Iran national futsal team

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Iran
Nickname(s)Team Melli
(Persian: تیم ملی )
"The National Team", Cheetahs
(Persian: یوزها)
(Persian: شیرهای ایرانی)
"Iranian Lions"
Association FFIRI
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Head coach Vahid Shamsaei
Captain Hossein Tayyebi
Most caps Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh (297)
Top scorerVahid Shamsaei (392)
Home stadium Azadi Indoor Stadium
FIFA code IRN
FIFA ranking 6 (11 Oct 2024) [1]
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Home colours
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Away colours
First international
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 19–6 Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg
(Hong Kong; 2 May 1992 [2] )
Biggest win
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 36–0 Singapore  Flag of Singapore.svg
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 7 March 1999)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 8–1 Iran  Flag of Iran.svg
(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 6 October 2000)
FIFA World Cup
Appearances9 (First in 1992 )
Best resultBronze medal world centered-2.svgThird Place (2016 )
AFC Futsal Asian Cup
Appearances17 (all) (First in 1999 )
Best resultGold medal asia.svgChampions (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2024)
Silver medal asia.svgRunners-up (2014, 2022)
Bronze medal asia.svgThird place (2006, 2012)
CAFA Futsal Cup
Appearances1 (First in 2023 Muhammad Futsal Cup )
Best resultGold medal asia.svgChampions (2023)
Confederations Cup
Appearances2 (First in 2009, 2022 )
Best result Gold medal with cup.svg Champions (2009)
Silver medal with cup.svg Runners up (2022)
Grand Prix de Futsal
Appearances7 (First in 2007 )
Best resultSilver medal icon.svg Runners-up (2007, 2009, 2015)
Bronze medal icon.svg 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.

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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. [3] 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. [4]

Home stadium

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

A view of Azadi Indoor Stadium Azadi Indoor Stadium 9.jpg
A view of Azadi Indoor Stadium
Iran national futsal team plays against Brazil in a friendly match Iran Brazil Futasl game.jpg
Iran national futsal team plays against Brazil in a friendly match

Results and fixtures

Previous matches

  Win  Draw  Loss

DateVenueOpponentCompetitionResultIranian scorersMatch report
2022
10 April 2022Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek 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 2022Gazprom Sports Complex, BishkekFlag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification3–0 W Tayyebi 12', Ahmadabbasi 20', Baýramdurdyýew 38' (o.g.)
12 April 2022Gazprom Sports Complex, BishkekFlag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification8–1 W Tayyebi 14', Ezzati 14', Rafieipour 30' - 31', Derakhshani 34', Kadkhodaei 36', Abbasi 37', Yousef 40'
11 September 2022 Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Continental Futsal Championship2–1 W Aghapour, Oladghobad
13 September 2022Indoor Stadium Huamark, BangkokFlag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Continental Futsal Championship3–1 W Javan2, Karimi
15 September 2022Indoor Stadium Huamark, BangkokFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Continental Futsal Championship3–2 W Derakhshani, Ahmadabbasi, Aghapour
16 September 2022Indoor Stadium Huamark, BangkokFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Continental Futsal Championship3–4 L Ahmadabbasi, Tayyebi2
28 September 2022Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait City 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 2022Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait CityFlag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986-2010).svg  Chinese Taipei 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup10–1 W Bazyar 2',Tayyebi 3' - 16' - 36',Ahmadabbasi 4' - 16' - 18',Aghapour 22',Javan 28',Karimi 35' Report
(AFC)
2 October 2022Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait CityFlag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup9–0 W Aghapour 8' - 32',Tayyebi 17' - 39',Rhyem 17' (o.g.),Oladghobad 19',Jafari 21',Karimi 28',Bazyar 27' Report
(AFC)

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Head coach Flag of Iran.svg Vahid Shamsaei
Assistant coaches Flag of Iran.svg Shahabeddin Sofalmanesh
Flag of Iran.svg Siamak Dadashi
Goalkeeping coach Flag of Iran.svg Asghar Ghahremani
Supervisor Flag of Iran.svg Abolfazl Karimian
Doctor Flag of Iran.svg Mohammad Hossein Moghaddam
Physiotherapist Flag of Iran.svg Meysam Shirzad
Masseur Flag of Iran.svg Hamed Masoumi
Procurement Flag of Iran.svg Hassan Faraji Ghaleh Shahrokhi
Media director Flag of Iran.svg Amir Khosravi
Guard Flag of Iran.svg Reza Mobaraki

