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{{Short description|Women's national futsal team representing India}}
{{About|the women's team|the men's team|India national futsal team}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}}
{{Infobox National futsal team
|Name = India
|Badge = Indian Football 2020.svg
|Badge_size = 200px
|Nickname = Futsal Tigresses
|Association = [[All India Football Federation]]
|Confederation = [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]] (Asia) [[South Asian Football Federation|SAFF]] (South Asia)
|Coach = [[Joshuah Vaz]]
|Captain = Jigmet Chunzen
|Most caps = Khusbhu Saroj (9)
|Top scorer = Khushbu Saroj (9)
|Home Stadium =
|FIFA Trigramme = IND
|FIFA Rank = {{FIFA Futsal Women's World Ranking|IND}}
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|First game = {{fsw|HKG}} 5–0 {{fsw-rt|IND}} ([[Yogyakarta]], Indonesia; 15 January 2025)
|Largest win = {{fsw|MDV}} 1–11 {{fsw-rt|IND}} ([[Bangkok]], Thailand; 13 January 2026)
|Largest loss = {{fsw|IND}} 0–6 {{fsw-rt|IDN}} ([[Yogyakarta]], Indonesia; 17 January 2025)
|World cup apps = 0
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|Regional name = [[AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup]]
|Regional cup apps = 0
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|2ndRegional name = [[SAFF Futsal Championship]]
|2ndRegional cup apps = 1
|2ndRegional cup first = [[2026 SAFF Women's Futsal Championship|2026]]
|2ndRegional cup best = 2nd ([[2026 SAFF Women's Futsal Championship|2026]])
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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 women's national futsal team|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.<ref>{{cite web |title=AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup China 2025: Stage set for #WACFutsal2025 Qualifiers draw |url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_womens_futsal_asian_cup/news/stage_set_for_wacfutsal2025_qualifiers_draw.html |website=www.the-afc.com |access-date=5 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241105103911/https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_womens_futsal_asian_cup/news/stage_set_for_wacfutsal2025_qualifiers_draw.html |archive-date=5 November 2024 |date=11 October 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref name="AIFF 1">{{cite web |title=Trials for first Indian women's national futsal team underway in Bhavnagar, Gujarat |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/trials-for-first-indian-womens-national-futsal-team-underway-in-bhavnagar-gujarat |website=www.the-aiff.com |access-date=5 November 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241105113748/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/trials-for-first-indian-womens-national-futsal-team-underway-in-bhavnagar-gujarat#selection-851.9-851.92 |archive-date=5 November 2024 |date=5 November 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Indian women's futsal team camp begins in Bhavnagar, Gujarat |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/indian-womens-futsal-team-camp-begins-in-bhavnagar-gujarat |website=www.the-aiff.com |access-date=4 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250304084456/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/indian-womens-futsal-team-camp-begins-in-bhavnagar-gujarat |archive-date=4 March 2025 |date=11 November 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> Nineteen players were shortlisted from the first camp, that was followed by a second camp held in December.<ref>{{cite web |title=Training camp for AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup to start in Bhavnagar from December 15 |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/training-camp-for-afc-womens-futsal-asian-cup-to-start-in-bhavnagar-from-december-15 |website=www.the-aiff.com |access-date=4 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250304085023/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/training-camp-for-afc-womens-futsal-asian-cup-to-start-in-bhavnagar-from-december-15 |archive-date=4 March 2025 |date=4 December 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> On 9 January 2025, the final squad of fourteen players were announced for the Asian Cup qualifiers.<ref name="AIFF 2">{{cite web |title=Indian squad for AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup Qualifiers announced |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/indian-futsal-squad-for-afc-womens-futsal-asian-cup-qualifiers-announced |website=www.the-aiff.com |access-date=4 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250114145142/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/indian-futsal-squad-for-afc-womens-futsal-asian-cup-qualifiers-announced |archive-date=14 January 2025 |date=9 January 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>

