Afghanistan national futsal team - Wikipedia
- ️Sun Sep 15 2024
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| 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)[1] | |
| Highest FIFA ranking | 30 (6 May 2024) | |
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| 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
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach |  Majid Mortezaei
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| Assistant coach | Mahmoud Seyedi
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Players
Last selected squad
Match date: 15 September 2024
Tournament: 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup
Correct as of: October 2023 [2]
Tournaments
FIFA Futsal World Cup
| FIFA Futsal World Cup record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA |
 1989 |
Did not enter | ||||||
 1992
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 1996
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 2000
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 2004
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 2008
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| 2012
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 2016 |
Did not qualify | ||||||
 2020
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 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 |
Honours
Regional
- CAFA Futsal Cup
- Runners-up (1): 2023
References
- ^ FIFA Men's Futsal Ranking
- ^ "Ashgabat 2017". Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2017.