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Iran national football team results

This is a list of official football games played by Iran national football team between 2000 and 2009.

2000

Friendly

Mexico 2–1 Iran
Hernández 3'
Blanco 19'		 Report Daei 26' (pen.)
Coliseum, OaklandAttendance: 34,289Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela (United States)

Friendly

United States 1–1 Iran
Armas 48' Report Mahdavikia 6'
Rose Bowl, PasadenaAttendance: 50,181Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)

Friendly

Kuwait 1–1 Iran
Al-Huwaidi 13' Report Abolghasempour 71'
Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait CityAttendance: 10,000Referee: Abul Mansoor (Kuwait)

Friendly

Cyprus 0–0 Iran
Report
GSP Stadium, NicosiaAttendance: 500

2000 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

Maldives 0–8 Iran
Report Hasheminasab 19'
Dinmohammadi 20'
Mahdavikia 23'
Estili 33'
Daei 39', 61', 73'
Mousavi 79'
Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, AleppoAttendance: 7,000Referee: Nabil Ayad (Lebanon)

2000 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

Iran 1–0 Syria
Daei 58' Report
Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, AleppoAttendance: 30,000Referee: Mohd Nazri Abdullah (Malaysia)

2000 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

Bahrain 1–0 Iran
Salmeen 15' Report
Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, AleppoAttendance: 10,000Referee: Nabil Ayad (Lebanon)

2000 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

Iran 3–0 Bahrain
Fekri 60'
Karimi 70'
Daei 82'		 Report
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 40,000Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)

2000 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

Syria 1–1 Iran
Al-Seyed 15' Report Hasheminasab 40'
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 50,000Referee: Kim Young-joo (South Korea)

2000 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

Iran 3–0 Maldives
Abolghasempour 3'
Estili 32'
Daei 63' (pen.)		 Report
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 35,000Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)

2000 WAFF West Asian Championship – Preliminary round

Iran 3–0 Kazakhstan
Karimi 6', 73'
Hashemian 45'		 Report
King Abdullah II Stadium, AmmanAttendance: 2,000Referee: Salem Mahmoud (Jordan)

2000 WAFF West Asian Championship – Preliminary round

Palestine 1–1 Iran
Lafi 90+2' Report Samereh 54'
King Abdullah II Stadium, AmmanAttendance: 3,000Referee: Talaat Najm (Lebanon)

2000 WAFF West Asian Championship – Preliminary round

Iran 1–0 Syria
Karimi 56' (pen.) Report
King Abdullah II Stadium, AmmanAttendance: 2,000Referee: Hazem Eisa (Iraq)

2000 WAFF West Asian Championship – Semifinal

Jordan 0–1 Iran
Report Karimi 14'
King Abdullah II Stadium, AmmanAttendance: 16,000Referee: Abdulhameed Ebrahim (Bahrain)

2000 WAFF West Asian Championship – Final

Iran 1–0 Syria
Bakhtiarizadeh 37' Report
King Abdullah II Stadium, AmmanAttendance: 2,000

2000 LG Cup – Semifinal

Iran 1–1 Egypt
Daei 58' Report Hassan 51'
Penalties
Daei soccer ball with check mark
Karimi soccer ball with check mark
Hamedani soccer ball with check mark
Kavianpour soccer ball with check mark
Bakhtiarizadeh soccer ball with check mark
Yazdani soccer ball with red X
Rahbarifar soccer ball with check mark
Minavand soccer ball with red X
Nekounam soccer ball with check mark
Hasehemian soccer ball with red X		 7–8 soccer ball with check mark Kamouna
soccer ball with check mark Homos
soccer ball with check mark El-Said
soccer ball with check mark Sabry
soccer ball with check mark Hassan
soccer ball with red X Khashaba
soccer ball with check mark Emam
soccer ball with red X Hassan
soccer ball with check mark El-Saqua
soccer ball with check mark Farouk
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 60,000Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Zeid (Saudi Arabia)

2000 LG Cup – 3rd place match

Iran 3–1 Macedonia
Bagheri 3'
Daei 8'
Kavianpour 88'		 Report Hristov 5'
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 40,000Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Zeid (Saudi Arabia)

Friendly

Iran 2–1 Georgia
Jamshidi 3'
Majidi 30'		 Report Kavelashvili 65'
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 20,000Referee: Ahmad Abharan (Iran)

Friendly

Austria 5–1 Iran
Herzog 39'
Kocijan 44'
Mayrleb 47', 68'
Kühbauer 66'		 Report Majidi 7'
Ernst Happel Stadion, ViennaAttendance: 24,000Referee: Goran Marić (Croatia)

Friendly

Qatar 1–2 Iran
Hamzah 75' Report Daei 17', 52'
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, DohaAttendance: 5,000Referee: Sultan Al-Muzahmi (Oman)

2000 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round

Lebanon 0–4 Iran
Report Bagheri 19'
Estili 75', 87'
Daei 90+1'
Sports City Stadium, BeirutAttendance: 52,418Referee: Lu Jun (China)

2000 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round

Iran 1–1 Thailand
Daei 73' Report Piturat 12'
Sports City Stadium, BeirutAttendance: 10,000Referee: Saad Kamil (Kuwait)

