India national football team results (1938–1959)

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India national football team results

Senior team Summary 1938–1959 1960–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Other matches Unofficial (Pre-independence) Unofficial (1948–1999) Unofficial (2000–present) Olympic team

India national football team results

Results of India national football team from 1938 to 1959.

Summary Matches 1–47
Games	Won	Draw	Lost	GF	GA	Win %
47	24	6	17	103	97	51.06%
Biggest win
Australia 1–7 India 12 December 1956
Biggest defeat
Soviet Union 11–1 India 16 September 1955
Honours
1951 Asian Games, India
1960–69 →

1938

3 September 1938Friendly

Australia	5–3	India
Quill Jack Hughes Jim Wilkinson	FIFA Report	Rahim Bhattacharya Lumsden

Sydney Showground, Sydney, AustraliaAttendance: 16,144

10 September 1938Friendly

Australia	4–4	India
Jack Hughes Kitching Cecil Brittain	FIFA	Rahim 47' Bhattacharya 49' Noor Mohammed Lumsden

Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane, AustraliaAttendance: 16,000Referee: J. Edwards (Australia)

17 September 1938Friendly

Australia	1–4	India
Jack Hughes	FIFA Report	Rahim Lumsden 46' (pen.) Bhattacharya

Newcastle Sports Ground, Newcastle, AustraliaAttendance: 9,000

24 September 1938Friendly

Australia	5–4	India
Jack Hughes Jim Wilkinson Ray Bryant	FIFA Report	K Prosad Lumsden pen.'

Sydney Showground, Sydney, AustraliaAttendance: 12,000

1 October 1938Friendly

Australia	3–1	India
Jack Hughes Coolahan McIver	FIFA Report	Lumsden

Melbourne Showground, Melbourne, AustraliaReferee: F.R. Thorpe (Australia)

1948

31 July 194818:301948 Olympics

France	2–1	India
Courbin 30' Persillon 89'	FIFA	Raman 70'

Cricketfield Stadium, London, UKAttendance: 17,000Referee: Gunnar Dahlner (Sweden)

1951

4 March 195116:151951 Asian Games

India	3–0	Indonesia
Mewalal 27' Siregar 42' (o.g.) Venkatesh 50'	FIFA Report

National Stadium, New Delhi, India

7 March 195116:151951 Asian Games

India	3–0	Afghanistan
Venkatesh 10' Mewalal 16' Nandy 55'	FIFA Report

National Stadium, New Delhi, IndiaAttendance: 15,000

10 March 195117:001951 Asian Games

India	1–0	Iran
Mewalal 34'	FIFA Report

National Stadium, New Delhi, IndiaAttendance: 25,000

1952

9 March 19521952 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament

Ceylon	0–3	India
	FIFA RSSSF	Venkatesh Mewalal

Colombo Oval, Colombo, Ceylon

16 March 19521952 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament

India	4–0	Burma
Mewalal Thakurta	FIFA Report

Colombo Oval, Colombo, Ceylon

23 March 19521952 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament

India	0–0	Pakistan
	Report Report

Colombo Oval, Colombo, Ceylon

15 July 195219:001952 Olympics

Yugoslavia	10–1	India
Vukas 2', 62' Mitić 14', 43' Zebec 17', 23', 60', 87' Ognjanov 52', 67'	FIFA	Khan 89'

Töölön Pallokenttä, Helsinki, FinlandAttendance: 10,000Referee: John Best (United States)

1953

23 October 19531953 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament

India	1–0	Pakistan
D'Souza 59'	Report

Aung San Stadium, Rangoon, BurmaReferee: U. Kim Teikh (Myanmar)

27 October 19531953 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament

India	2–0	Ceylon
Venkatesh Khan 35'	Report

Aung San Stadium, Rangoon, BurmaAttendance: 25,000Referee: Maung May Lay (Myanmar)

31 October 19531953 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament

Burma	2–4	India
Samuel Ba Kyu 60'	Report	Thangaraj 4' Venkatesh Khan

Aung San Stadium, Rangoon, BurmaReferee: Mahomed Shah (Pakistan)

1954

3 May 19541954 Asian Games

India	3–2	Japan
Moinuddin 6', 28' Joe D'Sa 42'	Report	Takabayashi 47' Kawamoto 78'

Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines

5 May 19541954 Asian Games

Indonesia	4–0	India
D. Dhalhar 28' (pen.), 80' Ramang 51', 69'	Report

Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines

18 December 19541954 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament

India	1–1	Ceylon
Noor Mohammed	Report	Andrew Fernando

Calcutta FC Ground, Calcutta, India

23 December 19541954 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament

India	2–1	Burma
Thapa Patrick	Report	Gordon Samuel

Calcutta FC Ground, Calcutta, India

26 December 19541954 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament

India	3–1	Pakistan
Thapa	Report AIFF	Fakhri

Calcutta FC Ground, Calcutta, India

1955

16 September 195519:00 (UTC+03:00)Friendly

Soviet Union	11–1	India
Shabrov 18', 47' Streltsov 19', 46', 73' Kuznetsov 32', 85' Salnikov 60', 63', 74' Netto 80'	FIFA Report	Swaraj Ghosh 66'

Dinamo Stadium, Moskva, Soviet UnionAttendance: 25,000Referee: Nikolay Latyshev (Soviet Union)

18 December 19551955 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament

India	4–3	Ceylon
Banerjee Mewalal Sattar	FIFA Report	Peter Ranasinghe Andrew Fernando

Dacca Stadium, Dacca, East Pakistan

20 December 19551955 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament

India	5–2	Burma
Banerjee D'Souza Kempaiah	Report	Suk Bahadur Aung Shein

Dacca Stadium, Dacca, East Pakistan

24 December 19551955 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament

Pakistan	1–2	India
Fakhri	FIFA Report	Banerjee D'Souza

Dacca Stadium, Dacca, East Pakistan

1956

17 June 1956Friendly

India	0–1	China
	Report RSSSF	Cong 8'

Delhi Gate Stadium, New Delhi, IndiaAttendance: 25,000

1 December 195609:001956 Olympics

Australia	2–4	India
Morrow 17', 41'	FIFA	D'Souza 9', 33', 50' K. Kittu 80'

Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, AustraliaAttendance: 7,413Referee: C.H. Wensveen (Indonesia)

4 December 195611:001956 Olympics

Yugoslavia	4–1	India
Papec 54', 65' Veselinović 57' M. Salam 78' (o.g.)	FIFA	D'Souza 52'

Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, AustraliaAttendance: 16,626Referee: Nikolay Latyshev (Soviet Union)

7 December 195608:451956 Olympics

Bulgaria	3–0	India
Diev 37', 60' Milanov 42'	FIFA

Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, AustraliaAttendance: 21,236Referee: Nikolay Latyshev (Soviet Union)

12 December 1956Friendly

Australia	1–7	India
Vogler	Report Report	P.K. Banerjee D'Souza K. Kittu S. Banerjee

Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney, AustraliaAttendance: 3,000Referee: Herbert Imlay (Australia)

1958

26 May 19581958 Asian Games

India	3–2	Burma
Goswami Balaram Damodaran	Report

Korakuen Velodrome, Tokyo, Japan

28 May 19581958 Asian Games

Indonesia	2–1	India
Tjiang 11' 53'	Report	Rahmatullah 35'

Tokyo, Japan

30 May 19581958 Asian Games

India	5–2 (a.e.t.)	Hong Kong
Rahmatullah Goswami Tulsidas Balaram Damodaran	Report

Tokyo, Japan

31 May 19581958 Asian Games

South Korea	3–1	India
Choi Chung-min 13' Lee Soo-nam 75' Moon Jung-sik 83'	Report Report	Damodaran 67'

National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan

1 June 19581958 Asian Games

Indonesia	4–1	India
Saari 10' Omo Suratmo 59' Wowo Sunaryo 60' Phwa Sian Liong 88'	Report Report	Balaram 46' (pen.)

