India national beach soccer team
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| Association | All India Football Federation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Mohamad Faizal bin Mohamad Sood | ||
| FIFA code | IND | ||
| BSWW ranking | 76  1 (2 June 2025)[1] | ||
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| First international | |||
 India 2–6  United Arab Emirates (Dubai, United Arab Emirates; 14 August 2007) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
India 1–6  Lebanon (Pattaya, Thailand; 24 March 2025) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2007) | ||
| Best result | 6th (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]
Results and fixtures
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Fixture
2025
| 20 March 2025 2025 AFC Asian Cup | Thailand  | 3–0 | India | Pattaya, Thailand |
| 20:30 | Report | Stadium: Jomtien Beach Arena Referee: Javad Fallahi (Iran) |
| 22 March 2025 2025 AFC Asian Cup | India | 2–4 |  Kuwait | Pattaya, Thailand |
| 17:00 | Report |
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Stadium: Jomtien Beach Arena Referee: Muhammad Syahir Shaharul (Malaysia) |
Coaching staff
- As of 13 March 2025[4]
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach |  Mohamad Faizal bin Mohamad Sood |
| Assistant coach | Akshay Negi |
| Goalkeeping coach | Suraj Jaiswal |
Players
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2025 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup.[5]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Pratik Kankonkar | Sporting Goa | ||||
| GK | Raj Chauhan | | ||||
| DF | Nehal Parab | | ||||
| DF | Sreejith Babu | Travancore Royals | ||||
| DF | Jaypal Singh | | ||||
| DF | Mukhtar Umarul | | ||||
| MF | T. K. B. Musheer | | ||||
| MF | Rohith Yesudas | Travancore Royals | ||||
| MF | Latish Kunkalkar | | ||||
| FW | Amit Godara | Rajasthan United | ||||
| FW | Satish Naik | | ||||
| FW | Mohmmad Akram | | ||||
Competitive record
AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup
| AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | GP | W | D | 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 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | –10 |
| Total | Group stage | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 23 | –15 |
Asian Beach Games
| Asian Beach Games record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | GD |
 2008 |
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 13 | –4 |
 2010 to  2016 |
Did not enter | |||||||
| Total | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 13 | –4 |
Overall results
- 2007 AFC Beach Soccer Championship[6]
- 2025 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup
- Beach soccer at the 2008 Asian Beach Games[7]
| Against | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 36 | –19 |