Afghanistan national futsal team

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Afghanistan
Nickname(s)Lions of Khorasan
(شیران خراسان)
Association Afghanistan Football Federation
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Head coachMajid Mortezaei
Top scorerAkbar Kazemi
FIFA code AFG
FIFA ranking 50 [1]
Highest FIFA ranking50 (21 October 2023)
Lowest FIFA ranking108 (13 July 2016)
First international
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 23–2 Afghanistan  Flag of Afghanistan (2004-2013).svg
(Macau, Macau; 26 October 2007)
Biggest win
Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 18-2 Macau  Flag of Macau.svg
(Dammam, Saudi Arabia; 11 October 2023)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 23–2 Afghanistan  Flag of Afghanistan (2004-2013).svg
(Macau, Macau; 26 October 2007)
AFC Futsal Asian Cup
Appearances1 (First in 2024 )
Best resultGroup Stage (TBA)
CAFA Futsal Cup
Appearances1 (First in 2023 )
Best resultSecond (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.

Contents

In the first edition of the CAFA Futsal Cup, the country came second in the 2023 CAFA Futsal Cup.

Afghanistan qualified for the 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup, making it their first appearance in the AFC Futsal Asian Cup after going undefeated in the qualification competition.

Coaching staff

PositionName
Head coach Flag of Iran.svg Majid Mortezaei
Assistant coach Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg Mahmoud Seyedi

Players

Last selected squad

Match date: 11 October 2023
Tournament: 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification
Correct as of: October 2023 [2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag placeholder.svg Mohammad Javad Safari
2 GK Flag placeholder.svg Sayed Reza Hussani
4 DF Flag placeholder.svg Mahdi Norouzi
7 DF Flag placeholder.svg Hamid Reza Hossani
5 MF Flag placeholder.svg Bahman Gorgej
11 MF Flag placeholder.svg Ali Amiri
13 FW Flag placeholder.svg Seyed Hossein Mousavi
No.Pos.NationPlayer
10 MF Flag placeholder.svg Farzad Mahmoodi
8 FW Flag placeholder.svg Akbar Kazemi
9 FW Flag placeholder.svg Abdul Ghafar Sadeqi
14 FW Flag placeholder.svg Hassan Ali Jafari
6 DF Flag placeholder.svg Hosain Hasan Zadah
12 DF Flag placeholder.svg Reza Hossein Poor
3 MF Flag placeholder.svg Mehran Gholami

Tournaments

AFC Futsal Asian Cup

AFC Futsal Asian Cup record
YearResultPositionPldWDLGFGA
Flag of Thailand.svg 2024 Group stage

CAFA Futsal Cup

AFC Futsal Asian Cup record
YearRoundPldWD*LGSGADifPts
Flag of Tajikistan.svg 2023 Runners-Up2nd5311516-110
TotalBest Position: 2nd2nd5311516-110
* Iran played with U-23 team in this tournament.

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games record
YearRoundPldWD*LGSGADifPts
Flag of Thailand.svg 2005 Did not enter--------
Flag of Macau.svg 2007 Group stage3003532-270
Flag of Vietnam.svg 2009 Did not enter--------
Flag of South Korea.svg 2013 Group stage2002817-90
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg 2017 Fourth Place74212821+714
Flag of Thailand.svg 2021 TBC
TotalBest Position: 4th124264170-2914

Honours

Regional

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References

  1. "Futsal World Ranking". www.futsalworldranking.com. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  2. "Ashgabat 2017". Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2017.