The 2025 AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup qualification was the first ever international tournament for the national side.<ref name="AIFF 1"/> India was drawn in Group B alongside host [[Indonesia women's national futsal team|Indonesia]], [[Hong Kong women's national futsal team|Hong Kong]], [[Kyrgyzstan women's national futsal team|Kyrgyzstan]] and [[Pakistan women's national futsal team|Pakistan]] on 17 October 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup China 2025: Stage set for #WACFutsal2025 Qualifiers draw finalised |url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_womens_futsal_asian_cup.html/news/wacfutsal2025-qualifiers-draw-finalised |website=www.the-afc.com |access-date=5 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241105111119/https://www.the-afc.com/en/national/afc_womens_futsal_asian_cup.html/news/wacfutsal2025-qualifiers-draw-finalised |archive-date=5 November 2024 |date=17 October 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=India drawn with Indonesia, Hong Kong, Pakistan and Kygryz Republic in AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup Qualifiers |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/india-drawn-with-indonesia-hong-kong-pakistan-and-kygryz-republic-in-afc-womens-futsal-asian-cup-qualifiers |website=www.the-aiff.com |access-date=5 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241105112649/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/india-drawn-with-indonesia-hong-kong-pakistan-and-kygryz-republic-in-afc-womens-futsal-asian-cup-qualifiers |archive-date=5 November 2024 |date=17 October 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref> However, Pakistan withdrew its team from participating in the tournament in December 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lakhani |first1=Faizan |title=Pakistan withdraw from AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup qualifying rounds |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/581785-pakistan-withdraw-from-afc-womens-futsal-asian-cup-qualifying-rounds |access-date=4 March 2025 |work=[[Geo News]] |date=26 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241231092604/https://www.geo.tv/latest/581785-pakistan-withdraw-from-afc-womens-futsal-asian-cup-qualifying-rounds |archive-date=31 December 2024}}</ref> On 15 January, in the debut match India lost 0–5 against Hong Kong.<ref>{{cite web |title=AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup 2025 Qualifiers: India’s maiden international outing ends in 5-0 loss to Hong Kong China |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/afc-women-futsal-asian-cup-2025-qualifier-india-vs-hong-kong-china-report |website=olympics.com |access-date=4 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250304093431/https://www.olympics.com/en/news/afc-women-futsal-asian-cup-2025-qualifier-india-vs-hong-kong-china-report |archive-date=4 March 2025 |date=15 January 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> In the second match against the host Indonesia, India could not score and lost the match by 6–0.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chakraborty |first1=Sruti |title=Hosts Indonesia hand India their second defeat in AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup Qualifiers |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/hosts-indonesia-hand-india-their-second-defeat-in-afc-womens-futsal-asian-cup-qualifiers |website=www.the-aiff.com |access-date=4 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250304075334/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/hosts-indonesia-hand-india-their-second-defeat-in-afc-womens-futsal-asian-cup-qualifiers |archive-date=4 March 2025 |date=17 January 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> In the final match 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup 2025 Qualifiers: Drishti Pant creates history but India fall short after loss to Kyrgyz Republic |url=https://www.olympics.com/en/news/afc-women-futsal-asian-cup-2025-qualifier-india-vs-kyrgyz-republic-report |website=olympics.com |access-date=4 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250304103244/https://www.olympics.com/en/news/afc-women-futsal-asian-cup-2025-qualifier-india-vs-kyrgyz-republic-report |archive-date=4 March 2025 |date=19 January 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Chakraborty |first1=Shruti |title=Last-minute goal ends India’s staggering fightback against Kyrgyz Republic |website=www.the-aiff.com |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/last-minute-goal-ends-indias-staggering-fightback-against-kyrgyz-republic |access-date=4 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250304075415/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/last-minute-goal-ends-indias-staggering-fightback-against-kyrgyz-republic |archive-date=4 March 2025 |date=19 January 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 2026–present ===
