Nickname(s) | Lions of Khorasan (شیران خراسان) | ||
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Association | Afghanistan Football Federation | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Head coach | Majid Mortezaei | ||
Top scorer | Akbar Kazemi | ||
FIFA code | AFG | ||
FIFA ranking | 33 ![]() | ||
Highest FIFA ranking | 30 (6 May 2024) | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Macau, Macau; 26 October 2007) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Dammam, Saudi Arabia; 11 October 2023) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Macau, Macau; 26 October 2007) | |||
FIFA World Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (First in 2024 ) | ||
Best result | Round of 16 (2024) | ||
AFC Futsal Asian Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (First in 2024 ) | ||
Best result | Quarter-final (2024) | ||
CAFA Futsal Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (First in 2023 ) | ||
Best result | Runners-up (2023) |
The Afghanistan national futsal team is controlled by the Afghanistan Football Federation, the governing body for futsal in Afghanistan and represents the country in international futsal competitions.
In the first edition of the CAFA Futsal Cup, the country came second in the 2023 CAFA Futsal Cup.
Afghanistan futsal had a magical journey in 2024, with their first tournament of AFC Futsal Asian Cup, they surprisingly finished in fifth place and qualified for the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
15 September 2024 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup | Afghanistan ![]() | 6–4 | ![]() | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
17:30 UTC+5:00 | Report | Stadium: Humo Arena Attendance: 2,106 Referee: Dejan Veselič (Slovenia) |
18 September 2024 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup | Argentina ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
20:00 UTC+5:00 | Rosa ![]() | Report | Sarmiento ![]() | Stadium: Humo Arena Attendance: 3,442 Referee: Eduardo Fernandes (Portugal) |
21 September 2024 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup | Ukraine ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() | Andijan, Uzbekistan |
20:00 UTC+5:00 | Report | Gholami ![]() | Stadium: Andijan Universal Sports Complex Attendance: 2,090 Referee: Jorge Flores (El Salvador) |
25 September 2024 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup R16 | Paraguay ![]() | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
20:00 UTC+5:00 |
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| Stadium: Humo Arena Referee: Mohamed Youssef (Egypt) |
Position | Name |
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Match date: 15 September 2024
Tournament: 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup
Correct as of: October 2023 [2]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
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1 | GK | Mohammad Javad Safari | 16 March 2000 (aged 24) | ![]() |
2 | GK | Ali Reza Jafari | 23 January 2005 (aged 19) | ![]() |
3 | GK | Ali Ahmad Mohseni | 3 June 2003 (aged 21) | ![]() |
4 | DF | Mahdi Nowrozi (captain) | 11 May 1996 (aged 28) | ![]() |
5 | MF | Hussain Mohammadi | 28 January 2005 (aged 19) | ![]() |
6 | MF | Hamid Reza Hossaini | 30 September 2000 (aged 23) | ![]() |
7 | DF | Reza Hosseinpoor | 23 August 1999 (aged 25) | ![]() |
8 | MF | Mehran Gholami | 31 October 2005 (aged 18) | ![]() |
9 | FW | Omid Qanbari | 29 June 2004 (aged 20) | ![]() |
10 | FW | Akbar Kazemi | 12 May 1996 (aged 28) | ![]() |
11 | MF | Mohammad Moradi | 22 May 2005 (aged 19) | ![]() |
12 | MF | Farzad Mahmoodi | 14 April 1999 (aged 25) | ![]() |
13 | DF | Khodadad Ebrahimi | 2 March 2004 (aged 20) | ![]() |
14 | DF | Sayed Mojtaba Hosseini | 6 October 2003 (aged 20) | ![]() |
FIFA Futsal World Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | ||
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![]() | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | ||
Total | 1/10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 |
AFC Futsal Asian Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
![]() | Quarter-final | 5th | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 16 |
AFC Futsal Asian Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts |
![]() | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 16 | –1 | 10 |
Total | Best Position: 2nd | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 16 | –1 | 10 |
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts |
![]() | Did not enter | ||||||||
![]() | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 32 | –27 | 0 |
![]() | Did not enter | ||||||||
![]() | Group stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 17 | –9 | 0 |
![]() | Fourth place | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 21 | +7 | 14 |
![]() | TBC | ||||||||
Total | Best position: 4th | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 41 | 70 | –29 | 14 |