2000 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round

Iran 1–0 Iraq
Daei 77' Report
Saida Municipal Stadium, SidonAttendance: 8,582Referee: Omer Al-Mehannah (Saudi Arabia)

2000 AFC Asian Cup – Quarterfinal

Iran 1–2 (a.e.t.) South Korea
Bagheri 71' Report Kim Sang-sik 90'
Lee Dong-gook gold-colored soccer ball 99'
International Olympic Stadium, TripoliAttendance: 5,000Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round

Iran 19–0 Guam
Majidi 12', 76', 79'
Bagheri 13', 24', 34', 49', 67', 77'
Karimi 18', 56', 59', 85'
Nikbakht 31'
Daei 36' (pen.), 53', 72'
Bakhtiarizadeh 42', 68'		 Report
Takhti Stadium, TabrizAttendance: 30,000Referee: Talaat Najm (Lebanon)

2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round

Iran 2–0 Tajikistan
Daei 55'
Hasheminasab 60'		 Report
Takhti Stadium, TabrizAttendance: 35,000Referee: Mahmoud Al-Rifaee (Syria)

2001

2001 Civilization Cup – 3rd place match

Iran 4–0 China
Daei 13'
Mahdavi 24'
Nikbakht 38'
Akbari 81'		 Report
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 15,000Referee: Moajib Al-Dossary (Saudi Arabia)

2001 LG Cup – Semifinal

Iran 0–1 South Korea
Report Kim Do-hoon 6' (pen.)
International Stadium, CairoAttendance: 3,000Referee: Mohamed Kamal Risha (Egypt)

2001 LG Cup – 3rd place match

Iran 0–1 Canada
Report Kusch 25'
International Stadium, CairoAttendance: 10,000Referee: Mohamed Kamal Risha (Egypt)

Friendly

Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–2 Iran
Seferović 8'
Dujmović 11'		 Report Dinmohammadi 17'
Fatemi 90'
Stadion pod Borićima, BihaćAttendance: 5,000Referee: Darko Čeferin (Slovenia)

Friendly

Qatar 2–1 Iran
Hassan 70', 90' Report Nikbakht 88'
Khalifa International Stadium, DohaAttendance: 3,000Referee: Jaafar Mahdi Al-Khabbaz (Bahrain)

2001 LG Cup – Semifinal

Iran 5–2 Oman
Golmohammadi 2'
Dinmohammadi 19', 35', 85'
Daei 38' (pen.)		 Report Al-Saadi 40'
Bashir 61'
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 35,000Referee: Tajaddin Fares (Syria)

2001 LG Cup – Final

Iran 4–0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hasheminasab 6'
Karimi 72'
Daei 78', 88'		 Report
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 80,000Referee: Tajaddin Fares (Syria)

Friendly

Slovakia 3–4 Iran
Oravec 18', 19'
Vittek 30'		 Report Karimi 7', 17', 83'
Nikbakht 43'
Tehelné pole, BratislavaAttendance: 3,400Referee: Drago Kos (Slovenia)

2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round

Iran 2–0 Saudi Arabia
Daei 55' (pen.), 65' Report
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 120,000Referee: Simon Micallef (Australia)

2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round

Thailand 0–0 Iran
Report
Rajamangala Stadium, BangkokAttendance: 30,000Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round

Iraq 1–2 Iran
Mohammed 20' Report Karimi 29'
Daei 83'
Al-Shaab Stadium, BaghdadAttendance: 40,000Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)

2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round

Iran 0–0 Bahrain
Report
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 50,000Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)

2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round

Saudi Arabia 2–2 Iran
Al-Waked 20'
Al-Yami 59'		 Report Daei 42'
Dinmohammadi 83'
Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium, JeddahAttendance: 30,000Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon (Brazil)

2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round

Iran 1–0 Thailand
Nikbakht 32' Report
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 75,000Referee: Tajaddin Fares (Syria)

2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round

Iran 2–1 Iraq
Mahdavikia 27'
Karimi 70'		 Report Chathir 51'
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 100,000Referee: Kim Young-joo (South Korea)

2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round

Bahrain 3–1 Iran
Al-Marzooqi 7'
Ali 45'
Husain 90'		 Report Daei 81'
National Stadium, RiffaAttendance: 25,000Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)

2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Third round

Iran 1–0 United Arab Emirates
Bagheri 45' Report
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 40,000Referee: Kim Young-joo (South Korea)

2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Third round

United Arab Emirates 0–3 Iran
Report Daei 7'
Bagheri 76'
Minavand 79'
Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu DhabiAttendance: 18,000Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)

2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Play-off AFC/UEFA

Republic of Ireland 2–0 Iran
Harte 44' (pen.)
Keane 50'		 Report
Lansdowne Road, DublinAttendance: 36,538Referee: Antônio Pereira (Brazil)

2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Play-off AFC/UEFA

Iran 1–0 Republic of Ireland
Golmohammadi 90' Report
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 100,000Referee: William Mattus (Costa Rica)

2002

Friendly

Iran 2–3 Slovakia
Karimi 19', 80' (pen.) Report Reiter 5', 25'
Mintál 67'
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 15,000Referee: Jalal Moradi (Iran)

