Iran national futsal team

Iran
Nickname(s)Team Melli
(Persian: تیم ملی )
"The National Team", Cheetahs
(Persian: یوزها)
(Persian: شیرهای ایرانی)
"Iranian Lions"
AssociationFFIRI
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coachVahid Shamsaei
CaptainHossein Tayyebi
Most capsAli Asghar Hassanzadeh (297)
Top scorerVahid Shamsaei (392)
Home stadiumAzadi Indoor Stadium
FIFA codeIRN
FIFA ranking6 (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
Appearances9 (First in 1992)
Best resultBronze Third Place (2016 )
AFC Futsal Asian Cup
Appearances17 (all) (First in 1999)
Best resultGold Champions (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2024)
Silver Runners-up (2014, 2022)
Bronze Third place (2006, 2012)
CAFA Futsal Cup
Appearances1 (First in 2023 Muhammad Futsal Cup)
Best resultGold Champions (2023)
Confederations Cup
Appearances2 (First in 2009, 2022)
Best result Champions (2009)
Runners up (2022)
Grand Prix de Futsal
Appearances7 (First in 2007)
Best result2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up (2007, 2009, 2015)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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.

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.

  1. ^ FIFA Men's Futsal Ranking
  2. ^ اولین تیم رسمی فوتسال ایران (عکس)
  3. ^ "FIFA Futsal World Cup 2016". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 October 2006.

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