Nickname(s) | Team Melli Omid (The Hope National Team) | ||
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Association | FFIRI | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Head coach | Eurico Pinhal | ||
Captain | Hossein Hosseini | ||
Home stadium | Azadi Stadium | ||
FIFA code | IRN | ||
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First international | |||
Iran 2–1 Kuwait (Kuwait City, Kuwait; 3 December 1977) [1] | |||
Biggest win | |||
Iran 10–0 Afghanistan (Busan, South Korea; 28 September 2002) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Iran 2–6 Japan (Tehran, Iran; 9 February 2001) | |||
AFC U-23 Championship | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 2013 ) | ||
Best result | Quarter-finals (2016) | ||
Asian Games | |||
Appearances | 6 (first in 2002 ) | ||
Best result | Gold Medal (2002) | ||
Medal record |
Iran national under-23 football team, also known as Iran U-23 or Iran Olympic Team; represents Iran in international football competitions in Olympic Games, Asian Games and AFC U-22 Asian Cup, as well as any other under-23 international football tournaments. It is controlled by the Iran Football Federation.
The winner of the gold medal at the 2002 Asian Games, the team was prepared to defend its championship title at the football tournament of the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. Despite a suspension by FIFA, preventing Iran to enter any international football competition, [2] the Iran under-23 team was given special permission to participate in the Asian Games, [3] where they won the bronze medal.
Football at the Asian Games has required that under-23 players enter the competitions, but they have allowed three over-age players can be included in the squad. Iran used three players, known as the "Wild cards", in three versions of the games in 2002, 2006, 2010 And 2022:
Competition | Wild card 1 | Wild card 2 | Wild card 3 |
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2002 Asian Games | Ali Daei (C) | Yahya Golmohammadi | Ebrahim Mirzapour (GK) |
2006 Asian Games | Hassan Roudbarian (C/GK) | Arash Borhani | Jalal Hosseini |
2010 Asian Games | Mehdi Rahmati (C/GK) | Gholamreza Rezaei | |
2022 Asian Games | Hossein Hosseini (C/GK) | Amir Arsalan Motahari |
Win Draw Loss Fixture
25 October 2021 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification | Iran | 4–0 | Nepal | Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
16:00 UTC+5 | Report | Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Suhaizi Shukri |
28 October 2021 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification | Lebanon | 0–2 | Iran | Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
16:00 UTC+5 | Report | Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 450 Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar |
31 October 2021 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification | Iran | 3–2 | Tajikistan | Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
16:00 UTC+5 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 7,200 Referee: Kim Woo-sung |
1 June 2022 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup | Iran | 1–1 | Qatar | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
18:00 UTC+5 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan) |
4 June 2022 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup | Turkmenistan | 2–1 | Iran | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
18:00 UTC+5 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Milliy Stadium Attendance: 539 Referee: Alex King (Australia) |
7 June 2022 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup | Uzbekistan | 1–1 | Iran | Qarshi, Uzbekistan |
22:00 UTC+5 |
| Report |
| Stadium: Markaziy Stadium Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman) |
14 June 2023 2023 WAFF U-23 Championship | Iran | 3–1 | Syria | Karbala, Iraq |
19:45 UTC+3 |
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| Stadium: Karbala Stadium |
16 June 2023 2023 WAFF U-23 Championship | Palestine | 1–1 | Iran | Karbala, Iraq |
19:45 UTC+3 |
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| Stadium: Karbala Stadium |
18 June 2023 2023 WAFF U-23 Championship Semi-finals | Iran | 0–0 (4–3 pen.) | Jordan | Baghdad, Iraq |
18:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Al-Madina Stadium | |||
Penalties | ||||
Y. Salmani Hazbavi A. Bavieh M. Ghorbani Hashemnejad | Al-Diabat Abualnadi Al-Haj Al-Shanaineh Abu Taha |
20 June 2023 2023 WAFF U-23 Championship Finals | Iran | 1–1 (4–5 pen.) | Iraq | Baghdad, Iraq |
20:00 UTC+3 | Goudarzi 31' | Abdullah 45+3' | Stadium: Al-Madina Stadium | |
Penalties | ||||