2002 LG Cup – Semifinal

Iran 1–0 Venezuela
Khaziravi 12' Report
Stade Mohammed V, CasablancaAttendance: 500Referee: Khalil Rouissi (Morocco)

Friendly

Kuwait 1–3 Iran
Abdullah 35' (pen.) Report Navazi 22'
Rezaei 62'
Majidi 90+2'
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait CityAttendance: 3,000Referee: Abdulrahman Abdulkhaliq (Bahrain)

Friendly

Iran 1–1 Azerbaijan
Karimi 33' (pen.) Report Ismayilov 16'
Takhti Stadium, TabrizAttendance: 25,000Referee: Rahim Rahimi (Iran)

Friendly

Ukraine 0–1 Iran
Report Daei 58'
Olympic Stadium, KyivAttendance: 18,000Referee: Asim Khudiev (Azerbaijan)

2002 WAFF West Asian Championship – Preliminary round

Iran 0–1 Jordan
Report Shelbaieh 11'
Abbasiyyin Stadium, DamascusAttendance: 1,000Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Zeid (Saudi Arabia)

2002 WAFF West Asian Championship – Preliminary round

Iran 2–0 Lebanon
Nikbakht 22'
Karimi 90'		 Report
Abbasiyyin Stadium, DamascusAttendance: 2,000Referee: Khader Haj Khader (Syria)

2002 WAFF West Asian Championship – Semifinal

Iraq 0–0 (a.e.t.) Iran
Report
Penalties
Abdul-Jabar soccer ball with check mark
Abu Al-Hail soccer ball with check mark
Abdul-Jabar soccer ball with check mark
Mohammed soccer ball with check mark
Kadhim soccer ball with red X
Akram soccer ball with check mark
Abbas soccer ball with check mark		 6–5 soccer ball with check mark Nekounam
soccer ball with check mark Bakhtiarizadeh
soccer ball with check mark Navidkia
soccer ball with check mark Nosrati
soccer ball with red X Nikbakht
soccer ball with check mark Bayatinia
soccer ball with red X Azizzadeh
Abbasiyyin Stadium, DamascusAttendance: 2,000Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Zeid (Saudi Arabia)

2002 WAFF West Asian Championship – 3rd place match

Syria 2–2 Iran
Sari 15', 89' Report Kameli 58'
Nikbakht 88'
Penalties
Mustafa soccer ball with check mark
Ibrahim soccer ball with check mark
Jabban soccer ball with red X		 2–4 soccer ball with check mark Nekounam
soccer ball with check mark Bakhtiarizadeh
soccer ball with check mark Navidkia
soccer ball with check mark Kazemian
Abbasiyyin Stadium, DamascusAttendance: 10,000Referee: Ibrahim Abu-Ayash (Palestine)

2002 LG Cup – Final

Iran 1–1 Paraguay
Daei 41' Report Bareiro 35'
Penalties
4–3
Takhti Stadium, TabrizAttendance: 25,000Referee: Saad Kamil (Kuwait)

2003

2003 Lunar New Year Cup – Final

Uruguay 1–1 (a.e.t.) Iran
Estoyanoff 84' Report Samereh 28'
Penalties
Rodríguez soccer ball with check mark
Estoyanoff soccer ball with check mark
Lima soccer ball with check mark
Silva soccer ball with check mark		 4–2 soccer ball with red X Nekounam
soccer ball with check mark Akbari
soccer ball with red X Nosrati
soccer ball with check mark Mobali
Hong Kong Stadium, Hong KongAttendance: 17,877Referee: Fong Yau Fat (Hong Kong)

2003 LG Cup – Semifinal

Iran 0–1 Iraq
Report Swadi 52'
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 15,000Referee: Saad Kamil (Kuwait)

Friendly

Belarus 2–1 Iran
Romaschenko 9' (pen.)
Shtanyuk 41'		 Report Nouri 84'
Dinamo Stadium, MinskAttendance: 10,000Referee: Nikolai Ivanov (Russia)

2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier – Final round

Iran 4–1 Jordan
Daei 45+2', 90'
Nikbakht 75'
Mobali 82'		 Report Salim 3'
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 57,000Referee: Abdulhameed Ebrahim (Bahrain)

2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier – Final round

Jordan 3–2 Iran
Salim 40'
Shelbaieh 45'
Al-Shagran 80'		 Report Golmohammadi 5'
Majidi 59'
Al-Hassan Stadium, AmmanAttendance: 25,000Referee: Qassim Shaaban (Kuwait)

2004 AFC–OFC Challenge Cup

Iran 3–0 New Zealand
Karimi 24', 37'
Kaebi 67'		 Report
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 50,000Referee: Mohammad Kousa (Syria)

2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier – Final round

North Korea 1–3 Iran
Myong Song-chol 65' Report Karimi 49', 79'
Navidkia 87'
Kim Il-sung Stadium, PyongyangAttendance: 30,000Referee: Qassim Shaaban (Kuwait)

2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier – Final round

Iran 3–0
Awarded		 North Korea
Daei 52' (pen.)
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 40,000Referee: Khader Haj Khader (Syria)

* The match was abandoned after 61 minutes with Iran leading 1–0 after North Korea walked off the pitch due to firecrackers thrown from the crowd; despite the instructions of the referee, North Korea refused to return to the pitch. The match was awarded 3–0 to Iran.

