Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, home of India

New Delhi

India

Founded:
(89 years)
Venue:
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Capacity:
78.000
FIFA Ranking:
#138 (1,085 points)

Head coach:

Manuel Márquez Roca (Since )
Previous coaches· 1
Igor Štimac ( – )

Owner:

All India Football Federation

India records

India record holders and ranking extremes.
157Most capsSunil Chhetri
95Top scorerSunil Chhetri
#94Best FIFA rankFebruary 1996
#173Worst FIFA rankMarch 2015

India at international tournaments

India at international tournaments: appearances, year of first entry, best result, and the years that result was achieved.
AppsTournamentFirstBest result
4Olympic Games1948Fourth place · (1956)
5Asian Cup1964Runners-up 1964
11Asian Games1951Gold medal · (1951, 1962)
1CAFA Nations Cup (as guests)2025Third place 2025
14SAFF Championship1993Winners 1993, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2011, 2015, 2021, 2023

India all-time results

First international
5:3
Australia vs India
Sydney, Australia · 3 September 1938 (Pre-independence:)
1:2
India vs France
London, England · 31 July 1948 (Post-independence:)
Biggest win
1:7
Australia vs India
Sydney, Australia · 12 December 1956
Biggest defeat
11:1
Soviet Union vs India
Moscow, Soviet Union · 16 September 1955
Association
All India Football Federation (AIFF)
Confederation
AFC (Asia) (SAFF (South Asia))
Captain
Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
Home stadiums
Various

Links:

www.the-aiff.com@445396648884481@IndianFootball

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All-time facts: Wikipedia, as of

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