India national football team results (2000–2009)

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India national football team results

Results of India national football team from 2000 to 2009.[1][2][3][4]

Summary
Matches 307–381
Games Won Draw Lost Win % FIFA Rankings
Best Worst
75 29 16 30 38.66 106 (2000) 157 (2006)
Biggest win
India  6–0 Template:Country data CAM

17 August 2007

Biggest defeat
Japan  7–0  India

9 June 2004

Honours
Gold 2005 SAFF Championship, Pakistan
Gold 2008 AFC Challenge Cup, India
Gold 2009 SAFF Championship, Bangladesh
Silver 2008 SAFF Championship, Maldives
Bronze 2003 SAFF Championship, Bangladesh
← 1990–99 2010–19 →
Key
Indicates India national football team won the match
Indicates the match ended in draw
Indicates India national football team lost the match

2000[edit | edit source]

MFF Golden Jubilee Tournament
India 1–1 Bangladesh
Abbas Ali Rizvi Goal 53' Report Mahmud Goal 5'
Attendance: 7,000
MFF Golden Jubilee Tournament
India 0–1 Sri Lanka
Report Anees Goal 4'
Attendance: 7,000
MFF Golden Jubilee Tournament
Maldives 1–0 India
Nizam Goal 69' Report
Attendance: 10,900
Friendly
India 1–0 Bangladesh
Ancheri Goal 10' Report
Attendance: 3,000

2001[edit | edit source]

Millennium Super Soccer Cup
India 0–3 Iceland
Report Guðmundsson Goal 44', 52', 69'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: G. C. Deshapriya (Sri Lanka)
2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers
India 1–0 United Arab Emirates
Jules Alberto Goal 71' FIFA
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)
2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers
India 1–1 Yemen
Bhutia Goal 53' FIFA Al Ghurbani Goal 43'
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Chalach Piromya (Thailand)
2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers
United Arab Emirates 1–0 India
Khater Goal 63' FIFA
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Halim Abdul Hamid (Malaysia)
2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers
Yemen 3–3 India
Al-Salimi Goal 13' (pen.), 20', 62' Report
AIFF		 Ancheri Goal 16', Goal 38'
Vijayan Goal 51'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Suleman Abo Allo (Syria)
2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers
Brunei 0–1 India
Report Ancheri Goal 75'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Hassan Al Ajmi (Oman)
2002 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers
India 5–0 Brunei
Jules Alberto Goal 12'
Vijayan Goal 23'
Bhutia Goal 35' (pen.)
Ancheri Goal 59'
Abdul Hakim Goal 80'		 Report
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Nail Lutfullin (Uzbekistan)

2002[edit | edit source]

Friendly
Jamaica 3–0 India
Anderson Goal 34'
Lawrence Goal 72'
Goodison Goal 86'		 Report
Attendance: 500
Friendly
Jamaica 0–0 India
Report
Attendance: 4,030

2003[edit | edit source]

2003 SAFF Championship
India 0–1 Pakistan
Report Rasool Goal 50'
Referee: Tayeb Hossain (Bangladesh)
2003 SAFF Championship
India 4–0 Afghanistan
Biswas Goal 30', 63'
D'Cunha Goal 77', 86'		 Report
Referee: Budhi Bahadur Gurung (Nepal)
2003 SAFF Championship
India 1–1 Sri Lanka
Biswas Goal 88' Report Chryshantha Abeysekera Goal 90'
Referee: Hasan (Bangladesh)
2003 SAFF Championship Semifinal
Bangladesh 2–1 (a.s.d.e.t.) India
Kanchan Goal 77'
Motiur Munna Goal 98'		 Report D'Cunha Goal 81'
Referee: Kunsuta Chaiwat (Thailand)
2003 SAFF Championship Third Place
India 2–1 (a.s.d.e.t.) Pakistan
Vijayan Goal 56'
Jadav Goal 99'		 Report Rasool Goal 66'
Referee: Hasan (Bangladesh)
2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
North Korea 2–0 India
Choe So-Hyok Goal 44', 70' Report
Attendance: 40,000
2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
India 1–1 North Korea
I.M. Vijayan Goal 29' Report
Report		 Choe Hyun-Yu Goal 85'
Friendly
Thailand 2–0 India
Phoruendee Goal 64'
Chaikamdee Goal 78'		 Report

