Iran national beach soccer team

Iran
ایران
Nickname(s)Team Melli Football Saheli
(Persian: تیم ملی فوتبال ساحلی , شیران ساحل)
"The National Beach Football Team"
AssociationFFIRI
ConfederationAFC
Head coachAli Naderi
CaptainMoslem Mesigar
Home stadiumTakhti Sport Complex
FIFA codeIRN
BSWW ranking 7 Increase (31 December 2020)


First colours


Second colours
First international
 Iran 3–7 Japan 
(Dubai; 23 May 2006)
Biggest win
 Iran 20–0 Philippines 
(Doha; 22 January 2013)
Biggest defeat
 Iran 2–7 Bahrain 
(Dubai; 25 May 2006)
World Cup
Appearances8 (first in 2006)
Best resultBronze Third place (2017)
AFC Beach Soccer Championship
Appearances10 (first in 2006)
Best resultGold Champions (2013, 2017, 2023)
Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup
Appearances9 (first in 2013)
Best result Champions (2013, 2018, 2019, 2022)

The Iran national beach soccer team (Persian: 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 has won the AFC Beach Soccer Championship two times (2013, 2017). Iran has also appeared in the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup seven times, reaching the quarterfinals on three occasions (2013, 2015, 2017), and finishing in third place once (2017).

Team

Current squad

Correct as of November 2015

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF   Amir Hossein Akbari
3 DF   Hassan Abdollahi
4 FW   Mohammad Moradi Farahabadi
5 DF   Ali Mirshekari
6 DF   Mostafa Kiani
No. Pos. Nation Player
7 FW   Mehran Morshedizadeh
8 FW   Farid Boloukbashi
9 FW   Mohammad Ali Mokhtari
10 FW   Moslem Mesigar
11 FW   Mohammad Ahmadzadeh
12 GK   Hamid Behzadpour

Coach: Marco Octávio

Fixtures & Results

 Win  Loss

Matches
Date Competition Location Opponent Result
2016
1 May 2016 Friendly Match Italy  Italy 4–5 (L)
2 May 2016 Friendly Match Italy  Italy 3–4 (L)
25 July 2016 Friendly Match Sari, Iran  Thailand 7–1 (W)
21 August 2016 Friendly Match Ordos, China  Vietnam 6–1 (W)
23 August 2016 2016 Continental Beach Soccer Tournament Ordos, China  Bahrain 10–1 (W)
24 August 2016 2016 Continental Beach Soccer Tournament Ordos, China  Japan 5–1 (W)
25 August 2016 2016 Continental Beach Soccer Tournament Ordos, China  Oman 6–3 (W)
30 October 2016 Friendly Match Dubai, UAE  Tahiti 6–1 (W)
1 November 2016 2016 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup Dubai, UAE  United States 6–2 (W)
2 November 2016 2016 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup Dubai, UAE  Egypt 4–1 (W)
3 November 2016 2016 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup Dubai, UAE  Russia 3–3 (3–1 PSO) (W)
4 November 2016 2016 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup Dubai, UAE  Tahiti 8–6 (W)
5 November 2016 2016 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup Dubai, UAE  Brazil 2–6 (L)
2017
5 March 2017 2017 AFC Beach Soccer Championship Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia  Malaysia 14–0 (W)
6 March 2017 2017 AFC Beach Soccer Championship Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia  Afghanistan 6–1 (W)
7 March 2017 2017 AFC Beach Soccer Championship Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia  China 10–0 (W)
8 March 2017 2017 AFC Beach Soccer Championship Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia  Bahrain 5–2 (W)
10 March 2017 2017 AFC Beach Soccer Championship Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia  Japan 8–6 (W)
11 March 2017 2017 AFC Beach Soccer Championship Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia  United Arab Emirates 7–2 (W)
27 April 2017 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Nassau, Bahamas  Mexico 3–2 (W)
29 April 2017 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Nassau, Bahamas  Italy 4–5 (L)
1 May 2017 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Nassau, Bahamas  Nigeria 4–4 (2–1 PSO) (W)
4 May 2017 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Nassau, Bahamas   Switzerland 4–3 (W) (a.e.t.)
6 May 2017 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Nassau, Bahamas  Tahiti 1–1 (2–3 PSO) (L)
7 May 2017 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Nassau, Bahamas  Italy 5–3 (W)
2022
23 August 2022 Friendly Match Yazd, Iran  Azerbaijan 3–2 (W)
24 August 2022 Friendly Match Dubai, UAE  Azerbaijan 5–3 (W)
25 August 2022 Friendly Match Dubai, UAE  Azerbaijan 7–0 (W)
1 November 2022 2022 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup Dubai, UAE  Paraguay 6–2 (W)
2 November 2022 2022 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup Dubai, UAE  United States 6–4 (W)
3 November 2022 2022 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup Dubai, UAE  Japan 4–3 (W) (a.e.t.)
5 November 2022 2022 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup Semi-finals Dubai, UAE  United Arab Emirates 5–2 (W)
6 November 2022 2022 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup Finals Dubai, UAE  Brazil 2–1 (W)
2023
1 February 2023 Friendly Match Oman  Oman 2-2 (3-2 PSO) (W)
3 February 2023 Friendly Match Oman  Oman 3–4 (L)
28 February 2023 Friendly Match Iran  Belarus 5–0 (W)
1 March 2023 Friendly Match Iran  Belarus 7–3 (W)
16 March 2023 2023 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya, Thailand  Malaysia 14–5 (W)
18 March 2023 2023 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya, Thailand  Uzbekistan 11–2 (W)
20 March 2023 2023 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya, Thailand  United Arab Emirates 7–2 (W)
22 March 2023 2023 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup quarter-finals Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya, Thailand  Bahrain 10-0 (W)
24 March 2023 2023 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup Semi-finals Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya, Thailand  Oman 6-3 (W)
26 March 2023 2023 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup Finals Jomtien Beach Arena, Pattaya, Thailand  Japan 6-0 (W)

