Iran national under-23 football team

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Iran under-23
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Nickname(s) Team Melli Omid (The Hope National Team)
Association FFIRI
Confederation AFC (Asia)
Head coach Eurico Pinhal
Captain Hossein Hosseini
Home stadium Azadi Stadium
FIFA code IRN
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First colours
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First international
State Flag of Iran (1964).svg  Iran 2–1 Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg
(Kuwait City, Kuwait; 3 December 1977) [1]
Biggest win
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 10–0 Afghanistan  Flag of Afghanistan (2002-2004).svg
(Busan, South Korea; 28 September 2002)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 2–6 Japan Flag of Japan.svg
(Tehran, Iran; 9 February 2001)
AFC U-23 Championship
Appearances4 (first in 2013 )
Best resultQuarter-finals (2016)
Asian Games
Appearances6 (first in 2002 )
Best result Gold medal asia.svg Gold Medal (2002)

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.

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History

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.

Wild cards

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:

CompetitionWild card 1Wild card 2Wild card 3
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

Results and fixtures

Legend

  Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

2021

25 October 2021 (2021-10-25) 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification Iran  Flag of Iran.svg4–0Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal Dushanbe, Tajikistan
16:00  UTC+5
Report Stadium: Pamir Stadium
Attendance: 250
Referee: Suhaizi Shukri
28 October 2021 (2021-10-28) 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg0–2Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Dushanbe, Tajikistan
16:00  UTC+5
Report Stadium: Pamir Stadium
Attendance: 450
Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar
31 October 2021 (2021-10-31) 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification Iran  Flag of Iran.svg3–2Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan Dushanbe, Tajikistan
16:00  UTC+5
Report
Stadium: Pamir Stadium
Attendance: 7,200
Referee: Kim Woo-sung

2022

1 June 2022 (2022-06-01) 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Iran  Flag of Iran.svg1–1Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Tashkent, Uzbekistan
18:00  UTC+5 Report Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium
Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan)
4 June 2022 (2022-06-04) 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Turkmenistan  Flag of Turkmenistan.svg2–1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Tashkent, Uzbekistan
18:00  UTC+5 Report
Stadium: Milliy Stadium
Attendance: 539
Referee: Alex King (Australia)
7 June 2022 (2022-06-07) 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg1–1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Qarshi, Uzbekistan
22:00  UTC+5 Report
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Stadium: Markaziy Stadium
Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman)

2023

14 June 2023 (2023-06-14) 2023 WAFF U-23 Championship Iran  Flag of Iran.svg3–1Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Karbala, Iraq
19:45  UTC+3
Stadium: Karbala Stadium
16 June 2023 (2023-06-16) 2023 WAFF U-23 Championship Palestine  Flag of Palestine.svg1–1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Karbala, Iraq
19:45  UTC+3
Stadium: Karbala Stadium
12 September 2023 (2023-09-12) 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg1–0Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Tashkent, Uzbekistan
19:00  UTC+5 Stadium: JAR Stadium (Tashkent)
19 September 2023 (2023-09-19) 2022 Asian Games Iran  Flag of Iran.svg0–0Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Hangzhou, China
19:30  UTC+8 Stadium: Linping Sports Centre Stadium (Hangzhou)
21 September 2023 (2023-09-21) 2022 Asian Games Vietnam  Flag of Vietnam.svg0–4Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Hangzhou, China
19:30  UTC+8 Stadium: Linping Sports Centre Stadium (Hangzhou)
Referee: Mohammed Ahmed Al-Shammari (Qatar)
24 September 2023 (2023-09-24) 2022 Asian Games Mongolia  Flag of Mongolia.svg0–3Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Hangzhou, China
19:30  UTC+8
Stadium: Linping Sports Centre Stadium (Hangzhou)
Attendance: 8,692
Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia)
27 September 2023 (2023-09-27) 2022 Asian Games Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg0–2Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Hangzhou, China
19:30  UTC+8
Stadium: Shencheng
Attendance: 9,410
Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia)
1 October 2023 (2023-10-01) 2022 Asian Games Iran  Flag of Iran.svg0–1Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Hangzhou, China
19:30  UTC+8 Stadium: Shencheng
Attendance: 10,198
Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea)

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 05 September 2023
PositionName
Head coach Flag of Portugal.svg Eurico Pinhal
Assistant coaches Flag of Iran.svg Javad Manafi
Flag of Iran.svg Mohammad Hassan Rajabzadeh
Flag of Iran.svg Meisam Rezapour
Flag of Brazil.svg Milton Mendes
Goalkeeping coach Flag of Iran.svg Mohammad Amin Sanayaei
Fitness coach Flag of Iran.svg Salar Amini
analyzer Flag of Iran.svg Majid Karimi
Team Supervisor Flag of Iran.svg Mehran Farghani
Physiotherapist
Team doctor
Team manager Flag of Iran.svg Habib Kashani

Manager history

Players

Current squad

2022 Asian Games squad

The following 22 players were called up for the 2022 Asian Games.