2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier – Final round

Lebanon 0–3 Iran
Report Daei 40' (pen.)
Golmohammadi 61'
Nikbakht 80'
Municipal Stadium, BeirutAttendance: 5,000Referee: Mohammed Al-Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates)

2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier – Final round

Iran 1–0 Lebanon
Daei 22' Report
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 20,000Referee: Mongkol Rungklay (Thailand)

Friendly

Kuwait 3–1 Iran
Abdullah 27' (pen.), 34'
Ali 64'		 Report Daei 77'
Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait CityAttendance: 5,000Referee: Abdulla Al-Qahtani (Qatar)

2004

2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round

Iran 3–1 Qatar
Nikbakht 8'
Mahdavikia 44'
Daei 62' (pen.)		 Report Hamzah 70' (pen.)
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 0Referee: Khader Haj Khader (Syria)

2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round

Laos 0–7 Iran
Report Daei 9', 17' (pen.)
Enayati 32', 36'
Khouphachansy 54' (o.g.)
Taghipour 68', 83'
National Stadium, VientianeAttendance: 7,000Referee: Yang Mu-sheng (Chinese Taipei)

2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round

Iran 0–1 Jordan
Report Al-Shboul 83'
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 35,000Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)

2004 WAFF West Asian Championship – Preliminary round

Iran 4–0 Lebanon
Daei 17' (pen.), 62', 88'
Nekounam 80'		 Report
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 20,000Referee: Hazim Hussein (Iraq)

2004 WAFF West Asian Championship – Preliminary round

Iran 7–1 Syria
Daei 29'
Nikbakht 30'
Nosrati 45+3'
Borhani 55', 85'
Karimi 86'
Majidi 89' (pen.)		 Report Al-Sayed 82'
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 20,000Referee: (Jordan)

2004 WAFF West Asian Championship – Semifinal

Iran 2–1 Iraq
Nekounam 4'
Borhani 54'		 Report Mnajed 35'
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 15,000Referee: Qassim Shaaban (Kuwait)

2004 WAFF West Asian Championship – Final

Iran 4–1 Syria
Karimi 34'
Daei 59'
Borhani 69'
Nekounam 75'		 Report Rafe 3'
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 20,000Referee: Qassim Shaaban (Kuwait)

2004 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round

Iran 3–0 Thailand
Enayati 71'
Nekounam 80'
Daei 86' (pen.)		 Report
Olympic Sports Center, ChongqingAttendance: 37,000Referee: Mohammad Kousa (Syria)

2004 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round

Oman 2–2 Iran
Al-Hosni 31', 40' Report Karimi 61'
Nosrati 90+4'
Olympic Sports Center, ChongqingAttendance: 35,000Referee: Abdulrahman Delawar (Bahrain)

2004 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round

Japan 0–0 Iran
Report
Olympic Sports Center, ChongqingAttendance: 52,000Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)

2004 AFC Asian Cup – Quarterfinal

South Korea 3–4 Iran
Seol Ki-hyeon 16'
Lee Dong-gook 25'
Kim Nam-il 68'		 Report Karimi 10', 20', 77'
Park Jin-sub 51' (o.g.)
Shandong Provincial Stadium, JinanAttendance: 20,000Referee: Saad Kamil (Kuwait)

2004 AFC Asian Cup – Semifinal

China 1–1 (a.e.t.) Iran
Shao Jiayi 18' Report Alavi 38'
Penalties
Zheng Zhi soccer ball with check mark
Zhao Junzhe soccer ball with red X
Li Xiaopeng soccer ball with check mark
Sun Xiang soccer ball with check mark
Shao Jiayi soccer ball with check mark		 4–3 soccer ball with check mark Daei
soccer ball with check mark Mahdavikia
soccer ball with check mark Nekounam
soccer ball with red X Mobali
soccer ball with red X Golmohammadi
Workers' Stadium, BeijingAttendance: 55,000Referee: Talaat Najm (Lebanon)

2004 AFC Asian Cup – 3rd place match

Iran 4–2 Bahrain
Nekounam 9'
Karimi 52'
Daei 80' (pen.), 90'		 Report Yousef 48'
Farhan 57'
Workers' Stadium, BeijingAttendance: 10,000Referee: Fareed Al-Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates)

2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round

Jordan 0–2 Iran
Report Nikbakht 80'
Daei 90+1'
International Stadium, AmmanAttendance: 20,000Referee: Lu Jun (China)

Friendly

Iran 0–2 Germany
Report Ernst 5'
Brdarić 53'
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 110,000Referee: Saad Kamil (Kuwait)

2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round

Qatar 2–3 Iran
Mohammed 18'
Golmohammadi 75' (o.g.)		 Report Hashemian 9', 89'
Borhani 78'
Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Al-RayyanAttendance: 8,000Referee: Kwon Jong-chul (South Korea)

2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round

Iran 7–0 Laos
Daei 8', 20', 28', 58'
Nekounam 63', 72'
Borhani 69'		 Report
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 30,000Referee: Mamed Mamedow (Turkmenistan)

