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Iran national futsal team

Represents Iran in international futsal

Iran national futsal team

Represents Iran in international futsal

FieldValue
NameIran
BadgeFlag of Iran.svg
Badge_size250px
FIFA TrigrammeIRN
FIFA Rank
FIFA max4
FIFA max dateMay 2024
FIFA min6
FIFA min dateOctober 2024
NicknameTeam Melli
(Persian: تیم ملی )
"The National Team",
AssociationFFIRI
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
CoachVahid Shamsaei
Assistant coachShahabeddin Sofalmanesh
CaptainHossein Tayyebi
Most capsAli Asghar Hassanzadeh (297)
Top scorerVahid Shamsaei (392)
Home StadiumAzadi Indoor Stadium
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rightarm1FFFFFF
shorts1FFFFFF
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First game19–6
(Hong Kong; 2 May 1992)
Largest loss8–1
(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 6 October 2000)
Largest win36–0
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 7 March 1999)
World cup apps9
World cup first1992
World cup bestThird Place (2016 )
Regional nameAFC Asian Cup
Regional cup apps18 (all)
Regional cup first1999
Regional cup bestChampions (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2024, 2026)
Runners-up (2014, 2022)
Third place (2006, 2012)
2ndRegional nameCAFA Futsal Cup
2ndRegional cup apps1
2ndRegional cup first2023 Muhammad Futsal Cup
2ndRegional cup bestChampions (2023)
Grand Prix apps7
Grand Prix first2007
Grand Prix bestRunners-up (2007, 2009, 2015)
Third place (2013, 2014)
4th place (2010, 2011)
Confederations cup apps2
Confederations cup first2009, 2022
Confederations cup best[[File:Gold medal with cup.svg16px]] Champions (2009)
[[File:Silver medal with cup.svg16px]] Runners up (2022)

(Persian: **تیم ملی **) "The National Team", Cheetahs (Persian: یوزها) (Persian: شیرهای ایرانی) "Iranian Lions" (Hong Kong; 2 May 1992) (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 6 October 2000) (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 7 March 1999) Runners-up (2014, 2022) Third place (2006, 2012) Third place (2013, 2014) 4th place (2010, 2011)

The Iran national futsal team represents Iran in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Futsal Commission of the Iranian Football Federation. According to the FIFA Men's Futsal Ranking, it is ranked 4th in the world, and 1st amongst Asian Football Confederation members.

The Iranian national team is a regular participant of the FIFA Futsal World Cup, reaching third place in 2016, after eliminating the favorites, Brazil, in the round of 16. Iran has won the first Futsal Confederations Cup in 2009, and also reached the second place in the Grand Prix de Futsal, known as Futsal Mini-World Cup, in multiple editions.

Team image

Nicknames

The Iranian national team has received several nicknames from supporters and media. The most common one used to refer the team is "Team Melli", which literally means "The National Team". Also, "Cheetahs" are often used due to the existence of cheetahs in Iran. The picture of a cheetah is on the home kit of Iran helping to support and protect them.

Home stadium

Main article: Azadi Indoor Stadium

Iran plays the home games at the Azadi Indoor Stadium with a capacity of 6,583 spectators.

A view of Azadi Indoor Stadium
Iran national futsal team plays against Brazil in a friendly match

