Iran national football team records and statistics

This is a list of the Iran national football team's competitive records.

Individual records

Appearances

Most capped players

As of 19 November 2024, the players with the most caps for Iran are:

Rank	Player	Career	Caps	Goals
1	Javad Nekounam	2000–2015	149	38
2	Ali Daei	1993–2006	148	108
3	Ehsan Hajsafi	2008–2024	142^[1]	7
4	Ali Karimi	1998–2013	127	38
5	Jalal Hosseini	2007–2018	115	8
6	Mehdi Mahdavikia	1996–2009	110	13
7	Karim Ansarifard	2009–2024	104	30
8	Andranik Teymourian	2005–2016	101	9
9	Mehdi Taremi	2015–	91	52
10	Alireza Jahanbakhsh	2013–	89	17
10	Sardar Azmoun	2014–	89	56

The records are collected based on data from FIFA and RSSSF.
bold names denotes a player still playing or available for selection.

Most capped goalkeepers

Rank	Player	Caps	Career
1	Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh	79	1987–1998
2	Alireza Beiranvand	77	2015–
3	Mehdi Rahmati	76	2004–2012
4	Ebrahim Mirzapour	70	2001–2011
5	Nasser Hejazi^[2]	62	1968–1980

World Cup appearances

Ehsan Hajsafi, 9 Games, 2014, 2018, 2022
Alireza Jahanbakhsh, 8 Games, 2014, 2018, 2022
Mehdi Mahdavikia, 6 Games, 1998, 2006
Andranik Teymourian, 6 Games, 2006, 2014

World Cup event appearances

Masoud Shojaei, 3 World Cups, 2006, 2014, 2018
Ehsan Hajsafi, 3 World Cups, 2014, 2018, 2022
Karim Ansarifard, 3 World Cups, 2014, 2018, 2022
Alireza Jahanbakhsh, 3 World Cups, 2014, 2018, 2022

Oldest player to feature at the World Cup: Ali Daei, 37 years, 2006
Youngest player to feature at the World Cup: Hossein Kaebi, 20 years and 9 months, 2006.

Oldest player to feature at the Asian Cup: Ali Daei, 35 years, 2004
First appearance by a player who had never played for an Iranian club: Ferydoon Zandi, vs Bahrain on 9 February 2005
First player to debut as a substitute: Mohammad Mohajer, on 25 August 1941 vs Afghanistan

Goals

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Goals	Caps	Ratio	Career
1	Ali Daei (list)	108	148	0.73	1993–2006
2	Sardar Azmoun	56	89	0.63	2014–
3	Mehdi Taremi	52	91	0.57	2015–
4	Karim Bagheri	50	87	0.57	1993–2010
5	Ali Karimi	38	127	0.3	1998-2012
5	Javad Nekounam	38	149	0.26	2000–2015
7	Karim Ansarifard	30	104	0.29	2009–2024
8	Gholam Hossein Mazloumi	19	40	0.48	1969–1977
9	Farshad Pious^[3]	18	34	0.53	1984–1994
10	Reza Ghoochannejhad	17	44	0.39	2012–2018
10	Alireza Jahanbakhsh	17	89	0.19	2013–

First goal: Masoud Boroumand vs Turkey, Friendly, 26 October 1947

Most goals in a match

Karim Bagheri, 7 goals vs Maldives, 2 June 1997 (1998 World Cup qualification)

Karim Bagheri, 6 goals vs Guam, 24 November 2000 (2002 World Cup Qualification)

Ali Daei, 5 goals vs Sri Lanka, 12 June 1996 (1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification)

Four goals in a match

Behtash Fariba vs Bangladesh, 22 September 1980 (1980 AFC Asian Cup)
Nasser Mohammadkhani vs Bangladesh, 7 August 1984 (1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification);
Ali Asghar Modir Roosta vs Taiwan, 25 June 1993 (1994 World Cup qualification)
Ali Daei vs Nepal, 10 June 1996 (1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification)
Ali Daei vs South Korea, 16 December 1996 (1996 AFC Asian Cup)
Ali Karimi vs Guam, 24 November 2000 (2002 World Cup qualification)
Ali Daei vs Laos, 17 November 2004 (2006 World Cup qualification)
Karim Ansarifard vs Cambodia, 11 October 2019 (2022 World Cup qualification)

Three goals in a match

Masoud Boroumand vs Pakistan, 27 October 50
Abbas Hajari vs Pakistan, 14 December 1959 (1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification)
Ali Jabbari vs Pakistan, 12 March 1o69
Hossein Kalani vs Iraq, 9 May 1972 (1972 AFC Asian Cup)
Ali Jabbari vs Thailand, 13 May 1972 (1972 AFC Asian Cup)
Gholam Hossein Mazloumi vs Pakistan, 3 September 1974 (1974 Asian Games)
Gholam Hossein Mazloumi vs South Yemen, 8 June 1976 (1976 AFC Asian Cup)
Karim Bavi vs Nepal, 4 June 1988 (1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification)
Farshad Pious vs Malaysia, 24 September 1990 (1990 Asian Games)
Karim Bagheri vs Sri Lanka, 17 June 1996 (1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification)
Hamid Estili vs Maldives, 2 June 1997 (1998 World Cup qualification)
Ali Daei vs Uzbekistan, 14 December 1998 (1998 Asian Games)
Ali Daei vs Maldives, 31 March 2000 (2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification)
Ali Daei vs Guam, 24 November 2000 (2002 World Cup qualification)
Farhad Majidi vs Guam, 24 November 2000 (2002 World Cup qualification)
Sirous Dinmohammadi vs Oman, 8 August 2001
Ali Karimi vs Slovakia, 15 August 2001
Ali Daei vs Lebanon, 17 June 2004 (2004 WAFF West Asian Championship)
Ali Karimi vs South Korea, 31 July 2004 (2004 AFC Asian Cup)
Javad Nekounam vs Lebanon, 6 February 2013 (2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification)
Sardar Azmoun vs North Macedonia, 2 June 2016
Mehdi Taremi vs Syria, 6 June 2019
Sardar Azmoun vs Cambodia, 11 October 2019 (2022 World Cup qualification)
Mehdi Taremi vs Afghanistan, 13 June 2023 (2023 CAFA Nations Cup)
Mehdi Taremi vs Kyrgyzstan, 16 June 2023 (2023 CAFA Nations Cup)
Mehdi Taremi vs Hong Kong, 6 June 2024 (2026 World Cup qualification)