Friendly

Iran 1–0 Panama
Daei 38' (pen.) Report
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 8,000Referee: Fereydoun Esfahanian (Iran)

2005

Friendly

Iran 2–1 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Daei 39'
Borhani 73'		 Report Bolić 18'
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 10,000Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Third round

Bahrain 0–0 Iran
Report
National Stadium, RiffaAttendance: 25,000Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)

2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Third round

Iran 2–1 Japan
Hashemian 25', 74' Report Fukunishi 65'
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 110,000Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)

2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Third round

North Korea 0–2 Iran
Report Mahdavikia 32'
Nekounam 79'
Kim Il-sung Stadium, PyongyangAttendance: 55,000Referee: Mohammad Kousa (Syria)

Friendly

Iran 2–1 Azerbaijan
Zandi 9'
Nekounam 35'		 Report Gurbanov 68'
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 25,000Referee: Saad Kamil (Kuwait)

2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Third round

Iran 1–0 North Korea
Rezaei 45' Report
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 35,000Referee: Khalil Al-Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Third round

Iran 1–0 Bahrain
Nosrati 47' Report
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 80,000Referee: Kwon Jong-chul (South Korea)

2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Third round

Japan 2–1 Iran
Kaji 28'
Oguro 76'		 Report Daei 79' (pen.)
International Stadium, YokohamaAttendance: 66,098Referee: Qassim Shaaban (Kuwait)

Friendly

Iran 4–0 Libya
Alavi 7'
Nekounam 41', 90+2'
Daei 56'		 Report
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 15,000Referee: Abdulrahman Delawar (Bahrain)

Friendly

South Korea 2–0 Iran
Cho Won-hee 1'
Kim Jin-kyu 90'		 Report
World Cup Stadium, SeoulAttendance: 61,457Referee: Khalil Al-Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

2005 Tehran Cup – 3rd place match

Iran 2–0 Togo
Daei 11' (pen.)
Hashemian 59' (pen.)		 Report
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 12,000Referee: Abdulrahman Delawar (Bahrain)

2006

2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

Iran 4–0 Chinese Taipei
Teymourian 35'
Madanchi 47', 60'
Daei 82'		 Report
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 5,000Referee: Ala Abdul-Kadir (Iraq)

Friendly

Iran 3–2 Costa Rica
Karimi 10'
Daei 16'
Hashemian 34'		 Report Hernández 44'
Fonseca 60'
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 30,000Referee: Fareed Al-Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates)

Friendly

Croatia 2–2 Iran
Pršo 31'
Babić 90+7' (pen.)		 Report Karimi 21'
Borhani 82'
Stadion Gradski vrt, OsijekAttendance: 20,000Referee: Željko Širić (Croatia)

Friendly

Iran 5–2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Madanchi 25'
Rezaei 45'
Hashemian 45+1'
Enayati 88'
Khatibi 90'		 Report Misimović 5'
Barbarez 17'
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 40,000Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)

2006 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary round

Mexico 3–1 Iran
Bravo 28', 76'
Zinha 79'		 Report Golmohammadi 36'
Frankenstadion, NurembergAttendance: 41,000Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

2006 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary round

Portugal 2–0 Iran
Deco 63'
Ronaldo 80' (pen.)		 Report
Commerzbank-Arena, FrankfurtAttendance: 48,000Referee: Éric Poulat (France)

2006 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary round

Iran 1–1 Angola
Bakhtiarizadeh 75' Report Flávio 60'
Zentralstadion, LeipzigAttendance: 38,000Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)

Friendly

Iran 1–0 United Arab Emirates
Enayati 5' Report
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 4,000Referee: Mahmoud Rafiei (Iran)

2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

Iran 1–1 Syria
Nekounam 71' Report Chaabo 88'
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 40,000Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

South Korea 1–1 Iran
Seol Ki-hyeon 45' Report Hashemian 90+2'
World Cup Stadium, SeoulAttendance: 63,113Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)

2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

Syria 0–2 Iran
Report Nosrati 27'
Nekounam 56'
Abbasiyyin Stadium, DamascusAttendance: 10,000Referee: Kazuhiko Matsumura (Japan)

2006 LG Cup

Iran 2–0 Iraq
Rezaei 25'
Rajabzadeh 70'		 Report
International Stadium, AmmanAttendance: 500Referee: Abdelrazzaq Ismail (Jordan)

2006 LG Cup

Jordan 0–0 Iran
Report
International Stadium, AmmanAttendance: 2,000Referee: Abdullah Al-Balooshi (Qatar)

2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

Chinese Taipei 0–2 Iran
Report Karimi 10', 56'
Municipal Stadium, TaipeiAttendance: 2,000Referee: Tayeb Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)

2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

Iran 2–0 South Korea
Enayati 48'
Badamaki 90+1'		 Report
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 30,000Referee: Abdulhameed Ebrahim (Bahrain)

2007

Friendly

United Arab Emirates 0–2 Iran
Report Khatibi 45' (pen.)
Sadeghi 90+2'
Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu DhabiAttendance: 9,000Referee: Mohammed Omar (United Arab Emirates)

