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This is a list of official football games played by Iran national football team between 1960 and 1979.
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This is a list of official football games played by Iran national football team between 1960 and 1979.
Friendly
Friendly
Friendly
1966 Asian Games – Preliminary round
Iran  | 2–0 |  Malaysia |
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Shirzadegan  28'Behzadi 50' | Report |
1966 Asian Games – Preliminary round
1966 Asian Games – Preliminary round
1966 Asian Games – Quarterfinal
1966 Asian Games – Quarterfinal
1966 Asian Games – Semifinal
1966 Asian Games – Final
Turkey  | 1–0 | Iran |
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| Güzelırmak 70' | Report |
1969 Friendship Cup
1969 Friendship Cup
| Iran | 9–1 |  Pakistan |
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| Jabbari 26', 32', 39' Vafakhah 30', 34'Mostafavi 48'Sharafi 55'Ghelichkhani 60' (pen.)Zarabi 62' | Report | Dar 61' |
| Iran | 7–0 | Pakistan |
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| Hajmohammad 13', 90' Ghelichkhani 33'Haghverdian 55'Kalani 57'Nurunnabi 71' (o.g.)Vafakhah 84' | Report |
1970 Asian Games – Preliminary round
1970 Asian Games – Preliminary round
South Korea  | 1–0 | Iran |
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| Lee Hoe-taik 59' | Report |
Friendly
| South Korea | 2–0 | Iran |
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| Chung Kyu-poong 8' Park Lee-chun 12' | Report |
Friendly
1972 AFC Asian Cup – Group allocation matches
| Iran | 2–0 |  Khmer Republic |
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| Kalani 45' Iranpak 51' | Report |
1972 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round
1972 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round
Thailand  | 2–3 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Tantariyanond 69', 70' | Report | Jabbari 80', 86', 88' |
1972 AFC Asian Cup – Semifinal
| Iran | 2–1 | Khmer Republic |
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| Iranpak 13' Ghelichkhani 47' | Report | Doeur Sokhom 18' |
1972 AFC Asian Cup – Final
| Iran | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | South Korea |
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| Jabbari 48' Kalani 108' | Report | Park Lee-chun 65' |
1972 Brazil Independence Cup – Preliminary round
Republic of Ireland  | 2–1 | Iran |
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| Leech 57' Givens 74' | Report | Ghelichkhani 10' |
1972 Brazil Independence Cup – Preliminary round
1972 Brazil Independence Cup – Preliminary round
Ecuador  | 1–1 | Iran |
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| Lasso 15' | Report | Ghelichkhani 36' |
1972 Brazil Independence Cup – Preliminary round
1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round
| Iran | 0–0 |  North Korea |
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| Report |
1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round
1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round
1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round
| Iran | 2–1 | North Korea |
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| Monajati 19' Sadeghi 89' | Report | Pak Sung-jin 48' |
1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round
1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round
Friendly
New Zealand  | 0–0 | Iran |
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| Report |
1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round
1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round
| Iran | 2–0 |  Australia |
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| Ghelichkhani 14' (pen.), 31' | Report |
1974 Asian Games – Preliminary round
1974 Asian Games – Preliminary round
1974 Asian Games – Preliminary round
| Iran | 6–0 |  Bahrain |
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| Jahani 25' Al-Durazi 28' (o.g.)Ghelichkhani 32'Etemadi 41'Dastjerdi 46'Haghverdian 73' | Report |
1974 Asian Games – Semifinal
1974 Asian Games – Semifinal
| Iran | 2–0 | South Korea |
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| Mazloumi 74', 90' | Report |
1974 Asian Games – Semifinal
1974 Asian Games – Final
Friendly
| Iran | 0–1 |  Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ondruš 62' (pen.) |
Friendly
1976 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round
1976 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round
1976 AFC Asian Cup – Semifinal
1976 AFC Asian Cup – Final
Friendly
1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round
Saudi Arabia  | 0–3 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Mazloumi 16', 78' Roshan 62' |
1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round
Friendly
75th Anniversary of Real Madrid – Semifinal
| Iran | 1–1 |  Argentina |
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| Sadeghi 79' | Report | Bertoni 14' (pen.) |
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Parvin  Nazari  Adelkhani | 1–4 | Benítez Olguín Ardiles Bertoni |
1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round
* Syria didn't show up.