First goal in a World Cup match: Iraj Danaeifard, 1978 FIFA World Cup vs Scotland
First goal in a World Cup qualifying campaign: Gholam Vafakhah vs Kuwait, 6 May 1973 (1974 World Cup qualification)
Oldest goalscorer at the World Cup: Yahya Golmohammadi, 35 years, 2006
Youngest goalscorer at the World Cup: Mehdi Mahdavikia, 20 years, 1998
Oldest goalscorer at the Asian Cup: Ali Daei, 35 years, 2004
Most goals scored from penalties: Ali Daei 16 Goals.
Youngest goalscorer: Allahyar Sayyadmanesh, 17 years and 342 days, 2019
First goal by a substitute: First Iranian goalscorer at the Azadi Stadium : Parviz Ghelichkhani vs Australia 24 August 1973

Hat-tricks

Masoud Boroumand, scorer of first hat-trick for Iran.

No.	Player	Opponent	Goals	Date	Competition
1	Masoud Boroumand	Pakistan	3	27 October 1950	International Match
2	Abbas Hajari	Pakistan	3	14 December 1959	1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3	Ali Jabbari	Pakistan	3	12 March 1969	International Match
4	Hossein Kalani	Iraq	3	9 May 1972	1972 AFC Asian Cup
5	Ali Jabbari	Thailand	3	13 May 1972	1972 AFC Asian Cup
6	Gholam Hossein Mazloumi	Pakistan	3	3 September 1974	1974 Asian Games
7	Gholam Hossein Mazloumi	South Yemen	3	8 June 1976	1976 AFC Asian Cup
8	Behtash Fariba	Bangladesh	4	22 September 1980	1980 AFC Asian Cup
9	Nasser Mohammadkhani	Bangladesh	4	7 August 1984	1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification
10	Karim Bavi	Nepal	3	4-Jun-1988	1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification
11	Farshad Pious	Malaysia	3	24 September 1990	1990 Asian Games
12	Ali Asghar Modir Roosta	Taiwan	4	25 June 1993	1994 World Cup qualification
13	Ali Daei	Nepal	4	10 June 1996	1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification
14	Ali Daei	Sri Lanka	5	12 June 1996	1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification
15	Karim Bagheri	Sri Lanka	3	17 June 1996	1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification
16	Ali Daei	South Korea	4	16 December 1996	1996 AFC Asian Cup
17	Karim Bagheri	Maldives	7	2 June 1997	1998 World Cup qualification
18	Hamid Estili	Maldives	3	2 June 1997	1998 World Cup qualification
19	Ali Daei	Uzbekistan	3	14 December 1998	1998 Asian Games
20	Ali Daei	Maldives	3	31 March 2000	2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
21	Karim Bagheri	Guam	6	24 November 2000	2002 World Cup qualification
22	Ali Karimi	Guam	4	24 November 2000	2002 World Cup qualification
23	Ali Daei	Guam	3	24 November 2000	2002 World Cup qualification
24	Farhad Majidi	Guam	3	24 November 2000	2002 World Cup qualification
25	Sirous Dinmohammadi	Oman	3	8 August 2001	International Match
26	Ali Karimi	Slovakia	3	15 August 2001	International Match
27	Ali Daei	Lebanon	3	17 June 2004	2004 WAFF West Asian Championship
28	Ali Karimi	South Korea	3	31 July 2004	2004 AFC Asian Cup
29	Ali Daei	Laos	4	17 November 2004	2006 World Cup qualification
30	Javad Nekounam	Lebanon	3	6 February 2013	2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
31	Sardar Azmoun	North Macedonia	3	2 June 2016	International Match
32	Mehdi Taremi	Syria	3	6 June 2019	International Match
33	Karim Ansarifard	Cambodia	4	11 October 2019	2022 World Cup qualification
34	Sardar Azmoun	Cambodia	3	11 October 2019	2022 World Cup qualification
35	Mehdi Taremi	Afghanistan	3	13 June 2023	2023 CAFA Nations Cup
36	Mehdi Taremi	Kyrgyzstan	3	16 June 2023	2023 CAFA Nations Cup
37	Mehdi Taremi	Hong Kong	3	6 June 2024	2026 World Cup qualification

Team records

Biggest Wins

As of 19 November 2024

Number	Year	Opponent	Result
1	2000	Guam	19 – 0
2	1997	Maldives	17 – 0
3	2019	Cambodia	14 – 0
4	1980	Sri Lanka	11 – 0
5	2021	Cambodia	10 – 0
6	1982	Bangladesh	9 – 0
6	1997	Maldives	9 – 0
8	1969	Pakistan	9 – 1
9	1976	South Yemen	8 – 0
9	1996	Nepal	8 – 0
9	2000	Maldives	8 – 0
12	2016	Papua New Guinea	8 – 1
12	2007	Jamaica	8 – 1

Biggest Defeats

As of 19 November 2024

Number	Year	Opponent	Result
1	1950	Turkey	1 – 6
2	1958	South Korea	0 – 5
2	1972	Hungary	0 – 5
4	2022	England	2 – 6
5	2000	Austria	1 – 5
6	1958	Israel	0 – 4
6	1969	Turkey	0 – 4
6	2007	Mexico	0 – 4
6	1964	East Germany	0 – 4
6	1972	Denmark	0 – 4

Top Results

Include only official results.

