India national under-20 football team

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India U-20
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)The Blue Colts
AssociationAll India Football Federation
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationSAFF (South Asia)
Head coachMahesh Gawli
CaptainSingamayum Shami
FIFA codeIND
First colours
Second colours
First international
 Myanmar 1–1 India 
(Malaya; 19 April 1963)[1]
Biggest win
 India 8–0 Nepal   
(Bhubaneshwar, India; 31 July 2022)[2]
 India 8–0 Sri Lanka 
(Yupia, India; 9 May 2025)[3]
Biggest defeat
 India 0–7 Israel 
(Bangkok, Thailand; 16 April 1972)[4]
 India 0–7 South Korea 
(Qatar; 25 October 2002)[5]
 India 0–7 United Arab Emirates 
(Qatar; 4 October 2015)[6]
Asian Cup
Appearances22 (first in 1963)
Best resultChampions (1974)
SAFF Championship
Appearances7 (first in 2015)
Best resultChampions (2019, 2022, 2023, 2025)
Medal record
Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place 1974 Thailand
OFC Youth Development Tournament
Gold medal – first place 2019 Vanuatu
SAFF Championship
Gold medal – first place 2025 India
Gold medal – first place 2023 Nepal
Gold medal – first place 2019 Nepal
Gold medal – first place 2022 India
Silver medal – second place 2015 Nepal
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Bhutan

The India national under-20 football team represents India at all international under-20 tournaments.[7] They act as the main feeder team for the India U-23 and the senior Indian football team.

This team is for Indian players aged under 19 at the start of the calendar year in which a two-year AFC U-19 Championship campaign begins, and as such, some players can remain with the squad until the age of 21. The team competes for the Asian Championship, with the finals every even-numbered year, formerly odd-numbered years. It is also eligible to participate in the SAFF U-20 Championship and the FIFA U-20 World Cup held every two years.

Beginning from 2024-25 I-league season, the team is also eligible to participate in the I-league, the second division of Indian Football League System.[8] Previously, the team has participated in the I-league, then the first and now second division of Indian football league system, since 2010 under the names of AIFF XI, Palian Arrows and Indian Arrows. The team was disbanded in 2021 and revived as India U-20 in 2024.[9]

History[edit | edit source]

1959−1970[edit | edit source]

For the first four seasons of AFC U-19 Championship, from 1959 to 1962 the Indian team did not enter into the tournament though there was no qualification round. India first participated in the AFC U-19 Championships in 1963 but did not move ahead from the group stage.[10] 1964 is where the first Kabui player, Basanta Kumar Kabui represented Manipur in an International event.[11][12][13]

The first best result came at the 1966 edition where the team entered in the quarter finals with 3 wins against Burma, Japan and Singapore and a defeat by China but in the quarter final they lost to Israel by 4−0.[14] In the next edition at 1967 AFC Youth Championship India again entered in the quarter final. First a draw of 1−1 against Israel and then defeating Malaysia by 4−1 but same as 1966 they again defeated in the quarter final, this time by Indonesia by 2−6.[15] In 1968, the team didn't move beyond group stage, and next two edition of 1969 and 1970 India did not enter in the championships.[16]

1971−1979[edit | edit source]

Group photograph of India under-20 national team after jointly winning the 1974 Asian Youth Championship with Iran.
India team, the Asian Youth Champion, in Bangkok on 30 April 1974.

In 1971, they again reached the quarter final for the third time in AFC championships, but the fate was same as again saw a defeat, now against Japan by 0−3. But, after a gap of two more edition, it was 1974 AFC Youth Championship, where India saw the golden moment after becoming the champions of Asia.[17][18] First in group stage India defeat both Laos and Burma by 1−0 and a draw against Hong Kong by 2−2. Then entering in the quarter final they defeated Singapore in a penalty shootout and reached semi-finals where defeating Thailand by 2−1, for the first time India reached the final of the Championship. But the final was a draw against Iran by 2−2 thus jointly awarded both the team as the Champions.[19][20][21] In 1975 and 1976 edition, India didn't do much well but at 1977 AFC Youth Championship they reached the quarter final but the opponent was Iran, the defending Champion who defeated India by 3−0, thus failed to qualify for the first FIFA World Youth Championship in 1977 which later came to be known as FIFA U-20 World Cup and also failed to qualify at the 1979 edition.[22]

1980−2000, the decline[edit | edit source]

