India national under-17 football team

India Under-17
Nickname(s) Indian Colts
Association All India Football Federation
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation SAFF (South Asia)
Head coach Bibiano Fernandes
FIFA code IND
First colours
Second colours
First international
 China PR 2–1 India 
(Bangkok, Thailand; 20 August 1984)
Biggest win
 India 13–0 Macau 
(Bangkok, Thailand; 27 August 1984)
Biggest defeat
 Uzbekistan 8–0 India 
(Tashkent, Uzbekistan; 5 October 2011)
 Russia 8–0 India 
(St. Petersburg, Russia; 8 January 2017)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances 1 (first in 2017)
Best result Group stage (2017)
AFC U-16 Championship
Appearances 8 (first in 1990)
Best result Quarter-final (2002, 2018)
South Asian Championship
Appearances 4 (first in 2011)
Best result Champions (2013, 2017)

The India national under-17 football team represents India in international football at the under-17 level. Controlled by the All India Football Federation, the governing body for football in India, the team is part of the Asian Football Confederation and the South Asian Football Federation.

Competition history

FIFA U-17 World Cup

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 participated in the finals of a FIFA-organised world tournament. India was placed in Group A along With, U.S.A, Ghana and Columbia. On 6 October 2017, India played their First Ever match in FIFA-U17 World Cup history in front of 47000 people against U.S.A.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 Goal Scorer in any FIFA Tournament. For the third match of group stage, India faced Ghana where they went down to lose 4–0, finishing bottom of the group A. [2]

AFC U-16 Championship

The AFC U-16 Championship is the top level tournament for under-16 football teams in Asia and began in 1985.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6] 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.[7]

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.[8] The same result followed in 2012, only this time with no wins in the group stage.[9]

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.[10]

India qualified for 2018 AFC U-16 Championship by participating in the qualification round. India defeated Palestine, 3–0, then seen a draw against Nepal, 2–2 but finally qualified for the 2018 edition when they played a goalless draw against the defending champion Iraq. India will be going to play their group match against Vietnam, Iran and Indonesia at the 2018 edition at Malaysia.

SAFF U-15 Championship

In 2009, the SAFF U-15 Championship was launched.[11] 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.[12] 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.[13]

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.[14]

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 since 2013.[15]

AIFF Youth Cup

The AIFF Youth Cup was first competed for in 2016. It was organised 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.[16] 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.[17]

Recent results and fixtures

India U-17 fixtures

India U-16 fixtures

India U-15 fixtures

Coaching staff

As of 20 August 2018

The following officials are present Coaching staffs for the U17 team.[18]

Position Name
Coach India Barretto Jude Tiofilo
U−16 Head Coach India Bibiano Fernandes
Asstt. Coach India Kanan Vitthal Priolkar
Asstt. Coach India Piadade Savio Medeira
U−15 Coach India Shuvendu Panda[19]
Goalkeeping Coach India Felix D'Souza
Physiotherapist India Burhan Amin
Physiotherapist India Soumya Rout
Video Analyst India Mishal Mohammed Thanveer

Players

As of 1 October 2018

This is the U-16 squad which reached the quarter-finals of the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship.[20]

AFC U-16 Championship squads
Number Name Date of Birth Club State Caps (goals)
Goalkeepers
1Lalbiakhlua Jongte23 July 2002India AIFF Regional AcademyMizoram19 (0)
20Santhos Singh Irengbam30 September 2003India AIFF Regional AcademyManipur0 (0)
23Niraj Kumar16 November 2002India Ozone FCPunjab15 (0)
Defenders
2Thoiba Singh Moirangthem12 December 2002India Minerva PunjabManipur31 (2)
3Harpreet Singh1 November 2002India Ozone FCChandigarh28 (2)
4Shabas Ahammed Moothedath30 November 2002India AIFF Regional AcademyKerala31 (2)
5Gurkirat Singh16 July 2002India AIFF Regional AcademyPunjab26 (0)
12Bhuvanesh Rajesh Shendre12 November 2002India DSK ShivajiansMaharashtra4 (1)
16Bikash Yumnam6 September 2003India Minerva PunjabManipur9 (0)
19Samir Karketta7 November 2002India AIFF Regional AcademyOrissa10 (0)
21Lalrokima24 March 2003India AIFF Regional AcademyMizoram12 (3)
22Manish Chaudhary25 October 2003India Bengaluru FCKarnataka6 (0)
Midfielders
7Ravi Bahadur Rana15 October 2002India AIFF Regional AcademyJammu & Kashmir19 (3)
10Lalchhanhima Sailo3 March 2003India Minerva PunjabMizoram28 (1)
11Givson Singh Moirangthem5 June 2002India AIFF Regional AcademyManipur33 (3)
14Ricky John Shabong29 December 2002India Royal WahingdohMeghalaya32 (1)
17Eric Remruatpuia Chhangte14 March 2002India Shillong LajongMizoram2 (0)
Forwards
6Vikram Pratap Singh (Captain)16 January 2002India Minerva PunjabChandigarh31 (15)
8Bekey Oram23 December 2003India Bengaluru FCOrissa25 (5)
9Ridge Melvin Demello18 February 2002India AIFF Regional AcademyMaharashtra28 (6)
13Harpreet Rulbir11 March 2002India Ozone FCHaryana10 (2)
15Shanon Aleixinho Viegas7 January 2002India Sporting GoaGoa0 (0)
18Reuben Letkhotinchon9 October 2002India Delhi DynamosManipur1 (0)
24Rohit Danu10 July 2002India AIFF Regional AcademyUttarakhand21 (8)

Past squads

FIFA U-17 World Cup
AFC U-16 Championship squads

Competitive history

FIFA U-17 World Cup

AFC U-16 Championship

SAFF U-15 Championship

Honours

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.goal.com/en-in/news/fifa-u-17-world-cup-2017-all-you-need-to-know-about-india/1pabd5ja92hhh1ibd99s0iwqwy
  2. ↑ "Official Emblem launched for FIFA U-17 World Cup India 2017". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "AFC U-16 CHAMPIONSHIP INDIA 2016: MEET THE TEAMS". The Asian Football Confederation. 15 September 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "4th Asian U-16 Championship 1990". RSSSF.
  5. ↑ "7th Asian U-16 Championship 1996". RSSSF.
  6. ↑ "Asian U-17 Championship 2002". RSSSF.
  7. ↑ "Asian U-17 Championship 2004". RSSSF.
  8. ↑ "AFC U-17 Championship 2008". Goalzz.
  9. ↑ "Asian U-16 Championship 2012". RSSSF.
  10. ↑ "Asian U-16 Championship 2016". RSSSF.
  11. ↑ Hoque, Shishir (28 May 2013). "SAFF U-16 Championship shifted". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  12. ↑ "2011 SAFF U16 Championship". NepaliFootball.
  13. ↑ "Nepal 0–1 India". GoalNepal. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  14. ↑ "Bangladesh new SAFF U-16 champion". The Daily Star. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  15. ↑ "SAFF U-15 Championship 2017: India Colts beat Nepal to be crowned champions". Goal.com. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  16. ↑ "AIFF Youth cup to kick off on May 15". the-aiff.com. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  17. ↑ https://www.the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=7214
  18. ↑ "AFC U16 India vs Iran". the-afc.com. AFC. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  19. ↑ https://the-aiff.com/news-center-details.htm?id=9128
  20. ↑ http://stats.the-afc.com/match_report/13240
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