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Since the [[AFC Asian Cup]] was founded in 1956, [[India national football team|India]] has qualified for five Asian Cups, in 1964, 1984, 2011, 2019 and 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/india-afc-asian-cup-2019-indian-football/jfmg5uewl6ha1akznnjy4249l|title=India 2019 AFC Asian Cup|access-date=19 July 2021}}</ref>

The team played their first Asian Cup in [[1964 AFC Asian Cup|1964]]. It was India's best finish in the continental competition which came 55 years ago when they finished runners-up.<ref name="India at AFC history">{{cite web |title=India's performances at the AFC Asian Cup |url=http://www.goal.com/en-in/news/india-afc-asian-cup-2019-indian-football/jfmg5uewl6ha1akznnjy4249l |website=goal.com |publisher=GOAL |access-date=28 September 2018}}</ref><ref name="rsssf AFC cup 1964">{{cite web|title=Asian Nations Cup 1964|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tables/64asch.html|website=RSSSF}}</ref> In 1964, India gained a direct qualification to the finals of the tournament after several Western Zone teams pulled out due to political reasons. 14 years after the country missed out on FIFA World Cup participation, the Indian national team had earned the opportunity to take centre stage in Asian football under English coach [[Harry Wright (footballer, born 1909)|Harry Wright]]. Played in a round-robin format, the 1964 edition of the Asian Cup was won by hosts Israel but it had only four participants - one team from each zone. And with wins over South Korea and Hong Kong, India cemented second place. [[Inder Singh (footballer)|Inder Singh]] became team's top scorer with two goals.<ref name="India at AFC history"/><ref name="rsssf AFC cup 1964"/><ref name="1964 AsiaC manager captain">{{cite web |last1=Chaudhari |first1=Arunava |title=The Indian Senior Team at 1964 Tel Aviv Asia Cup |url=http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1964olympicsq.html |website=indiafootball.de |publisher=IndiaFootball |access-date=28 September 2018}}</ref>

The team had to wait 20 years to qualify for the finals again.<ref name="indiafootball 1984 qualifying result">{{cite web |last1=Chaudhari |first1=Arunava |title=1984 Singapore Asian cup Qualifiers |url=http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1984asiacupq.html |website=indiafootball.de |publisher=IndiaFootball |access-date=28 September 2018}}</ref> And when they did, a group stage disaster awaited the Men in Blue.<ref name="India at AFC history"/> The 10 participants were divided into two groups of five and India were placed in Group B alongside China PR, Iran, UAE and hosts Singapore. India lost three games and held Iran to a goalless draw to come away with a just a point in 1984. Saudi Arabia clinched their first Asian title, defeating China PR in the final. The legendary [[Krishanu Dey]] was part of Serbian coach [[Milovan Ćirić]]'s Indian national team squad that battled it out with heavyweights like China PR and Iran.<ref name="India at AFC history"/><ref name="1984 Asian cup rsssf">{{cite web |title=Asian Nations Cup 1984 |url=http://www.rsssf.com/tables/84asch.html |website=rsssf.com |publisher=RSSSF |access-date=28 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Indian National Senior Team at 1984 Asian Cup |url=http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1984asiacup.html |website=indiafootball.de |publisher=IndiaFootball |access-date=28 September 2018}}</ref>
[[File:India vs Thailand 2019 AFC Asian Cup GA.jpg|thumb|left|200px|alt=|India against [[Thailand national football team|Thailand]] at the [[2019 AFC Asian Cup Group A|2019 AFC Asian Cup]].]]
The [[2011 AFC Asian Cup]] in Qatar marked India's third and most recent continental campaign. The Blues qualified on the virtue of being the winners of the [[2008 AFC Challenge Cup]].<ref name="India at AFC history"/> A [[Sunil Chhetri]] hat-trick and a goal by [[Bhaichung Bhutia]] helped hosts India defeat Tajikistan in the final of the Challenge Cup and qualify for the Asian Cup for the first time in 27 years. Drawn into Group C from Pot 4, the Blues lost all three of their group games to get dumped out of the tournament without any points on the board. [[Tim Cahill]]'s brace helped Australia register a 4–0 win against India in the group opener. [[Gouramangi Singh]] and Chhetri scored in either half as India lost 2–5 to Bahrain and Chhetri's first-half spot-kick was the team's only consolation as South Korea thrashed them 1–4 in the final game in Group C.<ref name="India at AFC history"/><ref name="Asian Cup 2011 rsssf">{{cite web |title=Asian Nations Cup 2011 |url=http://www.rsssf.com/tables/11asch.html |website=rsssf.com |publisher=RSSSF |access-date=28 September 2018}}</ref>