These two decades saw a decline in the performance of the Indian team. Qualification round started from 1980 AFC Youth Championship and India failed to qualify in 6 out of 11 edition of the championships and in rest 5 edition the failed to move beyond the group stage, thus also failed to qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup as the finalist were only to be qualified for the competition.[23]

2002−2017, rise and fall[edit | edit source]

In the 2002, at the AFC U-19 Championship, India reached the quarter final for the 6th time, by the virtue of third-place qualifiers, but defeated heavily by South Korea, where the Korean found the Indian net 7 times.[24] Next two editions they ended their competition in group stages and next 7 editions from 2008 to 2018, India failed to qualify again for the championships and so for the FIFA U20 Worldcup.

In the meanwhile, SAFF started SAFF U-20 Championship from 2015 to develop the youth teams of South Asian countries as they continuously failing to qualify for AFC U-20 championships. In the 2015 inaugural edition, India became runners-up facing a defeat from Nepal through a penalty shoot out. In the next edition in 2017, the tournament was a round robin, where India saw two wins against Bhutan and Maldives and two defeats from Bangladesh and Nepal, thus achieved the third place in the tournament.[25]

2018−present[edit | edit source]

The AIFF finally acted with the international exposure to the youth and under 17 teams. India's U-20 team was invited to participate in Cotif Tournament where clubs and national and autonomous teams participate every year since 1984, held at Valencia, Spain. 2018 Cotif was 35th Anniversary of the tournament.[26] Though India lost two consecutive matches against Spanish club Murcia then against Mauritania, they managed a 0–0 draw[27] against a stronger Latin American side of Venezuela, but on the final group match on 5 August 2018, the Indian side wrote a piece of history when they defeated the most successful U-20 Worldcup winning nation Argentina. The match was historic in many ways, when Indian defender Deepak Tangri headed a corner kick to the net of Argentine side, it was the first goal against them by any Indian side, then with a second goal by Anwar Ali with a fabulous free kick helped India to win the match with a score of 2−1 against the stronger Argentine side, made a history as it is the first time that any Indian team defeated any Argentina side or any South American national team.[28][29][30] Argentina national team manager Scaloni and Argentine great Pablo Aimar praised the young colt's performances and said the future of the team is bright if there is continued perseverance.[31] AIFF called it as one of the "biggest days for Indian Football" as team coach said "This victory will definitely earn Indian football more respect in the world of football. It opens up a window of opportunity to test ourselves against the best in the world on a regular basis".[32]

Just after the Cotif experience, AIFF announced the team was invited to play in a four-nation tournament between under-20 national teams of France, Croatia and Slovenia and two friendlies against Serbia.[33] This was the first time India was playing in a 4-nations tournament in which all the opponents are European nations.[34][35] In the first match the team faced a big defeat against a mightier Croatian team by 0−5.[36] The second match was against Slovenia, where they played very well within 90 minutes but failed to convert various chances and on the last minute of injury time the Slovenian side found the net, match ended in 0−1 defeat.[37] Third match was against France, which India lost by 2−0.[38] In the friendlies against Serbia India saw defeat in both the matches, first by 2−0[39] and second by 3−1 where Rahim Ali managed to find the net once.[40]

At the South Asian level India won their first U-20 SAFF title in 2019. They defeated Bangladesh 2–1 in the final.[41] Team India also won the inaugural OFC Youth Development Tournament in 2019, after beating Tahiti 2–0.[42] India defended their SAFF title in 2022 by defeating Bangladesh again in the final, this time by an even bigger score of 5–2.[43] It was also in the same tournament that the team recorded their biggest ever victory when they dismantled Nepal 8–0.[44][45] India won their third title in a row by defeating arch-rivals Pakistan in the final of the SAFF championship in 2023 by a margin of 3–0.[46][47]

In 2024, India faced Bhutan and Maldives in SAFF U-20 Championship in Nepal. They won their two group games by 1 goal each against Bhutan and Maldives but got drubbed by Bangladesh in semi-finals during penalty-shootouts.[48] India once again failed to qualify for 2025 AFC U-20 Asian Cup in China. The team won 4–1 over Mongolia and 2–0 over Laos but fell to Iran by 0–1 in the qualifiers.[49][50][51]

India participated in 2025 2025 U-20 Challenge Series in Indonesia, with Syria, Jordan and hosts Indonesia.[52][53] The team lost all their matches with scoring only one goal against Syria. After the tournament former Bengaluru FC and India Under-17 coach Bibiano Fernandes was called to lead the team.[54] India had a dominant run in 2025 SAFF Under-19 Championship, beating Sri Lanka and Nepal by the score of 8–0 and 4–0 respectively.[55] India then defeated Maldives by 3–0 in the semi-finals.[56] The team faced Bangladesh in the final and beat them at penalty-shootouts after the game ended 1–1 in regular time.[57]

Results and fixtures[edit | edit source]

For past match results of the under-20 team, see the results in Indian football seasons.

