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.
History 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.
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.
Results and fixtures Legend
2025
Coaching staff
RoleNameHead coach Mohamad Faizal bin Mohamad SoodAssistant coach Akshay NegiGoalkeeping coach Suraj Jaiswal
Players Current squad The following players were called up for the 2025 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup.
Competitive record AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup recordYearResult 2006Did not enter 2007Group stage2002510–5 2008 to 2023Did not enter 2025Group stage 3003313–10TotalGroup stage5005823–15
Asian Beach Games Asian Beach Games recordYearResult 2008Group stage3012913–4 2010 to 2016Did not enterTotalGroup stage3012913–4
Overall results 2007 AFC Beach Soccer Championship 2025 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup Beach soccer at the 2008 Asian Beach Games
Against M W D L GF GA GDTotal80171736–19
See also Football in India Indian football league system Sport in India Beach Soccer Worldwide FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup
References
External links 2007 World Cup Qualyfiers