This is a list of the Iran national football team 's competitive records.
Individual records
Appearances Most capped players As of 10 June 2025, the players with the most caps for Iran are:
The records are collected based on data from FIFA and RSSSF . denotes a player still playing or available for selection.
Most capped goalkeepers World Cup appearances Ehsan Hajsafi 2014 , 2018 , 2022 Alireza Jahanbakhsh 2014 , 2018 , 2022 Mehdi Mahdavikia 1998 , 2006 Andranik Teymourian 2006 , 2014 World Cup event appearances Masoud Shojaei 2006 , 2014 , 2018 Ehsan Hajsafi 2014 , 2018 , 2022 Karim Ansarifard 2014 , 2018 , 2022 Alireza Jahanbakhsh 2014 , 2018 , 2022 Oldest player to feature at the World Cup Ali Daei 2006 Youngest player to feature at the World Cup Hossein Kaebi 2006 Oldest player to feature at the Asian Cup Ali Daei 2004 First appearance by a player who had never played for an Iranian club Ferydoon Zandi vs 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 matchesKarim 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.First goal Masoud Boroumand vs Turkey Most goals in a match Four goals in a match Three goals in a match Masoud Boroumand vs Pakistan Abbas Hajari vs Pakistan 1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification ) Ali Jabbari vs Pakistan Hossein Kalani vs Iraq 1972 AFC Asian Cup ) Ali Jabbari vs Thailand 1972 AFC Asian Cup ) Gholam Hossein Mazloumi vs Pakistan 1974 Asian Games ) Gholam Hossein Mazloumi vs South Yemen 1976 AFC Asian Cup ) Karim Bavi vs Nepal 1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification ) Farshad Pious vs Malaysia 1990 Asian Games ) Karim Bagheri vs Sri Lanka 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification ) Hamid Estili vs Maldives 1998 World Cup qualification ) Ali Daei vs Uzbekistan 1998 Asian Games ) Ali Daei vs Maldives 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification ) Ali Daei vs Guam 2002 World Cup qualification ) Farhad Majidi vs Guam 2002 World Cup qualification ) Sirous Dinmohammadi vs Oman Ali Karimi vs Slovakia Ali Daei vs Lebanon 2004 WAFF West Asian Championship ) Ali Karimi vs South Korea 2004 AFC Asian Cup ) Javad Nekounam vs Lebanon 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification ) Sardar Azmoun vs North Macedonia Mehdi Taremi vs Syria Sardar Azmoun vs Cambodia 2022 World Cup qualification ) Mehdi Taremi vs Afghanistan 2023 CAFA Nations Cup ) Mehdi Taremi vs Kyrgyzstan 2023 CAFA Nations Cup ) Mehdi Taremi vs Hong Kong 2026 World Cup qualification )
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 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 Youngest goalscorer Allahyar Sayyadmanesh First goal by a substitute First Iranian goalscorer at the Azadi Stadium : Parviz Ghelichkhani Australia 24 August 1973 Hat-tricks Masoud Boroumand , scorer of first hat-trick for Iran .Ali Daei , scorer of eight hat-tricks for Iran .
Team records
Biggest Wins As of 10 June 2025
Biggest Defeats As of 10 June 2025
Top Results Include only official results.
Biggest Wins As of 10 June 2025 120 Win with +3 and more / 79 Win with only +2 / 154 Win with only +1
Biggest Defeats As of 10 June 2025 17 Defeat with -3 and more / 26 Defeat with only -2 / 71 Defeat with only -1
Biggest Draws As of 10 June 2025 Number Year Opponent Result 1 2015 Iraq 3 – 3 2 25 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 10 June 2025 Source:[ 4] [ 5]
AET matches AET : Only matches that result defined in overtime (without penalty kicks).
