Iran national futsal team

Iran
Nickname(s)	Team Melli ; (Persian: تیم ملی ); "The National Team", Cheetahs ; (Persian: یوزها); Team Melli Futsal ; (Persian: تیم ملی فوتسال ); "The National Futsal Team"
Association	FFIRI
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Vahid Shamsaei
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 (28 February 2022)[1]
Home colours	Away colours
First international
	Iran 19–6 Kuwait ; (Hong Kong; 2 May 1992[2])
Biggest win
	Iran 36–0 Singapore ; (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 7 March 1999)
Biggest defeat
	Brazil 8–1 Iran ; (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 6 October 2000)
World Cup
Appearances	8 (First in 1992)
Best result	Third Place (2016)
AFC Futsal Asian Cup
Appearances	15 (all) (First in 1999)
Best result	Champions (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2018)
WAFF Futsal Championship
Appearances	2 (First in 2007)
Best result	Champions (2007, 2012)
Confederations Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 2009)
Best result	Champions (2009)
Grand Prix de Futsal
Appearances	7 (First in 2007)
Best result	Runners-up (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. According to the Futsal World Ranking, it is ranked 6th in the world, and 1st amongst Asian Football Confederation members.

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 by supporters and media. The most common one used to refer the team is "Team Melli", which literally means "The National Team". Also, "Cheetahs" is often used due to the existence of cheetahs in Iran. The picture of a cheetah is on the home kit of Iran helping support and protect them.

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

Iran national futsal team plays against Brazil in a friendly match

Results and fixtures

Previous matches

Win Draw Loss

Date	Venue	Opponent	Competition	Result	Iranian scorers	Match report
2021
25 July 2021		Lithuania	Continental Futsal Championship	5–0 W
26 July 2021		Tajikistan	Continental Futsal Championship	7–0 W
27 July 2021		Egypt	Continental Futsal Championship	2–2 D
29 July 2021		Uzbekistan	Continental Futsal Championship	7–5 W
30 July 2021		Thailand	Continental Futsal Championship	5–1 W
30 August 2021		Belarus	Friendly	8–2 W
31 August 2021		Belarus	Friendly	5–1 W
14 September 2021 (2021-09-14)	Avia Solutions Group Arena, Vilnius	Serbia	2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup	3–2 W	Ahmadi 4', Fakhim 4', Esmaeilpour 37'	Report (FIFA)
17 September 2021 (2021-09-17)	Avia Solutions Group Arena, Vilnius	United States	2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup	4–2 W	Tavakoli 3', Javid 7', Esmaeilpour 10', Ahmadabbasi 39'	Report (FIFA)
20 September 2021 (2021-09-20)	Avia Solutions Group Arena, Vilnius	Argentina	2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup	1–2 L	Hassanzadeh 30'	Report (FIFA)
24 September 2021 (2021-09-24)	Avia Solutions Group Arena, Vilnius	Uzbekistan	2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup	9–8 W	Hassanzadeh 1' 28', Javid 5' 25', Ahmadabbasi 16' 22' 37', Tavakoli 18', Oladghobad 30',	Report (FIFA)
27 September 2021 (2021-09-27)	Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas	Kazakhstan	2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup	2–3 L	Oladghobad 8', Esmaeilpour 15'	Report (FIFA)
20 December 2021	Emilia Romagna Arena, Salsomaggiore Terme	Italy	Friendly	6–4 W	Karimi 2' - 12' - 22', Shajari 26', Tayyebi 34', Ahmadabbasi 40'	Report (NAZIONALI)
21 December 2021	Emilia Romagna Arena, Salsomaggiore Terme	Italy	Friendly	3–4 L	Ahmadabbasi 19' - 20' - 37'	Report (NAZIONALI)

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Head coach	Vahid Shamsaei
Assistant coach	Shahaboddin Sofalmanesh
Goalkeeping coach	Mostafa Nazari
Supervisor	Abolfazl Karimian
Doctor	Mohammad Hossein Moghaddam
Physiotherapist	Meysam Shirzad
Masseur	Hamed Masoumi
Procurment	Hassan Faraji
Media director	Amir Khosravi
Guard	Reza Mobaraki

