India Under-23
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)The Blue Tigers
AssociationAIFF
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationSAFF (South Asia)
Head coachIgor Štimac (Asian Games)
Clifford Miranda (U23 AFC Qualification)
FIFA codeIND
First colours
Second colours
First international
India  1–1  Oman
(Hyderabad, India; 4 August 1991)
Biggest win
India  5–1  Pakistan
(Chittagong, Bangladesh; 2 February 2010)
Biggest defeat
 Japan 5–0  India
(Guangzhou, China; 16 November 2010)
India  0–5  United Arab Emirates
(Incheon, South Korea; 15 September 2014)
Asian Games
Appearances4 (first in 2002)
Best resultRound of 16 (2022, 2010)
SAFF Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2009)
Best resultChampions (2009)
South Asian Games
Appearances4 (first in 2004)
Best resultRunners–up (2016, 2004)
Medal record
Men's football
SAFF Championship
Gold medal – first place2009 BangladeshTeam
South Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2016 Guwahati & ShillongTeam
Silver medal – second place2004 IslamabadTeam

The India national under-23 football team represents India in international under-23 football and is controlled by the All India Football Federation (AIFF). A member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), the team is eligible to compete in the Summer Olympic Games, the AFC U-23 Asian Cup, and the Asian Games, subject to qualification.

Since only allowing under-23 sides to compete in the Olympic Games in 1992, India have never qualified for the summer games. The under-23 side have also never participated in the AFC U-23 Asian Cup while at best only making it to the round of 16 in the Asian Games.

History

Asian Games

2002 Busan Games

The under-23 side participated in their first ever tournament during the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea. They were put into a group with China, Turkmenistan, and Bangladesh. Their first match was against Bangladesh. India won 3–0 through a brace from future senior captain Baichung Bhutia and a strike from Renedy Singh. India played their second match two days later against Turkmenistan. They won 3–1. Bhutia again scored a brace while Abhishek Yadav scored the third goal as India ran out 3–1 winners. Unfortunately, in their final match against China, India could not find the net as they fell 2–0 and thus were knocked-out of the Asian Games.[1]

2006 Doha Games

During the 2006 Asian Games India were placed in a group with Iran, Hong Kong, and Maldives. In their first match against Hong Kong, India drew 1–1 with Pappachen Pradeep scoring the lone Indian goal. In their second match, India faced off against Maldives and won 2–1. Irungbam Surkumar Singh and Subhas Sumbhu Chakrobarty were the scorers for India that night. Finally, in their last match against Iran, India once again lost 2–0 and thus were once again knocked-out of the Asian Games.[2]

2010 Guangzhou Games

During the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, India were placed in a group with Qatar, Kuwait Athletes, and Singapore. India lost their first match against the Kuwait Athletes 2–0 and then lost their second match against Qatar 2–1 with the lone India goal coming from Dharmaraj Ravanan. India went on to win their final match of the group stage against Singapore 4–1. Four players scored each goal, Jewel Raja, Balwant Singh, Jibon Singh, and Manish Maithani. The victory managed to help India finish in third-place which then helped India become the best third-place team out of all the other third-placed teams and thus qualified them for the Round of 16.

In the Round of 16, India took on powerhouse Japan at the Huangpu Sports Center. India went on to lose the match 5–0 with Kensuke Nagai scoring a brace and Ryohei Yamazaki, Kazuya Yamamura, and Kota Mizunuma scoring a goal each.[3]

2014 Incheon Games

For the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, India were placed in Group G with Jordan and the United Arab Emirates. In their first match against the United Arab Emirates, India went down 5–0. Seven days later, India were defeated by Jordan 2–0 to end their Asian Games participation.[4]

Other tournaments

2009 SAFF Championship

Before the 2009 SAFF Championship in Bangladesh, it was announced that India would send the under-23 side to the tournament.[5] India were placed in Group A with Afghanistan, Maldives, and Nepal. In their first match against Afghanistan, India won 1–0 through Jeje Lalpekhlua.[6] In their next match against Nepal, a Sushil Kumar Singh goal was the difference as India won again 1–0.[7] Despite losing the last match of the group stage to Maldives 2–0 India were still through to the semi-finals.

