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

Mohammad Hossein Mirshamsi

Captain

Ali Naderi

Home stadium

Takhti Sport Complex

FIFA code

IRN

BSWW ranking

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

5 (First in 2006)

Best result

Quarterfinal (2013, 2015)

AFC Beach Soccer Championship

Appearances

6 (First in 2006)

Best result

Champions (2013)

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.

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	Peiman Hosseini
2	DF	Amir Hossein Akbari
3	DF	Hassan Abdollahi
4	DF	Mehdi Hassani Nozari
5	DF	Ali Naderi
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: Mohammad Hossein Mirshamsi

Fixtures & Results

Win Loss

Matches
Date	Competition	Location	Opponent	Result
2014
3 March 2014	Friendly Match	Tehran, Iran	Belarus	2 – 1 (W)
3 July 2014	Friendly Match	Vitebsk, Belarus	Czech Republic	6 – 4 (W)
5 July 2014	Friendly Match	Vitebsk, Belarus	Belarus	4 – 3 (W)
15 November 2014	2014 Asian Beach Games	Phuket, Thailand	Syria	9 – 3 (W)
18 November 2014	2014 Asian Beach Games	Phuket, Thailand	Oman	1 – 5 (a.e.t.) (L)
19 November 2014	2014 Asian Beach Games	Phuket, Thailand	Thailand	3 – 1 (W)
20 November 2014	2014 Asian Beach Games	Phuket, Thailand	United Arab Emirates	4 – 4 (3–1 P.S.O.) (W)
21 November 2014	2014 Asian Beach Games	Phuket, Thailand	Japan	4 – 3 (W)
2015
23 March 2015	2015 AFC Beach Soccer Championship	Doha, Qatar	Lebanon	3 – 2 (W)
25 March 2015	2015 AFC Beach Soccer Championship	Doha, Qatar	Thailand	8 – 1 (W)
26 March 2015	2015 AFC Beach Soccer Championship	Doha, Qatar	United Arab Emirates	6 – 1 (W)
27 March 2015	2015 AFC Beach Soccer Championship	Doha, Qatar	Japan	4 – 5 (L)
28 March 2015	2015 AFC Beach Soccer Championship	Doha, Qatar	Lebanon	8 – 3 (W)
10 July 2015	2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup	Espinho, Portugal	Spain	6 – 5 (W)
12 July 2015	2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup	Espinho, Portugal	Brazil	3 – 4 (L)
14 July 2015	2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup	Espinho, Portugal	Mexico	3 – 2 (W)
16 July 2015	2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup	Espinho, Portugal	Tahiti	4 – 5 (L)
24 July 2015	Beach Soccer Worldwide Friendship Cup	Belarus	Turkey	5 – 3 (W)
25 July 2015	Beach Soccer Worldwide Friendship Cup	Belarus	Estonia	10 – 3 (W)
26 July 2015	Beach Soccer Worldwide Friendship Cup	Belarus	Belarus	3 – 2 (W)
3 November 2015	2015 Samsung Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Tahiti	2 – 4 (L)
4 November 2015	2015 Samsung Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Portugal	5 – 3 (W)
5 November 2015	2015 Samsung Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Mexico	5 – 2 (W)
6 November 2015	2015 Samsung Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Russia	1 - 4 (L)
7 November 2015	2015 Samsung Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Egypt	2-2 (3-2 PSO) (W)

Tournament record

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	WE	WP	L	GS	GA
2005	Did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2006	Round 1	3	0	0	0	3	10	18
2007	Round 1	3	1	0	0	2	14	14
2008	Round 1	3	0	0	0	3	8	16
2009	Did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2011	Round 1	3	0	0	0	3	13	17
2013	Quarterfinals	4	1	0	0	3	13	16
2015	Quarterfinals	4	2	0	0	2	16	16
Total	6/8	20	4	0	0	16	74	97

Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup

Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup
Year	Round	Pld	W	WE	WP	L	GS	GA
2011	Did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2012	Did not qualify	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2013	Champions	5	2	0	3	0	19	17
2014	Fourth place	5	2	0	0	3	12	12
2015	Third place	5	2	0	1	2	15	15
Total	2/4	15	6	0	4	5	46	44

Asian Championship

Asian Championship record
Year	Round	Pld	W	WE	WP	L	GS	GA
2006	Third place	4	2	0	0	2	19	21
2007	Third place	4	2	0	0	2	20	15
2008	Third place	4	2	0	0	2	11	7
2009	Fourth place	5	3	0	0	2	20	12
2011	Third place	5	3	1	0	1	23	11
2013	Champions	5	4	0	1	0	43	13
2015	Third place	5	4	0	0	1	29	12
Total	7/7	32	20	1	1	10	165	91

Asian Beach Games

Asian Beach Games record
Year	Round	Pld	W	WE	WP	L	GS	GA
2008	Quarterfinal	4	3	0	0	1	20	11
2010	Third place	6	5	0	0	1	40	15
2012	Champions	6	6	0	0	0	33	9
2014	Champions	5	3	0	1	1	21	16
Total	4/4	21	17	0	1	3	120	51

WAFF Beach Soccer Championship

West Asian Beach Soccer Championship record
Year	Round	Pld	W	WE	WP	L	GS	GA
2013	Champions	4	3	0	1	0	20	8
Total	1/1	4	3	0	1	0	20	8