Biggest Wins

As of 19 November 2024

119 Win with +3 and more / 78 Win with only +2 / 154 Win with only +1

Number	Year	Opponent	Result
GD +10 and more
1	2000	Guam	19 – 0
2	1997	Maldives	17 – 0
3	2019	Cambodia	14 – 0
4	2021	Cambodia	10 – 0
GD +9
5	1982	Bangladesh	9 – 0
6	1997	Maldives	9 – 0
GD +8
7	1969	Pakistan	9 – 1
8	1976	South Yemen	8 – 0
9	1996	Nepal	8 – 0
10	2000	Maldives	8 – 0
GD +7
11	2007	Jamaica	8 – 1
12	2016	Papua New Guinea	8 – 1
13	1970	Pakistan	7 – 0
14	1974	Pakistan	7 – 0
15	1980	Bangladesh	7 – 0
16	1992	Pakistan	7 – 0
17	1996	Sri Lanka	7 – 0
18	1997	Kyrgyzstan	7 – 0
19	2004	Laos	7 – 0
20	2004	Laos	7 – 0
21	2011	Palestine	7 – 0
GD +6
22	1984	Philippines	7 – 1
23	2004	Syria	7 – 1
24	1974	Bahrain	6 – 0
25	1986	Nepal	6 – 0
26	1993	Chinese Taipei	6 – 0
27	1993	Chinese Taipei	6 – 0
28	2009	Singapore	6 – 0
29	2011	Bahrain	6 – 0
30	2015	Guam	6 – 0
31	2015	Guam	6 – 0
32	2016	Kyrgyzstan	6 – 0
GD +5
33	1998	Laos	6 – 1
34	2008	Qatar	6 – 1
35	2012	Tajikistan	6 – 1
36	2023	Afghanistan	6 – 1
37	1984	Bangladesh	5 – 0
38	1984	Thailand	5 – 0
39	1993	Pakistan	5 – 0
40	1998	Tajikistan	5 – 0
41	2013	Lebanon	5 – 0
42	2019	Yemen	5 – 0
43	2019	Syria	5 – 0
44	2024	Indonesia	5 – 0
45	2024	Turkmenistan	5 – 0
GD +4
46	1996	South Korea	6 – 2
47	1950	Pakistan	5 – 1
48	2023	Kyrgyzstan	5 – 1
49		24 Times	4 – 0
GD +3
50		2 Times	5 – 2
51		10 Times	4 – 1
52		35 Times	3 – 0
GD +2
53		4 Times	4 – 2
54		15 Times	3 – 1
55		59 Times	2 – 0
GD +1
56		2 Times	4 – 3
57		11 Times	3 – 2
58		48 Times	2 – 1
59		93 Times	1 – 0

Biggest Defeats

As of 19 November 2024

17 Defeat with -3 and more / 26 Defeat with only -2 / 70 Defeat with only -1

Number	Year	Opponent	Result
GD -5
1	1950	Turkey	1 – 6
2	1958	South Korea	0 – 5
GD -4
3	2022	England	2 – 6
4	2000	Austria	1 – 5
5	1958	Israel	0 – 4
6	1969	Turkey	0 – 4
7	2007	Mexico	0 – 4
GD -3
8	1959	Pakistan	1 – 4
9	1978	Peru	1 – 4
10	1972	Portugal	0 – 3
11	1973	Australia	0 – 3
12	1978	Netherlands	0 – 3
13	1988	South Korea	0 – 3
14	1993	South Korea	0 – 3
15	1998	Kuwait	0 – 3
16	2010	Brazil	0 – 3
17	2019	Japan	0 – 3
GD -2
18	1998	Oman	2 – 4
19	2009	Bahrain	2 – 4
20	1959	India	1 – 3
21	1966	Japan	1 – 3
22	1985	Yugoslavia	1 – 3
23	1997	United Arab Emirates	1 – 3
24	2001	Bahrain	1 – 3
25	2003	Kuwait	1 – 3
26	2006	Mexico	1 – 3
27	2013	Oman	1 – 3
28	2014	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1 – 3
29	2015	Sweden	1 – 3
30	1971	South Korea	0 – 2
31	1977	Hungary	0 – 2
32	1985	Soviet Union	0 – 2
33	1989	China	0 – 2
34	1990	Poland	0 – 2
35	1997	Qatar	0 – 2
36	1998	Hungary	0 – 2
37	1998	Croatia	0 – 2
38	1998	Germany	0 – 2
39	2001	Republic of Ireland	0 – 2
40	2004	Germany	0 – 2
41	2005	South Korea	0 – 2
42	2006	Portugal	0 – 2
43	2022	South Korea	0 – 2
GD -1
44	1993	Saudi Arabia	3 – 4
45	1997	Japan	2 – 3
46	2002	Slovakia	2 – 3
47	2003	Jordan	2 – 3
48	2009	Qatar	2 – 3
49	2024	Qatar	2 – 3
50	1962 - 2023	21 Times	1 – 2
51	1951 - 2023	43 Times	0 – 1

Biggest Draws

As of 19 November 2024

Number	Year	Opponent	Result
1	2015	Iraq	3 – 3
2		24 Times	2 – 2
3		61 Times	1 – 1
4		57 Times	0 – 0

PSO matches

PSO: 9 Matches in AFC Asian Cup - 4 Matches in Asian Games - Some of Matches in others Tournaments.

As of 19 November 2024

Number	Year	Opponent	Result
AFC Asian Cup
1	1984 AFC Asian Cup	Saudi Arabia	4 – 5
2	1984 AFC Asian Cup	Kuwait	3 – 5
3	1988 AFC Asian Cup	China	3 – 0
4	1996 AFC Asian Cup	Saudi Arabia	3 – 4
5	1996 AFC Asian Cup	Kuwait	3 – 2
6	2004 AFC Asian Cup	China	3 – 4
7	2007 AFC Asian Cup	South Korea	2 – 4
8	2015 AFC Asian Cup	Iraq	6 – 7
9	2023 AFC Asian Cup	Syria	5 – 3
Football at the Asian Games
1	1986 Asian games	South Korea	4 – 5
2	1990 Asian Games	North Korea	4 – 1
3	2002 Asian Games	South Korea	5 – 3
4	2006 Asian Games	China	8 – 7
WAFF Championship
1	2002 WAFF	Iraq	5 – 6
2	2002 WAFF	Syria	4 – 2
International Tournament
1	1977 International	Argentina	1 – 4
2	1986 International	Poland	3 – 1
3	1986 International	Poland	1 – 3
4	1989 International	South Korea	3 – 4
5	1989 International	Uganda	8 – 9
6	1998 International	Chile	4 – 2
7	2000 International	Egypt	7 – 8
8	2001 International	Italy	5 – 6
9	2002 International	Algeria	9 – 8
10	2002 International	Morocco	4 – 3
11	2002 International	Paraguay	4 – 3
12	2003 International	Uruguay	2 – 4
13	2005 International	Morocco	3 – 4
14	2005 International	Syria	5 – 3
15	2005 International	Syria	1 – 4

Source:^[4]^[5]

AET matches

AET: Only matches that result defined in overtime (without penalty kicks).

