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Indianational football team record

190
Wins
122
Draws
224
Defeats

536 matches, 1938 to 2026TFN Elo rating 1234, 166th in the world

India have played 536 internationals since 1938: 190 wins, 122 draws and 224 defeats. Their most frequent opponent is Bangladesh, with 29 meetings. Their biggest win is 7–1 against Australia in a friendly on 12 December 1956.

India's record

Overall record
MatchesPlayedWonDrawnLostGoalsWin rate
All536190122224728–86735%
Competitive40715392162542–59138%
Friendlies129373062186–27629%
At home168734649254–20143%
Away138312780159–30822%
Neutral venues230864995315–35837%

Record against every opponent

India have played 78 different national teams. Opponents with a head-to-head page are linked.

Record by opponent
OpponentPWDLGoalsLast met
Bangladesh291213438–212025
Malaysia2698937–462024
Thailand24671128–382025
Nepal22165141–92023
Myanmar21103830–392023
Pakistan21127233–152023
Singapore2193938–412025
South Korea20331412–482011
Maldives18132339–142025
Sri Lanka18115231–142021
Hong Kong1674534–212025
Indonesia1653820–322004
Japan15411015–382006
South Vietnam1573521–221973
Afghanistan1485127–92024
China140778–252018
UAE1422107–322021
Oman100376–232021
Lebanon91448–122023
Taiwan962123–92018
Yemen912612–192010
Australia821523–252024
North Korea80176–232019
Syria82247–112024
Bahrain70164–162022
Iran71152–152016
Iraq70344–132023
Kuwait72328–192024
Tajikistan71249–152026
Uzbekistan71154–142024
Bhutan660019–12016
Qatar61143–132024
Cambodia550018–22022
Kyrgyzstan54019–32023
Turkmenistan51137–92016
Cameroon40315–62012
Philippines42118–42013
Trinidad and Tobago41032–102011
Vietnam41125–72024
Zambia41033–112011
Guam32016–22015
Jamaica30120–52026
Russia30032–191991
Saudi Arabia30031–112006
Brunei1–0 (2001), 5–0 (2001)22006–02001
Fiji0–1 (2005), 1–2 (2005)20021–32005
Finland0–0 (1993), 0–2 (1993)20110–21993
Ghana0–1 (1982), 2–2 (1997)20112–31997
Guyana0–3 (1984), 1–2 (2011)20021–52011
Israel1–3 (1959), 0–2 (1964)20021–51964
Jordan1–2 (2018), 0–2 (2022)20021–42022
Kenya3–0 (2018), 2–0 (2018)22005–02018
Laos1–0 (2016), 6–1 (2016)22007–12016
Macau2–0 (2017), 4–1 (2017)22006–12017
Mauritius2–1 (2017), 0–0 (2024)21102–12024
New Zealand0–0 (1981), 1–2 (2018)20111–22018
Palestine2–4 (2013), 2–3 (2014)20024–72014
Suriname2–6 (1984), 1–4 (1984)20023–101984
Uruguay1–3 (1982), 1–6 (2026)20022–92026
Zimbabwe5–3 (2003), 0–1 (2026)21015–42026
Argentina0–1 (1984)10010–11984
Azerbaijan0–3 (2012)10010–32012
Belarus0–3 (2022)10010–32022
Brazil0–4 (2026)10010–42026
Hungary1–2 (1991)10011–21991
Iceland0–3 (2001)10010–32001
Mongolia2–0 (2023)11002–02023
Morocco0–1 (1985)10010–11985
Namibia2–0 (2010)11002–02010
Panama1–1 (2026)10101–12026
Peru0–1 (1986)10010–11986
Poland1–2 (1984)10011–21984
Puerto Rico4–1 (2016)11004–12016
Rwanda3–1 (2003)11003–12003
St Kitts and Nevis1–1 (2017)10101–12017
Tunisia2–2 (1960)10102–21960
Vanuatu1–0 (2023)11001–02023
Yugoslavia0–3 (1956)10010–31956

Biggest wins and heaviest defeats

Biggest wins

  1. at AustraliaFriendly, 12 Dec 19567–1 for India
  2. v CambodiaNehru Cup, 17 Aug 20076–0 for India
  3. v MalaysiaFriendly, 26 Aug 19716–0 for India
  4. at SingaporeFriendly, 19 Aug 19708–3 for India
  5. v LaosAFC Asian Cup qualifying, 7 Jun 20166–1 for India

