India national under-17 football team

The India national under-17 football team represents India in international football at the under-17 level. Controlled by the All India Football Federation, the governing body for football in India, the team is part of the Asian Football Confederation and the South Asian Football Federation.

India Under-17
Nickname(s)Blue Colts
AssociationAll India Football Federation
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationSAFF (South Asia)
Head coachIshfaq Ahmed
CaptainKorou Singh
FIFA codeIND
First colours
Second colours
First international
 China 2–1 India 
(Bangkok, Thailand; 20 August 1984)
Biggest win
 India 13–0 Macau 
(Bangkok, Thailand; 27 August 1984)
Biggest defeat
 Russia 8–0 India 
(St. Petersburg, Russia; 8 January 2017)
World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2017)
Best resultGroup stage (2017)
Asian Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1990)
Best resultQuarter-final (2002, 2018)
SAFF Championship
Appearances8 (first in 2011)
Best resultChampions (2013, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023)
WAFF Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2018)
Best resultRunners-up (2018)
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