Kuwait women's national futsal team

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 Kuwait
Nickname(s)الأزرق النسائي (The Women's blue)
AssociationKuwait Football Association
(الإتحاد الكويتي لكرة القدم)
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coachIran Shahrzad Mozafar
CaptainFajir Ahmed
FIFA codeKUW
Home colours
Away colours
First international
 Jordan 18–0 Kuwait 
(Jordan, 28 July 2008)
Biggest win
 Oman 1–6 Kuwait 
(Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 18 June 2022)
Biggest defeat
 Jordan 18–0 Kuwait 
(Jordan, 28 July 2008)
AFC Women's Futsal Championship
Appearances0
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
Appearances0

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

History[edit]

Debut[edit]

the new established Kuwaiti women's futsal team for a starter they debuted at the 2008 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship hosted in Jordan, the tournament saw Kuwait plays its first official match against Jordan in which they were beaten with a score of 18 to nil, making it the Biggest defeat Kuwait has earned in its history, coming back for their second match against Palestine, they were trashed by the Palestinians as the matches end 11 to nil. such poor results led to the long inactivity Kuwait team suffered from.

New Era[edit]

A new era of women's futsal finally arrived in Kuwait. After decades of neglect, Fatema Hayat was appointed in May 2018 as the first female board member of the Kuwait Football Association (KFA). Under Fatema's leadership, the Women's Football Committee (WFC) set to work making significant strides in rapidly growing women's futsal in Kuwait. After visiting and meeting with counterparts in Jordan and Bahrain to learn from their experience, the committee also met with several FIFA representatives to strategize on the best way to move forward. With FIFA's support and funds in hand, the WFC hit the ground running and hired renowned head coach Shahrzad Mozafar to lead Kuwait women's national futsal team.[1] Mozafar has extensive experience as a futsal coach and under her leadership, Iran won AFC Women's Futsal Championship twice, in 2015 and 2018. To ensure a thriving program, the first-ever Women's Futsal National League commenced in January 2019 and will conclude in May 2019. The league played an important role in helping Coach Mozafar pick players for the Kuwait Women's National Futsal Team. After watching them play for their respective clubs, Coach Mozafar chose 17 players to represent Kuwait in women's futsal. The WFC wasted no time in scheduling friendly matches against Turkmenistan[2] and Bahrain. These friendly matches helped players gain experience in competing in international matches and prepared them for the GCC Futsal Cup in November 2019, to be hosted by Kuwait, with the aim of participating in the Asia Cup 2020. in 2020 The Kuwait Football Association (KFA) Women's Committee created history when the Kuwait National Women's Futsal League final between Kuwait Sports Club and Al Arabi Sports Club was broadcast live on national television for the first time ever in February, which marked a historical path towards improving women games in the middle east.[3] under the Iranian coach's guidance, Kuwait earned its ever first silver medal in 2022 GCC Games.[4]
Kuwait returned to the WAFF Women's Futsal Championship in its 3rd edition hosted in Saudi Arabia. started with style earning the first three points after beating the Host by a score of 3 to 1.[5] their second match against debutant Oman saw Kuwait getting their Biggest win by a margin of five goals.[6] however going to the semifinals undefeated, Kuwait was shocked with a large loss against Iraq a twelve-Nil score. led to big criticism of the technical team.

Results and fixtures[edit]

Main article: Kuwait women's national futsal team results
Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2008[edit]

28 July 2008 (2008-07-28) 2008 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship Group B Jordan  18–0  Kuwait Jordan
18:00 UTC+3
30 July 2008 (2008-07-30) 2008 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship Group B Palestine  11–0  Kuwait Jordan
20:00 UTC+3

2019[edit]

31 March 2019 (2019-03-31) Friendly Kuwait  0–6  Turkmenistan Kuwait City, Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3
3 April 2019 (2019-04-03) Friendly Kuwait  1–5  Turkmenistan Kuwait City, Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3
6 April 2019 (2019-04-06) Friendly Kuwait  1–4  Bahrain Kuwait City, Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3
7 September 2019 (2019-09-07) CFA 2019 Belt and Road Cup Thailand  10–1  Kuwait Chengdu, China
--:-- UTC+8 Stadium: Qingbaijiang Cultural and Sports Center
8 September 2019 (2019-09-08) CFA 2019 Belt and Road Cup China  12–0  Kuwait Chengdu, China
--:-- UTC+8 Stadium: Qingbaijiang Cultural and Sports Center
10 September 2019 (2019-09-10) CFA 2019 Belt and Road Cup New Zealand  4–0  Kuwait Chengdu, China
--:-- UTC+8 Stadium: Qingbaijiang Cultural and Sports Center
26 September 2019 (2019-09-26) Friendly Kuwait  0–6  Lebanon Kuwait City, Kuwait
18:30 UTC+3
29 September 2019 (2019-09-29) Friendly Kuwait  1–3  Lebanon Kuwait City, Kuwait
18:30 UTC+3
16 October 2019 (2019-10-16) Friendly Kuwait  4–0  Afghanistan Kuwait City, Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3
16 October 2019 (2019-10-16) Friendly Kuwait  3–3  Afghanistan Kuwait City, Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3
27 October 2019 (2019-10-27) 2019 GCC Women's Games Kuwait  1–1  United Arab Emirates Qurain City, Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3
28 October 2019 (2019-10-28) 2019 GCC Women's Games Kuwait  3–4  Saudi Arabia Qurain City, Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3
30 October 2019 (2019-10-30) 2019 GCC Women's Games Kuwait  0–4  Bahrain Qurain City, Kuwait
--:-- UTC+3

