Afghanistan national futsal team

The Afghanistan national futsal team represents Afghanistan in international futsal. In 2024 they competed for the AFC Futsal Championship and the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup for the first time.

Afghanistan
Nickname(s)Lions of Khorasan
(شیران خراسان)
AssociationAfghanistan Football Federation
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coachMajid Mortezaei
Top scorerAkbar Kazemi
FIFA codeAFG
FIFA ranking30 (6 May 2024)[1]
Highest FIFA ranking30 (6 May 2024)
First international
 Thailand 23–2 Afghanistan [[File:{{{flag alias-2004}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]]
(Macau, Macau; 26 October 2007)
Biggest win
[[File:{{{flag alias-2013}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Afghanistan 18–2 Macau 
(Dammam, Saudi Arabia; 11 October 2023)
Biggest defeat
 Thailand 23–2 Afghanistan [[File:{{{flag alias-2004}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]]
(Macau, Macau; 26 October 2007)
World Cup
Appearances1 (First in 2024)
Best resultTBD (2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup)
AFC Futsal Asian Cup
Appearances1 (First in 2024)
Best resultQuarter-final (2024)
CAFA Futsal Cup
Appearances1 (First in 2023)
Best resultRunners-up (2023)

Tournaments

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA
  1989 Did not enter
  1992
  1996
  2000
  2004
  2008
  2012
  2016 Did not qualify
  2020
  2024 Qualified
Total 1/10

AFC Futsal Asian Cup

AFC Futsal Asian Cup record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
  2024 Quarter-final 7th 6 3 1 2 18 16

CAFA Futsal Cup

AFC Futsal Asian Cup record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA Dif Pts
  2023 Runners-Up 2nd 5 3 1 15 16 -1 10
Total Best Position: 2nd 2nd 5 3 1 15 16 -1 10
* Iran played with U-23 team in this tournament.

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 Group stage 3 0 0 3 5 32 -27 0
  2009 Did not enter - - - - - - - -
  2013 Group stage 2 0 0 2 8 17 -9 0
  2017 Fourth Place 7 4 2 1 28 21 +7 14
  2021 TBC
Total Best Position: 4th 12 4 2 6 41 70 -29 14

References