Last updated: 2 October 2022

Team

Current squad

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsClub
11 GK Sina Parkas (1992-08-17)17 August 1992 (aged 30) Flag of Iran.svg Sunich
21 GK Saeid Momeni (1992-11-23)23 November 1992 (aged 29) Flag of Iran.svg Crop
32 DF Mehdi Asadshir Flag of Iran.svg Sunich
42 DF Alireza Rafieipour (1993-10-09)9 October 1993 (aged 28) Flag of Iran.svg Crop
53 MF Mohammad Hossein Derakhshani (1993-04-01)1 April 1993 (aged 29) Flag of Iran.svg Giti Pasand
63 MF Bahman Jafari Flag of Iran.svg Farsh Ara
73 MF Mehdi Karimi (1997-01-28)28 January 1997 (aged 25) Flag of Iran.svg Giti Pasand
83 MF Moslem Oladghobad (1995-11-29)29 November 1995 (aged 26) Flag of Spain.svg Palma
94 FW Saeid Ahmadabbasi (1992-07-31)31 July 1992 (aged 30) Flag of Spain.svg Valdepeñas
104 FW Hossein Tayyebi (captain) (1988-09-29)29 September 1988 (aged 33) Flag of Spain.svg Palma
114 FW Alireza Javan (1995-02-02)2 February 1995 (aged 27) Flag of Iran.svg Crop
124 FW Salar Aghapour (2000-03-07)7 March 2000 (aged 22) Flag of Iran.svg Mes Sungun
133 MF Mohammad Hossein Bazyar (2003-11-29)29 November 2003 (aged 18) Flag of Iran.svg Sanaye Poshtiban
143 MF Hamzeh Kadkhodaei (1997-02-02)2 February 1997 (aged 25) Flag of Iran.svg Mes Sungun

Previous squads

Iran's first squad in 1992 First Iran National Futsal Team.JPG
Iran's first squad in 1992

FIFA Futsal World Cup

AFC Futsal Asian Cup

Notable players

Captains

FIFA Futsal World Cup

#Matches as captain (goals)PlayerWorld Cup played as captain
18 (3) Mehdi Abtahi Hong Kong 1992
23 (2) Sadegh Varmazyar Spain 1996
33 (0) Babak Masoumi Guatemala 2000
43 (2) Mohammad Reza Heidarian Chinese Taipei 2004
57 (5) Vahid Shamsaei Brazil 2008
64 (0) Mohammad Keshavarz Thailand 2012
76 (1) Mohammad Keshavarz Colombia 2016
85 (3) Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh Lithuania 2021
9 Uzbekistan 2024

AFC Futsal Asian Cup

#Matches as captain (goals)PlayerAsian 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
56 (7)Mohammad Reza Heidarian Iran 2003
67 (4)Mohammad Reza Heidarian Macau 2004
79 (3)Mohammad Reza Heidarian Vietnam 2005
8 Uzbekistan 2006
96 (1)Mohammad Reza Heidarian Japan 2007
106 (4)Mohammad Reza Heidarian Thailand 2008
116 (2) Mohammad Hashemzadeh Uzbekistan 2010
126 (7) Vahid Shamsaei UAE 2012
136 (2) Mohammad Taheri Vietnam 2014
146 (5) Mohammad Keshavarz Uzbekistan 2016
156 (12) Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh Chinese Taipei 2018
166 (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 recordQualification record
YearRoundPositionPldWDLGSGADifPtsGPWDLGFGA
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 1989 Did not enterDid not enter
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg 1992 Fourth place4th85033630+6152200258
Flag of Spain.svg 1996 First round11th31021214–234400478
Flag of Guatemala.svg 2000 10th310269–33Qualification via AFC Futsal Championship
Flag of the Republic of China.svg 2004 11th3102913–43
Flag of Brazil.svg 2008 Second round5th74212419+514
Flag of Thailand.svg 2012 Round of 1610th421198+17
Flag of Colombia.svg 2016 Third place3rd72322224–29
Flag of Lithuania.svg 2021 Quarter-finals7th53021917+29Nominated by AFC
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 2024 Round of 169th43012310+139Qualification via AFC Futsal Asian Cup
TotalThird place9/104422616160144+167266007216

