India national under-19 football team
Encyclopedia
India's national Under-19 football team, also known as India
Under-19s or India U19(s), is considered to be one of the feeder teams for the India national football team
behind the India national under-23 football team
.
This team is for Indian players aged under 19 at the start of the calendar year in which a two-year AFC U-19 Championship campaign begins, so some players can remain with the squad until the age of 21. As long as they are eligible, players can play for India at any level, making it possible to play for the U19s, senior side, and again for the U19s. It is also possible to play for one country at youth level and another at senior level (providing the player is eligible).
As a Asian U19 team, India compete for the Asian Championship, with the finals every even-numbered year, formerly odd-numbered years. There is no Under-19 World Cup, although there is an Under-20 World Cup
. For the first 12 (1959-1970) Asian Under-19 Football Championships, India did not participate.
Then in 1971 the All India Football Federation
decided to send a youth squad to the Asian Championships that year in Japan
. The team managed to make it to the quarter-finals before losing out to Japan
.
They participated in the championships again in 1972, this time in Thailand
. Even after there good tournament in 1971 they could not go past the group stage this time around. They then participated in 1973 where Iran
was hosting the championships. India managed to make the semi-finals before bowing out.
This then moved on to 1974 where India won the championship after drawing Iran in the final 2-2. Even though it ended in a draw the AFC
still called it a victory for both teams.
After winning the championship India went back again in 1975 but this time could not get past the group stage. The next two years would be normal for India as they finished in Quarter Final and Group Stage respectively. They would then though go on a run of not entering the next three tournaments.
India's luck world sense have been lacking as they have qualified for the championship eight times sense 1985 to 2011 out of thirteen tournaments. The highest they have made it in that time the group stage. In 2008, the federation built up a self-sufficient training centre at Goa
. The centre has all the facilities to train and house both the under-19 and the under-16 teams. Even with the training ground though they failed to make the last tournament in 2010 after finishing fourth out of six in there qualifying group.
The under-19 team is to participate in the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
games to be played at Tehran
, Iran
.
2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-19s.
Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-19s.
in Iran
in November 2011.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
Under-19s or India U19(s), is considered to be one of the feeder teams for the India national football team
India national football team
The Indian national football team is the national football team of India and is governed by the All India Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation. Since 1948, the AIFF has been affiliated with FIFA, the international governing body for football. In 1954, AIFF became...
behind the India national under-23 football team
India national under-23 football team
The India U-23 is the national team which represents India at U-23 level. India U-23 participated in Asian Games. They are also a dominant force in South Asian Games.-2012 Olympics:...
.
This team is for Indian players aged under 19 at the start of the calendar year in which a two-year AFC U-19 Championship campaign begins, so some players can remain with the squad until the age of 21. As long as they are eligible, players can play for India at any level, making it possible to play for the U19s, senior side, and again for the U19s. It is also possible to play for one country at youth level and another at senior level (providing the player is eligible).
History
| Year | Progress |
|---|---|
| 1959 to 1970 | Did not enter |
| 1971 | Quarter Final |
| 1972 | Group Stage |
| 1973 | Semi Final |
| 1974 | Champions |
| 1975 | Group Stage |
| 1976 | Quarter Final |
| 1977 | Did not enter |
| 1978 1978 AFC Youth Championship The 1978 AFC Youth Championship was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 5 October to 28 October 1978.- Teams : Korea DPR Korea Republic- Group A :--------------------- Group B :--------------------------------- Group C :... |
Group Stage |
| 1980 to 1985 | Did not qualify |
| 1986 | Group Stage |
| 1988 | Did not qualify |
| 1990 to 1992 | Group Stage |
| 1994 | Did not qualify |
| 1996 to 1998 | Group Stage |
| 2000 | Did not qualify |
| 2002 to 2006 | Group Stage |
| 2008 to 2012 2012 AFC U-19 Championship The 2012 AFC U-19 Championship will be the 37th edition of the tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation. The AFC approved UAE as hosts of the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship on 23 November 2011.-Host Selection:... |
Did not qualify |
As a Asian U19 team, India compete for the Asian Championship, with the finals every even-numbered year, formerly odd-numbered years. There is no Under-19 World Cup, although there is an Under-20 World Cup
FIFA U-20 World Cup
The FIFA U-20 World Cup, until 2005 known as the FIFA World Youth Championship, is the world championship of football for male players under the age of 20 and is organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association...
