Iran national beach soccer team
Nickname(s) |
Team Melli Football Saheli (Persian: تیم ملی فوتبال ساحلی) "The National Beach Football Team" | ||
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Association | IFF | ||
Confederation | AFC | ||
Head coach | Marco Octavio | ||
Captain | Mohammad Ahmadzadeh | ||
Home stadium | Takhti Sport Complex | ||
FIFA code | IRN | ||
BSWW ranking | 2 | ||
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First international | |||
Iran (Dubai; 23 May 2006) | |||
Biggest win | |||
Iran (Doha; 22 January 2013) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Iran (Dubai; 25 May 2006) | |||
World Cup | |||
Appearances | 7 (first in 2006) | ||
Best result |
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AFC Beach Soccer Championship | |||
Appearances | 7 (first in 2006) | ||
Best result |
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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 is the best ranked beach soccer team in Asia and is ranked second in the world.
Iran has won the AFC Beach Soccer Championship a record two times (2013, 2017) and has placed in the top four in every edition. 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 once (2017).
Current squad
- Correct as of November 2015[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coach: marco octavio
Fixtures & Results
Win Loss
Tournament record
FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record | ||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | WE | WP | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts |
Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 0 | |
Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 3 | |
Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 0 | |
Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 0 | |
Quarterfinals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 3 | |
Quarterfinals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 6 | |
Third place | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 9 | |
Total | 7/9 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 95 | 115 | -20 | 21 |
Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup
Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup | ||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | WE | WP | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts |
Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Champions | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 17 | +2 | 9 | |
Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 6 | |
Third place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 7 | |
Runner-up | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 10 | |
Third place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 9 | |
Total | 5/7 | 25 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 89 | 77 | +12 | 41 |
Persian Beach Soccer Cup
Persian Beach Soccer Cup | ||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | WE | WP | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts |
Champions | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 7 | |
Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 9 | |
Total | 2/2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 16 |
Asian Championship
Asian Championship record | ||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | WE | WP | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts |
Third place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 6 | |
Third place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 6 | |
Third place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 6 | |
Fourth place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 9 | |
Third place | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 11 | |
Champions | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 13 | +30 | 13 | |
Third place | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 12 | +17 | 12 | |
Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 11 | +39 | 15 | |
Total | 8/8 | 37 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 215 | 102 | +113 | 78 |
Asian Beach Games
Asian Beach Games record | ||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | WE | WP | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts |
Quarterfinal | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 9 | |
Third place | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 15 | +25 | 15 | |
Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 9 | +24 | 18 | |
Champions | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 10 | |
Did Not Enter | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
Total | 4/5 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 120 | 51 | +69 | 52 |
WAFF Beach Soccer Championship
West Asian Beach Soccer Championship record | ||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | WE | WP | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts |
Champions | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 10 | |
Total | 1/1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 10 |
Continental Beach Soccer Tournament
Continental Beach Soccer Tournament record | ||||||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | WE | WP | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts |
Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 9 | |
Total | 1/1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 9 |
World Cup record
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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–)
Former notable players
References
External links
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by 2012 Russia |
Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup 2013 (first title) |
Succeeded by 2014 Brazil |
Preceded by 2011 Japan |
Asian Champions 2013 (first title) |
Succeeded by 2015 Oman |
Preceded by 2010 United Arab Emirates |
Asian Beach Games 2012 (first title) |
Succeeded by Incumbent |