Matches in the last 12 months, and future scheduled matches

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2025[edit | edit source]

9 May 2025 (2025-05-09) 2025 SAFF U-19 GS India  8–0  Sri Lanka Yupia, India
17:00 IST
  • Prashan Jajo Goal 17', 62'
  • Danny Meitei Goal 26', 31', 50'
  • Mohammed Arbas Goal 41'
  • Omang Dodum Goal 49'
  • S. Shami Goal 81'
 SAFF Stadium: Golden Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 5,328
Referee: S.M. Jasim Akhter (Bangladesh)
13 May 2025 (2025-05-13) 2025 SAFF U-19 GS India  4–0    Nepal Yupia, India
17:00 IST
  • Thangjam Roshan Singh Goal 28'
  • Omang Dodum Goal 29'
  • Rohen Singh Goal 75'
  • Danny Meitei Goal 83'
 SAFF Stadium: Golden Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Zaheer Hussain (Maldives)
16 May 2025 2025 SAFF U-19 SF India  3–0  Maldives Yupia, India
19:30
  • Danny Meitei Goal 14'
  • Omang Dodum Goal 21'
  • Prashan Jajo Goal 66'
 SAFF Stadium: Golden Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 5,000~+
Referee: SM Jasim Akhter (Bangladesh)
18 May 2025 2025 SAFF U-19 F Bangladesh  1–1
(3–4 p)		  India Yupia, India
19:00
  • Joy Goal 61'
 SAFF
Stadium: Golden Jubilee Stadium
Attendance: 12,789
Referee: Mohamed Jafran Athambawa (Sri Lanka)
Penalties
  • Mithu soccer ball with check mark
  • Mursed soccer ball with check mark
  • Joy soccer ball with check mark
  • Faysal soccer ball with red X
  • Salah soccer ball with red X
  • soccer ball with check mark Arbash
  • soccer ball with red X Rohen Singh
  • soccer ball with check mark Rishi Singh
  • soccer ball with check mark Jodric
  • soccer ball with check mark Shami

2026[edit | edit source]

26 March 2026 (2026-03-26) 2026 SAFF U-20 GS India  v  Pakistan Malé, Maldives
15:45 Stadium: National Football Stadium
28 March 2026 (2026-03-28) 2026 SAFF U-20 GS Bangladesh  v  India Malé, Maldives
15:45 Stadium: National Football Stadium

Current staff[edit | edit source]

Position Name
Head coach India Mahesh Gawli[58]

Players[edit | edit source]

Current squad[edit | edit source]

The following 23 players were called up for the 2026 SAFF U-20 Championship.[59]