. For the first 12 (1959-1970) Asian Under-19 Football Championships, India did not participate.
Then in 1971 the All India Football Federation
All India Football Federation
The All India Football Federation is the organisation which manages the game of association football in India. It administers the running of the India national football team and also controls the I-League, India's premier domestic club competition, in addition to various other competitions and...
decided to send a youth squad to the Asian Championships that year in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. The team managed to make it to the quarter-finals before losing out to Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
They participated in the championships again in 1972, this time in Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
. Even after there good tournament in 1971 they could not go past the group stage this time around. They then participated in 1973 where Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
was hosting the championships. India managed to make the semi-finals before bowing out.
This then moved on to 1974 where India won the championship after drawing Iran in the final 2-2. Even though it ended in a draw the AFC
Asian Football Confederation
The Asian Football Confederation is the governing body of association football in Asia. It has 46 member countries, mostly located on the Asian continent. However, due to the disputed boundary of Europe and Asia, nations such as Russia and Turkey which are located mostly in geographic Asia are...
still called it a victory for both teams.
After winning the championship India went back again in 1975 but this time could not get past the group stage. The next two years would be normal for India as they finished in Quarter Final and Group Stage respectively. They would then though go on a run of not entering the next three tournaments.
India's luck world sense have been lacking as they have qualified for the championship eight times sense 1985 to 2011 out of thirteen tournaments. The highest they have made it in that time the group stage. In 2008, the federation built up a self-sufficient training centre at Goa
Goa
Goa , a former Portuguese colony, is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located in South West India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its...
. The centre has all the facilities to train and house both the under-19 and the under-16 teams. Even with the training ground though they failed to make the last tournament in 2010 after finishing fourth out of six in there qualifying group.
The under-19 team is to participate in the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
- Format :The teams have been divided into two zones – West and East . The teams will be divided into seven groups of six and five teams each. West Zone will have three groups of six and one of five teams while East will have one group of six teams each and two of five...
games to be played at Tehran
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
.
Results and fixtures 2011–2012
2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification- Format :The teams have been divided into two zones – West and East . The teams will be divided into seven groups of six and five teams each. West Zone will have three groups of six and one of five teams while East will have one group of six teams each and two of five...
Group C
| Team | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | |
| withdrew | ||||||||
Leading appearances
| Rank | Player | Club(s) | U-19 Caps |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gurpreet Singh Sandhu | East Bengal | 20 |
| 2 | Lalrindika Ralte Lalrindika Ralte Lalrindika Ralte is an Indian football player who currently plays for Churchill Brothers in the I-League. He has also represented India U-19 and India U-23.... |
Indian Arrows Pailan Arrows Pailan Arrows is a football club is based in Kolkata, India. Founded in 2010 under a different name, it is owned and managed by the All India Football Federation and Pailan Group... |
10 |
| =3 | Bikramjit Singh Bikramjit Singh Bikramjit Singh is an Indian football player. He is currently playing for Pailan Arrows in the I-League as a Midfielder.-Pailan Arrows:Bikramjit is currently playing for Pailan Arrows in I-League... |
Pailan Arrows Pailan Arrows Pailan Arrows is a football club is based in Kolkata, India. Founded in 2010 under a different name, it is owned and managed by the All India Football Federation and Pailan Group... |
3 |
| =3 | Brandon Fernandes | Cape Town Academy | 3 |
| =3 | Holicharan Narzary | Pailan Arrows Pailan Arrows Pailan Arrows is a football club is based in Kolkata, India. Founded in 2010 under a different name, it is owned and managed by the All India Football Federation and Pailan Group... |
3 |
| =3 | Malsawmfela Malsawmfela Malsawmfela is an Indian football player. He currently playes for Pailan Arrows in the I-League which is India's top-tier football league as a Forward.-Club career :... |
Salgaocar, Pailan Arrows Pailan Arrows Pailan Arrows is a football club is based in Kolkata, India. Founded in 2010 under a different name, it is owned and managed by the All India Football Federation and Pailan Group... |
3 |
Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-19s.
