Iran names futsal squad for Islamic Solidarity Games
Iran head coach Vahid Shamsaei named a provisional 17-man squad for the men’s futsal event at the upcoming Islamic Solidarity Games – starting November 7 in Riyadh.
Three players will be omitted from the provisional list before the team heads to the Saudi capital.
Recently-crowned AFC Player of the Year Salar Aqapour and fellow nominee Moslem Oladqobad will be back to spearhead the Iranian roster – along with prolific pivots Hossein Tayyebi and Saeid Ahmadabbasi – at the sixth edition of the multi-sport event, after the duo missed last week’s friendly doubleheader against Russia due to participation at the AFC Awards.
Iran played to a 1-1 draw against Russia last Tuesday before suffering a 5-2 defeat in the second game in the Russian city of Tula two days later. The men’s futsal event will be among the most highly anticipated in Riyadh, as six of the eight participating teams – Iran, Morocco, Libya, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan – featured at last year’s Futsal World Cup.
The following is Iran’s provisional list for Riyadh 2025:
Baqer Mohammadi, Behzad Rasouli, Mahdi Rostamiha, Hossein Sabzi, Mohammadhossein Derakhshani, Mahdi Asadshir, Amirhossein Gholami, Salar Aqapour, Mohammadhossein Bazyar, Ali Khalilvand, Moslem Oladqobad, Mahdi Karimi, Sajjad Yousefkhah, Masoud Yousef, Hossein Tayyebi, Saeid Ahamadabbasi, Behrouz Azimi.