Iran national futsal team

Nickname(s)	Team Melli (Persian: تیم ملی ) "The National Team", Cheetahs (Persian: یوزها) (Persian: شیرهای ایرانی) "Iranian Lions"
Association	FFIRI
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Vahid Shamsaei
Captain	Hossein Tayyebi
Most caps	Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh (297)
Top scorer	Vahid Shamsaei (392)
Home stadium	Azadi Indoor Stadium
FIFA code	IRN
FIFA ranking	4 (6 May 2024)[1]
Home colours Away colours
First international
Iran 19–6 Kuwait  (Hong Kong; 2 May 1992[2])
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)
World Cup
Appearances	9 (First in 1992)
Best result	Third Place (2016)
AFC Futsal Asian Cup
Appearances	17 (all) (First in 1999)
Best result	Template:Asia1 Champions (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2024) Runners up (2014, 2022) Template:Asia3 Third Place (2006, 2012)
CAFA Futsal Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 2023 Muhammad Futsal Cup)
Best result	Template:Asia1 Champions (2023)
Confederations Cup
Appearances	2 (First in 2009, 2022)
Best result	Champions (2009) Runners up (2022)
Grand Prix de Futsal
Appearances	7 (First in 2007)
Best result	Runners-up (2007, 2009, 2015) Third Place (2013, 2014) 4th place (2010, 2011)

The Iran national futsal team represents Iran in international futsal tournaments. They have qualified at every FIFA Futsal World Cup since 1992 with its best finish being third place in 2016.

*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 record												Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	Dif	Pts		GP	W	D	L	GF	GA
1989	did not enter											did not enter
1992	Fourth Place	4th	8	5	0	3	36	30	+6	15		2	2	0	0	25	8
1996	First round	11th	3	1	0	2	12	13	-1	3		4	4	0	0	47	8
2000	First round	10th	3	1	0	2	6	9	-3	3		Qualification via AFC Futsal Championship
2004	First round	11th	3	1	0	2	9	13	-4	3
2008	Second round	5th	7	4	2	1	24	19	+5	14
2012	Round of 16	10th	4	2	1	1	9	8	+1	7
2016	Third Place	3rd	7	2	3	2	22	24	-2	9
2021	Quarter-finals	7th	5	3	0	2	19	17	+2	9		Nominated by AFC
2024	Qualified											Qualification via AFC Futsal Asian Cup
Total	Third Place	9/10	40	19	6	15	137	133	+4	63		6	6	0	0	72	16

AFC Futsal Asian Cup record												Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts		M	W	D	L	GF	GA
1999	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	90	7	+83	18		No qualification
2000	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	56	10	+46	18
2001	Champions	1st	7	7	0	0	97	13	+84	21
2002	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	61	7	+54	18
2003	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	60	13	+47	18
2004	Champions	1st	7	7	0	0	81	12	+69	21
2005	Champions	1st	8	6	1	1	58	15	+43	19
2006	Third Place	3rd	5	4	0	1	46	12	+34	12		Automatically qualified
2007	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	50	9	+41	18
2008	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	48	2	+46	18
2010	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	57	9	+48	18
2012	Third Place	3rd	6	5	0	1	45	9	+36	15
2014	Runners-up	2nd	6	5	1	0	52	8	+44	16
2016	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	48	4	+44	18
2018	Champions	1st	6	6	0	0	50	6	+44	18		2	2	0	0	20	4
2020	Qualified but tournament cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic											2	2	0	0	12	3
2022	Runners-up	2nd	6	5	0	1	39	5	+34	15		3	3	0	0	28	1
2024	Champions	1st	6	5	1	0	25	9	+16	16		3	3	0	0	34	4
Total	13 titles	17/17	105	98	3	4	963	150	+813	297		10	10	0	0	94	12

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1. ↑ FIFA Men's Futsal Ranking
2. ↑ اولین تیم رسمی فوتسال ایران (عکس)