As of 19 November 2024

Number	Year	Opponent	Result
AFC Asian Cup
1	1972 AFC Asian Cup	South Korea	2 – 1
2	1976 AFC Asian Cup	China	2 – 0
3	2000 AFC Asian Cup	South Korea	1 – 2
4	2011 AFC Asian Cup	South Korea	0 – 1
Football at the Asian Games
1	1951 Asian games	Japan	0 – 0
2	1982 Asian games	Kuwait	0 – 1
3	1990 Asian games	South Korea	1 – 0
World Cup qualification
1	1998 Qualification	Japan	2 – 3

Home matches

As of 5 September 2024

Stadium	City	Played	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	First Match	Most Recent
Amjadieh Stadium	Tehran	26	17	4	5	69	19	+50	65.38%	26 October 1950, v. Afghanistan	15 March 1977, v. Hungary
Aryamehr/Azadi Stadium	Tehran	163	116	33	14	375	85	+290	71.17%	4 May 1973, v. North Korea	11 June 2024, v. Uzbekistan
Rah ahan Stadium (not official - Iran B)	Tehran	0(2)	0(2)	0	0	0(5)	0(2)	0(3)	100%	14 July 1975, v. Zaie	16 July 1975, v. Egypt
Taj Gozari/Hafezieh Stadium	Shiraz	2	2	0	0	4	0	+4	100%	6 April 1977, v. Syria	22 April 1977, v. Saudi Arabia
Takhti Mashhad Stadium	Mashhad	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100%	5 February 1985, v. North Korea	5 February 1985, v. North Korea
Takhti Tabriz Stadium	Tabriz	5	4	1	0	27	1	+26	80%	17 May 1996, v. Qatar	19 September 2002, v. Paraguay
Yadegar-e Emam Stadium	Tabriz	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	0%	14 April 1998, v. Kuwait	10 August 2002, v. Azerbaijan
Takhti Tehran Stadium	Tehran	3	3	0	0	11	1	+10	100%	7 August 2008, v. Palestine	13 August 2008, v. Syria
Enghelab Stadium	Karaj	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	100%	3 March 2014, v. Kuwait	3 March 2014, v. Kuwait
Imam Reza Stadium	Mashhad	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100%	29 March 2022, v. Lebanon	29 March 2022, v. Lebanon
Olympic Stadium	Kish Island	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100%	5 January 2024, v. Burkina Faso	5 January 2024, v. Burkina Faso
Fuladshahr Stadium	Fuladshahr	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100%	5 September 2024, v. Kyrgyzstan	5 September 2024, v. Kyrgyzstan
Total		206	147	40	19	497	111	+386	71.36%	26 October 1950, v. Afghanistan	5 September 2024, v. Kyrgyzstan

Consecutive Win Matches

10 Wins (World Record: Germany 15 Wins):

#	Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	Competition
555	08-Oct-20	Uzbekistan	W	2–1	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Friendly
556	12-Nov-20	Bosnia and Herzegovina	W	2–0	Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Friendly
557	30-Mar-21	Syria	W	3–0	Tehran	Friendly
558	03-Jun-21	Hong Kong	W	3–1	Arad, Bahrain	2022 World Cup Qualifier
559	07-Jun-21	Bahrain	W	3–0	Riffa, Bahrain	2022 World Cup Qualifier
560	11-Jun-21	Cambodia	W	10–0	Riffa, Bahrain	2022 World Cup Qualifier
561	15-Jun-21	Iraq	W	1–0	Arad, Bahrain	2022 World Cup Qualifier
562	02-Sep-21	Syria	W	1–0	Tehran	2022 World Cup Qualifier
563	07-Sep-21	Iraq	W	3–0	Doha, Qatar	2022 World Cup Qualifier
564	07-Oct-21	United Arab Emirates	W	1–0	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	2022 World Cup Qualifier
565	21-Oct-21	South Korea	D	1–1	Tehran	2022 World Cup Qualifier

Consecutive Unbeaten Matches

18 Matches (World Record - Longest Unbeaten Streaks: Italy 37 / Argentina 36 / Algeria 35 / Spain 35 / Brazil 35):

2015–2016
#	Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	Competition
499	11-Jun-15	Uzbekistan	W	1–0	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Friendly
500	16-Jun-15	Turkmenistan	D	1–1	Daşoguz, Turkmenistan	2018 World Cup Qualifier
501	03-Sep-15	Guam	W	6–0	Tehran	2018 World Cup Qualifier
502	08-Sep-15	India	W	3–0	Bangalore, India	2018 World Cup Qualifier
503	08-Oct-15	Oman	D	1–1	Muscat, Oman	2018 World Cup Qualifier
504	13-Oct-15	Japan	D	1–1	Tehran	Friendly
505	12-Nov-15	Turkmenistan	W	3–1	Tehran	2018 World Cup Qualifier
506	17-Nov-15	Guam	W	6–0	Dededo, Guam	2018 World Cup Qualifier
507	24-Mar-16	India	W	4–0	Tehran	2018 World Cup Qualifier
508	29-Mar-16	Oman	W	2–0	Tehran	2018 World Cup Qualifier
509	02-Jun-16	Macedonia	W	3–1	Skopje, Macedonia	Friendly
510	07-Jun-16	Kyrgyzstan	W	6–0	Tehran	Friendly
511	01-Sep-16	Qatar	W	2–0	Tehran	2018 World Cup Qualifier
512	06-Sep-16	China	D	0–0	Shenyang, China	2018 World Cup Qualifier
513	06-Oct-16	Uzbekistan	W	1–0	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	2018 World Cup Qualifier
514	11-Oct-16	South Korea	W	1–0	Tehran	2018 World Cup Qualifier
515	10-Nov-16	Papua New Guinea	W	8–1	Shah Alam, Malaysia	Friendly
516	15-Nov-16	Syria	D	0–0	Seremban, Malaysia	2018 World Cup Qualifier
517	18-Mar-17	Iraq	L	0–1	Tehran	Friendly