Leading goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club(s) | U-19 Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeje Lalpekhlua Jeje Lalpekhlua Jeje Lalpekhlua is an Indian footballer who currently plays for Pune F.C. in the I-League. He is being dubbed as the next Baichung Bhutia and is being dubbed as one of the brightest prospects for Indian football. He scored the only goal in a win against Afghanistan in the SAFF Cup group stage match... |
Pune | 4 |
| =2 | Malsawmfela Malsawmfela Malsawmfela is an Indian football player. He currently playes for Pailan Arrows in the I-League which is India's top-tier football league as a Forward.-Club career :... |
Salgaocar, Pailan Arrows Pailan Arrows Pailan Arrows is a football club is based in Kolkata, India. Founded in 2010 under a different name, it is owned and managed by the All India Football Federation and Pailan Group... |
2 |
| =2 | Holicharan Narzary | Pailan Arrows Pailan Arrows Pailan Arrows is a football club is based in Kolkata, India. Founded in 2010 under a different name, it is owned and managed by the All India Football Federation and Pailan Group... |
2 |
| =3 | 4 players on 1 goal | ||
Note: Club(s) represents the permanent clubs during the player's time in the Under-19s.
Current Staff
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
 Colin Toal |
Manager |
 Francisco Bruto Da Costa Syed Shabbir Pasha |
Assistant Manager |
| Feroze Sheriff |
Goalkeeping Coach |
| CM Ranjith |
General Manager |
| Vijayan Inian Lenin |
Physio |
Current squad
This is the 23 man squad selected for the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
- Format :The teams have been divided into two zones – West and East . The teams will be divided into seven groups of six and five teams each. West Zone will have three groups of six and one of five teams while East will have one group of six teams each and two of five...
in Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
in November 2011.
| Name | DOB | Club | State | Caps (goals) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | ||||
| Ravi Kumar | 28 December 1993 (age 18) | Pailan Arrows Pailan Arrows Pailan Arrows is a football club is based in Kolkata, India. Founded in 2010 under a different name, it is owned and managed by the All India Football Federation and Pailan Group... |
Punjab | 3 (0) |
| Albino Gomes | 7 February 1994 (age 17) | - | Goa Goa Goa , a former Portuguese colony, is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located in South West India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its... |
0 (0) |
| Md. Moniruzzaman Ansari. | unknown | - | Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity... |
0 (0) |
| Defenders | ||||
| Bikramjit Singh | Unknown | - | Unknown | 2 (0) |
| Sonu | Unknown | - | Haryana Haryana Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south... |
2 (0) |
| Arijeet Singh | Unknown | - | West Bengal West Bengal West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP... |
0 (0) |
| Pawan Kumar | 12 May 1995 (age 16) | - | Haryana Haryana Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south... |
0 (0) |
| Akashdeep Singh | Unknown | - | Chandigarh Chandigarh Chandigarh is a union territory of India that serves as the capital of two states, Haryana and Punjab. The name Chandigarh translates as "The Fort of Chandi". The name is from an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir, devoted to the Hindu goddess Chandi, in the city... |
1 (0) |
| Pritam Kotal | Unknown | - | West Bengal West Bengal West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP... |
3 (0) |
| Edwin | Unknown | - | Karnataka Karnataka Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava... |
0 (0) |
| Narayan Das | Unknown | Pailan Arrows Pailan Arrows Pailan Arrows is a football club is based in Kolkata, India. Founded in 2010 under a different name, it is owned and managed by the All India Football Federation and Pailan Group... |
Jharkhand Jharkhand Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. Jharkhand shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east... |
3 (0) |
| Midfielders | ||||
| Prabir Das | Unknown | Pailan Arrows Pailan Arrows Pailan Arrows is a football club is based in Kolkata, India. Founded in 2010 under a different name, it is owned and managed by the All India Football Federation and Pailan Group... |