India defeated Bangladesh in the semi-finals 1–0 through Sushil Kumar Singh.[8] Finally, in the final against Maldives, India won through penalties 3–1 after finishing extra-time with the score at 0–0 to win the championship.[9]

Results and fixtures

For past match results of the national team, see the team's results page. The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2023

6 September 2023 (2023-09-06) 2024 AFC U23 Q India  Cancelled  Maldives Dalian, China
Stadium: Dalian Sports Centre Stadium
9 September 2023 (2023-09-09) 2024 AFC U23 Q China  2–1  India Dalian, China
 Report Hu 90+3' (o.g.) Stadium: Dalian Sports Centre Stadium
12 September 2023 (2023-09-12) 2024 AFC U23 Q United Arab Emirates  3–0  India Dalian, China
  • Al Baloushi 26'
  • Al Ameeri 33'
  • Khalfan 64'
 Report Stadium: Dalian Sports Centre Stadium
19 September 2023 (2023-09-19) 2022 Asian Games China  5–1  India Hangzhou, China
17:00 UTC+5:30
Report
Stadium: Huanglong Sports Centre Stadium
Attendance: 34,513
Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)
21 September 2023 (2023-09-21) 2022 Asian Games India  1–0  Bangladesh Xiaoshan, China
13:30 UTC+5:30 Chhetri 85' (pen.) Report Stadium: Xiaoshan Sports Centre
Attendance: 5,232
Referee: Clifford Daypuyat (Philippines)
24 September 2023 (2023-09-24) 2022 Asian Games Myanmar  1–1  India Xiaoshan, China
17:00 UTC+5:30
Report
Stadium: Xiaoshan Sports Centre
Attendance: 6,315
Referee: Qasim Al-Hatmi (Oman)
28 September 2023 (2023-09-28) 2022 Asian Games India  0–2  Saudi Arabia Hangzhou, China
17:00 UTC+5:30 Report
Stadium: Huanglong Sports Centre Stadium
Attendance: 37,066
Referee: Shen Yinhao (China)

Coaching staff

The current coaching staff of the team are:

Position Name
Head coach Croatia Igor Štimac[10]
Under-23 coach India Clifford Miranda[11]
Assistant coach India Nallappan Mohanraj[11]
Goalkeeping coach India Raghuvir Khanwalkar[11]
Physiotherapist India Gavin Elias Araujo[11]

Players

Squad for U-23 AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers

The following players were called up for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification matches, held from 6 to 12 September 2023.[12]

Caps and goals are updated as of 30 October 2021.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Arsh Anwer Shaikh (2002-07-09) 9 July 2002 0 0 India Mohun Bagan SG
1GK Hrithik Tiwari (2002-01-10) 10 January 2002 0 0 India Goa
1GK Prabhsukhan Singh Gill (2001-01-02) 2 January 2001 0 0 India East Bengal
2DF Abdul Rabeeh (2001-01-23) 23 January 2001 0 0 India Hyderabad
2DF Bikash Yumnam (2003-09-06) 6 September 2003 0 0 India Chennaiyin
2DF Hormipam Ruivah (2001-01-25) 25 January 2001 1 0 India Kerala Blasters
2DF Jitendra Singh (2001-06-13) 13 June 2001 0 0 India Jamshedpur
2DF Narender Gahlot (2001-04-24) 24 April 2001 4 0 India Odisha
2DF Sanjeev Stalin (2001-01-17) 17 January 2001 0 0 India Mumbai City
2DF Sumit Rathi (2001-08-26) 26 August 2001 2 0 India Mohun Bagan SG
3MF Amarjit Singh Kiyam (2001-01-06) 6 January 2001 3 0 India Punjab
3MF Ayush Dev Chhetri (2003-04-16) 16 April 2003 0 0 India Goa
3MF Brison Deuben Fernandes (2001-04-17) 17 April 2001 0 0 India Goa
3MF Jiteshwor Singh (2001-12-10) 10 December 2001 0 0 India Chennaiyin
3MF Lalrinliana Hnamte (2003-04-29) 29 April 2003 0 0 India Mohun Bagan SG
3MF Thoiba Singh (2002-12-12) 12 December 2002 0 0 India Odisha
3MF Vibin Mohanan (2003-02-06) 6 February 2003 0 0 India Kerala Blasters
4FW Ninthoi Meetei (2001-07-13) 13 July 2001 0 0 India Chennaiyin
4FW Parthib Gogoi (2003-01-30) 30 January 2003 0 0 India NorthEast United
4FW Rohit Danu (2002-07-10) 10 July 2002 2 0 India Bengaluru
4FW Sivasakthi Narayanan (2001-07-09) 9 July 2001 0 0 India Bengaluru
4FW Sourav K (2001-05-27) 27 May 2001 0 0 India Gokulam Kerala
4FW Suhail Bhat (2005-04-08) 8 April 2005 0 0 India Mohun Bagan SG

