Iran national futsal team
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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.[1] 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.[2]
Home stadium
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Results and fixtures
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Previous matches
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| Date | Venue | Opponent | Competition | Result | Iranian scorers | Match report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | ||||||
| 10 April 2022 | Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek | File:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives | 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification | 17–0 W | Aghapour 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 2022 | Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek | File:Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan | 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification | 3–0 W | Tayyebi 12', Ahmadabbasi 20', Baýramdurdyýew 38' (o.g.) | |
| 12 April 2022 | Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek | File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan | 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification | 8–1 W | Tayyebi 14', Ezzati 14', Rafieipour 30' - 31', Derakhshani 34', Kadkhodaei 36', Abbasi 37', Yousef 40' | |
| 11 September 2022 | Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | Continental Futsal Championship | 2–1 W | Aghapour, Oladghobad | |
| 13 September 2022 | Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok | File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam | Continental Futsal Championship | 3–1 W | Javan2, Karimi | |
| 15 September 2022 | Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | Continental Futsal Championship | 3–2 W | Derakhshani, Ahmadabbasi, Aghapour | |
| 16 September 2022 | Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok | File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco | Continental Futsal Championship | 3–4 L | Ahmadabbasi, Tayyebi2 | |
| 28 September 2022 | Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait City | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup | 5–0 W | Ahmadabbasi 2' - 22',Oladghobad 2',Asadshir 9',Tayyebi 24' | Report (AFC) |
| 30 September 2022 | Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait City | File:Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986–2010).svg Chinese Taipei | 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup | 10–1 W | Bazyar 2',Tayyebi 3' - 16' - 36',Ahmadabbasi 4' - 16' - 18',Aghapour 22',Javan 28',Karimi 35' | Report (AFC) |
| 2 October 2022 | Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait City | File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon | 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup | 9–0 W | Aghapour 8' - 32',Tayyebi 17' - 39',Rhyem 17' (o.g.),Oladghobad 19',Jafari 21',Karimi 28',Bazyar 27' | Report (AFC) |
Coaching staff
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Current coaching staff
| Head coach | Template:Flagicon Vahid Shamsaei |
| Assistant coaches | Template:Flagicon Shahabeddin Sofalmanesh Template:Flagicon Siamak Dadashi |
| Goalkeeping coach | Template:Flagicon Asghar Ghahremani |
| Supervisor | Template:Flagicon Abolfazl Karimian |
| Doctor | Template:Flagicon Mohammad Hossein Moghaddam |
| Physiotherapist | Template:Flagicon Meysam Shirzad |
| Masseur | Template:Flagicon Hamed Masoumi |
| Procurement | Template:Flagicon Hassan Faraji Ghaleh Shahrokhi |
| Media director | Template:Flagicon Amir Khosravi |
| Guard | Template:Flagicon Reza Mobaraki |
Last updated: 2 October 2022
Team
Current squad
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| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Sina Parkas | 17 August 1992 (aged Script error: No such module "age".) | Script error: No such module "If empty".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 2 | GK | Saeid Momeni | 23 November 1992 (aged Script error: No such module "age".) | Script error: No such module "If empty".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 3 | DF | Mehdi Asadshir | Script error: No such module "If empty".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ||
| 4 | DF | Alireza Rafieipour | 9 October 1993 (aged Script error: No such module "age".) | Script error: No such module "If empty".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 5 | MF | Mohammad Hossein Derakhshani | 1 April 1993 (aged Script error: No such module "age".) | Script error: No such module "If empty".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 6 | MF | Bahman Jafari | Script error: No such module "If empty".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | ||
| 7 | MF | Mehdi Karimi | 28 January 1997 (aged Script error: No such module "age".) | Script error: No such module "If empty".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 8 | MF | Moslem Oladghobad | 29 November 1995 (aged Script error: No such module "age".) | Script error: No such module "If empty".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 9 | FW | Saeid Ahmadabbasi | 31 July 1992 (aged Script error: No such module "age".) | Script error: No such module "If empty".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 10 | FW | Hossein Tayyebi (captain) | 29 September 1988 (aged Script error: No such module "age".) | Script error: No such module "If empty".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 11 | FW | Alireza Javan | 2 February 1995 (aged Script error: No such module "age".) | Script error: No such module "If empty".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 12 | FW | Salar Aghapour | 7 March 2000 (aged Script error: No such module "age".) | Script error: No such module "If empty".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 13 | MF | Mohammad Hossein Bazyar | 29 November 2003 (aged Script error: No such module "age".) | Script error: No such module "If empty".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". | |
