The Indian National Team's Asian Nations Cup qualifying:
The Indian National Team has not qualified for the Asian Nations Cup since 1984, a sad
circumstance for such a vast country.
I. Asian Nations Cup - Qualifying Stage
(Hongkong; 1956)
India didn't participate in the first ever Asian Nations Cup.
II. Asian Nations Cup - Qualifying Stage
(Seoul, South Korea; 1960)
Group 1: All matches in Ernakulam, India.
??/12/1959 India 0 - 2 Iran
??/12/1959 Iran 3 - 2 India
??/12/1959 India 2 - 0 Pakistan
??/12/1959 Pakistan 0 - 1 India
??/12/1959 Iran 4 - 1 Pakistan
??/12/1959 Pakistan 1 - 0 Iran
05/12/1959 Israel 0 - 3 Iran
08/12/1959 India 1 - 3 Israel
10/12/1959 Israel 2 - 0 Pakistan
12/12/1959 Israel 1 - 1 Iran
14/12/1959 India 1 - 2 Israel
17/12/1959 Israel 2 - 2 Pakistan
# TEAM P W D L GF-GA GDIF PTS
1. Israel 6 3 2 1 10-08 + 2 8
2. Iran 6 3 1 2 12-06 + 6 7
3. Pakistan 6 2 1 3 05-10 - 5 5
4. India 6 2 0 4 06-09 - 2 4
Israel qualified for finals.
III. Asian Nations Cup - Qualifying Stage
(Tel Aviv; 1964)
Group 1:
India qualified for finals without playing a match as participating teams withdrew.
IV. Asian Nations Cup - Qualifying
Stage
(Teheran; Iran, 1968)
Group 1: All matches in Burma.
12/11/1967 Burma 2 - 0 India
13/11/1967 Cambodia 1 - 0 Pakistan
15/11/1967 Pakistan 1 - 1 India
16/11/1967 Burma 1 - 0 Cambodia
18/11/1967 Cambodia 3 - 1 India
19/11/1967 Burma 2 - 0 Pakistan
# TEAM P W D L GF-GA GDIF PTS
1. Burma 3 3 0 0 5-0 + 5 6
2. Cambodia 3 2 0 1 4-2 + 2 4
3. Pakistan 3 0 1 2 1-4 - 3 1
4. India 3 0 1 2 2-6 - 4 1
Burma qualified for finals.
V. Asian Nations Cup - Qualifying Stage
(Bangkok, Thailand; 1972)
India didn't participate in the qualifiers!!!
VI. Asian Nations Cup - Qualifying Stage
(Iran; 1976)
India didn't participate in the qualifiers!!!
VII. Asian Nations Cup - Qualifying Stage
(Kuwait; 1980)
India didn't participate in the qualifiers!!!
VIII. Asian Nations Cup - Qualifying Stage
(Singapore; 1984)
Group 3: All matches in India.
10/10/1984 South Korea 6 - 0 North Yemen
11/10/1984 India 2 - 0 Pakistan
12/10/1984 Malaysia 4 - 1 North Yemen
13/10/1984 South Korea 6 - 0 Pakistan
14/10/1984 India 2 - 1 Malaysia
15/10/1984 Pakistan 4 - 1 North Yemen
16/10/1984 South Korea 0 - 0 Malaysia
17/10/1984 India 4 - 0 North Yemen
18/10/1984 Malaysia 5 - 0 Pakistan
19/10/1984 India 0 - 1 South Korea
# TEAM P W D L GF-GA GDIF PTS
1. South Korea 4 3 1 0 13-00 +13 7
2. India 4 3 0 1 08-02 + 6 6
3. Malaysia 4 2 1 1 10-03 + 7 5
4. Pakistan 4 1 0 3 04-14 -10 2
5. North Yemen 4 0 0 4 02-18 -16 0
South Korea and India qualified for finals.
