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Iran national football team results
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This is a list of the Iran national football team's competitive records.

Individual records

Appearances

Main article: List of Iran international footballers
Most capped players

As of 19 November 2024, the players with the most caps for Iran are:

Rank Player Career Caps Goals
1 Javad Nekounam 2000–2015 149 38
2 Ali Daei 1993–2006 148 108
3 Ehsan Hajsafi 2008–2024 142 7
4 Ali Karimi 1998–2013 127 38
5 Jalal Hosseini 2007–2018 115 8
6 Mehdi Mahdavikia 1996–2009 110 13
7 Karim Ansarifard 2009–2024 104 30
8 Andranik Teymourian 2005–2016 101 9
9 Mehdi Taremi 2015– 91 52
10 Alireza Jahanbakhsh 2013– 89 17
Sardar Azmoun 2014– 89 56

The records are collected based on data from FIFA and RSSSF.
bold names denotes a player still playing or available for selection.

Most capped goalkeepers
Rank Player Caps Career
1 Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh 79 1987–1998
2 Alireza Beiranvand 77 2015–
3 Mehdi Rahmati 76 2004–2012
4 Ebrahim Mirzapour 70 2001–2011
5 Nasser Hejazi 62 1968–1980
World Cup appearances


World Cup event appearances
Oldest player to feature at the World Cup
Ali Daei, 37 years, 2006
Youngest player to feature at the World Cup
Hossein Kaebi, 20 years and 9 months, 2006.
Oldest player to feature at the Asian Cup
Ali Daei, 35 years, 2004
First appearance by a player who had never played for an Iranian club
Ferydoon Zandi, vs Bahrain Bahrain on 9 February 2005
First player to debut as a substitute
Mohammad Mohajer, on 25 August 1941 vs  Afghanistan

Goals

Top goalscorers
Ali Daei is the world's former all-time leading goalscorer in international matches, having scored 108 goals in 148 matches
Karim Bagheri is the world's most scoring midfielder of all-time with 50 goals in 87 matches.
Mehdi Mahdavikia is the all-time assist leader in history of Team Melli.
Rank Player Goals Caps Ratio Career
1 Ali Daei (list) 108 148 0.73 1993–2006
2 Sardar Azmoun 56 89 0.63 2014–
3 Mehdi Taremi 52 91 0.57 2015–
4 Karim Bagheri 50 87 0.57 1993–2010
5 Ali Karimi 38 127 0.3 1998-2012
Javad Nekounam 38 149 0.26 2000–2015
7 Karim Ansarifard 30 104 0.29 2009–2024
8 Gholam Hossein Mazloumi 19 40 0.48 1969–1977
9 Farshad Pious 18 34 0.53 1984–1994
10 Reza Ghoochannejhad 17 44 0.39 2012–2018
Alireza Jahanbakhsh 17 89 0.19 2013–
First goal
Masoud Boroumand vs  Turkey, Friendly, 26 October 1947
Most goals in a match
Four goals in a match
Three goals in a match


First goal in a World Cup match
Iraj Danaeifard, 1978 FIFA World Cup vs  Scotland
First goal in a World Cup qualifying campaign
Gholam Vafakhah vs  Kuwait, 6 May 1973 (1974 World Cup qualification)
Oldest goalscorer at the World Cup
Yahya Golmohammadi, 35 years, 2006
Youngest goalscorer at the World Cup
Mehdi Mahdavikia, 20 years, 1998
Oldest goalscorer at the Asian Cup
Ali Daei, 35 years, 2004
Most goals scored from penalties
Ali Daei 16 Goals.
Youngest goalscorer
Allahyar Sayyadmanesh, 17 years and 342 days, 2019
First goal by a substitute
First Iranian goalscorer at the Azadi Stadium  : Parviz Ghelichkhani vs Australia Australia 24 August 1973
Hat-tricks
Masoud Boroumand, scorer of first hat-trick for Iran.
Ali Daei, scorer of eight hat-tricks for Iran.
No. Player Opponent Goals Date Competition
1 Masoud Boroumand  Pakistan 3 27 October 1950 International Match
2 Abbas Hajari  Pakistan 3 14 December 1959 1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3 Ali Jabbari  Pakistan 3 12 March 1969 International Match
4 Hossein Kalani  Iraq 3 9 May 1972 1972 AFC Asian Cup
5 Ali Jabbari  Thailand 3 13 May 1972 1972 AFC Asian Cup
6 Gholam Hossein Mazloumi  Pakistan 3 3 September 1974 1974 Asian Games
7 Gholam Hossein Mazloumi  South Yemen 3 8 June 1976 1976 AFC Asian Cup
8 Behtash Fariba  Bangladesh 4 22 September 1980 1980 AFC Asian Cup
9 Nasser Mohammadkhani  Bangladesh 4 7 August 1984 1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification
10 Karim Bavi    Nepal 3 4-Jun-1988 1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification
11 Farshad Pious  Malaysia 3 24 September 1990 1990 Asian Games
12 Ali Asghar Modir Roosta  Taiwan 4 25 June 1993 1994 World Cup qualification
13 Ali Daei    Nepal 4 10 June 1996 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification
14 Ali Daei  Sri Lanka 5 12 June 1996 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification
15 Karim Bagheri  Sri Lanka 3 17 June 1996 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification
16 Ali Daei  South Korea 4 16 December 1996 1996 AFC Asian Cup
17 Karim Bagheri  Maldives 7 2 June 1997 1998 World Cup qualification
18 Hamid Estili  Maldives 3 2 June 1997 1998 World Cup qualification
19 Ali Daei  Uzbekistan 3 14 December 1998 1998 Asian Games
20 Ali Daei  Maldives 3 31 March 2000 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
21 Karim Bagheri  Guam 6 24 November 2000 2002 World Cup qualification
22 Ali Karimi  Guam 4 24 November 2000 2002 World Cup qualification
23 Ali Daei  Guam 3 24 November 2000 2002 World Cup qualification
24 Farhad Majidi  Guam 3 24 November 2000 2002 World Cup qualification
25 Sirous Dinmohammadi  Oman 3 8 August 2001 International Match
26 Ali Karimi  Slovakia 3 15 August 2001 International Match
27 Ali Daei  Lebanon 3 17 June 2004 2004 WAFF West Asian Championship
28 Ali Karimi  South Korea 3 31 July 2004 2004 AFC Asian Cup
29 Ali Daei  Laos 4 17 November 2004 2006 World Cup qualification
30 Javad Nekounam  Lebanon 3 6 February 2013 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
31 Sardar Azmoun  North Macedonia 3 2 June 2016 International Match
32 Mehdi Taremi  Syria 3 6 June 2019 International Match
33 Karim Ansarifard  Cambodia 4 11 October 2019 2022 World Cup qualification
34 Sardar Azmoun  Cambodia 3 11 October 2019 2022 World Cup qualification
35 Mehdi Taremi  Afghanistan 3 13 June 2023 2023 CAFA Nations Cup
36 Mehdi Taremi  Kyrgyzstan 3 16 June 2023 2023 CAFA Nations Cup
37 Mehdi Taremi  Hong Kong 3 6 June 2024 2026 World Cup qualification

Team records

Biggest Wins

As of 19 November 2024
Number Year Opponent Result
1 2000  Guam 19 – 0
2 1997  Maldives 17 – 0
3 2019  Cambodia 14 – 0
4 1980  Sri Lanka 11 – 0
5 2021  Cambodia 10 – 0
6 1982  Bangladesh 9 – 0
6 1997  Maldives 9 – 0
8 1969  Pakistan 9 – 1
9 1976  South Yemen 8 – 0
9 1996    Nepal 8 – 0
9 2000  Maldives 8 – 0
12 2016  Papua New Guinea 8 – 1
12 2007  Jamaica 8 – 1

Biggest Defeats

As of 19 November 2024
Number Year Opponent Result
1 1950  Turkey 1 – 6
2 1958  South Korea 0 – 5
2 1972  Hungary 0 – 5
4 2022  England 2 – 6
5 2000  Austria 1 – 5
6 1958  Israel 0 – 4
6 1969  Turkey 0 – 4
6 2007  Mexico 0 – 4
6 1964  East Germany 0 – 4
6 1972  Denmark 0 – 4

Top Results

Include only official results.

