Afghanistan national beach soccer team

The Afghanistan national beach soccer team (Dari: تیم ملی فوتبال ساحلی افغانستان) represents Afghanistan in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the AFF, the governing body for football in Afghanistan.

Afghanistan

Nickname(s)	شيران خراسان (The Lions of Khorasan)
Association	Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF)
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Most caps	Samiullah Mohammadi (13)
Top scorer	Samiullah Mohammadi (15)
FIFA code	AFG
BSWW ranking	73 1 (2 June 2025)[1]
First international
Afghanistan 4–6 China  (Haiyang; 16 June 2012)
Biggest win
Afghanistan 9–4 Uzbekistan  (Danang; 29 September 2016)
Biggest defeat
Afghanistan 0–11 Japan  (Danang; 25 September 2016)
AFC Beach Soccer Championship
Appearances	5 (first in 2013)
Best result	Group Stage (2013, 2017, 2019, 2023, 2025)

Tournament records

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

• 1995 – Did not enter
• 1996 – Did not enter
• 1997 – Did not enter
• 1998 – Did not enter
• 1999 – Did not enter
• 2000 – Did not enter
• 2001 – Did not enter
• 2002 – Did not enter
• 2003 – Did not enter
• 2004 – Did not enter
• 2005 – Did not enter
• 2006 – Did not enter
• 2007 – Did not enter
• 2008 – Did not enter
• 2009 – Did not enter
• 2011 – Did not enter
• 2013 – Did not qualify
• 2015 – Did not enter
• 2017 – Did not qualify
• 2019 – Did not qualify
• 2021 – Did not enter
• 2023 – Did not qualify
• 2025 – To be determined

AFC Beach Soccer Championship

• 2006 – Did not enter
• 2007 – Did not enter
• 2008 – Did not enter
• 2009 – Did not enter
• 2011 – Did not enter
• 2013 – Groupstage
• 2015 – Last 16
• 2017 – Groupstage
• 2019 – Groupstage
• 2023 – Groupstage

Asian Beach Games

• 2008 – Did not enter
• 2010 – Did not enter
• 2012 – Groupstage
• 2014 – Did not enter
• 2016 – 4th place