2022[edit]

5 May 2022 (2022-05-05) Friendly Kyrgyzstan  1–1  Kuwait Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
--:-- UTC+6
7 May 2022 (2022-05-07) Friendly Kyrgyzstan  1–3  Kuwait Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
18:00 UTC+6
16 May 2022 (2022-05-16) 2022 GCC Games United Arab Emirates  1–1  Kuwait Sabah Al-Salem, Kuwait
19:00 UTC+3
  • Rashid 6'
 Report
Stadium: Sheikh Saad Al Abdullah Sports Complex
Referee: Saad Al Haiean (Saudi Arabia)
18 May 2022 (2022-05-18) 2022 GCC Games Kuwait  1–2  Saudi Arabia Sabah Al-Salem, Kuwait
19:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Sheikh Saad Al Abdullah Sports Complex
Referee: Faisal Abdullah (Qatar)
19 May 2022 (2022-05-19) 2022 GCC Games Kuwait  1–2  Bahrain Sabah Al-Salem, Kuwait
19:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Sheikh Saad Al Abdullah Sports Complex
Referee: Faisal Abdullah (Qatar)
21 May 2022 (2022-05-21) 2022 GCC Games Semi-finals Kuwait  2–2 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 p)		  Saudi Arabia Sabah Al-Salem, Kuwait
19:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Sheikh Saad Al Abdullah Sports Complex
Referee: Faisal Abdullah (Qatar)
Penalties
24 May 2022 (2022-05-24) 2022 GCC Games Final Kuwait  1–2  Bahrain Sabah Al-Salem, Kuwait
18:00 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Sheikh Saad Al Abdullah Sports Complex
Referee: Faisal Abdullah (Qatar)
16 June 2022 (2022-06-16) 2022 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship Group B Kuwait  3–1  Saudi Arabia Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
18 June 2022 (2022-06-18) 2022 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship Group B Oman  1–6  Kuwait Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:30 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
22 June 2022 (2022-06-22) 2022 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship Semi-final Kuwait  0–12  Iraq Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:30 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
24 June 2022 (2022-06-24) 2022 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship 3rd place Bahrain  2–0  Kuwait Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
18:15 UTC+3
Report Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City

Coaching staff[edit]

Current coaching staff[edit]

Role Name
Head coach Iran Shahrzad Mozafar

Current squad[edit]

The following players were called up for the 2022 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship from 16 to 22 June 2022.[7]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1 1GK Razan AlEnzi Kuwait Al-Arabi SC
13 1GK Yasmeen Abdullah Kuwait Al-Fatat SC
2 FP Loura ALThuwaini Kuwait Al-Arabi SC
3 FP Deena Ali Kuwait Al-Fatat SC
4 FP Noor Alherz Kuwait Al-Fatat SC
5 FP Shaikhah ALRaban Kuwait Al-Fatat SC
6 FP Maryam Nour Kuwait Al-Arabi SC
7 FP Nehal ALSaqabi Kuwait Kuwait SC
8 FP Abeer AlRefaie Kuwait Kuwait SC
9 FP Zainah Salamah Kuwait Al-Arabi SC
10 FP Reem AlMulla Kuwait Kuwait SC
12 FP Shrouq Basha Kuwait Al-Arabi SC
14 FP Fajir Ahmed (captain) Kuwait Kuwait SC

Competitive record[edit]

AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup[edit]

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Futsal at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games[edit]

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

WAFF Women's Futsal Championship[edit]

*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Iranian to coach Kuwaiti women futsal team".
  2. ^ "Friendly games of the Turkmenistan futsal women's team in Kuwait | Sport".
  3. ^ "New dawn for Kuwait National Women's Futsal League". the-AFC. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  4. ^ @WFCommittee (24 May 2022). "تتويج منتخب الكويت لكرة القدم الصالات - سيدات بالميدالية الفضية لدورة الالعاب الخليجية الثالثة - الكويت 2022" (Tweet) (in Arabic) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ "Saudi Arabia lose to Kuwait in opener of WAFF Women's Futsal Championship". 17 June 2022.
  6. ^ "Kuwait thrash Oman 6-1". 18 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Match Lineup". pbs.twimg.com. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
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