2023–2024
#	Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	Competition
579	23-Mar-23	Russia	D	1–1	Tehran	Friendly
580	28-Mar-23	Kenya	W	2–1	Tehran	Friendly
581	13-Jun-23	Afghanistan	W	6–1	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	2023 CAFA Nations Cup
582	16-Jun-23	Kyrgyzstan	W	5–1	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	2023 CAFA Nations Cup
583	20-Jun-23	Uzbekistan	W	1–0	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	2023 CAFA Nations Cup
584	07-Sep-23	Bulgaria	W	1–0	Plovdiv, Bulgaria	Friendly
585	12-Sep-23	Angola	W	4–0	Tehran	Friendly
586	13-Oct-23	Jordan	W	3–1	Amman, Jordan	2023 Jordan International Tournament
587	17-Oct-23	Qatar	W	4–0	Amman, Jordan	2023 Jordan International Tournament
588	16-Nov-23	Hong Kong	W	4–0	Tehran	2026 World Cup Qualifier
589	21-Nov-23	Uzbekistan	D	2–2	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	2026 World Cup Qualifier
590	05-Jan-24	Burkina Faso	W	2–1	Kish	Friendly
591	09-Jan-24	Indonesia	W	5–0	Al Rayyan, Qatar	Friendly
592	14-Jan-24	Palestine	W	4–1	Al Rayyan, Qatar	2023 AFC Asian Cup
593	19-Jan-24	Hong Kong	W	1–0	Al Rayyan, Qatar	2023 AFC Asian Cup
594	23-Jan-24	United Arab Emirates	W	2–1	Al Rayyan, Qatar	2023 AFC Asian Cup
595	31-Jan-24	Syria	D	1–1	Doha, Qatar	2023 AFC Asian Cup
596	03-Feb-24	Japan	W	2–1	Al Rayyan, Qatar	2023 AFC Asian Cup
597	07-Feb-24	Qatar	L	2–3	Doha, Qatar	2023 AFC Asian Cup

Competition records

International tournaments

FIFA World Cup

FIFA World Cup record											Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1930	Not a FIFA member										No qualification
1934											Not a FIFA member
1938											Not a FIFA member
1950	Did not enter										Did not enter
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974	Did not qualify									8	5	1	2	9	6
1978	First round	14th	3	0	1	2	2	8	Squad	12	10	2	0	20	3
1982	Withdrew									Withdrew
1986	Disqualified									Disqualified
1990	Did not qualify									6	5	0	1	12	5
1994	Did not qualify									11	5	3	3	23	13
1998	Group stage	20th	3	1	0	2	2	4	Squad	17	8	6	3	57	17
2002	Did not qualify									14	9	3	2	36	9
2006	Group stage	25th	3	0	1	2	2	6	Squad	12	9	1	2	29	7
2010	Did not qualify									14	5	8	1	15	9
2014	Group stage	28th	3	0	1	2	1	4	Squad	16	10	4	2	30	7
2018	Group stage	18th	3	1	1	1	2	2	Squad	18	12	6	0	36	5
2022	Group stage	26th	3	1	0	2	4	7	Squad	18	14	1	3	49	8
2026	To be determined										12	9	3	0	28	9
Total	First round	6/22	18	3	4	11	13	31	—	158	101	38	19	344	98

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record											Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad		Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1900	Not an IOC member										No qualification
1904
1908
1912
1920
1924
1928
1936
1948	Did not enter
1952	Did not enter
1956	Withdrew										Withdrew
1960	Did not enter									Did not enter
1964	First round	12th	3	0	1	2	1	6	Squad	6	4	1	1	14	3
1968	Withdrew									Withdrew
1972	First round	12th	3	1	0	2	1	9	Squad	5	3	2	0	6	0
1976	Quarter-finals	7th	3	1	0	2	4	5	Squad	4	3	1	0	8	1
1980	Qualified but later withdrew									6	4	2	0	22	2
1984	Did not enter									Did not enter
1988	Did not qualify									2	1	0	1	2	2
1992–present	See Iran national under-23 team										See Iran national under-23 team
Total	Quarter-finals	4/17	9	2	1	6	6	20	—	23	15	6	2	52	8

Continental tournaments

AFC Asian Cup

AFC Asian Cup record										Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1956	Withdrew									Withdrew
1960	Did not qualify									6	3	1	2	12	10
1964	Withdrew									Withdrew
1968	Champions	1st	4	4	0	0	11	2	Squad	Qualified as hosts
1972	Champions	1st	5	5	0	0	12	4	Squad	Qualified as holders
1976	Champions	1st	4	4	0	0	13	0	Squad	Qualified as hosts
1980	Third place	3rd	6	3	2	1	16	6	Squad	Qualified as holders
1984	Fourth place	4th	6	2	4	0	8	3	Squad	6	6	0	0	22	2
1988	Third place	3rd	6	2	2	2	3	4	Squad	4	2	2	0	6	1
1992	Group stage	5th	3	1	1	1	2	1	Squad	2	2	0	0	10	0
1996	Third place	3rd	6	3	2	1	14	6	Squad	6	6	0	0	27	1
2000	Quarter-finals	5th	4	2	1	1	7	3	Squad	6	4	1	1	16	2
2004	Third place	3rd	6	3	3	0	14	8	Squad	6	5	0	1	16	5
2007	Quarter-finals	5th	4	2	2	0	6	3	Squad	6	4	2	0	12	2
2011	Quarter-finals	5th	4	3	0	1	6	2	Squad	6	4	1	1	11	2
2015	Quarter-finals	6th	4	3	1	0	7	3	Squad	6	5	1	0	18	5
2019	Semi-finals	3rd	6	4	1	1	12	3	Squad	8	6	2	0	26	3
2023	Semi-finals	3rd	6	4	1	1	12	7	Squad	8	6	0	2	34	4
2027	Qualified									6	4	2	0	16	4
Total	3 titles	16/19	74	45	20	9	143	55	—	76	57	12	7	226	41

Asian Games

Asian Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1951	Runners-up	2nd	3	2	0	1	2	1	Squad
1954	Did not enter
1958	Preliminary round	14th	2	0	0	2	0	9	Squad
1962	Did not enter
1966	Runners-up	2nd	7	4	0	3	9	6	Squad
1970	Preliminary round	8th	2	0	1	1	2	3	Squad
1974	Champions	1st	7	7	0	0	20	1	Squad
1978	Did not enter
1982	Quarter-finals	8th	4	2	0	2	3	2	Squad
1986	Quarter-finals	6th	5	3	1	1	13	2	Squad
1990	Champions	1st	5	4	1	0	7	1	Squad
1994	Preliminary round	9th	4	1	2	1	5	2	Squad
1998	Champions	1st	8	7	0	1	25	7	Squad
2002–present	See Iran national under-23 team
Total	3 titles	10/13	47	30	5	12	86	34	—

Regional tournaments

WAFF Championship

WAFF Championship record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
2000	Champions	1st	5	4	1	0	7	1	Squad
2002	Third place	3rd	4	1	2	1	4	3	Squad
2004	Champions	1st	4	4	0	0	17	3	Squad
2007	Champions	1st	4^[a]	3	1	0	5	1	Squad
2008	Champions	1st	4	4	0	0	13	2	Squad
2010	Runners-up	2nd	4	2	1	1	8	5	Squad
2012	Group stage	6th	3	1	2	0	2	1	Squad
2014	Did not enter
2019–onwards	Not a WAFF member
Total	4 Titles	7/9	28	19	7	2	56	16	—

^ Iran played their B team in this tournament, however all matches are recognised as international "A" matches.