In May 2025, at the [[South Asian Football Federation]] (SAFF) Congress in [[Kathmandu]], it was proposed that a [[SAFF Futsal Championship]] would be held annually. On 5 October 2025, SAFF announced that the first ever SAFF Futsal Championship for both men and women would be held from 13 to 26 January 2026, in Thailand.<ref>{{cite news |title=SAFF charts ambitious roadmap to uplift regional football |url=https://kathmandupost.com/football/2025/05/25/saff-charts-ambitious-roadmap-to-uplift-regional-football |access-date=23 January 2026 |work=[[The Kathmandu Post]] |date=25 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250525073758/https://kathmandupost.com/football/2025/05/25/saff-charts-ambitious-roadmap-to-uplift-regional-football |archive-date=25 May 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=SAFF to Launch Inaugural Futsal Championship in January 2026 |url=https://saffederation.org/saff-to-launch-inaugural-futsal-championship-in-january-2026/ |publisher=[[South Asian Football Federation]] |access-date=23 January 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251006003406/https://saffederation.org/saff-to-launch-inaugural-futsal-championship-in-january-2026/ |archive-date=6 October 2025 |date=5 October 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> The tournament was in [[Round-robin tournament|round-robin]] format.<ref name="SAFF schedule & squad">{{cite web |title=Indian squads for SAFF Men's and Women's Futsal Championships announced |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/indian-squads-announced-for-saff-mens-and-womens-futsal-championships |publisher=[[All India Football Federation]] |access-date=23 January 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260123105918/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/indian-squads-announced-for-saff-mens-and-womens-futsal-championships |archive-date=23 January 2026 |date=7 January 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref> Out of the six matches, India recorded four wins and two losses, finishing as runners-up in the tournament. India won against the [[Maldives]], [[Nepal women's national futsal team|Nepal]], [[Pakistan women's national futsal team|Pakistan]] and [[Sri Lanka women's national futsal team|Sri Lanka]] and the two losses were against [[Bangladesh women's national futsal team|Bangladesh]] and [[Bhutan women's national futsal team|Bhutan]].<ref>{{cite web |title=India defeat Sri Lanka to finish runners-up in SAFF Women’s Futsal Championship |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/india-defeat-sri-lanka-to-finish-runners-up-in-saff-womens-futsal-championship |publisher=[[All India Football Federation]] |access-date=16 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260216102146/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/india-defeat-sri-lanka-to-finish-runners-up-in-saff-womens-futsal-championship |archive-date=16 February 2026 |date=25 January 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=SAFF Women's Futsal Championship Women’s Championship 2026: Results |url=https://saffederation.org/match-results/?jsf=epro-loop-builder&tax=match-results-year:119;match-result-championship:118;match-result-gender:100 |publisher=[[South Asian Football Federation]] |access-date=16 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260216111721/https://saffederation.org/match-results/?jsf=epro-loop-builder&tax=match-results-year:119;match-result-championship:118;match-result-gender:100 |archive-date=16 February 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref> On 13 January 2026, in the first match against the [[Maldives women's national futsal team|Maldives]], India registered their first ever win. They defeated the Maldives by 11–0 which is also their biggest win to date. In this match, Khushbu Saroj scored 4 goals, thus becoming the first ever hat-trick scorer for the national team.<ref>{{cite web |title=India demolish Maldives to get first-ever victory in international women’s futsal |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/india-demolish-maldives-to-get-first-ever-victory-in-international-womens-futsal |publisher=[[All India Football Federation]] |access-date=16 February 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260216105208/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/india-demolish-maldives-to-get-first-ever-victory-in-international-womens-futsal |archive-date=16 February 2026 |date=13 January 2026 |url-status=live}}</ref>

