# India national football team records and statistics

The following is a list of the India national football team's competitive records and statistics.
The India national football team represents India in international football and is controlled by the All India Football Federation. Under the global jurisdiction of FIFA and governed in Asia by the AFC, the team is also part of the South Asian Football Federation. The team, which was once considered one of the best teams in Asia, had its golden era during the 1950s and early 1960s. During this period, under the coaching of Syed Abdul Rahim, India won gold during the 1951 and 1962 Asian Games, won silver medal in 1964 AFC Asia Cup as runners up, while finishing fourth during the 1956 Summer Olympics. India has never participated in the FIFA World Cup, although the team did qualify by default for the 1950 World Cup after all the other nations in their qualification group withdrew. However India withdrew prior to the beginning of the tournament.
India has never participated in a FIFA World Cup. After gaining independence in 1947, India managed to qualify for the World Cup held in 1950. This was due to Myanmar, Indonesia, and the Philippines withdrawing from qualification. However, prior to the start of the tournament, India themselves withdrew due to the expenses required in getting the team to Brazil. Other reasons cited for why India withdrew include FIFA not allowing Indian players to play in the tournament barefoot and the All India Football Federation not considering the World Cup an important tournament compared to the Olympics.
After withdrawing from the 1950 FIFA World Cup, India didn't enter the qualifying rounds of the tournament between 1954 and 1982. Since the 1986 qualifiers, with the exception of the 1990 edition of the tournament, the team started to participate in qualifiers but have yet to qualify for the tournament again.

## Individual records
### Player records

    As of 19 March 2025
    Players in bold are still active with India.
Players with most international caps for India :
| Rank. | Player | Caps | Goals | Career |
| 1. | Sunil Chhetri | 152 | 95 | 2005−present |
| 2. | Bhaichung Bhutia | 84 | 27 | 1995−2011 |
| 3. | Gurpreet Singh Sandhu | 74 | 0 | 2011−present |
| 4. | I. M. Vijayan | 72 | 29 | 1992−2004 |
| 5. | Shabbir Ali | 72 | 6 | 1974−1984 |
| 5. | Climax Lawrence | 72 | 3 | 2003−2011 |
| 7. | Gouramangi Singh | 71 | 6 | 2006−2013 |
| 8. | Mahesh Gawli | 68 | 1 | 1999−2011 |
| 8. | Subrata Pal | 68 | 0 | 2007−2017 |
| 10. | Sandesh Jhingan | 64 | 5 | 2015−present |
Players with most international goals scored for India :
| Rank. | Player | Goals | Caps | Ratio | Career |
| 1. | Sunil Chhetri (list) | 95 | 152 | 0.63 | 2005–present |
| 2. | I. M. Vijayan | 29 | 72 | 0.4 | 1992−2003 |
| 3. | Bhaichung Bhutia | 27 | 84 | 0.32 | 1995−2011 |
| 4. | Jeje Lalpekhlua | 23 | 56 | 0.41 | 2011−2019 |
| 5. | Magan Singh Rajvi | 16 | 36 | 0.44 | 1969−1974 |
| 5. | P. K. Banerjee | 16 | 52 | 0.31 | 1955−1966 |
| 7. | Pappachen Pradeep | 14 | 52 | 0.27 | 2004-2011 |
| 8. | Chuni Goswami | 12 | 37 | 0.32 | 1958−1964 |
| 9. | Neville D'Souza | 11 | 15 | 0.73 | 1953−1956 |
| 9. | Mohammed Habib | 11 | 30 | 0.37 | 1969−1974 |
| 9. | Tulsidas Balaram | 11 | 32 | 0.34 | 1956−1962 |
| 9. | Jo Paul Ancheri | 11 | 41 | 0.27 | 1994−2004 |

### Manager records

* (since 2002)
| Manager | Period | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Manager | Period | Matches | Won | Draw | Lost | Win % |
| Stephen Constantine | 2002–05 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 22.22% |
| Sukhwinder Singh | 2005 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20.00% |
| Syed Nayeemuddin | 2005–06 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 57.14% |
| Bob Houghton | 2006–11 | 44 | 14 | 6 | 24 | 31.81% |
| Armando Colaco | 2011 (Interim) | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.00% |
| Savio Medeira | 2011–12 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 38.46% |
| Wim Koevermans | 2012–14 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 35.00% |
| Stephen Constantine | 2015–19 | 42 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 54.76% |
| Igor Štimac | 2019–2024 | 38 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 39.47% |
| Manolo Márquez | 2024– | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Competition records
### FIFA World Cup