Tournament record

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

FIFA World Cup record
Year Round Pld W WE WP L GS GA Dif Pts
Brazil 2005 did not enter
Brazil 2006 Round 1 3 0 0 0 3 10 18 -8 0
Brazil 2007 Round 1 3 1 0 0 2 14 14 0 3
France 2008 Round 1 3 0 0 0 3 8 16 -8 0
United Arab Emirates 2009 did not qualify
Italy 2011 Round 1 3 0 0 0 3 13 17 -4 0
French Polynesia 2013 Quarterfinals 4 1 0 0 3 13 16 -3 3
Portugal 2015 Quarterfinals 4 2 0 0 2 16 16 0 6
The Bahamas 2017 Third place 6 2 1 1 2 21 18 +3 9
Paraguay 2019 did not qualify
Russia 2021
United Arab Emirates 2024 Qualified
Seychelles 2025 To be determined
Total 8/11 26 6 1 1 18 95 115 -20 21

Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup

Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup
Year Round Pld W WE WP L GS GA Dif Pts
United Arab Emirates 2011 did not qualify
United Arab Emirates 2012
United Arab Emirates 2013 Champions 5 2 0 3 0 19 17 +2 9
United Arab Emirates 2014 Fourth place 5 2 0 0 3 12 12 0 6
United Arab Emirates 2015 Third place 5 2 0 1 2 15 15 0 7
United Arab Emirates 2016 Runner-up 5 3 0 1 1 23 18 +5 10
United Arab Emirates 2017 Third place 5 3 0 0 2 20 15 +5 9
United Arab Emirates 2018 Champions 5 5 0 0 0 22 8 +14 15
United Arab Emirates 2019 Champions 5 3 0 2 0 22 14 +8 11
United Arab Emirates 2021 Runner -up 5 3 0 0 2 26 19 +7 9
United Arab Emirates 2022 Champions 5 4 1 0 0 23 12 +11 14
Total 9/11 45 27 1 7 10 182 130 +52 90

World Beach Games

World Beach Games record
Year Round Pld W WE WP L GS GA Dif Pts
Qatar 2019 Third place 5 2 0 2 1 25 27 -2 8
Indonesia 2023 Qualified but tournament cancelled
Total 1/1 5 2 0 2 1 25 27 -2 8

Persian Beach Soccer Cup

Persian Beach Soccer Cup
Year Round Pld W WE WP L GS GA Dif Pts
Iran 2017 Champions 3 2 1 0 0 10 8 +2 7
Iran 2018 Champions 3 3 0 0 0 13 7 +6 9
Total 2/2 6 5 1 0 0 23 15 +8 16

AFC beach Soccer Asian Cup Championship

Asian Championship record
Year Round Pld W WE WP L GS GA Dif Pts
United Arab Emirates 2006 Third place 4 2 0 0 2 19 21 -2 6
United Arab Emirates 2007 Third place 4 2 0 0 2 20 15 +5 6
United Arab Emirates 2008 Third place 4 2 0 0 2 11 7 +4 6
United Arab Emirates 2009 Fourth place 5 3 0 0 2 20 12 +8 9
Oman 2011 Third place 5 3 1 0 1 23 11 +12 11
Qatar 2013 Champions 5 4 0 1 0 43 13 +30 13
Qatar 2015 Third place 5 4 0 0 1 29 12 +17 12
Malaysia 2017 Champions 6 6 0 0 0 50 11 +39 18
Thailand 2019 Quarterfinals 3 1 0 0 2 10 9 +1 3
Thailand 2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
Thailand 2023 Champions 6 6 0 0 0 54 12 +42 18
Total 10/10 47 33 1 1 12 279 123 +156 102

Asian Beach Games

Asian Beach Games record
Year Round Pld W WE WP L GS GA Dif Pts
Indonesia 2008 Quarterfinal 4 3 0 0 1 20 11 +9 9
Oman 2010 Third place 6 5 0 0 1 40 15 +25 15
China 2012 Champions 6 6 0 0 0 33 9 +24 18
Thailand 2014 Champions 5 3 0 1 1 21 16 +5 10
Vietnam 2016 did not enter
China 2023 Qualified
Total 4/5 21 17 0 1 3 120 51 +69 52

Continental Beach Soccer Tournament

Continental Beach Soccer Tournament record
Year Round Pld W WE WP L GS GA Dif Pts
China 2016 Champions 3 3 0 0 0 21 5 +16 9
Total 1/1 3 3 0 0 0 21 5 +16 9

WAFF Beach Soccer Championship

West Asian Beach Soccer Championship record
Year Round Pld W WE WP L GS GA Dif Pts
Iran 2013 Champions 4 3 0 1 0 20 8 +12 10
Total 1/1 4 3 0 1 0 20 8 +12 10

World Cup record

History of coaches

Former notable players


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