Iran national beach soccer team

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Iran
ایران
BSWW ranking
5


First colours


Second colours
First international
 Iran 3–7
2013, 2017, 2023)
Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup
Appearances9 (first in 2013)
Best result Champions (2013, 2018, 2019, 2022)

The Iran national beach soccer team (

IFF
, the governing body for football in Iran.

Iran has won the

AFC Beach Soccer Championship three times (2013, 2017, 2023). 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. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation 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. Nation 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 & 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 Pld W WE WP L GS GA Dif Pts
Brazil 2005 did not enter
Brazil 2006 Round 1 3 0 0 0 3 10 18 -8 0
Brazil 2007 Round 1 3 1 0 0 2 14 14 0 3
France 2008 Round 1 3 0 0 0 3 8 16 -8 0
United Arab Emirates 2009 did not qualify
Italy 2011 Round 1 3 0 0 0 3 13 17 -4 0
French Polynesia 2013 Quarterfinals 4 1 0 0 3 13 16 -3 3
Portugal 2015 Quarterfinals 4 2 0 0 2 16 16 0 6
The Bahamas 2017 Third place 6 2 1 1 2 21 18 +3 9
Paraguay 2019 did not qualify
Russia 2021
United Arab Emirates 2024 Third place 6 4 0 1 1 27 17 +10 13
Seychelles 2025 To be determined
Total 8/12 32 10 1 2 19 122 132 -10 21

Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup

Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup
Year Round Pld W WE WP L GS GA Dif Pts
United Arab Emirates 2011 did not qualify
2012
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
United Arab Emirates 2016 Runner-up 5 3 0 1 1 23 18 +5 10
United Arab Emirates 2017 Third place 5 3 0 0 2 20 15 +5 9
United Arab Emirates 2018 Champions 5 5 0 0 0 22 8 +14 15
United Arab Emirates 2019 Champions 5 3 0 2 0 22 14 +8 11
United Arab Emirates 2021 Runner -up 5 3 0 0 2 26 19 +7 9
United Arab Emirates 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 Pld W WE WP L GS GA Dif Pts
Qatar 2019 Third place 5 2 0 2 1 25 27 -2 8
Indonesia 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 Pld W WE WP L GS GA Dif Pts
Iran 2017 Champions 3 2 1 0 0 10 8 +2 7
Iran 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 Pld W WE WP L GS GA Dif Pts
United Arab Emirates 2006 Third place 4 2 0 0 2 19 21 -2 6
United Arab Emirates 2007 Third place 4 2 0 0 2 20 15 +5 6
United Arab Emirates 2008 Third place 4 2 0 0 2 11 7 +4 6
United Arab Emirates 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
Qatar 2015 Third place 5 4 0 0 1 29 12 +17 12
Malaysia 2017 Champions 6 6 0 0 0 50 11 +39 18
Thailand 2019 Quarterfinals 3 1 0 0 2 10 9 +1 3
2021
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia
Thailand 2023 Champions 6 6 0 0 0 54 12 +42 18
Total 10/10 47 33 1 1 12 279 123 +156 102

Asian Beach Games

Asian Beach Games record
Year Round Pld W WE WP L GS GA Dif Pts
Indonesia 2008 Quarterfinal 4 3 0 0 1 20 11 +9 9
Oman 2010 Third place 6 5 0 0 1 40 15 +25 15
China 2012 Champions 6 6 0 0 0 33 9 +24 18
Thailand 2014 Champions 5 3 0 1 1 21 16 +5 10
Vietnam 2016 did not enter
China 2023 Qualified
Total 4/5 21 17 0 1 3 120 51 +69 52

Continental Beach Soccer Tournament

Continental Beach Soccer Tournament record
Year Round Pld W WE WP L GS GA Dif Pts
China 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 Pld W WE WP L GS GA Dif Pts
Iran 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

History of coaches

Former notable players

References

External links

Sporting positions
Preceded by
2012

Russia
2013
(first title)
Succeeded by
2014

Brazil
Preceded by
2011

Japan
2013
(first title)
Succeeded by
Preceded by Asian Beach Games
2012 (first title)
Succeeded by
Incumbent