The Kuwait women's national futsal team represents Kuwait in international women's futsal competitions and is controlled by the Kuwait Football Association.
| Nickname(s) | الأزرق النسائي (The Women's blue) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Kuwait Football Association (الإتحاد الكويتي لكرة القدم) | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Head coach |  Shahrzad Mozafar | ||
| Captain | Fajir Ahmed | ||
| FIFA code | KUW | ||
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| 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 | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
| Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games | |||
| Appearances | 0 | ||
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
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Win Draw Lose Fixture
2008 edit
2019 edit
| 31 March 2019 Friendly | Kuwait | 0–6 |  Turkmenistan | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| --:-- UTC+3 |
| 3 April 2019 Friendly | Kuwait | 1–5 | Turkmenistan | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| --:-- UTC+3 |
| 7 September 2019 CFA 2019 Belt and Road Cup | Thailand  | 10–1 | Kuwait | Chengdu, China |
| --:-- UTC+8 | Stadium: Qingbaijiang Cultural and Sports Center |
| 8 September 2019 CFA 2019 Belt and Road Cup | China  | 12–0 | Kuwait | Chengdu, China |
| --:-- UTC+8 | Stadium: Qingbaijiang Cultural and Sports Center |
| 10 September 2019 CFA 2019 Belt and Road Cup | New Zealand  | 4–0 | Kuwait | Chengdu, China |
| --:-- UTC+8 | Stadium: Qingbaijiang Cultural and Sports Center |
| 16 October 2019 Friendly | Kuwait | 4–0 |  Afghanistan | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| --:-- UTC+3 |
| 16 October 2019 Friendly | Kuwait | 3–3 | Afghanistan | Kuwait City, Kuwait |
| --:-- UTC+3 |
| 27 October 2019 2019 GCC Women's Games | Kuwait | 1–1 |  United Arab Emirates | Qurain City, Kuwait |
| --:-- UTC+3 |
| 28 October 2019 2019 GCC Women's Games | Kuwait | 3–4 |  Saudi Arabia | Qurain City, Kuwait |
| --:-- UTC+3 |
| 30 October 2019 2019 GCC Women's Games | Kuwait | 0–4 |  Bahrain | Qurain City, Kuwait |
| --:-- UTC+3 |
2022 edit
| 5 May 2022 Friendly | Kyrgyzstan  | 1–1 | Kuwait | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
| --:-- UTC+6 |
| 7 May 2022 Friendly | Kyrgyzstan | 1–3 | Kuwait | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
| 18:00 UTC+6 |
| 16 May 2022 2022 GCC Games | United Arab Emirates | 1–1 | Kuwait | Sabah Al-Salem, Kuwait |
| 19:00 UTC+3 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sheikh Saad Al Abdullah Sports Complex Referee: Saad Al Haiean (Saudi Arabia) |
| 18 May 2022 2022 GCC Games | Kuwait | 1–2 | Saudi Arabia | Sabah Al-Salem, Kuwait |
| 19:00 UTC+3 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Sheikh Saad Al Abdullah Sports Complex Referee: Faisal Abdullah (Qatar) |
| 19 May 2022 2022 GCC Games | Kuwait | 1–2 | Bahrain | Sabah Al-Salem, Kuwait |
| 19:30 UTC+3 |
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Report | Stadium: Sheikh Saad Al Abdullah Sports Complex Referee: Faisal Abdullah (Qatar) |
| 21 May 2022 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 |
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Stadium: Sheikh Saad Al Abdullah Sports Complex Referee: Faisal Abdullah (Qatar) | |
| Penalties | ||||
| 24 May 2022 2022 GCC Games Final | Kuwait | 1–2 | Bahrain | Sabah Al-Salem, Kuwait |
| 18:00 UTC+3 |
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Report | Stadium: Sheikh Saad Al Abdullah Sports Complex Referee: Faisal Abdullah (Qatar) |
| 16 June 2022 2022 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship Group B | Kuwait | 3–1 | Saudi Arabia | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 20:30 UTC+3 | Report |
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Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City |
| 18 June 2022 2022 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship Group B | Oman | 1–6 | Kuwait | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 20:30 UTC+3 |
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Report | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City |
| 22 June 2022 2022 WAFF Women's Futsal Championship Semi-final | Kuwait | 0–12 |  Iraq | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 20:30 UTC+3 | Report |
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Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City |
| 24 June 2022 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 |
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| Head coach | Shahrzad Mozafar
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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 |
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| 1 | GK | Razan AlEnzi | Al-Arabi SC
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| 13 | GK | Yasmeen Abdullah | Al-Fatat SC
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| 2 | FP | Loura ALThuwaini | Al-Arabi SC
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| 3 | FP | Deena Ali | Al-Fatat SC
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| 4 | FP | Noor Alherz | Al-Fatat SC
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| 5 | FP | Shaikhah ALRaban | Al-Fatat SC
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| 6 | FP | Maryam Nour | Al-Arabi SC
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| 7 | FP | Nehal ALSaqabi | Kuwait SC
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| 8 | FP | Abeer AlRefaie | Kuwait SC
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| 9 | FP | Zainah Salamah | Al-Arabi SC
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| 10 | FP | Reem AlMulla | Kuwait SC
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| 12 | FP | Shrouq Basha | Al-Arabi SC
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| 14 | FP | Fajir Ahmed (captain) | Kuwait SC
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Competitive record edit
AFC Women's Futsal Asian Cup edit
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- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Futsal at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games edit
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- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
WAFF Women's Futsal Championship edit
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- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
References edit
- ^ "Iranian to coach Kuwaiti women futsal team".
- ^ "Friendly games of the Turkmenistan futsal women's team in Kuwait | Sport".
- ^ "New dawn for Kuwait National Women's Futsal League". the-AFC. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
- ^ @WFCommittee (24 May 2022). "تتويج منتخب الكويت لكرة القدم الصالات - سيدات بالميدالية الفضية لدورة الالعاب الخليجية الثالثة - الكويت 2022" (Tweet) (in Arabic) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia lose to Kuwait in opener of WAFF Women's Futsal Championship". 17 June 2022.
- ^ "Kuwait thrash Oman 6-1". 18 June 2022.
- ^ "Match Lineup". pbs.twimg.com. Retrieved 6 May 2023.