Caps and goals are correct as of 18 May 2025, before the match against Bangladesh.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Alsabith Sulaiman Thekkekaramel (2007-07-01) 1 July 2007 (age 19) 0 0 India Kerala Blasters
1GK Pranav Sundarraman (2007-01-21) 21 January 2007 (age 19) 0 0 India Kerala Blasters
1GK Suraj Singh Aheibam (2008-02-18) 18 February 2008 (age 18) 5 0 India Bengaluru
2DF Bungson Singh Takhellambam (2007-03-05) 5 March 2007 (age 19) 0 0 India Bengaluru
2DF Jodric Abranches (2008-07-12) 12 July 2008 (age 18) 6 0 India Dempo
2DF Karish Soram (2008-02-08) 8 February 2008 (age 18) 0 0 India Punjab
2DF Malemngamba Singh Thokchom (2007-10-15) 15 October 2007 (age 18) 13 0 India Kerala Blasters
2DF Mohammed Kaif (2008-02-11) 11 February 2008 (age 18) 0 0 India Sporting Delhi
2DF Roshan Singh Thangjam (2007-01-02) 2 January 2007 (age 19) 2 0 India Mohun Bagan SG
2DF Usham Singh Thoungamba (2008-07-24) 24 July 2008 (age 18) 0 0 India Punjab
2DF Yaipharemba Chingakham (2008-02-06) 6 February 2008 (age 18) 2 0 India Bengaluru
3MF Aniket Yadav (2008-11-19) 19 November 2008 (age 17) 0 0 India Punjab
3MF Danny Meitei Laishram (2007-11-20) 20 November 2007 (age 18) 7 5 India NorthEast United
3MF Gurnaj Singh Grewal (2007-01-09) 9 January 2007 (age 19) 6 0 India Mohun Bagan SG
3MF MD Arbash (2008-09-29) 29 September 2008 (age 17) 6 1 India Bengaluru
3MF Rishikanta Meitei Laishram (2007-05-01) 1 May 2007 (age 19) 0 0 India Punjab
3MF Rishi Singh Ninghthoukhongjam (2008-03-23) 23 March 2008 (age 18) 6 0 India Bengaluru
4FW Omang Dodum (2007-07-07) 7 July 2007 (age 19) 4 3 India Punjab
4FW Prashan Jajo (2007-02-22) 22 February 2007 (age 19) 6 3 India Sudeva Delhi
4FW Rohen Singh Chaphamayum (2007-04-22) 22 April 2007 (age 19) 4 2 India Bengaluru
4FW Vishal Yadav (2008-01-15) 15 January 2008 (age 18) 0 0 India Punjab
4FW Samson Ahongshangbam (2008-12-23) 23 December 2008 (age 17) 4 0 India Bengaluru
4FW Tanbir Dey (2008-01-04) 4 January 2008 (age 18) 0 0 India NorthEast United

Recent callups[edit | edit source]

The following footballers were part of national selection in the past twelve months, but are not part of the current call-up.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Aarush Raju Hari (2008-12-13) 13 December 2008 (age 17) 0 0 India Reliance Foundation 2025 SAFF U-19 Championship
GK Rohit Ramesh (2008-03-02) 2 March 2008 (age 18) 0 0 India Mohun Bagan SG 2025 SAFF U-19 Championship
GK Karan Makkar (2007-03-20) 20 March 2007 (age 19) 2 0 India East Bengal 2025 U-20 Challenge Series
DF Sumit Sharma Brahmacharimayum (2007-03-05) 5 March 2007 (age 19) 7 0 India Kerala Blasters 2025 SAFF U-19 Championship
DF Ashik Adhikari (2007-01-17) 17 January 2007 (age 19) 0 0 India Bengaluru 2025 SAFF U-19 Championship
DF Afinmon Baiju (2007-04-04) 4 April 2007 (age 19) 3 0 India Muthoot FA 2025 U-20 Challenge Series
DF Mukul Panwar (2007-08-03) 3 August 2007 (age 18) 3 0 India NorthEast United 2025 U-20 Challenge Series
MF Singamayum Shami (2007-04-18) 18 April 2007 (age 19) 4 2 India Punjab 2025 SAFF U-19 Championship
MF Sohum Utreja (2008-11-25) 25 November 2008 (age 17) 4 0 India Bengaluru 2025 SAFF U-19 Championship
MF Mahmad Sami (2008-02-03) 3 February 2008 (age 18) 1 0 India Sudeva Delhi 2025 U-20 Challenge Series
MF Levis Zangminlun (2008-01-07) 7 January 2008 (age 18) 3 0 India Sreenidi Deccan 2025 U-20 Challenge Series
MF Manbhakupar Malngiang (2008-01-05) 5 January 2008 (age 18) 2 1 India Garhwal Heroes 2025 U-20 Challenge Series
MF Ngamgouhou Mate (2008-05-03) 3 May 2008 (age 18) 3 0 India East Bengal 2025 U-20 Challenge Series
FW Yohaan Benjamin (2007-08-29) 29 August 2007 (age 18) 4 0 Slovenia NK Bravo 2025 SAFF U-19 Championship
FW Hemneichung Lunkim (2008-03-18) 18 March 2008 (age 18) 2 0 India Delhi 2025 SAFF U-19 Championship
FW Bharat Lairenjam (2008-04-03) 3 April 2008 (age 18) 5 0 India Mohun Bagan SG 2025 SAFF U-19 Championship
FW Lemmet Tangvah (2007-12-24) 24 December 2007 (age 18) 2 0 India Rajasthan United 2025 U-20 Challenge Series
FW Sujin S. (2007-08-30) 30 August 2007 (age 18) 0 0 India Kerala Blasters 2025 U-20 Challenge Series
FW Mohd. Zulkif (2008-01-22) 22 January 2008 (age 18) 2 0 India Sudeva Delhi 2025 U-20 Challenge Series

Competitive record[edit | edit source]

*Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. Red border indicates that the tournament was hosted on home soil. Gold, silver, bronze backgrounds indicates 1st, 2nd and 3rd finishes respectively. Bold text indicates best finish in tournament.