1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round
| Iran | 2–0 | Saudi Arabia |
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| Yousefi 10' Sharifi 84' | Report |
1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Final round
1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Final round
| South Korea | 0–0 | Iran |
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| Report |
Friendly
1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Final round
1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Final round
1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Final round
| Iran | 2–2 | South Korea |
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| Roshan 55', 57' | Report | Lee Yung-moo 28', 88' |
1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Final round
1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Final round
1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Final round
Friendly
| Iran | 0–0 |  Yugoslavia |
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| Report |
Friendly
Friendly
Friendly
1978 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
1978 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary round
Netherlands  | 3–0 | Iran |
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| Rensenbrink 40' (pen.), 62', 78' (pen.) | Report |
1978 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary round
Scotland  | 1–1 | Iran |
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| Eskandarian 43' (o.g.) | Report | Danaeifard 60' |
1978 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary round
Friendly
| Iran | 0–1 |  Soviet Union |
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| Report | Khidiyatullin 17' |
| Year | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Total | 83 | 47 | 15 | 21 | 142 | 69 | +73 |
| Name | First match | Last match | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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 Hossein Fekri | 1 June 1962 | 16 March 1966 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
 György Szűcs | 10 December 1966 | 20 December 1966 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | +3 |
| Hossein Fekri | 24 November 1967 | 26 November 1967 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Mahmoud Bayati | 10 May 1968 | 19 May 1968 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 |
| Zdravko Rajkov | 7 March 1969 | 17 September 1969 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 |
| Mohammad Bayati | 1 September 1970 | 1 September 1970 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 |
| Igor Netto | 10 December 1970 | 11 December 1970 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 |
| Parviz Dehdari | 10 September 1971 | 12 September 1971 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mohammad Ranjbar | 7 May 1972 | 25 June 1972 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | +3 |
| Mahmoud Bayati | 4 May 1973 | 24 August 1973 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 |
| Frank O'Farrell | 3 September 1974 | 10 August 1975 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 4 | +17 |
| Heshmat Mohajerani | 3 June 1976 | 6 September 1978 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 21 | +22 |
| Total | 83 | 47 | 15 | 21 | 142 | 69 | +73 | ||
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Australia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
 Bahrain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 |
 Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Cambodia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
 Chile | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 |
 China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
 Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
| Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
 Ecuador | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 |
 Ghana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
 Hong Kong | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 |
| Hungary | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | –3 |
 India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
 Indonesia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
 Iraq | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 |
| Ireland, Republic of | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 |
 Israel | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
 Japan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 |
 Korea, North | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
 Korea, South | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 |
 Kuwait | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
 Myanmar | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | –3 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 | +29 |
 Peru | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | –3 |
 Portugal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | –3 |
 Romania | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 |
| Scotland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Serbia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Syria | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Turkey | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | –5 |
 Wales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
 Yemen, South | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 |
| Total | 83 | 47 | 15 | 21 | 142 | 69 | +73 |
The 1968 AFC Asian Cup was the 4th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held in Iran between 10 and 19 May 1968, with five teams competing in a round-robin format with no final for what would be the last time. It was also the first tournament with 90-minute games, after 80-minute games in the first three editions.
The Azadi Stadium, opened as the Aryamehr Stadium, is an all-seater football stadium in Tehran, Iran. The stadium was designed by Abdol Aziz Mirza Farman-Farmaian Architects and Associates (AFFA) with other parts of the sports complex based on plans by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, an American architectural, urban planning, and engineering firm. It was inaugurated on 17 October 1971 by Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the last Shah of Iran; it is currently self-owned by Esteghlal and Persepolis. It is also the home stadium of the Iran national football team. It has a capacity of 78,116 spectators, as the result of conversion to all-seater stadium. The stadium is part of the larger Azadi Sport Complex.
The Shahid Shiroudi Stadium, formerly known as Amjadieh Stadium, is a sports stadium in Tehran, Iran. It is currently used for athletics and held football matches until 2009.
Listed below are the dates and results for the 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian and Oceanian zone. For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification.
Listed below are the dates and results for the 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the Asian and Oceanian zone (AFC and OFC). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1974 FIFA World Cup qualification.
Football at the 1974 Asian Games was held in Tehran, Iran from 2 to 15 September 1974.
This is a list of official football games played by Iran national football team between 1941 and 1959.
This is a list of official football games played by Iran national football team between 1980 and 1989.
This is a list of official football games played by Iran national football team between 1990 and 1999.
This is a list of official football games played by Iran national football team between 2000 and 2009.
This is a list of official football games played by Iran national football team between 2010 and 2019.
This is a record of Iraq's results at the AFC Asian Cup. Iraq have appeared in the finals of the AFC Asian Cup on ten occasions: in 1972 and 1976, and from 1996 to 2023. Their best ever performance was becoming champions in the 2007 tournament held in Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.
The Iran and Iraq national football teams are sporting rivals since 1962.
Israel competed at the AFC Asian Cup four times. In 1956 and 1960 Israel finished second, in 1964 they finished first, and in 1968 they finished third. In 1972 Israel qualified for the tournament as hosts but later had to withdraw.
The Iran men's national football team has participated in 14 editions of the AFC Asian Cup, first appearing in the 1968 Asian Cup after automatically qualifying as hosts. Overall, Iran is one of the most successful teams in Asia, having won three titles from 1968 to 1976. However, after the 1976 Asian Cup, Iran's best performance is just third place.
Chinese Taipei national football team or Taiwan has participated in two AFC Asian Cup since it was founded.
This is a list of the Iran national football team results from 2020 to present.
Results of India national football team from 1990–1999.
Results of India national football team from 1970–1979.
Results of India national football team from 1960–1969.
