Iran national beach soccer team

Iran
ایران
Nickname(s) Team Melli Football Saheli
(Persian: تیم ملی فوتبال ساحلی)
"The National Beach Football Team"
Association IFF
Confederation AFC
Head coach Marco Octavio
Captain Mohammad Ahmadzadeh
Home stadium Takhti Sport Complex
FIFA code IRN
BSWW ranking 2


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 7 (first in 2006)
Best result Third place (2017)
AFC Beach Soccer Championship
Appearances 7 (first in 2006)
Best result Champions (2013, 2017)

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.

No. Position Player
1 GK Peyman Hosseini
2 DF Amir Hossein Akbari
3 DF Hassan Abdollahi
5 FW mohamad moradi farah abadi
DF Ali mirsekari
6 DF Mostafa Kiani
No. Position Player
7 FW Mehran Morshedizadeh
8 FW Farid Boloukbashi
9 FW Mohammad Ali Mokhtari
10 FW Moslem Mesigar
11 FW Mohammad Ahmadzadeh
12 GK Hamid Behzadpour

Coach: marco octavio

Fixtures & Results

  Win   Loss

Matches
DateCompetitionLocationOpponentResult
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 (AET) (W)
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)

Tournament record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record
Year Round Pld W WE WP L GS GA Dif Pts
Brazil 2005Did not enter
Brazil 2006Round 1300031018-80
Brazil 2007Round 131002141403
France 2008Round 130003816-80
United Arab Emirates 2009Did not qualify
Italy 2011Round 1300031317-40
French Polynesia 2013Quarterfinals410031316-33
Portugal 2015Quarterfinals42002161606
The Bahamas 2017Third place621122118+39
Total7/9266111895115-2021

Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup

Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup
Year Round Pld W WE WP L GS GA Dif Pts
United Arab Emirates 2011Did not qualify
United Arab Emirates 2012Did not qualify
United Arab Emirates 2013Champions520301917+29
United Arab Emirates 2014Fourth place52003121206
United Arab Emirates 2015Third place52012151507
United Arab Emirates 2016Runner-up530112318+510
United Arab Emirates 2017Third place530022015+59
Total5/725120588977+1241

Persian Beach Soccer Cup

Persian Beach Soccer Cup
Year Round Pld W WE WP L GS GA Dif Pts
Iran 2017Champions32100108+27
Iran 2018Champions33000137+69
Total2/2651002315+816

Asian Championship

Asian Championship record
Year Round Pld W WE WP L GS GA Dif Pts
United Arab Emirates 2006Third place420021921-26
United Arab Emirates 2007Third place420022015+56
United Arab Emirates 2008Third place42002117+46
United Arab Emirates 2009Fourth place530022012+89
Oman 2011Third place531012311+1211
Qatar 2013Champions540104313+3013
Qatar 2015Third place540012912+1712
Malaysia 2017Champions550005011+3915
Total8/837251110215102+11378

Asian Beach Games

Asian Beach Games record
Year Round Pld W WE WP L GS GA Dif Pts
Indonesia 2008Quarterfinal430012011+99
Oman 2010Third place650014015+2515
China 2012Champions66000339+2418
Thailand 2014Champions530112116+510
Vietnam 2016Did Not Enter
Total4/5211701312051+6952

WAFF Beach Soccer Championship

West Asian Beach Soccer Championship record
Year Round Pld W WE WP L GS GA Dif Pts
Iran 2013Champions43010208+1210
Total1/143010208+1210

Continental Beach Soccer Tournament

Continental Beach Soccer Tournament record
Year Round Pld W WE WP L GS GA Dif Pts
China 2016Champions33000215+169
Total1/133000215+169

World Cup record

History of coaches

Former notable players

References

Sporting positions
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
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