Eight years later, Indian national teams qualified and is set to travel to UAE for the [[2019 AFC Asian Cup]] under head coach [[Stephen Constantine]].<ref name="India at AFC history"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/afc-asian-cup-2019-a-look-at-india-s-opponents|title=A look at India's Opponent at the AFC Asian Cup 2019; Sportskeeda.com|access-date=19 July 2021}}</ref> The team won their opening match against [[Thailand national football team|Thailand]] with the help of [[Sunil Chhetri|Sunil Chhetri's]] brace and broke the 55 years winless drought. However, India lost two remaining matches and crashed out from the group stage for the third consecutive participation.

==Record==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!colspan=10|[[AFC Asian Cup]] record
! style="width:1%;" rowspan="17"|
!colspan=6|[[AFC Asian Cup qualification]] record
|-
! style="width:100px;"|Host/Year
! style="width:100px;"|Result
! style="width:70px;"|Position
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|Pld|Games played}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|W|Won}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|D|Draw}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|L|Lost}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|GF|Goals for}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|GA|Goals against}}
! style="width:20px;"|Squad
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|Pld|Games played}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|W|Won}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|D|Draw}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|L|Lost}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|GF|Goals for}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|GA|Goals against}}
|-
|{{flagicon|Hong Kong|1910}} [[1956 AFC Asian Cup|1956]]||colspan=9|''Did not enter''||colspan=6|''Did not enter''
|-
|{{flagicon|South Korea}} [[1960 AFC Asian Cup|1960]]||colspan=9|''Did not qualify''||6||2||0||4||7||9
|-style="background:silver;"
|{{flagicon|Israel}} [[1964 AFC Asian Cup|1964]]||'''Runners-up'''||'''2nd'''||'''3'''||'''2'''||'''0'''||'''1'''||'''5'''||'''3'''||[[1964 AFC Asian Cup squads#.C2.A0India|Squad]]||colspan=6|''Bye''
|-
|{{flagicon|Iran|1964}} [[1968 AFC Asian Cup|1968]]||colspan=9|''Did not qualify''||3||0||1||2||2||6
|-
|{{flagicon|Thailand}} [[1972 AFC Asian Cup|1972]] to {{flagicon|Kuwait}} [[1980 AFC Asian Cup|1980]]||colspan=9|''Did not enter''||colspan=6|''Did not enter''
|-
|{{flagicon|Singapore}} [[1984 AFC Asian Cup|1984]]||Group stage||10th||4||0||1||3||0||7||[[1984 AFC Asian Cup squads#.C2.A0India|Squad]]||4||3||0||1||8||2
|-
|{{flagicon|Qatar}} [[1988 AFC Asian Cup|1988]] to {{flagicon|Indonesia}} {{flagicon|Malaysia}} {{flagicon|Thailand}} {{flagicon|Vietnam}} [[2007 AFC Asian Cup|2007]]||colspan=9|''Did not qualify''
||21||2||4||15||17||57
|-
|{{flagicon|Qatar}} [[2011 AFC Asian Cup|2011]]||[[2011 AFC Asian Cup Group C|Group stage]]||16th||3||0||0||3||3||13||[[2011 AFC Asian Cup squads#India|Squad]]||colspan=6|''[[2008 AFC Challenge Cup]] winners''
|-
|{{flagicon|Australia}} [[2015 AFC Asian Cup|2015]]||colspan=9 rowspan=1|''Did not qualify''||colspan=6|''Failed to win [[2012 AFC Challenge Cup|2012]] & did not qualify for [[2014 AFC Challenge Cup]] ''
|-
|{{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} [[2019 AFC Asian Cup|2019]]||[[2019 AFC Asian Cup Group A|Group stage]]||17th||3||1||0||2||4||4||[[2019 AFC Asian Cup squads#India|Squad]]||18||8||2||8||25||24
|-
|{{flagicon|China}} [[2023 AFC Asian Cup|2023]]||Colspan=9|''Qualified''||Colspan=6|''[[2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification|In progress]]''
|-
!'''Totals'''!!Runners-up!!4/17!!13!!3!!1!!9!!12!!27!!!!52!!15!!7!!30!!59!!98
|}

