The Indian national football team will get back into action on October 4 when they will face Bangladesh in the SAFF Championship which is scheduled from October 1 to 16 in Maldives.
The last edition of the biennial international men's tournament was held in 2018 in Bangladesh where Maldives lifted silverware by defeating India 2-1 in the final at the Bangabandhu Stadium.
The Blue Tigers were the overwhelming favourites but an early goal from Ibrahim Mahudhee in the 19th minute tilted the scales towards the island nation. The Red Snappers doubled the lead after the hour-mark to further stamp their authority on the match. Although India's Sumeet Passi scored a goal in injury time, it was too little too late.
Who were the previous winners? Check out the table below.
SAFF CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER'S LIST
Which is the most successful team in the SAFF Championships?
India are the most successful nation in the SAFF Championship. as they have won it seven times. Maldives are the second most successful team with two championships. Whereas, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have won apiece. Nepal, Pakistan and Bhutan are yet to win the SAFF Championship.
Monaco 
Stade Brestois 29 
Bordeaux 
Nimes 
Bayern Munich 
FC Augsburg 
Paris Saint Germain 
Toulouse 
CSKA Moscow 
FC Rostov 
Leicester 
Chelsea 
Valencia 
Betis 
Dynamo Kyiv 
Chornomorets Odesa 
Verona 
Inter 
Bayer Leverkusen 
FC Heidenheim 
Borussia Dortmund 
SC Freiburg 
VFL Wolfsburg 
Union Berlin 
Arsenal 
Nottingham Forest 
Everton 
Brentford 
Spartak Moscow 
Lokomotiv Moscow 
Rangers 
Dundee Utd 
Atletico Madrid 
Alaves 
Lens 
Marseille 
Ingulets Petrove 
Shakhtar Donetsk 
AC Milan 
Juventus 
ST Malo 
Manchester City 
Tottenham 
Eintracht Frankfurt 
Werder Bremen 
Girona 
Espanyol 
Feyenoord 
Heerenveen 
ST Etienne 
Montpellier 
Grenoble Foot 38 
Heart Of Midlothian 
Celtic 
Reims 
Lyon 
PSV 
Groningen