Y. Salmani Fallah Irankhah M. Ghorbani Hashemnejad | K. Mohammed Tahseen Abdullah M. Mohammed Maknzi |
6 September 2023 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification | Iran | 3–0 | Hong Kong | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
17:00 UTC+5 |
| Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium (Tashkent) |
9 September 2023 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification | Afghanistan | 0–4 | Iran | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
17:00 UTC+5 |
| Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium (Tashkent) |
12 September 2023 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification | Uzbekistan | 1–0 | Iran | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
19:00 UTC+5 |
| Stadium: JAR Stadium (Tashkent) |
19 September 2023 2022 Asian Games | Iran | 0–0 | Saudi Arabia | Hangzhou, China |
19:30 UTC+8 | Stadium: Linping Sports Centre Stadium (Hangzhou) |
21 September 2023 2022 Asian Games | Vietnam | 0–4 | Iran | Hangzhou, China |
19:30 UTC+8 | Stadium: Linping Sports Centre Stadium (Hangzhou) Referee: Mohammed Ahmed Al-Shammari (Qatar) |
24 September 2023 2022 Asian Games | Mongolia | 0–3 | Iran | Hangzhou, China |
19:30 UTC+8 | Stadium: Linping Sports Centre Stadium (Hangzhou) Attendance: 8,692 Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia) |
27 September 2023 2022 Asian Games | Thailand | 0–2 | Iran | Hangzhou, China |
19:30 UTC+8 | Stadium: Shencheng Attendance: 9,410 Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia) |
1 October 2023 2022 Asian Games | Iran | 0–1 | Hong Kong | Hangzhou, China |
19:30 UTC+8 |
| Stadium: Shencheng Attendance: 10,198 Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea) |
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Eurico Pinhal |
Assistant coaches | Javad Manafi Mohammad Hassan Rajabzadeh Meisam Rezapour Milton Mendes |
Goalkeeping coach | Mohammad Amin Sanayaei |
Fitness coach | Salar Amini |
analyzer | Majid Karimi |
Team Supervisor | Mehran Farghani |
Physiotherapist | |
Team doctor | |
Team manager | Habib Kashani |
The following 22 players were called up for the 2022 Asian Games.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
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1 | GK | Hossein Hosseini* | 30 June 1992 | Esteghlal | ||
GK | Alireza Rezaei | 11 December 1999 | Nassaji | |||
GK | Sina Saeidifar | 12 April 2001 | Esteghlal | |||
2 | DF | Saman Touranian | 12 December 2001 | Esteghlal | ||
3 | DF | Hossein Goudarzi | 4 May 2001 | Shams Azar | ||
4 | DF | Saman Fallah | 12 May 2001 | Gol Gohar | ||
14 | DF | Amir Jafari | 18 January 2002 | Gol Gohar | ||
DF | Sina Shahabbasi | 14 April 2001 | Foolad | |||
DF | Majid Nasiri | 14 May 2000 | Mes | |||
DF | Mohammad Reza Bordbar | 26 August 2004 | Malavan | |||
MF | Mohammad Hossein Eslami | 13 April 2001 | Zob Ahan | |||
MF | Omid Hamedifar | 19 August 2000 | Esteghlal | |||
MF | Mohammad Khodabandelou | 7 September 1999 | Persepolis | |||
MF | Mohammad Omri | 11 March 2000 | Malavan | |||
MF | Yasin Salmani | 27 February 2002 | Persepolis | |||
MF | Gholamreza Sabet Imani | 6 April 2000 | Paykan | |||
MF | Fardin Yousefi | 13 October 2000 | Zob Ahan | |||
MF | Mehdi Mamizadeh | 15 April 2000 | Gol Gohar | |||
MF | Mohammad Reza Ghobeishavi | 24 January 2000 | Foolad | |||
FW | Amir Arsalan Motahari* | 10 March 1993 | Tractor | |||
11 | FW | Aria Barzegar | 10 October 2002 | Nassaji |
* Over-aged player
The following 24 players were called up for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
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1 | GK | Mohammad Reza Khaledabadi | 30 April 2001 (aged 22) | Esteghlal | ||
12 | GK | Sina Saeidifar | 12 April 2001 (aged 22) | Shams Azar | ||
22 | GK | Payam Parsa | 22 July 2002 (aged 20) | Sanat Naft | ||
2 | DF | Saman Touranian | 12 December 2001 (aged 21) | Esteghlal | ||
3 | DF | Hossein Goudarzi | 4 May 2001 (aged 22) | Shams Azar | ||
4 | DF | Daniel Airy | 26 October 2003 (aged 19) | Zob Ahan | ||
5 | DF | Amin Hazbavi | 6 May 2003 (aged 20) | Al Sadd | ||
13 | DF | Aria Yousefi | 22 April 2002 (aged 21) | Sepahan | ||
14 | DF | Amir Jafari | 18 January 2002 (aged 21) | Gol Gohar | ||
17 | DF | Mohammad Mehdi Ahmadi | 10 January 2001 (aged 22) | Persepolis | ||
21 | DF | Sina Ghasemi | 17 March 2004 (aged 19) | KIA | ||
23 | DF | Mohammadreza Bordbar | 26 August 2004 (aged 18) | Malavan | ||
DF | Saman Fallah | 12 May 2001 (aged 22) | Gol Gohar | |||
6 | MF | Alireza Bavieh | 21 August 2002 (aged 20) | Foolad | ||
8 | MF | Mohammad Javad Hosseinnejad | 26 October 2003 (aged 19) | Sepahan | ||
10 | MF | Yasin Salmani (captain) | 20 December 2001 (aged 21) | Persepolis | ||
