India–Nepal football rivalry
The Nepal and India national football teams are sporting rivals who have played each other officially since 1983. They have had 15 matches so far.
List of matches
Men's
National team
India wins |
10 |
Draws |
1 |
Nepal wins |
2 |
Total matches |
13 |
India total goals |
24 |
Nepal total goals |
5 |
Team |
Home wins |
Away wins |
Neutral venue wins |
Home draws |
Away draws |
Neutral venue draws |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
India |
4 |
1 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Nepal |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
# |
Date |
Venue |
Competition |
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Goals (home) |
Goals (away) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
21 December 1985 |
Dhaka |
Football at the 1985 South Asian Games |
Nepal |
0–2 |
India |
Sisir Ghosh (?'), (?') |
|
2 |
14 November 1987 |
Kolkata |
Football at the 1987 South Asian Games |
India |
1–0 |
Nepal |
Md. Fareed (?') |
|
3 |
22 July 1993 |
Lahore |
1993 SAARC Gold Cup |
India |
1–0 |
Nepal |
IM VIjayan (?') |
|
4 |
26 December 1993 |
Dhaka |
Football at the 1993 South Asian Games |
Nepal |
2–2 |
India |
Unknown |
Unknown |
5 |
25 December 1995 |
Madras |
Football at the 1995 South Asian Games |
India |
3–0 |
Nepal |
IM VIjayan (?'), Carlton Chapman (?'), (?') |
|
6 |
4 December 1998 |
Bangkok |
Football at the 1998 Asian Games |
Nepal |
0–1 |
India |
Carlton Chapman (?') |
|
7 |
30 September 1999 |
Kathmandu |
Football at the 1999 South Asian Games |
Nepal |
0–4 |
India |
Jules Alberto (?'), (?'), |
|
8 |
8 December 2005 |
Karachi |
2005 SAF Gold Cup |
Nepal |
1–2 |
India |
Basanta Thapa (35') |
Mehtab Hossain (6'), (28') |
9 |
9 April 2006 |
Chittagong |
2006 AFC Challenge Cup |
India |
0–3 |
Nepal |
Pradeep Maharjan (15'), (24') |
|
10 |
11 June 2008 |
Malle |
2008 SAFF Championship |
Nepal |
0–4 |
India |
NP Pradeep (26'), |
|
11 |
7 December 2009 |
Dhaka |
2009 SAFF Championship |
Nepal |
0–1 |
India |
Sushil Kumar Singh (18') |
|
12 |
26 August 2012 |
New Delhi |
2012 Nehru Cup |
India |
0–0 |
Nepal |
||
13 |
5 September 2013 |
Kathmandu |
2013 SAFF Championship |
Nepal |
2–1 |
India |
Anil Gurung (70'), Ju Manu Rai (81') |
Syed Rahim Nabi (90+2') |
14 |
19 November 2013 |
Siliguri |
Exhibition match (Friendly) |
India |
2–0 |
Nepal |
Sunil Chhetri (20'), Clifford Miranda (47') |
U-23 (Olympic & Asian Games)
# |
Date |
Venue |
Competition |
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Goals (home) |
Goals (away) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
16 August 2006 |
Colombo |
Football at the 2006 South Asian Games |
Nepal |
1–1 |
India |
Santosh Sahukhala (?') |
Sochil Kumar (63') |
2 |
26 August 2006 |
Colombo |
Football at the 2006 South Asian Games |
Nepal |
2–0 |
India |
Ju Manu Rai (4'), |
U-20
# |
Date |
Venue |
Competition |
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Goals (home) |
Goals (away) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
27 April 1971 |
Tokyo |
1971 AFC Youth Championship |
Nepal |
1–2 |
India |
Unknown |
Unknown |
2 |
20 April 1972 |
Bangkok |
1972 AFC Youth Championship |
Nepal |
0–7 |
India |
Unknown |
|
3 |
1982 |
Kathmandu |
1982 AFC Youth Championship qualification |
Nepal |
1–0 |
India |
Unknown |
|
4 |
6 October 2013 |
Doha |
2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |
Nepal |
0–1 |
India |
SK Faiaz (86') |
U-17
# |
Date |
Venue |
Competition |
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Goals (home) |
Goals (away) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
21 May 1988 |
Bangkok |
1988 AFC U-16 Championship qualification |
India |
4–0 |
Nepal |
Gunabir Singh (11', 31', 35'), |
|
1 |
Unknown 1991 |
Unknown |
1992 AFC U-17 Championship qualification |
Nepal |
2–1 |
India |
Unknown |
Unknown |
2 |
1 December 2003 |
New Delhi |
2004 AFC U-17 Championship qualification |
India |
1–1 |
Nepal |
Unknown |
Unknown |
3 |
8 August 2011 |
Kathmandu |
2011 SAFF U-16 Championship |
Nepal |
1–1 |
India |
Rishi Thapa (20') |
Nitin Jayal (90') |
4 |
30 July 2013 |
Kathmandu |
2013 SAFF U-16 Championship |
Nepal |
0–1 |
India |
Jerry Lalrinzuala (18') |
U-14
# |
Date |
Venue |
Competition |
Home team |
Score |
Away team |
Goals (home) |
Goals (away) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
22 May 2012 |
Lalitpur |
2012 AFC Festival of Football |
Nepal |
3–1 |
India |
Bimal Magar (25'), Sanjog Rai (40'), Hemant Thapa (50') |
Unknown |
Women's
National team
India wins |
4 |
Draws |
0 |
Nepal wins |
0 |
Total matches |
4 |
U-14
See also
- Nepal national football team results
- All Nepal Football Association
- All India Football Federation
- South Asian Football Federation