Futsal teams in Iran partly enjoy their success due to the style of football played outside, Gol Koochik, which means small goal.
[2] Iran defeated world champions Brazil in the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup in the Round of 16 and reached the semi-finals of the tournament after defeating Paraguay in extra time.
The women's futsal team participated for the first time at the 2007 Asian Indoor Games finishing in fifth place.
In 2013 Iran achieved their best ever result at the Asian Indoor Games, finishing as runner–up after a 2–1 loss to Japan in the final.
Iran won AFC Women's Futsal Championship two times by defeating Japan in finals.