# India women's national futsal team

The India women's national futsal team represents India in international futsal competitions. The team is controlled by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) and governed by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
India made its debut against Hong Kong at the 2025 AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup qualification on 15 January in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

## History
### Formation, debut and first tournament

On 11 October 2024, the AFC announced 19 national teams that would be participating in the draws for the 2025 AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup qualification. India was one of the nine new entrants for the qualification tournament. On 5 November, the AIFF announced that trials to select the first ever women's national futsal team commenced in Bhavnagar, Gujarat. The trials were held for six days in which 121 players from 15 states participated, out of which 25 players were shortlisted for the first national camp from 11 to 15 November 2024. Nineteen players were shortlisted from the first camp, that was followed by a second camp held in December. On 9 January 2025, the final squad of fourteen players were announced for the Asian Cup qualifiers.
The 2025 AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup qualification was the first ever international tournament for the national side. India was drawn in Group B alongside host Indonesia, Hong Kong, Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan on 17 October 2024. However, Pakistan withdrew its team from participating in the tournament in December 2024. On 15 January, in the debut match India lost 0–5 against Hong Kong. In the second match against the host Indonesia, India could not score and lost the match by 6–0. I the final macth against Kyrgyzstan on 19 January 2025, India managed to score three goals. However, India lost the match by a narrow margin of 4–3 and failed to qualify for the 2025 AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup. Drishti Pant scored the first goal for India in the third minute of the match, thus becoming the first ever goal scorer for India in women's futsal.

## Competitive record
### FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup

FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup record :
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA |
| 2025 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Total | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup

| AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup record | AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup record | AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup record | AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup record | AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup record | AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup record | AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup record | AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup record | AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record |
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA |
| 2015 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | No qualification tournament | No qualification tournament | No qualification tournament | No qualification tournament | No qualification tournament | No qualification tournament | No qualification tournament |
| 2018 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | No qualification tournament | No qualification tournament | No qualification tournament | No qualification tournament | No qualification tournament | No qualification tournament | No qualification tournament |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | | | | | | | | No qualification tournament | No qualification tournament | No qualification tournament | No qualification tournament | No qualification tournament | No qualification tournament | No qualification tournament |
| 2025 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
| Total | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 |

## Coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Joshuah Vaz |
| Assistant coach | Judon Dominic D’Souza |
| Goalkeeping coach | Veerababu Sivaneni |

## Players

| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1GK | Tanvi Vijaykumar | | 3 | 0 | YCC Rajkot |
| 1GK | Pushpa Sahu | (2005-11-21) 21 November 2005 (age 19) | 3 | 0 | YMAC Hailakandi |
| 2DF | Radhika Patel | | | | ARA FC |
| 2DF | Achom Degio | | | | East Kameng DFA |
| 2DF | Maya Rabari | | | | Kahaani FC |
| 3MF | Arya More (Captain) | | | | Aspire FC |
| 3MF | Ritika Singh | | | | Aspire FC |
| 3MF | Vaishnavi Barate | | | | Aspire FC |
| 3MF | Pooja Gupta | | | | Aspire FC |
| 3MF | Drishti Pant | | 3 | 1 | ARA FC |
| 3MF | Alphonsia Marydasan | | | | Travancore Royals FC |
| 3MF | Rebecca Zamthianmawi | | | | HOPS FC |
| 4FW | Khushbu Saroj | | 3 | 2 | Kemp FC |
| 4FW | Madhubala Alawe | | | | ARA FC |