== Competitive record ==
=== FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup ===
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!colspan=9|[[FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup]] record
|-
! style="width:100px;"|Year
! style="width:70px;"|Result
! style="width:30px;"|Position
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|Pld|Games played}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|W|Won}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|T|Tied}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|L|Lost}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|GF|Goals for}}
! style="width:20px;"|{{Abbr|GA|Goals against}}
|-
!{{flagicon|PHI}} [[2025 FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup|2025]]
| colspan=8|''Did not qualify''
|-
!'''Total'''||'''0/0'''||'''0'''||'''0'''||'''0'''||'''0'''||'''0'''||'''0'''||'''0'''
|}

=== AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup ===
{| class="wikitable collapsible" width=70% style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"
|-
!colspan=9|[[AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup]] record
! style="width:1%;" rowspan="5"|
!colspan=6 |Qualification record
|-
! style="width:100px;"|Year
! style="width:100px;"|Result
! style="width:60px;"|Position
! style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|Pld|Games played}}
! style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|W|Won}}
! style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|T|Tied}}
! style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|L|Lost}}
! style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|GF|Goals for}}
! style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|GA|Goals against}}
! style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|Pld|Games played}}
! style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|W|Won}}
! style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|T|Tied}}
! style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|L|Lost}}
! style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|GF|Goals for}}
! style="width:30px;"|{{Abbr|GA|Goals against}}
|-
!{{Flagicon|MAS}} [[2015 AFC Women's Futsal Championship|2015]]
| rowspan=2 colspan=8|''Did not exist''
| rowspan=3 colspan=7|''No qualification tournament''
|-
!{{Flagicon|THA}} [[2018 AFC Women's Futsal Championship|2018]]
|-
!{{Flagicon|KUW}} [[2020 AFC Women's Futsal Championship|2020]]
|colspan=8|''Cancelled due to [[COVID-19 pandemic]]''
|-
!{{Flagicon|CHN}} [[2025 AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup|2025]]
| colspan=8|''Did not qualify''
! style="width:1%;" rowspan="2"|
|3||0||0||3||3||15
|-
! Total || 0/0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 15
|}
===SAFF Futsal Championship===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width=900px;"
!colspan=9|[[SAFF Women's Futsal Championship|SAFF Championship]] records
|-
! width=150 |Host/Year
! width=150 |Round
! width=50 |Position
! width=50 |GP
! width=50 |W
! width=50 |D
! width=50 |L
! width=50 |GF
! width=50 |GA
|-bgcolor=silver
|{{flagicon|THA}} [[2026 SAFF Women's Futsal Championship |2026]]||'''Runners-up'''||'''2nd'''||'''6'''||'''4'''||'''0'''||'''2'''||'''31'''||'''12'''
|-
!'''Total'''||'''1/1'''||'''0 Title'''||'''6'''||'''4'''||'''0'''||'''2'''||'''31'''||'''12'''
|}

== Results and fixtures ==
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=== 2025 ===
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| format = 1
| round = [[2025 AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup qualification]]
| date = {{Start date|2025|01|15|df=y}}
| time = {{UTZ|11:30|5:30}}
| team1 = {{fsw-rt|HKG}}
| score = 5–0
| team2 = {{fsw|IND}}
| goals1 =
*[[Cheung Wai Ki]] {{Goal|13||23||40}}
*[[Wai Yuen Ting]] {{Goal|27}}
*Kung Yuet Charis {{Goal|35}}
| goals2 =
| stadium = [[Among Rogo Sports Hall]]
| attendance =
| referee = Nour Chaito ([[Lebanese Football Association|Lebanon]])
| report = https://web.archive.org/web/20250304075214/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/india-go-down-to-hong-kong-in-womens-futsal-international-debut
| location = [[Yogyakarta]], Indonesia
| result = L
}}
{{Football box collapsible
| format = 1
| round = [[2025 AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup qualification]]
| date = {{Start date|2025|01|17|df=y}}
| time = {{UTZ|14:30|5:30}}
| team1 = {{fsw-rt|IND}}
| score = 0–6
| team2 = {{fsw|IDN}}
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
*Ikeu Rosita {{Goal|7}}
*[[Insyafadya Salsabillah|Insyafadya]] {{Goal|13}}
*[[Fitri Rosdiana|Fitri]] {{Goal|14}}
*Novita Murni {{Goal|20}}
*[[Diah Tri Lestari|Diah Tri]] {{Goal|22}}
*Nisma Francida Rusdiana {{Goal|32}}
| stadium = [[Among Rogo Sports Hall]]
| attendance =
| referee = Reem Al-Bishi ([[Saudi Arabian Football Federation|Saudi Arabia]])
| report = https://web.archive.org/web/20250304075334/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/hosts-indonesia-hand-india-their-second-defeat-in-afc-womens-futsal-asian-cup-qualifiers
| location = [[Yogyakarta]], Indonesia
| result = L
}}
{{Football box collapsible
| format = 1
| round = [[2025 AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup qualification]]
| date = {{Start date|2025|01|19|df=y}}
| time = {{UTZ|11:30|5:30}}
| team1 = {{fsw-rt|IND}}
| score = 3–4
| team2 = {{fsw|KGZ}}
|goals1 =
*Drishti Pant {{Goal|3}}
*Khushbu Saroj {{Goal|34||40}}
|goals2 =
*Aizhan Boronbekova]] {{Goal|10}}
*Nursuluu Murzakulova {{Goal|12|pen.}}
*Rebecca Zamthianmawi {{Goal|20|o.g.}}
*Nazik Kumyshbek Kyzy {{Goal|40}}
| stadium = [[Among Rogo Sports Hall]]
| attendance =
| referee =
| report = https://web.archive.org/web/20250304075415/https://www.the-aiff.com/article/last-minute-goal-ends-indias-staggering-fightback-against-kyrgyz-republic
| location = [[Yogyakarta]], Indonesia
| result = L
}}

