India national under-17 football team

India has participated for the first time in FIFA U-17 World Cup as hosts in the 2017 edition of the tournament. This was the first time ever [1] that a team representing India would participate in the finals of a FIFA organized world tournament. India was placed in group A along with, United States, Ghana and Columbia. On 6 October 2017, India played their first ever match in FIFA-U17 World Cup history against United States in front of 47,000 spectators. But unfortunately, India lost the match by 3–0. India played their Second match against Colombia. In 82nd minute Jeakson Singh Thounaojam became the first Indian goalscorer in any FIFA tournament. In the third match of group stage, India faced Ghana where they went down to lose 4–0, finishing bottom of the group A.[2] India also failed to qualify for 2019 edition when they lost by 1–0 in the Quarter final match against South Korea at the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship.[3]

The AFC U-16 Championship is the top level tournament for under-16 football teams in Asia and began in 1985.[4] India participated in the tournament for the first time in 1990. They were knocked-out of the tournament in the group stage, finishing third in their four-team group with one against Jordan.[5] The team qualified again for the tournament in 1996 where they finished last in their group which included Bahrain, China, Iran, and Thailand. The team lost three of their four matches, with their sole victory coming against China.[6]

India qualified again for the tournament in 2002, where they reached the quarter-final round, in their best result to date. The team took on South Korea in the quarter-finals but lost 3–1, and thus failed to advance further.[7] Following the 2002 tournament, India qualified for the next tournament in Japan. Two defeats and one victory in the group stage saw India finish third in their group, and were knocked out from the tournament.[8]

After failing to qualify for 2006 AFC U-17 Championship, India qualified for the 2008 edition. Two defeats before a sole victory over Indonesia saw India once again make it no further than the group stage.[9] The same result followed in 2012, only this time with no wins in the group stage.[10]

India, for the seventh time, participated in the tournament in 2016 with the nation hosting the tournament. Despite home advantage, India once again could not make it beyond the group stage and finished last in their group which consisted of themselves, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates.[11]

India qualified for 2018 AFC U-16 Championship by participating in the qualification round. India defeated Palestine, 3–0, then played a 2–2 draw against Nepal and finally qualified for the 2018 edition when they played a goalless draw against the defending champion Iraq. India played its group stage matches against Vietnam, Iran and Indonesia at the 2018 edition in Malaysia. They defeated Vietnam by 1–0, then held Iran to a goal less draw and finally qualified for the knock out stages by holding Indonesia to a 0–0 draw. In the quarter finals they were defeated 1-0 by heavy weights South Korea, ending their run in the tournament.[3]

India has also qualified for the 2020 AFC U-16 Championship by participating in the qualifying round. In the first game they defeated Turkmenistan 5–0. In the second game also they defeated Bahrain by an identical score line. They finally qualified for the finals by holding Uzbekistan to a 1–1 draw. India is clubbed with Korea Republic, Australia and Uzbekistan in Group C for the tournament.[12]

In 2009, the SAFF U-16 Championship was launched.[13] India participated in the first edition of the tournament in 2011. After an opening day surprise defeat to Pakistan, India qualified for the next round after defeating the Maldives 5–0. India then made it to the final, defeating Nepal on penalties, but again lost to Pakistan in the final 2–1.[14] India fared much better in the 2013 edition, finishing first in their group of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, before defeating Afghanistan in the semi-final on penalties. In the final, India defeated Nepal 1–0 to win the tournament for the first time.[15]

As reigning champions, India entered the 2015 edition of the tournament with a 5–0 victory over Sri Lanka. India then suffered a 2–1 defeat to Bangladesh to finish second in the group, and but still qualified for the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, India once again defeated Nepal 1–0, but lost to Bangladesh in the final on penalties.[16]

At the 2017 edition India entered into semi-final, defeating Maldives and Nepal by 9–0 and 2–1 respectively. In the semi-final they defeated Bhutan by 3–0 and entered to the final and faced Nepal again and defeated them by 2–1 to become SAFF champion for the second time after 2013.[17]