| 14 | MF | Hamzeh Kadkhodaei | 2 February 1997 (aged Script error: No such module "age".) | Script error: No such module "If empty".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
Previous squads
FIFA Futsal World Cup
- 1992 FIFA Futsal World Cup squads
- 1996 FIFA Futsal World Cup squads
- 2000 FIFA Futsal World Cup squads
- 2004 FIFA Futsal World Cup squads
- 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup squads
- 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup squads
- 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup squads
- 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup squads
- 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup squads
AFC Futsal Asian Cup
- 1999 AFC Futsal Championship squads
- 2000 AFC Futsal Championship squads
- 2001 AFC Futsal Championship squads
- 2002 AFC Futsal Championship squads
- 2003 AFC Futsal Championship squads
- 2004 AFC Futsal Championship squads
- 2005 AFC Futsal Championship squads
- 2007 AFC Futsal Championship squads
- 2008 AFC Futsal Championship squads
- 2010 AFC Futsal Championship squads
- 2018 AFC Futsal Championship squads
- 2022 AFC Futsal Championship squads
- 2024 AFC Futsal Championship squads
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) | Player | World Cup played as captain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 (3) | Mehdi Abtahi | Hong Kong 1992 |
| 2 | 3 (2) | Sadegh Varmazyar | Spain 1996 |
| 3 | 3 (0) | Babak Masoumi | Guatemala 2000 |
| 4 | 3 (2) | Mohammad Reza Heidarian | Chinese Taipei 2004 |
| 5 | 7 (5) | Vahid Shamsaei | Brazil 2008 |
| 6 | 4 (0) | Mohammad Keshavarz | Thailand 2012 |
| 7 | 6 (1) | Mohammad Keshavarz | Colombia 2016 |
| 8 | 5 (3) | Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh | Lithuania 2021 |
| 9 | Uzbekistan 2024 |
AFC Futsal Asian Cup
| # | Matches as captain (goals) | Player | Asian Championship played as captain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Babak Masoumi | Malaysia 1999 | |
| 2 | Babak Masoumi | Thailand 2000 | |
| 3 | Mohammad Reza Heidarian | Iran 2001 | |
| 4 | Mohammad Reza Heidarian | Indonesia 2002 | |
| 5 | 6 (7) | Mohammad Reza Heidarian | Iran 2003 |
| 6 | 7 (4) | Mohammad Reza Heidarian | Macau 2004 |
| 7 | 9 (3) | Mohammad Reza Heidarian | Vietnam 2005 |
| 8 | Uzbekistan 2006 | ||
| 9 | 6 (1) | Mohammad Reza Heidarian | Japan 2007 |
| 10 | 6 (4) | Mohammad Reza Heidarian | Thailand 2008 |
| 11 | 6 (2) | Mohammad Hashemzadeh | Uzbekistan 2010 |
| 12 | 6 (7) | Vahid Shamsaei | UAE 2012 |
| 13 | 6 (2) | Mohammad Taheri | Vietnam 2014 |
| 14 | 6 (5) | Mohammad Keshavarz | Uzbekistan 2016 |
| 15 | 6 (12) | Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh | Chinese Taipei 2018 |
| 16 | 6 (10) | Hossein Tayyebi | Kuwait 2022 |
| 17 | Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh | Thailand 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 Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| Template:Flagicon 1989 | Did not enter | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 1992 | Fourth place | 4th | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 8 | |
| Template:Flagicon 1996 | First round | 11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 14 | –2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 8 | |
| Template:Flagicon 2000 | 10th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | –3 | 3 | Qualification via AFC Futsal Championship | |||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2004 | 11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 | –4 | 3 | ||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2008 | Second round | 5th | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 14 | |||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2012 | Round of 16 | 10th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 7 | |||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2016 | Third place | 3rd | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 24 | –2 | 9 | |||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2021 | Quarter-finals | 7th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 9 | Nominated by AFC | ||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2024 | Round of 16 | 9th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 9 | Qualification via AFC Futsal Asian Cup | ||||||
| Total | Third place | 9/10 | 44 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 160 | 144 | +16 | 72 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 16 | |
AFC Futsal Asian Cup