Friendly

Iran 2–2 Belarus
Khatibi 6'
Rajabzadeh 88'		 Report Hleb 53', 59'
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 15,000Referee: Saad Kamil (Kuwait)

Friendly

Qatar 0–1 Iran
Report Nikbakht 7'
Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Al-RayyanAttendance: 5,000Referee: Jaafar Mahdi Al-Khabbaz (Bahrain)

Friendly

Mexico 4–0 Iran
Borgetti 2'
Lozano 27'
Fonseca 80'
Torrado 85'		 Report
Estadio Alfonso Lastras, San Luis PotosíAttendance: 30,000Referee: Roberto Silvera (Uruguay)

2007 WAFF West Asian Championship – Preliminary round

Iran 0–0 Iraq
Report
International Stadium, AmmanAttendance: 5,000Referee: Mahmood Abbas (Syria)

* FIFA recognized this match as a full international despite the Iranian side being Iran B.

2007 WAFF West Asian Championship – Preliminary round

Iran 2–0 Palestine
Meydavoudi 56'
Rajabzadeh 86'		 Report
International Stadium, AmmanAttendance: 2,000Referee: Mohammad Abu-Loum (Jordan)

* FIFA recognized this match as a full international despite the Iranian side being Iran B.

2007 WAFF West Asian Championship – Semifinal

Jordan 0–1 Iran
Report Rajabzadeh 32'
International Stadium, AmmanAttendance: 5,000Referee: Won Lon-soon (South Korea)

* FIFA recognized this match as a full international despite the Iranian side being Iran B.

2007 WAFF West Asian Championship – Final

Iran 2–1 Iraq
Badamaki 9'
Beikzadeh 21'		 Report Sadir 86' (pen.)
International Stadium, AmmanAttendance: 8,000Referee: Radwan Ghandour (Lebanon)

* FIFA recognized this match as a full international despite the Iranian side being Iran B.

Friendly

Iran 8–1 Jamaica
Nekounam 1', 18'
Madanchi 3', 49'
Hashemian 38'
Khatibi 82', 89'
Enayati 90+4'		 Report Taylor 84'
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 15,000Referee: Hedayat Mombini (Iran)

2007 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round

Iran 2–1 Uzbekistan
Hosseini 55'
Kazemian 78'		 Report Rezaei 16' (o.g.)
Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala LumpurAttendance: 1,863Referee: Saad Kamil (Kuwait)

2007 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round

China 2–2 Iran
Shao Jiayi 6'
Mao Jianqing 33'		 Report Zandi 45'
Nekounam 73'
Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala LumpurAttendance: 5,938Referee: Khalil Al-Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

2007 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round

Malaysia 0–2 Iran
Report Nekounam 29' (pen.)
Teymourian 77'
Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala LumpurAttendance: 4,520Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)

2007 AFC Asian Cup – Quarterfinal

Iran 0–0 (a.e.t.) South Korea
Report
Penalties
Zandi soccer ball with check mark
Mahdavikia soccer ball with red X
Enayati soccer ball with check mark
Khatibi soccer ball with red X		 2–4 soccer ball with check mark Lee Chun-soo
soccer ball with check mark Kim Sang-sik
soccer ball with red X Kim Do-heon
soccer ball with check mark Cho Jae-jin
soccer ball with check mark Kim Jung-woo
Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala LumpurAttendance: 8,629Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi (United Arab Emirates)

2008

Friendly

Qatar 0–0 Iran
Report
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, DohaAttendance: 2,000Referee: Jaafar Alawi (Bahrain)

Friendly

Iran 0–0 Costa Rica
Report
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 0Referee: Fareed Al-Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates)

2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Third round

Iran 0–0 Syria
Report
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 45,000Referee: Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)

Friendly

Bahrain 1–0 Iran
Husain 65' Report
National Stadium, RiffaAttendance: 3,000Referee: Khalil Al-Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Third round

Kuwait 2–2 Iran
Ajab 39'
Al-Rashidi 82'		 Report Nikbakht 2'
Hosseini 5'
Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait CityAttendance: 15,000Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)

Friendly

Iran 3–2 Zambia
Nekounam 13' (pen.)
Rezaei 35'
Aghili 88' (pen.)		 Report Mulenga 60'
Kola 62'
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 2,500Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Third round

Iran 0–0 United Arab Emirates
Report
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 50,000Referee: Lee Gi-young (South Korea)

2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Third round

United Arab Emirates 0–1 Iran
Report Zandi 7'
Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Al-AinAttendance: 9,000Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Third round

Syria 0–2 Iran
Report Rezaei 65'
Khalili 90+3'
Abbasiyyin Stadium, DamascusAttendance: 25,000Referee: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand)

2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Third round

Iran 2–0 Kuwait
Nekounam 16'
Rezaei 90+2'		 Report
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 20,000Referee: Sun Baojie (China)

2008 WAFF West Asian Championship – Preliminary round

Iran 3–0 Palestine
Rahmati 29' (pen.)
Rezaei 40'
Rafkhaei 86'		 Report
Takhti Stadium, TehranAttendance: 5,000Referee: Abdullah Al-Harrasi (Oman)

