Nickname(s) | Al-Azraq (The Blue) | ||
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Association | Kuwait Football Association | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Head coach | Mohammad Nazemasharieh | ||
Top scorer | Abdulrahman Al Mosibaeh | ||
Home stadium | Daiya Futsal National Stadium | ||
FIFA code | KUW | ||
FIFA ranking | 46 (December 2022) [1] | ||
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First international | |||
Kuwait 3–12 Oman (Iran; 1 May 1992) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Kuwait 20–0 Maldives (Macau, Macau; 16 April 2004) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Iran 18–2 Kuwait (Tehran, Iran; 18 July 2001) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (First in 2012 ) | ||
Best result | Group stage (2012) | ||
AFC Futsal Championship | |||
Appearances | 11 (First in 2001 ) | ||
Best result | 4th place (2003 and 2014) | ||
WAFF Futsal Championship | |||
Appearances | 2 (First in 2012 ) | ||
Best result | Champions (2022) | ||
Confederations Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (First in 2014 ) | ||
Best result | 7th place (2014) | ||
Grand Prix de Futsal | |||
Appearances | 0 |
The Kuwait national futsal team represents Kuwait in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Kuwait Football Association.
This article needs to be updated.(June 2022) |
FIFA World Cup Record | |||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
1989 | did not enter | ||||||
1992 | |||||||
1996 | |||||||
2000 | |||||||
2004 | |||||||
2008 | |||||||
2012 | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
2016 | Disqualified | ||||||
2020 | |||||||
2024 | Did not qualify | ||||||
Total | 1/10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
AFC Futsal Asian Cup record | |||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
1999 | did not enter | ||||||
2000 | |||||||
2001 | Quarter Final | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 32 |
2002 | Quarter Final | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 14 |
2003 | Fourth place | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 32 |
2004 | Quarter Final | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 16 |
2005 | Second Round | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 19 |
2006 | First Round | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 14 |
2007 | First Round | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
2008 | First Round | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 27 |
2010 | First Round | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
2012 | Quarter Final | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 |
2014 | Fourth place | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 15 |
2016 | Suspended by FIFA* | ||||||
2018 | |||||||
2022 | Quarter Final | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 |
2024 | Qualified | ||||||
Total | 12/16 | 52 | 18 | 6 | 28 | 195 | 212 |
* = At the first qualified because of top 4 in 2014 competition, but later could not participate due to FIFA's suspension of the Kuwait Football Association. [2]
**= Could not participate in West Zone qualifier due to FIFA's suspension of the Kuwait Football Association was still in effect.
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | DIF |
2005 | Quarter Final | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 |
2007 | First Round/Disqualified | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | −12 |
2009 | Quarter Final | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 16 | −7 |
2013 | Fourth place | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 21 | +7 |
2017 | did not enter | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Total | 4/5 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 37 | 55 | −18 |
West Asian Championship record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | DIF |
2007 | did not enter | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2009 | did not enter | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2012 | Fourth place | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 21 | −7 |
Total | 1/3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 21 | −7 |
Confederations Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | DIF |
2009 | did not enter | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2013 | did not enter | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2014 | First Round | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 15 | −9 |
Total | 1/3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 15 | −9 |
Year | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Ref |
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1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [3] |
1996 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [3] |
1997 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [3] |
1998 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [3] |
1999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [3] |
2000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [3] |
2001 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [3] |
2002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [3] |
2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [3] |
2004 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [3] |
2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [3] |
2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [3] |
2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [3] |
2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [3] |
2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [3] |
2010 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [4] |
2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [5] |
2012 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [6] |
2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [7] |
2014 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [8] |
2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [9] |
2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [10] |
2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [11] |
2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [12] |
2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [13] |
2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [14] |
2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [15] |
2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [16] |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [17] |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | [18] |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | [19] |
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