Squad for the Asian Games

The following 22 players list is the India squad for the 2022 Asian Games. Originally named in the final squad, Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, Akash Mishra, Anwar Ali, Asish Rai, Naorem Roshan Singh, Lalengmawia Ralte, Jeakson Singh, Naorem Mahesh Singh, Suresh Singh Wangjam, Sivasakthi Narayanan, Vikram Partap Singh withdrew due to their club's refusal to release them. On 18 September, Deepak Tangri withdrew from the squad and was replaced by Jeakson Singh, but he too was not released by his club.[13][14][15]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Dheeraj Singh (2000-07-04) 4 July 2000 6 0 India Goa
1GK Gurmeet Singh (1999-12-03) 3 December 1999 0 0 India Hyderabad
1GK Vishal Yadav (2002-05-05) 5 May 2002 0 0 India Jamshedpur
2DF Chinglensana Singh* (1996-11-27) 27 November 1996 0 0 India Hyderabad
2DF Lalchungnunga (2000-12-25) 25 December 2000 0 0 India East Bengal
2DF Narender Gahlot (2001-04-24) 24 April 2001 4 0 India Odisha
2DF Sandesh Jhingan* (1993-07-21) 21 July 1993 6 0 India Goa
2DF Sumit Rathi (2001-08-26) 26 August 2001 2 0 India Mohun Bagan
3MF Abdul Rabeeh (2001-01-23) 23 January 2001 0 0 India Hyderabad
3MF Amarjit Singh Kiyam (2001-01-06) 6 January 2001 3 0 India Punjab
3MF Ayush Dev Chhetri (2003-04-16) 16 April 2003 0 0 India Goa
3MF Azfar Noorani (2000-10-17) 17 October 2000 0 0 India Gokulam Kerala
3MF Bryce Miranda (1999-09-23) 23 September 1999 1 0 India Kerala Blasters
3MF Samuel James (2000-03-11) 11 March 2000 0 0 India Punjab
3MF Vincy Barretto (1999-12-08) 8 December 1999 0 0 India Chennaiyin
4FW Aniket Jadhav (2000-07-13) 13 July 2000 2 0 India Odisha
4FW Gurkirat Singh (2003-07-16) 16 July 2003 0 0 India Mumbai City
4FW Rahim Ali (2000-04-21) 21 April 2000 6 1 India Chennaiyin
4FW Rahul KP (2000-03-16) 16 March 2000 5 0 India Kerala Blasters
4FW Rohit Danu (2002-07-10) 10 July 2002 2 0 India Bengaluru
4FW Sunil Chhetri* (1984-08-03) 3 August 1984 2 0 India Bengaluru

* Over-aged player.