Last updated: 17 January 2022

Team

Current squad

The following players were called up to the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

Head coach: Mohammad Nazemasharieh

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Sepehr Mohammadi	(1989-08-08)8 August 1989 (aged 32)	Giti Pasand
2	1GK	Alireza Samimi	(1987-06-29)29 June 1987 (aged 34)	Mes Sungun
3	4FW	Ahmad Esmaeilpour	(1988-09-08)8 September 1988 (aged 33)	Shenzhen Nanling
4	2DF	Alireza Rafieipour	(1993-10-09)9 October 1993 (aged 27)	Crop Alvand
5	2DF	Hamid Ahmadi	(1988-11-24)24 November 1988 (aged 32)	Mes Sungun
6	3MF	Mohammad Reza Sangsefidi	(1989-11-02)2 November 1989 (aged 31)	Giti Pasand
7	3MF	Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh (captain)	(1987-11-02)2 November 1987 (aged 33)	Giti Pasand
8	3MF	Moslem Oladghobad	(1995-11-29)29 November 1995 (aged 25)	Crop Alvand
9	2DF	Saeid Ahmadabbasi	(1992-07-31)31 July 1992 (aged 29)	Giti Pasand
10	4FW	Hossein Tayyebi	(1988-09-29)29 September 1988 (aged 32)	Benfica
11	3MF	Farhad Fakhim	(1984-10-14)14 October 1984 (aged 36)	Mes Sungun
12	4FW	Mohammad Shajari	(1991-08-30)30 August 1991 (aged 30)	Crop Alvand
13	4FW	Farhad Tavakoli	(1989-01-14)14 January 1989 (aged 32)	Giti Pasand
14	4FW	Mahdi Javid	(1987-05-03)3 May 1987 (aged 34)	Crop Alvand
15	4FW	Taha Nematian	(1995-02-08)8 February 1995 (aged 26)	Sunich Saveh
16	4FW	Bagher Mohammadi	(1991-06-21)21 June 1991 (aged 30)	Sunich Saveh

Previous squads

Iran's first squad in 1992

FIFA Futsal World Cup

AFC Futsal Asian Cup

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

Notable players

FIFA Futsal World Cup

#	Matches as captain (goals)	Player	World Cup played as captain
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

AFC Futsal Asian Cup

#	Matches as captain (goals)	Player	Asian Championship played as captain
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

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 record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	Dif	Pts	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
1989	Did not enter									Did not enter
1992	Fourth place	8	5	0	3	36	30	+6	15	2	2	0	0	25	8
1996	Round 1 - 11th	3	1	0	2	12	13	-1	3	4	4	0	0	47	8
2000	Round 1 - 10th	3	1	0	2	6	9	-3	3	Qualification via AFC Futsal Championship
2004	Round 1 - 11th	3	1	0	2	9	13	-4	3
2008	Round 2 - 5th	7	4	2	1	24	19	+5	14
2012	Round of 16 - 10th	4	2	1	1	9	8	+1	7
2016	Third Place	7	2	3	2	22	24	-2	9
2021	Quarter Finals - 7th	5	3	0	2	19	17	+2	9	nominated by AFC
2024	To be determined									Qualification via AFC Futsal Championship
Total	8/9	40	19	6	15	137	133	+4	63	6	6	0	0	72	16

AFC Futsal Asian Cup

AFC Futsal Asian Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	Dif	Pts	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA

1999	Champions	6	6	0	0	90	7	+83	18	Automatic Qualification
2000	Champions	6	6	0	0	56	10	+46	18
2001	Champions	7	7	0	0	97	13	+84	21
2002	Champions	6	6	0	0	61	7	+54	18
2003	Champions	6	6	0	0	60	13	+47	18
2004	Champions	7	7	0	0	81	12	+69	21
2005	Champions	8	6	1	1	58	15	+43	19
2006	Third place	5	4	0	1	46	12	+34	12
2007	Champions	6	6	0	0	50	9	+41	18
2008	Champions	6	6	0	0	48	2	+46	18
2010	Champions	6	6	0	0	57	9	+48	18
2012	Third place	6	5	0	1	45	9	+36	15
2014	Runners-up	6	5	1	0	52	8	+44	16
2016	Champions	6	6	0	0	48	4	+44	18
2018	Champions	6	6	0	0	50	6	+44	18	2	2	0	0	20	4
2020	Qualified but tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia									2	2	0	0	12	3
2022	To be determined
Total	15/15	93	88	2	3	899	136	+763	266	4	4	0	0	36	7

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	Dif	Pts
2005^*	Champions	5	5	0	0	41	3	+38	15
2007^*	Champions	7	7	0	0	73	12	+61	21
2009^*	Champions	5	4	1	0	64	7	+57	13
2013	Champions	5	5	0	0	43	9	+34	15
2017	Champions	6	6	0	0	58	11	+47	18
2023	To be determined
2025	To be determined
Total	5/5	28	27	1	0	279	42	+237	82

^* Iran played with U-23 team in this tournament.[4]

Grand Prix de Futsal

Grand Prix de Futsal record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	Dif	Pts
2005	Did not enter
2006	Did not enter
2007	Runners-up	6	4	0	2	19	17	+2	12
2008	Did not enter
2009	Runners-up	6	4	1	1	26	22	+4	13
2010	Fourth place	6	3	1	2	24	15	+9	10
2011	Fourth place	6	4	0	2	22	13	+9	12
2013	Third place	5	2	1	2	15	16	-1	7
2014	Third place	4	3	0	1	25	11	+14	9
2015	Runners-up	5	4	0	1	23	8	+15	12
2018	Did not enter
Total	7/11	38	24	3	11	154	102	+52	75

Futsal Confederations Cup

Futsal Confederations Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	Dif	Pts
2009	Champions	4	4	0	0	15	4	+11	12
2013	Did not enter
2014	Did not qualify
Total	1/3	4	4	0	0	15	4	+11	12

West Asian Championship

West Asian Championship record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	Dif	Pts
2007^*	Champions	3	3	0	0	21	4	+17	9
2009	Did not enter
2012	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]

References

Futsal World Ranking
اولین تیم رسمی فوتسال ایران (عکس)
"FIFA Futsal World Cup 2016". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 October 2006.
http://www.futsalworldranking.be/tournament/waff07.htm

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[1] Futsal World Ranking

[2] اولین تیم رسمی فوتسال ایران (عکس)

[3] "FIFA Futsal World Cup 2016". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 October 2006.

[futsalworldranking.be-4] ttp://www.futsalworldranking.be/tournament/waff07.htm

Futsal in Iran
League competitions	Iranian Futsal Super League 1st Division 2nd Division
National teams	Men Men U-20 Women
Lists and categories	League system Champions List of clubs List of Arena
Street Football	Gol Koochik
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National futsal teams of Asia (AFC)
AFC Futsal Asian Cup - Futsal at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
West Asia (WAFF)	Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen
Central Asia (CAFA)	Afghanistan Iran Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
South Asia (SAFF)	Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka
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Southeast Asia (AFF)	Australia Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Timor-Leste Vietnam
Former	Kazakhstan (moved to UEFA in 2002)
FIFA Futsal World Cup - AMF Futsal World Cup

Iran national futsal team

Team image

Nicknames

Home stadium

Results and fixtures

Previous matches

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Team

Current squad

Previous squads

FIFA Futsal World Cup

AFC Futsal Asian Cup

Notable players

FIFA Futsal World Cup

AFC Futsal Asian Cup

Competitive record

FIFA Futsal World Cup

AFC Futsal Asian Cup

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

Grand Prix de Futsal

Futsal Confederations Cup

West Asian Championship

See also

References