India participated in the 1966 Asian Games—The Fifth Asian Games, held in the Bangkok, Thailand from 9 to 20 December 1966. Indian athletes won total 21 medals with 7 golds and ranked fifth in a medal table.
Medals by sport
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| Boxing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Hockey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tennis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wrestling | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Total | 7 | 3 | 11 | 21 |
Football
Head coach: Mohammed Hussain
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Peter Thangaraj | 24 December 1935 (aged 30) | East Bengal | |||
| GK | C Mustafa | Mohammedan Sporting | ||||
| DF | Jarnail Singh (c) | 20 February 1936 (aged 30) | Mohun Bagan | |||
| DF | Chandreswar Prasad | Bengal | ||||
| DF | Syed Nayeemuddin | Bengal | ||||
| DF | Arun Ghosh | 7 July 1941 (aged 25) | Bengal | |||
| DF | Altaf Ahmed | East Bengal | ||||
| MF | Kajal Mukherjee | Bengal | ||||
| MF | Yousuf Khan | 5 August 1937 (aged 29) | Andhra Pradesh | |||
| MF | Prasanta Sinha | Bengal | ||||
| MF | Krisnaji Rao | Mysore | ||||
| FW | Ashok Chatterjee | Bengal | ||||
| FW | Pradip Kumar Banerjee | 23 June 1936 (aged 30) | Railways | |||
| FW | Inder Singh | 23 December 1943 (aged 22) | Leaders Club | |||
| FW | Arumai Nayagam | Mohun Bagan | ||||
| FW | Parimal Dey | 4 May 1941 (aged 25) | East Bengal | |||
| FW | P. Kannan | Bengal |
Preliminary round
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GAV | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3.000 | 6 |
| Iran | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1.750 | 4 |
| India | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 2 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0.200 | 0 |
| Japan | 2–1 | India |
|---|---|---|
| Teruki Myamoto 50', 53' | Report | Ashok Chatterjee 48' |
Chulalongkorn University Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 10,000
| Malaysia | 1–2 | India |
|---|---|---|
| Inder Singh Jarnail Singh (pen.) |
Bangkok
| India | 1–4 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Jarnail Singh |
Bangkok
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