== 1964 AFC Asian Cup==
{{main|1964 AFC Asian Cup}}
{{India squad AFC Asian Cup 1964}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! style="width:165px;"|Team
!width=25|{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}}
!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|D|Draw}}
!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|GF|Goals For}}
!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|GA|Goals Against}}
!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|GD|Goal Difference}}
!width=25|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{fb|ISR}}
|3||3||0||0||5||1||+4||'''6'''
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{fb|IND}}
|3||2||0||1||5||3||+2||'''4'''
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{fb|KOR|1949}}
|3||1||0||2||2||4||−2||'''2'''
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{fb|HKG|1959}}
|3||0||0||3||1||5||−4||'''0'''
|}

{{football box
|date=27 May 1964
|time=16:30
|team1={{fb-rt|KOR|1949}}
|score= 0–2
|report =
|team2={{fb|IND}}
|goals1=
|goals2= [[K. Appalaraju|Appalaraju]] {{goal|2}} [[Inder Singh (footballer)|I. Singh]] {{goal|57}}|stadium = [[Kiryat Eliezer Stadium|Municipal Stadium]], [[Haifa]]
|attendance=7,000
|referee=Davoud Nassiri ([[Islamic Republic of Iran Football Federation|Iran]])
}}
----
{{football box
|date=29 May 1964
|time=16:00
|team1={{fb-rt|ISR}}
|score= 2–0
|report =
|team2={{fb|IND}}
|goals1= [[Mordechai Spiegler|Spiegler]] {{goal|29|pen.}} Yohai Aharoni {{goal|76}}
|goals2=
|stadium = [[Bloomfield Stadium]], [[Tel Aviv]]
|attendance=20,000
|referee=Li Pak Tung ([[Football Association of Malaysia|Malaysia]])
}}
----
{{football box
|date=2 June 1964
|time=16:30
|team1={{fb-rt|IND}}
|score= 3–1
|report =
|team2={{fb|Hong Kong|1959}}
|goals1= [[Inder Singh (footballer)|I. Singh]] {{goal|45}} [[Sukumar Samajpati|Samajpati]] {{goal|60}} [[Chuni Goswami|Goswami]] {{goal|77}}
|goals2= Cheung Yiu Kwok {{goal|39}}
|stadium = [[Bloomfield Stadium]], [[Tel Aviv]]
|attendance=5,000
|referee=Patrick Nice ([[Football Association of Malaysia|Malaysia]])
}}

==1984 AFC Asian Cup==
{{main|1984 AFC Asian Cup}}
{{India squad 1984 AFC Asian Cup}}

===Group B===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! style="width:165px;"|Team
!width=25|{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}}
!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|D|Draw}}
!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|GF|Goals For}}
!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|GA|Goals Against}}
!width=25{{!}}{{Tooltip|GD|Goal Difference}}
!width=25|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|align="left"|{{fb|China}}
|4||3||0||1||10||2||+8||'''6'''
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|align="left"|{{fb|Iran}}
|4||2||2||0||6||1||+5||'''6'''
|-
|align="left"|{{fb|United Arab Emirates}}
|4||2||0||2||3||8||−5||'''4'''
|-
|align="left"|{{fb|Singapore}}
|4||1||1||2||3||4||−1||'''3'''
|-
|align="left"|{{fb|India}}
|4||0||1||3||0||7||−7||'''1'''
|}