=== 2026 ===
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| format = 1
| round = [[2026 SAFF Women's Futsal Championship|2026 SAFF Championship]]
| date = {{Start date|2026|1|13|df=y}}
| time = 12:30 IST
| team1 = {{wfutsal-rt|MDV}}
| goals1 =
*Achom Degio {{futsal goal|39||o.g.}}
| score = 1–11
| team2 = {{wfutsal|IND}}
| goals2 =
*Mithila Ramani {{futsal goal|4|}}
*Ritika Singh {{futsal goal|6|||17}}
*Khushbu Saroj {{futsal goal|17|||22|||24|||26}}
*Sonali Mondal {{futsal goal|17|||37}}
*Nishka Parkash {{futsal goal|33|||34}}
| stadium = [[Nonthaburi Province Stadium|Nonthaburi Stadium]]
| location = {{nobr|[[Bangkok]]}}, Thailand
| attendance = 20
| referee =
| result = W
| report =
}}
{{Football box collapsible
| format = 1
| round = [[2026 SAFF Women's Futsal Championship|2026 SAFF Championship]]
| date = {{Start date|2026|1|15|df=y}}
| time = 12:30 IST
| team1 = {{wfutsal-rt|BAN}}
| score = 3–1
| team2 = {{wfutsal|IND}}
| goals1 =
*[[Sabina Khatun]] {{goal|7||11}}
*[[Sumaya Matsushima]] {{goal|31}}
| goals2 = Arya More {{goal|37}}
| stadium = [[Nonthaburi Province Stadium|Nonthaburi Stadium]]
| location = {{nobr|[[Bangkok]]}}, Thailand
| attendance = 50
| referee =
| result = L
| report =
}}
{{Football box collapsible
| format = 1
| round = [[2026 SAFF Women's Futsal Championship|2026 SAFF Championship]]
| date = {{Start date|2026|1|17|df=y}}
| time = 15:00 IST
| team1 = {{wfutsal-rt|IND}}
| goals1 =
*Diti Kanungo {{futsal goal|4|||4|||13|||15}}
*Nishka Parkash {{futsal goal|8}}
*Ritika Singh {{futsal goal|22|||37}}
*Khushbu Saroj {{futsal goal|24}}
| score = 8–1
| team2 = {{wfutsal|NEP}}
| goals2 =
*Manisha Thapa Magar {{futsal goal|8}}
| stadium = [[Nonthaburi Province Stadium|Nonthaburi Stadium]], [[Bangkok]]
| location = [[Bangkok]], Thailand
| attendance = 40
| referee = Benjapol Mucharoensap ([[Football Association of Thailand|Thailand]])
| report = https://saffederation.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/MATCH_REPORT-8-INDIA-WOMENS-FUTSAL-vs-NEPAL-WOMENS-FUTSAL.pdf
| result = W
}}
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| format = 1
| round = [[2026 SAFF Women's Futsal Championship|2026 SAFF Championship]]
| date = {{Start date|2026|1|19|df=y}}
| time = 17:30 IST
| team1 = {{wfutsal-rt|IND}}
| team2 = {{wfutsal|PAK}}
|goals1 =
*Arya More {{futsal goal|14}}
*Ritika Singh {{futsal goal|28}}
*Khushbu Saroj {{futsal goal|29}}
*Diti Kanungo {{futsal goal|37|||40}}
| score = 5–3
| goals2 =
*[[Kayanat Bokhari]] {{futsal goal|4}}
*Azwa Chaudhry {{futsal goal|26}}
*Anmool Hira {{futsal goal|27}}
| stadium = [[Nonthaburi Province Stadium|Nonthaburi Stadium]]
| location = [[Bangkok]], Thailand
| attendance = 50
| referee = Nattakit Hintua ([[Football Association of Thailand|Thailand]])
| report = https://saffederation.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/MATCH_REPORT-12-INDIA-WOMENS-FUTSAL-vs-PAKISTAN-WOMENS-FUTSAL-2.pdf
|result = W
}}
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| format = 1
| round = [[2026 SAFF Women's Futsal Championship|2026 SAFF Championship]]
| date = {{Start date|2026|1|23|df=y}}
| time = 17:30 IST
| team1 = {{fsw-rt|BHU}}
| goals1 =
*Jamyang Choden {{futsal goal|20}}
*[[Deki Lhazom]] {{futsal goal|28}}
| score = 2–1
| team2 = {{fsw|IND}}
| goals2 =
*Khushbu Saroj {{futsal goal|36}}
| stadium = [[Nonthaburi Province Stadium|Nonthaburi Stadium]]
| location = [[Bangkok]], Thailand
| attendance = 43
| referee = Ali Ahmadi ([[Football_Federation_Islamic_Republic_of_Iran|Iran]])
| report = https://saffederation.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/MATCH_REPORT-18-BHUTAN-WOMENS-FUTSAL-vs-INDIA-WOMENS-FUTSAL.pdf
| result =L
}}
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| format = 1
| round = [[2026 SAFF Women's Futsal Championship|2026 SAFF Championship]]
| date = {{Start date|2026|1|25|df=y}}
| time = 15:00 IST
| team1 = {{fsw-rt|SRI}}
| goals1 =
*Shanu Paskaran {{futsal goal|22}}
*Gowry Surenthiran {{futsal goal|28}}
| score = 2–5
| team2 = {{fsw|IND}}
| goals2 =
*Sonali Mondal {{futsal goal|6|||7|||16}}
*Mithila Ramani {{futsal goal|9}}
*Pooja Gupta {{futsal goal|36}}
| stadium = [[Indoor Stadium Huamark|Hua Mak Indoor Stadium]]
| location = [[Bangkok]], Thailand
| attendance = 50
| referee = Benjapol Mucharoensap ([[Football Association of Thailand|Thailand]])
| report = https://saffederation.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/MATCH_REPORT-20-SRI-LANKA-WOMENS-FUTSAL-vs-INDIA-WOMENS-FUTSAL.pdf
| result = W
}}