West Asian Games

West Asian Games record (Defunct)
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1997	Champions	1st	4^[a]	3	1	0	8	4	Squad
2002	Runners-up	2nd	4^[a]	1	3	0	5	4	Squad
2005	Third place	3rd	4^[a]	3	1	0	10	2	Squad
Total	1 title	3/3	12	7	5	0	23	10	—
Only "A" matches	1 title	3/3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

^ ^a ^b ^c The tournament was for Senior teams. However, Iran played their U23 team in this tournament, therefore matches are not recognized as international "A" matches.

CAFA Nations Cup

CAFA Nations Cup record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
2023	Champions	1st	3	3	0	0	12	2	Squad
Total	1 title	1/1	3	3	0	0	12	2	—

RCD Cup/ECO Cup^[a]

RCD Cup/ECO Cup record (Defunct)
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1965	Champions	1st	2	1	1	0	4	1	Squad
1967	Runners-up	2nd	2	1	0	1	2	1	Squad
1969	Runners-up	2nd	2	1	0	1	4	6	Squad
1970	Champions	1st	2^[b]	1	1	0	8	1	Squad
1974	Runners-up	2nd	2^[c]	1	0	1	2	2	Squad
1993	Champions	1st	4	4	0	0	10	2	Squad
Total	3 titles	6/6	14	9	2	3	30	13	—
Only "A" matches	3 titles	6/6	11	8	1	2	27	10	—

^ The tournament was not organized by an official sub-confederation, but was part of a socio-economic pact between its member states. Therefore, it is not considered an official regional tournament.
^ Match against Turkey XI is not recognized as international "A" match.
^ Iran sent Malavan F.C. to this tournament, therefore matches against Pakistan and Turkey are not recognized as international "A" matches.

Intercontinental Tournament

Afro-Asian Cup of Nations

Afro-Asian Cup of Nations record (Defunct)
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
1978	Not completed^[a]		1	1	0	0	3	0	Squad
1985	Did not qualify
1987	Did not qualify
1991	Runners-up	2nd	2	1	0	1	2	2	Squad Squad
1993	Did not qualify
1995
1997
2007
Total	Runners-up	2/8	3	2	0	1	5	2	—

^ The trophy was not awarded, because the second leg was cancelled.

Afro-Asian Games

Afro-Asian Games record (Defunct)
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
2003	Group stage	5th	3^[a]	0	1	2	2	4	Squad
Total	Group Stage	1/1	3	0	1	2	2	4	—
Only "A" matches	Group Stage	1/1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

^ Iran sent Malavan F.C. to this tournament, therefore matches are not recognized as international "A" matches.

AFC–OFC Challenge Cup

AFC–OFC Challenge Cup record (Defunct)
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
2001	Did not qualify
2003	Champions	1st	1	1	0	0	3	0	Squad
Total	1 title	1/2	1	1	0	0	3	0	—

Multinational Tournament

Islamic Solidarity Games

Islamic Solidarity Games record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad
2005	Third place	3rd	6^[a]	3	3	0	16	1	Squad
2013–present	See Iran national under-23 team
Total	Third place	1/1	6	3	3	0	16	1	—
Only "A" matches	Third place	1/1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

^ The 2005 tournament was for Senior teams. However, Iran played their B team in this tournament, therefore matches are not recognized as international "A" matches.

Minor tournament

LG Cup Four Nations Tournament

Note: The list only includes editions that were participated by the Iran national team.

LG Cup record (Defunct)
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1998	Third place	3rd	2	1	0	1	1	2
2000 (Iran)	Third place	3rd	2	1	1	0	4	2
2001 (Egypt)	Fourth place	4th	2	0	0	2	0	2
2001 (Iran)	Champions	1st	2	2	0	0	9	2
2002 (Morocco)	Champions	1st	2	1	1	0	1	0
2002 (Iran)	Champions	1st	2	0	2	0	2	2
2003 (Nigeria)	Fourth place	4th	1	0	0	1	1	2
2003 (Iran)	Third place	3rd	2	1	0	1	4	2
2006 (Jordan)	Unknown		2	1	1	0	2	0
Total	3 titles	9/21	17	7	5	5	24	14
Only "A" Matches	3 titles	9/21	13	6	3	4	19	10

consists of only official international "A" Senior matches (not including Youth, B Team and club team results).
Source: https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/lgcup.html
Third Place Match [Jun 1] Iran did not play Ghana [Iran waited for 35 minutes on the pitch, while Ghana did not show up at all, apparently demanding prize money for the fourth-place finishers (uncommon in LG tournaments). Eventually Iran left, without obtaining any information from the Nigerian 'organisers'. One day later, the Nigerian FA awarded Ghana third place (and the relevant prize money) because Iran had left the pitch (sic!). Iran have protested.]
apparently only 2 matches were played ([Oct 4] Iraq 0–2 Iran and [Oct 6] Jordan 0–0 Iran), structure of tournament unclear.