{{football box |
|date = 2 December 1984
|time = 21:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|SIN}}
|score = 2–0
|team2 = {{fb|IND}}
|goals1 = [[Malik Awab|Awab]] {{goal|36}} [[Razali Saad|Saad]] {{goal|81}}
|goals2 =
|attendance= 21,000
|referee = [[Antonio Márquez Ramírez|Antonio Márquez]] ([[Mexican Football Federation|Mexico]])
|stadium = [[National Stadium, Singapore|National Stadium]], [[Singapore]]}}
----
{{football box |
|date = 4 December 1984
|time = 19:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|UAE}}
|score = 2–0
|team2 = {{fb|IND}}
|goals1 = [[Adnan Al-Talyani|Al-Talyani]] {{goal|81}} [[Fahad Khamees|Khamees]] {{goal|88}}
|goals2 =
|attendance= 2,000
|referee= Abu Wahid Shanbe ([[Oman Football Association|Oman]])
|stadium = [[National Stadium, Singapore|National Stadium]], [[Singapore]]}}
----
{{football box |
|date = 7 December 1984
|time = 19:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|IRI}}
|score = 0–0
|team2 = {{fb|IND}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|attendance= 10,000
|referee= Koh Guan Kiat ([[Football Association of Malaysia|Malaysia]])
|stadium = [[National Stadium, Singapore|National Stadium]], [[Singapore]]}}
----
{{football box |
|date = 9 December 1984
|time = 21:00
|team1 = {{fb-rt|CHN}}
|score = 3–0
|team2 = {{fb|IND}}
|goals1 = [[Lin Lefeng]] {{goal|19}} [[Gu Guangming]] {{goal|59}} [[Jia Xiuquan]] {{goal|79}}
|goals2 =
|attendance= 8,256
|referee= Ahmed Jassim ([[Bahrain Football Association|Bahrain]])
|stadium = [[National Stadium, Singapore|National Stadium]], [[Singapore]]}}

==2011 AFC Asian Cup==
{{main|2011 AFC Asian Cup}}
{{India squad 2011 AFC Asian Cup}}

===Group C===
{{main|2011 AFC Asian Cup Group C}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!width="175"|Team
!width="20"|{{Tooltip|Pld|Played}}
!width="20"|{{Tooltip|W|Won}}
!width="20"|{{Tooltip|D|Drawn}}
!width="20"|{{Tooltip|L|Lost}}
!width="20"|{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!width="20"|{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!width="20"|{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}
!width="20"|{{Tooltip|Pts|Points}}
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align=left|{{fb|AUS}}
|3||2||1||0||6||1||+5||'''7'''
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|align=left|{{fb|KOR|1997}}
|3||2||1||0||7||3||+4||'''7'''
|-
|align=left|{{fb|BHR}}
|3||1||0||2||6||5||+1||'''3'''
|-
|align=left|{{fb|IND}}
|3||0||0||3||3||13||−10||'''0'''
|}

{| style="width:70%;" cellspacing="1"
|-
!width=35%|
!width=15%|
!
|-
|10 January 2011
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{fb-rt|IND}}'''||align=center|'''[[2011 AFC Asian Cup Group C#India vs Australia|0–4]]'''||'''{{fb|AUS}}'''
|-
|14 January 2011
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{fb-rt|BHR}}'''||align=center|'''[[2011 AFC Asian Cup Group C#Bahrain vs India|5–2]]'''||'''{{fb|IND}}'''
|-
|18 January 2011
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|'''{{fb-rt|KOR|1997}}'''||align=center|'''[[2011 AFC Asian Cup Group C#South Korea vs India|4–1]]'''||'''{{fb|IND}}'''
|}

==2019 AFC Asian Cup==
{{main|2019 AFC Asian Cup}}
{{India squad 2019 AFC Asian Cup}}

===Group A===
[[File:India at Asia Cup 2019 vs Thailand.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Indian team defending against Thailand attack at 2019 Asian Cup.]]
{{main|2019 AFC Asian Cup Group A}}
{{2019 AFC Asian Cup group tables|Group A|only_pld_pts=no_hide_class_rules}}

{{#lst:2019 AFC Asian Cup Group A|a2}}
----
{{#lst:2019 AFC Asian Cup Group A|a4}}
----
{{#lst:2019 AFC Asian Cup Group A|a6}}

==2023 AFC Asian Cup==
{{main|2019 AFC Asian Cup}}
India qualified by finishing as group D winners in [[2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification – Third Round|third round]]. This marked India's first ever consecutive Asian Cup qualification.

