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FM23 23.3.0

Nation · Asia

India

The Blue Tigers · Capital New Delhi · Indian National Division

National team manager

Igor Stimac

Football Manager 2023 · database 23.3.0

Reputation
2,350
FIFA rank calc
103
FIFA points
1198
Youth rating
86
League standard calc
9
Population
—

Leading players of this nationality

NameClubPositionsCAPA
Sunil ChhetriBengaluruAM (L), ST (C)88110
Sandesh JhinganBengaluruD (C)8586
Gurpreet Singh SandhuBengaluruGK8490
Lallianzuala ChhangteMumbaiAM (RL)7889
Sahal Abdul SamadKeralaM (RC), AM (RLC)7680
Liston ColacoKolkataM/AM (RL), ST (C)7690
Aniket BhartiOrsomarso Sportivo Clube S.A.AM (C), ST (C)7570–100
Brandon FernandesGoaAM (RLC)7580
Anirudh ThapaChennaiDM, M/AM (C)7378
Manvir SinghKolkataM/AM (R), ST (C)7073
Rahul BhekeMumbaiD (RC), WB (R)7070
ApuiaMumbaiDM, M (C)7080
Ashique KuruniyanKolkataWB/M/AM (L)7080
Gurjinder SinghAO Proodeftiki NeolaiaD/WB/M/AM (L)7090
Rowllin BorgesMumbaiDM, M (C)6769
Akash MishraHyderabadD/WB (L)6580
Sunny Dhaliwal—GK6560–90
Bipin SinghMumbaiAM (RL)6565
Vedaant NagUnion Sportklub AnifD (R)6573
Chinglensana SinghHyderabadD (C)6467
Mohamed Muliyathil—GK6467
Anwar AliDelhi FCD (C)6388
Mohammed YasirHyderabadM (L), AM (RLC)6366
Shaliyanth ModugulaSportverein Kuchl—6374
Roshan SinghBengaluruD/WB (L)6272

Up to 25 players by current ability, with the nation’s gender and recorded main nationality. This is a player comparison, not a national squad.

National team staff

13
Manager First TeamIgor Stimacuntil 31 Dec 2021
Assistant Manager First TeamMahesh Gawli
Physio First TeamGigy George
Gk Coach First TeamFrano Srdarev
Chief ScoutAbhishek Yadav
Fitness Coach First TeamLuka Radman
Gk Coach (U20 Team)Abhijit Mondal
Manager (U19 Team)Bibiano Fernandes
Assistant Manager (U19 Team)Kanan Priolkar
Gk Coach (U19 Team)Hameed Khadar
Physio (U19 Team)Babu Sampath
Head Performance AnalystShankar Sigamani
Performance Analyst (U19 Team)Joy Gabriel

The database names no national squad: the game picks it when a new game starts.

Football

FIFA points
1,198.00
FIFA member
Yes
League standard (calc)
9
Youth rating
86
Game importance
Unimportant
Coefficient, 5 years (calc)
20.741
Coefficient, 10 years (calc)
28.408
Morale
14
FA financial power
4
FA patience
—
Foreign manager likelihood
—
Continental federation affiliation
1954
Association founded
1937
FIFA affiliation
1948
Max youth age
—
Hashtag
—
Nickname
The Blue Tigers

Country

Capital
New Delhi
Continent
Asia (regional strength 0.8500)
Region
South Asia
Nationality
Indian
Citizenship for foreigners
Accumulatively
Currency
Indian Rupee
Population
—
Development
Developing State
Economic factor
15
Minimum full-time wage
—
Playable leagues
Yes

Player pool (calc)

Players
1,667
Average CA
29
CA 150+
0
Abilities recorded in range
1652 of 1667
Off-scale abilities excluded
0
Unattached
415
Playing abroad
63 of 1,111 (6%)

The site’s own figures over players whose main nationality is this country and whose gender matches this nation (recorded nationality, not eligibility). Ability figures exclude missing values and values outside 0–200. Abroad: contracted to a club of another country, out of those whose club country is stored.

League pyramid

Level 1Indian National Division · Indian National Football League
Level 2Indian Second Division

The country’s senior league divisions with a stored level, grouped by it. No promotion links are inferred.

