Kyrgyzstan national futsal team

The Kyrgyzstan national futsal team (Kyrgyz: Кыргызстан улуттук футзал курамасы, romanizedKeurgeuzstan Uluttuk Futsal Kuramaseu) represents Kyrgyzstan in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Kyrgyz Football Union.

Kyrgyzstan
Nickname(s)"Ак барстар" (Cyrillic), "Ak Barstar" (Snow Leopards)
AssociationKyrgyz Football Union (KFU)
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coachSpain Luis Bernat Molina
FIFA codeKGZ
FIFA ranking52 (October 2023)[1]
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Singapore 5 – 9 Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 5 March 1999)
Biggest win
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan 14 – 0 Guam 
(Macau, Macau; 10 February 2006)
Biggest defeat
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan 0 – 21 Iran 
(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 7 March 1999)
World Cup
Appearances0
AFC Futsal Championship
Appearances15 (First in 1999)
Best resultBronze 3rd place (2005)
World Cup
Appearances1 (First in 2015)
Best resultFirst Round (2015)
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Appearances3 (First in 2005)
Best resultQuarterfinals (2005)

Kyrgyzstan has yet to participate in the FIFA Futsal World Cup. Their closest attempt came in 2016, when they had beaten Japan but then lost to Australia in the fifth-place match of the 2016 AFC Futsal Championship.

Competition records edit

FIFA Futsal World Cup edit

FIFA World Cup record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA DIF
  1989 Part of Soviet Union
  1992 Did not enter
  1996
  2000
  2004 Did not qualify
  2008
  2012
  2016
  2021
  2024
Total 0/10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

AFC Futsal Championship edit

Asian Championship record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA DIF
  1999 Group Stage 4 1 1 2 18 45 -27
  2000 Group Stage 4 1 0 3 13 34 -21
  2001 Group Stage 3 1 1 1 13 16 -3
  2002 Quarter-Finals 5 1 2 2 14 17 -3
  2003 Quarter-Finals 4 2 0 2 16 18 -2
  2004 Group Stage 4 2 1 1 15 7 +8
  2005 Third Place 7 5 0 2 23 12 +11
  2006 Fourth Place 5 3 0 2 19 13 +6
  2007 Fourth Place 6 3 1 2 20 15 +5
  2008 Quarter-Finals 4 2 0 2 14 8 +6
  2010 Quarter-Finals 4 1 1 2 10 14 -4
  2012 Quarter-Finals 4 2 0 2 5 5 0
  2014 Group Stage 3 1 1 1 6 7 -1
  2016 Sixth Place 6 2 1 3 15 20 -5
  2018 Group Stage 3 1 1 1 6 11 -5
  2020 Cancelled
  2022 Did not qualify
  2024 Sixth Place 6 2 2 2 17 22 -5
Total 16/17 17 30 13 31 223 264 -41

Futsal at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games edit

Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA DIF
  2005 Quarter-finals 3 2 0 1 12 7 +5
  2007 Group stage 4 0 0 4 8 25 -17
  2009 Did not enter
  2013
  2017 Group stage 3 1 0 2 5 19 -14
Total 3/5 10 3 0 7 25 51 -26

Tulpar Cup edit

  • 2008: -   Third Place

Baltika Cup edit

  • 2007 -   Champions

ELF Cup edit

  • 2006 -   Third Place

In 2006, Kyrgyzstan took part in the inaugural ELF Cup in Northern Cyprus. This competition was originally intended to be for teams that were not members of FIFA; however, the organisers extended invitations to both Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, who were both represented by their national futsal teams.

Players edit

Current squad edit

Players called for the 2018 AFC Futsal Championship.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Club
1 1GK Kirill Ermolov (1984-10-06) 6 October 1984 (age 39)   Osh EREM
2 1GK Aktilek Esenaliev
3 FP Iuldashbai Salimbaev
4 FP Arstanbek Tursunov (1998-12-16) 16 December 1998 (age 25)
5 FP Kelkel Anarbekov (1989-12-11) 11 December 1989 (age 34)
6 FP Manas Abdrasul Uulu (1995-08-13) 13 August 1995 (age 28)   Osh EREM
7 FP Dastan Rysbekov   Emgek
8 FP Adilet Imanbekov   Alga Bishkek
9 FP Maksat Alimov (1990-08-03) 3 August 1990 (age 33)   Osh EREM
10 FP Ulanbek Baigazy Uulu (1993-12-07) 7 December 1993 (age 30)   Osh EREM
11 FP Adilet Kultaev (1986-02-27) 27 February 1986 (age 38)   Osh EREM
12 FP Aktai Tashtanov (1998-01-10) 10 January 1998 (age 26)   Nurfinans
13 FP Mirlan Zholdubaev (1999-07-13) 13 July 1999 (age 24)
14 FP Emil Kanetov (1985-04-21) 21 April 1985 (age 39)   Osh EREM

Previous squads edit

All-time record vs opponents edit

Against Played Won Drawn Lost GF GA GD
  Afghanistan 3 1 1 1 13 10 +3
  Australia 3 1 1 1 9 7 +2
  China 3 2 0 1 16 7 +9
  Chinese Taipei 2 2 0 0 7 2 +5
  Guam 1 1 0 0 14 0 +14
  Hong Kong 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5
  Indonesia 3 1 1 1 10 7 +3
  Iran 9 0 0 9 8 89 –81
  Iraq 3 2 1 0 15 5 +10
  Japan 10 1 0 9 11 32 –21
  Jordan 1 0 0 1 1 7 –6
  Kazakhstan 2 0 0 2 3 8 −5
  Kuwait 3 2 1 0 8 3 +5
  Lebanon 6 2 3 1 20 14 +6
  Macau 2 2 0 0 13 4 +9
    Nepal 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5
  Philippines 1 1 0 0 5 0 +5
  Qatar 1 1 0 0 5 2 +3
  Saudi Arabia 2 1 0 1 8 14 –6
  Singapore 1 1 0 0 9 5 +4
  South Korea 5 2 2 1 18 18 0
  Tahiti 1 1 0 0 4 2 +2
  Tajikistan 5 4 0 1 20 16 +6
  Thailand 7 1 0 6 18 38 −20
  Turkmenistan 6 3 3 0 19 10 +9
  United Arab Emirates 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2
  Uzbekistan 15 1 2 12 34 68 −34
  Vietnam 2 2 0 0 8 3 +5
Total 100 38 15 47 309 371 −62

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