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).
 Shirt badge/Association crest | |||
| Nickname(s) | Futsal Tigresses | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | All India Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) SAFF (South Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Joshuah Vaz | ||
| Captain | Jigmet Chunzen | ||
| Most caps | Khusbhu Saroj (9) | ||
| Top scorer | Khushbu Saroj (9) | ||
| FIFA code | IND | ||
| FIFA ranking | 83  3 (8 May 2026)[1] | ||
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| First international | |||
 Hong Kong 5–0 India  (Yogyakarta, Indonesia; 15 January 2025) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Maldives 1–11 India (Bangkok, Thailand; 13 January 2026) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
India 0–6 Indonesia  (Yogyakarta, Indonesia; 17 January 2025) | |||
| FIFA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| SAFF Futsal Championship | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2026) | ||
| Best result | 2nd (2026) | ||
India made its debut against Hong Kong at the 2025 AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup qualification on 15 January in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
History
editFormation, debut and first tournament
editOn 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.[2] 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.[3][4] Nineteen players were shortlisted from the first camp, that was followed by a second camp held in December.[5] On 9 January 2025, the final squad of fourteen players were announced for the Asian Cup qualifiers.[6]
The 2025 AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup qualification was the first ever international tournament for the national side.[3] India was drawn in Group B alongside host Indonesia, Hong Kong, Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan on 17 October 2024.[7][8] However, Pakistan withdrew its team from participating in the tournament in December 2024.[9] On 15 January, in the debut match India lost 0–5 against Hong Kong.[10] In the second match against the host Indonesia, India could not score and lost the match by 6–0.[11] 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.[12][13]
2026–present
editIn 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.[14][15] The tournament was in round-robin format.[16] 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.[17][18] 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.[19]
Competitive record
editFIFA Futsal Women's World Cup
edit| FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA |
 2025 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
| Total | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup
edit| AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA | |
 2015 |
Did not exist | No qualification tournament | |||||||||||||
 2018 | |||||||||||||||
 2020 |
Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||||||||
 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
edit| SAFF Championship records | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host/Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2026 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 12 |
| Total | 1/1 | 0 Title | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 12 |
Results and fixtures
editFor past match results of the national team, see the team's results page.
Matches in the last 12 months, and future scheduled matches Win Draw Loss Fixture
2025
edit| 15 January 2025 2025 AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup qualification | Hong Kong | 5–0 | India | Yogyakarta, Indonesia |
| 11:30 UTC+5:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Among Rogo Sports Hall Referee: Nour Chaito (Lebanon) |
| 17 January 2025 2025 AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup qualification | India | 0–6 | Indonesia | Yogyakarta, Indonesia |
| 14:30 UTC+5:30 | Report |
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Stadium: Among Rogo Sports Hall Referee: Reem Al-Bishi (Saudi Arabia) |
| 19 January 2025 2025 AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup qualification | India | 3–4 |  Kyrgyzstan | Yogyakarta, Indonesia |
| 11:30 UTC+5:30 |
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Report | Stadium: Among Rogo Sports Hall |
2026
edit| 13 January 2026 2026 SAFF Championship | Maldives | 1–11 | India | Bangkok, Thailand |
| 12:30 IST |
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Stadium: Nonthaburi Stadium Attendance: 20 |
| 15 January 2026 2026 SAFF Championship | Bangladesh  | 3–1 | India | Bangkok, Thailand |
| 12:30 IST |
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Arya More  37' |
Stadium: Nonthaburi Stadium Attendance: 50 |
| 17 January 2026 2026 SAFF Championship | India | 8–1 |  Nepal | Bangkok, Thailand |
| 15:00 IST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Nonthaburi Stadium, Bangkok Attendance: 40 Referee: Benjapol Mucharoensap (Thailand) |
| 19 January 2026 2026 SAFF Championship | India | 5–3 |  Pakistan | Bangkok, Thailand |
| 17:30 IST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Nonthaburi Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Nattakit Hintua (Thailand) |
| 23 January 2026 2026 SAFF Championship | Bhutan  | 2–1 | India | Bangkok, Thailand |
| 17:30 IST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Nonthaburi Stadium Attendance: 43 Referee: Ali Ahmadi (Iran) |
| 25 January 2026 2026 SAFF Championship | Sri Lanka  | 2–5 | India | Bangkok, Thailand |
| 15:00 IST |
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Report |