Biggest Wins

As of 19 November 2024

119 Win with +3 and more / 78 Win with only +2 / 154 Win with only +1

Number Year Opponent Result
GD +10 and more
1 2000  Guam 19 – 0
2 1997  Maldives 17 – 0
3 2019  Cambodia 14 – 0
4 2021  Cambodia 10 – 0
GD +9
5 1982  Bangladesh 9 – 0
6 1997  Maldives 9 – 0
GD +8
7 1969  Pakistan 9 – 1
8 1976  South Yemen 8 – 0
9 1996    Nepal 8 – 0
10 2000  Maldives 8 – 0
GD +7
11 2007  Jamaica 8 – 1
12 2016  Papua New Guinea 8 – 1
13 1970  Pakistan 7 – 0
14 1974  Pakistan 7 – 0
15 1980  Bangladesh 7 – 0
16 1992  Pakistan 7 – 0
17 1996  Sri Lanka 7 – 0
18 1997  Kyrgyzstan 7 – 0
19 2004  Laos 7 – 0
20 2004  Laos 7 – 0
21 2011  Palestine 7 – 0
GD +6
22 1984  Philippines 7 – 1
23 2004  Syria 7 – 1
24 1974  Bahrain 6 – 0
25 1986    Nepal 6 – 0
26 1993  Chinese Taipei 6 – 0
27 1993  Chinese Taipei 6 – 0
28 2009  Singapore 6 – 0
29 2011  Bahrain 6 – 0
30 2015  Guam 6 – 0
31 2015  Guam 6 – 0
32 2016  Kyrgyzstan 6 – 0
GD +5
33 1998  Laos 6 – 1
34 2008  Qatar 6 – 1
35 2012  Tajikistan 6 – 1
36 2023  Afghanistan 6 – 1
37 1984  Bangladesh 5 – 0
38 1984  Thailand 5 – 0
39 1993  Pakistan 5 – 0
40 1998  Tajikistan 5 – 0
41 2013  Lebanon 5 – 0
42 2019  Yemen 5 – 0
43 2019  Syria 5 – 0
44 2024  Indonesia 5 – 0
45 2024  Turkmenistan 5 – 0
GD +4
46 1996  South Korea 6 – 2
47 1950  Pakistan 5 – 1
48 2023  Kyrgyzstan 5 – 1
49 24 Times 4 – 0
GD +3
50 2 Times 5 – 2
51 10 Times 4 – 1
52 35 Times 3 – 0
GD +2
53 4 Times 4 – 2
54 15 Times 3 – 1
55 59 Times 2 – 0
GD +1
56 2 Times 4 – 3
57 11 Times 3 – 2
58 48 Times 2 – 1
59 93 Times 1 – 0


Biggest Defeats

As of 19 November 2024

17 Defeat with -3 and more / 26 Defeat with only -2 / 70 Defeat with only -1

Number Year Opponent Result
GD -5
1 1950  Turkey 1 – 6
2 1958  South Korea 0 – 5
GD -4
3 2022  England 2 – 6
4 2000  Austria 1 – 5
5 1958  Israel 0 – 4
6 1969  Turkey 0 – 4
7 2007  Mexico 0 – 4
GD -3
8 1959  Pakistan 1 – 4
9 1978  Peru 1 – 4
10 1972  Portugal 0 – 3
11 1973  Australia 0 – 3
12 1978  Netherlands 0 – 3
13 1988  South Korea 0 – 3
14 1993  South Korea 0 – 3
15 1998  Kuwait 0 – 3
16 2010  Brazil 0 – 3
17 2019  Japan 0 – 3
GD -2
18 1998  Oman 2 – 4
19 2009  Bahrain 2 – 4
20 1959  India 1 – 3
21 1966  Japan 1 – 3
22 1985  Yugoslavia 1 – 3
23 1997  United Arab Emirates 1 – 3
24 2001  Bahrain 1 – 3
25 2003  Kuwait 1 – 3
26 2006  Mexico 1 – 3
27 2013  Oman 1 – 3
28 2014  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 – 3
29 2015  Sweden 1 – 3
30 1971  South Korea 0 – 2
31 1977  Hungary 0 – 2
32 1985  Soviet Union 0 – 2
33 1989  China 0 – 2
34 1990  Poland 0 – 2
35 1997  Qatar 0 – 2
36 1998  Hungary 0 – 2
37 1998  Croatia 0 – 2
38 1998  Germany 0 – 2
39 2001  Republic of Ireland 0 – 2
40 2004  Germany 0 – 2
41 2005  South Korea 0 – 2
42 2006  Portugal 0 – 2
43 2022  South Korea 0 – 2
GD -1
44 1993  Saudi Arabia 3 – 4
45 1997  Japan 2 – 3
46 2002  Slovakia 2 – 3
47 2003  Jordan 2 – 3
48 2009  Qatar 2 – 3
49 2024  Qatar 2 – 3
50 1962 - 2023 21 Times 1 – 2
51 1951 - 2023 43 Times 0 – 1

Biggest Draws

As of 19 November 2024
Number Year Opponent Result
1 2015  Iraq 3 – 3
2 24 Times 2 – 2
3 61 Times 1 – 1
4 57 Times 0 – 0

PSO matches

PSO: 9 Matches in AFC Asian Cup - 4 Matches in Asian Games - Some of Matches in others Tournaments.

As of 19 November 2024
Number Year Opponent Result
AFC Asian Cup
1 1984 AFC Asian Cup  Saudi Arabia 4 – 5
2 1984 AFC Asian Cup  Kuwait 3 – 5
3 1988 AFC Asian Cup  China 3 – 0
4 1996 AFC Asian Cup  Saudi Arabia 3 – 4
5 1996 AFC Asian Cup  Kuwait 3 – 2
6 2004 AFC Asian Cup  China 3 – 4
7 2007 AFC Asian Cup  South Korea 2 – 4
8 2015 AFC Asian Cup  Iraq 6 – 7
9 2023 AFC Asian Cup  Syria 5 – 3
Football at the Asian Games
1 1986 Asian games  South Korea 4 – 5
2 1990 Asian Games  North Korea 4 – 1
3 2002 Asian Games  South Korea 5 – 3
4 2006 Asian Games  China 8 – 7
WAFF Championship
1 2002 WAFF  Iraq 5 – 6
2 2002 WAFF  Syria 4 – 2
International Tournament
1 1977 International  Argentina 1 – 4
2 1986 International  Poland 3 – 1
3 1986 International  Poland 1 – 3
4 1989 International  South Korea 3 – 4
5 1989 International  Uganda 8 – 9
6 1998 International  Chile 4 – 2
7 2000 International  Egypt 7 – 8
8 2001 International  Italy 5 – 6
9 2002 International  Algeria 9 – 8
10 2002 International  Morocco 4 – 3
11 2002 International  Paraguay 4 – 3
12 2003 International  Uruguay 2 – 4
13 2005 International  Morocco 3 – 4
14 2005 International  Syria 5 – 3
15 2005 International  Syria 1 – 4

Source:

AET matches

AET: Only matches that result defined in overtime (without penalty kicks).

