Kuwait national futsal team

Kuwait

Nickname(s)	Al-Azraq (The Blue)
Association	Kuwait Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach
Top scorer	Abdulrahman Al Mosibaeh
Home stadium	Daiya Futsal National Stadium
FIFA code	KUW
FIFA ranking	43 (12 May 2020) [1]
Home colours Away colours
First international
Kuwait 3–12 Oman  (Iran; 1 May 1992)
Biggest win
Kuwait 20–0 Maldives  (Macau, Macau; 16 April 2004)
Biggest defeat
Iran 18–2 Kuwait  (Tehran, Iran; 18 July 2001)
World Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 2012)
Best result	Group stage (2012)
AFC Futsal Championship
Appearances	11 (First in 2001)
Best result	4th place (2003 and 2014)
WAFF Futsal Championship
Appearances	1 (First in 2012)
Best result	4th place (2012)
Confederations Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 2014)
Best result	7th place (2014)
Grand Prix de Futsal
Appearances	0

The Kuwait national futsal team represents Kuwait in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Kuwait Football Association.

Coaches[]

• Hossein Shams (2003-2006)

Tournaments[]

FIFA Futsal World Cup[]

FIFA World Cup Record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA
Netherlands 1989	Did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
Hong Kong 1992	Did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–
Spain 1996	Did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
Guatemala 2000	Did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
Chinese Taipei 2004	Did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
Brazil 2008	Did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
Thailand 2012	Round 1	3	1	0	2	8	13
Colombia 2016	Disqualified	–	–	–	–	–	–
Lithuania 2020	To be determined	–	–	–	–	–	–
Total	1/9	3	1	0	2	8	13

AFC Futsal Championship[]

Asian Championship record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA
Malaysia 1999	Did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
Thailand 2000	Did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
Iran 2001	Quarter Final	5	2	0	3	14	32
Indonesia 2002	Quarter Final	5	2	1	2	26	14
Iran 2003	Fourth place	6	2	1	3	28	32
Macau 2004	Quarter Final	4	2	0	2	31	16
Vietnam 2005	Second Round	6	3	0	3	27	19
Uzbekistan 2006	First Round	3	0	1	2	9	14
Japan 2007	First Round	3	1	0	2	5	14
Thailand 2008	First Round	3	0	0	3	4	27
Uzbekistan 2010	First Round	3	0	0	3	5	15
UAE 2012	Quarter Final	4	2	1	1	17	7
Vietnam 2014	Fourth place	6	3	0	3	18	15
Uzbekistan 2016	Disqualified	–	–	–	–	–	–
Chinese Taipei 2018	Did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–
Total	11/15	48	17	4	27	184	203

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games[]

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	DIF
Thailand 2005	Quarter Final	2	0	0	2	0	8	−8
Macau 2007	First Round/Disqualified	4	0	0	4	0	12	−12
Vietnam 2009	Quarter Final	3	1	0	2	9	16	−7
Korea 2013	Fourth place	6	4	0	2	28	21	+7
Turkmenistan 2017	Did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Total	4/5	15	5	0	10	37	55	−18

West Asian Championship[]

West Asian Championship record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	DIF
Iran 2007	Did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jordan 2009	Did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Iran 2012	Fourth place	4	1	1	2	14	21	−7
Total	1/3	4	1	1	2	14	21	−7

Confederations Cup[]

Confederations Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GS	GA	DIF
Libya 2009	Did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Brazil 2013	Did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Kuwait 2014	First Round	3	0	0	3	6	15	−9
Total	1/3	3	0	0	3	6	15	−9

*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.

Honours[]

• GCC Futsal Cup:2
  • 2013, 2015

Minor/Friendly[]

• Croatia Winter International:1
  • 2018

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