Other Minor Tournament

Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1969 Friendship Cup	Runners-up	4	3	0	1	13	5	+8	9
1971 Cyrus Cup	Champions	5	5	0	0	10	2	+8	15
1972 Independence Cup	Round 1	4	0	1	3	3	8	−5	1
1974 Iran Cup	Champions	4	2	2	0	4	1	+3	8
1975 Iran Cup	Round 1	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1
1982 Quaid-E-Azam Cup	Champions	6	5	1	0	22	1	+21	16
1985 Nehru Cup	Round 1	3	1	0	2	5	5	0	3
1986 Fajr Cup	Runners-up	5	3	2	0	11	2	+9	11
1989 Peace and Friendship Cup	Fourth Place	5	1	3	1	5	4	+1	6
1998 Lunar New Year Cup	Third Place	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	1
1999 Ciao February Cup	Runners-up	2	1	0	1	3	4	−1	3
1999 Canada Cup	Runners-up	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5
2001 Civilization Cup	Third Place	2	1	1	0	6	2	+4	4
2003 Lunar New Year Cup	Runners-up	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4
2005 Tehran Cup	Third place	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	3
2008 Oman Cup	Third place	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1	3
2010 Qatar Friendship Cup	Fourth place	3	1	0	2	4	5	−1	3
2023 Jordan International Tournament	Champions	2	2	0	0	7	1	+6	6
Total (All Matches)	20/20	56	27	15	14	99	50	+49	105
Total (Only Official Matches) *	20/20	34	15	10	9	62	25	+31	64

consist of only official international "A" Senior matches (not including Youth, B Team and club team results).
Quaid-E-Azam International Cup
1985 Nehru Cup
1999 Ciao February Cup
2001 Civilization Cup
2005 Tehran Cup

Special Friendly Match

Year	Opponent	Pld	D*	GF	GA	Pts
75th Anniversary of Real Madrid		1	1	1	1	1
1999 Kirin World Challenge Cup		1	1	1	1	1
Total	2/2	2	2	2	2	2

Friendly Match Results

This table consist of only 2 sided team friendly match results (not including 3 and 4 nations cup and other friendly and Minor Tournament). Also only official international "A" Senior matches (not including Youth, B Team and club team results).

As of 9 January 2024

Year	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1941 Friendly Match	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
1949 Friendly Match	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	3
1950 Friendly Match	2	1	0	1	6	7	-1	3
1952 Friendly Match	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
1962 Friendly Match	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	1
1966 Friendly Match	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
1971 Friendly Match	2	1	0	1	2	2	0	3
1973 Friendly Match	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	0
1974 Friendly Match	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	0
1975 Friendly Match	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	0
1976 Friendly Match	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1
1977 Friendly Match	2	0	1	1	0	2	−2	1
1978 Friendly Match	5	0	2	3	2	5	−3	2
1980 Friendly Match	2	2	0	0	5	0	+5	6
1985 Friendly Match	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	3
1986 Friendly Match	2	1	0	1	5	2	+3	3
1989 Friendly Match	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1
1990 Friendly Match	2	0	0	2	0	3	−3	0
1992 Friendly Match	3	0	3	0	2	2	0	3
1996 Friendly Match	9	4	3	2	9	6	+3	15
1997 Friendly Match	5	3	1	1	7	3	+4	10
1998 Friendly Match	3	0	1	2	1	6	−5	1
1999 Friendly Match	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
2000 Friendly Match	7	2	3	2	8	11	−3	9
2001 Friendly Match	3	1	1	1	7	7	0	4
2002 Friendly Match	4	2	1	1	7	5	+2	7
2003 Friendly Match	2	0	0	2	2	5	−3	0
2004 Friendly Match	2	1	0	1	1	2	−1	3
2005 Friendly Match	4	3	0	1	8	4	+4	9
2006 Friendly Match	4	3	1	0	11	6	+5	10
2007 Friendly Match	5	3	1	1	13	7	+6	10
2008 Friendly Match	6	3	2	1	5	3	+2	11
2009 Friendly Match	10	4	4	2	13	11	+2	16
2010 Friendly Match	5	3	1	1	6	4	+2	10
2011 Friendly Match	4	4	0	0	10	0	+10	12
2012 Friendly Match	5	1	3	1	10	6	+4	6
2013 Friendly Match	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	0
2014 Friendly Match	6	2	3	1	5	3	+2	9
2015 Friendly Match	5	3	1	1	6	4	+2	10
2016 Friendly Match	3	3	0	0	17	2	+15	9
2017 Friendly Match	6	4	1	1	8	4	+4	13
2018 Friendly Match	12	8	2	2	17	8	+9	26
2019 Friendly Match	2	1	1	0	6	1	+5	4
2020 Friendly Match	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3	6
2021 Friendly Match	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	3
2022 Friendly Match	4	2	1	1	4	3	+1	7
2023 Friendly Match	6	5	1	0	15	3	+12	16
2024 Friendly Match	2	2	0	0	7	1	+6	6
Total	161	77	45	39	246	154	+92	276

Summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Asian Championship	3	0	6	9
Asian Games	3	2	0	5
West Asian Championship	4	1	1	6
West Asian Games	1	1	1	3
CAFA Nations Cup	1	0	0	1
ECO Cup	3	3	0	6
LG Cup	4	0	3	7
Minor Tournament	5	6	4	15
AFC–OFC Challenge Cup	1	0	0	1
Afro-Asian Cup of Nations	0	1	0	1
Total	25	14	15	54

The list shown below shows the Iran national football team all-time international record against opposing nations.

