How many international matches have India won on home soil?
Post-Independence, India played their first-ever international football match on July 31, 1948, in Olympics against France which they lost 2-1.
Their first-ever international match on home soil was against Indonesia at the 1951 Asian Games on March 4. The Blue Tigers won the tie 3-1 in New Delhi.
India last played an international match at home on October 15, 2019, in a 2022 World Cup qualifying game against Bangladesh. Igor Stimac's side came back from behind to hold the Bangladeshis to a 1-1 draw in Kolkata.
Till date, India have played 122 international matches at home out of which they won 57 times, drew on 28 occasions and lost in 47 games. They have a win percentage of 46.72.
Out of their 122 international matches at home, 19 are international friendlies, 12 World Cup qualifying games and 19 Asian Cup qualifiers.
Let us take a look at India's performance at home over the years.
Match | Competition | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
India 3-0 Indonesia | 1951 Asian Games | New Delhi | W |
India 3-0 Afghanistan | 1951 Asian Games | New Delhi | W |
India 1-0 Iran | 1951 Asian Games | New Delhi | W |
India 1-1 Ceylon (Sri Lanka) | 1954 Colombo Cup | Kolkata | D |
India 2-1 Burma | 1954 Colombo Cup | Kolkata | W |
India 3-1 Pakistan | 1954 Colombo Cup | Kolkata | W |
India 1-0 Pakistan | 1960 Asian Cup Qualifiers | Kochi | W |
India 1-3 Israel | 1960 Asian Cup Qualifiers | Kochi | L |
India 3-1 Iran | 1960 Asian Cup Qualifiers | Kochi | W |
India 0-1 Pakistan | 1960 Asian Cup Qualifiers | Kochi | L |
India 1-2 Israel | 1960 Asian Cup Qualifiers | Kochi | L |
India 1-2 Iran | 1960 Asian Cup Qualifiers | Kochi | L |
India 1-1 China | 1982 Nehru Cup | Kolkata | D |
India 2-2 South Korea | 1982 Nehru Cup | Kolkata | D |
India 1-3 Uruguay | 1982 Nehru Cup | Kolkata | L |
India 2-0 Bangladesh | 1982 Asian Games | New Delhi | W |
India 1-0 Malaysia | 1982 Asian Games | New Delhi | W |
India 2-2 China | 1982 Asian Games | New Delhi | D |
India 0-1 Saudi Arabia | 1982 Asian Games | New Delhi | L |
India 1-2 Poland | 1984 Nehru Cup | Kolkata | L |
India 0-1 Argentina | 1984 Nehru Cup | Kolkata | L |
China 3-0 India | 1984 Nehru Cup | Kolkata | L |
India 4-0 North Yemen | 1984 Asian Cup Qualifiers | Kolkata | W |
India 2-1 Malaysia | 1984 Asian Cup Qualifiers | Kolkata | W |
India 2-0 Pakistan | 1984 Asian Cup Qualifiers | Kolkata | W |
South Korea 1-0 India | 1984 Asian Cup Qualifiers | Kolkata | L |
Morocco 1-0 India | 1985 Nehru Cup | Kochi | L |
India 1-1 Indonesia | 1986 World Cup Qualifiers | Kolkata | D |
India 1-1 Thailand | 1986 World Cup Qualifiers | Kolkata | D |
India 2-1 Bangladesh | 1986 World Cup Qualifiers | Kolkata | W |
India 0-0 China | 1986 Nehru Cup | Trivandrum | D |
India 0-1 Peru | 1986 Nehru Cup | Trivandrum | L |
India 0-0 Pakistan | 1987 South Asian Games | Kolkata | D |
India 5-0 Maldives | 1987 South Asian Games | Kolkata | W |
India 1-0 Nepal | 1987 South Asian Games | Kolkata | W |
India 1-2 Hungary | 1991 Nehru Cup | Trivandrum | L |
India 2-0 Pakistan | 1992 Asian Cup Qualifiers | Kolkata | W |
Iran 3-0 India | 1992 Asian Cup Qualifiers | Kolkata | L |
India 0-0 Finland | 1993 Nehru Cup | Chennai | D |
India 1-1 Cameroon | 1993 Nehru Cup | Chennai | D |
Finland 2-0 India | 1993 Nehru Cup | Chennai | L |
Cameroon 2-2 India | 1993 Nehru Cup | Chennai | D |
India 0-5 Thailand | 1995 Nehru Cup | Kolkata | L |
India 1-1 Iraq | 1995 Nehru Cup | Kolkata | D |
India 1-0 Sri Lanka | 1995 South Asian Games | Chennai | W |
India 3-0 Nepal | 1995 South Asian Games | Chennai | W |
India 1-0 Bangladesh | 1995 South Asian Games | Chennai | W |
India 0-1 Iraq | 1997 Nehru Cup | Kochi | L |
Iraq 4-2 (1-1) India | 1997 Nehru Cup | Kochi | L |
India 0-0 Bangladesh | 1999 SAFF Championship | Goa | D |
India 2-0 Pakistan | 1999 SAFF Championship | Goa | W |
Maldives 1-2 Pakistan | 1999 SAFF Championship | Goa | W |
Bangladesh 0-2 India | 1999 SAFF Championship | Goa | W |