India has never played in finals of a FIFA World Cup. The closest they came to qualify was back in 2002 when they were a point away from progressing in to the final round.
| FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup record | FIFA World Cup qualification record | FIFA World Cup qualification record | FIFA World Cup qualification record | FIFA World Cup qualification record | FIFA World Cup qualification record | FIFA World Cup qualification record |
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1930 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1934 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1938 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1950 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified |
| 1954 | Denied by FIFA | Denied by FIFA | Denied by FIFA | Denied by FIFA | Denied by FIFA | Denied by FIFA | Denied by FIFA | Denied by FIFA | Denied by FIFA | None | None | None | None | None | None |
| 1958 to 1982 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1986 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| 1990 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Withdrew from qualification | Withdrew from qualification | Withdrew from qualification | Withdrew from qualification | Withdrew from qualification | Withdrew from qualification |
| 1994 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 22 |
| 1998 | Did not qualify | 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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2002 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 |
| 2006 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 18 |
| 2010 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 2014 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2018 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 18 |
| 2022 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| 2026 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 2030 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | | | | | | |
| 2034 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | | | | | | |
| Total | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | 51 | 11 | 15 | 25 | 49 | 94 |

### AFC Asian Cup

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| Host/Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1956 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1960 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| 1964 | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | Squad | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 1968 | Did not qualify | 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 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 1972 to 1980 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1984 | Group stage | 10th | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 | Squad | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| 1988 to 2007 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 21 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 57 |
| 2011 | Group stage | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | Squad | 2008 AFC Challenge Cup winners | 2008 AFC Challenge Cup winners | 2008 AFC Challenge Cup winners | 2008 AFC Challenge Cup winners | 2008 AFC Challenge Cup winners | 2008 AFC Challenge Cup winners |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Failed to win 2012 & Did not qualify for 2014 AFC Challenge Cup | Failed to win 2012 & Did not qualify for 2014 AFC Challenge Cup | Failed to win 2012 & Did not qualify for 2014 AFC Challenge Cup | Failed to win 2012 & Did not qualify for 2014 AFC Challenge Cup | Failed to win 2012 & Did not qualify for 2014 AFC Challenge Cup | Failed to win 2012 & Did not qualify for 2014 AFC Challenge Cup |
| 2019 | Group stage | 17th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | Squad | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 24 |
| 2023 | Group stage | 24th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | Squad | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 8 |
| 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| Totals | Runners-up | 5/17 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 33 | | 69 | 20 | 13 | 36 | 76 | 113 |

### Summer Olympics

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| Host/Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1908– 1936 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1948 | Round 1 | 11th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Squad | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically |
| 1952 | Preliminaries | 25th | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Squad | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically |
| 1956 | Semi-finals | 4th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | Squad | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 1960 | Round 1 | 13th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Squad | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 |
| 1964– 1988 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 23 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 32 | 38 |
| Total | Semi-finals | 4 / 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 27 | | 23 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 45 | 42 |

### Asian Games

Asian Games record :
| Host/Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad |
| 1951 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | Squad |
| 1954 | Round 1 | 8th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | Squad |
| 1958 | Semi-finals | 4th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 | Squad |
| 1962 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | Squad |
| 1966 | Round 1 | 8th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | Squad |
| 1970 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | Squad |
| 1974 | Round 1 | 13th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | Squad |
| 1978 | Round 2 | 8th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | Squad |
| 1982 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | Squad |
| 1986 | Round 1 | 16th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | Squad |
| 1990 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1994 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1998 | Round 2 | 16th | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | Squad |
| Total | 2 Titles | 11 / 13 | 44 | 18 | 2 | 24 | 61 | 83 | |

### AFC Challenge Cup

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| Host/Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2006 | Quarter-final | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Squad | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically |
| 2008 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | Squad | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts |
| 2010 | Group Stage | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | Squad | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically |
| 2012 | Group stage | 8th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | Squad | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 2014 | did not qualify | 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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| Totals | 1 Title | 2/5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 |

### SAFF Championship

SAFF Championship record :
| Host/Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1993 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 1995 | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1997 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| 1999 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2003 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
| 2005 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 |
| 2008 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 |
| 2011 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| 2013 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 2015 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 |
| 2018 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| 2021 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| 2023 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
| Total | 8 Titles | 13/13 | 57 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 105 | 36 |

### South Asian Games

South Asian Games record :
| Host/Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1984 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1985 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 1987 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 1989 | Third place | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 1991 | Group stage | 6th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1993 | Runners-up | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| 1995 | Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1999 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 |
| Totals | 3 Titles | 7/8 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 14 |

