India won 3–0 through a brace from future senior captain Baichung Bhutia and a strike from Renedy Singh.

Unfortunately, in their final match against China, India could not find the net as they fell 2–0 and thus were knocked-out of the Asian Games.

In their first match against Hong Kong, India drew 1–1 with Pappachen Pradeep scoring the lone Indian goal.

Irungbam Surkumar Singh and Subhas Sumbhu Chakrobarty were the scorers for India that night.

Finally, in their last match against Iran, India once again lost 2–0 and thus were once again knocked-out of the Asian Games.

[2] During the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China, India were placed in a group with Qatar, Kuwait Athletes, and Singapore.

[3] For the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, India were placed in Group G with Jordan and the United Arab Emirates.

[8] Before the 2009 SAFF Championship in Bangladesh, it was announced that India would send the under-23 side to the tournament.

[10] In their next match against Nepal, a Sushil Kumar Singh goal was the difference as India won again 1–0.

Win Draw Lose Fixture The current coaching staff of the team are:[14] The following players were called up for the friendly matches, to be held in March 2024.

As the turn of the century, Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) changed the rules of participation of players in the Asian Games.