India 1-1 North Korea | 2004 Asian Cup Qualifiers | Goa | D |
India 0-3 Yemen | 2007 Asian Cup Qualifiers | New Delhi | L |
India 0-3 Japan | 2007 Asian Cup Qualifiers | Bengaluru | L |
India 6-0 Cambodia | 2007 Nehru Cup | New Delhi | W |
India 1-0 Bangladesh | 2007 Nehru Cup | New Delhi | W |
India 2-3 Syria | 2007 Nehru Cup | New Delhi | L |
India 3-0 Kyrgyz Republic | 2007 Nehru Cup | New Delhi | W |
India 1-0 Syria | 2007 Nehru Cup | New Delhi | W |
India 2-2 Lebanon | 2010 World Cup Qualifiers | Goa | D |
India 3-0 Chinese Taipei | International Friendly | Goa | W |
India 2-2 Chinese Taipei | International Friendly | Chennai | D |
India 1-1 Malaysia | International Friendly | Hyderabad | D |
India 0-1 Lebanon | 2009 Nehru Cup | New Delhi | L |
India 2-1 Kyrgyz Republic | 2009 Nehru Cup | New Delhi | W |
India 3-1 Sri Lanka | 2009 Nehru Cup | New Delhi | W |
India 0-1 Syria | 2009 Nehru Cup | New Delhi | L |
Syria 4-5 (1-1) India | 2009 Nehru Cup | New Delhi | W |
India 1-2 Thailand | International Friendly | New Delhi | L |
India 2-0 Namibia | International Friendly | New Delhi | W |
India 0-1 Hong Kong | International Friendly | Pune | L |
India 3-1 Vietnam | International Friendly | Pune | W |
India 3-6 Yemen | International Friendly | Pune | L |
India 2-2 UAE | 2014 World Cup Qualifiers | New Delhi | D |
India 1-1 Malaysia | International friendly | Guwahati | D |
India 3-2 Malaysia | International friendly | Kolkata | W |
India 0-5 Zambia | International friendly | Goa | L |
India 1-1 Afghanistan | 2011 SAFF Championship | New Delhi | D |
India 5-0 Bhutan | 2011 SAFF Championship | New Delhi | W |
India 3-0 Sri Lanka | 2011 SAFF Championship | New Delhi | W |
India 3-1 Maldives | 2011 SAFF Championship | New Delhi | W |
India 4-0 Afghanistan | 2011 SAFF Championship | New Delhi | W |
India 2-1 Syria | 2012 Nehru Cup | New Delhi | W |
India 3-0 Maldives | 2012 Nehru Cup | New Delhi | W |
India 0-0 Nepal | 2012 Nehru Cup | New Delhi | D |
India 0-1 Cameroon | 2012 Nehru Cup | New Delhi | L |
India 5-4 (2-2) Cameroon | 2012 Nehru Cup | New Delhi | W |
India 2-4 Palestine | International friendly | Kochi | L |
India 1-1 Philippines | International friendly | Siliguri | D |
India 2-0 Nepal | International friendly | Siliguri | W |
India 2-2 Bangladesh | International friendly | Goa | D |
India 2-3 Palestine | International friendly | Siliguri | L |
India 2-0 Nepal | 2018 World Cup Qualifier | Guwahati | W |
India 1-2 Oman | 2018 World Cup Qualifier | Bengaluru | L |
India 0-0 Nepal | International friendly | Pune | D |
India 0-3 Iran | 2018 World Cup Qualifier | Bengaluru | L |
India 1-0 Guam | 2018 World Cup Qualifier | Bengaluru | W |
India 2-0 Sri Lanka | 2015 SAFF Championship | Trivandrum | W |
India 4-1 Nepal | 2015 SAFF Championship | Trivandrum | W |
India 3-2 Maldives | 2015 SAFF Championship | Trivandrum | W |
India 2-1 Afghanistan | 2015 SAFF Championship | Trivandrum | W |
India 1-2 Turkmenistan | 2018 World Cup Qualifier | Kochi | L |
India 6-1 Laos | 2019 Asian Cup Qualifier | Guwahati | W |
India 4-1 Puerto Rico | International friendly | Mumbai | W |
India 2-0 Nepal | International friendly | Mumbai | W |
India 1-0 Kyrgyz Republic | 2019 Asian Cup Qualifier | Bengaluru | W |
India 2-1 Mauritius | Tri-Nation Series | Mumbai | W |
India 1-1 Saint Kitts and Nevis | Tri-Nation Series | Mumbai | D |
India 4-1 Macau | 2019 Asian Cup Qualifier | Bengaluru | W |
India 2-2 Myanmar | 2019 Asian Cup Qualifier | Goa | D |
India 5-0 Chinese Taipei | 2018 Intercontinental Cup | Mumbai | W |
India 3-0 Kenya | 2018 Intercontinental Cup | Mumbai | W |
India 1-2 New Zealand | 2018 Intercontinental Cup | Mumbai | L |
India 2-0 Kenya | 2018 Intercontinental Cup | Mumbai | W |
India 2-4 Tajikistan | 2019 Intercontinental Cup | Ahmedabad | L |
India 2-5 North Korea | 2019 Intercontinental Cup | Ahmedabad | L |
India 1-1 Syria | 2019 Intercontinental Cup | Ahmedabad | D |
India 1-2 Oman | 2022 World Cup Qualifier | Guwahati | L |
India 1-1 Bangladesh | 2022 World Cup Qualifier | Kolkata | D |