As of 19 November 2024
Number Year Opponent Result
AFC Asian Cup
1 1972 AFC Asian Cup  South Korea 2 – 1
2 1976 AFC Asian Cup  China 2 – 0
3 2000 AFC Asian Cup  South Korea 1 – 2
4 2011 AFC Asian Cup  South Korea 0 – 1
Football at the Asian Games
1 1951 Asian games  Japan 0 – 0
2 1982 Asian games  Kuwait 0 – 1
3 1990 Asian games  South Korea 1 – 0
World Cup qualification
1 1998 Qualification  Japan 2 – 3

Home matches

As of 5 September 2024

Stadium City Played W D L GF GA GD Win % First Match Most Recent
Amjadieh Stadium Tehran 26 17 4 5 69 19 +50 65.38% 26 October 1950, v. Afghanistan 15 March 1977, v. Hungary
Aryamehr/Azadi Stadium Tehran 163 116 33 14 375 85 +290 71.17% 4 May 1973, v. North Korea 11 June 2024, v. Uzbekistan
Rah ahan Stadium (not official - Iran B) Tehran 0(2) 0(2) 0 0 0(5) 0(2) 0(3) 100% 14 July 1975, v. Zaie 16 July 1975, v. Egypt
Taj Gozari/Hafezieh Stadium Shiraz 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 100% 6 April 1977, v. Syria 22 April 1977, v. Saudi Arabia
Takhti Mashhad Stadium Mashhad 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100% 5 February 1985, v. North Korea 5 February 1985, v. North Korea
Takhti Tabriz Stadium Tabriz 5 4 1 0 27 1 +26 80% 17 May 1996, v. Qatar 19 September 2002, v. Paraguay
Yadegar-e Emam Stadium Tabriz 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 0% 14 April 1998, v. Kuwait 10 August 2002, v. Azerbaijan
Takhti Tehran Stadium Tehran 3 3 0 0 11 1 +10 100% 7 August 2008, v. Palestine 13 August 2008, v. Syria
Enghelab Stadium Karaj 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 100% 3 March 2014, v. Kuwait 3 March 2014, v. Kuwait
Imam Reza Stadium Mashhad 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 100% 29 March 2022, v. Lebanon 29 March 2022, v. Lebanon
Olympic Stadium Kish Island 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 100% 5 January 2024, v. Burkina Faso 5 January 2024, v. Burkina Faso
Fuladshahr Stadium Fuladshahr 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100% 5 September 2024, v. Kyrgyzstan 5 September 2024, v. Kyrgyzstan
Total 206 147 40 19 497 111 +386 71.36% 26 October 1950, v. Afghanistan 5 September 2024, v. Kyrgyzstan

Consecutive Win Matches

Main article: Iran national football team results (2020–present)

10 Wins (World Record: Germany 15 Wins):

# Date Opponent Result Score Venue Competition
555 08-Oct-20  Uzbekistan W 2–1 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Friendly
556 12-Nov-20  Bosnia and Herzegovina W 2–0 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Friendly
557 30-Mar-21  Syria W 3–0 Tehran Friendly
558 03-Jun-21  Hong Kong W 3–1 Arad, Bahrain 2022 World Cup Qualifier
559 07-Jun-21  Bahrain W 3–0 Riffa, Bahrain 2022 World Cup Qualifier
560 11-Jun-21  Cambodia W 10–0 Riffa, Bahrain 2022 World Cup Qualifier
561 15-Jun-21  Iraq W 1–0 Arad, Bahrain 2022 World Cup Qualifier
562 02-Sep-21  Syria W 1–0 Tehran 2022 World Cup Qualifier
563 07-Sep-21  Iraq W 3–0 Doha, Qatar 2022 World Cup Qualifier
564 07-Oct-21  United Arab Emirates W 1–0 Dubai, United Arab Emirates 2022 World Cup Qualifier
565 21-Oct-21  South Korea D 1–1 Tehran 2022 World Cup Qualifier

Consecutive Unbeaten Matches

Main article: Iran national football team results (2010–2019) Main article: Iran national football team results (2020–present)

18 Matches (World Record - Longest Unbeaten Streaks: Italy 37 / Argentina 36 / Algeria 35 / Spain 35 / Brazil 35):

2015–2016
# Date Opponent Result Score Venue Competition
499 11-Jun-15  Uzbekistan W 1–0 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Friendly
500 16-Jun-15  Turkmenistan D 1–1 Daşoguz, Turkmenistan 2018 World Cup Qualifier
501 03-Sep-15  Guam W 6–0 Tehran 2018 World Cup Qualifier
502 08-Sep-15  India W 3–0 Bangalore, India 2018 World Cup Qualifier
503 08-Oct-15  Oman D 1–1 Muscat, Oman 2018 World Cup Qualifier
504 13-Oct-15  Japan D 1–1 Tehran Friendly
505 12-Nov-15  Turkmenistan W 3–1 Tehran 2018 World Cup Qualifier
506 17-Nov-15  Guam W 6–0 Dededo, Guam 2018 World Cup Qualifier
507 24-Mar-16  India W 4–0 Tehran 2018 World Cup Qualifier
508 29-Mar-16  Oman W 2–0 Tehran 2018 World Cup Qualifier
509 02-Jun-16  Macedonia W 3–1 Skopje, Macedonia Friendly
510 07-Jun-16  Kyrgyzstan W 6–0 Tehran Friendly
511 01-Sep-16  Qatar W 2–0 Tehran 2018 World Cup Qualifier
512 06-Sep-16  China D 0–0 Shenyang, China 2018 World Cup Qualifier
513 06-Oct-16  Uzbekistan W 1–0 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 2018 World Cup Qualifier
514 11-Oct-16  South Korea W 1–0 Tehran 2018 World Cup Qualifier
515 10-Nov-16  Papua New Guinea W 8–1 Shah Alam, Malaysia Friendly
516 15-Nov-16  Syria D 0–0 Seremban, Malaysia 2018 World Cup Qualifier
517 18-Mar-17  Iraq L 0–1 Tehran Friendly
2023–2024
# Date Opponent Result Score Venue Competition
579 23-Mar-23  Russia D 1–1 Tehran Friendly
580 28-Mar-23  Kenya W 2–1 Tehran Friendly
581 13-Jun-23  Afghanistan W 6–1 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 2023 CAFA Nations Cup
582 16-Jun-23  Kyrgyzstan W 5–1 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 2023 CAFA Nations Cup
583 20-Jun-23  Uzbekistan W 1–0 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 2023 CAFA Nations Cup
584 07-Sep-23  Bulgaria W 1–0 Plovdiv, Bulgaria Friendly
585 12-Sep-23  Angola W 4–0 Tehran Friendly
586 13-Oct-23  Jordan W 3–1 Amman, Jordan 2023 Jordan International Tournament
587 17-Oct-23  Qatar W 4–0 Amman, Jordan 2023 Jordan International Tournament
588 16-Nov-23  Hong Kong W 4–0 Tehran 2026 World Cup Qualifier
589 21-Nov-23  Uzbekistan D 2–2 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 2026 World Cup Qualifier
590 05-Jan-24  Burkina Faso W 2–1 Kish Friendly
591 09-Jan-24  Indonesia W 5–0 Al Rayyan, Qatar Friendly
592 14-Jan-24  Palestine W 4–1 Al Rayyan, Qatar 2023 AFC Asian Cup
593 19-Jan-24  Hong Kong W 1–0 Al Rayyan, Qatar 2023 AFC Asian Cup
594 23-Jan-24  United Arab Emirates W 2–1 Al Rayyan, Qatar 2023 AFC Asian Cup
595 31-Jan-24  Syria D 1–1 Doha, Qatar 2023 AFC Asian Cup
596 03-Feb-24  Japan W 2–1 Al Rayyan, Qatar 2023 AFC Asian Cup
597 07-Feb-24  Qatar L 2–3 Doha, Qatar 2023 AFC Asian Cup