Results and fixtures

Main article: Iran national futsal team results

Previous matches

DateVenueOpponentCompetitionResultIranian scorersMatch report2022
10 April 2022Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification17–0 WAghapour 5' - 15', Derakhshani 6', Tayyebi 11' - 25' - 26', Karimi 20', Ahmadabbasi 20' - 20' - 23' - 33' - 33', Kadkhodaei 34' - 35', Yousef 37' - 37', Rafieipour 38'
11 April 2022Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification3–0 WTayyebi 12', Ahmadabbasi 20', Baýramdurdyýew 38' (o.g.)
12 April 2022Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification8–1 WTayyebi 14', Ezzati 14', Rafieipour 30' - 31', Derakhshani 34', Kadkhodaei 36', Abbasi 37', Yousef 40'
11 September 2022Indoor Stadium Huamark, BangkokContinental Futsal Championship2–1 WAghapour, Oladghobad
13 September 2022Indoor Stadium Huamark, BangkokContinental Futsal Championship3–1 WJavan2, Karimi
15 September 2022Indoor Stadium Huamark, BangkokContinental Futsal Championship3–2 WDerakhshani, Ahmadabbasi, Aghapour
16 September 2022Indoor Stadium Huamark, BangkokContinental Futsal Championship3–4 LAhmadabbasi, Tayyebi2
28 September 2022Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait City2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup5–0 WAhmadabbasi 2' - 22',Oladghobad 2',Asadshir 9',Tayyebi 24'[Report
(AFC)](https://api.the-afc.com/sportdb-connector/api/v1/match-lineups?competitionCode=afc-futsal-asian-cup&season=2022&matchId=21484)
30 September 2022Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait City2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup10–1 WBazyar 2',Tayyebi 3' - 16' - 36',Ahmadabbasi 4' - 16' - 18',Aghapour 22',Javan 28',Karimi 35'[Report
(AFC)](https://api.the-afc.com/sportdb-connector/api/v1/match-lineups?competitionCode=afc-futsal-asian-cup&season=2022&matchId=21487)
2 October 2022Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait City2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup9–0 WAghapour 8' - 32',Tayyebi 17' - 39',Rhyem 17' (o.g.),Oladghobad 19',Jafari 21',Karimi 28',Bazyar 27'[Report
(AFC)](https://api.the-afc.com/sportdb-connector/api/v1/match-lineups?competitionCode=afc-futsal-asian-cup&season=2022&matchId=21489)

Coaching staff

Main article: List of Iran national futsal team managers

Current coaching staff

GuardIRN Reza Mobaraki

Last updated: 2 October 2022

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up to the squad for the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

Head coach: Vahid Shamsaei

Previous squads

Iran's first squad in 1992

FIFA Futsal World Cup

AFC Futsal Asian Cup

Notable players

  • Mehdi Abtahi
  • Siamak Dadashi
  • Mohsen Garousi
  • Behzad Gholampour
  • Mohammad Reza Heidarian
  • Babak Masoumi
  • Reza Nasseri
  • Mostafa Nazari
  • Saeid Rajabi
  • Vahid Shamsaei
  • Mohammad Reza Sangsefidi
  • Sadegh Varmazyar

Captains

FIFA Futsal World Cup

#Matches as captain (goals)PlayerWorld Cup played as captain
18 (3)Mehdi AbtahiHong Kong 1992
23 (2)Sadegh VarmazyarSpain 1996
33 (0)Babak MasoumiGuatemala 2000
43 (2)Mohammad Reza HeidarianChinese Taipei 2004
57 (5)Vahid ShamsaeiBrazil 2008
64 (0)Mohammad KeshavarzThailand 2012
76 (1)Mohammad KeshavarzColombia 2016
85 (3)Ali Asghar HassanzadehLithuania 2021
9Uzbekistan 2024

AFC Futsal Asian Cup

#Matches as captain (goals)PlayerAsian Championship played as captain
1Babak MasoumiMalaysia 1999
2Babak MasoumiThailand 2000
3Mohammad Reza HeidarianIran 2001
4Mohammad Reza HeidarianIndonesia 2002
56 (7)Mohammad Reza HeidarianIran 2003
67 (4)Mohammad Reza HeidarianMacau 2004
79 (3)Mohammad Reza HeidarianVietnam 2005
8Uzbekistan 2006
96 (1)Mohammad Reza HeidarianJapan 2007
106 (4)Mohammad Reza HeidarianThailand 2008
116 (2)Mohammad HashemzadehUzbekistan 2010
126 (7)Vahid ShamsaeiUAE 2012
136 (2)Mohammad TaheriVietnam 2014
146 (5)Mohammad KeshavarzUzbekistan 2016
156 (12)Ali Asghar HassanzadehChinese Taipei 2018
166 (10)Hossein TayyebiKuwait 2022
17Ali Asghar HassanzadehThailand 2024

Competitive record

:**Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty shootouts. **Red border indicates that the tournament was hosted on home soil. **Gold, silver, bronze backgrounds indicates 1st, 2nd and 3rd finishes respectively. Bold text indicates best finish in tournament.

