# Afghanistan national beach soccer team

The Afghanistan national beach soccer team (Dari: تیم ملی فوتبال ساحلی افغانستان) represents Afghanistan in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the AFF, the governing body for football in Afghanistan.

## Current squad

    Correct as of March 2017
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | AFG | Kawash Haidari |
| 2 | DF | AFG | Nader Naderi |
| 3 | DF | AFG | Ahmad Omar Achikzai |
| 4 | DF | AFG | Hazrat Gul Baran |
| 5 | DF | AFG | Sayed Shir Darwish |
| 6 | DF | AFG | Murtaza Jafari |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 7 | FW | AFG | Raof Qaderi |
| 8 | FW | AFG | Samiullah Mohammadi |
| 9 | FW | AFG | Hamidullah Gulzar |
| 10 | FW | AFG | Mahmood Azad |
| 11 | FW | AFG | Zainuddin Sharifi (captain) |
| 12 | GK | AFG | Shahab Shah Alavi |
Coach: Rohullah Rastagar

## Fixtures & Results

Win  Loss
Matches :
| Date | Competition | Location | Opponent | Result |
| 2012 |||||
| 16 June 2012 | 2012 Asian Beach Games | Haiyang, China | China | 4 – 6 (L) |
| 17 June 2012 | 2012 Asian Beach Games | Haiyang, China | Vietnam | 3 – 4 (L) |
| 18 June 2012 | 2012 Asian Beach Games | Haiyang, China | Palestine | 0 – 7 (L) |
| 2013 |||||
| 22 January 2013 | 2013 AFC Beach Soccer Championship | Doha, Qatar | Qatar | 7 – 3 (W) |
| 23 January 2013 | 2013 AFC Beach Soccer Championship | Doha, Qatar | Oman | 0 – 7 (L) |
| 24 January 2013 | 2013 AFC Beach Soccer Championship | Doha, Qatar | Australia | 4 – 6 (L) |
| 2016 |||||
| 25 September 2016 | 2016 Asian Beach Games | Danang, Vietnam | Japan | 0 – 11 (L) |
| 26 September 2016 | 2016 Asian Beach Games | Danang, Vietnam | China | 9 – 6 (W) |
| 29 September 2016 | 2016 Asian Beach Games | Danang, Vietnam | Uzbekistan | 9 – 4 (W) |
| 30 September 2016 | 2016 Asian Beach Games | Danang, Vietnam | Oman | 2 – 8 (L) |
| 2 October 2016 | 2016 Asian Beach Games | Danang, Vietnam | Lebanon | 5 – 9 (L) |
| 2017 |||||
| 4 March 2017 | 2017 AFC Beach Soccer Championship | Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia | Malaysia | 5 – 3 (W) |
| 5 March 2017 | 2017 AFC Beach Soccer Championship | Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia | China | 7 – 2 (W) |
| 6 March 2017 | 2017 AFC Beach Soccer Championship | Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia | Iran | 1 – 6 (L) |
| 7 March 2017 | 2017 AFC Beach Soccer Championship | Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia | Bahrain | 4 – 6 (L) |

## Tournament records
### FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

* 1995 – Did not enter
* 1996 – Did not enter
* 1997 – Did not enter
* 1998 – Did not enter
* 1999 – Did not enter
* 2000 – Did not enter
* 2001 – Did not enter
* 2002 – Did not enter
* 2003 – Did not enter
* 2004 – Did not enter
* 2005 – Did not enter
* 2006 – Did not enter
* 2007 – Did not enter
* 2008 – Did not enter
* 2009 – Did not enter
* 2011 – Did not enter
* 2013 – Did not qualify
* 2015 – Did not enter
* 2017 – Did not qualify
* 2019 – Did not qualify
* 2021 – Did not enter
* 2023 – Did not qualify
* 2025 – To be determined

### AFC Beach Soccer Championship

* 2006 – Did not enter
* 2007 – Did not enter
* 2008 – Did not enter
* 2009 – Did not enter
* 2011 – Did not enter
* 2013 – Groupstage
* 2015 – Last 16
* 2017 – Groupstage
* 2019 – Groupstage
* 2023 – Groupstage

### Asian Beach Games

* 2008 – Did not enter
* 2010 – Did not enter
* 2012 – Groupstage
* 2014 – Did not enter
* 2016 – 4th place