 Shirt badge/Association crest | |||
| Nickname(s) | Futsal Tigresses | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | All India Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) SAFF (South Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Joshuah Vaz | ||
| Captain | Arya More | ||
| Mostcaps | Khusbhu Saroj (9) | ||
| Top scorer | Khushbu Saroj (9) | ||
| FIFA code | IND | ||
| FIFA ranking | 86 1 (12 December 2025)[1] | ||
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| First international | |||
 Hong Kong 5–0India  (Yogyakarta, Indonesia; 15 January 2025) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Maldives 1–11India (Bangkok, Thailand; 13 January 2026) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
India 0–6Indonesia  (Yogyakarta, Indonesia; 17 January 2025) | |||
| FIFA World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| SAFF Futsal Championship | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in2026) | ||
| Best result | 2nd (2026) | ||
TheIndia women's national futsal team representsIndia in internationalfutsal competitions. The team is controlled by theAll India Football Federation (AIFF) and governed by theAsian Football Confederation (AFC).
India made its debut againstHong Kong at the2025 AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup qualification on 15 January inYogyakarta,Indonesia.
On 11 October 2024, the AFC announced 19 national teams that would be participating in the draws for the2025 AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup qualification. India was one of the nine new entrants for the qualification tournament.[2] On 5 November, the AIFF announced that trials to select the first ever women's national futsal team commenced inBhavnagar,Gujarat. The trials were held for six days in which 121 players from 15 states participated, out of which 25 players were shortlisted for the first national camp from 11 to 15 November 2024.[3][4] Nineteen players were shortlisted from the first camp, that was followed by a second camp held in December.[5] On 9 January 2025, the final squad of fourteen players were announced for the Asian Cup qualifiers.[6]
The 2025 AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup qualification was the first ever international tournament for the national side.[3] India was drawn in Group B alongside hostIndonesia,Hong Kong,Kyrgyzstan andPakistan on 17 October 2024.[7][8] However, Pakistan withdrew its team from participating in the tournament in December 2024.[9] On 15 January, in the debut match India lost 0–5 against Hong Kong.[10] In the second match against the host Indonesia, India could not score and lost the match by 6–0.[11] In the final match against Kyrgyzstan on 19 January 2025, India managed to score three goals. However, India lost the match by a narrow margin of 4–3 and failed to qualify for the2025 AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup. Drishti Pant scored the first goal for India in the third minute of the match, thus becoming the first ever goal scorer for India in women's futsal.[12][13]
In May 2025, at theSouth Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Congress inKathmandu, it was proposed that aSAFF Futsal Championship would be held annually. On 5 October 2025, SAFF announced that the first ever SAFF Futsal Championship for both men and women would be held from 13 to 26 January 2026, in Thailand.[14][15] The tournament was inround-robin format.[16] Out of the six matches, India recorded four wins and two losses, finishing as runners-up in the tournament. India won against theMaldives,Nepal,Pakistan andSri Lanka and the two losses were againstBangladesh andBhutan.[17][18] On 13 January 2026, in the first match against theMaldives, India registered their first ever win. They defeated the Maldives by 11–0 which is also their biggest win to date. In this match, Khushbu Saroj scored 4 goals, thus becoming the first ever hat-trick scorer for the national team.[19]
| FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup record | ||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA |
 2025 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| Total | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | T | L | GF | GA | |
 2015 | Did not exist | No qualification tournament | |||||||||||||
 2018 | |||||||||||||||
 2020 | Cancelled due toCOVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||||||||
 2025 | Did not qualify | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | ||||||||
