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The Iran national futsal team represents
Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
in international
futsal Futsal is a football-based game played on a hard court smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and indoor football. Futsal is played between two teams of five players each, one of whom is ...
competitions and is controlled by the Futsal Commission of the
Iranian Football Federation The Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) ( fa, فدراسیون فوتبال جمهوری اسلامی ایران, Federâsion-è Futbâl-è Jomhuri-ye Eslâmi-ye Irân) is the governing body of association football in Iran. Formed ...
. According to the Futsal World Ranking, it is ranked 5th in the world, and 1st amongst Asian Football Confederation members. The Iranian national team is a regular participant of the
FIFA Futsal World Cup The FIFA Futsal World Cup is an international futsal competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the member associations of FIFA, the sport's global governing body. Since the first edition that took place in 1989 in the Netherland ...
, 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 The Grand Prix de Futsal is an international futsal competition of the same kind of the FIFA Futsal World Cup but with invited nations and held annually in Brazil. It was first held in 2005. History In 2007, the sixteen participating nations are ...
, 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.


Home stadium

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


Results and fixtures


Previous matches


Coaching staff


Current coaching staff

''Last updated: 2 October 2022''


Team


Current squad


Previous squads


FIFA Futsal World Cup

* 1992 FIFA Futsal World Cup squads * 1996 FIFA Futsal World Cup squads * 2000 FIFA Futsal World Cup squads * 2004 FIFA Futsal World Cup squads *
2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup squads This article lists the confirmed national futsal squads for the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup tournament held in Brazil, between 30 September and 19 October 2008. Group A Head coach: Paulo de Oliveira Head coach: Elddys Valdes ...
* 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup squads *
2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup squads This article lists the national futsal squads for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup The 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup was the eighth FIFA Futsal World Cup, the quadrennial international futsal championship contested by the men's national teams of the m ...
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2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup squads The 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup was an international futsal Futsal is a football-based game played on a hard court smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and indoor football. Futsal is p ...


AFC Futsal Asian Cup

* 1999 AFC Futsal Championship squads * 2000 AFC Futsal Championship squads * 2001 AFC Futsal Championship squads * 2002 AFC Futsal Championship squads * 2003 AFC Futsal Championship squads * 2004 AFC Futsal Championship squads * 2005 AFC Futsal Championship squads * 2007 AFC Futsal Championship squads * 2008 AFC Futsal Championship squads * 2010 AFC Futsal Championship squads *
2018 AFC Futsal Championship squads The following is a list of squads for each national team competing at the 2018 AFC Futsal Championship. The tournament took place during February 2018 in Taiwan (referred to as Chinese Taipei by the AFC). It was the 15th competition organised by the ...
* 2022 AFC Futsal Championship squads


Notable players

* Mehdi Abtahi *
Siamak Dadashi Siamak Dadashi ( fa, سیامک داداشی; born 13 July 1974) is an Iranian professional futsal coach and former player. He is currently assistant coach of Iran. Honours Country * AFC Futsal Championship The AFC Futsal Asian Cup, previ ...
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Mohsen Garousi Mohsen Garousi ( fa, محسن گروسی, born 28 November 1968) is an Iranian retired football player and manager. Following his playing career, he coached Shahab Zanjan F.C. and served as the assistant of Farhad Kazemi at Paykan F.C. He was ...
* Behzad Gholampour *
Mohammad Reza Heidarian Mohammad Reza Heidarian ( fa, محمدرضا حیدریان; born 17 February 1974) is an Iranian professional futsal coach and former player. He was a Winger for Esteghlal, Ceccano, Qatar SC, Elmo Adab, Persepolis and was the captain of Iran n ...
* Babak Masoumi *
Reza Nasseri Reza Naseri ( fa, رضا ناصری , born ) who was also known as Reza Nasseri is a football and futsal player, futsal coach, expert and sports presenter from Iran. He is also referred to as "the defender of Iran's national futsal team". Earl ...
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Mostafa Nazari Mostafa Nazari ( fa, مصطفی نظری; born 11 December 1982) is an Iranian professional futsal coach and former player. Nazari was selected as the best futsal goalkeeper in the world in 2010. Honours Country * AFC Futsal Championship ** Cha ...
* Saeid Rajabi *
Vahid Shamsaei Vahid Shamsaei ( fa, وحید شمسايی ; born 21 September 1975) is an Iranian professional futsal coach and former player. He was a Pivot and he scored 392 goals in international matches. He is currently head coach of Iran national futsal te ...
* Mohammad Reza Sangsefidi *
Sadegh Varmazyar Sadegh Varmazyar is an Iranian retired football defender who played for Iran national football team and Esteghlal FC. He also played for Iran national futsal team in the 1992 FIFA Futsal World Championship and 1996 FIFA Futsal World Champion ...


Captains


FIFA Futsal World Cup


AFC Futsal Asian Cup


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


AFC Futsal Asian Cup


Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

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


Grand Prix de Futsal


Futsal Confederations Cup


West Asian Championship

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


See also

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Futsal in Iran Futsal in Iran is conducted under the auspices of the Futsal Commission of the Islamic Republic of Iran Football Federation. Futsal is a popular and growing sport in the country. Iran has a strong national futsal team, which has won all the editio ...
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Iran national football team ) ''(the national team)' other nicknames'' , Badge = Flag_of_Iran.svg , Badge_size = 190px , Association = Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran , FIFA Trigramme = IRN , FIFA Rank ...
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Iran national beach soccer team The Iran national beach soccer team ( fa, تیم ملی فوتبال ساحلی) represents Iran in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the IFF, the governing body for football in Iran. Iran is the best ranked beach socc ...
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Iran women's national football team The Iran women's national football team (recognized as IR Iran by FIFA) represents Iran in international women's football around the world, and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI). The FFIRI official in char ...
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Iran women's national futsal team The Iran women's national futsal team represents Iran in international women's futsal, and is controlled by the Iran Football Federation. Results and fixtures 2023 Players Current squad * Farzaneh Tavasoli ('' captain'') * Nasi ...
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Futsal Futsal is a football-based game played on a hard court smaller than a football pitch, and mainly indoors. It has similarities to five-a-side football and indoor football. Futsal is played between two teams of five players each, one of whom is ...
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UEFA Futsal Champions League The UEFA Futsal Champions League is an annual futsal competition for European club teams organized by UEFA. It was founded as the UEFA Futsal Cup in 2001 and replaced the Futsal European Clubs Championship, an unofficial competition held since 198 ...


References

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