Competition records

International tournaments

FIFA World Cup

Main article: Iran at the FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
Uruguay 1930 Not a FIFA member No qualification
Italy 1934 Not a FIFA member
France 1938
Brazil 1950 Did not enter Did not enter
Switzerland 1954
Sweden 1958
Chile 1962
England 1966
Mexico 1970
West Germany 1974 Did not qualify 8 5 1 2 9 6
Argentina 1978 First round 14th 3 0 1 2 2 8 Squad 12 10 2 0 20 3
Spain 1982 Withdrew Withdrew
Mexico 1986 Disqualified Disqualified
Italy 1990 Did not qualify 6 5 0 1 12 5
United States 1994 11 5 3 3 23 13
France 1998 Group stage 20th 3 1 0 2 2 4 Squad 17 8 6 3 57 17
South KoreaJapan 2002 Did not qualify 14 9 3 2 36 9
Germany 2006 Group stage 25th 3 0 1 2 2 6 Squad 12 9 1 2 29 7
South Africa 2010 Did not qualify 14 5 8 1 15 9
Brazil 2014 Group stage 28th 3 0 1 2 1 4 Squad 16 10 4 2 30 7
Russia 2018 Group stage 18th 3 1 1 1 2 2 Squad 18 12 6 0 36 5
Qatar 2022 Group stage 26th 3 1 0 2 4 7 Squad 18 14 1 3 49 8
CanadaMexicoUnited States 2026 To be determined 12 9 3 0 28 9
Total First round 6/22 18 3 4 11 13 31 — 158 101 38 19 344 98

Olympic Games

Main article: Football at the Summer Olympics
Summer Olympics record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
France 1900 Not an IOC member No qualification
United States 1904
United Kingdom 1908
Sweden 1912
Belgium 1920
France 1924
Netherlands 1928
Germany 1936
United Kingdom 1948 Did not enter
Finland 1952
Australia 1956 Withdrew Withdrew
Italy 1960 Did not enter Did not enter
Japan 1964 First round 12th 3 0 1 2 1 6 Squad 6 4 1 1 14 3
Mexico 1968 Withdrew Withdrew
West Germany 1972 First round 12th 3 1 0 2 1 9 Squad 5 3 2 0 6 0
Canada 1976 Quarter-finals 7th 3 1 0 2 4 5 Squad 4 3 1 0 8 1
Soviet Union 1980 Qualified but later withdrew 6 4 2 0 22 2
United States 1984 Did not enter Did not enter
South Korea 1988 Did not qualify 2 1 0 1 2 2
1992–present See Iran national under-23 team See Iran national under-23 team
Total Quarter-finals 4/17 9 2 1 6 6 20 — 23 15 6 2 52 8

Continental tournaments

AFC Asian Cup

Main article: Iran at the AFC Asian Cup
AFC Asian Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
Hong Kong 1956 Withdrew Withdrew
South Korea 1960 Did not qualify 6 3 1 2 12 10
Israel 1964 Withdrew Withdrew
Iran 1968 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 11 2 Squad Qualified as hosts
Thailand 1972 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 12 4 Squad Qualified as holders
Iran 1976 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 13 0 Squad Qualified as hosts
Kuwait 1980 Third place 3rd 6 3 2 1 16 6 Squad Qualified as holders
Singapore 1984 Fourth place 4th 6 2 4 0 8 3 Squad 6 6 0 0 22 2
Qatar 1988 Third place 3rd 6 2 2 2 3 4 Squad 4 2 2 0 6 1
Japan 1992 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 2 1 Squad 2 2 0 0 10 0
United Arab Emirates 1996 Third place 3rd 6 3 2 1 14 6 Squad 6 6 0 0 27 1
Lebanon 2000 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 1 1 7 3 Squad 6 4 1 1 16 2
China 2004 Third place 3rd 6 3 3 0 14 8 Squad 6 5 0 1 16 5
IndonesiaMalaysiaThailandVietnam 2007 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 2 0 6 3 Squad 6 4 2 0 12 2
Qatar 2011 Quarter-finals 5th 4 3 0 1 6 2 Squad 6 4 1 1 11 2
Australia 2015 Quarter-finals 6th 4 3 1 0 7 3 Squad 6 5 1 0 18 5
United Arab Emirates 2019 Semi-finals 3rd 6 4 1 1 12 3 Squad 8 6 2 0 26 3
Qatar 2023 Semi-finals 3rd 6 4 1 1 12 7 Squad 8 6 0 2 34 4
Saudi Arabia 2027 Qualified 6 4 2 0 16 4
Total 3 titles 16/19 74 45 20 9 143 55 — 76 57 12 7 226 41

Asian Games

Main article: Football at the Asian Games
Asian Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
India 1951 Runners-up 2nd 3 2 0 1 2 1 Squad
Philippines 1954 Did not enter
Japan 1958 Preliminary round 14th 2 0 0 2 0 9 Squad
Indonesia 1962 Did not enter
Thailand 1966 Runners-up 2nd 7 4 0 3 9 6 Squad
Thailand 1970 Preliminary round 8th 2 0 1 1 2 3 Squad
Iran 1974 Champions 1st 7 7 0 0 20 1 Squad
Thailand 1978 Did not enter
India 1982 Quarter-finals 8th 4 2 0 2 3 2 Squad
South Korea 1986 Quarter-finals 6th 5 3 1 1 13 2 Squad
China 1990 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 7 1 Squad
Japan 1994 Preliminary round 9th 4 1 2 1 5 2 Squad
Thailand 1998 Champions 1st 8 7 0 1 25 7 Squad
2002–present See Iran national under-23 team
Total 3 titles 10/13 47 30 5 12 86 34 —

Regional tournaments

WAFF Championship

Main article: WAFF Championship
WAFF Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Jordan 2000 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 7 1 Squad
Syria 2002 Third place 3rd 4 1 2 1 4 3 Squad
Iran 2004 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 17 3 Squad
Jordan 2007 Champions 1st 4 3 1 0 5 1 Squad
Iran 2008 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 13 2 Squad
Jordan 2010 Runners-up 2nd 4 2 1 1 8 5 Squad
Kuwait 2012 Group stage 6th 3 1 2 0 2 1 Squad
Qatar 2014 Did not enter
2019–onwards Not a WAFF member
Total 4 Titles 7/9 28 19 7 2 56 16 —
  1. Iran played their B team in this tournament, however all matches are recognised as international "A" matches.

