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| Association | Kabaddi Federation of I.R. Iran |
|---|---|
| Confederation | Asian Kabaddi Federation (AKF) |
| Head Coach | Gholamreza Mazandarani [1] |
| Captain | Fazel Atrachali |
| World Cup | |
| 3 (first in 2004 ) | |
| Runners-up (2004, 2007, 2016) | |
| Asian Games | |
| 5 (first in 2006 ) | |
| Champions (2018) | |
| Asian Kabaddi Championship | |
| 5 (first in 2002) | |
| Champions (2003) | |
The Iran national kabaddi team represents the Islamic Republic of Iran in international kabaddi.
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2004 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | Runners-up | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 3/3 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 |
| Year | Rank | M | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1990 | Did not enter | |||||||
 1994 | ||||||||
 1998 | ||||||||
 2002 | ||||||||
 2006 | Fourth place | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 148 | 183 | -35 |
| 2010 | Runners-up | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 116 | 113 | +3 |
| 2014 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 200 | 106 | +94 |
 2018 | Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 342 | 143 | +199 |
| 2022 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 236 | 115 | +121 |
| Total | 5/9 | 26 | 18 | 1 | 7 | 1042 | 660 | +382 |
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 to 2001 | Did not enter | ||||
 2002 | Third place | ||||
| 2003 | Champions | ||||
 2005 | Third place | ||||
| 2017 | Third place | ||||
| 2023 | Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 5/11 | ||||
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2018 | Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 2/6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1/1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Did not enter | – | – | – | – |
| 2010 | Third place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | Champions | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
 2016 | Did not enter | – | – | – | – |
| Total | 3/5 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 2 |
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2007 | Third place | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 3/3 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 |
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Round 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 | Did not enter | – | – | – | – |
| 2012 | Fourth place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | Did not enter | – | – | – | – |
| 2014 | Third place | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | Fourth place | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
 2020 | Third place | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 5/7 | 28 | 16 | 0 | 12 |
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Third place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2012 | Third place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | Third place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 3/3 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| Name | Role | Franchise |
|---|---|---|
| Meraj Sheykh | Captain, All Rounder | Dabang Delhi |
| Abolfazl Maghsoudlou | Raider | Bengaluru Bulls |
| Gholamabbas Korouki | Raider | |
| Mohammadesmaeil Maghsoudlou Mahalli | Raider | U Mumba |
| Mohammadtaghi Paeinmahali | Raider | Bengal Warriors |
| Mohsen Maghsoudloujafari | Raider | U Mumba |
| Abozar Mohajer Mighani | Defender | Bengal Warriors |
| Fazel Atrachali | Captain,Defender | Bengal Warriors |
| Hadi Tajik | Defender | Puneri Paltan |
| Milad Sheibak | Defender | Tamil Thalaivas |
| Soleiman Pahlevani | Defender | |
| Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh | All Rounder | Gujarat Giants |
| Hadi Oshtorak | All Rounder | Gujarat Fortunegiants |
| Farhad Rahimi Milaghardan | All Rounder | Telugu Titans |
| Saeid Ghaffari | All Rounder | Dabang Delhi |
| Mohammed Sajith Afridi | All Rounder | |
| Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh | All rounder | Haryana Steelers |
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