As of 10 June 2025
Home matches As of 10 June 2025
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 166 118 34 14 382 87 +295 71.08% 4 May 1973, v. North Korea 10 June 2025, v. North Korea 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 209 149 41 19 504 113 +391 71.29% 26 October 1950, v. Afghanistan 10 June 2025, v. North Korea
Consecutive Win Matches 10 Wins (World Record: Germany 15 Wins):
Consecutive Unbeaten Matches 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 FIFA World Cup record Qualification record Year Round Position Squad 1930 Not a FIFA member No qualification 1934 Not a FIFA member 1938 1950 Did not enter Did not enter 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 Did not qualify 8 5 1 2 9 6 1978 First round 14th 3 0 1 2 2 8 Squad 12 10 2 0 20 3 1982 Withdrew Withdrew 1986 Disqualified Disqualified 1990 Did not qualify 6 5 0 1 12 5 1994 11 5 3 3 23 13 1998 Group stage 20th 3 1 0 2 2 4 Squad 17 8 6 3 57 17 2002 Did not qualify 14 9 3 2 36 9 2006 Group stage 25th 3 0 1 2 2 6 Squad 12 9 1 2 29 7 2010 Did not qualify 14 5 8 1 15 9 2014 Group stage 28th 3 0 1 2 1 4 Squad 16 10 4 2 30 7 2018 Group stage 18th 3 1 1 1 2 2 Squad 18 12 6 0 36 5 2022 Group stage 26th 3 1 0 2 4 7 Squad 18 14 1 3 49 8 2026 To be determined 16 11 4 1 35 12 Total First round 6/22 18 3 4 11 13 31 — 162 103 39 20 351 101
Olympic Games
Continental tournaments
AFC Asian Cup AFC Asian Cup record Qualification record Year Round Position Squad 1956 Withdrew Withdrew 1960 Did not qualify 6 3 1 2 12 10 1964 Withdrew Withdrew 1968 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 11 2 Squad Qualified as hosts 1972 Champions 1st 5 5 0 0 12 4 Squad Qualified as holders 1976 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 13 0 Squad Qualified as hosts 1980 Third place 3rd 6 3 2 1 16 6 Squad Qualified as holders 1984 Fourth place 4th 6 2 4 0 8 3 Squad 6 6 0 0 22 2 1988 Third place 3rd 6 2 2 2 3 4 Squad 4 2 2 0 6 1 1992 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 2 1 Squad 2 2 0 0 10 0 1996 Third place 3rd 6 3 2 1 14 6 Squad 6 6 0 0 27 1 2000 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 1 1 7 3 Squad 6 4 1 1 16 2 2004 Third place 3rd 6 3 3 0 14 8 Squad 6 5 0 1 16 5 2007 Quarter-finals 5th 4 2 2 0 6 3 Squad 6 4 2 0 12 2 2011 Quarter-finals 5th 4 3 0 1 6 2 Squad 6 4 1 1 11 2 2015 Quarter-finals 6th 4 3 1 0 7 3 Squad 6 5 1 0 18 5 2019 Semi-finals 3rd 6 4 1 1 12 3 Squad 8 6 2 0 26 3 2023 Semi-finals 3rd 6 4 1 1 12 7 Squad 8 6 0 2 34 4 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
Regional tournaments
WAFF Championship WAFF Championship record Year Round Position Squad 2000 Champions 1st 5 4 1 0 7 1 Squad 2002 Third place 3rd 4 1 2 1 4 3 Squad 2004 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 17 3 Squad 2007 Champions 1st 4 [ a] 3 1 0 5 1 Squad 2008 Champions 1st 4 4 0 0 13 2 Squad 2010 Runners-up 2nd 4 2 1 1 8 5 Squad 2012 Group stage 6th 3 1 2 0 2 1 Squad 2014 Did not enter 2019 –onwardsNot a WAFF member Total 4 Titles 7/9 28 19 7 2 56 16 —
^ Iran played their B team in this tournament, however all matches are recognised as international "A" matches.
West Asian Games West Asian Games record (Defunct) Year Round Position Squad 1997 Champions 1st 4 [ a] 3 1 0 8 4 Squad 2002 Runners-up 2nd 4 [ a] 1 3 0 5 4 Squad 2005 Third place 3rd 4 [ a] 3 1 0 10 2 Squad Total 1 title 3/3 12 7 5 0 23 10 — Only "A" matches 1 title 3/3 — — — — — — —
^ a b c 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 ^ 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. ^ Match against Turkey XI is not recognized as international "A" match. ^ 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 ^ The trophy was not awarded, because the second leg was cancelled.
Afro-Asian Games Afro-Asian Games record (Defunct) Year Round Position Squad 2003 Group stage 5th 3[ a] 0 1 2 2 4 Squad Total Group Stage 1/1 3 0 1 2 2 4 — Only "A" matches Group Stage 1/1 — — — — — — —
^ Iran sent Malavan F.C. to this tournament, therefore matches are not recognized as international "A" matches.
AFC–OFC Challenge Cup record (Defunct) Year Round Position Squad 2001 Did not qualify 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 ^ 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. 1974 Silver 1975 Silver 1976 4th place 1977 Silver
Minor tournament
LG Cup Four Nations Tournament Note: The list only includes editions that were participated by the Iran national team. LG Cup record (Defunct) Year Round Position 1998 Third place 3rd 2 1 0 1 1 2 2000 (Iran) Third place 3rd 2 1 1 0 4 2 2001 (Egypt) Fourth place 4th 2 0 0 2 0 2 2001 (Iran) Champions 1st 2 2 0 0 9 2 2002 (Morocco) Champions 1st 2 1 1 0 1 0 2002 (Iran) Champions 1st 2 0 2 0 2 2 2003 (Nigeria) Fourth place 4th 1 0 0 1 1 2 2003 (Iran) Third place 3rd 2 1 0 1 4 2 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 [Jun 1] Iran did not play Ghana [Iran waited for 35 minutes on the pitch, while Ghana did not show up at all, apparently demanding prize money for the fourth-place finishers (uncommon in LG tournaments). Eventually Iran left, without obtaining any information from the Nigerian 'organisers'. One day later, the Nigerian FA awarded Ghana third place (and the relevant prize money) because Iran had left the pitch (sic!). Iran have protested.] apparently only 2 matches were played ([Oct 4] Iraq 0–2 Iran and [Oct 6] Jordan 0–0 Iran), structure of tournament unclear.
