India will lose to the Romanian club in the friendly final before heading to the AFC Women’s Asian Cup

The Indian women’s national team suffered a 0-1 defeat to FK Csíkszereda Miercurea Ciuc at the Fanatic Tour Serik Sport Center in Antalya, Türkiye on Saturday.

The Romanian club scored in the 12th minute.

India had earlier played five friendly matches against Ukrainian side FC Metalist 1925 (0-2 loss) on January 18, Swiss side FC Schlieren (2-1 win) on January 24, Russia’s WFC Spartak Moscow (0-0 draw), Germany’s Hertha BSC Frauen (1-0 win) and Russia’s Zvezda-2005 Perm (2-0 win).

The Blue Tigresses will now depart Türkiye for Perth, Australia on February 10, where they will play more friendly matches ahead of the AFC Women’s Asian Cup.

India’s first match of the Asian Cup is against Vietnam on March 4.

Published on February 7, 2026