Iran women's national futsal team

Iran

Nickname(s)	Team Melli Futsale Zanan
Association	IFF
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Forouzan Soleimani
Captain	Nasimeh Gholami
FIFA code	IRN
FIFA ranking	7
Home colours Away colours
First international
Iran 17–8 Azerbaijan (Rasht, Iran; 27 October 2001)
Biggest win
Iran 18–2 Philippines (Macau; 2 November 2007) Iraq 0–16 Iran (Amman, Jordan; 30 July 2008) Tajikistan 0–16 Iran (Tashkent, Uzbekistan; 28 Jaunrary 2023)
Biggest defeat
Spain 7–0 Iran (Krasnogorsk, Russia; 6 May 2017)
FIFA World Cup
Appearances	3 (First in 2012)
Best result	Fifth place: 2013
AFC Women's Futsal Championship
Appearances	3 (all) (First in 2015)
Best result	Champions (2): 2015, 2018
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Appearances	4 (First in 2007)
Best result	Runners-up: 2013

The Iran women's national futsal team represents Iran in international women's futsal, and is controlled by the Iran Football Federation.

A national team representing Iran took part at the 2001 Women's Islamic Games an international multi-sporting event reserved for Muslim women.^[1][2][3]

Iran clinched the title for the first and second AFC Women's Futsal Championship in 2015 and 2018 respectively.^[4]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

Date	Venue	Opponent	Competition	Result	Iranian scorers	Captain : Farzaneh Tavasoli
21 September 2015	Nilai, Malaysia	Hong Kong	2015 AFC Women's Futsal Championship	6–0 W
22 September 2015	Nilai, Malaysia	Uzbekistan	2015 AFC Women's Futsal Championship	9–1 W
23 September 2015	Nilai, Malaysia	Malaysia	2015 AFC Women's Futsal Championship	4–2 W
25 September 2015	Nilai, Malaysia	Thailand	2015 AFC Women's Futsal Championship	1–0 W
26 September 2015	Nilai, Malaysia	Japan	2015 AFC Women's Futsal Championship	1–0 W
26 October 2015	Tehran, Iran	Russia	Friendly match	2–4 L
27 October 2015	Tehran, Iran	Russia	Friendly match	4–0 W
24 November 2015	Guatemala City, Guatemala	Portugal	2015 Women's Futsal World Tournament	1–3 L
25 November 2015	Guatemala City, Guatemala	Brazil	2015 Women's Futsal World Tournament	0–6 L
27 November 2015	Guatemala City, Guatemala	Costa Rica	2015 Women's Futsal World Tournament	1–2 L
28 November 2015	Guatemala City, Guatemala	Japan	2015 Women's Futsal World Tournament	2–1 W
6 April 2016		Spain	Friendly match	0–5 L
7 April 2016		Russia	Friendly match	0–4 L
9 April 2016		Poland	Friendly match	2–1 W
15 October 2016		Russia	Friendly match	3–3 D
16 October 2016		Russia	Friendly match	3–5 L
6 May 2017	Krasnogorsk, Russia	Spain	Friendly match	0–7 L
7 May 2017	Krasnogorsk, Russia	Russia	Friendly match	0–4 L
9 May 2017	Krasnogorsk, Russia	Czech Republic	Friendly match	4–0 W
3 May 2018	Bangkok, Thailand	Turkmenistan	2018 AFC Women's Futsal Championship	14–0 W
7 May 2018	Bangkok, Thailand	Uzbekistan	2018 AFC Women's Futsal Championship	9–2 W
9 May 2018	Bangkok, Thailand	China	2018 AFC Women's Futsal Championship	4–2 W
10 May 2018	Bangkok, Thailand	Vietnam	2018 AFC Women's Futsal Championship	5–0 W
12 May 2018	Bangkok, Thailand	Japan	2018 AFC Women's Futsal Championship	5–2 W
6 May 2019	Krasnogorsk, Russia	Portugal	Friendly match	1–7 L
7 May 2019	Krasnogorsk, Russia	Russia	Friendly match	0–2 L
8 May 2019	Krasnogorsk, Russia	Spain	Friendly match	1–3 L
21 January 2022	Dushanbe, Tajikistan	Uzbekistan	2022 CAFA Women's Futsal Championship	5–2 W
22 January 2022	Dushanbe, Tajikistan	Tajikistan	2022 CAFA Women's Futsal Championship	12–0 W
24 January 2022	Dushanbe, Tajikistan	Kyrgyzstan	2022 CAFA Women's Futsal Championship	10–0 W
25 January 2022	Dushanbe, Tajikistan	Kyrgyzstan	2022 CAFA Women's Futsal Championship	5–0 W
27 January 2022	Dushanbe, Tajikistan	Uzbekistan	2022 CAFA Women's Futsal Championship	2–2 D
28 January 2022	Dushanbe, Tajikistan	Tajikistan	2022 CAFA Women's Futsal Championship	9–0 W
21 February 2022	Tehran, Iran	Russia	Friendly match	1–5 L
23 February 2022	Tehran, Iran	Russia	Friendly match	0–1 L

