The Afghanistan national futsal team is controlled by the Afghanistan Football Federation and represents Afghanistan in the international futsal competitions.
History 2023 Afghanistan came second in the first edition of the CAFA Futsal Cup at the 2023 tournament.
2024 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.
2025 Afghanistan qualified for the 2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup.
Team image Nicknames The Afghanistan national futsal team is dubbed by the media and supporters as شیران خراسان (The Lions of Khorasan).
Results and fixtures
2024
2025
Players Last selected squad Match date: 15 September 2024 Tournament: 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup Correct as of: October 2023
Competitive record FIFA Futsal World Cup
FIFA Futsal World Cup record Year Round Position 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 4 1 0 3 9 13 —
AFC Futsal Asian Cup
AFC Futsal Asian Cup record Qualification record Year Round Position Squad Link 1999 Did not enterNo 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 Cancelled31021013Link 2022 Did not qualify 3 1 1 1 13 10 Link 2024Quarter-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 5th 10 5 1 4 30 27 — 19 7 3 9 91 78 -
Honours
Regional CAFA Futsal Cup Runners-up (1): 2023
References