West Asian Games

Main article: West Asian Games § Football
West Asian Games record (Defunct)
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Iran 1997 Champions 1st 4 3 1 0 8 4 Squad
Kuwait 2002 Runners-up 2nd 4 1 3 0 5 4 Squad
Qatar 2005 Third place 3rd 4 3 1 0 10 2 Squad
Total 1 title 3/3 12 7 5 0 23 10 —
Only "A" matches 1 title 3/3 — — — — — — —
  1. ^ The tournament was for Senior teams. However, Iran played their U23 team in this tournament, therefore matches are not recognized as international "A" matches.

CAFA Nations Cup

Main article: CAFA Nations Cup
CAFA Nations Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
KyrgyzstanUzbekistan 2023 Champions 1st 3 3 0 0 12 2 Squad
Total 1 title 1/1 3 3 0 0 12 2 —

RCD Cup/ECO Cup

Main article: ECO Cup
RCD Cup/ECO Cup record (Defunct)
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Iran 1965 Champions 1st 2 1 1 0 4 1 Squad
Pakistan 1967 Runners-up 2nd 2 1 0 1 2 1 Squad
Turkey 1969 Runners-up 2nd 2 1 0 1 4 6 Squad
Iran 1970 Champions 1st 2 1 1 0 8 1 Squad
Pakistan 1974 Runners-up 2nd 2 1 0 1 2 2 Squad
Iran 1993 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 10 2 Squad
Total 3 titles 6/6 14 9 2 3 30 13 —
Only "A" matches 3 titles 6/6 11 8 1 2 27 10 —
  1. The tournament was not organized by an official sub-confederation, but was part of a socio-economic pact between its member states. Therefore, it is not considered an official regional tournament.
  2. Match against Turkey XI is not recognized as international "A" match.
  3. Iran sent Malavan F.C. to this tournament, therefore matches against Pakistan and Turkey are not recognized as international "A" matches.

Intercontinental Tournament

Afro-Asian Cup of Nations

Main article: Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
Afro-Asian Cup of Nations record (Defunct)
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
GhanaIran 1978 Not completed 1 1 0 0 3 0 Squad
CameroonSaudi Arabia 1985 Did not qualify
Qatar 1987
AlgeriaIran 1991 Runners-up 2nd 2 1 0 1 2 2 Squad
Squad
Japan 1993 Did not qualify
NigeriaUzbekistan 1995
Saudi ArabiaSouth Africa 1997
Japan 2007
Total Runners-up 2/8 3 2 0 1 5 2 —
  1. The trophy was not awarded, because the second leg was cancelled.

Afro-Asian Games

Main article: Football at the Afro-Asian Games
Afro-Asian Games record (Defunct)
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
India 2003 Group stage 5th 3 0 1 2 2 4 Squad
Total Group Stage 1/1 3 0 1 2 2 4 —
Only "A" matches Group Stage 1/1 — — — — — — —
  1. Iran sent Malavan F.C. to this tournament, therefore matches are not recognized as international "A" matches.

AFC–OFC Challenge Cup

Main article: AFC–OFC Challenge Cup
AFC–OFC Challenge Cup record (Defunct)
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Japan 2001 Did not qualify
Iran 2003 Champions 1st 1 1 0 0 3 0 Squad
Total 1 title 1/2 1 1 0 0 3 0 —

Multinational Tournament

Islamic Solidarity Games

Main article: Football at the Islamic Solidarity Games
Islamic Solidarity Games record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA Squad
Saudi Arabia 2005 Third place 3rd 6 3 3 0 16 1 Squad
2013–present See Iran national under-23 team
Total Third place 1/1 6 3 3 0 16 1 —
Only "A" matches Third place 1/1 — — — — — — —
  1. The 2005 tournament was for Senior teams. However, Iran played their B team in this tournament, therefore matches are not recognized as international "A" matches.

Minor tournament

LG Cup Four Nations Tournament

Main article: LG Cup (association football)
  • Note: The list only includes editions that were participated by the Iran national team.
LG Cup record (Defunct)
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Iran 1998 Third place 3rd 2 1 0 1 1 2
Iran 2000 (Iran) Third place 3rd 2 1 1 0 4 2
Egypt 2001 (Egypt) Fourth place 4th 2 0 0 2 0 2
Iran 2001 (Iran) Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 9 2
Morocco 2002 (Morocco) Champions 1st 2 1 1 0 1 0
Iran 2002 (Iran) Champions 1st 2 0 2 0 2 2
Nigeria 2003 (Nigeria) Fourth place 4th 1 0 0 1 1 2
Iran 2003 (Iran) Third place 3rd 2 1 0 1 4 2
Jordan 2006 (Jordan) Unknown 2 1 1 0 2 0
Total 3 titles 9/21 17 7 5 5 24 14
Only "A" Matches 3 titles 9/21 13 6 3 4 19 10
  • consists of only official international "A" Senior matches (not including Youth, B Team and club team results).
  • Source: https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/lgcup.html
  • Third Place Match Iran did not play Ghana
  • apparently only 2 matches were played ( Iraq 0–2 Iran and Jordan 0–0 Iran), structure of tournament unclear.

Other Minor Tournament

Year Round Pld W D* L GF GA GD Pts
Iran 1969 Friendship Cup Runners-up 4 3 0 1 13 5 +8 9
Iran 1971 Cyrus Cup Champions 5 5 0 0 10 2 +8 15
Brazil 1972 Independence Cup Round 1 4 0 1 3 3 8 −5 1
Iran 1974 Iran Cup Champions 4 2 2 0 4 1 +3 8
Iran 1975 Iran Cup Round 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
Pakistan 1982 Quaid-E-Azam Cup Champions 6 5 1 0 22 1 +21 16
India 1985 Nehru Cup Round 1 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
Iran 1986 Fajr Cup Runners-up 5 3 2 0 11 2 +9 11
Kuwait 1989 Peace and Friendship Cup Fourth Place 5 1 3 1 5 4 +1 6
Hong Kong 1998 Lunar New Year Cup Third Place 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
Kuwait 1999 Ciao February Cup Runners-up 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 3
Canada 1999 Canada Cup Runners-up 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
Iran 2001 Civilization Cup Third Place 2 1 1 0 6 2 +4 4
Hong Kong 2003 Lunar New Year Cup Runners-up 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
Iran 2005 Tehran Cup Third place 2 1 0 1 3 2 +1 3
Oman 2008 Oman Cup Third place 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 3
Qatar 2010 Qatar Friendship Cup Fourth place 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
Jordan 2023 Jordan International Tournament Champions 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 6
Total (All Matches) 20/20 56 27 15 14 99 50 +49 105
Total (Only Official Matches) * 20/20 34 15 10 9 62 25 +31 64

Special Friendly Match

Year Opponent Pld W D* L GF GA GD Pts
Spain 75th Anniversary of Real Madrid Argentina 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
Japan 1999 Kirin World Challenge Cup Japan 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
Total 2/2 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2

Friendly Match Results

This table consist of only 2 sided team friendly match results (not including 3 and 4 nations cup and other friendly and Minor Tournament). Also only official international "A" Senior matches (not including Youth, B Team and club team results).

