Kuwait national futsal team

Kuwait
Nickname(s)Al-Azraq (The Blue)
AssociationKuwait Football Association
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coachMohammad Nazemasharieh
Top scorerAbdulrahman Al Mosibaeh
Home stadiumDaiya Futsal National Stadium
FIFA codeKUW
FIFA ranking 40 7 (4 April 2025)[1]
Home colours
Away colours
First international
  3–12 Oman 
(Iran; 1 May 1992)
Biggest win
  20–0 Maldives 
(Macau, Macau; 16 April 2004)
Biggest defeat
 Iran 18–2  
(Tehran, Iran; 18 July 2001)
FIFA World Cup
Appearances1 (First in 2012)
Best resultGroup stage (2012)
AFC Futsal Championship
Appearances13 (First in 2001)
Best result4th place (2003 and 2014)
WAFF Futsal Championship
Appearances2 (First in 2012)
Best resultChampions (2022)
Confederations Cup
Appearances1 (First in 2014)
Best result7th place (2014)
Grand Prix de Futsal
Appearances0

The Kuwait national futsal team represents Kuwait in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Kuwait Football Association.

Coaches

Tournaments

FIFA Futsal World Cup

FIFA World Cup Record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA
1989 did not enter
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012 Round 1 3 1 0 2 8 13
2016 Disqualified
2020
2024 Did not qualify
Total 1/10 3 1 0 2 8 13

AFC Futsal Asian Cup

AFC Futsal Asian Cup record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA
1999 did not enter
2000
2001 Quarter-finals 5 2 0 3 14 32
2002 Quarter-finals 5 2 1 2 26 14
2003 Fourth place 6 2 1 3 28 32
2004 Quarter-finals 4 2 0 2 31 16
2005 Second round 6 3 0 3 27 19
2006 First round 3 0 1 2 9 14
2007 First round 3 1 0 2 5 14
2008 First round 3 0 0 3 4 27
2010 First round 3 0 0 3 5 15
2012 Quarter-finals 4 2 1 1 17 7
2014 Fourth place 6 3 0 3 18 15
2016 Suspended by FIFA*
2018
2022 Quarter-finals 4 1 2 1 11 9
2024 First round 3 1 1 1 5 8
Total 13/17 55 19 7 29 200 220

* = At the first qualified because of top 4 in 2014 competition, but later could not participate due to FIFA's suspension of the Kuwait Football Association.[2]

**= Could not participate in West Zone qualifier due to FIFA's suspension of the Kuwait Football Association was still in effect.

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA DIF
2005 Quarter-finals 2 0 0 2 0 8 −8
2007 First Round/Disqualified 4 0 0 4 0 12 −12
2009 Quarter-finals 3 1 0 2 9 16 −7
2013 Fourth place 6 4 0 2 28 21 +7
2017 did not enter
Total 4/5 15 5 0 10 37 55 −18

West Asian Championship

West Asian Championship record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA DIF
2007 did not enter
2009
2012 Fourth place 4 1 1 2 14 21 −7
Total 1/3 4 1 1 2 14 21 −7

Confederations Cup

Confederations Cup record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA DIF
2009 did not enter
2013
2014 First round 3 0 0 3 6 15 −9
Total 1/3 3 0 0 3 6 15 −9
*Denotes draws includes knockout matches decided on penalty shootouts. Red border indicates that the tournament was hosted on home soil. Gold, silver, bronze backgrounds indicates 1st, 2nd and 3rd finishes respectively.

Summary Results

As of 30 March 2024
Year M W D L GF GA GD Ref
1995 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [3]
1996 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [3]
1997 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [3]
1998 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [3]
1999 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [3]
2000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [3]
2001 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [3]
2002 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [3]
2003 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [3]
2004 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [3]
2005 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [3]
2006 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [3]
2007 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [3]
2008 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [3]
2009 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [3]
2010 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [4]
2011 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [5]
2012 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [6]
2013 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [7]
2014 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [8]
2015 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [9]
2016 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [10]
2017 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [11]
2018 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [12]
2019 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [13]
2020 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [14]
2021 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [15]
2022 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [16]
2023 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [17]
2024 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 [18]
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 [19]

Honours

Minor/Friendly

References

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