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 Futsal World Ranking, it is ranked 5th in the world, and 1st amongst Asian Football Confederation members.
| 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 (8 April 2024) | ||
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| 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) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 8 (all non-selective) (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) Third Place (2006, 2012) | ||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 2023 CAFA Futsal Cup | ||
| Best result | 2023 CAFA Futsal Cup | ||
| Appearances | (First in 2023 Muhammad Futsal Cup) | ||
| WAFF Futsal Championship | |||
| Appearances | 2 (First in 2007) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2007, 2012) | ||
| 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) 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. 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.
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