== Record by Opponent ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=9|AFC Asian Cup matches (by team)
|-
!Opponent
!Wins
!Draws
!Losses
!Total
!Goals for
!Goals against
!Goal difference
!Points
|-
|align="left"|{{fb|AUS}}||0||0||1||1||0||4||–4||0
|-
|align="left"|{{fb|IRN}}||0||1||0||1||0||0||0||1
|-
|align="left"|{{fb|HKG}}||1||0||0||1||3||1||+2||2
|-
|align="left"|{{fb|BHR}}||0||0||2||2||2||6||–4||0
|-
|align="left"|{{fb|Thailand}}||1||0||0||1||4||1||+3||3
|-
|align="left"|{{fb|KOR}}||1||0||1||2||3||4||–1||2
|-
|align="left"|{{fb|Israel}}||0||0||1||1||0||2||–2||0
|-
|align="left"|{{fb|Singapore}}||0||0||1||1||0||2||–2||0
|-
|align="left"|{{fb|CHN}}||0||0||1||1||0||3||–3||0
|-
|align="left"|{{fb|UAE}}||0||0||2||2||0||4||–4||0
|-
!Total!!3!!1!!9!!13!!12!!27!!–15!!8
|}

== Goalscorers ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:centre;"
!scope=col data-sort-type="number"|{{abbr|No.|Number of footballers}}
! scope=col| Player
! scope=col| Venue
! scope=col| Opponent
! scope=col| Date
! scope=col| Edition
!scope=col data-sort-type="number"| Goals
! scope="col" class=unsortable| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!scope=row|1
| {{sort name|K.|Appalaraju}} || rowspan="2"| [[Kiryat Eliezer Stadium|Municipal Stadium]], [[Haifa]] || rowspan="2"| {{fb|KOR}} || rowspan="2"| 27 May 1964 || rowspan="5"| [[1964 AFC Asian Cup|1964]] || 1 ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tables/64asch.html|title=Asian Nations Cup 1964|access-date=16 December 2021}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row rowspan="2"|2
| rowspan="2"| {{sort name|Inder|Singh|dab=footballer}} || 1 ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tables/64asch.html|title=Asian Nations Cup 1964|access-date=16 December 2021}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[Bloomfield Stadium]], [[Tel Aviv]] || rowspan="3"| {{fb|HKG|1959}} || rowspan="3"| 2 June 1964 || 1 ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tables/64asch.html|title=Asian Nations Cup 1964|access-date=16 December 2021}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row|3
| {{sort name|Sukumar|Samajpati}} || 1 ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tables/64asch.html|title=Asian Nations Cup 1964|access-date=16 December 2021}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row|4
| {{sort name|Chuni|Goswami}} || 1 ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tables/64asch.html|title=Asian Nations Cup 1964|access-date=16 December 2021}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row|5
| {{sort name|Gouramangi|Singh}} || rowspan="2"| [[Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium]], [[Doha]] || rowspan="2"| {{fb|BHR}} || rowspan="2"| 14 January 2011 || rowspan="3"| [[2011 AFC Asian Cup|2011]] || 1 ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tables/11asch.html|title=Asian Nations Cup 2011|access-date=16 December 2021}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row rowspan="3"|6
| rowspan="3"| {{sort name|Sunil|Chhetri}} || 1 ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tables/11asch.html|title=Asian Nations Cup 2011|access-date=16 December 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[Al Gharafa Stadium]], [[Doha]] || {{fb|KOR}} || 18 January 2011 || 1 ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tables/11asch.html|title=Asian Nations Cup 2011|access-date=16 December 2021}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[Al Nahyan Stadium]], [[Abu Dhabi]] || rowspan="3"| {{fb|THA}} || rowspan="3"| 6 January 2019 || rowspan="3"| [[2019 AFC Asian Cup|2019]] || 2 ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tables/2019asch.html|title=Asian Nations Cup 2019|access-date=16 December 2021}}</ref>
|-
|-
!scope=row|7
| {{sort name|Anirudh|Thapa}} || 1 ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tables/2019asch.html|title=Asian Nations Cup 2019|access-date=16 December 2021}}</ref>
|-
!scope=row|8
| {{sort name|Jeje|Lalpekhlua}} || 1 ||<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsssf.com/tables/2019asch.html|title=Asian Nations Cup 2019|access-date=16 December 2021}}</ref>
|-
|}

== See also ==

*[[History of the India national football team]]
*[[India national football team at the Olympics]]
*[[India national football team at the FIFA World Cup qualification]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Countries at the AFC Asian Cup}}
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