2019 edition of the tournament was their third title. In this edition the tournament was played in round robin, thus India played against all other teams and managed to win all their matches without a goal conceded. In the final they faced Nepal whom they easily defeated by 7−0 margin, thus scoring 28 goals in 5 matches, becoming champions for the third time.[18]

The AIFF Youth Cup was first competed for in 2016. It was organized by the All India Football Federation (AIFF) as a preparatory tournament for the India under-17 team for the 2016 AFC U-16 Championship and the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. The first tournament was held from 15 May to 25 May 2016 at the Tilak Maidan Stadium in Vasco, Goa.[19] A total of five teams participated in the tournament after being invited by the All India Football Federation. The final was won 2–1 by South Korea over the United States.[20]

As of 11 January 2021

The following 23 players were named in the final squad for 2020 AFC U-16 Championship.[22]

No	Name	Date of Birth	Club	State	Caps(goals)
Goalkeepers
1	Aman Kumar Sahani	(2004-05-08) 8 May 2004	Kerala Blasters	Uttar Pradesh	7 (0)
12	Som Kumar	(2004-10-08) 8 October 2004	AIFF Regional Academy	Uttarakhand	0 (0)
23	Lionel Daryl Rynmei	(2004-11-10) 10 November 2004	AIFF Regional Academy	Manipur	2 (0)
Defenders
2	Pritam Meetei Sorokhaibam	(2004-01-01) 1 January 2004	Chandigarh Football Academy	Manipur	7 (0)
3	Paogoumang Singson	(2004-08-07) 7 August 2004	Roundglass Punjab	Manipur	7 (1)
4	Anish Mazumder	(2004-06-24) 24 June 2004	Bengaluru	West Bengal	8 (1)
5	Amandeep	(2004-04-09) 9 April 2004	Chandigarh Football Academy	Chandigarh	7 (1)
16	Abhishek Singh Tekcham	(2005-06-14) 14 June 2005	AIFF Regional Academy	Manipur	0 (0)
19	Shameek Caine Vas	(2004-05-07) 7 May 2004	Dempo	Goa	3 (0)
22	Halen Nongtdu	(2004-02-02) 2 February 2004	DSK Shivajians	Meghalaya	5 (0)
Midfielders
6	Sibajit Singh Leimapokam	(2004-07-23) 23 July 2004	Chandigarh Football Academy	Manipur	6 (1)
8	Satvik Sharma	(2004-11-06) 6 November 2004	Chandigarh Football Academy	Delhi	2 (0)
10	Maheson Singh Tongbram	(2005-03-02) 2 March 2005	Roundglass Punjab	Manipur	11 (3)
11	Taison Singh Loitongbam	(2004-08-11) 11 August 2004	Chandigarh Football Academy	Manipur	7 (4)
13	Lalremtluanga Fanai	(2004-02-01) 1 February 2004	Bengaluru	Manipur	0 (0)
14	Ranjan Soren	(2004-02-08) 8 February 2004	Kerala Blasters	Manipur	7 (0)
17	Ebindas Yesudasan	(2004-08-11) 11 August 2004	AIFF Elite Academy	Kerala	1 (1)
20	Aula Siba Prasad	(2005-06-18) 18 June 2005	AIFF Regional Academy	Odisha	3 (0)
21	Emboklang Nongkhlaw	(2004-05-30) 30 May 2004	Bengaluru	Arunachal Pradesh	0 (0)
Forwards
7	Shubho Paul	(2004-03-04) 4 March 2004	Sudeva Delhi FC	West Bengal	11 (8)
9	Sridarth Nongmeikapam	(2005-04-19) 19 April 2005	Bengaluru	Manipur	11 (15)
15	Suhail Ahmed Bhat	(2004-12-15) 15 December 2004	AIFF Regional Academy	Jammu & Kashmir	1 (0)
18	Himanshu Jangra	(2004-07-21) 21 July 2004	Techtro Swades United FC	Haryana	8 (8)