2004[edit | edit source]

2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifier
India 1–0 Singapore
Renedy Goal 50' FIFA
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Farajollah Yasrebi (Iran)
2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifier
India 1–5 Oman
Renedy Goal 18' Report Ali Goal 12'
Mubarak Goal 26', 49'
Al-Hinai Goal 60', 88'
Attendance: 48,000
Referee: Danny Kim Heng (Malaysia)
2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifier
Japan 7–0 India
Kubo Goal 12'
Fukunishi Goal 25'
Nakamura Goal 29'
Suzuki Goal 54'
Nakazawa Goal 65', 76'
Ogasawara Goal 68'		 Report
Attendance: 63,000[10]
Referee: Huang Junjie (China PR)
LG Cup
India 2–1 Myanmar
R.C. Prakash Goal 42', 83' Report Aung Win Naing Goal 81'
LG Cup
Vietnam 2–1 India
Lê Công Vinh Goal 27'
Thạch Bảo Khanh Goal 57'		 Report Climax Lawrence Goal 87'
2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifier
India 0–4 Japan
Report Suzuki Goal 45'
Ono Goal 60'
Fukunishi Goal 71'
Miyamoto Goal 87'
Attendance: 90,000
Referee: Basel Hajjar (Syria)
2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifier
Singapore 2–0 India
Sahdan Goal 73'
Amri Goal 76'		 Report
Attendance: 3,609
Referee: Yousuf Husain (Bahrain)
Friendly
Kuwait 2–3 India
Al Hamad Goal 35'
Abdullah Goal 54'		 Report Singh Goal 48'
Zirsanga Goal 64'
Yadav Goal 75'
2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifier
Oman 0–0 India
Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Mahmoud Nurilddin (Iraq)

2005[edit | edit source]

Friendly
Pakistan 1–1 India
Essa Goal 78' Report Chhetri Goal 65'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Jehangir Khan (Pakistan)
Friendly
Pakistan 0–1 India
Report Abdul Hakkim Goal 67'
Referee: Imtiaz Ali (Pakistan)
Friendly
Pakistan 3–0 India
Essa Goal 2'
Tanveer Goal 45+1'
Mehmood Goal 46'		 Report
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Jehangir Khan (Pakistan)
Friendly
Fiji 1–0 India
Masi Goal 14' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Neil Fox (New Zealand)
Friendly
Fiji 2–1 India
Luke Vidovi Goal 25'
Masi Goal 61'		 Report I. Singh Goal 10'
Attendance: 11,000
2005 SAFF Championship
India 2–1 Nepal
Mehtab Hossain Goal 6', 28' Report Basanta Thapa Goal 35'
2005 SAFF Championship
India 3–0 Bhutan
Baichung Bhutia Goal 45'
Mahesh Gawli Goal 51'
Abdul Hakim Goal 64'		 Report
2005 SAFF Championship
Bangladesh 1–1 India
Ameli Goal 77' Report Lawrence Goal 17'
2005 SAFF Championship
Maldives 0–1 India
Report Manju Goal 38'
2005 SAFF Championship
India 2–0 Bangladesh
Wadoo Goal 33'
Bhutia Goal 81'		 Report

2006[edit | edit source]

