Iran national futsal team

Iran
	Shirt badge/Association crest
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	5 (24 September 2026)
Highest FIFA ranking	4 (May 2024)
Lowest FIFA ranking	6 (October 2024)
Home colours	Away colours
First international
	Iran 19–6 Kuwait ; (Hong Kong; 2 May 1992)
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 Asian Cup
Appearances	18 (all) (First in 1999)
Best result	Champions (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2024, 2026) ; 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 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

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

Results and fixtures

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

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

Players

Current squad

The following players were called up to the squad for the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup.^[5]

Head coach: Vahid Shamsaei

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Bagher Mohammadi	(1991-06-21)21 June 1991 (aged 33)	Giti Pasand
2	1GK	Saeid Momeni	(1992-11-23)23 November 1992 (aged 31)	Crop Alvand
3	3MF	Sajad Youssefkhah	(1995-04-17)17 April 1995 (aged 29)	Crop Alvand
4	2DF	Alireza Rafieipour	(1993-10-09)9 October 1993 (aged 30)	Giti Pasand
5	2DF	Mohammad Hossein Derakhshani	(1993-04-01)1 April 1993 (aged 31)	Giti Pasand
6	2DF	Mohammad Reza Sangsefidi	(1989-11-02)2 November 1989 (aged 34)	Giti Pasand
7	3MF	Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh (captain)	(1987-11-02)2 November 1987 (aged 36)	Mes Sungun
8	3MF	Moslem Oladghobad	(1995-11-29)29 November 1995 (aged 28)	Gohar Zamin
9	4FW	Saeid Ahmadabbasi	(1992-07-31)31 July 1992 (aged 32)	Giti Pasand
10	4FW	Hossein Tayyebi	(1988-09-29)29 September 1988 (aged 35)	Gohar Zamin
11	3MF	Mahdi Karimi	(1997-01-28)28 January 1997 (aged 27)	Giti Pasand
12	3MF	Salar Aghapour	(2000-03-07)7 March 2000 (aged 24)	Gohar Zamin
13	3MF	Amir Hossein Davoudi	(2002-08-16)16 August 2002 (aged 22)	Giti Pasand
14	4FW	Behrooz Azimi	(2001-08-25)25 August 2001 (aged 23)	Mes Sungun

Previous squads

FIFA Futsal World Cup

AFC Futsal Asian Cup

Notable players

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										Qualification
Year	Round	Rank	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Link
1988	Did not enter									No qualification
1992	Fourth place	4th	8	5	0	3	36	30	+6	2	2	0	0	25	8	+17	Link
1996	First round	11th	3	1	0	2	12	14	–2	4	4	0	0	47	8	+39	Link
2000		10th	3	1	0	2	6	9	–3	2000 AFC Futsal Championship							–
2004		11th	3	1	0	2	9	13	–4	2004 AFC Futsal Championship							–
2008	Second round	5th	7	4	2	1	24	19	+5	2008 AFC Futsal Championship							–
2012	Round of 16	10th	4	2	1	1	9	8	+1	2012 AFC Futsal Championship							–
2016	Third place	3rd	7	2	3	2	22	24	–2	2016 AFC Futsal Championship							–
2020	Quarter-finals	7th	5	3	0	2	19	17	+2	Nominated by AFC							Link
2024	Round of 16	9th	4	3	0	1	23	10	+13	2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup							–
2028	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2028 AFC Futsal Asian Cup							–
Total : 9/10	Third place	3rd	44	22	6	16	160	144	+16	6	6	0	0	72	16	+56	–

AFC Futsal Asian Cup

AFC Futsal Asian Cup											Qualification
Year	Round	Rank	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD		M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Link