Other Minor Tournament
Special Friendly Match Year Opponent Pld W D* L GF GA GD Pts 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1999 Kirin World Challenge Cup 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).
Summary
Head-to-head records As of 10 June 2025 Source:[ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
Iran national football team all opponents The list shown below shows the Iran national football team all-time international record against opposing nations .
As of 10 June 2025 [ 11] consists of only official international "A" Senior matches (not including Youth, B Team and club team results). 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).
Results by decades As of 10 June 2025 Year M W D L GF GA GD 1940s 2 1 1 0 4 0 +4 1950s 15 6 3 6 23 29 -6 1960s 22 14 4 6 43 22 +21 1970s 61 33 11 15 99 47 +52 1980s 62 36 15 11 124 38 +86 1990s 103 53 28 22 211 84 +127 2000s 166 92 44 30 313 141 +172 2010s 123 75 30 18 230 76 +154 2020s 57 43 8 6 128 41 +87 Total 611 353 144 114 1175 478 +697
Results by years As of 10 June 2025
1941-1949 Year Pld W D L GF GA GD 1940 Did Not Play 1941 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1942 Did Not Play 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4 Total 2 1 1 0 4 0 +4
1950-1959 Year Pld W D L GF GA GD 1950 2 1 0 1 6 7 −1 1951 4 2 1 1 5 3 +2 1952 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1953 Did Not Play 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 2 0 0 2 0 9 −9 1959 6 3 1 2 12 10 +2 Total 15 6 3 6 23 29 −6
1960-1969 Year Pld W D L GF GA GD 1960 Did Not Play 1961 1962 2 0 1 1 2 3 –1 1963 Did Not Play 1964 1965 2 1 1 0 4 2 +3 1966 8 4 1 3 9 6 +3 1967 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1 1968 4 4 0 0 11 2 +9 1969 4 3 0 1 15 8 +7 Total 22 14 4 6 43 22 +21
1970-1979 Year Pld W D L GF GA GD 1970 3 1 1 1 9 3 +6 1971 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 1972 9 5 1 3 15 12 +3 1973 9 5 2 2 9 6 +3 1974 8 7 0 1 20 2 +18 1975 1 0 0 1 1 2 –1 1976 5 4 1 0 15 2 +13 1977 15 10 4 1 21 6 +15 1978 9 1 3 5 7 13 –6 1979 Did Not Play Total 61 33 11 15 99 47 +52
1980-1989 Year Pld W D L GF GA GD 1980 8 5 2 1 21 6 +15 1981 Did Not Play 1982 8 6 0 2 21 2 +19 1983 Did Not Play 1984 12 8 4 0 30 5 +25 1985 3 1 0 2 2 5 –3 1986 9 6 1 2 22 4 +18 1987 Did Not Play 1988 10 4 4 2 9 5 +4 1989 12 6 4 2 19 11 +8 Total 62 36 15 11 124 38 +86
1990-1999 Year Pld W D L GF GA GD 1990 7 4 1 2 7 4 +3 1991 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 1992 8 3 4 1 14 3 +11 1993 15 9 3 3 33 15 +18 1994 4 1 2 1 5 2 +3 1995 Did Not Play 1996 21 13 5 3 50 13 +37 1997 22 11 7 4 64 20 +44 1998 18 9 2 7 29 20 +9 1999 6 2 4 0 7 5 +2 Total 103 53 28 22 211 84 +127
2000-2009 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
2010-2019 Year Pld W D L GF GA GD 2010 12 8 2 2 19 10 +9 2011 15 12 2 1 36 5 +31 2012 14 4 7 3 16 11 +5 2013 9 7 1 1 22 6 +16 2014 10 3 4 3 9 9 0 2015 15 10 4 1 33 10 +23 2016 10 8 2 0 27 2 +25 2017 11 7 3 1 14 6 +8 2018 15 9 3 3 19 10 +9 2019 12 7 2 3 35 7 +28 Total 123 75 30 18 230 76 +154
2020-2029 Year Pld W D L GF GA GD 2020 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3 2021 11 10 1 0 31 3 +28 2022 11 6 1 4 12 12 0 2023 11 9 2 0 33 7 +26 2024 18 14 3 1 41 15 +26 2025 4 2 1 1 7 3 +4 2026 Future 2027 2028 2029 Total 57 43 8 6 128 41 +87
