Iran national football team records and statistics

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

Individual records

Appearances

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 [1]	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 [2]	62	1968–1980

World Cup appearances

• Ehsan Hajsafi , 9 Games, 2014, 2018, 2022
• Alireza Jahanbakhsh , 8 Games, 2014, 2018, 2022
• Mehdi Mahdavikia , 6 Games, 1998, 2006
• Andranik Teymourian , 6 Games, 2006, 2014

World Cup event appearances

• Masoud Shojaei , 3 World Cups, 2006, 2014, 2018
• Ehsan Hajsafi , 3 World Cups, 2014, 2018, 2022
• Karim Ansarifard , 3 World Cups, 2014, 2018, 2022
• Alireza Jahanbakhsh , 3 World Cups, 2014, 2018, 2022

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 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 [3]	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

• Karim Bagheri , 7 goalsvs   Maldives , 2 June 1997 (1998 World Cup qualification)

• Karim Bagheri , 6 goalsvs   Guam , 24 November 2000 (2002 World Cup Qualification)

• Ali Daei , 5 goalsvs   Sri Lanka , 12 June 1996 (1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification)

Four goals in a match

• Behtash Fariba vs   Bangladesh , 22 September 1980 (1980 AFC Asian Cup)
• Nasser Mohammadkhani vs   Bangladesh , 7 August 1984 (1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification);
• Ali Asghar Modir Roosta vs   Taiwan , 25 June 1993 (1994 World Cup qualification)
• Ali Daei vs     Nepal , 10 June 1996 (1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification)
• Ali Daei vs   South Korea , 16 December 1996 (1996 AFC Asian Cup)
• Ali Karimi vs   Guam , 24 November 2000 (2002 World Cup qualification)
• Ali Daei vs   Laos , 17 November 2004 (2006 World Cup qualification)
• Karim Ansarifard vs   Cambodia , 11 October 2019 (2022 World Cup qualification)

Three goals in a match

• Masoud Boroumand vs   Pakistan , 27 October 50
• Abbas Hajari vs   Pakistan , 14 December 1959 (1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification)
• Ali Jabbari vs   Pakistan , 12 March 1o69
• Hossein Kalani vs   Iraq , 9 May 1972 (1972 AFC Asian Cup)
• Ali Jabbari vs   Thailand , 13 May 1972 (1972 AFC Asian Cup)
• Gholam Hossein Mazloumi vs   Pakistan , 3 September 1974 (1974 Asian Games)
• Gholam Hossein Mazloumi vs   South Yemen , 8 June 1976 (1976 AFC Asian Cup)
• Karim Bavi vs     Nepal , 4 June 1988 (1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification)
• Farshad Pious vs   Malaysia , 24 September 1990 (1990 Asian Games)
• Karim Bagheri vs   Sri Lanka , 17 June 1996 (1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification)
• Hamid Estili vs   Maldives , 2 June 1997 (1998 World Cup qualification)
• Ali Daei vs   Uzbekistan , 14 December 1998 (1998 Asian Games)
• Ali Daei vs   Maldives , 31 March 2000 (2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification)
• Ali Daei vs   Guam , 24 November 2000 (2002 World Cup qualification)
• Farhad Majidi vs   Guam , 24 November 2000 (2002 World Cup qualification)
• Sirous Dinmohammadi vs   Oman , 8 August 2001
• Ali Karimi vs   Slovakia , 15 August 2001
• Ali Daei vs   Lebanon , 17 June 2004 (2004 WAFF West Asian Championship)
• Ali Karimi vs   South Korea , 31 July 2004 (2004 AFC Asian Cup)
• Javad Nekounam vs   Lebanon , 6 February 2013 (2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification)
• Sardar Azmoun vs   North Macedonia , 2 June 2016
• Mehdi Taremi vs   Syria , 6 June 2019
• Sardar Azmoun vs   Cambodia , 11 October 2019 (2022 World Cup qualification)
• Mehdi Taremi vs   Afghanistan , 13 June 2023 (2023 CAFA Nations Cup)
• Mehdi Taremi vs   Kyrgyzstan , 16 June 2023 (2023 CAFA Nations Cup)
• Mehdi Taremi vs   Hong Kong , 6 June 2024 (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 , 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 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: ^{[4] [5]}