### Other tournaments

* Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament
** Champions (4): 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955
* Merdeka Cup
** Runners-up (2): 1959, 1964
** Third place (4): 1965, 1966, 1970, 2023
* Pesta Sukan Cup
** Champions (1): 1971
* Afghanistan Republic Day Cup
** Third place (2): 1976, 1977
* King's Cup
** Third place (2): 1977, 2019
* ANFA Cup
** Runners-up (1): 1983
* Afro-Asian Games
** Runners-up (1): 2003
* Nehru Cup
** Champions (3): 2007, 2009, 2012
* Intercontinental Cup
** Champions (2): 2018, 2023
* Tri-Nation Series
** Champions (2): 2017, 2023
* VFF Cup
** Runners-up (1): 2022

### Overall competitive record

    As of 11 June 2024 (Excluding friendlies & minor tournaments)
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win% |
| FIFA World Cup qualifier | 57 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 52 | 101 | −49 | 021.05 |
| AFC Asian Cup | 16 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 33 | −21 | 018.75 |
| AFC Asian Cup qualifier | 65 | 20 | 11 | 34 | 74 | 109 | −35 | 030.77 |
| Summer Olympics | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 27 | −17 | 012.50 |
| Summer Olympics qualifier | 23 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 039.13 |
| Asian Games | 44 | 18 | 2 | 24 | 61 | 83 | −22 | 040.91 |
| SAFF Championship | 57 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 105 | 36 | +69 | 063.16 |
| AFC Challenge Cup | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 050.00 |
| AFC Challenge Cup qualifier | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | 066.67 |
| South Asian Games | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 38 | 14 | +24 | 060.00 |
| Total | 304 | 119 | 65 | 120 | 419 | 460 | −41 | 039.14 |