Friendly
Hong Kong 2–2 India
Ambassa Goal 3'
Bong Goal 17'		 Report Nabi Goal 61'
Bhutia Goal 67' (pen.)
2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Japan 6–0 India
Ono Goal 32'
Maki Goal 58'
Fukunishi Goal 68'
Kubo Goal 78', 90'
Satō Goal 82'		 Report
Attendance: 38,025
Referee: Huang Junjie (China)
2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
India 0–3 Yemen
Report Salem Abdullah Goal 6'
Al-Hubaishi Goal 43'
Al Nono Goal 56' (pen.)
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)
2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
India 0–3 Saudi Arabia
Report Al-Qahtani Goal 2', 19', 50'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand)
2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Saudi Arabia 7–1 India
Bashir Goal 30', 46'
Al Mahyani Goal 33'
Ameen Goal 57'
Hagbani Goal 61'
Swaileh Goal 78', 86'		 Report Manju Goal 22'
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Mohamed Omar Al Saeedi (United Arab Emirates)
2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
India 0–3 Japan
Report Bando Goal 23', 44'
Nakamura Goal 83'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Chan Siu Kee (Hong Kong)
2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Yemen 2–1 India
Nashwan Al-Haggam Goal 60'
Al-Nono Goal 82'		 Report Pradeep Goal 52'
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Hassan Marshoud (Jordan)

2007[edit | edit source]

2007 Nehru Cup
India 6–0Template:Country data CAM
Pradeep Goal 16'
Bhutia Goal 45+2' (pen.)
Dias Goal 72 ',  89'
Chhetri Goal 82 ',  84'		 Report
Referee: Pepera Hetti Kamkanamge (Sri Lanka)
2007 Nehru Cup
India 1–0 Bangladesh
Bhutia Goal 5' Report
Referee: Sikhrakar Surendra (Nepal)
2007 Nehru Cup
India 2–3File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria
Chhetri Goal 13'
Ajayan Goal 81'		 Report Al Baba Goal 23'
Chaabo Goal 45+1 ',  65'
Referee: Sikhrakar Surendra (Nepal)
2007 Nehru Cup
India 3–0 Kyrgyzstan
Bhutia Goal 39'
Chhetri Goal 60'
Yadav Goal 90+3'		 Report
Referee: Sikhrakar Surendra (Nepal)
2007 Nehru Cup
India 1–0File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria
Pradeep Goal 44' Report
Referee: Sikhrakar Surendra (Nepal)
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
Lebanon 4–1 India
Antar Goal 33'
Ghaddar Goal 62', 76'
El Ali Goal 63'		 FIFA Chhetri Goal 30'
Attendance: 500
Referee: Saad Al Fahdli (Kuwait)
2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
India 2–2 Lebanon
Chhetri Goal 29'
Dias Goal 90+2'		 FIFA Ghaddar Goal 72' (pen.), 85'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Saad Al Fahdli (Kuwait)

2008[edit | edit source]

Friendly
India 3–0File:Flag of Chinese Taipei (FIFA).svg Chinese Taipei
 Report
Friendly
India 2–2File:Flag of Chinese Taipei (FIFA).svg Chinese Taipei
 Report
2008 SAFF Championship
India 4–0   Nepal
Pradeep Goal 26'
Bhutia Goal 34'
Chhetri Goal 67'
S. K. Singh Goal 83'		 Report
2008 SAFF Championship
India 2–1 Pakistan
Pradeep Goal 25'
Dias Goal 45+1'		 Report Adnan Ahmed Goal 88'
2008 SAFF Championship
Maldives 0–1 India
Report Gouramangi Goal 14'
2008 SAFF Championship Semifinal
India 2–1 (a.e.t) Bhutan
Chhetri Goal 30'
Gouramangi Goal 120'		 Report Dorji Goal 18'
Attendance: 12,000
2008 SAFF Championship Final
India 0–1 Maldives
Report Naseer Goal 87'
Attendance: ~ 20,000
Friendly
India 1–1 Malaysia
Bhutia Goal 57' Report Putra Goal 80' (pen.)
Referee: S. Suresh (India)
2008 AFC Challenge Cup
India 1–0File:Flag of Afghanistan (2004–2013).svg Afghanistan
Lawrence Goal 90+2' AFC
Attendance: 300
Referee: Masaaki Toma (Japan)
2008 AFC Challenge Cup
Turkmenistan 1–2 India
Orazmämmedow Goal 84' AFC Bhutia Goal 54', 80'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Khalid Al-Senan (United Arab Emirates)
2008 AFC Challenge Cup semi-final
India 1–0 Myanmar
Chhetri Goal 82' AFC
Attendance: 1,500
2008 AFC Challenge Cup final
India 4–1 Tajikistan
Chhetri Goal 9', 23', 75'
Bhutia Goal 18'		 AFC
AIFF		 Fatkhuloev Goal 44'
Attendance: 10,000