== Head-to-head records ==
{{Updated|26 January 2026}} vs {{fsw|SRI}}
The following table shows India's head-to-head records. ''(includes all matches)''

{{legend2|#CCFFCC|Positive record|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} 
{{legend2|#FFFFCC|Neutral record|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}} 
{{legend2|#FFDACC|Negative record|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center; white-space:nowrap;"
|-
! Opponent
! {{abbr|Pld|Played}}
! {{abbr|W|Won}}
! {{abbr|D|Drawn}}
! {{abbr|L|Lost}}
! {{abbr|GF|Goals for}}
! {{abbr|GA|Goals against}}
! {{abbr|GD|Goal difference}}
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
| align="left" |{{fsw|BAN}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 3 || –2
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
| align="left" |{{fsw|BHU}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2 || –1
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
| align="left" |{{fsw|HKG}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 5 || –5
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
| align="left" |{{fsw|IDN}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 6 || –6
|-bgcolor=#FFCCCC
| align="left" |{{fsw|KGZ}} || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 4 || –1
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="left" | {{fsw|MDV}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 11 || 1 || +10
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="left" | {{fsw|NEP}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 8 || 1 || +7
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="left" | {{fsw|SRI}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 2 || +3
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
| align="left" | {{fsw|PAK}} || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 3 || +2
|-
!Total!!9!!4!!0!!5!!34!!27!!+7
|}