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)Club
11 GK Hossein Hosseini* (1992-06-30) 30 June 1992 (age 31) Flag of Iran.svg Esteghlal
1 GK Alireza Rezaei (1999-12-11) 11 December 1999 (age 24) Flag of Iran.svg Nassaji
1 GK Sina Saeidifar (2001-04-12) 12 April 2001 (age 23) Flag of Iran.svg Esteghlal

22 DF Saman Touranian (2001-12-12) 12 December 2001 (age 22) Flag of Iran.svg Esteghlal
32 DF Hossein Goudarzi (2001-05-04) 4 May 2001 (age 23) Flag of Iran.svg Shams Azar
42 DF Saman Fallah (2001-05-12) 12 May 2001 (age 23) Flag of Iran.svg Gol Gohar
142 DF Amir Jafari (2002-01-18) 18 January 2002 (age 22) Flag of Iran.svg Gol Gohar
2 DF Sina Shahabbasi (2001-04-14) 14 April 2001 (age 23) Flag of Iran.svg Foolad
2 DF Majid Nasiri (2000-05-14) 14 May 2000 (age 24) Flag of Iran.svg Mes
2 DF Mohammad Reza Bordbar (2004-08-26) 26 August 2004 (age 19) Flag of Iran.svg Malavan

3 MF Mohammad Hossein Eslami (2001-04-13) 13 April 2001 (age 23) Flag of Iran.svg Zob Ahan
3 MF Omid Hamedifar (2000-08-19) 19 August 2000 (age 23) Flag of Iran.svg Esteghlal
3 MF Mohammad Khodabandelou (1999-09-07) 7 September 1999 (age 24) Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis
3 MF Mohammad Omri (2000-03-11) 11 March 2000 (age 24) Flag of Iran.svg Malavan
3 MF Yasin Salmani (2002-02-27) 27 February 2002 (age 22) Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis
3 MF Gholamreza Sabet Imani (2000-04-06) 6 April 2000 (age 24) Flag of Iran.svg Paykan
3 MF Fardin Yousefi (2000-10-13) 13 October 2000 (age 23) Flag of Iran.svg Zob Ahan
3 MF Mehdi Mamizadeh (2000-04-15) 15 April 2000 (age 24) Flag of Iran.svg Gol Gohar
3 MF Mohammad Reza Ghobeishavi (2000-01-24) 24 January 2000 (age 24) Flag of Iran.svg Foolad

4 FW Amir Arsalan Motahari* (1993-03-10) 10 March 1993 (age 31) Flag of Iran.svg Tractor
114 FW Aria Barzegar (2002-10-10) 10 October 2002 (age 21) Flag of Iran.svg Nassaji

* Over-aged player

2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification squad

The following 24 players were called up for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification.

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)Club
11 GK Mohammad Reza Khaledabadi (2001-04-30)30 April 2001 (aged 22) Flag of Iran.svg Esteghlal
121 GK Sina Saeidifar (2001-04-12)12 April 2001 (aged 22) Flag of Iran.svg Shams Azar
221 GK Payam Parsa (2002-07-22)22 July 2002 (aged 20) Flag of Iran.svg Sanat Naft

22 DF Saman Touranian (2001-12-12)12 December 2001 (aged 21) Flag of Iran.svg Esteghlal
32 DF Hossein Goudarzi (2001-05-04)4 May 2001 (aged 22) Flag of Iran.svg Shams Azar
42 DF Daniel Airy (2003-10-26)26 October 2003 (aged 19) Flag of Iran.svg Zob Ahan
52 DF Amin Hazbavi (2003-05-06)6 May 2003 (aged 20) Flag of Qatar.svg Al Sadd
132 DF Aria Yousefi (2002-04-22)22 April 2002 (aged 21) Flag of Iran.svg Sepahan
142 DF Amir Jafari (2002-01-18)18 January 2002 (aged 21) Flag of Iran.svg Gol Gohar
172 DF Mohammad Mehdi Ahmadi (2001-01-10)10 January 2001 (aged 22) Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis
212 DF Sina Ghasemi (2004-03-17)17 March 2004 (aged 19) Flag of Iran.svg KIA
232 DF Mohammadreza Bordbar (2004-08-26)26 August 2004 (aged 18) Flag of Iran.svg Malavan
2 DF Saman Fallah (2001-05-12)12 May 2001 (aged 22) Flag of Iran.svg Gol Gohar

