Iran national futsal team

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.

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 scorer	Vahid Shamsaei (392)
Home stadium	Azadi Indoor Stadium
FIFA code	IRN
FIFA ranking	6 (11 Oct 2024)[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)
FIFA World Cup
Appearances	9 (First in 1992)
Best result	Third Place (2016 )
AFC Futsal Asian Cup
Appearances	17 (all) (First in 1999)
Best result	Champions (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2024) Runners-up (2014, 2022) Third place (2006, 2012)
CAFA Futsal Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 2023 Muhammad Futsal Cup)
Best result	Champions (2023)
Confederations Cup
Appearances	2 (First in 2009, 2022)
Best result	Champions (2009) Runners up (2022)
Grand Prix de Futsal
Appearances	7 (First in 2007)
Best result	Runners-up (2007, 2009, 2015) Third place (2013, 2014) 4th place (2010, 2011)

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

Main article: Azadi Indoor 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

Main article: Iran national futsal team results

Previous matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Date	Venue	Opponent	Competition	Result	Iranian scorers	Match report
2022
10 April 2022	Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek	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 2022	Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek	Turkmenistan	2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification	3–0 W	Tayyebi 12', Ahmadabbasi 20', Baýramdurdyýew 38' (o.g.)
12 April 2022	Gazprom Sports Complex, Bishkek	Kyrgyzstan	2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification	8–1 W	Tayyebi 14', Ezzati 14', Rafieipour 30' - 31', Derakhshani 34', Kadkhodaei 36', Abbasi 37', Yousef 40'
11 September 2022	Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok	Finland	Continental Futsal Championship	2–1 W	Aghapour, Oladghobad
13 September 2022	Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok	Vietnam	Continental Futsal Championship	3–1 W	Javan2, Karimi
15 September 2022	Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok	Thailand	Continental Futsal Championship	3–2 W	Derakhshani, Ahmadabbasi, Aghapour
16 September 2022	Indoor Stadium Huamark, Bangkok	Morocco	Continental Futsal Championship	3–4 L	Ahmadabbasi, Tayyebi2
28 September 2022	Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait City	Indonesia	2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup	5–0 W	Ahmadabbasi 2' - 22',Oladghobad 2',Asadshir 9',Tayyebi 24'	Report (AFC)
30 September 2022	Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait City	Chinese Taipei	2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup	10–1 W	Bazyar 2',Tayyebi 3' - 16' - 36',Ahmadabbasi 4' - 16' - 18',Aghapour 22',Javan 28',Karimi 35'	Report (AFC)
2 October 2022	Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait City	Lebanon	2022 AFC Futsal Asian Cup	9–0 W	Aghapour 8' - 32',Tayyebi 17' - 39',Rhyem 17' (o.g.),Oladghobad 19',Jafari 21',Karimi 28',Bazyar 27'	Report (AFC)

Coaching staff

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

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1	1GK	Sina Parkas	(1992-08-17)17 August 1992 (aged 30)		Sunich
2	1GK	Saeid Momeni	(1992-11-23)23 November 1992 (aged 29)		Crop
3	2DF	Mehdi Asadshir			Sunich
4	2DF	Alireza Rafieipour	(1993-10-09)9 October 1993 (aged 28)		Crop
5	3MF	Mohammad Hossein Derakhshani	(1993-04-01)1 April 1993 (aged 29)		Giti Pasand
6	3MF	Bahman Jafari			Farsh Ara
7	3MF	Mehdi Karimi	(1997-01-28)28 January 1997 (aged 25)		Giti Pasand
8	3MF	Moslem Oladghobad	(1995-11-29)29 November 1995 (aged 26)		Palma
9	4FW	Saeid Ahmadabbasi	(1992-07-31)31 July 1992 (aged 30)		Valdepeñas
10	4FW	Hossein Tayyebi (captain)	(1988-09-29)29 September 1988 (aged 33)		Palma
11	4FW	Alireza Javan	(1995-02-02)2 February 1995 (aged 27)		Crop
12	4FW	Salar Aghapour	(2000-03-07)7 March 2000 (aged 22)		Mes Sungun
13	3MF	Mohammad Hossein Bazyar	(2003-11-29)29 November 2003 (aged 18)		Sanaye Poshtiban
14	3MF	Hamzeh Kadkhodaei	(1997-02-02)2 February 1997 (aged 25)		Mes Sungun

Previous squads

Iran's first squad in 1992

FIFA Futsal World Cup

• 1992 FIFA Futsal World Cup squads
• 1996 FIFA Futsal World Cup squads
• 2000 FIFA Futsal World Cup squads
• 2004 FIFA Futsal World Cup squads
• 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup squads
• 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup squads
• 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup squads
• 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup squads
• 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup squads

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
• 2018 AFC Futsal Championship squads
• 2022 AFC Futsal Championship squads
• 2024 AFC Futsal Championship squads

Notable players

• Mehdi Abtahi
• Siamak Dadashi
• Mohsen Garousi
• Behzad Gholampour
• Mohammad Reza Heidarian
• Babak Masoumi
• Reza Nasseri
• Mostafa Nazari
• Saeid Rajabi
• Vahid Shamsaei
• Mohammad Reza Sangsefidi
• Sadegh Varmazyar

Captains

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
8	5 (3)	Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh	Lithuania 2021
9			Uzbekistan 2024