  • As of 9 January 2024
Year Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1941 Friendly Match 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

1949 Friendly Match

1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 3
1950 Friendly Match 2 1 0 1 6 7 -1 3
1952 Friendly Match 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
1962 Friendly Match 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
1966 Friendly Match 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
1971 Friendly Match 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
1973 Friendly Match 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
1974 Friendly Match 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
1975 Friendly Match 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
1976 Friendly Match 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
1977 Friendly Match 2 0 1 1 0 2 −2 1
1978 Friendly Match 5 0 2 3 2 5 −3 2
1980 Friendly Match 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 6
1985 Friendly Match 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3
1986 Friendly Match 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 3
1989 Friendly Match 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
1990 Friendly Match 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
1992 Friendly Match 3 0 3 0 2 2 0 3
1996 Friendly Match 9 4 3 2 9 6 +3 15
1997 Friendly Match 5 3 1 1 7 3 +4 10
1998 Friendly Match 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
1999 Friendly Match 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
2000 Friendly Match 7 2 3 2 8 11 −3 9
2001 Friendly Match 3 1 1 1 7 7 0 4
2002 Friendly Match 4 2 1 1 7 5 +2 7
2003 Friendly Match 2 0 0 2 2 5 −3 0
2004 Friendly Match 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 3
2005 Friendly Match 4 3 0 1 8 4 +4 9
2006 Friendly Match 4 3 1 0 11 6 +5 10
2007 Friendly Match 5 3 1 1 13 7 +6 10
2008 Friendly Match 6 3 2 1 5 3 +2 11
2009 Friendly Match 10 4 4 2 13 11 +2 16
2010 Friendly Match 5 3 1 1 6 4 +2 10
2011 Friendly Match 4 4 0 0 10 0 +10 12
2012 Friendly Match 5 1 3 1 10 6 +4 6
2013 Friendly Match 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 0
2014 Friendly Match 6 2 3 1 5 3 +2 9
2015 Friendly Match 5 3 1 1 6 4 +2 10
2016 Friendly Match 3 3 0 0 17 2 +15 9

2017 Friendly Match

6 4 1 1 8 4 +4 13

2018 Friendly Match

12 8 2 2 17 8 +9 26

2019 Friendly Match

2 1 1 0 6 1 +5 4

2020 Friendly Match

2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 6

2021 Friendly Match

1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 3

2022 Friendly Match

4 2 1 1 4 3 +1 7

2023 Friendly Match

6 5 1 0 15 3 +12 16

2024 Friendly Match

2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 6
Total 161 77 45 39 246 154 +92 276

Summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze Total
Asian Championship 3 0 6 9
Asian Games 3 2 0 5
West Asian Championship 4 1 1 6
West Asian Games 1 1 1 3
CAFA Nations Cup 1 0 0 1
ECO Cup 3 3 0 6
LG Cup 4 0 3 7
Minor Tournament 5 6 4 15
AFC–OFC Challenge Cup 1 0 0 1
Afro-Asian Cup of Nations 0 1 0 1
Total 25 14 15 54
Iran national football team all opponents

The list shown below shows the Iran national football team all-time international record against opposing nations.

Head-to-head records

As of 19 November 2024
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Confederation Best win Worst loss
 Afghanistan 3 2 1 0 10 1 +9 AFC 6–1 X
 Albania 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 UEFA X 0–1
 Algeria 4 2 0 2 5 5 0 CAF 2–1 1–2
 Angola 4 2 2 0 7 2 +5 CAF 4–0 X
 Argentina 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 CONMEBOL X 0–1
 Armenia 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 UEFA 3–1 X
 Australia 6 3 2 1 7 6 +1 AFC / OFC 2–0 0–3
 Austria 1 0 0 1 1 5 −4 UEFA X 1–5
 Azerbaijan 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 UEFA 2–1 X
 Bahrain 18 8 5 5 32 13 +19 AFC 6–0 2–4
 Bangladesh 6 6 0 0 28 1 +27 AFC 6–0 X
 Belarus 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 UEFA X 1–2
 Bolivia 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 CONMEBOL 2–1 X
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 7 5 1 1 19 10 +9 UEFA 4–0 1–3
 Botswana 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 CAF X X
 Brazil 2 1 0 1 1 3 −2 CONMEBOL 1–0 0–3
 Bulgaria 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 UEFA 1–0 X
 Burkina Faso 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 CAF 2–1 X
 Cambodia 4 4 0 0 28 1 +27 AFC 14–0 X
 Cameroon 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 CAF X X
 Canada 3 2 0 1 2 1 +1 CONCACAF 1–0 0–1
 Chile 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 CONMEBOL 2–0 1–2
 China 23 13 6 4 39 18 +21 AFC 4–0 0–2
 Chinese Taipei 5 5 0 0 22 0 +22 AFC 6–0 X
 Costa Rica 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 CONCACAF 3–2 X
 Croatia 2 0 1 1 2 4 −2 UEFA X 0–2
 Cyprus 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 UEFA X X
 Czech Republic 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 UEFA X 0–1
 Denmark 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 UEFA X X
 Ecuador 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 CONMEBOL X 0–1
 Egypt 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 CAF X X
 England 1 0 0 1 2 6 −4 UEFA X 2–6
 France 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 UEFA X 1–2
 Georgia 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 UEFA 2–1 X
 Germany 2 0 0 2 0 4 −4 UEFA X 0–2
 Ghana 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 CAF 3–0 X
 Guam 3 3 0 0 31 0 +31 AFC 19–0 X
 Guatemala 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 CONCACAF X X
 Guinea 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 CAF X 1–2
 Hong Kong 9 9 0 0 23 3 +20 AFC 4–0 X
 Hungary 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 UEFA X 0–2
 Iceland 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 UEFA 1–0 X
 India 8 5 1 2 17 6 +11 AFC 4–0 1–3
 Indonesia 6 5 1 0 16 3 +13 AFC 5–0 X
 Iraq 28 16 6 6 37 21 +16 AFC 3–0 1–2
 Ireland, Republic of 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 UEFA 1–0 0–2
 Israel 5 3 1 1 7 6 +1 UEFA / AFC 3–0 0–4
 Jamaica 2 2 0 0 9 1 +8 CONCACAF 8–1 X
 Japan 19 7 6 6 21 22 −1 AFC 2–0 0–3
 Jordan 14 7 3 4 18 11 +7 AFC 4–1 2–3
 Kazakhstan 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 UEFA / AFC 3–0 X
 Kenya 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 CAF 3–0 X
 Korea, North 19 15 4 0 31 9 +22 AFC 3–0 X
 Korea, South 33 13 10 10 34 36 −2 AFC 6–2 0–5
 Kuwait 30 13 10 7 39 31 +8 AFC 3–1 0–3
 Kyrgyzstan 6 6 0 0 25 4 +21 AFC 7–0 X
 Laos 3 3 0 0 20 1 +19 AFC 7–0 X
 Lebanon 12 10 1 1 31 3 +28 AFC 5–0 0–1
 Libya 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 CAF 4–0 X
 Lithuania 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 UEFA 1–0 X
 Macedonia, North 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 UEFA 3–1 X
 Madagascar 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 CAF 1–0 X
 Malaysia 4 4 0 0 8 0 +8 AFC 3–0 X
 Maldives 6 6 0 0 42 0 +42 AFC 17–0 X
 Mali 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 CAF X 1–2
 Mexico 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 CONCACAF X 0–4
 Montenegro 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 UEFA 2–1 X
 Morocco 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 CAF 1–0 X
 Myanmar 5 3 0 2 7 4 +3 AFC 3–1 0–1
   Nepal 5 5 0 0 25 0 +25 AFC 8–0 X
 Netherlands 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 UEFA X 0–3
 New Zealand 2 1 1 0 3 0 +3 OFC 3–0 X
 Nicaragua 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 CONCACAF 1–0 X
 Nigeria 2 0 1 1 0 1 −1 CAF X 0–1
 Oman 13 7 4 2 26 15 +11 AFC 4–0 2–4
 Pakistan 14 12 1 1 58 10 +48 AFC 9–1 1–4
 Palestine 6 4 2 0 18 3 +15 AFC 7–0 X
 Panama 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 CONCACAF 2–1 X
 Papua New Guinea 1 1 0 0 8 1 +7 OFC 8–1 X
 Paraguay 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 CONMEBOL X X
 Peru 1 0 0 1 1 4 −3 CONMEBOL X 1–4
 Philippines 1 1 0 0 7 1 +6 AFC 7–1 X
 Poland 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 UEFA X 0–2
 Portugal 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 UEFA X 0–3
 Qatar 26 17 5 4 47 20 +27 AFC 6–1 0–2
 Romania 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 UEFA X X
 Russia 5 1 2 2 3 5 −2 UEFA 1–0 0–2
 Saudi Arabia 14 4 6 4 19 13 +6 AFC 3–0 3–4
 Scotland 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 UEFA X X
 Senegal 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 CAF X X
 Serbia 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 UEFA X 1–3
 Sierra Leone 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 CAF 4–0 X
 Singapore 3 2 1 0 10 2 +8 AFC 6–0 X
 Slovakia 2 1 0 1 6 6 0 UEFA 4–3 2–3
 Spain 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 UEFA X 0–1
 Sri Lanka 2 2 0 0 11 0 +11 AFC 7–0 X
 Sweden 1 0 0 1 1 3 −2 UEFA X 1–3
 Syria 31 18 12 1 53 16 +37 AFC 7–1 0–1
 Tajikistan 4 4 0 0 14 1 +13 AFC 6–1 X
 Thailand 14 11 3 0 32 5 +27 AFC 5–0 X
 Togo 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 CAF 2–0 X
 Trinidad and Tobago 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 CONCACAF 2–0 X
 Tunisia 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 CAF X 0–1
 Turkey 6 0 2 4 2 13 −11 UEFA X 1–6
 Turkmenistan 10 5 3 2 16 8 +8 AFC 5–0 0–1
 Uganda 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 CAF X X
 Ukraine 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 UEFA 1–0 X
 United Arab Emirates 20 16 3 1 29 5 +24 AFC 3–0 1–3
 United States 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 CONCACAF 2–1 0–1
 Uruguay 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 CONMEBOL 1–0 X
 Uzbekistan 15 10 4 1 18 5 +13 AFC 4–0 0–1
 Venezuela 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 CONMEBOL 1–0 X
 Vietnam 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 AFC 2–0 X
 Wales 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 UEFA 2–0 0–1
 Yemen 3 3 0 0 11 1 +10 AFC 5–0 X
 Yemen, South 3 3 0 0 12 0 +12 AFC 8–0 X
 Zambia 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 CAF 3–2 X
Total 607 351 143 113 1168 475 +693

