Iran national futsal team explained

Iran
Badge Size:130px
Fifa Trigramme:IRN
Fifa Rank:4 (6 May 2024)[1]
Nickname:Team Melli
(Persian: تیم ملی )
"The National Team",Cheetahs
(Persian: یوزها)
(Persian: شیرهای ایرانی)
"Iranian Lions"
Association:FFIRI
Confederation:AFC (Asia)
Coach:Vahid Shamsaei
Assistant Coach:Shahabeddin Sofalmanesh
Captain:Hossein Tayyebi
Most Caps:Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh (297)
Top Scorer:Vahid Shamsaei (392)
Home Stadium:Azadi Indoor Stadium
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First Game: 19–6
(Hong Kong; 2 May 1992[2])
Largest Loss: 8–1
(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 6 October 2000)
Largest Win: 36–0
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 7 March 1999)
World Cup Apps:9
World Cup First:1992
World Cup Best: Third Place (2016 and 1992
Regional Name:AFC Futsal Asian Cup
Regional Cup Apps:17 (all)
Regional Cup First:1999
Regional Cup Best: Champions (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2024) Runners up (2014, 2022) Third Place (2006, 2012)
2Ndregional Name:CAFA Futsal Cup
2Ndregional Cup Apps:1
2Ndregional Cup First:2023 Muhammad Futsal Cup
2Ndregional Cup Best: Champions (2023)
Grand Prix Apps:7
Grand Prix First:2007
Grand Prix Best: Runners-up (2007, 2009, 2015) Third Place (2013, 2014)4th place (2010, 2011)
Confederations Cup Apps:2
Confederations Cup First:2009, 2022
Confederations Cup Best: Champions (2009)
Runners up (2022)

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.

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

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

Results and fixtures

See main article: Iran national futsal team results.

Previous matches

DateVenueOpponentCompetitionResultIranian scorersMatch report
2022
10 April 2022Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualificationalign=center 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' align=center
11 April 2022Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualificationalign=center 3–0 W Tayyebi 12', Ahmadabbasi 20', Baýramdurdyýew 38' (o.g.) align=center
12 April 2022Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualificationalign=center 8–1 W Tayyebi 14', Ezzati 14', Rafieipour 30' - 31', Derakhshani 34', Kadkhodaei 36', Abbasi 37', Yousef 40' align=center
11 September 2022Indoor Stadium Huamark, BangkokContinental Futsal Championshipalign=center 2–1 W Aghapour, Oladghobad align=center
13 September 2022Indoor Stadium Huamark, BangkokContinental Futsal Championshipalign=center 3–1 W Javan2, Karimi align=center
15 September 2022Indoor Stadium Huamark, BangkokContinental Futsal Championshipalign=center 3–2 W Derakhshani, Ahmadabbasi, Aghapour align=center
16 September 2022Indoor Stadium Huamark, BangkokContinental Futsal Championshipalign=center 3–4 L Ahmadabbasi, Tayyebi2 align=center
28 September 2022Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait City2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cupalign=center 5–0 W Ahmadabbasi 2' - 22',Oladghobad 2',Asadshir 9',Tayyebi 24' align=center Report
(AFC)
30 September 2022Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait City2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cupalign=center 10–1 W Bazyar 2',Tayyebi 3' - 16' - 36',Ahmadabbasi 4' - 16' - 18',Aghapour 22',Javan 28',Karimi 35' align=center Report
(AFC)
2 October 2022Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait City2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cupalign=center 9–0 W Aghapour 8' - 32',Tayyebi 17' - 39',Rhyem 17' (o.g.),Oladghobad 19',Jafari 21',Karimi 28',Bazyar 27' align=center Report
(AFC)

Coaching staff

See main article: List of Iran national futsal team managers.

Current coaching staff

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

Last updated: 2 October 2022

Team

Current squad

Previous squads

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 AbtahiHong Kong 1992
23 (2)Sadegh VarmazyarSpain 1996
33 (0)Babak MasoumiGuatemala 2000
43 (2)Mohammad Reza HeidarianChinese Taipei 2004
57 (5)Vahid ShamsaeiBrazil 2008
64 (0)Mohammad KeshavarzThailand 2012
76 (1)Mohammad KeshavarzColombia 2016
85 (3)Ali Asghar HassanzadehLithuania 2021
9Uzbekistan 2024

AFC Futsal Asian Cup

Matches as captain (goals)PlayerAsian Championship played as captain
1Babak MasoumiMalaysia 1999
2Babak MasoumiThailand 2000
3Mohammad Reza HeidarianIran 2001
4Mohammad Reza HeidarianIndonesia 2002
56 (7)Mohammad Reza HeidarianIran 2003
67 (4)Mohammad Reza HeidarianMacau 2004
79 (3)Mohammad Reza HeidarianVietnam 2005
8Uzbekistan 2006
96 (1)Mohammad Reza HeidarianJapan 2007
106 (4)Mohammad Reza HeidarianThailand 2008
116 (2)Mohammad HashemzadehUzbekistan 2010
126 (7)Vahid ShamsaeiUAE 2012
136 (2)Mohammad TaheriVietnam 2014
146 (5)Mohammad KeshavarzUzbekistan 2016
156 (12)Ali Asghar HassanzadehChinese Taipei 2018
166 (10)Hossein TayyebiKuwait 2022
17Ali Asghar HassanzadehThailand 2024

