Iran women's national futsal team

Iran

Nickname(s)	Team Melli Futsale Zanan
Association	IFF
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach
Captain	Nasimeh Gholami
FIFA code	IRN
FIFA ranking	7
Home colours Away colours
First international
Iran 17–8 (Rasht, Iran; 27 October 2001)
Biggest win
Iran 18–2 Philippines (Macau; 2 November 2007) 0–16 Iran (Amman, Jordan; 30 July 2008)
Biggest defeat
Spain 7–0 Iran (Krasnogorsk, Russia; 6 May 2017)
World Cup
Appearances	3 (First in 2012)
Best result	Fifth place: 2013
AFC Women's Futsal Championship
Appearances	2 (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.

Results and fixtures[]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

Date	Venue	Opponent	Competition	Result	Iranian scorers	Captain
21 September 2015	Nilai, Malaysia		2015 AFC Women's Futsal Championship	6–0 W
22 September 2015	Nilai, Malaysia		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		Friendly match	2–4 L
27 October 2015	Tehran, Iran		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		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			Friendly match	0–4 L
9 April 2016			Friendly match	2–1 W
15 October 2016			Friendly match	3–3 D
16 October 2016			Friendly match	3–5 L
6 May 2017	Krasnogorsk, Russia	Spain	Friendly match	0–7 L
7 May 2017	Krasnogorsk, Russia		Friendly match	0–4 L
9 May 2017	Krasnogorsk, Russia		Friendly match	4–0 W
3 May 2018	Bangkok, Thailand		2018 AFC Women's Futsal Championship	14–0 W
7 May 2018	Bangkok, Thailand		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		Friendly match	0–2 L
8 May 2019	Krasnogorsk, Russia	Spain	Friendly match	1–3 L
21 January 2022	Dushanbe, Tajikistan		2022 CAFA Women's Futsal Championship	5–2 W
22 January 2022	Dushanbe, Tajikistan		2022 CAFA Women's Futsal Championship	12–0 W
24 January 2022	Dushanbe, Tajikistan		2022 CAFA Women's Futsal Championship	10–0 W
25 January 2022	Dushanbe, Tajikistan		2022 CAFA Women's Futsal Championship	5–0 W
27 January 2022	Dushanbe, Tajikistan		2022 CAFA Women's Futsal Championship	2–2 D
28 January 2022	Dushanbe, Tajikistan		2022 CAFA Women's Futsal Championship	9–0 W
21 February 2022	Tehran, Iran		Friendly match	1–5 L
23 February 2022	Tehran, Iran		Friendly match	0–1 L

Players[]

Current squad[]

• Nasimeh Gholami (captain)

• Fereshteh Karimi

• Farzaneh Tavasoli

• Arezoo Sedghianizadeh

• Zahra Gholizadeh

• Fatemeh Papi

• Fereshteh Khosravi

• Fatemeh Arzhangi

• Roya Kalati

• Mahsa Kamali

• Nastaran Moghimi

• Zahra Lotf Abadi

• Sara Shirbeigi

• Fahimeh Zare'ei

• Leyla Khodabandeloo

• Fatemeh Etedadi

• Mahtab Banaei

• Narjes Karimi Nasab

• Najmeh Karimi Nasab

• Tahereh Mehdipour

Competitive record[]

*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   

Futsal World Tournament[]

World Tournament Record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	Dif	Pts
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

 * One win against Malaysia B (11-0) is not an official A match.

AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup[]

AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup Record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	Dif	Pts
2015	Champions	5	5	0	0	21	3	+18	15
2018	Champions	5	5	0	0	37	6	+31	15
2020	Was qualified but tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
	To be determined
Total	2/2	10	10	0	0	58	9	+49	30

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	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
2023	To be determined
2025
Total	4/5	15	10	0	5	109	39	+70	36

West Asian Championship[]

West Asian Championship Record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	Dif	Pts
2008	Champions	5	5	0	0	49	12	+37	15
2012	Champions	4	3	1	0	29	3	+26	10
Total	2/2	9	8	1	0	78	15	+63	25

Central Asian Championship[]

Central Asian Championship Record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	Dif	Pts
2022	Champions	6	5	1	0	43	4	+39	16
Total	1/1	6	5	1	0	43	4	+39	16

Women's Islamic Games[]

Women's Islamic Games Record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	Dif	Pts
2001	Champions	3	3	–	–	–	–	–	–
2005	Champions	4	4	–	–	–	–	–	–
Total (all matches)	7/7	7	7	–	–	–	–	–	–
Total (only official matches) *	4/4	4	4	–	–	–	–	–	–

See also[]

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

External links[]

• Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran official website