11 | MF | Aria Barzegar | 10 November 2002 (aged 20) | Nassaji | ||
16 | MF | Mohammad Ghorbani | 21 May 2001 (aged 22) | Sepahan | ||
18 | MF | Ali Asghar Sadeghi | 1 February 2001 (aged 22) | Mes Rafsanjan | ||
19 | MF | Ali Pourdara | 21 November 2001 (aged 21) | Kuwait | ||
7 | FW | Mohammadhossein Eslami | 13 April 2001 (aged 22) | Zob Ahan | ||
9 | FW | Allahyar Sayyadmanesh | 20 June 2001 (aged 21) | Hull City | ||
15 | FW | Mohammad Taha Tabatabaei | 2 May 2002 (aged 21) | Saipa | ||
20 | FW | Mehdi Hashemnejad | 27 October 2001 (aged 21) | Tractor |
†U-23 teams were favoured by AFC and the IOC since 2002 Asian Games.The Senior team competed in the games before 2002.
Summer Olympic Games Record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
1908–1988 | See Iran national team | See Iran national team | |||||||||||||
1992 | Did not qualify | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 6 | ||||||||
1996 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | |||||||||
2000 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
2004 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 9 | |||||||||
2008 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||
2012 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
2016 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 9 | |||||||||
2020 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | |||||||||
2024 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |||||||||
2028 | To be determined | To be determined | |||||||||||||
2032 | |||||||||||||||
Total | — | 0/7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 46 | 21 | 9 | 16 | 90 | 50 |
AFC U-23 Asian Cup record | Qualification record | ||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | Squad | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
2014 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | Squad | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
2016 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | Squad | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2 | |
2018 | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
2020 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Squad | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
2022 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Squad | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | ||
2024 | Did not qualify | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||
2026 | To be determined | ||||||||||||||
Total | 4/5 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 19 | — | 20 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 52 | 11 | |
Asian Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | PLD | W | D | L | GS | GA | Squad |
1951 to 1998 | See Iran national team | |||||||
2002 | Champions | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | Squad |
2006 | Third Place | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | Squad |
2010 | Fourth Place | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | Squad |
2014 | Group Stage | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | Squad |
2018 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Squad |
2022 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | Squad |
2026 | To be determined | |||||||
2030 | ||||||||
2034 | ||||||||
Total | 5/5 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 54 | 26 | — |
WAFF U-23 Championship record | |||||||
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Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
2015 | Champions | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
2021 | Not a WAFF member | ||||||
2022 | |||||||
2023 | Runners-up [lower-alpha 1] | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
Total | 2/4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 6 |
West Asian Games record | |||||||
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Year | Round | PLD | W | D | L | GS | GA |
1997 | Champions | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 |
2002 | Runners-up | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
2005 | Third place | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 |
Total | 3/3 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 10 |
Islamic Solidarity Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | PLD | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
2005 | See Iran B national team | |||||||
2010 | Cancelled | |||||||
2013 | Did not enter | |||||||
2017 | ||||||||
2021 | Group Stage [lower-alpha 1] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | |
2025 | To be determined | |||||||
Total | 1/4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
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