Indian Football Team in AFC Asian Cup

AFC Ranking: 15
FIFA Ranking: 97

AFC Asian Cup Record

Appearances: 3 (1964, 1984 & 2011)
Best Finsih: 2nd (1964)
Matches Played: 10
Won: 2
Drawn: 1
Lost: 7

INDIA's FIXTURES

Jan 6 - vs Thailand (7 PM)
Jan 10 - vs UAE (9:30 PM)
Jan 14 - vs Bahrain (9:30 PM)

AFC Asian Cup

FORMAT

1) The 24 teams have been divided into 6 groups of four.

2) In the group stage, teams will play one another once.

3) The top 2 teams from each group and the four best third place finishers will qualify for the kncokouts.

4) The kncokouts comprises of four rounds: 

a) Pre-Quarterfinals (Jan 20,21 & 22) 

b) Quarterfinals (Jan 24 & 25)

c) Semifinals (Jan 28 & 29)

d) Final (Feb 1)

GROUPS

Group A - UAE, Thailand, Bharain & India

Group B - Austalia, Syria, Jordan & Palestine

Group C - China, South Korea, Phillippines & Krygyzstan

Group D - Iran, Iraq, Yemen & Vietnam

Group E - Qatar, Saudi Arabia, North Korea & Lebanon

Group F - Japan, Oman, Uzbekistan & Turkmenistan