As of 27 August 2019

This is the squad which was called up on December 2019

Name	Date of Birth	Club	State	Caps (goals)
Goalkeepers
Frevino Fernandes	(2003-08-31) 31 August 2003	Churchill Brothers	Goa	0 (0)
Naveen Saini	(2003-01-01) 1 January 2003	AIFF Academy	Punjab	0 (0)
Zahid Bukhari	(2003-04-16) 16 April 2003	Real Kashmir	Jammu and Kashmir	0 (0)
Defenders
Kushang Subba	(2003-08-08) 8 August 2003	SAIL Football Academy	Sikkim	4 (1)
Sajad Hussain Parray	(2003-04-25) 25 April 2003	Jammu & Kashmir State Football Academy	Jammu and Kashmir	2 (0)
Evan Thapa	(2003-01-01) 1 January 2003	Boys Club Gangtok	Sikkim	1 (0)
Tankadhar Bag	(2003-01-01) 1 January 2003	Odisha Sports Hostel	Odisha	3 (0)
Clarence Savio Fernandes	(2004-07-25) 25 July 2004	Churchill Brothers	Goa	0 (0)
Abdul Hannan	(2004-09-04) 4 September 2004	AIFF Academy		1 (0)
Brijesh Giri	(2003-01-01) 1 January 2003	AIFF Academy	West Bengal	0 (0)
Praful Kumar	(2003-01-01) 1 January 2003	AIFF Academy	Karnataka	0 (0)
Dipu Halder		AIFF Academy	West Bengal	0 (0)
Midfielders
Lalchhanhima Chawnghlut	(2003-02-28) 28 February 2003	Aizawl F.C.	Mizoram	3 (0)
Lalrampana Pautu	(2003-09-08) 8 September 2003	SAIL Football Academy	Mizoram	4 (0)
Harsh Shailesh Patre	(2003-01-25) 25 January 2003	Churchill Brothers	Goa	3 (1)
Advait Sumbly	(2003-12-23) 23 December 2003	Tata Football Academy	Haryana	0 (0)
Rudraansh Singh	(2003-01-01) 1 January 2003	AIFF Academy	Delhi	0 (0)
Vibin Mohanan	(2003-02-06) 6 February 2003	Kerala Blasters	Kerala	0 (0)
Pragyan Medhi	(2004-01-08) 8 January 2004	DSK Shivajians	Assam	0 (0)
Vellington Fernandes	(2003-02-02) 2 February 2003	Churchill Brothers	Goa
Forwards
Thlacheu Vanlalruatfela	(2003-01-01) 1 January 2003	AIFF Academy	Mizoram	3 (2)
Parthib Sundar Gogoi	(2003-01-30) 30 January 2003	Ozone FC	Assam	0 (0)
Aniket Bharti	(2003-05-10) 10 May 2003	Znicz Pruszków	Poland	2 (2)
Vishwa Vijay Shinde	(2003-11-03) 3 November 2003	FC Kolhapur City	Maharashtra	0 (0)

FIFA U-17 World Cup

• 2017 FIFA U-17 WC Squad

AFC U-16 Championship squads

• 2018 AFC U-16 Championship squad
• 2016 AFC U-16 Championship squad
• 2012 AFC U-16 Championship squad

SAFF U-15 Championship record
Host/Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
2011	Runners-up	2nd	4	1	1	2	7	4
2013	Champions	1st	4	3	1	0	7	1
2015	Runners-up	2nd	4	2	1	1	8	3
2017	Champions	1st	4	4	0	0	16	2
2018	Semi-Final	3rd	4	2	1	1	6	3
2019	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	28	0
Total	6/6	3 Titles	25	17	4	4	72	13

*Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. Red border indicates that the tournament was hosted on home soil. Gold, silver, bronze backgrounds indicates 1st, 2nd and 3rd finishes respectively. Bold text indicates best finish in tournament.