Past squads

Asian Games

Competitive record

Summer Olympics

From 1908 to 1988, football at the Olympics was played by senior national teams.[16] and between these years India national football team competed at all Games from 1948 to 1960.[16] From 1992, FIFA allowed only U-23 national teams to play the tournament at the Olympics.[16] Though U-23 players were allowed, the qualifying matches of 1992 Olympics to 2012 Olympics were played by the Senior national team of India but failed to qualify to the Olympics finals from 1992 to 2012. AFC started AFC U-23 Championship from 2013 which is now acted as the qualifying tournament for the Olympics for the Asian countries, where top three teams are allowed entry to Olympic finals.[17] India is yet to qualify for the AFC U-23 Championship and thus also at Olympics since then.

Summer Olympics record Summer Olympics qualification record
Host/Year Result Position Pld W T L GF GA Pld W T L GF GA
1908−1988 See India national football team See India national football team
Spain 1992 did not qualify 4 0 1 3 3 7
United States 1996 4 2 0 2 8 7
Australia 2000 2 0 1 1 0 2
Greece 2004 2 1 0 1 1 2
China 2008 8 0 3 5 3 13
United Kingdom 2012 4 1 2 1 5 6
Since 2016, AFC U-23 Championship acted as the AFC qualifier (top 3 finishers)
Brazil 2016 did not qualify did not qualify 2016 AFC U-23
Japan 2020 did not qualify 2020 AFC U-23
France 2024 did not qualify 2024 AFC U-23
Total0 / 80 Titles0000002447132037

AFC U-23 Asian Cup

AFC U-23 Asian Cup was initially set to be held as AFC U-22 Championships in 2013 and its qualification matches in 2012, but the finals tournament was postponed to be played in January 2014.[18][19] Till now, three championships held, in 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2020. However, India failed to qualify to any of the championships.[20]

AFC U-23 Asian Cup record AFC U-23 qualification record
Year Result Position Pld W T L GF GA Pld W T L GF GA
Oman 2014 did not qualify 5 2 1 2 11 10
Qatar 2016 3 0 1 2 0 6
China 2018 3 1 0 2 3 4
Thailand 2020 2 0 0 2 0 5
Uzbekistan 2022 3 1 1 1 2 2
Qatar 2024 2 0 0 2 1 5
Saudi Arabia 2026 to be determined
Totals0/70 Titles0000001843111732

Asian Games

From 1951 to 1998 India competed in eleven Asian Games except the 1990 and the 1994 editions, and was competed by the senior national team. As the turn of the century, Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) changed the rules of participation of players in the Asian Games. Since the Football at the 2002 Asian Games, the age of the players is limited to 23 years while three over–aged players are allowed among each squad, similar to the rules for participation at the Summer Olympics.[21][22][23][24] Though the senior team won the 1951 and the 1962 gold medal, and a bronze at the 1970 Asian Games but the India U-23 team has yet to win a medal at the Asian Games football tournament.[25][26]

Asian Games record
Host/Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Ref.
1951 – 1998 See India national football team
South Korea 2002 Group stage 10th of 24 3 2 0 1 6 3 Squad [27]
Qatar 2006 Group stage 14th of 28 3 1 1 1 3 4 Squad [28]
China 2010 Round of 16 14th of 28 4 1 0 3 5 10 Squad [29]
South Korea 2014 Group stage 26th of 32 2 0 0 2 0 7 Squad [30]
Indonesia 2018 Indian Olympic Association did not allow team's participation[31] [32]
China 2022 Round of 16 9th of 21 4 1 1 2 3 8 Squad [33]
Total5/60 Titles165291732

SAFF Championship

SAFF Championship record
Year Result Position Pld W T L GF GA Team Ref.
1993 – 2008 See India national football team
Bangladesh 2009Champions1st531132Squad[34]
2011 – present See India national football team
Total1/11 Title531132––

South Asian Games

South Asian Games record
Year Result Position Pld W T L GF GA
1984 – 1999 See India national football team
Pakistan 2004 Runners–up 2nd 5 3 1 1 7 2
Sri Lanka 2006 Semifinals 4th 5 1 3 1 4 5
Bangladesh 2010 Semifinals 4th 5 1 2 2 5 3
India 2016 Runners–up 2nd 4 2 0 2 7 5
Nepal 2019 did not participate
Pakistan 2024 to be determined
Total4/50 Titles197662315

Honours

See also

References

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