♦ The Indian men’s football team has been ranked 142nd in the latest FIFA rankings, issued on 20 November 2025.

♦ This was the worst ranking of the team since October 2016, when it was placed at 148th. The team has lost 40 places since December 2023, when it was ranked at 102nd. 

♦ The lowest FIFA ranking India has reached is 173 in March 2015.

♦ India's best ever ranking was 94 in February 1996.

♦ The Indian team is now ranked 27th among the 46 Asian countries included in the FIFA rankings, with Japan on top at 18th, followed by Iran (20th), South Korea (22nd), Australia (26th) and Uzbekistan (50th).