105 × 68 m is the dimension of the football field recommended by the FIFA
Indian football team at the 1948 London Olympics :
The Indian football team made its first appearance in Olympics at London 1948 , the Indian football team led by Talimeren Ao and coached by Balaidas Chatterjee . Word of the match instantly spread across London as eight members of the team’s starting eleven [ against France ] played barefooted . Despite the fearless display , India lost the match 2-1 . . Sarangapani Raman scored independent India’s first ever international goal
As Talimeren Ao said , ”Well , you see , we play football in India , whereas you play bootball”
Indian football team at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics :
The Indian football team was led by Sailen Manna and coached by Syed Abdul Rahim , the team lost to Yugoslavia [ 10-1 ] , the heaviest loss India suffered in international football
Indian football team at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics :
The Indian football team was led by Samar Banerjee and coached by Syed Abdul Rahim , the team created history at the Melbourne 1956 Olympics . Neville D’Souza scored a hat-trick against Australia . India won the match 4-1 against Australia to reach the semi-finals but lost to Yugoslavia . The team also lost the bronze medal match against Bulgaria
Indian football team at the 1960 Rome Olympics :
The team was led by PK Banerjee and coached by Syed Abdul Rahim , the team lost 2-1 to Hunagary, draw against France [ 1-1 ] and lost to Peru [ 3 -1 ]
| Holy trinity of Indian football | PK Banerjee , Tuslidas Balaram and Chuni Goswami |
Indian football team at the Asian Games
As of 2025 , Indian national football team has won 3 medals at the Asian Games [ 2 Gold + 1 Bronze ]
| 1951 Asian Games [ New Delhi ] | Gold | Sailen Manna was the captain of Indian football team |
| 1962 Asian Games [ Jakarta , Indonesia ] | Gold | Subimal [ Chuni ] Goswami was the captain of Indian football team |
| 1970 Asian Games [ Bangkok , Thailand ] | Bronze | Syed Nayeemuddin was the captain of Indian football team |
FIFA World Cup Statistics
| Most Successful team | Brazil [ 5 ] |
| Most Goals scored in a single match | Oleg Salenko [ 5 Goals ] [ FIFA World Cup 1994 ] |
| Most Goals in FIFA World Cup ] | Miroslav Klose [ 16 Goals ] |
| Fastest Goal in FIFA World Cup history | Hakan Sukur |
| Most Goals in a single World Cup | Just Fontaine [ 13 ] [ 1958 World Cup ] |
Q As per FIFA rules, the circumference of a football ball used in official sanctioned
matches must measure between:
1 27 and 28 inches
2 25 and 26 inches.
3 29 and 30 inches.
4 24 and 25 inches.
Q Where was the first Durand Cup, India’s oldest football tournament, held?
1 Delhi
2 Shimla
3 Calcutta
4 Madras
Q In which year was the All India Football Federation (AIFF) formed?
1 1947
2 1937
3 1967
4 1957
Q In which year was the Indian Football Association established?
1 1893
2 1853
3 1873
4 1883
Q Which famous football club of India was established in 1920?
1 Mohun Bagan
2 A.C.Dempo S.C.
3 East Bengal F.C.
4 Churchill Brothers S.C
Q Which one of the following is the oldest football competition in India?
Ans 1. Durand Cup
2. BC Roy Trophy
3. Santosh Trophy
4. Federation Cup
Q When was the Indian Super League [ ISL ] started ?
1 2013
2 2011
3 2015
4 2012
Q Durand Cup was founded in the year ____ in Shimla .
1 1868
2 1878
3 1888
4 1858
Q A football match CANNOT be started if either team consists of fewer than __
players.
1 10
2 6
3 9
4 7
Q In which year did the Indian football team go on its first known official international tour?
1 1947
2 1914
3 1924
4 1950
Q Under the tutelage of ____________, the Indian football team won the gold medal in 1951 Asian Games, and finished fourth in the 1956 Olympics.
Ans 1. TM Varghese
2. Kartick Chandra Mukherjee
3. Syed Abdul Rahim
4. Sailen Manna
Q In which of the following Olympics did the Indian football team finish fourth?
1. 1956 Melbourne
2 1936 Berlin
3 1948 London
4 1960 Rome
Q Which city is known as ‘Mecca of India Football’ ?
1 Kolkata
2 Bombay
3 Kochi
4 Chennai
Q Who is known as the ‘Father of Indian Football’ ?
1 Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari
2 PK Banerjee
3 Sailen Manna
4 Talimeren Ao
Q What is the height of the goal-post according to FIFA ?
1 8 foot [ 2.4 m ]
2 6 foot
3 10 foot
4 12 foot
Q The Santosh Trophy is named after Sir _____ , a legendary figure in Indian football .
1 Santosh Rath Roy Chowdhury
2 Devendhru Roy Chowdhury
3 Manmatha Nath Roy Chowdhury
4 Manek Nath Roy Chowdhury
Q In a football match, the length of a pitch must be between_______ and 120m.
1 105 m
2 110 m
3 100 m
4 90 m
| Length [ touch line ] | Minimum 90 m , Maximum 120 m |
| Width [ touch line ] | Minimum 45 m , Maximum 90 m |
Q In the game of football, the distance between the goalposts is _________ whereas the distance from the lower edge of the crossbar to the ground is _________.