| Total | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | |
| SAFF Championship records | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host/Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2026 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 12 |
| Total | 1/1 | 0 Title | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 12 |
Win Draw Loss Fixture
v India| 15 January 2025 (2025-01-15)2025 AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup qualification | Hong Kong | 5–0 | India | Yogyakarta, Indonesia |
| 11:30 UTC+5:30 |
| Report | Stadium:Among Rogo Sports Hall Referee: Nour Chaito (Lebanon) |
v Indonesia| 17 January 2025 (2025-01-17)2025 AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup qualification | India | 0–6 | Indonesia | Yogyakarta, Indonesia |
| 14:30 UTC+5:30 | Report |
| Stadium:Among Rogo Sports Hall Referee: Reem Al-Bishi (Saudi Arabia) |
v
Kyrgyzstan| 19 January 2025 (2025-01-19)2025 AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup qualification | India | 3–4 | Kyrgyzstan | Yogyakarta, Indonesia |
| 11:30 UTC+5:30 |
| Report | Stadium:Among Rogo Sports Hall |
v India| 13 January 2026 (2026-01-13)2026 SAFF Championship | Maldives | 1–11 | India | Bangkok, Thailand |
| 12:30 IST |
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| Stadium:Nonthaburi Stadium Attendance: 20 |
v India| 15 January 2026 (2026-01-15)2026 SAFF Championship | Bangladesh | 3–1 | India | Bangkok, Thailand |
| 12:30 IST |
| Arya More 37' | Stadium:Nonthaburi Stadium Attendance: 50 |
v
Nepal| 17 January 2026 (2026-01-17)2026 SAFF Championship | India | 8–1 | Nepal | Bangkok, Thailand |
| 15:00 IST |
| Report |
| Stadium:Nonthaburi Stadium,Bangkok Attendance: 40 Referee: Benjapol Mucharoensap (Thailand) |
v
Pakistan| 19 January 2026 (2026-01-19)2026 SAFF Championship | India | 5–3 | Pakistan | Bangkok, Thailand |
| 17:30 IST |
| Report |
| Stadium:Nonthaburi Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Nattakit Hintua (Thailand) |
v India| 23 January 2026 (2026-01-23)2026 SAFF Championship | Bhutan | 2–1 | India | Bangkok, Thailand |
| 17:30 IST |
| Report |
| Stadium:Nonthaburi Stadium Attendance: 43 Referee: Ali Ahmadi (Iran) |
v India| 25 January 2026 (2026-01-25)2026 SAFF Championship | Sri Lanka | 2–5 | India | Bangkok, Thailand |
| 15:00 IST |
| Report |
| Stadium:Hua Mak Indoor Stadium Attendance: 50 Referee: Benjapol Mucharoensap (Thailand) |
Sri LankaThe following table shows India's head-to-head records.(includes all matches)
Positive record
Neutral record
Negative record
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | –5 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | –6 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| Total | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 27 | +7 |
| Position | Name | Ref. |
|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Joshuah Vaz | [6] |
| Assistant coach | Judon Dominic D’Souza | |
| Goalkeeping coach | Veerababu Sivaneni |
Following 14 players were named in the squad for the2026 SAFF Women's Futsal Championship.[16]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1GK | Tanvi Mavani | (2004-03-11)11 March 2004 (age 21) | 3 | 0 | ARA FC | |
| 1GK | Aiswarya Arumugam | 0 | 0 | India | ||
| 2DF | Achom Degio | East Kameng DFA | ||||
| 2DF | Arya More(Captain) | Aspire FC | ||||
| 2DF | Radhika Patel | ARA FC | ||||
| 2DF | Jigmet Chunzen | | ||||
| 3MF | Pooja Gupta | Aspire FC | ||||
| 3MF | Ritika Singh | Aspire FC | ||||
| 3MF | Aarushi Santhosh | India | ||||
| 3MF | Diti Kanungo | India | ||||
| 3MF | Nishka Parkash | India | ||||
| 3MF | Sonali Mondal | India | ||||
| 4FW | Khushbu Saroj | 9 | 9 | Kemp FC | ||
| 4FW | Mithila Ramani | India | ||||
The following footballers were part of national selection in the past twelve months, but are not part of the current call-up.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Pushpa Sahu | (2005-11-21)21 November 2005 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | YMAC Hailakandi | vs Kyrgyzstan, January 2025 |
| DF | Maya Rabari | Kahaani FC | vs Kyrgyzstan, January 2025 | |||
| MF | Vaishnavi Barate | Aspire FC | vs Kyrgyzstan, January 2025 | |||
| MF | Drishti Pant | 3 | 1 | ARA FC | vs Kyrgyzstan, January 2025 | |
| MF | Alphonsia Marydasan | Travancore Royals FC | vs Kyrgyzstan, January 2025 | |||
| MF | Rebecca Zamthianmawi | HOPS FC | vs Kyrgyzstan, January 2025 | |||
| FW | Madhubala Alawe | ARA FC | vs Kyrgyzstan, January 2025 | |||
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