India Football Formation

Lineup (3-4-3)

Peter Thangaraj · Jarnail Singh · D.M.K. Afzal · Arun Ghosh · Prasanta Sinha · Ram Bahadur · Mohammed Yousuf Khan · Arumai Nayagam · Tulsidas Balaram · P.K. Banerjee · Chuni Goswami (c)

India "Asian Champion XI" (1962)

Indian Football team won the Gold Medal in the 1962 D'Jakarta Asian Games.

1951–1962 is usually considered as "golden phase" of Indian football. The National team won numerous titles in this era under the coaching of Syed Abdul Rahim. Other than success in Asian Games football India also won Merdeka Cup and Quadrangular Tournament while East Bengal Club (among the two of the most illustrious Football club in India - the other one being Mohun Bagan) garnered rave reviews after its tour of Romania. Rahim's death in the early 1960s pegged Indian football back after a successful period.


TEAM :
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Goalkeepers: Peter Thangaraj (Mohammedan Sporting Club), Prodyut Burman (Railways).

Defenders : O. Chandrashekar (Bombay), Jarnail Singh (Mohun Bagan AC), Trilok Singh (Services), Arun Ghosh (East Bengal Club), D.M.K. Afzal (Hyderabad City Police).

Midfielders : Fortunata A. Franco (ICL-Bengal Club, Bombay), Ram Bahadur (East Bengal Club), Prasanto Sinha (East Bengal Club).

Forwards : P.K. Banerjee (Railways), Chuni Goswami (Mohun Bagan AC - CAPTAIN), Tulsidas Balaram (East Bengal Club), Ethiraj (Services), Mohammed Yousuf Khan (Hyderabad City Police), Arumai Nayagam (Mohun Bagan AC).

COACH : SYED ABDUL RAHIM (Hyderabad).
MANAGER: NURUL AMIN (Assam).




RESULTS :
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Round 1
Group 1:
24-Aug-62: India 0-2 South Korea
27-Aug-62: India 2-0 Japan - Goals: P.K. Banerjee, T. Balaram.
30-Aug-62: India 4-1 Thailand - Indian Goals: 2xP.K. Banerjee, Chuni Goswami, T. Balaram.
Semifinal:
01-Sep-62: India 3-2 South Vietnam - Indian Goals: 2xChuni Goswami, Jarnail Singh.
Final:
04-Sep-62: India 2-1 South Korea - Indian Goals: P.K. Banerjee, Jarnail Singh.

Final Result:
India win the Asian Games title.