Most capped

NameCapsGoals
Sunil Chhetri12984
Bhaichung Bhutia10742
Mahesh Gawli821
Renedy Singh7212
Gouramangi Singh716
Subrata Paul670
Jeje5623
Derrick Pereira550
Gurpreet Singh Sandhu540
Pritam Kotal470
Sandesh Jhingan464
Steven Dias4510
Samir Naik390
Udanta Singh371
Abhishek Yadav366
Clifford Miranda368
Anirudh Thapa363
Rowllin Borges342
Manvir Singh336
Mehtab Hossain322
Mehrajuddin Wadoo312
Anwar Ali300
Subhasish Bose290
Narayan Das291
Arnab Mondal271
Francisco Fernandes271
Halicharan Narzary261
Ashique Kuruniyan251
Robin Singh255
N. P. Pradeep2510

Top clubs

MumbaiIndian National Division4,000
GoaIndian National Division3,900
KolkataIndian National Division3,850
HyderabadIndian National Division3,750
BengaluruIndian National Division3,750
ChennaiIndian National Division3,700
KeralaIndian National Division3,650
BengalIndian National Division3,650
JamshedpurIndian National Division3,550
Pune—3,500
OdishaIndian National Division3,500
GuwahatiIndian National Division3,500
Delhi—3,500
Mohun Bagan Athletic Club—3,150
MHDN FCIndian National Football League2,750
Kerala FCIndian National Football League2,700
CB Sports ClubIndian National Football League2,700
Chennai City Football ClubIndian Lower Division2,600
Punjab Football ClubIndian National Football League2,600
Dempo Sports ClubIndian Lower Division2,600
Sreenidi Deccan Football ClubIndian National Football League2,500
Aizawl Football ClubIndian National Football League2,500
Salgaocar Football ClubIndian Lower Division2,500
Kashmir FCIndian National Football League2,400
Sporting Clube de GoaIndian Lower Division2,400
Rajasthan UnitedIndian National Football League2,350
North Eastern FCIndian National Football League2,300
Tiddim Road FCIndian National Football League2,250
ArrowsIndian Lower Division2,100
Delhi Football ClubIndian National Football League2,100

Competitions

Indian National DivisionDomestic Top Division
Indian National Football LeagueDomestic Top Division
Indian Goan Professional LeagueDomestic Other Division
Indian Calcutta Premier DivisionDomestic Other Division
Indian Kerala Premier LeagueDomestic Other Division
Indian Shillong Premier LeagueDomestic Other Division
Indian Bangalore Super DivisionDomestic Other Division
Indian Mumbai Elite DivisionDomestic Other Division
Indian Delhi Senior DivisionDomestic Other Division
Indian Punjab State Super LeagueDomestic Other Division
Indian Guwahati Super DivisionDomestic Other Division
Indian Assam State Premier LeagueDomestic Other Division
Indian Sikkim Senior DivisionDomestic Other Division
Indian Mizoram Premier LeagueDomestic Other Division
Indian Manipur State LeagueDomestic Other Division
Indian Chennai Senior DivisionDomestic Other Division
Indian Pune Super DivisionDomestic Other Division
Indian Nagaland Premier LeagueDomestic Other Division
Indian U18 NFL ROI Zone BU18 Division
Indian U18 NFL ROI Zone AU18 Division
Indian U18 NFL Goa ZoneU18 Division
Indian U18 NFL Delhi ZoneU18 Division
Indian U18 NFL Shillong-Guwahati ZoneU18 Division
Indian U18 NFL ROI Zone CU18 Division
Indian Odisha First DivisionDomestic Other Division
Indian U18 NFL Kolkata ZoneU18 Division
Indian U18 NFL Maharashtra ZoneU18 Division
Indian Kashmir Super DivisionDomestic Other Division
Indian Second DivisionDomestic Division
Indian Goan Lower DivisionInactive Other Division
Indian Calcutta Lower DivisionInactive Other Division
Indian Bangalore Lower DivisionInactive Other Division
Indian Delhi Lower DivisionInactive Other Division
Indian Manipur Lower LeagueInactive Other Division
Indian Guwahati Lower DivisionInactive Other Division
Indian Mumbai Lower DivisionInactive Other Division
Indian Chennai Lower DivisionInactive Other Division
Indian Mizoram Lower LeagueInactive Other Division
Indian Third DivisionDomestic Division
Indian Lower DivisionInactive Competition

Rivals

Association coefficients

2021/223.217
2019/206.857
2018/194.417
2017/186.250
2016/177.667

Cities

60

National records

Most overall appearances Sunil Chhetri 129 games
Most overall goals Sunil Chhetri 84 goals

