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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 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.[1] 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.[2][3] Nineteen players were shortlisted from the first camp, that was followed by a second camp held in December.[4] On 9 January 2025, the final squad of fourteen players were announced for the Asian Cup qualifiers.[5]
The 2025 AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup qualification was the first ever international tournament for the national side.[2] India was drawn in Group B alongside host Indonesia, Hong Kong, Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan on 17 October 2024.[6][7] However, Pakistan withdrew its team from participating in the tournament in December 2024.[8] On 15 January, in the debut match India lost 0–5 against Hong Kong.[9] In the second match against the host Indonesia, India could not score and lost the match by 6–0.[10] 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.[11][12]
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.[13][14] The tournament was in round-robin format.[15] 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, Pakistan and Sri Lanka and the two losses were against Bangladesh and Bhutan.[16][17] On 13 January 2026, in the first match against the 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.[18]
Competitive record
FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup
| FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr |
| Template:Flagicon 2025 | 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 | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | |
| Template:Flagicon 2015 | Did not exist | No qualification tournament | |||||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2018 | |||||||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2025 | 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 | |
SAFF Futsal Championship
| SAFF Championship records | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host/Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| Template:Flagicon 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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2026
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Head-to-head records
Template:Updated vs Template:Fsw The following table shows India's head-to-head records. (includes all matches)
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| Opponent | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr | Template:Abbr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Fsw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 |
| Template:Fsw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 |
| Template:Fsw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | –5 |
| Template:Fsw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | –6 |
| Template:Fsw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 |
| Template:Fsw | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 |
| Template:Fsw | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 |
| Template:Fsw | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
| Template:Fsw | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| Total | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 27 | +7 |
Coaching staff
| Position | Name | Template:Abbr |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Template:Flagicon Joshuah Vaz | [5] |
| Assistant coach | Template:Flagicon Judon Dominic D’Souza | |
| Goalkeeping coach | Template:Flagicon Veerababu Sivaneni |
Players
Current squad
Following 14 players were named in the squad for the 2026 SAFF Women's Futsal Championship.[15] Template:Nat fs g start Template:Nat fs g player Template:Nat fs g player Template:Nat fs break Template:Nat fs g player Template:Nat fs g player Template:Nat fs g player Template:Nat fs g player Template:Nat fs break Template:Nat fs g player Template:Nat fs g player Template:Nat fs g player Template:Nat fs g player Template:Nat fs g player Template:Nat fs g player Template:Nat fs break Template:Nat fs g player Template:Nat fs g player Template: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. Template:Nat fs r start Template:Nat fs r player Template:Nat fs break Template:Nat fs r player Template:Nat fs break Template:Nat fs r player Template:Nat fs r player Template:Nat fs r player Template:Nat fs r player Template:Nat fs break Template:Nat fs r player Template: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
References
- ↑ AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup China 2025: Stage set for #WACFutsal2025 Qualifiers draw. www.the-afc.com(11 October 2024). Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Trials for first Indian women's national futsal team underway in Bhavnagar, Gujarat. www.the-aiff.com(5 November 2024). Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ↑ Indian women's futsal team camp begins in Bhavnagar, Gujarat. www.the-aiff.com(11 November 2024). Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ↑ Training camp for AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup to start in Bhavnagar from December 15. www.the-aiff.com(4 December 2024). Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Indian squad for AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup Qualifiers announced. www.the-aiff.com(9 January 2025). Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ↑ AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup China 2025: Stage set for #WACFutsal2025 Qualifiers draw finalised. www.the-afc.com(17 October 2024). Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ↑ India drawn with Indonesia, Hong Kong, Pakistan and Kygryz Republic in AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup Qualifiers. www.the-aiff.com(17 October 2024). Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ↑ Pakistan withdraw from AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup qualifying rounds. Geo News(26 December 2024). Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ↑ AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup 2025 Qualifiers: India’s maiden international outing ends in 5-0 loss to Hong Kong China. olympics.com(15 January 2025). Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ↑ Hosts Indonesia hand India their second defeat in AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup Qualifiers. www.the-aiff.com(17 January 2025). Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ↑ AFC Women’s Futsal Asian Cup 2025 Qualifiers: Drishti Pant creates history but India fall short after loss to Kyrgyz Republic. olympics.com(19 January 2025). Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ↑ Last-minute goal ends India’s staggering fightback against Kyrgyz Republic. www.the-aiff.com(19 January 2025). Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ↑ SAFF charts ambitious roadmap to uplift regional football. The Kathmandu Post(25 May 2025). Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ↑ SAFF to Launch Inaugural Futsal Championship in January 2026. South Asian Football Federation(5 October 2025). Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Indian squads for SAFF Men's and Women's Futsal Championships announced. All India Football Federation(7 January 2026). Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ↑ India defeat Sri Lanka to finish runners-up in SAFF Women’s Futsal Championship. All India Football Federation(25 January 2026). Retrieved 16 February 2026.
- ↑ SAFF Women's Futsal Championship Women’s Championship 2026: Results. South Asian Football Federation. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
- ↑ India demolish Maldives to get first-ever victory in international women’s futsal. All India Football Federation(13 January 2026). Retrieved 16 February 2026.
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