2008 WAFF West Asian Championship – Preliminary round

Iran 6–1 Qatar
Meydavoudi 10', 90'
Alenemeh 33'
Aghili 49' (pen.)
Hajsafi 61'
Rafkhaei 80'		 Report Abdullah 52'
Takhti Stadium, TehranAttendance: 5,000Referee: Yousef Shahin (Jordan)

2008 WAFF West Asian Championship – Semifinal

Iran 2–0 Syria
Rahmati 7' (pen.)
Rezaei 52'		 Report
Takhti Stadium, TehranAttendance: 5,000Referee: Abdullah Al-Harrasi (Oman)

2008 WAFF West Asian Championship – Final

Iran 2–1 Jordan
Aghili 21' (pen.)
Rahmati 88'		 Report Deeb 85'
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 10,000Referee: Mohammed Zarouni (United Arab Emirates)

Friendly

Iran 1–0 Azerbaijan
Nouri 82' Report
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 8,000Referee: Hedayat Mombini (Iran)

2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Fourth round

Saudi Arabia 1–1 Iran
Al-Harthi 29' Report Nekounam 81'
King Fahd International Stadium, RiyadhAttendance: 50,000Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)

2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Fourth round

Iran 2–1 North Korea
Mahdavikia 9'
Nekounam 63'		 Report Jong Tae-se 72'
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 60,000Referee: Abdullah Al-Hilali (Oman)

Friendly

Qatar 0–1 Iran
Report Rezaei 74'
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, DohaAttendance: 5,000Referee: Abdullah Al-Harrasi (Oman)

2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Fourth round

United Arab Emirates 1–1 Iran
Jumaa 19' Report Bagheri 81'
Al-Maktoum Stadium, DubaiAttendance: 8,000Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)

2008 Oman International Cup – Semifinal

Iran 0–1 Ecuador
Report Martínez 55'
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, MuscatAttendance: 5,000Referee: Mahmoud Al-Ghatrifi (Oman)

2008 Oman International Cup – 3rd place match

Iran 2–0 China
Seyed-Salehi 44' (pen.)
Nouri 72'		 Report
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, MuscatAttendance: 15,000Referee: Abdullah Al-Hilali (Oman)

2009

Friendly

Iran 3–1 China
Borhani 20'
Bagheri 27'
Zare 72' (pen.)		 Report Huang Bowen 66'
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 10,000Referee: Saeid Mozaffarizadeh (Iran)

2011 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

Iran 6–0 Singapore
Gholamnejad 43'
Bagheri 52'
Rezaei 55'
Zare 79'
Nouri 82', 83'		 Report
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 3,000Referee: Mohamad Mansour (Lebanon)

2011 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

Thailand 0–0 Iran
Report
Rajamangala Stadium, BangkokAttendance: 10,000Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Fourth round

Iran 1–1 South Korea
Nekounam 58' Report Park Ji-sung 81'
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 75,000Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)

Friendly

Iran 1–0 Kenya
Kazemi 55' (pen.) Report
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 6,500Referee: Yadollah Jahanbazi (Iran)

2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Fourth round

Iran 1–2 Saudi Arabia
Shojaei 57' Report Hazazi 79'
Al-Muwallad 87'
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 100,000Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

Friendly

Iran 1–1 Senegal
Madanchi 28' Report Cissé 57'
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 5,000Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

Friendly

China 1–0 Iran
Gao Lin 45' Report
Olympic Sports Center Stadium, QinhuangdaoAttendance: 23,000Referee: Fan Qi (China)

2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Fourth round

North Korea 0–0 Iran
Report
Yanggakdo Stadium, PyongyangAttendance: 30,000Referee: Sun Baojie (China)

2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Fourth round

Iran 1–0 United Arab Emirates
Karimi 53' Report
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 38,000Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Fourth round

South Korea 1–1 Iran
Park Ji-sung 82' Report Shojaei 52'
World Cup Stadium, SeoulAttendance: 40,000Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

Friendly

Botswana 1–1 Iran
Mokgathi 30' Report Shirvand 3'
University of Botswana Stadium, GaboroneAttendance: 3,000

* FIFA recognized this match as a full international despite the Iranian side being Iran U-23.

Friendly

Bosnia and Herzegovina 2–3 Iran
Džeko 52', 65' Report Shojaei 79'
Borhani 86'
Teymourian 90+3'
Gradski Stadion Koševo, SarajevoAttendance: 20,000Referee: Draženko Kovačić (Croatia)

Friendly

Bahrain 4–2 Iran
Abdulrahman 12'
Abdullatif 30'
Isa 54'
Adnan 90+10' (pen.)		 Report Zandi 37', 84' (pen.)
National Stadium, RiffaAttendance: 1,500Referee: Siniša Zrnić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Friendly

Uzbekistan 0–0 Iran
Report
Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, TashkentAttendance: 9,500Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

Friendly

Iran 1–0 Iceland
Ansarifard 53' Report
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 1,000Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)

2011 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

Iran 1–0 Jordan
Nekounam 72' Report
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 15,000Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

Friendly

Iran 1–1 Macedonia
Teymourian 36' Report Pandev 49'
Azadi Stadium, TehranAttendance: 5,000Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

