Iran national under-20 football team

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Iran under-20
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Nickname(s) Team Melli Javanan
("The Youth National Team")
Association FFIRI
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Head coach Hossein Abdi
Captain Amin Hazbavi
FIFA code IRN
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First colours
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FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances3 (first in 1977 )
Best resultGroup Stage (1977, 2001, 2017)
AFC U-19 Championship
Appearances21 (first in 1969 )
Best resultChampions: 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976
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Iran v Qatar, 1 March 2023

Iran national under-20 football team (also known as Iran Under-20, Iran U-20 or Iran Youth Team) represents Iran in international football competitions in AFC U-19 Championship and FIFA U-20 World Cup, as well as any other under-20 international football tournaments. It is controlled by the Iran Football Federation.

Contents

Tournament records

FIFA U-20 World Cup

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
YearRoundGPWD*LGSGA
Flag of Tunisia.svg 1977 Group Stage311145
Flag of Japan.svg 1979 did not qualify
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1981
Flag of Mexico.svg 1983
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1985
Flag of Chile.svg 1987
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1989
Flag of Portugal.svg 1991
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1993
Flag of Qatar.svg 1995
Flag of Malaysia.svg 1997
Flag of Nigeria.svg 1999
Flag of Argentina.svg 2001 Group Stage300308
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2003 did not qualify
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2005
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2007
Flag of Egypt.svg 2009
Flag of Colombia.svg 2011
Flag of Turkey.svg 2013
Flag of New Zealand.svg 2015
Flag of South Korea.svg 2017 Group Stage310246
Flag of Poland.svg 2019 did not qualify
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2021 Cancelled
Flag of Argentina.svg 2023 did not qualify
Flag of Chile.svg 2025 to be determined
Total3/249216819

AFC U-19 Championship

AFC U-19 Championship record Qualifications
YearRoundPLDWD*LGSGAPLDWDLGSGA
Flag of Malaysia.svg 1959 did not enter------------
Flag of Malaysia.svg 1960 did not enter------------
Flag of Thailand.svg 1961 did not enter------------
Flag of Thailand.svg 1962 did not enter------------
Flag of Malaysia.svg 1963 did not enter------------
Flag of Vietnam.svg 1964 did not enter------------
Flag of Japan.svg 1965 did not enter------------
Flag of the Philippines.svg 1966 did not enter------------
Flag of Thailand.svg 1967 did not enter------------
Flag of South Korea.svg 1968 did not enter------------
Flag of Thailand.svg 1969 Third place6411134------
Flag of the Philippines.svg 1970 Quarterfinals4301152------
Flag of Japan.svg 1971 Quarterfinals422071------
Flag of Thailand.svg 1972 Third place6402112------
State Flag of Iran (1964).svg 1973 Champions4400101------
Flag of Thailand.svg 1974 Champions6510182------
Flag of Kuwait.svg 1975 Champions6420161------
Flag of Thailand.svg 1976 Champions6510112------
State Flag of Iran (1964).svg 1977 Runners-up5401195------
Flag of Bangladesh.svg 1978 Quarterfinals421163------
Flag of Thailand.svg 1980 did not qualify------------
Flag of Thailand.svg 1982 did not qualify------------
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 1985 did not qualify------------
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 1986 did not qualify------------
Flag of Qatar.svg 1988 did not qualify------------
Flag of Indonesia.svg 1990 did not qualify------------
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 1992 Round 1311122------
Flag of Indonesia.svg 1994 did not qualify------------
Flag of South Korea.svg 1996 Round 1403112321091
Flag of Thailand.svg 1998 did not qualify------------
Flag of Iran.svg 2000 Fourth place6420135------
Flag of Qatar.svg 2002 did not qualify------310268
Flag of Malaysia.svg 2004 Round 1311174220081
Flag of India.svg 2006 Round 1320157220070
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2008 Round 13102565410200
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2010 Round 1310225211051
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2012 Quarterfinals42111053300120
Flag of Myanmar.svg 2014 Round 1310233330091
Flag of Bahrain.svg 2016 Semifinals5221973300150
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2018 did not qualify------312051
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 2020 Qualified but cancelled------330090
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 2023 Quarterfinals4202653300110
Total21/40925418201897435285211613
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

