The AFC Futsal Asian Cup , previously the AFC Futsal Championship , is the premier international futsal competition for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) national teams. It was first held in 1999 and was played annually until 2008; since then it has been played biennially. From 2021, the tournament was rebranded from the AFC Futsal Championship to the AFC Futsal Asian Cup . It is also the qualification for the FIFA Futsal World Cup . There are 47 countries and territories that are permitted to compete for qualification into the tournament.
3-476: Iran and Japan are the dominant nations being the only two nations to have won the tournament, and Iran is the only nation to have never finished outside the top four. Iran, champions of 13 of the 17 editions of the competition, won 7 straight editions before their streak was broken by Japan. Iran are the current reigning champions, having won the tournament in 2024. Qualified teams The following twelve teams which are current AFC members have never qualified for
6-672: Is ranked 4th in the world, and 1st amongst Asian Football Confederation members. The Iranian national team is a regular participant of the FIFA Futsal World Cup , reaching third place in 2016, after eliminating the favorites, Brazil, in the round of 16. Iran has won the first Futsal Confederations Cup in 2009, and also reached the second place in the Grand Prix de Futsal , known as Futsal Mini-World Cup, in multiple editions. The Iranian national team has received several nicknames from supporters and media. The most common one used to refer
9-671: The AFC Futsal Asian Cup. Matches that result defined in overtime (without penalty kicks) = AET Matches that result defined in penalty kicks = PSO Iran national futsal team The Iran national futsal team represents Iran in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Futsal Commission of the Iranian Football Federation . According to the FIFA Men's Futsal Ranking, it
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