[7] In preliminary round (group allocation matches), they played against 1969–70 Kuwaiti Premier League champions Al-Arabi on 22 March 1971, and lost 1–8.
After being placed in Group B, they suffered defeats in all three games, 2–0 to Bangkok Bank, 4–1 to Maccabi Tel Aviv, and 6–1 to Aliyat Al-Shorta.
[20] Sukhwinder Singh is best remembered for India's performance in 2002 World Cup Qualifiers, where they defeated teams like United Arab Emirates, Brunei and Yemen.
India secured 11 points from 6 matches, same as Yemen, but finished behind them due to an inferior goal difference.
India started the campaign with solitary goal (by Jules Alberto) win over the mighty UAE at Bangalore.
[22] In July 2000, Sukhwinder Singh managed India during their historic England-tour, where they played three matches against English Premier League sides Fulham, West Bromwich Albion, and arch-rival Bangladesh.
[30] In July 2018, then defending champions of I-League – Minerva Punjab roped in Singh as club's technical director.