Iran national beach soccer team
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Nickname(s)Team Melli Football Saheli
(Persian: تیم ملی فوتبال ساحلی , شیران ساحل)
"The National Beach Football Team"
(Persian: تیم ملی فوتبال ساحلی , شیران ساحل)
"The National Beach Football Team"
AssociationFFIRI
ConfederationAFC
Head coachAli Naderi
| Nickname(s) | Team Melli Football Saheli (Persian: تیم ملی فوتبال ساحلی , شیران ساحل) "The National Beach Football Team" | ||
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| Association | FFIRI | ||
| Confederation | AFC | ||
| Head coach | Ali Naderi | ||
| Captain | Mohammad Ali Mokhtari | ||
| Home stadium | Takhti Sport Complex | ||
| FIFA code | IRN | ||
| BSWW ranking | 5 | ||
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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 | 9 (first in 2006) | ||
| Best result |  Third place (2017 and 2024) | ||
| AFC Beach Soccer Championship | |||
| Appearances | 11 (first in 2006) | ||
| Best result |  Champions (2013, 2017, 2023, 2025) | ||
| Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup | |||
| Appearances | 9 (first in 2013) | ||
| Best result |  Champions (2013, 2018, 2019,
2022) | ||
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 has won the AFC Beach Soccer Championship four times (2013, 2017, 2023,2025). 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 twice (2017, 2024).
Current squad
- Correct as of 26-February-2024[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Coach: Ali Naderi Hoseinabadi
Fixtures & Results
Win Loss
2025
Tournament record
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
| FIFA World Cup record | ||||||||||
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| Year | Round | M | W | WE | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
 2005 | did not enter | |||||||||
| 2006 | Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 0 |
| 2007 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 3 | |
 2008 | 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 | 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 | |||||||||
 2021 | ||||||||||
| 2024 | Third place | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 17 | +10 | 13 |
 2025 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 16 | +3 | 6 |
| Total | 9/12 | 36 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 140 | 148 | -7 | 27 |
Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup
| Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | M | W | WE | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| 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 |
| 2021 | Runner -up | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 19 | +7 | 9 |
| 2022 | Champions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 14 |
| Total | 9/11 | 45 | 27 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 182 | 130 | +52 | 90 |
World Beach Games
| World Beach Games record | ||||||||||
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| Year | Round | M | W | WE | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
 2019 | Third place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 8 |
 2023 | Qualified but tournament cancelled | |||||||||
| 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 | M | W | WE | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| 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 |
AFC beach Soccer Asian Cup Championship
| Asian Championship record | ||||||||||
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| Year | Round | M | W | WE | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| 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 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 11 | +39 | 18 |
 2019 | Quarterfinals | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 3 |
| 2021 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia | |||||||||
| 2023 | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 12 | +42 | 18 |
| 2025 | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 6 | +49 | 18 |
| Total | 11/11 | 53 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 334 | 129 | +205 | 120 |
Asian Beach Games
| Asian Beach Games record | ||||||||||
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| Year | Round | M | W | WE | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| 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 | |||||||||
| 2026 | To be determined | |||||||||
| 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 | M | W | WE | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| 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 | M | W | WE | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| 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 (2021–2022)
- Ali Naderi (2022–present)