| AFC Futsal Asian Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| Template:Flagicon 1999 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 7 | +83 | 18 | No qualification | ||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2000 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 10 | +46 | 18 | |||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2001 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 13 | +84 | 21 | |||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2002 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 7 | +54 | 18 | |||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2003 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 13 | +47 | 18 | |||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2004 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 12 | +69 | 21 | |||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2005 | Champions | 1st | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 15 | +43 | 19 | |||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2006 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 12 | +34 | 12 | Automatically qualified | ||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2007 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 9 | +41 | 18 | |||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2008 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 2 | +46 | 18 | |||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2010 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 9 | +48 | 18 | |||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2012 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 9 | +36 | 15 | |||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2014 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 8 | +44 | 16 | |||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2016 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 4 | +44 | 18 | |||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2018 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 6 | +44 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | |
| Template:Flagicon 2020 | Qualified but cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2022 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 5 | +34 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
| Template:Flagicon 2024 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 9 | +16 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 4 | |
| Template:Flagicon2026 | To be determined | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | 13 titles | 17/17 | 105 | 98 | 3 | 4 | 963 | 150 | +813 | 297 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 12 | |
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
| Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts |
| Template:Flagicon 2005* | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 3 | +38 | 15 |
| Template:Flagicon 2007* | Champions | 1st | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 12 | +61 | 21 |
| Template:Flagicon 2009* | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 7 | +57 | 13 |
| Template:Flagicon 2013 | Champions | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 9 | +34 | 15 |
| Template:Flagicon 2017 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 11 | +47 | 18 |
| Template:Flagicon 2021 | Cancelled | |||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2025 | to be determined | |||||||||
| Total | 5 titles | 5/5 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 279 | 42 | +237 | 82 |
- * Iran played with U-23 team in this tournament.[3]
Grand Prix de Futsal
| Grand Prix de Futsal record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts |
| Template:Flagicon 2005 | Did not enter | |||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2006 | ||||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2007 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 12 |
| Template:Flagicon 2008 | Did not enter | |||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2009 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 13 |
| Template:Flagicon 2010 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 10 |
| Template:Flagicon 2011 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 12 |
| Template:Flagicon 2013 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 16 | –1 | 7 |
| Template:Flagicon 2014 | Third place | 3rd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 9 |
| Template:Flagicon 2015 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 12 |
| Template:Flagicon 2018 | Did not enter | |||||||||
| Total | Runners-up | 7/11 | 38 | 24 | 3 | 11 | 154 | 102 | +52 | 75 |
Futsal Confederations Cup
| Futsal Confederations Cup record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts |
| Template:Flagicon 2009 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 12 |
| Template:Flagicon 2013 | Did not enter | |||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2014 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2022 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 9 |
| Total | 1 title | 2/4 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 12 | +14 | 21 |
West Asian Championship
| West Asian Championship record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts |
| Template:Flagicon 2007* | Champions | 1st | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | +17 | 9 |
| Template:Flagicon 2009 | Did not enter | |||||||||
| Template:Flagicon 2012 | Champions | 1st | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 6 | +34 | 12 |
| 2022–onwards | Not a WAFF member | |||||||||
| Total | 2 titles | 2/4 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 10 | +51 | 21 |
- * Iran played with U-23 team in this tournament.[3]
Central Asian Championship
| Central Asian Championship record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts |
| Template:Flagicon 2023* | Champions | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 12 |
| Template:Flagicon 2025 | ||||||||||
| Total | 1 title | 2/2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 12 |
- * Iran played with U-23 team in this tournament.[3]
See also
- Futsal in Iran
- Iran national football team
- Iran national beach soccer team
- Iran women's national football team
- Iran women's national futsal team
- Futsal
- UEFA Futsal Champions League
References
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Head-to-head record
The following table shows Iran's head-to-head record in the FIFA Futsal World Cup.