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Stadium: Hua Mak Indoor Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Benjapol Mucharoensap (Thailand) |
Head-to-head records
edit- As of 26 January 2026 vs Sri Lanka
The following table shows India's head-to-head records. (includes all matches)
Positive record
Neutral record
Negative record
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | –5 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | –6 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| Total | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 27 | +7 |
Coaching staff
edit| Position | Name | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Joshuah Vaz |
[6] |
| Assistant coach | Judon Dominic D’Souza | |
| Goalkeeping coach | Veerababu Sivaneni |
Players
editCurrent squad
editFollowing 14 players were named in the squad for the 2026 SAFF Women's Futsal Championship.[16]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Tanvi Mavani | 11 March 2004 | 3 | 0 | ARA FC | |
| GK | Aiswarya Arumugam | 0 | 0 | |||
| DF | Achom Degio | East Kameng DFA | ||||
| DF | Arya More | Aspire FC | ||||
| DF | Radhika Patel | ARA FC | ||||
| DF | Jigmet Chunzen (Captain) | |||||
| MF | Pooja Gupta | Aspire FC | ||||
| MF | Ritika Singh | Aspire FC | ||||
| MF | Aarushi Santhosh | |||||
| MF | Diti Kanungo | |||||
| MF | Nishka Parkash | |||||
| MF | Sonali Mondal | |||||
| FW | Khushbu Saroj | 9 | 9 | Kemp FC | ||
| FW | Mithila Ramani | |||||
Recent callups
editThe following footballers were part of national selection in the past twelve months, but are not part of the current call-up.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Pushpa Sahu | 21 November 2005 | 3 | 0 | YMAC Hailakandi |
vs Kyrgyzstan, January 2025 |
| DF | Maya Rabari | Kahaani FC |
vs Kyrgyzstan, January 2025 | |||
| MF | Vaishnavi Barate | Aspire FC |
vs Kyrgyzstan, January 2025 | |||
| MF | Drishti Pant | 3 | 1 | ARA FC |
vs Kyrgyzstan, January 2025 | |
| MF | Alphonsia Marydasan | Travancore Royals FC |
vs Kyrgyzstan, January 2025 | |||
| MF | Rebecca Zamthianmawi | HOPS FC |
vs Kyrgyzstan, January 2025 | |||
| FW | Madhubala Alawe | ARA FC |
vs Kyrgyzstan, January 2025 | |||
See also
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References
edit- ↑ "The FIFA Futsal Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 8 May 2026. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
- ↑ "AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup China 2025: Stage set for #WACFutsal2025 Qualifiers draw". www.the-afc.com. 11 October 2024. Archived from the original on 5 November 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- 1 2 "Trials for first Indian women's national futsal team underway in Bhavnagar, Gujarat". www.the-aiff.com. 5 November 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Indian women's futsal team camp begins in Bhavnagar, Gujarat". www.the-aiff.com. 11 November 2024. Archived from the original on 4 March 2025. 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. Archived from the original on 4 March 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- 1 2 "Indian squad for AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup Qualifiers announced". www.the-aiff.com. 9 January 2025. Archived from the original on 14 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. Archived from the original on 5 November 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. Archived from the original on 5 November 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
- ↑ Lakhani, Faizan (26 December 2024). "Pakistan withdraw from AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup qualifying rounds". Geo News. Archived from the original on 31 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. Archived from the original on 4 March 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ↑ Chakraborty, Sruti (17 January 2025). "Hosts Indonesia hand India their second defeat in AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup Qualifiers". www.the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 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. Archived from the original on 4 March 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ↑ Chakraborty, Shruti (19 January 2025). "Last-minute goal ends India's staggering fightback against Kyrgyz Republic". www.the-aiff.com. Archived from the original on 4 March 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
- ↑ "SAFF charts ambitious roadmap to uplift regional football". The Kathmandu Post. 25 May 2025. Archived from the original on 25 May 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ↑ "SAFF to Launch Inaugural Futsal Championship in January 2026". South Asian Football Federation. 5 October 2025. Archived from the original on 6 October 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- 1 2 "Indian squads for SAFF Men's and Women's Futsal Championships announced". All India Football Federation. 7 January 2026. Archived from the original on 23 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. Archived from the original on 16 February 2026. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
- ↑ "SAFF Women's Futsal Championship Women's Championship 2026: Results". South Asian Football Federation. Archived from the original on 16 February 2026. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
- ↑ "India demolish Maldives to get first-ever victory in international women's futsal". All India Football Federation. 13 January 2026. Archived from the original on 16 February 2026. Retrieved 16 February 2026.