India national under-23 football team
| Nickname(s) | The Blue Tigers | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | AIFF | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | SAFF (South Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Naushad Moosa | ||
| Captain | Bikash Yumnam | ||
| FIFA code | IND | ||
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| First international | |||
| India 1–1 Oman (Hyderabad, India; 4 August 1991) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
| India 5–1 Pakistan (Chittagong, Bangladesh; 2 February 2010) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
| Japan 5–0 India (Guangzhou, China; 16 November 2010) India 0–5 United Arab Emirates (Incheon, South Korea; 15 September 2014) | |||
| Asian Games | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 2002) | ||
| Best result | Round of 16 (2010, 2022) | ||
| SAFF Championship | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2009) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2009) | ||
| South Asian Games | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2004) | ||
| Best result | Runners–up (2004, 2016) | ||
The India national under-23 football team represents India in international under-23 football and is controlled by the All India Football Federation (AIFF). A member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), the team is eligible to compete in the Summer Olympic Games, the AFC U-23 Asian Cup, and the Asian Games, subject to qualification.
Since only allowing under-23 sides to compete in the Olympic Games in 1992, India have never qualified for the summer games. The under-23 side have also never participated in the AFC U-23 Asian Cup while at best only making it to the round of 16 in the Asian Games.