Kuwait national futsal team

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

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 ranking46 (December 2022) [1]
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Kuwait 3–12 Oman 
(Iran; 1 May 1992)
Biggest win
 Kuwait 20–0 Maldives 
(Macau, Macau; 16 April 2004)
Biggest defeat
 Iran 18–2 Kuwait 
(Tehran, Iran; 18 July 2001)
FIFA World Cup
Appearances1 (First in 2012)
Best resultGroup stage (2012)
AFC Futsal Championship
Appearances11 (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

Coaches

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Tournaments

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FIFA Futsal World Cup

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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

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AFC Futsal Asian Cup record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA
  1999 did not enter
  2000
  2001 Quarter Final 5 2 0 3 14 32
  2002 Quarter Final 5 2 1 2 26 14
  2003 Fourth place 6 2 1 3 28 32
  2004 Quarter Final 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 Final 4 2 1 1 17 7
  2014 Fourth place 6 3 0 3 18 15
  2016 Suspended by FIFA*
  2018
  2022 Quarter Final 4 1 2 1 11 9
  2024 Qualified
Total 12/16 52 18 6 28 195 212

* = 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

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Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA DIF
  2005 Quarter Final 2 0 0 2 0 8 −8
  2007 First Round/Disqualified 4 0 0 4 0 12 −12
  2009 Quarter Final 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

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

Confederations Cup

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Confederations Cup record
Year Round Pld W D* L GS GA DIF
  2009 did not enter
  2013 did not enter
  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

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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

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Minor/Friendly

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References

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  1. ^ Futsal World Ranking
  2. ^ "Saudi Arabia replace Kuwait at AFC Futsal C'ship 2016". AFC. 19 November 2015.
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