Iran national beach soccer team
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. Iran is the best ranked beach soccer team in Asia and is ranked second in the world.
| Nickname(s) | Team Melli Football Saheli (Persian: تیم ملی فوتبال ساحلی) "The National Beach Football Team" | ||
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| Association | IFF | ||
| Confederation | AFC | ||
| Head coach | Abbass Hashempour | ||
| Captain | Mohammad Ahmadzadeh | ||
| Home stadium | Takhti Sport Complex | ||
| FIFA code | IRN | ||
| BSWW ranking | 2 (as of December 2019) | ||
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| 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 | 7 (first in 2006) | ||
| Best result |  Third place (2017) | ||
| AFC Beach Soccer Championship | |||
| Appearances | 9 (first in 2006) | ||
| Best result |  Champions (2013, 2017) | ||
| Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup | |||
| Appearances | 7 (first in 2013) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2013, 2018, 2019) | ||
Iran has won the AFC Beach Soccer Championship a record two times (2013, 2017). 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 once (2017).
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.
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Coach: Marco Octávio
Fixtures & Results
Win Loss
Tournament record
FIFA World Cup
| FIFA World Cup record | ||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | WE | WP | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts |
 2005 | Did not enter | |||||||||
| 2006 | Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 0 |
| 2007 | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 3 |
 2008 | Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 16 | -8 | 0 |
 2009 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
 2011 | Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 17 | -4 | 0 |
 2013 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 3 |
 2015 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 6 |
 2017 | Third place | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 18 | +3 | 9 |
 2019 | Did not qualify | |||||||||
| Total | 7/10 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 95 | 115 | -20 | 21 |
Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup
| Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup | ||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | WE | WP | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts |
| 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 |
| 2016 | Runner-up | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 18 | +5 | 10 |
| 2017 | Third place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 9 |
| 2018 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 8 | +14 | 15 |
| 2019 | Champions | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 11 |
| Total | 7/9 | 35 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 133 | 99 | +34 | 67 |
World Beach Games
| World Beach Games record | ||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | WE | WP | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts |
 2019 | Third place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 8 |
| Total | 1/1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 8 |
Persian Beach Soccer Cup
| Persian Beach Soccer Cup | ||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | WE | WP | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts |
| 2017 | Champions | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 7 |
| 2018 | Champions | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 9 |
| Total | 2/2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 15 | +8 | 16 |
Asian Championship
| Asian Championship record | ||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | WE | WP | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts |
| 2006 | Third place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 21 | -2 | 6 |
| 2007 | Third place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 15 | +5 | 6 |
| 2008 | Third place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 6 |
| 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 |
| 2015 | Third place | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 12 | +17 | 12 |
 2017 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 11 | +39 | 15 |
 2019 | Quarterfinals | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 3 |
| Total | 9/9 | 40 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 225 | 111 | +114 | 81 |
Asian Beach Games
| Asian Beach Games record | ||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | WE | WP | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts |
 2008 | Quarterfinal | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 11 | +9 | 9 |
| 2010 | Third place | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 40 | 15 | +25 | 15 |
 2012 | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 9 | +24 | 18 |
| 2014 | Champions | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 10 |
 2016 | Did not enter | |||||||||
| Total | 4/5 | 21 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 120 | 51 | +69 | 52 |
Continental Beach Soccer Tournament
| Continental Beach Soccer Tournament record | ||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | WE | WP | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts |
| 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 | ||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Pld | W | WE | WP | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts |
| 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
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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 (2015–2017)
- Marco Octávio (2017–2019)
- Abbas hashempour (2019–)
Former notable players
External links
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by 2012  Russia |
Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup 2013 (first title) |
Succeeded by 2014 Brazil |
| Preceded by 2011 Japan |
Asian Champions 2013 (first title) |
Succeeded by 2015 Oman |
| Preceded by 2010 United Arab Emirates |
Asian Beach Games 2012 (first title) |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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International beach soccer | ||
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| Asia |  | |
| Africa | ||
| North America Central America and Caribbean | ||
| South America | ||
| Oceania | ||
| Europe | ||
| Games | ||
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