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List of India national football team captains

List of India national football team captains

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This article lists all the captains of the India national football team.

The first India captain in their maiden international tour was Gostha Pal,[1] organised under the control of Indian Football Association (Bengal) before the formation of All India Football Federation in 1937. The first captain to lead India in their first AIFF organised international tour was Karuna Bhattacharya,[2][3] who captained India in their first international match against Australia on 3 September 1938.

The following table includes players who have captained the India national football team, along with the vice-captains and the international tournaments they led in.[4][5]

List of captains

More information Tenure, Incumbent ...

Captains by major tournaments

  • Bold indicates tournament winners
  • Italics indicates tournament hosts
More information Player, Tournament(s) ...

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