Competitive record

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup recordQualification record
width=150Yearwidth=150Roundwidth=50Positionwidth=35Pldwidth=35Wwidth=35Dwidth=35Lwidth=35GSwidth=35GAwidth=35Difwidth=35PtsGPWDLGFGA
1989did not enterdid not enter
1992Fourth Place4th85033630+6152200258
1996First round11th31021213-134400478
2000First round10th310269-33Qualification via AFC Futsal Championship
2004First round11th3102913-43
2008Second round5th74212419+514
2012Round of 1610th421198+17
2016Third Place3rd72322224-29
2021Quarter-finals7th53021917+29Nominated by AFC
2024QualifiedQualification via AFC Futsal Asian Cup
TotalThird Place9/104019615137133+46366007216

AFC Futsal Asian Cup

AFC Futsal Asian Cup recordQualification record
width=150Yearwidth=150Roundwidth=50Positionwidth=35Mwidth=35Wwidth=35Dwidth=35Lwidth=35GFwidth=35GAwidth=35GDwidth=35Ptswidth=20Mwidth=20Wwidth=20Dwidth=20Lwidth=20GFwidth=20GA
1999Champions1st6600907+8318bgcolor=#F8F9FA rowspan=7 colspan=6No qualification
2000Champions1st66005610+4618
2001Champions1st77009713+8421
2002Champions1st6600617+5418
2003Champions1st66006013+4718
2004Champions1st77008112+6921
2005Champions1st86115815+4319
2006Third Place3rd54014612+3412bgcolor=#F8F9FA rowspan=7 colspan=6Automatically qualified
2007Champions1st6600509+4118
2008Champions1st6600482+4618
2010Champions1st6600579+4818
2012Third Place3rd6501459+3615
2014Runners-up2nd6510528+4416
2016Champions1st6600484+4418
Champions1st6600506+44182200204
2020Qualified but tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic2200123
2022Runners-up2nd6501395+34153300281
2024Champions1st6510259+16163300344
Total13 titles17/171059834963150+8132971010009412

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games record
width=150Yearwidth=150Roundwidth=50Positionwidth=35Pldwidth=35Wwidth=35Dwidth=35Lwidth=35GSwidth=35GAwidth=35Difwidth=35Pts
2005*Champions1st5500413+3815
2007*Champions1st77007312+6121
2009*Champions1st5410647+5713
2013Champions1st5500439+3415
2017Champions1st66005811+4718
2024to be determined
2025
Total5 titles5/528271027942+23782

Grand Prix de Futsal

Grand Prix de Futsal record
width=150Yearwidth=150Roundwidth=50Positionwidth=35Pldwidth=35Wwidth=35Dwidth=35Lwidth=35GSwidth=35GAwidth=35Difwidth=35Pts
2005did not enter
2006
2007Runners-up2nd64021917+212
2008did not enter
2009Runners-up2nd64112622+413
2010Fourth Place4th63122415+910
2011Fourth Place4th64022213+912
2013Third Place3rd52121516-17
2014Third Place3rd43012511+149
2015Runners-up2nd5401238+1512
2018did not enter
TotalRunners-up7/113824311154102+5275

Futsal Confederations Cup

Futsal Confederations Cup record
width=150Yearwidth=150Roundwidth=50Positionwidth=35Pldwidth=35Wwidth=35Dwidth=35Lwidth=35GSwidth=35GAwidth=35Difwidth=35Pts
2009Champions1st4400154+1112
2013did not enter
2014did not qualify
2022Runners-up2nd4301118+39
Total1 title2/487012612+1421

West Asian Championship

West Asian Championship record
width=150Yearwidth=150Roundwidth=50Positionwidth=35Pldwidth=35Wwidth=35Dwidth=35Lwidth=35GSwidth=35GAwidth=35Difwidth=35Pts
2007*Champions1st3300214+179
2009did not enter
2012Champions1st4400406+3412
2022–onwardsNot a WAFF member
Total2 titles2/477006110+5121

Central Asian Championship

Central Asian Championship record
width=150Yearwidth=150Roundwidth=50Positionwidth=35Pldwidth=35Wwidth=35Dwidth=35Lwidth=35GSwidth=35GAwidth=35Difwidth=35Pts
2023*Champions1st5401133+1012
Total1 title1/15401133+1012

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/6371c7172bf2d465/original/Men-s-Futsal-World-Ranking.pdf FIFA Men's Futsal Ranking
  2. http://www.varzesh3.com/news/1340163 اولین تیم رسمی فوتسال ایران (عکس)
  3. Web site: FIFA Futsal World Cup 2016 . . 22 October 2006.
  4. Web site: 2018-05-01 . Iran To Restore Asiatic Cheetah Design To World Cup Kit . 2022-05-17 . ifpnews.com . en-US.
  5. Web site: Futsalworldranking.be .

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