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Iran Announces Preliminary Squad for AFC Futsal Asian Cup

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In accordance with AFC regulations, the Iranian national futsal team has submitted its preliminary 25-player list for the upcoming AFC Futsal Asian Cup, hosted by Indonesia.

The submitted squad is as follows:

Saeed Momeni, Bagher Mohammadi, Mehdi Rostamiha, Behzad Rasouli, Mohammad Mehdi Esmailpour, Mohammad Hossein Derakhshani, Amir Hossein Gholami, Hossein Sabzi, Soran Balkaneh, Mehdi Asadshir, Mehdi Yousef, Mehdi Karimi, Muslim Olaghabad, Sajjad Yousefkhah, Amir Hossein Dehghani, Salar Aghapour, Ali Khalilvand, Ali Akrami, Mehdi Mehdikhani, Mohammad Hossein Baziar, Hossein Tayyibi, Saeed Ahmad Abbasi, Amir Hossein Abtahi, Behrouz Azimi, and Amir Hamzeh Sedighzadeh.

Following the conclusion of the 21st week of the domestic league, the technical staff, led by Vahid Shamsaei, will narrow this list down to 20 players for a national team training camp. Tournament rules ultimately permit only 14 players to be registered for the final competition squad.

Iran finds itself in Group D alongside Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, and Malaysia.

The 18th edition of the AFC Futsal Asian Cup will take place in Indonesia from January 27 to February 7. The tournament will feature 16 teams competing across two venues within a single host city.

Iran enters as the most successful nation in the competition’s history, having claimed the championship title 13 times.

Tournament Details:

  • Dates: 27 January – 7 February
  • Host Country: Indonesia
  • Host City: 1
  • Venues: 2
  • Teams: 16

Dates: 27 January – 7 February

Venue: 2 (in 1 host city)

Host country: Indonesia

Teams 16

Futsal: Classy IR Iran cruise into quarter-finals

The AFC Futsal Asian Cup Kuwait 2022™, continued this Friday evening with Team Melli Futsal Playing Chinese Taipei in Saad Al Abdullah Hall, Kuwait.

With the biggest win of the championship so far, Iran confirmed their place in the AFC Futsal Asian Cup™ Kuwait 2022 knockout stage after cruising 10-1

Iran, who defeated Indonesia 5-0 in their opener, burst into action from the first blow of the whistle with Hossein Tayebibidgoli and Mohammadhossein Bazyar just missing the target from above the area.
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Alireza Rafiei Pour forced Fu Li-wei into a diving save in the second minute before the Chinese Taipei keeper conceded moments later with Bazyar finding the back of the net off Moslem Oladghobad’s layoff.
Iran were just getting started with Tayebibidgoli etching his name on the scoresheet in the third minute, finishing off Oladghobad’s assist.
Chinese Taipei had a rare chance a minute later with captain Chi Sheng-fa bursting down the left flank, but his effort to get a cross into the danger area was foiled by Mahdi Karimi.
Chinese Taipei were no match for Iran’s brilliance as the Central Asian side scored their third goal after Salar Aghapour found an unmarked Saeid Ahmad Abbasi (pictured above), who finished with ease from close range.

Tayebibidgoli picked up his second goal of the evening in the 16th minute, scoring a volley off Oladghobad’s kick-in, before Ahmad Abbasi put Iran 5-0 up a minute later.
Chinese Taipei tried to mount a fightback but paid dearly as Iran caught them off a counter-attack with Ahmad Abbasi completing his hat-trick two minutes from the half-time whistle.
Iran grabbed their seventh goal two minutes into the restart with Tayebibidgoli threatening from the left flank before the two-time AFC Futsal Asian Cup Top Scorer sent an inviting lob for Aghapour to finish.
Chinese Taipei tried to push  forward again but their efforts were cut short with Alireza Javan Shahkhali collecting the loose ball before squeezing a shot past Fu Li-wei in the 28th minute.
However, Chinese Taipei’s determination was finally rewarded when they found an opening in the 31st minute with He Chia-chen scoring from inside the box, finishing off Chi Sheng-fa’s pass.
There was no letting up from Iran as they continued to pressure their opponents with Karimi finding the net in the 35th minute before Ahmad Abbasi scored his side’s 10th goal a minute later.

Iran plays Lebanon next, while Chinese Taipei faces a must-win tie against Indonesia on Sunday.

Four countries compete in hosting AFC Asian Cup 2023

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Kuala Lumpur: The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has received Expressions of Interest (EoI) from four AFC Member Associations (MAs) to host the AFC Asian Cup 2023™ final competition.
Following the AFC’s invitation to all MAs to express their interest in hosting the flagship men’s national team tournament on May 31, 2022, the following AFC MAs have responded by the extended deadline of July 15, 2022, and expressed their interest to bid for the hosting rights of the AFC Asian Cup 2023™:
·       Football Australia
·       Football Association of Indonesia
·       Korea Football Association
·       Qatar Football Association
In accordance with the bidding process, the Bidding Regulations were distributed to the MAs on June 17, 2022, and the deadline for Bidding MAs to submit the Bid documents is set for August 31, 2022.
Following this, an overall evaluation of the bids will be undertaken by the AFC Administration prior to the selection and announcement of the host for the 24-team competition by the AFC Executive Committee on October 17, 2022.