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			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
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										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
1900	Not an IOC member										No qualification
1904
1908
1912
1920
1924
1928
1936
1948	Did not enter
1952
1956	Withdrew										Withdrew
1960	Did not enter									Did not enter
1964	First round	12th	3	0	1	2	1	6	Squad	6	4	1	1	14	3
1968	Withdrew									Withdrew
1972	First round	12th	3	1	0	2	1	9	Squad	5	3	2	0	6	0
1976	Quarter-finals	7th	3	1	0	2	4	5	Squad	4	3	1	0	8	1
1980	Qualified but later withdrew									6	4	2	0	22	2
1984	Did not enter									Did not enter
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
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

Main article: Football at the Asian Games

Asian Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1951	Runners-up	2nd	3	2	0	1	2	1	Squad
1954	Did not enter
1958	Preliminary round	14th	2	0	0	2	0	9	Squad
1962	Did not enter
1966	Runners-up	2nd	7	4	0	3	9	6	Squad
1970	Preliminary round	8th	2	0	1	1	2	3	Squad
1974	Champions	1st	7	7	0	0	20	1	Squad
1978	Did not enter
1982	Quarter-finals	8th	4	2	0	2	3	2	Squad
1986	Quarter-finals	6th	5	3	1	1	13	2	Squad
1990	Champions	1st	5	4	1	0	7	1	Squad
1994	Preliminary round	9th	4	1	2	1	5	2	Squad
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
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–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
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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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
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 ^[a]

Main article: ECO Cup

RCD Cup/ECO Cup record (Defunct)
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1965	Champions	1st	2	1	1	0	4	1	Squad
1967	Runners-up	2nd	2	1	0	1	2	1	Squad
1969	Runners-up	2nd	2	1	0	1	4	6	Squad
1970	Champions	1st	2 [b]	1	1	0	8	1	Squad
1974	Runners-up	2nd	2 [c]	1	0	1	2	2	Squad
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
1978	Not completed [a]		1	1	0	0	3	0	Squad
1985	Did not qualify
1987
1991	Runners-up	2nd	2	1	0	1	2	2	Squad Squad
1993	Did not qualify
1995
1997
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
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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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
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

Main article: Football at the Islamic Solidarity Games

Islamic Solidarity Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
2005	Third place	3rd	6 [a]	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
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
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 [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

Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1969 Friendship Cup	Runners-up	4	3	0	1	13	5	+8	9
1971 Cyrus Cup	Champions	5	5	0	0	10	2	+8	15
1972 Independence Cup	Round 1	4	0	1	3	3	8	−5	1
1974 Iran Cup	Champions	4	2	2	0	4	1	+3	8
1975 Iran Cup	Round 1	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1
1982 Quaid-E-Azam Cup	Champions	6	5	1	0	22	1	+21	16
1985 Nehru Cup	Round 1	3	1	0	2	5	5	0	3
1986 Fajr Cup	Runners-up	5	3	2	0	11	2	+9	11
1989 Peace and Friendship Cup	Fourth Place	5	1	3	1	5	4	+1	6
1998 Lunar New Year Cup	Third Place	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1
1999 Ciao February Cup	Runners-up	2	1	0	1	3	4	−1	3
1999 Canada Cup	Runners-up	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5
2001 Civilization Cup	Third Place	2	1	1	0	6	2	+4	4
2003 Lunar New Year Cup	Runners-up	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4
2005 Tehran Cup	Third place	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	3
2008 Oman Cup	Third place	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1	3
2010 Qatar Friendship Cup	Fourth place	3	1	0	2	4	5	−1	3
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

• consist of only official international "A" Senior matches (not including Youth, B Team and club team results).
• Quaid-E-Azam International Cup
• 1985 Nehru Cup
• 1999 Ciao February Cup
• 2001 Civilization Cup
• 2005 Tehran Cup

Special Friendly Match

Year	Opponent	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
75th Anniversary of Real Madrid		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).

• 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	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	CONMEBOL	X	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

• FIFA considers Russia as the inheritor of the records of Soviet Union.
• FIFA considers Serbia as the inheritor of the records of SFR Yugoslavia and FR Yugoslavia.
• FIFA considers Czech Republic as the inheritor of the records of Czechoslovakia.

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) ^[6]

Lowest FIFA ranking

122 (May 1996) ^[6]

Best mover

65 (July 1996) ^[6]

Worst mover

-43 (October 1995) ^[6]

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

External links

• Team Melli records
• FIFA.com
• RSSSF archive of Iran's results, by Majeed Panahi, RSSSF, 21 Jan 2006
• World Football Elo Ratings: Iran