Asian Beach Soccer Cup

Asian Beach Soccer Cup record
Year	Round	Pld	W	WE	WP	L	GS	GA
2013	Did not enter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	0/1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

All Time General Statistics Record / Overview of Results

as a 1 Jan 2016

Tournament	Pld	W	WE	WP	L	GF	GA	Dif	Pts
FIFA World Cup record	16	4	0	0	16	74	97	-23	12
Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup	15	6	0	4	5	46	44	+2	22
Asian Championship record	32	20	1	1	10	165	91	+74	63
Asian Beach Games record	21	17	0	1	3	120	51	+69	52
West Asian Beach Soccer Championship record	4	3	0	1	0	20	8	+12	10
Friendly Match	22	20	0	2	0	105	47	+58	62
Total	114	70	1	9	34	530	338	+192	221

Note: Win in Common Time W = 3 Points / Win in Extra Time WE = 2 Points / Win in Penalty shoot-out WP = 1 Points / Lose L = 0 Points

World Cup record

World Cup matches (by opponent)
Against	Wins	Losses	Total
Canada	0	1	1
France	0	2	2
Italy	0	1	1
Portugal	0	1	1
Senegal	1	2	3
Spain	2	1	3
Switzerland	0	1	1
United States	0	1	1
Uruguay	0	1	1
Brazil	0	2	2
Ukraine	0	1	1
Russia	0	1	1
Mexico	1	0	1
French Polynesia	0	1	1
Total	4	16	20

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 French Polynesia	Lose

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–Present)

Former players

All Time Results

Iran national beach soccer team results and Iran national beach soccer team all-time record

References

Iran reach finals of 2013 Samsung Beach Soccer International Cup

External links

FIFA.com profile

Sporting positions
Preceded by 2012 Russia	Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup 2013 (first title)	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by 2011 Japan	Asian Champions 2013 (first title)	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by 2010 United Arab Emirates	Asian Beach Games 2012 (first title)	Succeeded by Incumbent

Iran national football team

General	Football Federation of Iran History Managers

Venues	National stadiums: Azadi Stadium (1972–), Amjadieh Stadium (1942–1972) Trainings: National Football Camp

Statistics	All-time match results All-time record Records All-time goalscorers

Players	Players (by caps) Captains International players Expatriate players

World Cup Finals	1978 1998 2006 2014

AFC Asian Cup Finals	1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2007 2011 2015

Other tournaments	The Olympics Asian Games West Asian Championship ECO Cup

Culture	Iraq rivalry Saudi Arabia rivalry South Korea rivalry Iran–Australia play-off Political protests

Senior	Men's results 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s

Other Iran teams	Women's (Results) Men's B Men's U23 Men's U20 Women's U20 Men's U17 Women's U17 Men's futsal Women's futsal Men's beach soccer

National sports teams of Iran

Baseball Basketball M M U19 M U17 W Beach soccer Boxing Cricket Field hockey M W Football M M B M U23 M U20 M U17 W W U20 W U17 Futsal M W Goalball M W Handball M W Inline hockey M W Kabaddi Rugby union M M 7s W W 7s Squash Tennis Davis Cup Fed Cup Hopman Cup Volleyball M W Volleyball (sitting) M W Water polo Wrestling FS GR

Olympics Paralympics Asian Games Universiade

National beach soccer teams

Asia	Australia Bahrain China India Indonesia Iran Iraq Japan Laos Lebanon Korea Republic Kuwait Malaysia Mynamar Oman Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria Thailand United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam

Africa	Algeria Cameroon Ivory Coast Egypt Mauritius Morocco Nigeria Senegal Somalia South Africa Tunisia

Europe	Andorra Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Israel Italy Kazakhstan Latvia Lithuania Moldova Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Slovakia Spain Switzerland Turkey Ukraine

North America	Bahamas Canada Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Jamaica Mexico United States

South America	Argentina Brazil Chile Colombia Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela

Oceania	Cook Islands Fiji New Caledonia New Zealand Solomon Islands Tahiti Vanuatu

National beach soccer teams of Asia (AFC)

Australia Bahrain China India Indonesia Iran Japan Korea Republic Kuwait Malaysia Myanmar Oman Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia Thailand Timor-Leste United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam

International beach soccer

FIFA Beach Soccer Worldwide World Cup Mundialito (clubs) Pro Beach Soccer Tour Intercontinental Cup Copa Latina Rankings Asian Beach Games European Games

Asia	AFC – Championship AFF Championship

Africa	CAF – Cup of Nations

North America Central America and Caribbean	CONCACAF – Championship

South America	CONMEBOL – Championship

Oceania	OFC – Championship

Europe	UEFA – League World Cup Qualifiers Cup Club: Winners Cup

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification

AFC	2005¹ 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017

CAF	2005¹ 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017

CONCACAF	2005² 2006 2007² 2008 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017

CONMEBOL	2005² 2006 2007² 2008 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017

OFC	2005¹ 2006 2007 2008¹ 2009 2011 2013 2015¹ 2017¹

UEFA	2005³(p) 2006³ 2007³ 2008 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017

¹ No qualifiers took place as the representatives were selected by the confederation. ² CONCACAF and CONMEBOL held a joint championship for qualification. ³ Qualification was achieved through the Euro Beach Soccer League.

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