Kuwait national futsal team
The Kuwait national futsal team represents Kuwait in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Kuwait Football Association.
| Nickname(s) | Al-Azraq (The Blue) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Kuwait Football Association | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Cacau | ||
| Top scorer | Abdulrahman Al Mosibaeh | ||
| Home stadium | Daiya Futsal National Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | KUW | ||
| FIFA ranking | 46 (December 2022) [1] | ||
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| 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) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2012) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2012) | ||
| AFC Futsal Championship | |||
| Appearances | 11 (First in 2001) | ||
| Best result | 4th place (2003 and 2014) | ||
| WAFF Futsal Championship | |||
| Appearances | 2 (First in 2012) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2022) | ||
| Confederations Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2014) | ||
| Best result | 7th place (2014) | ||
| Grand Prix de Futsal | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
Coaches
- Hossein Shams (2003-2006)
- Ricardo Sobral (2018-2022)
Tournaments
FIFA Futsal World Cup
| FIFA World Cup Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
 1989 | did not enter | ||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1992 | |||||||
 1996 | |||||||
 2000 | |||||||
 2004 | |||||||
 2008 | |||||||
 2012 | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
 2016 | Disqualified | ||||||
 2020 | |||||||
 2024 | To be determined | ||||||
| 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 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
| 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
| 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
| Confederations Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | DIF |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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.
Honours
- WAFF Futsal Championship: 1
- GCC Games: 1
- Gold: 2022
Minor/Friendly
- Croatia Winter International:1
- 2018
References
- Futsal World Ranking
- "Saudi Arabia replace Kuwait at AFC Futsal C'ship 2016". AFC. 19 November 2015.
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