Famous players

P.K. BanerjeeExplosive Right Winger · Right20
Chuni GoswamiFlamboyant Attacking Midfielder20
Jarnail Singh DhillonSolid Centre-back · Central20
Sailen MannaCultured Centre-back20
Sunil ChhetriCultured Striker · Small · Central20
Bhaichung BhutiaFlamboyant Striker · Small · Central20
Gostha PalSolid Full-back · Right19
I. M. VijayanClinical Striker · Medium · Central18
Peter ThangarajCommanding Goalkeeper18
Mariappa KempaiahTireless Midfielder · Small18
Tulsidas BalaramCultured Attacking Midfielder18
Yousuf KhanFlamboyant Midfielder18
Keshto PalClinical Striker17
Ahmed KhanFlamboyant Forward17
Subhash BhowmickExplosive Forward · Medium16
Shabbir AliClinical Striker16
Neville D’SouzaExplosive Striker16
Samar BanerjeeClinical Striker16
Arun GhoshSolid Centre-back16
Subrata BhattacharyaDecisive Centre-back · Medium · Central15
Manoranjan BhattacharyaStrong Centre-back · Central14
Inder SinghExplosive Forward14
Sheoo MewalalCultured Striker14
Shyam ThapaCultured Striker14
Mohammed HabibCultured Striker13

The players the game compares this nation's newly generated players to.

Honours (calc)

CompetitionWonRunner-upLast won
South Asian Football Federation Championship842021
South Asian Federation Games321995
Asian Games Football Tournament2—1962
Asian Challenge Cup1—2008
Asian Nations Cup—1—
Under 20 Asian Nations Cup—2—
Merdeka Tournament—2—
Afro-Asian Games Football Tournament—1—

Counted by the site from the stored past winners.

Kits

  • Home
  • Away

Stored shirt colours. Swatches do not reproduce the kit design.

Languages

HindiIndo European › Indo Iranian › Indo Aryan15
TamilDravidian › Southern › Tamil Kannada15
PunjabiIndo European › Indo Iranian › Indo Aryan13

Tax rules

TaxApplies toRateBand
VATAll14.5%
Corporation TaxAll25%— – £5,447,984
Income TaxAll0%— – £2,723
Income TaxAll5%£2,724 – £5,447
Income TaxAll20%£5,447 – £10,895
Income TaxAll30%£10,895 – —

Transfer, wage and sponsorship bands

Transfer value

ReputationTransfer value
501–1,000£1,089
1,001–1,500£5,447
1,501–2,000£8,171
2,001–2,500£16,343
2,501–3,000£21,791
3,001–3,500£27,239
3,501–4,000£32,687
4,001–4,500£43,583
4,501–5,000£49,031
5,001–5,500£59,927
5,501–6,000£81,719

Weekly wage

ReputationWeekly wage
1–500£32
501–1,000£54
1,001–1,500£272
1,501–2,000£544
2,001–2,500£871
2,501–3,000£1,253
3,001–3,500£1,416
3,501–4,000£1,634
4,001–4,500£1,906
4,501–5,000£2,179
5,001–5,500£2,723
5,501–6,000£2,996

Stored national price lists used by the game. Transfer and wage bands use a player's current reputation; sponsorship uses club reputation. Amounts are GBP and wages are weekly. Unset bands have no row; no prices are inferred.

Across versions

VersionReputationFIFA pointsFIFA rank
FM27 27.0.016001,084.93138
FM26 26.2.017501,113.22133
FM26 26.0.017501,113.22133
FM24 24.3.033501,204.00100
FM23 23.4.023501,198.00103
FM23 23.3.023501,198.00103
FM23 23.0.023501,198.00103
FM22 22.4.023501,184.00105
FM22 22.3.023501,184.00105
FM22 22.1.023501,184.00105
FM22 22.0.123501,184.00105
FM22 22.0.023501,184.00105
FM21 21.4.023501,187.00108
FM21 21.3.023501,187.00108
FM21 21.1.123501,187.00108
FM21 21.0.123501,187.00108
FM21 21.0.023501,187.00108
FM20 20.4.023501,242.0096
FM20 20.3.023501,242.0096
FM20 20.1.023501,242.0096
FM20 20.0.123501,242.0096
FM20 20.0.023501,242.0096
FM19 19.3.023501,242.0096
FM19 19.1.023501,242.0096
FM19 19.0.123501,242.0096
FM19 19.0.023501,242.0096
FM18 18.3.02350200.00152
FM18 18.1.02350200.00152
FM18 18.0.02350200.00152
FM17 17.3.01900——
FM17 17.0.01900——
FM16 16.3.01900——
FM16 16.0.11900——
FM16 16.0.01900——
FM15 15.3.01900——
FM15 15.0.01900——
FM14 14.3.01900——
FM14 14.0.01900——
FM13 13.3.0———
FM13 13.0.0———
FM12 12.2.01850——
FM12 12.0.01850——
FM11 11.0.01850——
FM10 10.0.01850——