2009[edit | edit source]

Friendly
Hong Kong 2–1 India
 Report Bhutia Goal 80'
2009 Nehru Cup
India 2–1 Kyrgyzstan
 Report Murzaev Goal 89'
2009 Nehru Cup
India 3–1 Sri Lanka
 Report Dinesh Ruwanthilake Goal 62 '
2009 Nehru Cup
India 0–1File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria
Report Diab Goal 18'
2009 Nehru Cup
Syria File:Flag of Syria.svg1–1 India
Diab Goal 120' (a.e.t.) Report
Report		 Renedy Goal 114' (a.e.t.)
Penalties
Rafe soccer ball with check mark
Ayan soccer ball with red X
Haj Mohamad soccer ball with red X
Balhous soccer ball with check mark
Al Agha soccer ball with check mark
Al Hussain soccer ball with check mark
Al Aitoni soccer ball with red X		 4–5 soccer ball with check mark Lawrence
soccer ball with red X Renedy
soccer ball with check mark Chhetri
soccer ball with check mark Dias
soccer ball with red X Wadoo
soccer ball with check mark A. Ali
soccer ball with check mark Surkumar
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Ali Adil (Maldives)

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Sahara Cup in Kochi". Archived from the original on 2021-03-26. Retrieved 2020-12-22.
  2. ↑ India's maiden tour of Jamaica
  3. ↑ India International Matches
  4. ↑ Indian National Team Matches 2007-2009
  5. ↑ "Remembering India vs Bangladesh in Leicester; July 29, 2000!". 29 July 2020.
  6. ↑ "Gudmundsson's hat-trick leaves India gaping". The Hindu. 14 January 2001. Archived from the original on 17 January 2002. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  7. ↑ Fernández, Francisco; Zlotkowski, Andre. "Millennium Super Soccer Cup – India 2001". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 1 March 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  8. ↑ "2001 World Cup Qualifiers: When the dream run nearly shattered the reality".
  9. ↑ "Jamaica win India clash". BBC Sport. 29 August 2002. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  10. ↑ "South Asia and the World Cup". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  11. ↑ "India 2-1 Myanmar".
  12. ↑ "Friendlies 2005 » June » Pakistan - India 1:1".
  13. ↑ "Friendlies 2005 » June » Pakistan - India 0:1".
  14. ↑ "Friendlies 2005 » June » Pakistan - India 3:0".
  15. ↑ "Friendlies 2005 » August » Fiji - India 1:0".
  16. ↑ "Friendlies 2005 » August » Fiji - India 2:1".
  17. ↑ "Yasser hattrick seals it". The Telegraph. Kolkota. 17 August 2006. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  18. ↑ "Al Qahtani's hat-trick does India in". The Hindu. 17 August 2006. Archived from the original on 29 June 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  19. ↑ Match originally scheduled for 28 October 2007 postponed and relocated due to heavy rain in Chennai.
  20. ↑ "Nepal again blush with India". Archived from the original on 2008-06-09. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  21. ↑ "Gourmangi's last-gasp goal takes India into SAFF Cup final". 11 June 2008. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
  22. ↑ Basu, Jaydeep (14 August 2008). "Indians tear Tajiks apart". The Telegraph. Kolkota. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  23. ↑ "India win AFC Challenge Cup". Rediff.com. 13 August 2008. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
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