Afghanistan national futsal team

Afghanistan

Nickname(s)	شیران خراسان (The Lions of Khorasan)
Association	Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF)
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Majid Mortezaei
FIFA code	AFG
FIFA ranking	28 5 (12 December 2025)[1]
Highest FIFA ranking	30 (6 May 2024)
Home colours Away colours
First international
Thailand 23–2 Afghanistan  (Macau, Macau; 26 October 2007)
Biggest win
Afghanistan 18–2 Macau  (Dammam, Saudi Arabia; 11 October 2023)
Biggest defeat
Thailand 23–2 Afghanistan  (Macau, Macau; 26 October 2007)
FIFA World Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 2024)
Best result	Round of 16 (2024)
AFC Futsal Asian Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 2024)
Best result	Quarter-final (2024)
CAFA Futsal Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 2023)
Best result	Runners-up (2023)

The Afghanistan national futsal team is controlled by the Afghanistan Football Federation and represents Afghanistan in the international futsal competitions.

Afghanistan came second in the first edition of the CAFA Futsal Cup at the 2023 tournament.

Afghanistan qualified for the 2024 tournament of the AFC Futsal Asian Cup for the first time, where they finished in fifth place. Afghanistan qualified for the 2024 tournament of the FIFA Futsal World Cup for the first time as well where they finished in 16th place. The national team reached its highest ranking in the Futsal World Rankings at 30th place in May 2024.

Afghanistan qualified for the 2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup.^[2]

The Afghanistan national futsal team is dubbed by the media and supporters as شیران خراسان (The Lions of Khorasan).

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

Afghanistan  v  Angola

15 September 2024 (2024-09-15) 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup	Afghanistan	6–4	Angola	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
17:30 UTC+5:00	Mahmoodi  01'01" Qanbari  06'15" Mohammadi  09'10" Norowzi  13'15" Kazemi  15'46" Hossein Poor  39'21"	Report	Safari  02'23" (o.g.) Adérito  06'52", 35'53" Moradi  39'37" (o.g.)	Stadium: Humo Arena Attendance: 2,106 Referee: Dejan Veselič (Slovenia)

Argentina  v  Afghanistan

18 September 2024 (2024-09-18) 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup	Argentina	2–1	Afghanistan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
20:00 UTC+5:00	Rosa  02'46", 32'14"	Report	Sarmiento  31'50" (o.g.)	Stadium: Humo Arena Attendance: 3,442 Referee: Eduardo Fernandes (Portugal)

Ukraine  v  Afghanistan

21 September 2024 (2024-09-21) 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup	Ukraine	4–1	Afghanistan	Andijan, Uzbekistan
20:00 UTC+5:00	Zhuk  14'01" (pen.) Abakshyn  15'05" Zvarych  36'57" Korsun  37'17"	Report	Gholami  25'04"	Stadium: Andijan Universal Sports Complex Attendance: 2,090 Referee: Jorge Flores (El Salvador)

Paraguay  v  Afghanistan

25 September 2024 (2024-09-25) 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup R16	Paraguay	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Afghanistan	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
20:00 UTC+5:00	F. Martínez  29'40" Méndez  40'51" Espinoza  41'02"	Report	Hossaini  14'34"	Stadium: Humo Arena Referee: Mohamed Youssef (Egypt)

Maldives  v  Afghanistan

20 September 2025 (2025-09-20) 2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification	Maldives	1–10	Afghanistan	Yangon, Myanmar
16:00 UTC+06:30		Report		Stadium: MFF Futsal Indoor Stadium

Afghanistan  v  Myanmar

24 September 2025 (2025-09-24) 2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup qualification	Afghanistan	8–0	Myanmar	Yangon, Myanmar
16:00 UTC+06:30				Stadium: MFF Futsal Indoor Stadium

• 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

FIFA Futsal World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1989	Did not enter
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016	Did not qualify
2021
2024	Round of 16	16th	4	1	0	3	9	13	Squad
Total	Round of 16	1/10	4	1	0	3	9	13	—

AFC Futsal Asian Cup record											Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Link
1999	Did not enter										No qualification
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006											Did not enter						Link
2007																	Link
2008																	Link
2010	Did not qualify										3	0	0	3	5	20	Link
2012	Did not enter										Did not enter						Link
2014																	Link
2016	Did not qualify										3	1	1	1	12	11	Link
2018											2	0	0	2	5	12	Link
2020	Cancelled										3	1	0	2	10	13	Link
2022	Did not qualify										3	1	1	1	13	10	Link
2024	Quarter-final	5th	6	3	1	2	18	16	Squad		3	2	1	0	28	11	Link
2026		TBD	4	2	0	2	12	11	Squad		2	2	0	0	18	1	Link
Total:2/18	Quarter-final	5th	10	5	1	4	30	27	—		19	7	3	9	91	78	-

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