Iran national football team results (1941–1959)

Last updated August 21, 2025

This is a list of official football games played by Iran national football team between 1941 and 1959.

1941

Friendly

25 August 1941

Afghanistan	0–0	Iran
	Report

Ghazi Stadium, Kabul

Attendance: 10,000

1949

Friendly

26 October 1949

Iran	4–0	Afghanistan
Mobasher Boroumand	Report

Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran

1950

Friendly

28 May 1950

Turkey	6–1	Iran
Eken 16', 38', 39' Deringör 21', 87' Küçükandonyadis 48'	Report	Khalili 3'

İnönü Stadium, Istanbul

Friendly

27 October 1950

Iran	5–1	Pakistan
Boroumand Khatami Shakibi	Report	Wahid

Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 17,000

1951

1951 Asian Games – Quarterfinal

5 March 1951

15:00

Iran	2–0	Burma
Afshar 17' Kouzehkanani 60'	Report

National Stadium, New Delhi

Attendance: 17,000

1951 Asian Games – Semifinal

7 March 1951

15:00

Iran	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Japan
	Report

National Stadium, New Delhi

Attendance: 15,000

1951 Asian Games – Semifinal (Replay)

8 March 1951

17:00

Iran	3–2	Japan
Masoud-Ansari 21', 42' Boroumand 58'	Report	Tokita 40' Ninomiya 50'

National Stadium, New Delhi

Attendance: 15,000

1951 Asian Games – Final

10 March 1951

India	1–0	Iran
Mewalal 34'	Report

National Stadium, New Delhi

Attendance: 25,000

1952

Friendly

23 April 1952

Pakistan	0–0	Iran
	Report

Karachi

Attendance: 35,000

1958

1958 Asian Games – Preliminary round

26 May 1958

14:00

Israel	4–0	Iran
Glazer 21' Stelmach 30', 78' Reznik 66' (pen.)	Report

Metropolitan Stadium, Tokyo

Attendance: 7,500

Referee: Shigeaki Murakata (Japan)

1958 Asian Games – Preliminary round

28 May 1958

South Korea	5–0	Iran
Lee Soo-nam 6' Kim Young-jin 33' Moon Jung-sik 50' Choi Chung-min 53' Woo Sang-kwon 84'	Report

Metropolitan Stadium, Tokyo

Attendance: 7,000

1959

1960 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

5 December 1959

Israel	0–3	Iran
	Report	Hajari 49' Barmaki 59' Dehdari 65'

Maharaja's College Stadium, Kochi

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: P. Chakravarthy (India)

1960 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

9 December 1959

Iran	1–4	Pakistan
Haji Mokhtar	Report	Umer Faqir

Maharaja's College Stadium, Kochi

Attendance: 15,000

1960 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

11 December 1959

India	3–1	Iran
Goswami 64' Khan 66' (pen.) Balaram 80'	Report	Dehdari 62'

Maharaja's College Stadium, Kochi

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Masudur Rahman (Pakistan)

1960 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

12 December 1959

Israel	1–1	Iran
Menchel 9'	Report	Hajari 49'

Maharaja's College Stadium, Kochi

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: P. Chakravarthy (India)

1960 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

14 December 1959

Pakistan	1–4	Iran
Changezi	Report	Hajari Jamali

Maharaja's College Stadium, Kochi

Attendance: 16,000

1960 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

18 December 1959

India	1–2	Iran
Khan 64'	Report	Dehdari

Maharaja's College Stadium, Kochi

Attendance: 25,000

Statistics

Results by year

Year	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1941	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
1949	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4
1950	2	1	0	1	6	7	−1
1951	4	2	1	1	5	3	+2
1952	1	0	1	0	0	0	0
1958	2	0	0	2	0	9	−9
1959	6	3	1	2	12	10	+2
Total	17	7	4	6	27	29	−2

Managers

Name	First match	Last match	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Hossein Sadaghiani	25 August 1941	27 October 1950	4	2	1	1	10	7	+3
Mostafa Salimi	5 March 1951	2 April 1952	5	2	2	1	5	3	+2
Hossein Sadaghiani	26 May 1958	28 May 1958	2	0	0	2	0	9	−9
Francisc Mészáros	5 December 1959	18 December 1959	6	3	1	2	12	10	+2
Total			17	7	4	6	27	29	−2

Opponents

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Afghanistan	2	1	1	0	4	0	+4
India	3	1	0	2	3	5	−2
Israel	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1
Japan	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1
Korea, South	1	0	0	1	0	5	−5
Myanmar	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2
Pakistan	4	2	1	1	10	6	+4
Turkey	1	0	0	1	1	6	−5
Total	17	7	4	6	27	29	−2

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West Asia (WAFF)	Bahrain 2000−2009 2010−2019 2020–present Iraq 1957–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Jordan Kuwait 1961−1979 1980−1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Lebanon 1940–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Oman 1965–2019 2020–present Palestine 1998–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Qatar 2020–present Saudi Arabia 1957–1979 1980–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Syria 1940–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present United Arab Emirates 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Yemen
Central Asia (CAFA)	Afghanistan Iran 1941–1959 1960–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Kyrgyzstan 2020–present Tajikistan 2020–present Turkmenistan Uzbekistan 1992–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present
South Asia (SAFF)	Bangladesh 1973–1999 2000–2019 2020–present Bhutan India 1938–1959 1960–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Maldives Nepal 1972–1989 1990–1999 2000–2019 2020–present Pakistan 1950–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Sri Lanka 1950–1979 1980–2009 2010–present
East Asia (EAFF)	China 1913–1949 1950–1969 1970–1989 1990–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Chinese Taipei Guam Hong Kong 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Japan 1917–1939 1940–1949 1950–1959 1960–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present North Korea 1956–1979 1980–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present South Korea 1948–1959 1960–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Macau Mongolia Northern Mariana Islands ^†
Southeast Asia (AFF)	Australia 1922–1949 1950–1979 1980–1999 2000–2019 2020–present Brunei Cambodia 2010–2019 2020–present Indonesia 1934–1949 1950–1979 1980–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Laos 1961–1999 2000–2019 2020–present Malaysia 2010–2019 2020–present Myanmar 1950–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Philippines 1913–1948 1950–1979 1980–1999 2000–2009 2000–2019 2020–present Singapore 1948–1969 1970–1989 1990–1999 2000–2019 2020–present Thailand 1948–1959 1960–1969 1970–1979 1980–1989 1990–1999 2000–2009 2010–2019 2020–present Timor-Leste Vietnam 1991–2009 2010–2019 2020–present
Defunct	Aden Lahej North Yemen South Vietnam South Yemen
^† Provisional Associate Member - Not a member of FIFA

Iran national football team results (1941–1959)

Contents

1941

1949

1950

1951

1952

1958

1959

Statistics

Results by year

Managers

Opponents

External links