CAFA U-19 Championship

CAFA Junior Championship record
YearRoundPldWDLGSGA
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 2016 Withdrew------
Flag of Tajikistan.svg 2019 Champions431091
Flag of Tajikistan.svg 2022 Champions4220124
Total2/38530215

Toulon Tournament

Panda Cup

Results and fixtures

  Win  Draw  Loss

Previous matches

DateVenueOpponentCompetitionResultIranian scorersReport
2019
6 November 2019 Flag of Iran.svg PAS Stadium, Tehran Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification 3–0 (W) Barzegar Soccerball shade.svg53',
Monazami Soccerball shade.svg78',
Salmani Soccerball shade.svg82' (pen.)
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8 November 2019 Flag of Iran.svg PAS Stadium, Tehran Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification 4–0 (W) Ahmadi Soccerball shade.svg75',
Jalali Soccerball shade.svg84',
Monazami Soccerball shade.svg86',
Barzegar Soccerball shade.svg90'
Report
10 November 2019 Flag of Iran.svg PAS Stadium, Tehran Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification 2–0 (W) Asadabadi Soccerball shade.svg45',
Hashemnezhad Soccerball shade.svg80'
Report

Forthcoming matches

DateCompetitionLocationOpponent
2020

Coaching staff

PositionName
Head coach Flag of Iran.svg Hossein Abdi
Team manager Faraz Fatemi

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup matches from 1 to 18 March 2023.

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Mohammad Khalifeh (2004-08-19) 19 August 2004 (age 19) Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis
121 GK Adib Zarei (2004-01-19) 19 January 2004 (age 20) Flag of Iran.svg Shahin
221 GK Mohammad Sadegh Salehi (2004-03-30) 30 March 2004 (age 20) Flag of Iran.svg Sepahan

22 DF Ali Akbar Ranjbar (2004-02-02) 2 February 2004 (age 20) Flag of Iran.svg Paykan
32 DF Mersad Seifi (2003-08-11) 11 August 2003 (age 20) Flag of Iran.svg Nassaji Mazandaran
52 DF Amin Hazbavi (captain) (2003-05-06) 6 May 2003 (age 21) Flag of Iran.svg Foolad
62 DF Milad Kor (2003-10-19) 19 October 2003 (age 20) Flag of Iran.svg tractor
152 DF Amin Pilali (2003-01-07) 7 January 2003 (age 21) Flag of Iran.svg kia
182 DF Danial Eiri (2003-10-26) 26 October 2003 (age 20) Flag of Iran.svg Zob Ahan

103 MF Farhad Zavoshi (2003-02-08) 8 February 2003 (age 21) Flag of Iran.svg Havadar
83 MF Alireza Enayatzadeh (2004-04-05) 5 April 2004 (age 20) Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis
143 MF Erfan Ghorbani (2003-12-15) 15 December 2003 (age 20) Flag of Iran.svg kia
163 MF Mohammadjavad Hosseinnejad (2003-01-26) 26 January 2003 (age 21) Flag of Iran.svg Sepahan
43 MF Mohammadreza Torabi (2004-07-18) 18 July 2004 (age 19) Flag of Iran.svg Esteghlal
213 MF Mohammadreza Bordbar (2004-08-26) 26 August 2004 (age 19) Flag of Iran.svg Malavan
193 MF Alireza Safari (2003-12-02) 2 December 2003 (age 20) Flag of Iran.svg Saipa
173 MF Mojtaba Fakhrian (2003-05-15) 15 May 2003 (age 21) Flag of Iran.svg Aluminium Arak
233 MF Salim Toomaj (2005-01-09) 9 January 2005 (age 19) Flag of Turkey.svg Fenerbahçe

74 FW Amir Ebrahimzadeh (2004-01-31) 31 January 2004 (age 20) Flag of Iran.svg tractor
114 FW Amirreza Eslamtalab (2003-01-30) 30 January 2003 (age 21) Flag of Iran.svg kia
94 FW Saeid Saharkhizan (2003-01-26) 26 January 2003 (age 21) Flag of Iran.svg Havadar
204 FW Hossein Hajizadeh (2003-03-09) 9 March 2003 (age 21) Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis

Previous squads

FIFA U-20 World Cups

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