Kuwait national futsal team

Kuwait

Nickname(s)	Al-Azraq (The Blue)
Association	Kuwait Football Association
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Mohammad Nazemasharieh
Top scorer	Abdulrahman Al Mosibaeh
Home stadium	Daiya Futsal National Stadium
FIFA code	KUW
FIFA ranking	46 (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
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

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

This article needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (June 2022)

• Hossein Shams (2003-2006)
• Ricardo Sobral (2018-2022)

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 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 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 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 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.

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]

• GCC Futsal Cup: 2
  • 2013, 2015

• WAFF Futsal Championship: 1
  • 2022
• GCC Games: 1
  • Gold: 2022

• Croatia Winter International:1
  • 2018