Iran  v  Kyrgyzstan

27 January 2023 (2023-01-27) CAFA Futsal Championship	Iran	5–0	Kyrgyzstan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
14:00 UTC+5	Karimi  3:15, 3:49 Torkaman  4:19 Kamali  7:09 (pen.) Rahmati  24:38			Stadium: Yunusabad Sports Complex Referee: Aleksandra Konchikova (Uzbekistan)

Tajikistan  v  Iran

28 January 2023 (2023-01-28) CAFA Futsal Championship	Tajikistan	0–16	Iran	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
14:00 UTC+5			Kamali  6:31 Shirbeigi  7:11, 9:13, 9:19, 11:33, 15:57, 23:28 Khosravi  14:06 Khudododova  14:31 (o.g.) Moghimifarzi  15:11 Karimi  20:37, 21:34, 38:35 Karami  25:44' Estekifar  31:26 Torkaman  36:04 Rahmati  39:57	Stadium: Yunusabad Sports Complex Referee: Talantbek Raimberdiev (Kyrgyz Republic)

Uzbekistan  v  Iran

31 January 2023 (2023-01-31) CAFA Futsal Championship	Uzbekistan	4–5	Iran	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
17:00 UTC+5	Amirova  3:06, 32:07 Karachik  22:52, 25:24		Shirbeigi  7:50, 15:10 Kamali  10:00, 34:50 Karimi  34:31	Stadium: Yunusabad Sports Complex Referee: Behzur Murtazoev (Tajikistan)

Iran  v  Iran B

12 March 2023 (2023-03-12) Nowruzgah International Tournament	Iran	4–1	Iran B	Tehran, Iran
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Iran  v  Russia

13 March 2023 (2023-03-13) Nowruzgah International Tournament	Iran	0–4	Russia	Tehran, Iran
10:30 UTC+3:30		Report	Alemaykina 1' Samoilova 20', 22' Khlebosolova 29'	Stadium: Handball Hall

• Farzaneh Tavasoli (captain)
• Nasimeh Gholami (captain)

• Fereshteh Karimi

• Arezoo Sedghianizadeh

• Zahra Gholizadeh

• Fatemeh Papi

• Fereshteh Khosravi

• Fatemeh Arzhangi

• Roya Kalati

• Mahsa Kamali

• Nastaran Moghimi

• Zahra LotfAbadi

• Sara Shirbeigi

• Fahimeh Zare'ei

• Leyla Khodabandeloo

• Fatemeh Etedadi
• Zahra Pilevar Gholizadeh

• Mahtab Banaei

• Narjes Karimi Nasab

• Najmeh Karimi Nasab

• Tahereh Mehdipour

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

**Gold background colour indicates that the tournament was won.

***Red border colour indicates tournament was held on home soil.

  Champions    Runners-up     Third Place     Fourth place   

FIFA World Cup Record
Year	Result	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
2025	to be determined

World Tournament Record
Year	Result	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
2010	did not enter
2011
2012	7th place	5	2	0	3	9	15	–6	6
2013	5th place	4	2	0	2	17	13	+4	6
2014	did not enter
2015	7th place	4	1	0	3	4	12	–8	3
Total	3/6	13	5	0	8	30	40	–10	15

AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup Record
Year	Result	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
2015	Champions	5	5	0	0	21	3	+18	15
2018	Champions	5	5	0	0	37	6	+31	15
2020	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2025	Qualified
Total	2/2	10	10	0	0	58	9	+49	30

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Record
Year	Result	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
2005	did not enter
2007	5th place	5	3	0	2	56	20	+36	9
2009	Fourth place	4	2	0	2	14	10	+4	6
2013	Runners-up	6	5	0	1	18	3	+15	15
2017	Third place	4	2	0	2	21	6	+15	6
2021	Cancelled
2025	To be determined
Total	4/5	15	10	0	5	109	39	+70	36

West Asian Championship Record
Year	Result	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
2008	Champions	5	5	0	0	49	12	+37	15
2012	Champions	4	3	1	0	29	3	+26	10
2022–onwards	Not a WAFF member
Total	2/3	9	8	1	0	78	15	+63	25

CAFA Women's Futsal Championship Record
Year	Result	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
2022	Champions	6	5	1	0	43	4	+39	16
2023	Champions	3	3	0	0	26	4	+22	9
2024	Champions	4	4	0	0	34	1	+33	12
Total	3/3	13	12	1	0	103	9	+94	37

Women's Islamic Games Record
Year	Result	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
2001	Champions	3	3	0	0	59	10	+49	9
2005	Champions	4	4	0	0	104	2	+102	12
Total	2/2	7	7	0	0	163	12	+151	21

• Sport in Iran
  • Futsal in Iran
    • Women's futsal in Iran
• Iran men's national futsal team
• Fereshteh Karimi
• WAFF

• Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran official website