All Time General Statistics Record / Overview of Results

As of 19 November 2024
  • consists of only official international "A" Senior matches (not including Youth, B Team and club team results).
Tournament Pld W D L GF GA Dif Pts
FIFA World Cup 18 3 4 11 13 31 -18 13
FIFA World Cup Qualification 158 101 38 19 344 98 +246 341
AFC Asian Cup 74 45 20 9 143 55 +88 155
AFC Asian Cup Qualification * 54 41 8 5 150 30 +120 131
Olympics (not official) 9 2 1 6 6 20 -14 7
Olympics Qualification (not official) 22 14 6 2 48 8 +40 48
Asian Games 47 30 5 12 86 34 +52 95
West Asian Championship 28 19 7 2 56 16 +40 64
CAFA Nations Cup 3 3 0 0 12 2 +10 9
Total Official Matches (Exclude Olympics Qual and Olympics) 382 242 82 58 804 266 +538 808
RCD Cup / ECO Cup 11 8 1 2 27 10 +17 25
LG Cup 13 6 3 4 19 10 +9 21
Minor Tournament 38 18 10 10 70 33 +37 64
Special Friendly Match 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
Friendly Match** 161 77 45 39 246 154 +92 276
All of Friendly Matches and Other Tournaments 225 109 61 55 364 209 +155 388
Total Official and Friendly Matches 607 351 143 113 1168 475 +693 1196
  • Excluding 2019 AFC Asian Cup Qual matches as they are counted in FIFA World Cup Qual (2018).
    • consists of only 2 sided team friendly match results (not including 3 and 4 nations cup and other friendly and Minor Tournament).

FIFA World Ranking records

FIFA World Rankings for Iran, August 1993 – March 2018
Highest FIFA ranking
15 (July 2005)
Lowest FIFA ranking
122 (May 1996)
Best mover
65 (July 1996)
Worst mover
-43 (October 1995)

Unofficial matches

Matches against clubs not listed.

1940s

Date Opponent Result Score Venue Competition
16-Aug-41  Qandahar XI W 5–0 Qandahar, Afghanistan Friendly
23-Aug-41  Peshawar XI W 1–0 Kabul, Afghanistan Friendly
12-Mar-42  Polish Army of the East L 1–3 Tehran Friendly
November-42  British Army W 1–0 Tehran Friendly
26-Oct-47  Istanbul XI L 1–3 Tehran Friendly
28-Oct-48  Istanbul XI D 1–1 Tehran Friendly

1950s

Date Opponent Result Score Venue Competition
30-May-50  Ankara XI D 2–2 Ankara, Turkey Friendly
April-52  Punjab XI W 3–1 Karachi, Pakistan Friendly
23-May-55  Ankara XI L 1-2 Tehran Friendly
27-May-55  Ankara XI W 2–1 Tehran Friendly

1960s

Date Opponent Result Score Venue Competition
04-Oct-63  Pakistan W 4–1 Tehran 1964 Olympic Games Qualifier
01-Nov-63  Pakistan L 0–1 Lahore, Pakistan 1964 Olympic Games Qualifier
12-Dec-63  Iraq W 4–0 Tehran 1964 Olympic Games Qualifier
03-Jan-64  Iraq D 0–0 Baghdad, Iraq 1964 Olympic Games Qualifier
06-Jun-64  India W 3–0 Tehran 1964 Olympic Games Qualifier
19-Jun-64  India W 3–1 Kolkata, India 1964 Olympic Games Qualifier
2-Aug-64  Russia SFSR XI L 0–1 Krasnodar, Soviet Union Friendly
11-Oct-64  East Germany Olympic L 0–4 Yokohama, Japan 1964 Olympic Games
13-Oct-64  Mexico Olympic D 1–1 Shinjuku, Japan 1964 Olympic Games
14-Oct-64  Romania L 0–1 Omiya, Japan 1964 Olympic Games

