Iran national futsal team
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| Association | I.R.I.F.F. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach |  Hossein Shams |
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| Captain | Mohammad Reza Heidarian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Top scorer | Vahid Shamsaee (316) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA code | IRN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First international Iran 19 - 6 Kuwait  (Hong Kong; 2 May 1992) |
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Largest win Iran 36 - 0 Singapore  (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 7 March 1999) |
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Worst defeat Brazil 8 - 1 Iran (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 6 October 2000) |
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| Futsal World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 4 (First in 1992 FIFA Futsal World Championship) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Fourth place, 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AFC Futsal Championship | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 9 (First in 1999) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Winners, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008 |
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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 by far the strongest team in Asia, the nine times champion in Asian Futsal Championship.[1] As of December 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]
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[edit] Tournament records
[edit] FIFA Futsal World Cup record
[edit] AFC Futsal Championship record
- 1999 - Champions
- 2000 - Champions
- 2001 - Champions
- 2002 - Champions
- 2003 - Champions
- 2004 - Champions
- 2005 - Champions
- 2006 - Third place
- 2007 - Champions
- 2008 - Champions
[edit] Asian Indoor Games Futsal Championship record
[edit] WAFF Futsal Championship record
- 2007 - Champions
[edit] Grand Prix de Futsal record
- 2007 - Runners-up
[edit] Players
[edit] Current Squad
The following players were called up to the Iranian futsal squad to participate in the 2008 AFC Futsal Championship:[4]
| # | Position | Name | Club |
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| 1 | GK | Asghar Ghahremani | Islamic Azad University |
| 2 | FP | Ali Kiaei | |
| 3 | FP | Mohammad Taheri | Shahid Mansouri |
| 4 | FP | Mohammad Keshavarz | |
| 5 | FP | Mohammad Hashemzadeh | Elmo Adab Mashhad |
| 6 | FP | Javad Asghari Moghaddam | Post Esfahan |
| 7 | FP | Ahmad Pari Azar | Elmo Adab Mashhad |
| 8 | FP | Kazem Mohammadi Tirabadi | |
| 9 | FP | Vahid Shamsaee | Tam Iran Khodro |
| 10 | FP | Mohammad Reza Heidarian (C) | Qatar Sports Club |
| 11 | FP | Majid Latifi | Rah Ahan Tehran |
| 12 | GK | Mostafa Nazari | |
| 13 | FP | Morteza Azimaei | |
| 14 | FP | Masoud Daneshvar | |
| 15 | FP | Majid Raeisi | |
| 16 | FP | Alireza Samimi | |
| 17 | FP | Mohammad Zahmatkesh | |
| 18 | FP | Mostafa Tayyebi | |
| 19 | FP | Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh | |
| 20 | GK | Hamidreza Abrarinia |
[edit] Coaches
- Mohammad Mayeli Kohan (1991-92)
- Hossein Shams
Victor Hermans (2001-02)- Mohammad Hassan Ansarifard (2002-04)
- Jurandir Dutra de Azeredo (2004-06)
- Hossein Shams (current coach) (2006-Present)
[edit] References
[edit] See also
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National sports teams of Iran
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International Futsal
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