Nickname(s) | Team Melli (Persian: تیم ملی ) "The National Team", Cheetahs (Persian: یوزها) Team Melli Futsal (Persian: تیم ملی فوتسال ) "The National Futsal Team" | ||
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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] | ||
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First international | |||
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Biggest win | |||
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Biggest defeat | |||
![]() ![]() (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 6 October 2000) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 8 (First in 1992) | ||
Best result | ![]() | ||
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) | ||
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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.
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.[citation needed]
Main article: Azadi Indoor Stadium |
Iran plays the home games at the Azadi Indoor Stadium with a capacity of 6,583 spectators.
Main articles: Iran national futsal team results and Iran national futsal team all-time record |
Win Draw Loss
Date | Venue | Opponent | Competition | Result | Iranian scorers | Match report |
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25 July 2021 | ![]() |
Continental Futsal Championship | 5–0 W | |||
26 July 2021 | ![]() |
Continental Futsal Championship | 7–0 W | |||
27 July 2021 | ![]() |
Continental Futsal Championship | 2–2 D | |||
29 July 2021 | ![]() |
Continental Futsal Championship | 7–5 W | |||
30 July 2021 | ![]() |
Continental Futsal Championship | 5–1 W | |||
30 August 2021 | ![]() |
Friendly | 8–2 W | |||
31 August 2021 | ![]() |
Friendly | 5–1 W | |||
14 September 2021 | Avia Solutions Group Arena, Vilnius | ![]() |
2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup | 3–2 W | Ahmadi 4', Fakhim 4', Esmaeilpour 37' | Report (FIFA) |
17 September 2021 | Avia Solutions Group Arena, Vilnius | ![]() |
2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup | 4–2 W | Tavakoli 3', Javid 7', Esmaeilpour 10', Ahmadabbasi 39' | Report (FIFA) |
20 September 2021 | Avia Solutions Group Arena, Vilnius | ![]() |
2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup | 1–2 L | Hassanzadeh 30' | Report (FIFA) |
24 September 2021 | Avia Solutions Group Arena, Vilnius | ![]() |
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 | Žalgiris Arena, Kaunas | ![]() |
2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup | 2–3 L | Oladghobad 8', Esmaeilpour 15' | Report (FIFA) |
20 December 2021 | Emilia Romagna Arena, Salsomaggiore Terme | ![]() |
Friendly | 6–4 W | Karimi 2' - 12' - 22', Shajari 26', Tayyebi 34', Ahmadabbasi 40' | Report (NAZIONALI) |
21 December 2021 | Emilia Romagna Arena, Salsomaggiore Terme | ![]() |
Friendly | 3–4 L | Ahmadabbasi 19' - 20' - 37' | Report (NAZIONALI) |
Main article: List of Iran national futsal team managers |
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Last updated: 17 January 2022
The following players were called up to the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup.
Head coach: Mohammad Nazemasharieh
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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1 | GK | Sepehr Mohammadi | 8 August 1989 (aged 32) | ![]() | |
2 | GK | Alireza Samimi | 29 June 1987 (aged 34) | ![]() | |
3 | FW | Ahmad Esmaeilpour | 8 September 1988 (aged 33) | ![]() | |
4 | DF | Alireza Rafieipour | 9 October 1993 (aged 27) | ![]() | |
5 | DF | Hamid Ahmadi | 24 November 1988 (aged 32) | ![]() | |
6 | MF | Mohammad Reza Sangsefidi | 2 November 1989 (aged 31) | ![]() | |
7 | MF | Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh (captain) | 2 November 1987 (aged 33) | ![]() | |
8 | MF | Moslem Oladghobad | 29 November 1995 (aged 25) | ![]() | |
9 | DF | Saeid Ahmadabbasi | 31 July 1992 (aged 29) | ![]() | |
10 | FW | Hossein Tayyebi | 29 September 1988 (aged 32) | ![]() | |
11 | MF | Farhad Fakhim | 14 October 1984 (aged 36) | ![]() | |
12 | FW | Mohammad Shajari | 30 August 1991 (aged 30) | ![]() | |
13 | FW | Farhad Tavakoli | 14 January 1989 (aged 32) | ![]() | |
14 | FW | Mahdi Javid | 3 May 1987 (aged 34) | ![]() | |
15 | FW | Taha Nematian | 8 February 1995 (aged 26) | ![]() | |
16 | FW | Bagher Mohammadi | 21 June 1991 (aged 30) | ![]() |
# | 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 |
# | 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 |
FIFA Futsal 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 | |
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Fourth place | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 30 | +6 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 8 | |
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Round 1 - 11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 8 | |
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Round 1 - 10th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 3 | Qualification via AFC Futsal Championship | ||||||
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Round 1 - 11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 3 | |||||||
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Round 2 - 5th | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 19 | +5 | 14 | |||||||
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Round of 16 - 10th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 7 | |||||||
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Third Place | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 24 | -2 | 9 | |||||||
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Quarter Finals - 7th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 9 | nominated by AFC | ||||||
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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 record | Qualification record | |||||||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
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Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 7 | +83 | 18 | Automatic Qualification | ||||||
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Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 10 | +46 | 18 | |||||||
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Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 13 | +84 | 21 | |||||||
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Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 7 | +54 | 18 | |||||||
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Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 13 | +47 | 18 | |||||||
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Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 12 | +69 | 21 | |||||||
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Champions | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 58 | 15 | +43 | 19 | |||||||
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Third place | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 12 | +34 | 12 | |||||||
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Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 9 | +41 | 18 | |||||||
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Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 2 | +46 | 18 | |||||||
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Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 9 | +48 | 18 | |||||||
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Third place | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 9 | +36 | 15 | |||||||
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Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 52 | 8 | +44 | 16 | |||||||
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Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 4 | +44 | 18 | |||||||
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Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 6 | +44 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | |
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Qualified but tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | |||||||||
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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 record | ||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts | |
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Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 3 | +38 | 15 | |
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Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 12 | +61 | 21 | |
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Champions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 7 | +57 | 13 | |
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Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 9 | +34 | 15 | |
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Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 11 | +47 | 18 | |
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Total | 5/5 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 279 | 42 | +237 | 82 |
Grand Prix de Futsal record | ||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts | |
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Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 12 | |
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Did not enter | |||||||||
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Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 22 | +4 | 13 | |
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Fourth place | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 15 | +9 | 10 | |
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Fourth place | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 12 | |
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Third place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 7 | |
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Third place | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 11 | +14 | 9 | |
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Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 12 | |
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Did not enter | |||||||||
Total | 7/11 | 38 | 24 | 3 | 11 | 154 | 102 | +52 | 75 |
Futsal Confederations Cup record | ||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts | |
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Champions | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 12 | |
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Did not enter | |||||||||
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Did not qualify | |||||||||
Total | 1/3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 12 |
West Asian Championship record | ||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts | |
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Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | +17 | 9 | |
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Did not enter | |||||||||
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Champions | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 6 | +34 | 12 | |
Total | 2/3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 10 | +51 | 21 |