== Coaching staff ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Position
!Name
!{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|Head coach
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Joshuah Vaz]]
| rowspan="3" |<ref name="AIFF 2"/>
|-
|Assistant coach
|{{flagicon|IND}} Judon Dominic D’Souza
|-
|Goalkeeping coach
|{{flagicon|IND}} Veerababu Sivaneni
|}

== Players ==
===Current squad===
Following 14 players were named in the squad for the [[2026 SAFF Women's Futsal Championship]].<ref name="SAFF schedule & squad"/>
{{nat fs g start}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=Tanvi Mavani|age={{birth date and age|2004|03|11|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=[[ARA FC]]|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=GK|name=Aiswarya Arumugam|age=|caps=0|goals=0|club=India|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Achom Degio|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[East Kameng district|East Kameng DFA]]|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Arya More|age=|caps=|goals=|club=Aspire FC|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Radhika Patel|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[ARA FC]]|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=DF|name=Jigmet Chunzen|other=[[Captain (association football)|Captain]]|age=|caps=|goals=|club=|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Pooja Gupta|age=|caps=|goals=|club=Aspire FC|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Ritika Singh|age=|caps=|goals=|club=Aspire FC|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Aarushi Santhosh|age=|caps=|goals=|club=India|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Diti Kanungo|age=|caps=|goals=|club=India|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Nishka Parkash|age=|caps=|goals=|club=India|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=MF|name=Sonali Mondal|age=|caps=|goals=|club=India|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=Khushbu Saroj|age=|caps=9|goals=9|club=[[Kemp FC]]|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs g player|no=|pos=FW|name=Mithila Ramani|age=|caps=|goals=|club=India|clubnat=IND}}
{{nat fs end}}

=== Recent callups ===
The following footballers were part of national selection in the past twelve months, but are not part of the current call-up.
{{nat fs r start}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=GK|name=Pushpa Sahu|age={{birth date and age|2005|11|21|df=y}}|caps=3|goals=0|club=YMAC Hailakandi|clubnat=IND|latest=vs {{fsw|KGZ}}, January 2025}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=DF|name=Maya Rabari|age=|caps=|goals=|club=Kahaani FC|clubnat=IND|latest=vs {{fsw|KGZ}}, January 2025}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Vaishnavi Barate|age=|caps=|goals=|club=Aspire FC|clubnat=IND|latest=vs {{fsw|KGZ}}, January 2025}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Drishti Pant|age=|caps=3|goals=1|club=[[ARA FC]]|clubnat=IND|latest=vs {{fsw|KGZ}}, January 2025}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Alphonsia Marydasan|age=|caps=|goals=|club=Travancore Royals FC|clubnat=IND|latest=vs {{fsw|KGZ}}, January 2025}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=MF|name=Rebecca Zamthianmawi|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[HOPS FC]]|clubnat=IND|latest=vs {{fsw|KGZ}}, January 2025}}
{{nat fs break}}
{{nat fs r player|no=|pos=FW|name=Madhubala Alawe|age=|caps=|goals=|club=[[ARA FC]]|clubnat=IND|latest=vs {{fsw|KGZ}}, January 2025}}
{{nat fs end}}

== See also ==
* [[Futsal Club Championship]]
* [[Futsal Association of India]]
* [[Football in India]]
* [[History of Indian football]]
* [[India national football team]]
* [[India women's national football team]]
* [[Sport in India]]
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== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{India women's national football team}}
{{Football in India}}
{{Futsal in India}}
{{AFC women's futsal teams}}
{{National sports teams of India}}
{{International futsal}}

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India women's national futsal team - Revision history

Shaunak88 at 15:51, 6 March 2026