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"
Association	FFIRI
Confederation	AFC
Head coach	Ali Naderi
Captain	Mohammad Ali Mokhtari
Home stadium	Takhti Sport Complex
FIFA code	IRN
BSWW ranking	5
; 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
Appearances	9 (first in 2006)
Best result	Third place (2017 and 2024)
AFC Beach Soccer Championship
Appearances	11 (first in 2006)
Best result	Champions (2013, 2017, 2023, 2025)
Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup
Appearances	9 (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 four times (2013, 2017, 2023,2025). 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 twice (2017, 2024).

Team

Current squad

Correct as of 26-February-2024^[1]

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


No.	Pos.	Player
1	GK	Hamid Behzadpour
2	DF	Amir Hossein Akbari
3	DF	Reza Amirizadeh
4	DF	Saeed Piramoon
5	FW	Mohammad Moradi
6	FW	Mahdi Shir Mohammadi


No.	Pos.	Player
7	FW	Ali Mirshekari
8	DF	Movahed Mohammadpour
9	FW	Mohammad Ali Mokhtari
10	FW	Moslem Mesigar
11	FW	Mohammad Masoumizadeh
12	GK	Seyed Mahdi Mirjalili

Coach: Ali Naderi Hoseinabadi

Fixtures and 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	M	W	WE	WP	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
2005	did not enter
2006	Round 1	3	0	0	0	3	10	18	-8	0
2007		3	1	0	0	2	14	14	0	3
2008		3	0	0	0	3	8	16	-8	0
2009	did not qualify
2011	Round 1	3	0	0	0	3	13	17	-4	0
2013	Quarterfinals	4	1	0	0	3	13	16	-3	3
2015	Quarterfinals	4	2	0	0	2	16	16	0	6
2017	Third place	6	2	1	1	2	21	18	+3	9
2019	did not qualify
2021	did not qualify
2024	Third place	6	4	0	1	1	27	17	+10	13
2025	Quarterfinals	4	2	0	0	2	18	16	+3	6
Total	9/12	36	12	1	2	21	140	148	-7	27

Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup

Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup
Year	Round	M	W	WE	WP	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
2011	did not qualify
2012	did not qualify
2013	Champions	5	2	0	3	0	19	17	+2	9
2014	Fourth place	5	2	0	0	3	12	12	0	6
2015	Third place	5	2	0	1	2	15	15	0	7
2016	Runner-up	5	3	0	1	1	23	18	+5	10
2017	Third place	5	3	0	0	2	20	15	+5	9
2018	Champions	5	5	0	0	0	22	8	+14	15
2019	Champions	5	3	0	2	0	22	14	+8	11
2021	Runner -up	5	3	0	0	2	26	19	+7	9
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	M	W	WE	WP	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
2019	Third place	5	2	0	2	1	25	27	-2	8
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	M	W	WE	WP	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
2017	Champions	3	2	1	0	0	10	8	+2	7
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	M	W	WE	WP	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
2006	Third place	4	2	0	0	2	19	21	-2	6
2007	Third place	4	2	0	0	2	20	15	+5	6
2008	Third place	4	2	0	0	2	11	7	+4	6
2009	Fourth place	5	3	0	0	2	20	12	+8	9
2011	Third place	5	3	1	0	1	23	11	+12	11
2013	Champions	5	4	0	1	0	43	13	+30	13
2015	Third place	5	4	0	0	1	29	12	+17	12
2017	Champions	6	6	0	0	0	50	11	+39	18
2019	Quarterfinals	3	1	0	0	2	10	9	+1	3
2021	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
2023	Champions	6	6	0	0	0	54	12	+42	18
2025	Champions	6	6	0	0	0	55	6	+49	18
Total	11/11	53	39	1	1	12	334	129	+205	120

Asian Beach Games

Asian Beach Games record
Year	Round	M	W	WE	WP	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
2008	Quarterfinal	4	3	0	0	1	20	11	+9	9
2010	Third place	6	5	0	0	1	40	15	+25	15
2012	Champions	6	6	0	0	0	33	9	+24	18
2014	Champions	5	3	0	1	1	21	16	+5	10
2016	did not enter
2026	Champions	5	5	0	0	0	35	7	+28	15
Total	5/6	26	22	0	1	3	155	58	+97	67

