Iran national futsal team
Appearance
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Association | I.R.I.F.F. | ||
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Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Head coach | Hossein Shams | ||
Captain | Mohammad Reza Heidarian | ||
Top scorer | Vahid Shamsaee (316) | ||
FIFA code | IRN | ||
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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) | |||
FIFA World Cup | |||
Appearances | 4 (First in 1992) | ||
Best result | Fourth place, 1992 | ||
AFC Futsal Championship | |||
Appearances | 8 (First in 1999) | ||
Best result | Winners, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 |
The Iran national futsal team represents Iran in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Futsal Commission of the Islamic Republic of Iran Football Federation. It is one of the strongest teams in Asia, the eight times champion in Asian Futsal Championship.[1] As of June 2007, Iran is ranked 6 in the Futsal World Ranking, the highest ranking Asian team in the latest World Rankings.[2]
Iran has played in four FIFA Futsal World Championships. Its best result was the fourth place in 1992 in Hong Kong.[3]
Tournament records
AFC Futsal Championship record
- 1999 - Champions
- 2000 - Champions
- 2001 - Champions
- 2002 - Champions
- 2003 - Champions
- 2004 - Champions
- 2005 - Champions
- 2006 - Third place
- 2007 - Champions
Players
Current Squad
The following players were called up to the Iranian futsal squad to participate in the 1st B Five Cup friendly tournament held in Tehran, Iran on January 26th and 27th, 2007:[4]
# | Position | Name | Age | Club |
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GK | Mostafa Nazari | 24 | Shensa FSC | |
GK | Asghar Ghahremani | Azad University | ||
GK | Mansour Molaei | Elmo Adab Mashhad | ||
4 | DF | Mohsen Zareie | 27 | Rah Ahan Tehran |
9 | PV | Vahid Shamsaee | 31 | Tam Iran Khodro |
10 | FL | Mohammad Reza Heidarian (captain) | 32 | Esteghlal F.C. |
FL | Javad Asghari Moghadam | Post Isfahan | ||
DF | Babak Masoumi | Tam Iran Khodro | ||
FL | Mohammad Hashemzadeh | 30 | Elmo Adab Mashhad | |
PV | Mohammad Taheri | 21 | Shahid Mansori Gharchak | |
FL | Majid Latifi | 21 | Rah Ahan Tehran | |
DF | Mohammad Keshavarz | Shensa FSC | ||
PV | Ahmad Pariazar | Elmo Adab Mashhad | ||
FL | Morteza Azimaei | 24 | Rah Sari | |
FL | Mostafa Ekhlasian | 24 | Flamingo Qazvin |
Coaches
- Mohammad Mayeli Kohan
- Hossein Shams
- Victor Hermans
- Mohammad Hassan Ansarifar
- Jurandir Dutra
- Hossein Shams (current coach)
Matches
Last matches
- Italy 2 - 0 Iran , friendly match, November 18, 2006, Bisceglie, Italy[5]
- Italy 3 - 2 Iran , friendly match, November 19, 2006, Bisceglie, Italy[6]
- Spain 3 - 3 Iran , friendly match, December 27, 2006, Benavente, Spain[7]
- Spain 5 - 2 Iran , friendly match, December 28, 2006, Zamora, Spain[8]
- Iran 1 - 2 Russia , 1st B Five Cup, January 26, 2007, Tehran, Iran[9]
- Iran 7 - 0 Uzbekistan , 1st B Five Cup, January 27, 2007, Tehran, Iran[10]
- Iran 8 - 2 Thailand , friendly match, April 26, 2007, Ardabil, Iran[11]
- Iran 5 - 2 Ukraine , friendly match, May 8, 2007, Qom, Iran[12]
- Iran 8 - 4 Lebanon , AFC Futsal Championship, May 13, 2007, Amagasaki, Japan[13]
- Malaysia 1 - 15 Iran , AFC Futsal Championship, May 14, 2007, Amagasaki, Japan[13]
- Iran 8 - 0 China , AFC Futsal Championship, May 15, 2007, Osaka, Japan[13]
- Iran 8 - 0 Australia , AFC Futsal Championship, May 17, 2007, Osaka, Japan[13]
- Uzbekistan 3 - 7 Iran , AFC Futsal Championship, May 18, 2007, Osaka, Japan[13]
- Japan 1 - 4 Iran , AFC Futsal Championship, May 19, 2007, Osaka, Japan[13]
References
- ^ "Asian Futsal Championship Overview". RSSSF. Retrieved 2006-10-22.
- ^ "Futsal World Ranking". FutsalWorldRanking. Retrieved 2007-06-28.
- ^ "FIFA Futsal World Cup 1992". RSSSF. Retrieved 2006-10-22.
- ^ "Teams: Iran". BFiveCup.com. Retrieved 2007-04-13.
- ^ "International matches details". FutsalPlanet. Retrieved 2006-11-20.
- ^ "International matches details". FutsalPlanet. Retrieved 2006-11-20.
- ^ "International matches details". FutsalPlanet. Retrieved 2007-04-13.
- ^ "International matches details". FutsalPlanet. Retrieved 2007-04-13.
- ^ "International matches details". FutsalPlanet. Retrieved 2007-04-13.
- ^ "International matches details". FutsalPlanet. Retrieved 2007-04-13.
- ^ "Iran thrash Thailand in futsal friendly". FutsalPlanet. Retrieved 2007-05-01.
- ^ "International matches details". FutsalPlanet. Retrieved 2007-06-28.
- ^ a b c d e f "AFC Futsal Championship 2007 Schedule and Results". AFC. Retrieved 2007-06-28.