National Stadium, Tokyo, JapanAttendance: 46,000

1959

27 August 19591960 Olympics Qualifier

Afghanistan	2−5	India
Ayubi Mosa	Report	P.K.Banerjee Chuni Goswami Mariappa Kempiah Rahmatullah Moloy Lahiri

Kabul, Afghanistan

31 August 19591959 Merdeka

Singapore	0–2	India
	Report	Rahmatullah 52' Balaram 61'

Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, MalayaAttendance: 20,000

3 September 19591959 Merdeka

India	2–0	Hong Kong
Zulfiquer 8' Kannan 79'	Report

Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, MalayaAttendance: 11,000

4 September 19591959 Merdeka

Malaya	1–1	India
Robert Choe 60' (pen.)	Report	Kannan 63'

Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, MalayaAttendance: 18,000

6 September 19591959 Merdeka

South Vietnam	2–2	India
Do Thoi Vinh 20', 53'	Report	Zulfiquer 8' Kannan 56'

Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur, Malaya

8 September 1959Friendly

South Korea	1–1	India
Cho Yoon-ok 30'	Report	P. K. Banerjee 6'

City Stadium, Penang, MalayaReferee: O. Hussain

7 December 19591960 AFC ACQ

India	1–0	Pakistan
D. D'Souza	Report

Maharaja College Stadium, Cochin, IndiaAttendance: 30,000

8 December 19591960 AFC ACQ

India	1–3	Israel
Kittu 70'	Report	Levi 35', 43', 53'

Maharaja College Stadium, Cochin, IndiaAttendance: 30,000

11 December 19591960 AFC ACQ

India	3–1	Iran
Goswami 64' Yousuf Khan 66' (pen.) Balaram 80'	Report	Dehdari 62'

Maharaja College Stadium, Cochin, IndiaAttendance: 20,000Referee: Rahman (Pakistan)

13 December 19591960 AFC ACQ

India	0–1	Pakistan
	Report	Abdullah 13'

Maharaja College Stadium, Cochin, IndiaAttendance: 30,000

16 December 19591960 AFC ACQ

India	1–2	Israel
Rahmatullah 19'	Report	Stelmach 11' Levi 75'

Maharaja College Stadium, Cochin, IndiaAttendance: 35,000Referee: Natarajan (Malaysia)

18 December 19591960 AFC ACQ

India	1–2	Iran
Yousuf Khan 64'	Report	Dehdari

Maharaja College Stadium, Cochin, IndiaAttendance: 25,000

Notes

This match against France Olympic team is considered as full A international for India by RSSSF.
This match against Soviet Union in 1955 is considered as full A international RSSSF and some FIFA sources.

References

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India national football team

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Players

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Men's	Official 1938–59 1960–69 1970–79 1980–89 1990–99 2000–09 2010–19 2020–present Unofficial 1924–47 1948–99 2000–present
Women's	Official 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Unofficial

Notable matches

2008 AFC Challenge Cup final
2012 Nehru Cup final
SAFF Championship finals
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- 2018
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Other teams

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West Asia (WAFF)	Bahrain 2008 2009 2012 2013 2020–present Iraq 1957–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Jordan Kuwait 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Lebanon 1940–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Oman 1965–2019 2020–present Palestine 1998–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Qatar 2020–present Saudi Arabia 1957–1979 1980–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Syria 1940–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present United Arab Emirates 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Yemen
Central Asia (CAFA)	Afghanistan Iran 1941–1959 1960–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Kyrgyzstan 2020–present Tajikistan 2020–present Turkmenistan Uzbekistan 1992–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present
South Asia (SAFF)	Bangladesh 1973–1999 2000–2019 2020–present Bhutan India 1938–1959 1960–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Maldives Nepal 1972–1989 1990–2009 2010–present Pakistan 1950–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Sri Lanka 1950–1979 1980–2009 2010–present
East Asia (EAFF)	China 1913–1949 1950–1969 1970–1989 1990–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Chinese Taipei Guam Hong Kong 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Japan 1917–1939 1940–1949 1950–1959 1960–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present North Korea 1956–1979 1980–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present South Korea 1948–1959 1960–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Macau Mongolia Northern Mariana Islands
Southeast Asia (AFF)	Australia 1922–1949 1950–1979 1980–1999 2000–2019 2020–present Brunei Cambodia 2010–2019 2020–present Indonesia 1934–1949 1950–1979 1980–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Laos 1961–1999 2000–2019 2020–present Malaysia 2010–2019 2020–present Myanmar 1950–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Philippines 1913–1948 1950–1979 1980–1999 2000–2009 2000–2019 2020–present Singapore 1948–1969 1970–1989 1990–1999 2000–2019 2020–present Thailand 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Timor-Leste Vietnam 1991–2019 2020–present
Defunct	Aden Lahej North Yemen South Vietnam South Yemen
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