Iran national futsal team Nickname(s) Team Melli Persian : تیم ملی )Cheetahs یوزها )شیرهای ایرانی ) 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 4 (6 May 2024)[ 1]
Iran 19–6 Kuwait Hong Kong ; 2 May 1992[ 2] Iran 36–0 Singapore Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia ; 7 March 1999)Brazil 8–1 Iran Rio de Janeiro , Brazil ; 6 October 2000)Appearances 9 (First in 1992 ) Best result Third Place (2016 )Appearances 17 (all) (First in 1999 ) Best result Champions (1999 , 2000 , 2001 , 2002 , 2003 , 2004 , 2005 , 2007 , 2008 , 2010 , 2016 , 2018 , 2024 )
Runners up (2014 , 2022 )
Third Place (2006 , 2012 )Appearances 1 (First in 2023 Muhammad Futsal Cup ) Best result Champions (2023 )Appearances 2 (First in 2009 , 2022 ) Best result Champions (2009 )Runners up (2022 )Appearances 7 (First in 2007 ) Best result 2007 , 2009 , 2015 )
2013 , 2014 )
4th place (2010 , 2011 )
The Iran national futsal team represents Iran in international futsal tournaments. They have qualified at every FIFA Futsal World Cup since 1992 with its best finish being third place in 2016.
Competitive record
*Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty shootouts .
FIFA Futsal World Cup
FIFA Futsal World Cup record
Qualification record
Year
Round
Position
Pld
W
D
L
GS
GA
Dif
Pts
GP
W
D
L
GF
GA
1989 did not enter did not enter
1992 Fourth Place
4th
8
5
0
3
36
30
+6
15
2
2
0
0
25
8
1996 First round
11th
3
1
0
2
12
13
-1
3
4
4
0
0
47
8
2000 First round
10th
3
1
0
2
6
9
-3
3
Qualification via AFC Futsal Championship
2004 First round
11th
3
1
0
2
9
13
-4
3
2008 Second round
5th
7
4
2
1
24
19
+5
14
2012 Round of 16
10th
4
2
1
1
9
8
+1
7
2016 Third Place 3rd
7
2
3
2
22
24
-2
9
2021 Quarter-finals
7th
5
3
0
2
19
17
+2
9
Nominated by AFC
2024 Qualified Qualification via AFC Futsal Asian Cup
Total Third Place
9/10
40
19
6
15
137
133
+4
63
6
6
0
0
72
16
AFC Futsal Asian Cup
AFC Futsal Asian Cup record
Qualification record
Year
Round
Position
M
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
M
W
D
L
GF
GA
1999 Champions 1st
6
6
0
0
90
7
+83
18
No qualification
2000 Champions 1st
6
6
0
0
56
10
+46
18
2001 Champions 1st
7
7
0
0
97
13
+84
21
2002 Champions 1st
6
6
0
0
61
7
+54
18
2003 Champions 1st
6
6
0
0
60
13
+47
18
2004 Champions 1st
7
7
0
0
81
12
+69
21
2005 Champions 1st
8
6
1
1
58
15
+43
19
2006 Third Place
3rd
5
4
0
1
46
12
+34
12
Automatically qualified
2007 Champions 1st
6
6
0
0
50
9
+41
18
2008 Champions 1st
6
6
0
0
48
2
+46
18
2010 Champions 1st
6
6
0
0
57
9
+48
18
2012 Third Place
3rd
6
5
0
1
45
9
+36
15
2014 Runners-up
2nd
6
5
1
0
52
8
+44
16
2016 Champions 1st
6
6
0
0
48
4
+44
18
2018 Champions 1st
6
6
0
0
50
6
+44
18
2
2
0
0
20
4
2020 Qualified but tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 2
2
0
0
12
3
2022 Runners-up
2nd
6
5
0
1
39
5
+34
15
3
3
0
0
28
1
2024 Champions 1st
6
5
1
0
25
9
+16
16
3
3
0
0
34
4
Total 13 titles
17/17
105
98
3
4
963
150
+813
297
10
10
0
0
94
12
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