Heaviest defeats

  1. at RussiaFriendly, 16 Sept 19551–11 for India
  2. v KuwaitFriendly, 14 Nov 20101–9 for India
  3. v MyanmarMerdeka Tournament, 15 Aug 19711–9 for India
  4. v South KoreaMerdeka Tournament, 10 Aug 19760–8 for India
  5. at JapanWorld Cup qualifying, 9 Jun 20040–7 for India

Latest results

  1. v UruguayFriendly, 6 Oct 20261–6 for India
  2. v BrazilFriendly, 3 Oct 20260–4 for India
  3. v PanamaFriendly, 25 Sept 20261–1 for India
  4. at TajikistanFriendly, 9 Jun 20261–1 for India
  5. at TajikistanFriendly, 5 Jun 20261–3 for India
  6. v ZimbabweUnity Cup, 30 May 20260–1 for India
  7. v JamaicaUnity Cup, 27 May 20260–2 for India
  8. at BangladeshAFC Asian Cup qualifying, 18 Nov 20250–1 for India
  9. v SingaporeAFC Asian Cup qualifying, 14 Oct 20251–2 for India
  10. at SingaporeAFC Asian Cup qualifying, 9 Oct 20251–1 for India

India's rating through history

The TFN Elo rating rises with wins and falls with defeats, weighted by the opponent’s strength, the margin and the competition.

End of 1938: 1509End of 1941: 1517End of 1951: 1556End of 1952: 1580End of 1953: 1603End of 1954: 1571End of 1955: 1565End of 1956: 1564End of 1957: 1583End of 1958: 1550End of 1959: 1511End of 1960: 1491End of 1961: 1457End of 1962: 1528End of 1964: 1593End of 1965: 1612End of 1966: 1599End of 1967: 1520End of 1968: 1480End of 1969: 1429End of 1970: 1513End of 1971: 1470End of 1973: 1502End of 1974: 1450End of 1976: 1366End of 1977: 1364End of 1978: 1363End of 1979: 1364End of 1981: 1376End of 1982: 1372End of 1984: 1341End of 1985: 1407End of 1986: 1368End of 1987: 1393End of 1988: 1347End of 1989: 1356End of 1991: 1344End of 1992: 1332End of 1993: 1315End of 1994: 1290End of 1995: 1310End of 1996: 1254End of 1997: 1319End of 1998: 1290End of 1999: 1338End of 2000: 1314End of 2001: 1332End of 2002: 1333End of 2003: 1377End of 2004: 1369End of 2005: 1375End of 2006: 1281End of 2007: 1318End of 2008: 1390End of 2009: 1379End of 2010: 1341End of 2011: 1366End of 2012: 1320End of 2013: 1295End of 2014: 1282End of 2015: 1253End of 2016: 1286End of 2017: 1345End of 2018: 1398End of 2019: 1343End of 2021: 1363End of 2022: 1369End of 2023: 1413End of 2024: 1316End of 2025: 1235End of 2026: 1234
Rating at the end of each year. Peak: 1652, reached on 28 August 1966. Hover the chart for any year.

Record by competition

Record by competition
CompetitionPWDLGoals
Friendly129373062186–276
Merdeka Tournament75271929105–122
World Cup qualifying5712172852–101
SAFF Cup5334136101–33
AFC Asian Cup qualifying441482254–77
Asian Games441822460–83
Nehru Cup4110141745–51
South Asian Games22146244–14
AFC Asian Cup16311212–33
Intercontinental Cup1363421–15
AFC Challenge Cup84139–11
Korea Cup70161–18
AFC Challenge Cup qualifying641113–4
King's Cup51225–8
Tri-Nation Series43106–2

Top scorers

  1. 1Sunil Chhetri14
  2. 2I. M. Vijayan4
  3. 3Jo Paul Ancheri4
  4. 4Bhupinder Thakur3
  5. 5Jeje Lalpekhlua3
  6. 6Baichung Bhutia2
  7. 7Bikash Panji2
  8. 8Gouramangi Singh2
  9. 9Inder Singh2
  10. 10Jules Alberto2

Counted from the 66 of 536 matches with scorer records, which are mostly competitive matches, so totals can be lower than official tallies.

Questions answered

When did India play their first international?

On 3 September 1938, a 3–5 defeat against Australia in a friendly.

What is India's biggest win?

7–1 against Australia in a friendly on 12 December 1956.

What is India's heaviest defeat?

1–11 against Russia in a friendly on 16 September 1955.

Who have India played the most?

Bangladesh: 29 matches, with 12 wins, 13 draws and 4 defeats for India.

What is India's longest winning run?

9 wins in a row, from 2 June 2016 to 19 August 2017.

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Results through 6 October 2026. Page updated 3 November 2026. How these numbers are calculated.