Nickname(s) | Team Melli Futsal (Persian: تیم ملی فوتسال ایران) "The National Futsal Team" | ||
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Association | FFIRI | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Head coach | Mohammad Nazemosharia | ||
Captain | Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh | ||
Most caps | Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh (297) | ||
Top scorer | Vahid Shamsaei (392) | ||
Home stadium | Azadi Indoor Stadium | ||
FIFA code | IRN | ||
FIFA ranking | 6 (12 May 2020)[1] | ||
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First international | |||
![]() ![]() (Hong Kong; 2 May 1992[2]) | |||
Biggest win | |||
![]() ![]() (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 7 March 1999) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 6 October 2000) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 7 (First in 1992) | ||
Best result | Third Place (1): 2016![]() | ||
AFC Futsal Asian Cup | |||
Appearances | 15 (all) (First in 1999) | ||
Best result | ![]() | ||
WAFF Futsal Championship | |||
Appearances | 2 (First in 2007) | ||
Best result | ![]() | ||
Confederations Cup | |||
Appearances | 1 (First in 2009) | ||
Best result | ![]() | ||
Grand Prix de Futsal | |||
Appearances | 7 (First in 2007) | ||
Best result | Runners-up (3): 2007, 2009, 2015![]() |
The Iran national futsal team represents Iran in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Futsal Commission of the Iranian Football Federation. The "Kings of Asian Futsal" are by far the strongest Asian team and one of the best teams in the world according to the Futsal World Ranking.
The Iranians are the regular participants of the FIFA Futsal World Cup reaching the third place in 2016 after eliminating the favorites, Brazil.[3] Iran have 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.
Home stadium
Iran plays the home games at the Azadi Indoor Stadium with a capacity of 6,583 spectators.
Nicknames
The Iranian national team has received several nicknames by supporters and media. The most common one used to refer the team is "Team Melli", which literally means "The National Team".
Tournament records
- *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 World Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
![]() | Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
![]() | Fourth place | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 8 | |
![]() | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 8 | |
![]() | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 3 | Qualification via AFC Futsal Championship | ||||||
![]() | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 3 | |||||||
![]() | Round 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 14 | |||||||
![]() | Round of 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 7 | |||||||
![]() | Third Place | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 24 | -2 | 9 | |||||||
![]() | To be determined | |||||||||||||||
Total | 7/9 | 35 | 16 | 6 | 13 | 118 | 116 | +2 | 54 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 16 |
Asian Cup
Asian Cup record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
![]() | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 7 | +83 | 18 | Automatic Qualification | ||||||
![]() | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 10 | +46 | 18 | |||||||
![]() | Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 13 | +84 | 21 | |||||||
![]() | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 7 | +54 | 18 | |||||||
![]() | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 13 | +47 | 18 | |||||||
![]() | Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 12 | +69 | 21 | |||||||
![]() | Champions | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 15 | +43 | 19 | |||||||
![]() | Third place | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 12 | +34 | 12 | |||||||
![]() | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 9 | +41 | 18 | |||||||
![]() | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 2 | +46 | 18 | |||||||
![]() | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 9 | +48 | 18 | |||||||
![]() | Third place | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 9 | +36 | 15 | |||||||
![]() | Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 8 | +44 | 16 | |||||||
![]() | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 4 | +44 | 18 | |||||||
![]() | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 6 | +44 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | |
![]() | Was qualified but tournament cancelled | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | |||||||||
Total | 15/15 | 93 | 88 | 2 | 3 | 899 | 136 | +763 | 266 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 7 |
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
- * Iran played with U-23 team in this tournament.[4]
Grand Prix de Futsal
Grand Prix de Futsal record | ||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts | |
![]() | Did not enter | |||||||||
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![]() | Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 12 | |
![]() | Did not enter | |||||||||
![]() | Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 13 | |
![]() | Fourth place | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 10 | |