FIFA U-20 World Cup[edit | edit source]

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Host/Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA GD
FIFA World Youth Championship
Tunisia 1977 to Netherlands 2005 Did not qualify
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Canada 2007 to Chile 2025 Did not qualify
AzerbaijanUzbekistan 2027 To be determined
Total 0/25 0 titles – – – – – – –

AFC U-20 Asian Cup[edit | edit source]

AFC U-20 Asian Cup record Qualification record
Host/Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA GD Pld W D* L GF GA GD Ref
Malaysia 1959
to
Thailand 1962		 Did not enter No Qualifiers
Malaysia 1963 Group stage 7th 5 2 1 2 6 5 +1
South Vietnam 1964 Group stage 6th 3 0 2 1 1 4 −3
Japan 1965 Group stage 7th 4 1 1 2 3 6 −3
Philippines 1966 Quarter final 5th 5 3 0 2 9 7 +2
Thailand 1967 Quarter final 7th 3 1 1 1 7 8 −1
South Korea 1968 Group stage 11th 3 1 0 2 4 4 0
Thailand 1969 Did not enter
Philippines 1970
Japan 1971 Quarter final 6th 4 2 1 1 5 5 0
Thailand 1972 Group stage 11th 3 1 0 2 8 11 −3
Iran 1973 Group stage 10th 3 0 2 1 1 2 −1
Thailand 1974 Champions 1st 6 3 3 0 9 6 +3
Kuwait 1975 Group stage 13th 4 1 1 2 5 6 −1
Thailand 1976 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1
Iran 1977 Quarter final 5th 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3
Bangladesh 1978 Group stage 6th 4 1 1 2 7 8 −1
Thailand 1980
to
Thailand 1982		 Did not qualify 8 1 1 6 5 12 -7 [60]
[61]
United Arab Emirates 1985 Did not enter Did not enter
Saudi Arabia 1986 Group stage 6th 3 0 1 2 2 8 −6 2 1 1 0 1 0 +1 [62]
Qatar 1988 Did not enter Did not enter
Indonesia 1990 Group stage 6th 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 3 2 1 0 7 1 +6 [63]
United Arab Emirates 1992 Group stage 8th 3 0 0 3 0 7 −7 4 3 1 0 4 0 +4 [64]
Indonesia 1994 Did not enter Did not enter
South Korea 1996 Group stage 8th 4 0 1 3 2 6 −4 2 2 0 0 12 1 +11 [65]
Thailand 1998 Group stage 10th 4 0 1 3 3 10 −7 4 4 0 0 13 1 +12 [66]
Iran 2000 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 [67]
Qatar 2002 Quarter final 8th 4 1 0 3 7 13 −6 3 2 1 0 8 1 +7 [68]
Malaysia 2004 Group stage 13th 3 0 0 3 2 5 −3 2 0 1 1 0 2 -2 [69]
India 2006 Group stage 13th 3 0 1 2 3 7 −4 Qualified as Hosts
Saudi Arabia 2008 Did not qualify 5 1 1 3 8 6 +2 [70]
China 2010 5 2 0 3 11 13 -2 [71]
United Arab Emirates 2012 4 1 0 3 5 8 -3 [72]
Myanmar 2014 4 1 1 2 3 7 -4 [73]
Bahrain 2016 3 0 0 3 0 10 -10 [74]
Indonesia 2018 3 1 1 1 3 5 -2 [75]
Uzbekistan 2020 3 0 0 3 0 9 -9 N/A
Uzbekistan 2023 3 1 0 2 5 9 -4 [76]
China 2025 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 [77]
Total 22/40 1 Title 80 20 18 42 95 145 −50 63 25 9 29 93 89 +4 –

SAFF U-18/U-19/U-20 Championship[edit | edit source]