West Bengal West Bengal West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP... |
3 (1) |
| Tirthankar Sarkar | Unknown | Pailan Arrows Pailan Arrows Pailan Arrows is a football club is based in Kolkata, India. Founded in 2010 under a different name, it is owned and managed by the All India Football Federation and Pailan Group... |
West Bengal West Bengal West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP... |
2 (0) |
| Brandon Fernandes | 20 September 1994 (age 17) |  ASD Cape Town |
Goa Goa Goa , a former Portuguese colony, is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located in South West India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its... |
4 (1) |
| Sehnaj Singh | Unknown | Pailan Arrows Pailan Arrows Pailan Arrows is a football club is based in Kolkata, India. Founded in 2010 under a different name, it is owned and managed by the All India Football Federation and Pailan Group... |
Chandigarh Chandigarh Chandigarh is a union territory of India that serves as the capital of two states, Haryana and Punjab. The name Chandigarh translates as "The Fort of Chandi". The name is from an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir, devoted to the Hindu goddess Chandi, in the city... |
2 (0) |
| Pronoy Halder | Unknown | - | Jharkhand Jharkhand Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. Jharkhand shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east... |
4 (1) |
| Johny Chand Singh | Unknown | - | Goa Goa Goa , a former Portuguese colony, is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located in South West India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its... |
1 (0) |
| Sunny Singh | Unknown | - | Punjab | 2 (0) |
| Anto Xavier | Unknown | - | Karnataka | 1 (1) |
| Forwards | ||||
| Holicharan Narzary | Unknown | Pailan Arrows Pailan Arrows Pailan Arrows is a football club is based in Kolkata, India. Founded in 2010 under a different name, it is owned and managed by the All India Football Federation and Pailan Group... |
Assam Assam Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country... |
4 (2) |
| Sumit Passi | Unknown | - | Chandigarh Chandigarh Chandigarh is a union territory of India that serves as the capital of two states, Haryana and Punjab. The name Chandigarh translates as "The Fort of Chandi". The name is from an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir, devoted to the Hindu goddess Chandi, in the city... |
1 (1) |
| Rajinder Kumar | Unknown | - | Chandigarh Chandigarh Chandigarh is a union territory of India that serves as the capital of two states, Haryana and Punjab. The name Chandigarh translates as "The Fort of Chandi". The name is from an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir, devoted to the Hindu goddess Chandi, in the city... |
1 (1) |
| Malsawmfela Malsawmfela Malsawmfela is an Indian football player. He currently playes for Pailan Arrows in the I-League which is India's top-tier football league as a Forward.-Club career :... |
9 March 1993 (age 18) | Pailan Arrows Pailan Arrows Pailan Arrows is a football club is based in Kolkata, India. Founded in 2010 under a different name, it is owned and managed by the All India Football Federation and Pailan Group... |
Mizoram Mizoram Mizoram is one of the Seven Sister States in North Eastern India, sharing borders with the states of Tripura, Assam, Manipur and with the neighbouring countries of Bangladesh and Burma. Mizoram became the 23rd state of India on 20 February 1987. Its capital is Aizawl. Mizoram is located in the... |
4 (2) |
See also
- India national football teamIndia national football teamThe Indian national football team is the national football team of India and is governed by the All India Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation. Since 1948, the AIFF has been affiliated with FIFA, the international governing body for football. In 1954, AIFF became...
- India national under-23 football teamIndia national under-23 football teamThe India U-23 is the national team which represents India at U-23 level. India U-23 participated in Asian Games. They are also a dominant force in South Asian Games.-2012 Olympics:...
- India national under-16 football team