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Afghanistan
Nickname(s)	Lions of Khorasan; (شیران خراسان)
Association	Afghanistan Football Federation
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Majid Mortezaei
Top scorer	Akbar Kazemi
FIFA code	AFG
FIFA ranking	30 (6 May 2024)
Highest FIFA ranking	30 (6 May 2024)
Home colours	Away colours
First international
	Thailand 23–2 Afghanistan ; (Macau, Macau; 26 October 2007)
Biggest win
	Afghanistan 18–2 Macau ; (Dammam, Saudi Arabia; 11 October 2023)
Biggest defeat
	Thailand 23–2 Afghanistan ; (Macau, Macau; 26 October 2007)
FIFA World Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 2024)
Best result	Round of 16 (2024)
AFC Futsal Asian Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 2024)
Best result	Quarter-final (2024)
CAFA Futsal Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 2023)
Best result	Runners-up (2023)

The Afghanistan national futsal team is controlled by the Afghanistan Football Federation, the governing body for futsal in Afghanistan and represents the country in international futsal competitions.

In the first edition of the CAFA Futsal Cup, the country came second in the 2023 CAFA Futsal Cup.

Afghanistan futsal had a magical journey in 2024, with their first tournament of AFC Futsal Asian Cup, they surprisingly finished in fifth place and qualified for the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

Results and fixtures

Legend

Win Draw Loss Fixture

2024

15 September 2024 (2024-09-15) 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup	Afghanistan	6–4	Angola	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
17:30 UTC+5:00	Mahmoodi 01'01" Qanbari 06'15" Mohammadi 09'10" Norowzi 13'15" Kazemi 15'46" Hossein Poor 39'21"	Report	Safari 02'23" (o.g.) Adérito 06'52", 35'53" Moradi 39'37" (o.g.)	Stadium: Humo Arena Attendance: 2,106 Referee: Dejan Veselič (Slovenia)

18 September 2024 (2024-09-18) 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup	Argentina	2–1	Afghanistan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
20:00 UTC+5:00	Rosa 02'46", 32'14"	Report	Sarmiento 31'50" (o.g.)	Stadium: Humo Arena Attendance: 3,442 Referee: Eduardo Fernandes (Portugal)

21 September 2024 (2024-09-21) 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup	Ukraine	4–1	Afghanistan	Andijan, Uzbekistan
20:00 UTC+5:00	Zhuk 14'01" (pen.) Abakshyn 15'05" Zvarych 36'57" Korsun 37'17"	Report	Gholami 25'04"	Stadium: Andijan Universal Sports Complex Attendance: 2,090 Referee: Jorge Flores (El Salvador)

25 September 2024 (2024-09-25) 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup R16	Paraguay	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Afghanistan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
20:00 UTC+5:00	F. Martínez 29'40" Méndez 40'51" Espinoza 41'02"	Report	Hossaini 14'34"	Stadium: Humo Arena Referee: Mohamed Youssef (Egypt)

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Majid Mortezaei
Assistant coach	Mahmoud Seyedi

Players

Last selected squad

Match date: 15 September 2024
Tournament: 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup
Correct as of: October 2023 ^[2]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Mohammad Javad Safari	(2000-03-16)16 March 2000 (aged 24)	Giti Pasand
2	1GK	Ali Reza Jafari	(2005-01-23)23 January 2005 (aged 19)	Safir Gofteman
3	1GK	Ali Ahmad Mohseni	(2003-06-03)3 June 2003 (aged 21)	Sidaqat Kabul
4	2DF	Mahdi Nowrozi (captain)	(1996-05-11)11 May 1996 (aged 28)	Sunich Saveh
5	3MF	Hussain Mohammadi	(2005-01-28)28 January 2005 (aged 19)	Farsh Ara Mashhad
6	3MF	Hamid Reza Hossaini	(2000-09-30)30 September 2000 (aged 23)	Saadat Nimrooz
7	2DF	Reza Hosseinpoor	(1999-08-23)23 August 1999 (aged 25)	Asree Jadid
8	3MF	Mehran Gholami	(2005-10-31)31 October 2005 (aged 18)	Sidaqat Kabul
9	4FW	Omid Qanbari	(2004-06-29)29 June 2004 (aged 20)	Sidaqat Kabul
10	4FW	Akbar Kazemi	(1996-05-12)12 May 1996 (aged 28)	Sidaqat Kabul
11	3MF	Mohammad Moradi	(2005-05-22)22 May 2005 (aged 19)	Giti Pasand
12	3MF	Farzad Mahmoodi	(1999-04-14)14 April 1999 (aged 25)	Piroze Panjsher
13	2DF	Khodadad Ebrahimi	(2004-03-02)2 March 2004 (aged 20)	Sidaqat Kabul
14	2DF	Sayed Mojtaba Hosseini	(2003-10-06)6 October 2003 (aged 20)	Saadat Nimrooz

Tournaments

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA
1989	Did not enter
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016	Did not qualify
2020	Did not qualify
2024	Round of 16	4	1	0	3	9	13
Total	1/10	4	1	0	3	9	13

AFC Futsal Asian Cup

AFC Futsal Asian Cup record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
2024	Quarter-final	5th	6	3	1	2	18	16

CAFA Futsal Cup

AFC Futsal Asian Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	Dif	Pts
2023	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	1	15	16	–1	10
Total	Best Position: 2nd	2nd	5	3	1	15	16	–1	10

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

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	Dif	Pts
2005	Did not enter
2007	Group stage	3	0	0	3	5	32	–27	0
2009	Did not enter
2013	Group stage	2	0	0	2	8	17	–9	0
2017	Fourth place	7	4	2	1	28	21	+7	14
2021	TBC
Total	Best position: 4th	12	4	2	6	41	70	–29	14