1999	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	90	7	+83		No qualification
2000			6	6	0	0	56	10	+46
2001			7	7	0	0	97	13	+84
2002			6	6	0	0	61	7	+54
2003			6	6	0	0	60	13	+47
2004			7	7	0	0	81	12	+69
2005			8	6	1	1	58	15	+43
2006	Third place	3rd	5	4	0	1	46	12	+34		Automatically qualified							Link
2007	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	50	9	+41		Automatically qualified							Link
2008			6	6	0	0	48	2	+46		Automatically qualified							Link
2010			6	6	0	0	57	9	+48		Automatically qualified							Link
2012	Third place	3rd	6	5	0	1	45	9	+36		Automatically qualified							Link
2014	Runners-up	2nd	6	5	1	0	52	8	+44		Automatically qualified							Link
2016	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	48	4	+44		Automatically qualified							Link
2018	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	50	6	+44		2	2	0	0	20	4	+16	Link
2020	Qualified but cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic										2	2	0	0	12	3	+9	Link
2022	Runners-up	2nd	6	5	0	1	39	5	+34		3	3	0	0	28	1	+27	Link
2024	Champions	1st	6	5	1	0	25	9	+16		3	3	0	0	34	4	+30	Link
2026	Champions	1st	6	5	1	0	27	14	+13	3	3	0	0	26	0	+26	Link
Total : 18/18	14 titles	1st	111	103	4	4	990	164	+826		13	13	0	0	120	12	+108	–

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games record
Year	Round	Rank	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2005^*	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	41	3	+38
2007^*	Champions	1st	7	7	0	0	73	12	+61
2009^*	Champions	1st	5	4	1	0	64	7	+57
2013	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	43	9	+34
2017	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	58	11	+47
2026	TBD
Total	5 titles	5/5	28	27	1	0	279	42	+237

^* Iran played with U-23 team in this tournament.^[6]

Grand Prix de Futsal

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

Futsal Confederations Cup

Futsal Confederations Cup record
Year	Round	Rank	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2009	Champions	1st	4	4	0	0	15	4	+11
2013	Did not enter
2014	Did not qualify
Total	1 title	1/3	4	4	0	0	15	4	+11

Islamic Solidarity Games

Islamic Solidarity Games record
Year	Round	Rank	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2025	Champions	1st	5	3	2	0	17	7	+10
Total	1 title	1/1	5	3	2	0	17	7	+10

West Asian Championship

West Asian Championship record
Year	Round	Rank	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2007^*	Champions	1st	3	3	0	0	21	4	+17
2009	Did not enter
2012	Champions	1st	4	4	0	0	40	6	+34
2022–onwards	Not a WAFF member
Total	2 titles	2/4	7	7	0	0	61	10	+51

^* Iran played with U-23 team in this tournament.^[6]

Central Asian Championship

Central Asian Championship record
Year	Round	Rank	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
2023	Champions	1st	5	4	0	1	13	3	+10
Total	1 title	1/1	5	4	0	1	13	3	+10

^* Iran played with U-23 team in this tournament.^[6]

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

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References

↑ "The FIFA Futsal Men's World Ranking". 24 September 2026. Retrieved 24 September 2026.
↑ اولین تیم رسمی فوتسال ایران (عکس)
↑ "FIFA Futsal World Cup 2016". RSSSF. Retrieved 22 October 2006.
↑ "Iran To Restore Asiatic Cheetah Design To World Cup Kit". ifpnews.com. 1 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
↑ "شمسایی سربازان جام جهانی فوتسال را معرفی کرد". FFIRI. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
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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

[FIFA_Futsal_World_Rankings-1] "The FIFA Futsal Men's World Ranking". 24 September 2026. Retrieved 24 September 2026.

[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] "شمسایی سربازان جام جهانی فوتسال را معرفی کرد". FFIRI. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.

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Former	Kazakhstan (moved to UEFA in 2002)
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Team image

Nicknames

Home stadium

Results and fixtures

Previous matches

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

Players

Current squad

Previous squads

FIFA Futsal World Cup

AFC Futsal Asian Cup

Notable players

Captains

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

Islamic Solidarity Games

West Asian Championship

Central Asian Championship

Head-to-head record

See also

References