IX. Asian Nations Cup - Qualifying Stage
(Doha, Qatar; 1988)
Group 1: All matches in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
15/06/1988 Bangladesh 0 - 0 India
15/06/1988 United Arab Emirates 0 - 0 China
15/06/1988 North Yemen 3 - 3 Thailand
17/06/1988 China 4 - 0 Bangladesh
17/06/1988 Thailand 1 - 0 India
17/06/1988 United Arab Emirates 2 - 1 North Yemen
19/06/1988 China 1 - 1 India
19/06/1988 North Yemen 0 - 0 Bangladesh
19/06/1988 United Arab Emirates 3 - 0 Thailand
21/06/1988 China 5 - 0 Thailand
21/06/1988 North Yemen 1 - 0 India
21/06/1988 United Arab Emirates 4 - 0 Bangladesh
23/06/1988 China 0 - 0 North Yemen
23/06/1988 Thailand 1 - 1 Bangladesh
24/06/1988 United Arab Emirates 3 - 0 India
# TEAM P W D L GF-GA GDIF PTS
1. United Arab Emirates 5 4 1 0 12-01 +11 9
2. China 5 2 3 0 10-01 + 9 7
3. North Yemen 5 1 3 1 05-05 0 5
4. Thailand 5 1 2 2 05-12 - 7 4
5. Bangladesh 5 0 3 2 01-09 - 8 3
6. India 5 0 2 3 01-06 - 5 2
United Arab Emirates and China qualified for finals.
X. Asian Nations Cup - Qualifying Stage
(Japan; 1992)
Group 3: All matches in Calcutta, India.
09/05/1992 Iran 7 - 0 Pakistan
11/05/1992 India 0 - 3 Iran
13/05/1992 India 2 - 0 Pakistan
# TEAM P W D L GF-GA GDIF PTS
1. Iran 2 2 0 0 10-00 +10 4
2. India 2 1 0 1 02-03 - 1 2
3. Pakistan 2 0 0 2 00-09 - 9 0
Iran qualified for finals.
XI. Asian Nations Cup - Qualifying Stage
(United Arab Emirates; 1996)
Group 4: All matches in Malaysia.
02/03/1996 Malaysia 1 - 1 Indonesia
03/03/1996 Indonesia 7 - 1 India
06/03/1996 Malaysia 5 - 2 India
# TEAM P W D L GF-GA GDIF PTS
1. Indonesia 2 1 1 0 08-02 + 6 3
2. Malaysia 2 1 1 0 06-03 + 3 3
3. India 2 0 0 2 03-12 - 9 0
Indonesia qualified for finals.
XII. Asian Nations Cup - Qualifying Stage
(Lebanon; 2000)
Group 4: All matches in the Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
21/11/1999 Bangladesh 0 - 6 Uzbekistan
21/11/1999 United Arab Emirates 3 - 1 India
23/11/1999 Sri Lanka 0 - 6 Uzbekistan
23/11/1999 United Arab Emirates 3 - 1 Bangladesh
25/11/1999 Sri Lanka 1 - 3 Bangladesh
25/11/1999 India 2 - 3 Uzbekistan
27/11/1999 Sri Lanka 1 - 3 India
27/11/1999 United Arab Emirates 0 - 1 Uzbekistan
29/11/1999 India 2 - 2 Bangladesh
29/11/1999 United Arab Emirates 6 - 0 Sri Lanka
# TEAM P W D L GF-GA GDIF PTS
1. Uzbekistan 4 4 0 0 16-02 +14 12
2. United Arab Emirates 4 3 0 1 10-02 + 8 9
3. India 4 1 1 2 08-09 - 1 4
4. Bangladesh 4 1 1 2 05-12 - 7 4
5. Sri Lanka 4 0 0 4 02-18 -16 0
Uzbekistan qualified for finals.
XIII. Asian Nations Cup - Qualifying Stage
(China; 2004)
Preliminary Round - Group G:
24/03/2003 North Korea 2 - 0 India
30/03/2003 India 1 - 1 North Korea
North Korea qualifies for Qualifying Round.
XIV. Asian Nations Cup - Qualifying Stage
(Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand & Vietnam; 2007)
Group A
22/02/2006 Japan 6 - 0 India
22/02/2006 Yemen 0 - 4 Saudi Arabia
01/03/2006 India 0 - 3 Yemen
01/03/2006 Saudi Arabia 1 - 0 Japan
16/08/2006 India 0 - 3 Saudi Arabia
16/08/2006 Japan 2 - 0 Yemen
06/09/2006 Saudi Arabia 7 - 1 India
06/09/2006 Yemen 0 - 1 Japan
11/10/2006 India 0 - 3 Japan
11/10/2006 Saudi Arabia 5 - 0 Yemen
15/11/2006 Japan 3 - 1 Saudi Arabia
15/11/2006 Yemen 2 - 1 India
# TEAM P W D L GF-GA GDIF PTS
1. Saudi Arabia 6 5 0 1 21-04 +17 15
2. Japan 6 5 0 1 15-02 +13 15
3. Yemen 6 2 0 4 05-13 - 8 06
4. India 6 0 0 6 02-24 -22 00
Saudi Arabia & Japan qualified for the finals
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