Indian Football Team's 2023 Schedule across all levels

Experience the Thrill of Indian Football: Follow the action-packed 2023 schedule across all levels

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) are focused on ensuring that Indian football team is well represented in the international football stage in 2023 across all levels. Not just the Indian national football team (Men's senior), but a lot of work is being done to ensure the women’s national team and the junior teams across both genders get ample playing time.

One of the AIFF’s major objectives for the near future is ensuring that as a whole, the Indian football fraternity is regularly playing matches. That’s why more tournaments are being organized for the national teams to take part in, while a number of Indian sides are vying to qualify for the major AFC competitions too.

Even though we are nearing the halfway point of 2023, there is still a lot of football to play for the Indian national team across different levels. Here we look at those matches that the India Men’s National, Women’s National, U-20 and U-17 teams will be taking part in for the next few months.

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June

India Senior Men’s Team

Intercontinental Cup 2023

1. India vs Mongolia – Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar (9 June, 19:30 IST) – Star Sports Network
2. India vs Vanuatu – Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar (12 June, 19:30 IST) - Star Sports Network
3. India vs Lebanon – Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar (15 June, 19:30 IST) - Star Sports Network

Considering that the Indian football team are the second-highest-ranked FIFA nation in the tournament, the Blue Tigers will be favourites to make the finals.

SAFF Championship 2023

1. India vs Pakistan – Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru (21 June, 19:30 IST) - Star Sports Network
2. India vs Nepal – Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru (24 June, 19:30 IST) - Star Sports Network
3. India vs Kuwait – Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru (27 June, 19:30 IST) - Star Sports Network

India enter the tournament as favourites, and will want to get into a solid run and go all the way.

India U-17 Men’s Team

AFC U-17 Asian Cup

1. India vs Vietnam – Thammasat Stadium, Pathum Thani (17 June, 19:00 IST) – Jio TV
2. India vs Uzbekistan – Thammasat Stadium, Pathum Thani (20 June, 19:00 IST) – Jio TV
3. India vs Japan – Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok  (23 June, 19:00 IST) – Jio TV

The AFC U-17 Asian Cup will be a culmination of a period of intense training, exposure tours and team bonding for Bibiano Fernandes's men. There is a lot to look forward to, with the knockout stages a realistic chance for the well-gelled unit based on their performances.

July

India U-20 Men’s Team

SAFF U-19 Championship 2022

1. India vs TBD – Nepal (TBD) – Telecast TBD
2. India vs TBD – Nepal (TBD) – Telecast TBD

August

To be updated.

September

India Men’s Senior Team

Kings Cup

1. India vs Iraq – Thailand (7 September) – Telecast TBD

India U-23 Men's Team

AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qualifiers

1. India vs Maldives - Dalian (6 September) - Telecast TBD
2. China vs India - Dalian (9 September) - Telecast TBD
3. UAE vs India - Dalian (12 September) - Telecast TBD

India U-16 Men’s Team

SAFF U-16 Championship 2023

1. Bangladesh vs India – Bhutan (1 September) - Telecast TBD
2. India vs Nepal – Bhutan (5 September) - Telecast TBD

India U-17 Women’s Team

AFC U-17 Women’s Championship 2024 Qualifiers

1. South Korea vs India – Buriram (19 September) – Telecast TBD
2. India vs Thailand – Buriram (21 September) – Telecast TBD
3. Iran vs India – Buriram (23 September) – Telecast TBD

Asian Games, Hangzhou

1. September 19: China vs India - Men's Group A (17:00 IST, Hangzhou)
2. September 21: India vs Bangladesh - Men's Group A (13:30 IST, Xiaoshan)
3. September 21: Chinese Taipei vs India - Women's Group B (17:00 IST, Wenzhou)
4. September 24: Myanmar vs India - Men's Group A (17:00 IST, Xiaoshan)
5. September 24: India vs Thailand - Women's Group B (17:00 IST, Wenzhou)

India U-19 Men's Team

SAFF U-19 Championship

1. September 21: Bangladesh vs India - Group B (13:15 IST, Kathmandu)
2. September 25: India vs Bhutan - Group B (17:15 IST, Kathmandu)

October

India Men’s Senior Team

Merdeka Tournament

1. India vs Malaysia – Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur (13 October) – Telecast TBD

India Women’s Senior Team

Olympic 2024 Qualifiers

1. India vs Japan – Uzbekistan (23 October) – Telecast TBD
2. India vs Vietnam – Uzbekistan (27 October) – Telecast TBD

November

India Women’s Senior Team

Olympic 2024 Qualifiers

3. India vs Uzbekistan – Uzbekistan (1 November) – Telecast TBD

Indian Men's Senior Team

1. Kuwait vs India - Kuwait (16 November) - Telecast TBD
2. India vs Qatar - India (21 November) - Telecast TBD

December

To be updated.

January 2024

India Men's Senior Team

AFC Asian Cup 2023

1. India vs Australia – Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan (13 January) – Telecast TBD
2. India vs Uzbekistan – Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan (18 January) – Telecast TBD
3. India vs Syria – Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor (23 January) – Telecast TBD

India will make it to the knockout stages if they have the required points and position in the group to qualify further.