63 MF Alireza Bavieh (2002-08-21)21 August 2002 (aged 20) Flag of Iran.svg Foolad
83 MF Mohammad Javad Hosseinnejad (2003-10-26)26 October 2003 (aged 19) Flag of Iran.svg Sepahan
103 MF Yasin Salmani (captain) (2001-12-20)20 December 2001 (aged 21) Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis
113 MF Aria Barzegar (2002-11-10)10 November 2002 (aged 20) Flag of Iran.svg Nassaji
163 MF Mohammad Ghorbani (2001-05-21)21 May 2001 (aged 22) Flag of Iran.svg Sepahan
183 MF Ali Asghar Sadeghi (2001-02-01)1 February 2001 (aged 22) Flag of Iran.svg Mes Rafsanjan
193 MF Ali Pourdara (2001-11-21)21 November 2001 (aged 21) Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait

74 FW Mohammadhossein Eslami (2001-04-13)13 April 2001 (aged 22) Flag of Iran.svg Zob Ahan
94 FW Allahyar Sayyadmanesh (2001-06-20)20 June 2001 (aged 21) Flag of England.svg Hull City
154 FW Mohammad Taha Tabatabaei (2002-05-02)2 May 2002 (aged 21) Flag of Iran.svg Saipa
204 FW Mehdi Hashemnejad (2001-10-27)27 October 2001 (aged 21) Flag of Iran.svg Tractor

Previous squads

AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Asian Games

Honours

Continental

Gold medal icon.svg Gold Medal (1): 2002
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Medal (1): 2006
4th place (1): 2010

U-23 teams were favoured by AFC and the IOC since 2002 Asian Games.The Senior team competed in the games before 2002.

Regional

Gold medal icon.svgWinners (1): 2015
Silver medal icon.svgRunners-up (1): 2023
Gold medal icon.svgChampions (1): 1997.
Silver medal icon.svgRunners-up (1): 2002.
Bronze medal icon.svg3rd place (1): 2005.

Other

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Summer Olympic Games RecordQualification record
YearResultPositionPldWDLGFGAPldWDLGFGA
19081988 See Iran national team See Iran national team
Flag of Spain.svg 1992 Did not qualify8521196
Flag of the United States.svg 1996 421194
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2000 411236
Flag of Greece.svg 2004 6303229
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2008 612367
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2012 411215
Flag of Brazil.svg 2016 8503219
Flag of Japan.svg 2020 632194
Flag of France.svg 2024 320171
Flag of the United States.svg 2028 To be determinedTo be determined
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2032
Total0/746219169050

AFC U-23 Asian Cup

AFC U-23 Asian Cup recordQualification record
YearResultGPWD*LGSGASquadGPWDLGSGA
Flag of Oman.svg 2014 Group Stage311165 Squad 5410132
Flag of Qatar.svg 2016 Quarter-finals420267 Squad 4301152
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2018 Did not qualify210123
Flag of Thailand.svg 2020 Group stage311133 Squad 321061
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 2022 302134 Squad 330092
Flag of Qatar.svg 2024 Did not qualify320171
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2026 To be determined
Total4/51344518192015235211
*Denotes draws which include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks .

Asian Games

Asian Games record
YearRoundPLDWDLGSGASquad
1951 to 1998 See Iran national team
Flag of South Korea.svg 2002 Champions6420162 Squad
Flag of Qatar.svg 2006 Third Place6411106 Squad
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2010 Fourth Place7502148 Squad
Flag of South Korea.svg 2014 Group Stage201125 Squad
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2018 Round of 16411234 Squad
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2022 Quarter-finals531191 Squad
Flag of Japan.svg 2026 To be determined
Flag of Qatar.svg 2030
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2034
Total5/53017675426

WAFF U-23 Championship

WAFF U-23 Championship record
YearResultGPWDLGSGA
Flag of Qatar.svg 2015 Champions431083
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2021 Not a WAFF member
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2022
Flag of Iraq.svg 2023 Runners-up [lower-alpha 1] 413053
Total2/48440136
  1. Not a WAFF member, participated as invitee.

West Asian Games

West Asian Games record
YearRoundPLDWDLGSGA
Flag of Iran.svg 1997 Champions431084
Flag of Kuwait.svg 2002 Runners-up413054
Flag of Qatar.svg 2005 Third place4310102
Total3/3127502310

Islamic Solidarity Games

Islamic Solidarity Games record
YearRoundPLDWDLGSGA
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2005 See Iran B national team
Flag of Iran.svg 2010 Cancelled
Flag of Indonesia.svg 2013 Did not enter
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg 2017
Flag of Turkey.svg 2021 Group Stage [lower-alpha 1] 300309
Flag of Cameroon.svg 2025To be determined
Total1/4300309
  1. Iran withdrew before the start of the tournament. However, all results were announced as 3–0 in favor of Iran's opponents.

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