Afghanistan national beach soccer team
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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.
Nicknameشيران خراسان (The Lions of Khorasan)
AssociationAfghanistan Football Federation (AFF)
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Most capsSamiullah Mohammadi (13)
| Nickname | شيران خراسان (The Lions of Khorasan) |
|---|---|
| Association | Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) |
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) |
| Most caps | Samiullah Mohammadi (13) |
| Top scorer | Samiullah Mohammadi (15) |
| FIFA code | AFG |
| BSWW ranking | 72  4 (6 May 2026)[1] |
| First international | |
 Afghanistan 4–6 China  (Haiyang; 16 June 2012) | |
| Biggest win | |
 Afghanistan 9–4 Uzbekistan  (Danang; 29 September 2016) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
Afghanistan 0–11 Japan  (Danang; 25 September 2016) | |
| AFC Beach Soccer Championship | |
| Appearances | 5 (first in 2013) |
| Best result | Group Stage (2013, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2025) |
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
