# Afghanistan national futsal team

The Afghanistan national futsal team is controlled by the Afghanistan Football Federation, the governing body for futsal in Afghanistan and represents the country in international futsal competitions.
In the first edition of the CAFA Futsal Cup, the country came second in the 2023 CAFA Futsal Cup.
Afghanistan futsal had a magical journey in 2024, with their first tournament of AFC Futsal Asian Cup, they surprisingly finished in fifth place and qualified for the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

## Results and fixtures
### Legend

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

### 2024
## Coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Majid Mortezaei |
| Assistant coach | Mahmoud Seyedi |

## Players
### Last selected squad

Match date: 15 September 2024 Tournament: 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup Correct as of: October 2023
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Mohammad Javad Safari | (2000-03-16)16 March 2000 (aged 24) | Giti Pasand |
| 2 | 1GK | Ali Reza Jafari | (2005-01-23)23 January 2005 (aged 19) | Safir Gofteman |
| 3 | 1GK | Ali Ahmad Mohseni | (2003-06-03)3 June 2003 (aged 21) | Sidaqat Kabul |
| 4 | 2DF | Mahdi Nowrozi (captain) | (1996-05-11)11 May 1996 (aged 28) | Sunich Saveh |
| 5 | 3MF | Hussain Mohammadi | (2005-01-28)28 January 2005 (aged 19) | Farsh Ara Mashhad |
| 6 | 3MF | Hamid Reza Hossaini | (2000-09-30)30 September 2000 (aged 23) | Saadat Nimrooz |
| 7 | 2DF | Reza Hosseinpoor | (1999-08-23)23 August 1999 (aged 25) | Asree Jadid |
| 8 | 3MF | Mehran Gholami | (2005-10-31)31 October 2005 (aged 18) | Sidaqat Kabul |
| 9 | 4FW | Omid Qanbari | (2004-06-29)29 June 2004 (aged 20) | Sidaqat Kabul |
| 10 | 4FW | Akbar Kazemi | (1996-05-12)12 May 1996 (aged 28) | Sidaqat Kabul |
| 11 | 3MF | Mohammad Moradi | (2005-05-22)22 May 2005 (aged 19) | Giti Pasand |
| 12 | 3MF | Farzad Mahmoodi | (1999-04-14)14 April 1999 (aged 25) | Piroze Panjsher |
| 13 | 2DF | Khodadad Ebrahimi | (2004-03-02)2 March 2004 (aged 20) | Sidaqat Kabul |
| 14 | 2DF | Sayed Mojtaba Hosseini | (2003-10-06)6 October 2003 (aged 20) | Saadat Nimrooz |

## Tournaments
### FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA Futsal World Cup record :
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1989 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1992 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 1996 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2000 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2004 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2008 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2012 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2016 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2020 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2024 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 |
| Total | 1/10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 |

### AFC Futsal Asian Cup

AFC Futsal Asian Cup record :
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2024 | Quarter-final | 5th | 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 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2007 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 32 | –27 | 0 |
| 2009 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | 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 |

## Honours
### Regional

* CAFA Futsal Cup
** Runners-up (1): 2023