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World CupQualificationYearRoundRankMWDLGFGAGDMWDLGFGAGDLinkTotalThird place9/104422616160144+1666007216+56
Netherlands 1989Did not enterDid not enter
HKG 1992Fourth place4th85033630+62200258+17Link
SPA 1996First round11th31021214–24400478+39Link
GUA 200010th310269–3Qualification via AFC Futsal Championship
TWN 200411th3102913–4
BRA 2008Second round5th74212419+5
THA 2012Round of 1610th421198+1
COL 2016Third place3rd72322224–2
Lithuania 2021Quarter-finals7th53021917+2Nominated by AFC
Uzbekistan 2024Round of 169th43012310+13Qualification via AFC Futsal Asian Cup

AFC Futsal Asian Cup

AFC Futsal Asian CupQualificationYearRoundRankMWDLGFGAGDMWDLGFGAGDLinkTotal:18/1813 titles1st10810134974153+82113130012012+108
Malaysia 1999Champions1st6600907+83No qualification
THA 200066005610+46
IRN 200177009713+84
IDN 20026600617+54
IRN 200366006013+47
MAC 200477008112+69
VIE 200586115815+43
UZB 2006Third place3rd54014612+34Automatically qualified
JPN 2007Champions1st6600509+41
THA 20086600482+46
UZB 20106600579+48
UAE 2012Third place3rd6501459+36
VIE 2014Runners-up2nd6510528+44
UZB 2016Champions1st6600484+44
TWN 20186600506+442200204+16Link
TKM 2020Qualified but cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic2200123+9Link
KUW 2022Runners-up2nd6501395+343300281+27Link
THA 2024Champions1st6510259+163300344+30Link
INA 2026Quarter-finalsTBD3300113+83300260+26Link

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games recordYearRoundRankMWDLGFGAGDTotal5 titles5/528271027942+237
THA 2005*Champions1st5500413+38
MAC 2007*Champions1st77007312+61
VIE 2009*Champions1st5410647+57
KOR 2013Champions1st5500439+34
TKM 2017Champions1st66005811+47
KSA 2026TBD

:* Iran played with U-23 team in this tournament.

Grand Prix de Futsal

Grand Prix de Futsal recordYearRoundRankMWDLGFGAGDTotalRunners-up7/113824311154102+52
BRA 2005Did not enter
BRA 2006
BRA 2007Runners-up2nd64021917+2
BRA 2008Did not enter
BRA 2009Runners-up2nd64112622+4
BRA 2010Fourth place4th63122415+9
BRA 2011Fourth place4th64022213+9
BRA 2013Third place3rd52121516–1
BRA 2014Third place3rd43012511+14
BRA 2015Runners-up2nd5401238+15
BRA 2018Did not enter

Futsal Confederations Cup

Futsal Confederations Cup recordYearRoundRankMWDLGFGAGDTotal1 title1/34400154+11
Libya 2009Champions1st4400154+11
BRA 2013Did not enter
KUW 2014Did not qualify

Islamic Solidarity Games

Islamic Solidarity Games recordYearRoundRankMWDLGFGAGDTotal1 title1/15320177+10
KSA 2025Champions1st5320177+10

West Asian Championship

West Asian Championship recordYearRoundRankMWDLGFGAGDTotal2 titles2/477006110+51
IRN 2007*Champions1st3300214+17
JOR 2009Did not enter
IRN 2012Champions1st4400406+34
2022–onwardsNot a WAFF member

:* Iran played with U-23 team in this tournament.

Central Asian Championship

Central Asian Championship recordYearRoundRankMWDLGFGAGDTotal1 title1/15401133+10
TJK 2023Champions1st5401133+10

:* Iran played with U-23 team in this tournament.

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Iran's head-to-head record in the FIFA Futsal World Cup.

OpponentPldWDLGFGAGDWin %Total

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References

2000 (second title) 2001 (third title) 2002 (fourth title) 2003 (fifth title) 2004 (sixth title) 2005 (seventh title)

2008 (ninth title) 2010 (tenth title)

2018 (twelfth title)

References

  1. [http://www.varzesh3.com/news/1340163 اولین تیم رسمی فوتسال ایران (عکس)]
  2. "FIFA Futsal World Cup 2016".
  3. (2018-05-01). "Iran To Restore Asiatic Cheetah Design To World Cup Kit".
  4. (2 September 2024). "شمسایی سربازان جام جهانی فوتسال را معرفی کرد". [[Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran.
  5. "Futsalworldranking.be".
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