AFC Futsal Asian Cup

AFC Futsal Asian Cup recordQualification record
YearRoundPositionMWDLGFGAGDPtsMWDLGFGA
Flag of Malaysia.svg 1999 Champions1st6600907+8318No qualification
Flag of Thailand.svg 2000 Champions1st66005610+4618
Flag of Iran.svg 2001 Champions1st77009713+8421
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2002 Champions1st6600617+5418
Flag of Iran.svg 2003 Champions1st66006013+4718
Flag of Macau.svg 2004 Champions1st77008112+6921
Flag of Vietnam.svg 2005 Champions1st86115815+4319
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 2006 Third place3rd54014612+3412Automatically qualified
Flag of Japan.svg 2007 Champions1st6600509+4118
Flag of Thailand.svg 2008 Champions1st6600482+4618
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 2010 Champions1st6600579+4818
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2012 Third place3rd6501459+3615
Flag of Vietnam.svg 2014 Runners-up2nd6510528+4416
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 2016 Champions1st6600484+4418
Flag of the Republic of China.svg 2018 Champions1st6600506+44182200204
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg 2020 Qualified but cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 2200123
Flag of Kuwait.svg 2022 Runners-up2nd6501395+34153300281
Flag of Thailand.svg 2024 Champions1st6510259+16163300344
Total13 titles17/171059834963150+8132971010009412

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games record
YearRoundPositionPldWDLGSGADifPts
Flag of Thailand.svg 2005 *Champions1st5500413+3815
Flag of Macau.svg 2007 *Champions1st77007312+6121
Flag of Vietnam.svg 2009 *Champions1st5410647+5713
Flag of South Korea.svg 2013 Champions1st5500439+3415
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg 2017 Champions1st66005811+4718
Flag of Thailand.svg 2021 Cancelled
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2025 to be determined
Total5 titles5/528271027942+23782
* Iran played with U-23 team in this tournament. [5]

Grand Prix de Futsal

Grand Prix de Futsal record
YearRoundPositionPldWDLGSGADifPts
Flag of Brazil.svg 2005 Did not enter
Flag of Brazil.svg 2006
Flag of Brazil.svg 2007 Runners-up2nd64021917+212
Flag of Brazil.svg 2008 Did not enter
Flag of Brazil.svg 2009 Runners-up2nd64112622+413
Flag of Brazil.svg 2010 Fourth place4th63122415+910
Flag of Brazil.svg 2011 Fourth place4th64022213+912
Flag of Brazil.svg 2013 Third place3rd52121516–17
Flag of Brazil.svg 2014 Third place3rd43012511+149
Flag of Brazil.svg 2015 Runners-up2nd5401238+1512
Flag of Brazil.svg 2018Did not enter
TotalRunners-up7/113824311154102+5275

Futsal Confederations Cup

Futsal Confederations Cup record
YearRoundPositionPldWDLGSGADifPts
Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg 2009 Champions1st4400154+1112
Flag of Brazil.svg 2013 Did not enter
Flag of Kuwait.svg 2014 Did not qualify
Flag of Thailand.svg 2022Runners-up2nd4301118+39
Total1 title2/487012612+1421

West Asian Championship

West Asian Championship record
YearRoundPositionPldWDLGSGADifPts
Flag of Iran.svg 2007 *Champions1st3300214+179
Flag of Jordan.svg 2009 Did not enter
Flag of Iran.svg 2012 Champions1st4400406+3412
2022–onwardsNot a WAFF member
Total2 titles2/477006110+5121
* Iran played with U-23 team in this tournament. [5]

Central Asian Championship

Central Asian Championship record
YearRoundPositionPldWDLGSGADifPts
Flag of Tajikistan.svg 2023 *Champions1st5401133+1012
Total1 title1/15401133+1012
* Iran played with U-23 team in this tournament. [5]

Record by opponent

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

FIFA Futsal World Cup matches (by team)
OpponentPldWDLGFGAGD
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 3003310–7
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 1010330
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 210167–1
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 3012713–6
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 3300184+14
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 100112–1
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 110032+1
Flag of France.svg  France 110041+3
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 110094+5
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 21101210+2
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 100123–1
Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg  Libya 110042+2
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 3201108+2
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 100112–1
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 110043+1
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 2200149+5
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 110020+2
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 201126–4
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 100134–1
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 110032+1
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 61231828–10
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 110054+1
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2101660
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 110042+2
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 110098+1
Flag of Venezuela (state).svg  Venezuela 110071+6
Total4422616160144+16

See also

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Inaugural champions
Asian Champions
1999 (first title)
2000 (second title)
2001 (third title)
2002 (fourth title)
2003 (fifth title)
2004 (sixth title)
2005 (seventh title)
Succeeded by
2006
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Preceded by
2006
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Asian Champions
2007 (eighth title)
2008 (ninth title)
2010 (tenth title)
Succeeded by
2012
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Preceded by
2014
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Asian Champions
2016 (eleventh title)
2018 (twelfth title)
Succeeded by
2022
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan