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The India national football team is governed by the All India Football Federation (AIFF). Since 1948, the AIFF has been affiliated with FIFA, the international governing body for football. In 1954, the AIFF became one of the founding members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The team was automatically advanced to play in the 1950 FIFA World Cup (all the other Asian teams withdrew), but they could not go to the tournament in Brazil due to financial constraints.〔Prem Panicker (Barefoot in Bengal and Other Stories ). yfittopostblog.com (14 June 2010). Retrieved on 21 January 2012.〕 They won gold medals at two Asian Games and one silver at the Asian Cup. ==History== (詳細はSyed Abdul Rahim〔(Legends of Indian Football: Rahim Saab ). Thehardtackle.com (26 December 2010). Retrieved on 21 January 2012.〕 India became the best team in Asia. India's football team started the 1950s with their triumph in the 1951 Asian Games which they hosted〔(The Indian Senior Team at the 1951 New Delhi Asian Games ). Indianfootball.de. Retrieved on 21 January 2012.〕 Later next year they went on to participate in the 1952 Olympics, but lost 10–1 to Yugoslavia. Like four years earlier, many of the team played without boots.〔(The Indian Senior Team at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics ). Indianfootball.de. Retrieved on 21 January 2012.〕 After the result the AIFF immediately made it mandatory to wear boots.〔(Triumphs and Disasters: The Story of Indian Football, 1889—2000. ). (PDF) . Retrieved on 21 January 2012.〕 India then went on to finish second in the 1954 Asian Games held in Manila.〔(The Indian Senior Team at the 1954 Manila Asian Games ). Indianfootball.de. Retrieved on 21 January 2012.〕 At the 1956 Olympic Games they finished fourth, which is regarded as one of finest achievements in Indian football. India first met hosts Australia, winning 4–2 with Neville D'Souza becoming the first Asian to score a hat trick in the Olympics and also making India the first Asian team to reach the Olympic semi-finals. They lost 4–1 to Yugoslavia, and lost the third place play-off match 3–0 to Bulgaria.〔(The Indian Senior Team at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics ). Indianfootball.de. Retrieved on 21 January 2012.〕 Then in 1962 India went on to win the 1962 Asian Games where they beat South Korea 2–1 in the final.〔(The Indian Senior Team at the 1962 D'Jakarta Asian Games ). Indianfootball.de. Retrieved on 21 January 2012.〕 Then in 1964 India played in its most memorable tournament yet. The 1964 AFC Asian Cup where they finished as runners-up thanks to then manager Harry Wright. India won their first match against South Korea 2–0, then lost 2–0 to the hosts Israel then won 3–1 against Hong Kong which gave India second in the tournament.〔1964 AFC Asian Cup〕 After the Asian Cup India football went downhill. Failure in many Asian Cup qualification tournaments meant that the next time India reached a quarter-final stage was as host in the 1982 Asian Games.〔(The Indian Senior Team at the 1982 New Delhi Asian Games ). Indianfootball.de. Retrieved on 21 January 2012.〕 Then all of a sudden India managed to qualify for the 1984 AFC Asian Cup after twenty years out of the Asian Cup tournament.〔(The Indian Senior Team at the 1984 Singapore Asia Cup Qualifiers ). Indianfootball.de. Retrieved on 21 January 2012.〕 But India during the competition failed to make any impact.〔(The Indian Senior Team at the 1984 Singapore Asia Cup ). Indianfootball.de. Retrieved on 21 January 2012.〕 India would then fail to make the Asian Cup for another 27 years. Although India failed to qualify for the 2004 Asian Cup, the senior team did well by showing off a silver-medal winning performance in the inaugural Afro Asian Games, with victories over Rwanda and Zimbabwe (then 85 places ahead of India in the world rankings) along the way, losing the final by just 1–0 to Uzbekistan.〔(Stephen Constantine, Sudan National Team Head Coach, UEFA PRO Licence holder, USSF C Licence, USSF A Licence ). Stephenconstantine.co.uk. Retrieved on 21 January 2012.〕 As a result, India football has steadily earned greater recognition and respect, both within the country and abroad. India's LG Cup win in Vietnam under Stephen Constantine was one of the few bright spots in the early part of the 2000s. It was India's first victory in a football tournament outside the subcontinent after 1974.In 2003 SAFF Bangladesh knocked out India beating them 2-1 at extra time. In November 2003, then India coach Stephen Constantine was named AFC Manager of the Month.〔 In 2006 Bob Houghton was later appointed coach of the team. His appointment saw a general progress in India’s performances crowned by victory in 2007 Nehru Cup in August 2007. Houghton then led India to the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup title as they beat Tajikistan 4–1 in August 2008. Winning the AFC Challenge Cup qualified India for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup for the first time since 1984. He also oversaw the Indian team to its second consecutive Nehru Cup trophy by winning 2009 Nehru Cup.〔(Bob Houghton The Catalyst Behind The Progress Of Indian Football ). The Sports Mirror. 13 October 2010. Retrieved on 21 January 2012.〕 In 2011, India started off their campaign by participating in 2011 AFC Asian Cup for which they qualified after 27 years. India lost all three matches but did manage to perform well in patches.〔(India in AFC Asian Cup 2011: Performance Review ). Thehardtackle.com (20 January 2011). Retrieved on 21 January 2012.〕 In 2012, India won the 15th edition of Nehru cup by beating Cameroon 5-4 in penalties as the full-time score was tied at 2-2, making it the third successive Nehru cup win for India. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「India national football team」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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