![]() | Fourth place | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 12 | |
![]() | Third place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 7 | |
![]() | Third place | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 9 | |
![]() | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 12 | |
![]() | Did not enter | |||||||||
Total | 7/11 | 38 | 24 | 3 | 11 | 154 | 102 | +52 | 75 |
Confederations Cup
Confederations Cup record | ||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts | |
![]() | Champions | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 12 | |
![]() | Did not enter | |||||||||
![]() | Did not qualify | |||||||||
Total | 1/3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 12 |
West Asian Championship
West Asian Championship record | ||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts | |
![]() | Champions* | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | +17 | 9 | |
![]() | Did not enter | |||||||||
![]() | Champions | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 6 | +34 | 12 | |
Total | 2/3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 10 | +51 | 21 |
- * Iran played with U-23 team in this tournament.[4]
Results and fixtures
Previous matches
Win Draw Loss
Date | Venue | Opponent | Competition | Result | Iranian scorers | Report |
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2019 | ||||||
23 October 2019 | Ghadir Arena, Urmia | ![]() | AFC Futsal Championship 2020 qualification | 4 – 0 W | Hassanzadeh 3', Javid 18', Sähedow 27' o.g, Karimi 34' | Report |
25 October 2019 | Ghadir Arena, Urmia | ![]() | AFC Futsal Championship 2020 qualification | 8 – 3 W | Javid 13' - 18' - 39', Karimi 10' - 32', Ahmadi 2', Hassanzadeh 7', Nematian 15' | Report |
1 December 2019 | Shahid Beheshti Arena, Mashhad | ![]() | Mashhad Cup | 5 – 5 D | Sangsefidi2, Ahmadi, Tavakoli, Ahmadabbasi | Report |
3 December 2019 | Shahid Beheshti Arena, Mashhad | ![]() | Mashhad Cup | 2 – 3 L | Javid, Hassanzadeh | Report |
4 December 2019 | Shahid Beheshti Arena, Mashhad | ![]() | Friendly | 6 – 3 W | Bahadori3, Tayyebi2, Karimi | Report |
2020 | ||||||
7 October 2020 | Uzbekistan Stadium, Tashkent | ![]() | Friendly | 2 – 1 W | Nematian 9', Ebrahimi 13' | Report |
9 October 2020 | Uzbekistan Stadium, Tashkent | ![]() | Friendly | 3 – 2 W | Ebrahimi 9', Anorov 19' (o.g), Karimi 23' | Report |
Forthcoming matches
- #FIFA International match days 2020-2024[7]
Coaching staff
Head coach | ![]() |
Assistant coach | ![]() |
Goalkeeping coach | ![]() |
Fitness coach | ![]() |
Supervisor | ![]() |
Physiotherapist | ![]() |
Last updated: July 14, 2020
Players
Current squad
Match date: 8 – 11 August 2019 [8]
Opposition: Tehran Camp
Caps and goals correct as of:
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months.
- Notes
- INJ Player withdrew from the squad due to an injury.
- Withdrew Player withdrew from the squad due to personal issues.
- RC Player withdrew from the squad due to red card in last game.
Previous squads
First Squad
FIFA Futsal World Cup
- 1992 FIFA Futsal World Cup squads
- 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup squads
- 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup squads
- 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup squads
Asian Championships
- 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
- 2016 AFC Futsal Championship squads
- 2018 AFC Futsal Championship squads
Iran captains
World Cup captains
# | Matches as captain (goals) | Player | World Cup played as captain |
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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 |
Asian Championship captains
# | Matches as captain (goals) | Player | Asian Championship played as captain |
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1 | Malaysia 1999 | ||
2 | Thailand 2000 | ||
3 | 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 |
14 | 6 (12) | Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh | Chinese Taipei 2018 |
Notable players
- Mehdi Abtahi
- Siamak Dadashi
- Mohsen Garousi
- Behzad Gholampour
- Mohammad Reza Heidarian
- Babak Masoumi
- Reza Nasseri
- Mostafa Nazari
- Saeid Rajabi
- Vahid Shamsaei
- Sadegh Varmazyar
See also
- Futsal in Iran
- Iran national under-20 futsal team
- Iran national football team
- Iran national beach soccer team
- Iran women's national football team
- Iran women's national futsal team
References
- ^ Futsal World Ranking
- ^ اولین تیم رسمی فوتسال ایران (عکس)
- ^ "FIFA Futsal World Cup 2016". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 October 2006.
- ^ a b http://www.futsalworldranking.be/tournament/waff07.htm
- ^ Bureau of the FIFA Council decisions on FIFA events
- ^ a b AFC Competitions Calendar From 2019-01-01 to 2022-12-31
- ^ "FIFA futsal international match calendar 2016-2020" (PDF). FIFA.com. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- ^ دعوت ۱۸ بازیکن به اردوی تیم ملی فوتسال
Sporting positions | ||
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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 ![]() |
Preceded by 2006 ![]() | Asian Champions 2007 (eighth title) 2008 (ninth title) 2010 (tenth title) | Succeeded by 2012 ![]() |
Preceded by 2014 ![]() | Asian Champions 2016 (eleventh title) 2018 (twelfth title) | Succeeded by Incumbent |