Continental Beach Soccer Tournament

Continental Beach Soccer Tournament record
Year	Round	M	W	WE	WP	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
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	M	W	WE	WP	L	GF	GA	GD	Points
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

World Cup matches (by opponent)
Against	Wins	Losses	Total
Argentina	1	0	1
Belarus	1	0	1
Brazil	0	3	3
Canada	0	1	1
France	0	2	2
Italy	1	2	3
Mexico	2	0	2
Nigeria	1	0	1
Portugal	0	1	1
Russia	0	1	1
Senegal	1	2	3
Spain	3	1	4
Switzerland	1	1	2
Tahiti	1	2	3
United Arab Emirates	1	0	1
Ukraine	0	1	1
United States	0	1	1
Uruguay	0	1	1
Total	13	19	32

World Cup history
Year	Round	Score	Result
2006	Round 1	Iran 3–6 France	Lose
	Round 1	Iran 1–6 Spain	Lose
	Round 1	Iran 6–6 (0–1 P.S.O.) Canada	Lose
2007	Round 1	Iran 3–3 (0–1 P.S.O.) Portugal	Lose
	Round 1	Iran 6–7 United States	Lose
	Round 1	Iran 5–4 Spain	Won
2008	Round 1	Iran 1–6 Uruguay	Lose
	Round 1	Iran 6–6 (1–2 P.S.O) France	Lose
	Round 1	Iran 1–4 Senegal	Lose
2011	Round 1	Iran 6–6 (4–5 P.S.O) Italy	Lose
	Round 1	Iran 4–6 Switzerland	Lose
	Round 1	Iran 3–5 Senegal	Lose
2013	Round 1	Iran 1–4 Brazil	Lose
	Round 1	Iran 5–3 Senegal	Won
	Round 1	Iran 2–3 Ukraine	Lose
	Quarter Finals	Iran 5–6 Russia	Lose
2015	Round 1	Iran 6–5 Spain	Won
	Round 1	Iran 3–4 Brazil	Lose
	Round 1	Iran 3–2 Mexico	Won
	Quarter Finals	Iran 4–5 Tahiti	Lose
2017	Round 1	Iran 3–2 Mexico	Won
	Round 1	Iran 4–5 Italy	Loss
	Round 1	Iran 4–4 (2–1 P.S.O) Nigeria	Won
	Quarter Finals	Iran 5–4 Switzerland	Won
	Semi-finals	Iran 1–1 (2–3 P.S.O) Tahiti	Loss
	3rd place match	Iran 5–3 Italy	Won
2024	Round 1	Iran 6–6 (3–1 P.S.O) Spain	Won
	Round 1	Iran 6–3 Argentina	Won
	Round 1	Iran 5–3 Tahiti	Won
	Quarter Finals	Iran 2–1 United Arab Emirates	Won
	Semi-finals	Iran 2–3 Brazil	Loss
	3rd place match	Iran 6–1 Belarus	Won

History of coaches

Farshad Falahatzadeh (2006)
Marco Octávio (2007)
Farshad Falahatzadeh (2008)
Reza Sadeghpour (2009)
Marco Octávio (2010)
Behzad Dadashzadeh (2011)
Marco Octávio (2012–2015)
Mohammad Hossein Mirshamsi (2015–2017)
Marco Octávio (2017–2019)
Abbas Hashempour (2021–2022)
Ali Naderi (2022–present)

Former notable players

References

↑ "IR Iran". FIFA.

External links

FIFA.com profile

[1] "IR Iran". FIFA.

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National beach soccer teams of Asia (AFC)
AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup - Beach soccer at the Asian Beach Games
West Asia (WAFF)	Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen
Central Asia (CAFA)	Afghanistan Iran Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
South Asia (SAFF)	Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka
East Asia (EAFF)	China PR Chinese Taipei Guam Hong Kong Japan Korea DPR Korea Republic Macau Mongolia Northern Mariana Islands
Southeast Asia (AFF)	Australia Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Timor-Leste Vietnam
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