SAFF U-18/U-19/U-20 Championship record
Host/Year Result Position Pld W D* L GF GA GD
Nepal 2015 Runners-up 2nd 4 2 2 0 6 1 +5
Bhutan 2017 Third place 3rd 4 2 0 2 8 7 +1
Nepal 2019 Champions 1st 4 3 1 0 9 1 +8
India 2022 Champions 1st 5 4 0 1 19 4 +15
Nepal 2023 Champions 1st 4 3 1 0 9 2 +7
Nepal 2024 Semi-final 3rd 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2
India 2025 Champions 1st 4 3 1 0 16 1 +15
Total 7/7 4 Titles 28 19 6 3 70 17 +53

South Asian Games[edit | edit source]

South Asian Games record
Year Result Position Pld W T L GF GA Ref.
1984–1999 See India national football team [78]
Pakistan 2004 Runners–up 2nd 5 3 1 1 7 2 [79]
Sri Lanka 2006 Semi–finals 4th 5 1 3 1 4 5 [80]
Bangladesh 2010 Semi-finals 4th 5 1 2 2 5 3 [81]
2016–present Played by India national under-23 football team [78]
Total 3 Editions 0 Titles 15 5 6 4 16 10 —

Overall competitive records[edit | edit source]

As of 18 May 2025 vs  Bangladesh (excluding friendlies & minor tournaments)
Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%
FIFA U-20 World Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
AFC U-20 Asian Cup 80 19 18 43 94 146 −52 023.75
AFC U-20 Asian Cup Qualification 63 25 9 29 93 89 +4 039.68
SAFF U-20 Championship 28 19 6 3 70 17 +53 067.86
South Asian Games 15 5 6 4 16 10 +6 033.33
Total 186 68 39 79 273 262 +11 036.56

Head-to-head record[edit | edit source]

As of 18 May 2025 vs  Bangladesh (excluding friendlies & minor tournaments)

The following table shows India's head-to-head record in the official tournaments of the AFC U-20 Asian Cup (including qualifiers), the SAFF U-20 Championship and the South Asian Games

  Positive Record   Neutral Record   Negative Record

Opponent Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
File:Flag of Afghanistan.svg Afghanistan 7 3 1 3 8 7 +1 042.86
 Australia 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3 000.00
 Bahrain 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 000.00
 Bangladesh 16 6 6 4 28 14 +14 037.50
 Bhutan 6 6 0 0 21 4 +17 100.00
 Cambodia 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100.00
 China PR 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
File:Flag of Chinese Taipei (FIFA).svg Chinese Taipei 2 1 0 1 4 2 +2 050.00
 Hong Kong 1 0 1 0 2 2 +0 000.00
 Indonesia 3 1 1 1 5 8 −3 033.33
 Iran 8 0 1 7 3 16 −13 000.00
 Iraq 3 0 0 3 2 13 −11 000.00
 Israel 4 0 1 3 1 14 −13 000.00
 Japan 6 1 1 4 5 11 −6 016.67
 Jordan 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 000.00
 Kazakhstan 1 0 0 1 2 3 −1 000.00
 Kuwait 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 066.67
 Kyrgyzstan 4 2 2 0 8 1 +7 050.00
 Laos 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 066.67
 Lebanon 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 000.00
 Malaysia 7 2 2 3 11 8 +3 028.57
 Maldives 10 9 1 0 18 2 +16 090.00
 Mongolia 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 100.00
 Myanmar 7 2 2 3 7 9 −2 028.57
 North Korea 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 033.33
   Nepal 15 7 5 3 28 11 +17 046.67
 Oman 4 0 2 2 6 9 −3 000.00
 Pakistan 11 8 0 3 26 7 +19 072.73
 Palestine 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 000.00
 Philippines 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 100.00
 Qatar 5 0 1 4 2 9 −7 000.00
 Saudi Arabia 8 0 0 8 2 29 −27 000.00
 Singapore 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3 050.00
 South Korea 5 0 1 4 2 16 −14 000.00
 Sri Lanka 9 7 2 0 33 1 +32 077.78
File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria 2 0 0 2 1 3 −2 000.00
 Tajikistan 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00
 Thailand 5 1 1 3 3 11 −8 020.00
 Turkmenistan 4 2 1 1 8 5 +3 050.00
 United Arab Emirates 2 0 0 2 0 10 −10 000.00
 Uzbekistan 4 0 0 4 2 9 −7 000.00
 Vietnam 1 0 1 0 0 0 +0 000.00
 Yemen 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 186 68 39 79 273 262 +11 036.56

Other honours[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

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