India moved to 96 in Latest FIFA rankings
The Indian National
Football Team achieved its best-ever FIFA Ranking since February 1996 as they
were ranked 96 in the July FIFA Rankings released earlier today (July 6, 2017).
In the process, India are currently placed 12th in AFC.
India’s best-ever FIFA Ranking till date stays
94 which was attained in February 1996 while 99 stayed India’s second-best FIFA
Ranking which was also achieved in November 1993.
Indian Football and the National Team have
been on an upsurge with a string of good results leading to a climb of 77
places in FIFA Rankings over the last two years. The Team has now won 13 of
their last 15 matches and are unbeaten in the last 8 matches (including the
unofficial match against Bhutan).India were ranked 171 when Constantine took
over as National Coach for the second time in February 2015 and slipped further
to 173 in March 2015 in the FIFA ladder even before Constantine could have his
first game in charge against Nepal, which India eventually won 2-0 on
aggregate.
Congratulating the Team,
AIFF President Mr. Praful Patel said: “It’s a giant leap of faith for Indian
Football. Two years back, we were 173 and now we have reached our second best
FIFA Ranking ever. The leap signifies the potential of Indian Football. Congratulations
to the National Team boys, the Coach, the staff and all in AIFF.”
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Mr. Kushal Das, General
Secretary, All India Football Federation (AIFF), stated: “This comes as a huge
boost ahead of our next AFC Asian Cup qualifying match against Macau on September
5, 2017. Hats off to the Team for giving it their all in achieving this
milestone. Qualifying for the AFC Asian Cup 2019 stays our top priority.”
National Coach Stephen
Constantine stated: “When I took over, I had mentioned that my target was to bring
India below 100. I am happy to have played a small part in this process. Kudos
to the boys, the staff and a big thank you to my colleagues in AIFF for
supporting us all throughout. I also need to thank Mr. Patel and Mr. Das for
their trust in allowing me to do things in the manner I wanted.”
“But the present FIFA spot doesn’t mean that
we have achieved much. We need to stay focused on the upcoming challenges.”
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