1970s

Date Opponent Result Score Venue Competition
03-Sep-70  Turkey XI D 1–1 Tehran 1970 RCD Cup
25-Jun-71  Netherlands Olympic W 3–0 Tehran 1971 Cyrus Tournament
27-Jun-71  Turkey Olympic W 1–0 Tehran 1971 Cyrus Tournament
02-Jul-71  Austria Olympic W 3–1 Tehran 1971 Cyrus Tournament
03-Dec-71  Kuwait W 2–0 Tehran 1972 Olympic Games Qualifier
15-Jan-72  Kuwait W 2–0 Athens, Greece 1972 Olympic Games Qualifier
03-May-72  North Korea D 0–0 Pyongyang, North Korea 1972 Olympic Games Qualifier
26-May-72  North Korea D 0–0 Tehran 1972 Olympic Games Qualifier
03-Jun-72  North Korea W 2–0 Rawalpindi, Pakistan 1972 Olympic Games Qualifier
27-Aug-72  Hungary L 0–5 Nuremberg, West Germany 1972 Olympic Games
29-Aug-72  Denmark L 0–4 Augsburg, West Germany 1972 Olympic Games
31-Aug-72  Brazil Olympic W 1–0 Regensburg, West Germany 1972 Olympic Games
17-Jan-74  Pakistan W 2–1 Karachi, Pakistan 1974 RCD Cup
19-Jan-74  Turkey L 0–1 Karachi, Pakistan 1974 RCD Cup
13-Jul-74  Soviet Union U23 W 1–0 Tehran 1974 Iran Cup
12-Jul-75  Poland U23 W 2–1 Tehran 1975 Iran Cup
15-Jul-75  Soviet Union U23 L 0–1 Tehran 1975 Iran Cup
20-Aug-75  Bahrain W 3–0 Tehran 1976 Olympic Games Qualifier
22-Aug-75  Kuwait D 1–1 Tehran 1976 Olympic Games Qualifier
24-Aug-75  Saudi Arabia W 3–0 Tehran 1976 Olympic Games Qualifier
24-Aug-75  Iraq D 1–1 Tehran 1976 Olympic Games Qualifier
28-May-76  Brazil Olympic D 2–2 Shiraz Friendly
25-Jun-76  Soviet Union U23 W 1–0 Tehran Friendly
27-Jun-76  Soviet Union U23 D 2–2 Tehran Friendly
16-Jul-76  France Olympic W 4–3 Ottawa, Canada Friendly
20-Jul-76  Cuba W 1–0 Ottawa, Canada 1976 Olympic Games
22-Jul-76  Poland L 2–3 Montreal, Canada 1976 Olympic Games
25-Jul-76  Soviet Union L 1–2 Sherbrooke, Canada 1976 Olympic Games
01-Aug-77  Soviet Union U23 D 1–1 Tehran Friendly
21-Oct-77  Hungary XI W 3–1 Tehran Friendly
22-Jun-79  Soviet Union XI L 0–2 Moscow, Soviet Union Friendly
25-Jun-79  Soviet Union XI L 1–3 Tehran Friendly

1980s

Date Opponent Result Score Venue Competition
25-Feb-80  North Korea D 0–0 Singapore 1980 Olympic Games Qualifier
27-Feb-80  China PR D 2–2 Singapore 1980 Olympic Games Qualifier
01-Mar-80  Singapore W 3–0 Singapore 1980 Olympic Games Qualifier
07-Mar-80  India W 2–0 Singapore 1980 Olympic Games Qualifier
09-Mar-80  Sri Lanka W 11–0 Singapore 1980 Olympic Games Qualifier
12-Mar-80  Singapore W 4–0 Singapore 1980 Olympic Games Qualifier
09-Mar-80  Sri Lanka W 11–0 Singapore 1980 Olympic Games Qualifier
06-Mar-82  Pyongyang XI W 2–0 Tehran Friendly
25-Jun-84  China L 0–1 Beijing, China Friendly
24-Jan-85  China PR B W 4–0 Kochi, India 1985 Nehru Cup
18-Feb-86  Poland U21 D 0–0 Tehran 1986 Fajr Cup
21-Feb-86  Poland U21 D 2–2 Tehran 1986 Fajr Cup
27-Feb-87  Kuwait W 2–1 Doha, Qatar 1988 Olympic Games Qualifier
06-Mar-87  Kuwait L 0–1 Doha, Qatar 1988 Olympic Games Qualifier
14-Oct-88  East Germany U19 L 0–1 Delitzsch, East Germany Friendly
16-Oct-88  East Germany U21 L 0–3 Dessau, East Germany Friendly
05-Sep-89  Poland XI W 3–0 Tehran Friendly
07-Sep-89  Poland XI W 1–0 Tehran Friendly

1990s

Date Opponent Result Score Venue Competition
18-Feb-90  Soviet Union B L 0–1 Tehran Friendly
20-Feb-90  Soviet Union B L 0–1 Tehran Friendly

2000s

Date Opponent Result Score Venue Competition
12-Jan-00  Ecuador U23 W 2–1 Los Angeles, United States Friendly
17-Jan-01  Italy U21 D 2–2 Tehran 2001 Civilization Cup
03-Mar-02  Algeria B D 0–0 Casablanca, Morocco 2002 LG Cup
04-Apr-02  Palestine D 2–2 Kuwait City, Kuwait 2002 West Asian Games
08-Apr-02  Qatar B W 2–1 Kuwait City, Kuwait 2002 West Asian Games
10-Apr-02  Syria B D 1–1 Kuwait City, Kuwait 2002 West Asian Games
12-Apr-02  Kuwait D 0–0 Kuwait City, Kuwait 2002 West Asian Games
17-Sep-02  Morocco U23 D 1–1 Tabriz 2002 LG Cup
01-Feb-03  Denmark League XI W 1–0 Hong Kong 2003 Lunar New Year Cup
30-May-03  Cameroon B L 1–2 Abuja, Nigeria 2003 LG Cup
15-Aug-03  Cameroon B W 4–1 Tehran 2003 LG Cup
11-Nov-05  Macedonia B L 1–2 Tehran Tehran Tournament
28-Jun-07  Ghana U23 W 4–2 Tehran Friendly
27-Dec-08  Galicia L 2–3 A Coruña, Spain Friendly
23-Mar-09  Kuwait W 1–0 Kuwait City, Kuwait Friendly
26-May-09  Indonesia U23 W 5–0 Karaj Friendly

2010s

Date Opponent Result Score Venue Competition
18-Apr-12  Mauritania W 2–0 Tehran Friendly
02-May-12  Mozambique W 3–0 Karaj Friendly

2020s

Date Opponent Result Score Venue Competition
16-Nov-22  Tunisia L 0–2 Doha, Qatar Friendly

References

  1. Ehsan Hajsafi International Appearances in Iran Football Federation Official Website
  2. FIFA.com (26 May 2011). "Iran says farewell to 'The Legend'". Archived from the original on December 13, 2014.
  3. "Statistics: Iran [ Team Melli]".
  4. "Civilization Cup 2001".
  5. "President's Gold Cup".
  6. ^ fifa.com

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