2011 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

Jordan 1–0 Iran
Deeb 79' Report
King Abdullah II Stadium, AmmanAttendance: 11,000Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi (United Arab Emirates)

2010 Qatar Friendship Cup

Qatar 3–2 Iran
Afif 6'
Mohamed 10', 90+5'		 Report Zeneyedpour 38'
Hajsafi 48'
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, DohaAttendance: 3,000Referee: István Vad (Hungary)

2010 Qatar Friendship Cup

Mali 2–1 Iran
N'Diaye 28'
Traoré 30'		 Report Ansarifard 11'
Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, DohaAttendance: 2,000Referee: Aouaz Trabelsi (Tunisia)

Statistics

Results by year

Year Pld W D L GF GA GD
2000 26 15 7 4 63 19 +44
2001 20 11 4 5 35 20 +15
2002 10 4 4 2 13 9 +4
2003 11 6 1 4 22 12 +10
2004 18 13 3 2 54 17 +37
2005 11 8 1 2 17 7 +10
2006 15 8 5 2 27 14 +13
2007 13 8 4 1 24 11 +13
2008 21 12 7 2 31 11 +20
2009 21 7 8 6 27 21 +6
Total 166 92 44 30 313 141 +172

Managers

Name First match Last match Pld W D L GF GA GD
Iran Mansour Pourheidari 9 January 2000 4 February 2000 3 0 2 1 3 4 –1
Iran Jalal Talebi 22 March 2000 23 October 2000 21 13 5 3 39 15 +24
Brazil Ademar Braga 24 November 2000 19 January 2001 3 3 0 0 25 0 +25
Croatia Miroslav Blažević 24 April 2001 15 November 2001 19 10 4 5 31 20 +11
Croatia Branko Ivanković 6 February 2002 19 September 2002 10 4 4 2 13 9 +4
Iran Homayoun Shahrokhi 4 February 2003 26 September 2003 5 1 1 3 8 8 0
Croatia Branko Ivanković 12 October 2003 21 June 2006 42 29 6 7 101 40 +61
Iran Amir Ghalenoei 8 August 2006 22 July 2007 17 10 6 1 30 12 +18
Iran Parviz Mazloumi * 16 June 2007 24 June 2007 4 3 1 0 5 1 +4
Iran Mansour Ebrahimzadeh 10 January 2008 6 February 2008 3 0 3 0 0 0 0
Iran Ali Daei 20 March 2008 28 March 2009 24 15 6 3 43 15 +28
Germany Erich Rutemöller 1 April 2009 1 April 2009 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
Iran Afshin Ghotbi 1 June 2009 30 December 2009 13 4 4 5 14 15 –1
Iran Gholam Hossein Peyrovani ** 5 July 2009 5 July 2009 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
Total 166 92 44 30 313 141 +172

* Coached Iran B team in 2007 WAFF Championship.
** Coached Iran U-23 team in Botswana friendly match.

Opponents

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Angola 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 Austria 1 0 0 1 1 5 –4
 Azerbaijan 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2
 Bahrain 9 3 2 4 11 11 0
 Belarus 2 0 1 1 3 4 –1
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 4 1 0 16 7 +9
 Botswana 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 Canada 1 0 0 1 0 1 –1
 China 6 3 2 1 12 5 +7
 Chinese Taipei 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6
 Costa Rica 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1
 Croatia 1 0 1 0 2 2 0
 Cyprus 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
 Ecuador 1 0 0 1 0 1 –1
 Egypt 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 Georgia 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1
 Germany 1 0 0 1 0 2 –2
 Guam 1 1 0 0 19 0 +19
 Iceland 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
 Iraq 9 6 2 1 11 5 +6
 Ireland, Republic of 2 1 0 1 1 2 –1
 Jamaica 1 1 0 0 8 1 +7
 Japan 3 1 1 1 3 3 0
 Jordan 11 6 1 4 13 8 +5
 Kazakhstan 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3
 Kenya 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
 Korea, North 6 5 1 0 11 2 +9
 Korea, South 9 2 4 3 10 11 –1
 Kuwait 5 2 2 1 9 7 +2
 Laos 2 2 0 0 14 0 +14
 Lebanon 5 5 0 0 14 0 +14
 Libya 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4
 Macedonia, North 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2
 Malaysia 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
 Maldives 2 2 0 0 11 0 +11
 Mali 1 0 0 1 1 2 –1
 Mexico 3 0 0 3 2 9 –7
 New Zealand 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3
 Oman 2 1 1 0 7 4 +3
 Palestine 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5
 Panama 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
 Paraguay 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 Portugal 1 0 0 1 0 2 –2
 Qatar 9 6 1 2 19 10 +9
 Saudi Arabia 4 1 2 1 6 5 +1
 Senegal 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 Singapore 1 1 0 0 6 0 +6
 Slovakia 2 1 0 1 6 6 0
 Syria 12 8 4 0 24 6 +18
 Tajikistan 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
 Thailand 5 2 3 0 5 1 +4
 Togo 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
 Ukraine 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
 United Arab Emirates 8 6 2 0 10 1 +9
 United States 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 Uruguay 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 Uzbekistan 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1
 Venezuela 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
 Zambia 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1
Total 166 92 44 30 313 141 +172

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