India national beach soccer team

India

Association	All India Football Federation
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Mohd Faizal Bin Md Sood
FIFA code	IND
BSWW ranking	NR (27 February 2025)[1]
First colours Second colours
First international
India 2–6  UAE (Dubai, UAE; 14 August 2007)
Biggest defeat
India 2–6  UAE (Dubai, UAE; 14 August 2007)

The India national beach soccer team represents India in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the AIFF, the governing body for football in India.

The team first participated at the 2007 AFC Beach Soccer Championship. India was drawn along with United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Japan in Group A. On 14 August 2007, India made its debut against UAE which they lost by 6–2. India also lost the next group match against Japan by 4–3 on 15 August 2007, and thus failed to reach the knockout stage of the tournament. The team went on to participate at the 2008 Asian Beach Games where they were defeated by China, Iran and Malaysia.^[2]

The India national team did not play any matches after their participation in the 2008 Asian Games until 2025, when the team made its comeback after 17 years to participate at the 2025 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup. India was drawn in Group A along with Thailand, Kuwait and Lebanon.^[3]

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

United Arab Emirates  v  India

14 August 2007 AFC Championship

United Arab Emirates

6–2

India

Dubai, UAE

Japan  v  India

15 August 2007 AFC Championship

Japan

4–3

India

Dubai, UAE

China  v  India

19 October 2008 Asian Beach Games	China	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p)	India	Bali, Indonesia
14:30				Stadium: Mertasari Beach Referee: Waleed Ali Yousef (UAE)

Iran  v  India

20 October 2008 Asian Beach Games	Iran	7–4	India	Bali, Indonesia
15:45				Stadium: Mertasari Beach Referee: Faisal Ahmed (UAE)

India  v  Malaysia

22 October 2008 Asian Beach Games	India	4–5	Malaysia	Bali, Indonesia
15:45				Stadium: Mertasari Beach Referee: Li Ke (China)

Thailand  v  India

20 March 2025 (2025-3-20) 2025 AFC Asian Cup	Thailand	3–0	India	Pattaya, Thailand
20:30	Stoten 21' Nadee 29' Nanan 33'	Report		Stadium: Jomtien Beach Arena Referee: Javad Fallahi (Iran)

India  v  Kuwait

22 March 2025 (2025-3-22) 2025 AFC Asian Cup	India	2–4	Kuwait	Pattaya, Thailand
17:00	Satish 10' Rohith 27'	Report	Hajeyah 10', 30', 36' Al-Shammari 20'	Stadium: Jomtien Beach Arena Referee: Muhammad Syahir Shaharul (Malaysia)

Lebanon  v  India

24 March 2025 (2025-3-24) 2025 AFC Asian Cup	Lebanon	v	India	Pattaya, Thailand
17:00				Stadium: Jomtien Beach Arena

As of 13 March 2025^[4]

Role	Name
Head coach	Mohd Faizal Bin Md Sood
Assistant coach	Akshay Negi
Goalkeeping coach	Suraj Jaiswal

The following players were called up for the 2025 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup.^[5]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
	1GK	Pratik Kankonkar		Sporting Goa
	1GK	Raj Chauhan
	2DF	Nehal Parab
	2DF	Sreejith Babu		Travancore Royals
	2DF	Jaypal Singh
	2DF	Mukhtar Umarul
	3MF	Musheer TKB
	3MF	Rohith Yesudas		Travancore Royals
	3MF	Latish Kunkolkar
	4FW	Amit Godara		Rajasthan United
	4FW	Satish Naik
	4FW	Mohd Akram

AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup record
Year	Result	GP	W	W+	L	GS	GA	GD
2006	Did not enter
2007	Group stage	2	0	0	2	5	10	–5
2008 to 2023	Did not enter
2025
Total	Group stage	2	0	0	2	5	10	–5

Asian Beach Games record
Year	Result	GP	W	W+	L	GS	GA	GD
2008	Group stage	3	0	0	3	9	13	-4
2010 to 2016	Did not enter
Total	Group stage	3	0	0	3	9	13	–4

1. 2007 AFC Beach Soccer Championship^[6]
2. Beach soccer at the 2008 Asian Beach Games^[7]

• Football in India
• Indian football league system
• Sport in India
• Beach Soccer Worldwide
• FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
• AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup

• 2007 World Cup Qualyfiers