## Head-to-head record

The results only include matches considered as FIFA A matches (including Olympic finals and Qualifier matches). Other matches played against Club teams, Underage sides or B sides are not included here. Updated as of 19 March 2025 (vs Maldives).
Positive Record  Neutral Record  Negative Record
| Opponents | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win % | First meeting | Last meeting | Confederations |
| Afghanistan | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 12 | 50.00 | 1951 | 2024 | AFC |
| Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1984 | 1984 | CONMEBOL |
| Australia | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 27 | 27 | 33.33 | 1938 | 2024 | AFC |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2012 | 2012 | UEFA |
| Bahrain | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 1982 | 2022 | AFC |
| Bangladesh | 28 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 40 | 20 | 46.42 | 1978 | 2021 | AFC |
| Belarus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2022 | 2022 | UEFA |
| Bhutan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 100 | 2005 | 2011 | AFC |
| Brunei | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 100 | 2001 | 2001 | AFC |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1956 | 1956 | UEFA |
| Cambodia | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | 83.33 | 1964 | 2022 | AFC |
| Cameroon | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1993 | 2012 | CAF |
| China | 14 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 1956 | 2018 | AFC |
| Curaçao | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2019 | 2019 | CONCACAF |
| Fiji | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2005 | 2005 | OFC |
| Finland | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1993 | 1993 | UEFA |
| France | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1948 | 1960 | UEFA |
| Ghana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1982 | 1982 | CAF |
| Guam | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 66.67 | 2013 | 2015 | AFC |
| Guyana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2011 | 2011 | CONCACAF |
| Hong Kong | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 20 | 50 | 1958 | 2022 | AFC |
| Hungary | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1960 | 1991 | UEFA |
| Iceland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2001 | 2001 | UEFA |
| Indonesia | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 37 | 45.45 | 1951 | 2004 | AFC |
| Iran | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 10.00 | 1951 | 2016 | AFC |
| Iraq | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 1974 | 2023 | AFC |
| Israel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1959 | 1964 | UEFA |
| Jamaica | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2002 | 2002 | CONCACAF |
| Japan | 13 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 37 | 23.07 | 1954 | 2006 | AFC |
| Jordan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2018 | 2022 | AFC |
| Kenya | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 2018 | 2018 | CAF |
| Kuwait | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 28.57 | 1978 | 2024 | AFC |
| Kyrgyzstan | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 80.00 | 2007 | 2023 | AFC |
| Laos | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 100 | 2016 | 2016 | AFC |
| Lebanon | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 11.11 | 1993 | 2023 | AFC |
| Macau | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 100 | 2017 | 2017 | AFC |
| Malaysia | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 54 | 26.92 | 1959 | 2024 | AFC |
| Maldives | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 16 | 68.42 | 1987 | 2025 | AFC |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 2017 | 2017 | CAF |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 2023 | 2023 | AFC |
| Morocco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1985 | 1985 | CAF |
| Myanmar | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 36 | 44 | 45.45 | 1952 | 2023 | AFC |
| Namibia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 2010 | 2010 | CAF |
| Nepal | 24 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 42 | 9 | 75 | 1985 | 2021 | AFC |
| New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1981 | 2018 | OFC |
| North Korea | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 1974 | 2019 | AFC |
| Oman | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 0 | 1994 | 2021 | AFC |
| Pakistan | 26 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 41 | 18 | 61.53 | 1952 | 2023 | AFC |
| Palestine | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2013 | 2014 | AFC |
| Peru | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1960 | 1986 | CONMEBOL |
| Philippines | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 50.00 | 1971 | 2013 | AFC |
| Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1984 | 1984 | UEFA |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 100 | 2016 | 2016 | CONCACAF |
| Qatar | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1996 | 2024 | AFC |
| Republic of China | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 83.33 | 1966 | 2018 | AFC |
| Russia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 1955 | 1971 | UEFA |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2017 | 2017 | CONCACAF |
| Saudi Arabia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 1982 | 2006 | AFC |
| Singapore | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 33.33 | 1959 | 2022 | AFC |
| South Korea | 20 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 48 | 20.00 | 1958 | 2011 | AFC |
| Sri Lanka | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 50 | 17 | 63.15 | 1952 | 2021 | AFC |
| Suriname | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1984 | 1984 | CONCACAF |
| Syria | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 25.00 | 2007 | 2024 | AFC |
| Tajikistan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 20.00 | 2008 | 2019 | AFC |
| Thailand | 21 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 28 | 34 | 33.33 | 1962 | 2019 | AFC |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 25.00 | 1984 | 2011 | CONCACAF |
| Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1960 | 1960 | CAF |
| Turkmenistan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 20.00 | 1998 | 2016 | AFC |
| United Arab Emirates | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 33 | 15.38 | 1981 | 2021 | AFC |
| Uruguay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1982 | 1982 | CONMEBOL |
| Uzbekistan | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 1998 | 2024 | AFC |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 2023 | 2023 | OFC |
| Vietnam | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 52.94 | 1959 | 2024 | AFC |
| Yemen | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 10.00 | 1984 | 2010 | AFC |
| Yugoslavia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 1952 | 1956 | UEFA |
| Zambia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2011 | 2011 | CAF |
| Total (76) | 534 | 194 | 112 | 228 | 736 | 848 | 36.33 | 1938 (debut) | 2025 (last played) | FIFA |
Sources:
Notes:
* ↑ India actually played with U-20 team so the matches involving them are not considered as full-A internationals.
* ↑ India actually played with U-23 team so the matches involving them are not considered as full-A internationals.
* ↑ Only full-A internationals are considered.
* ↑ The match against Bhutan is not considered as full-A international.
* ↑ The match against Bhutan is not considered as full-A international.
* ↑ Only full-A internationals are considered.
* ↑ From 2014 onwards the first and second round of FIFA World Cup qualifiers are also considered part of Asian Cup qualifiers.
* ↑ The matches against Japan U-20 is not considered as full-A international by some sources. But it is considered by some other sources.
* ↑ India actually played with U-20 team in 2006 and U-23 team in 2010, so the matches involving them are not considered as full-A internationals & are not included here.
* ↑ The two matches against Bhutan is not considered as full-A international as they were not a FIFA member until 2000.
* ↑ Only full-A internationals are considered.
* ↑ Although there is some conjecture regarding the status of several games (especially pre-1992 matches), the table includes all fixtures recognised by FIFA as "A" internationals and as such is used to recognise caps, goal scorers, captaincy records, etc. Several other sources may differ from the table given below. This following table is based on RSSSF and FIFA sources.
* ↑ A match against South Korea which India won 1-0 in 1977 is considered as an international A match for India by some sources.

## Other records

* Best unbeaten streak: 13 games (2 June 2016 – 14 November 2017)
* Best winning streak: 8 games (2 June 2016 – 19 August 2017)
* Biggest victory: Sri Lanka 0–7 India (7 December 1963)
* Biggest defeat: Soviet Union 11–1 India (15 July 1952)

## Honours

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Afro-Asian Games | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| AFC Asian Cup | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Asian Games | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| AFC Challenge Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SAFF Championship | 8 | 4 | 1 | 13 |
| South Asian Games | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Other tournaments | 12 | 4 | 8 | 24 |
| Total | 26 | 11 | 12 | 49 |