AFC Futsal Asian Cup

#	Matches as captain (goals)	Player	Asian 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
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
15	6 (12)	Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh	Chinese Taipei 2018
16	6 (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 record												Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	Dif	Pts		GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
1989	Did not enter											Did not enter
1992	Fourth place	4th	8	5	0	3	36	30	+6	15		2	2	0	0	25	8
1996	First round	11th	3	1	0	2	12	14	–2	3		4	4	0	0	47	8
2000		10th	3	1	0	2	6	9	–3	3		Qualification via AFC Futsal Championship
2004		11th	3	1	0	2	9	13	–4	3
2008	Second round	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	3rd	7	2	3	2	22	24	–2	9
2021	Quarter-finals	7th	5	3	0	2	19	17	+2	9		Nominated by AFC
2024	Round of 16	9th	4	3	0	1	23	10	+13	9		Qualification via AFC Futsal Asian Cup
Total	Third place	9/10	44	22	6	16	160	144	+16	72		6	6	0	0	72	16

AFC Futsal Asian Cup

AFC Futsal Asian Cup record												Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts		M	W	D	L	GF	GA
1999	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	90	7	+83	18		No qualification
2000	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	56	10	+46	18
2001	Champions	1st	7	7	0	0	97	13	+84	21
2002	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	61	7	+54	18
2003	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	60	13	+47	18
2004	Champions	1st	7	7	0	0	81	12	+69	21
2005	Champions	1st	8	6	1	1	58	15	+43	19
2006	Third place	3rd	5	4	0	1	46	12	+34	12		Automatically qualified
2007	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	50	9	+41	18
2008	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	48	2	+46	18
2010	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	57	9	+48	18
2012	Third place	3rd	6	5	0	1	45	9	+36	15
2014	Runners-up	2nd	6	5	1	0	52	8	+44	16
2016	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	48	4	+44	18
2018	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	50	6	+44	18		2	2	0	0	20	4
2020	Qualified but cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic											2	2	0	0	12	3
2022	Runners-up	2nd	6	5	0	1	39	5	+34	15		3	3	0	0	28	1
2024	Champions	1st	6	5	1	0	25	9	+16	16		3	3	0	0	34	4
2026	To be determined
Total	13 titles	17/17	105	98	3	4	963	150	+813	297		10	10	0	0	94	12

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	Dif	Pts
2005*	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	41	3	+38	15
2007*	Champions	1st	7	7	0	0	73	12	+61	21
2009*	Champions	1st	5	4	1	0	64	7	+57	13
2013	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	43	9	+34	15
2017	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	58	11	+47	18
2021	Cancelled
2025	to be determined
Total	5 titles	5/5	28	27	1	0	279	42	+237	82

^* Iran played with U-23 team in this tournament.^[5]

Grand Prix de Futsal

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

Futsal Confederations Cup

Futsal Confederations Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	Dif	Pts
2009	Champions	1st	4	4	0	0	15	4	+11	12
2013	Did not enter
2014	Did not qualify
2022	Runners-up	2nd	4	3	0	1	11	8	+3	9
Total	1 title	2/4	8	7	0	1	26	12	+14	21

West Asian Championship

West Asian Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	Dif	Pts
2007*	Champions	1st	3	3	0	0	21	4	+17	9
2009	Did not enter
2012	Champions	1st	4	4	0	0	40	6	+34	12
2022–onwards	Not a WAFF member
Total	2 titles	2/4	7	7	0	0	61	10	+51	21

^* Iran played with U-23 team in this tournament.^[5]

Central Asian Championship

Central Asian Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	Dif	Pts
2023*	Champions	1st	5	4	0	1	13	3	+10	12
Total	1 title	1/1	5	4	0	1	13	3	+10	12

^* Iran played with U-23 team in this tournament.^[5]

See also

• Futsal in Iran
• Iran national football team
• Iran national beach soccer team
• Iran women's national football team
• Iran women's national futsal team
• Futsal
• UEFA Futsal Champions League

References

1. FIFA Men's Futsal Ranking
2. اولین تیم رسمی فوتسال ایران (عکس)
3. "FIFA Futsal World Cup 2016". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 October 2006.
4. "Iran To Restore Asiatic Cheetah Design To World Cup Kit". ifpnews.com. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
5. "Futsalworldranking.be".

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  Japan
Preceded by 2006  Japan	Asian Champions 2007 (eighth title) 2008 (ninth title) 2010 (tenth title)	Succeeded by 2012  Japan
Preceded by 2014  Japan	Asian Champions 2016 (eleventh title) 2018 (twelfth title)	Succeeded by 2022  Japan

Head-to-head record

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

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Argentina	3	0	0	3	3	10	−7	000.00
Azerbaijan	1	0	1	0	3	3	+0	000.00
Belgium	2	1	0	1	6	7	−1	050.00
Brazil	3	0	1	2	7	13	−6	000.00
Cuba	3	3	0	0	18	4	+14	100.00
Colombia	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Czech Republic	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	100.00
France	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00
Guatemala	1	1	0	0	9	4	+5	100.00
Italy	2	1	1	0	12	10	+2	050.00
Kazakhstan	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	000.00
Libya	1	1	0	0	4	2	+2	100.00
Morocco	3	2	0	1	10	8	+2	066.67
Netherlands	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Panama	1	1	0	0	4	3	+1	100.00
Paraguay	2	2	0	0	14	9	+5	100.00
Poland	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Portugal	2	0	1	1	2	6	−4	000.00
Russia	1	0	0	1	3	4	−1	000.00
Serbia	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	100.00
Spain	6	1	2	3	18	28	−10	016.67
Ukraine	1	1	0	0	5	4	+1	100.00
United States	2	1	0	1	6	6	+0	050.00
Uruguay	1	1	0	0	4	2	+2	100.00
Uzbekistan	1	1	0	0	9	8	+1	100.00
Venezuela	1	1	0	0	7	1	+6	100.00
Total	44	22	6	16	160	144	+16	050.00