FIFA World Ranking records FIFA World Rankings for Iran, August 1993 – March 2018[ 12] Main: AFC National Team of the Year
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Highest FIFA ranking 15 (July 2005)[ 12] Lowest FIFA ranking 122 (May 1996)[ 12] Best mover 65 (July 1996)[ 12] Worst mover -43 (October 1995)[ 12]
Ranking Source:[ 14] [ 15]
As of 25 March 2025 Average Rank: 43 / Biggest Climb: 65 / Biggest Fall: 43
# Date World Ranking Asian Ranking Points 1 31 Dec 1992 61 7 24 2 8 Aug 1993 54 7 32 3 23 Sep 1993 58 7 31 4 22 Oct 1993 59 8 30 5 19 Nov 1993 58 9 31 6 23 Dec 1993 59 8 31 7 15 Feb 1994 57 8 30 8 15 Mar 1994 59 8 30 9 19 Apr 1994 59 7 30 10 17 May 1994 57 6 30 11 14 Jun 1994 58 5 30 12 21 Jul 1994 63 7 24 13 13 Sep 1994 63 7 24 14 25 Oct 1994 64 9 27 15 22 Nov 1994 73 11 25 16 20 Dec 1994 75 11 25 17 20 Feb 1995 79 11 25 18 19 Apr 1995 80 11 24 19 16 May 1995 83 11 24 20 13 Jun 1995 84 11 24 21 25 Jul 1995 86 11 23 22 22 Aug 1995 89 11 23 23 19 Sep 1995 63 7 24 24 17 Oct 1995 106 14 18 25 21 Nov 1995 106 14 18 26 19 Dec 1995 108 15 17 27 24 Jan 1996 111 17 17 28 21 Feb 1996 115 21 16 29 24 Apr 1996 118 22 15 30 22 May 1996 122 22 15 31 3 Jul 1996 57 5 36 32 28 Aug 1996 64 7 35 33 25 Sep 1996 66 8 35 34 23 Oct 1996 71 8 34 35 20 Nov 1996 77 8 33 36 18 Dec 1996 83 10 33 37 27 Feb 1997 81 10 33 38 9 Apr 1997 87 12 33 39 14 May 1997 73 9 36 40 18 Jun 1997 56 6 43 41 16 Jul 1997 57 7 43 42 20 Aug 1997 60 7 43 43 17 Sep 1997 53 6 44 44 17 Oct 1997 49 6 46 45 19 Nov 1997 50 6 46 46 23 Dec 1997 46 6 47 47 18 Feb 1998 47 6 47 48 18 Mar 1998 45 6 47 49 22 Apr 1998 46 6 47 50 20 May 1998 42 5 48 51 15 Jul 1998 37 4 48 52 19 Aug 1998 38 4 48 53 16 Sep 1998 38 5 48 54 21 Oct 1998 44 6 46 55 18 Nov 1998 44 7 46 56 23 Dec 1998 27 4 54 57 27 Jan 1999 47 4 530 58 24 Feb 1999 47 4 528 59 24 Mar 1999 45 4 532 60 21 Apr 1999 47 4 531 61 19 May 1999 47 4 530 62 16 Jun 1999 44 4 537 63 21 July 1999 50 4 527 64 18 Aug 1999 51 4 526 65 15 Sep 1999 50 3 534 66 13 Oct 1999 48 3 537 67 17 Nov 1999 46 3 539 68 22 Dec 1999 49 2 525 69 19 Jan 2000 43 2 535 70 16 Feb 2000 47 2 536 71 15 Mar 2000 53 4 526 72 12 Apr 2000 46 3 544 73 10 May 2000 42 2 557 74 7 Jun 2000 41 1 560 75 5 Jul 2000 40 2 561 76 9 Aug 2000 38 2 561 77 6 Sep 2000 44 2 559 78 11 Oct 2000 43 1 561 79 15 Nov 2000 40 4 580 80 20 Dec 2000 37 2 585 81 17 Jan 2001 37 1 585 82 14 Feb 2001 35 2 587 83 14 Mar 2001 37 2 586 84 11 Apr 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Australia in all dates was considered of Asian but joined to AFC in 2006.
Unofficial matches Matches against clubs not listed.[ 16] [ 17]
1940s
1950s
1960s
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
1990s
2000s 2002 Iran 2-2 Azerbaijan
2010s
2020s Date Opponent Result Score Venue Competition 16-Nov-22 Tunisia L 0–2 Doha , Qatar Friendly
See also
References
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Turkey, Friendly, 26 October 1947
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Taiwan, 25 June 1993 (1994 World Cup qualification)
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