Ans 1. 7.52 m; 4.24 m
2. 7.32 m; 2.44 m
3. 2.44 m; 7.32 m
4. 8.12 m; 2.24 m
Q The Merdeka Cup is associated with which of the following sports ?
1 Football
2 Hockey
3 Golf
4 Chess
Q What is the distance between the goal line and the penalty spot in football ?
1 11 yards
2 12 yards [ 11 m ]
3 10 yards
4 9 yards
Q Who among the following holds the record for scoring most goals in FIFA World Cup history ?
1 Pele
2 Cristiano Ronaldo
3 Miroslav Klose
4 Lionel Messi
Q As of 2024 , who among the following had the distinction of having scored the most goals at a single tournament in the entire history of FIFA World Cup?
1 Just Fontaine
2 Pele
3 Zinedine Zidane
4 Diego Maradona
Q Which Indian footballer is often nicknamed the Sikkimese Sniper because of his shooting skills in football ?
1 Bhaichung Bhutia
2 Sunil Chhetri
3 Brahmanand Sankhwalkar
4 Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
Q India won the Asian Games football gold medal for the first time in:
1. 1958
2 1962
3 1951
4 1954
Q Who was the first Asian player [ football ] to score a hat-trick in Olympics history ?
1 Neville D’Souza
2 PK Banerjee
3 Sailen Manna
4 Talimeren Ao
Q Who among the following has been a goalkeeper of the Indian National Football Team in the 1980s ?
1 Atanu Bhattacharya
2 Inder Singh
3 Gautam Sarkar
4 IM Vijayan
Q Which Indian football player is popularly known as Kalo Harin (Black Buck)?
1. Chuni Gooswami
2 IM Vijayan
3 Pradip Kumar Banarjee
4 Neville D’Souza
Q In which year did the Indian football team qualify for the FIFA World Cup (though they did not participate)?
1 1966
2 1970
3 1950
4 1958
Q _ was the first host country of the FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football
Association) World Cup.
1. Italy
2 Uruguay
3 Brazil
4 France
Q Who holds the record of scoring the fastest goal [ in the eleventh second ] in a FIFA World Cup match ?
1 Cristiano Ronaldo
2 Pele
3 Hakan Sukur
4 Lionel Messi
Q As per FIFA Regulations, a football (soccer) match consists of two 45 minutes halves
with a __ rest period in between.
1. 20 minutes
2 15 minutes
3 10 minutes
4 30 minutes
Q Which soccer player holds the distinction of having the most wins of the FIFA World Cup by any player?
1. Diego Maradona
2 Pele [ 1958 , 1962 and 1972 ]
3 George Best
4 Zinedine Zidane
Q With which of the following sports are the teams ‘Kerala Blasters’ , ‘Northeast United’ , ‘Mumbai City’ , ‘Chennaiyin’ and ‘Jamshedpur’ associated ?
1 Cricket
2 Volleyball
3 Football
4 Badminton
Q Pele came to play in Kolkata in 1977 for a football club . Which is that club ?
1 Cosmos
2 Flemingo
3 Santos
4 Sao Paulo
Q Which team won the Federation Cup Football Tournament for the most number of times?
1. East Bengal FC
2 Mohun Bagan AC
3 Salgaocar SC
4 Bengaluru FC
Q Who among the following was the first player from the Indian sub-continent to play for
a European Football club (Celtic FC)?
1 Mohammed Salim
2 PK Banerjee
3 Gostha Pal
4 Samar Banerjee
Q Who was the captain of the Indian National team that represented India at the Olympic Games 1948 ?
1 Talimeren Ao
2 Sailen Manna
3 Samar Banerjee
4 PK Banerjee
Q Who had captain the Indian Football Team to victory in the 1962 Asian Games ?
1 Subimal Goswami [ Chuni Goswami ]
2 Samar Banerjee
3 PK Banerjee
4 Sailen Manna
Q Mohun Bagan AC established in which year ?
1 1889
2 1948
3 1920
4 1900
Q Who has won the most number of Ballon d’Or ?
1 Lionel Messi
2 C Ronaldo
3 Pele
4 Neymar
Q Specifications of the Football is : a circumference should be between ___
1 10 cm and 25 cm
2 125 cm and 225 cm
3 68 cm and 70 cm [ 27 inches and 28 inches ]
4 90 cm and 125 cm
Q Which of the following teams won the first edition of ISL [ Indian Super League ] ?
1 Kerala Blasters
2 Chennaiyin FC
3 Athletico de Kolkata
4 Bengaluru FC
Q Who footballer holds the record of most number of International goals ?
1 Cristiano Ronaldo
2 Lionel Messi
3 Pele
4 Neymar
Q Who was the captain of the Indian National team that represented India at the Olympic Games 1960 ?
1 Talimeren Ao
2 Sailen Manna
3 Samar Banerjee
4 PK Banerjee
| Captain of Indian National football team at the 1948 London Olympics | Talimeran Ao |
| Captain of Indian National football team at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics | Sailen Manna |
| Captain of Indian National football team at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics | Samar Banerjee |
| Captain of Indian National football team at the 1960 Rome Olympics | P.K Banerjee |