahmed Ibrahim Hakeem
1989 S.A Games
India 2–1   Nepal
Afonso Goal 18'
Chatterjee Goal 62'		 Report
Report		 Shah Goal 56'
Referee: Ahmed Ali

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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