Head-to-head records

As of 19 November 2024

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Confederation	Best win	Worst loss
Afghanistan	3	2	1	0	10	1	+9	AFC	6–1	X
Albania	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	UEFA	X	0–1
Algeria	4	2	0	2	5	5	0	CAF	2–1	1–2
Angola	4	2	2	0	7	2	+5	CAF	4–0	X
Argentina	2	0	1	1	1	2	−1	CONMEBOL	X	0–1
Armenia	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	UEFA	3–1	X
Australia	6	3	2	1	7	6	+1	AFC / OFC	2–0	0–3
Austria	1	0	0	1	1	5	−4	UEFA	X	1–5
Azerbaijan	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	UEFA	2–1	X
Bahrain	18	8	5	5	32	13	+19	AFC	6–0	2–4
Bangladesh	6	6	0	0	28	1	+27	AFC	6–0	X
Belarus	3	0	2	1	3	4	−1	UEFA	X	1–2
Bolivia	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	CONMEBOL	2–1	X
Bosnia and Herzegovina	7	5	1	1	19	10	+9	UEFA	4–0	1–3
Botswana	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	CAF	X	X
Brazil	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	CONMEBOL	X	0–3
Bulgaria	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	UEFA	1–0	X
Burkina Faso	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	CAF	2–1	X
Cambodia	4	4	0	0	28	1	+27	AFC	14–0	X
Cameroon	2	0	2	0	1	1	0	CAF	X	X
Canada	3	2	0	1	2	1	+1	CONCACAF	1–0	0–1
Chile	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	CONMEBOL	2–0	1–2
China	23	13	6	4	39	18	+21	AFC	4–0	0–2
Chinese Taipei	5	5	0	0	22	0	+22	AFC	6–0	X
Costa Rica	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	CONCACAF	3–2	X
Croatia	2	0	1	1	2	4	−2	UEFA	X	0–2
Cyprus	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	UEFA	X	X
Czech Republic	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	UEFA	X	0–1
Denmark	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	UEFA	X	X
Ecuador	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	CONMEBOL	X	0–1
Egypt	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	CAF	X	X
England	1	0	0	1	2	6	−4	UEFA	X	2–6
France	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	UEFA	X	1–2
Georgia	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	UEFA	2–1	X
Germany	2	0	0	2	0	4	−4	UEFA	X	0–2
Ghana	2	2	0	0	5	0	+5	CAF	3–0	X
Guam	3	3	0	0	31	0	+31	AFC	19–0	X
Guatemala	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	CONCACAF	X	X
Guinea	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	CAF	X	1–2
Hong Kong	9	9	0	0	23	3	+20	AFC	4–0	X
Hungary	3	0	0	3	1	6	−5	UEFA	X	0–2
Iceland	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	UEFA	1–0	X
India	8	5	1	2	17	6	+11	AFC	4–0	1–3
Indonesia	6	5	1	0	16	3	+13	AFC	5–0	X
Iraq	28	16	6	6	37	21	+16	AFC	3–0	1–2
Ireland, Republic of	3	1	0	2	2	4	−2	UEFA	1–0	0–2
Israel	5	3	1	1	7	6	+1	UEFA / AFC	3–0	0–4
Jamaica	2	2	0	0	9	1	+8	CONCACAF	8–1	X
Japan	19	7	6	6	21	22	−1	AFC	2–0	0–3
Jordan	14	7	3	4	18	11	+7	AFC	4–1	2–3
Kazakhstan	2	2	0	0	5	0	+5	UEFA / AFC	3–0	X
Kenya	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5	CAF	3–0	X
Korea, North	19	15	4	0	31	9	+22	AFC	3–0	X
Korea, South	33	13	10	10	34	36	−2	AFC	6–2	0–5
Kuwait	30	13	10	7	39	31	+8	AFC	3–1	0–3
Kyrgyzstan	6	6	0	0	25	4	+21	AFC	7–0	X
Laos	3	3	0	0	20	1	+19	AFC	7–0	X
Lebanon	12	10	1	1	31	3	+28	AFC	5–0	0–1
Libya	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	CAF	4–0	X
Lithuania	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	UEFA	1–0	X
Macedonia, North	3	2	1	0	7	3	+4	UEFA	3–1	X
Madagascar	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	CAF	1–0	X
Malaysia	4	4	0	0	8	0	+8	AFC	3–0	X
Maldives	6	6	0	0	42	0	+42	AFC	17–0	X
Mali	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	CAF	X	1–2
Mexico	3	0	0	3	2	9	−7	CONCACAF	X	0–4
Montenegro	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	UEFA	2–1	X
Morocco	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	CAF	1–0	X
Myanmar	5	3	0	2	7	4	+3	AFC	3–1	0–1
Nepal	5	5	0	0	25	0	+25	AFC	8–0	X
Netherlands	1	0	0	1	0	3	−3	UEFA	X	0–3
New Zealand	2	1	1	0	3	0	+3	OFC	3–0	X
Nicaragua	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	CONCACAF	1–0	X
Nigeria	2	0	1	1	0	1	−1	CAF	X	0–1
Oman	13	7	4	2	26	15	+11	AFC	4–0	2–4
Pakistan	14	12	1	1	58	10	+48	AFC	9–1	1–4
Palestine	6	4	2	0	18	3	+15	AFC	7–0	X
Panama	2	2	0	0	3	1	+2	CONCACAF	2–1	X
Papua New Guinea	1	1	0	0	8	1	+7	OFC	8–1	X
Paraguay	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	CONMEBOL	X	X
Peru	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3	CONMEBOL	X	1–4
Philippines	1	1	0	0	7	1	+6	AFC	7–1	X
Poland	2	0	0	2	0	3	−3	UEFA	X	0–2
Portugal	3	0	1	2	1	6	−5	UEFA	X	0–3
Qatar	26	17	5	4	47	20	+27	AFC	6–1	0–2
Romania	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	UEFA	X	X
Russia	5	1	2	2	3	5	−2	UEFA	1–0	0–2
Saudi Arabia	14	4	6	4	19	13	+6	AFC	3–0	3–4
Scotland	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	UEFA	X	X
Senegal	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	CAF	X	X
Serbia	3	0	1	2	1	4	−3	UEFA	X	1–3
Sierra Leone	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	CAF	4–0	X
Singapore	3	2	1	0	10	2	+8	AFC	6–0	X
Slovakia	2	1	0	1	6	6	0	UEFA	4–3	2–3
Spain	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	UEFA	X	0–1
Sri Lanka	2	2	0	0	11	0	+11	AFC	7–0	X
Sweden	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	UEFA	X	1–3
Syria	31	18	12	1	53	16	+37	AFC	7–1	0–1
Tajikistan	4	4	0	0	14	1	+13	AFC	6–1	X
Thailand	14	11	3	0	32	5	+27	AFC	5–0	X
Togo	2	2	0	0	4	0	+4	CAF	2–0	X
Trinidad and Tobago	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3	CONCACAF	2–0	X
Tunisia	2	0	1	1	2	3	−1	CAF	X	0–1
Turkey	6	0	2	4	2	13	−11	UEFA	X	1–6
Turkmenistan	10	5	3	2	16	8	+8	AFC	5–0	0–1
Uganda	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	CAF	X	X
Ukraine	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	UEFA	1–0	X
United Arab Emirates	20	16	3	1	29	5	+24	AFC	3–0	1–3
United States	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	CONCACAF	2–1	0–1
Uruguay	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	CONMEBOL	1–0	X
Uzbekistan	15	10	4	1	18	5	+13	AFC	4–0	0–1
Venezuela	3	2	1	0	3	1	+2	CONMEBOL	1–0	X
Vietnam	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	AFC	2–0	X
Wales	2	1	0	1	2	1	+1	UEFA	2–0	0–1
Yemen	3	3	0	0	11	1	+10	AFC	5–0	X
Yemen, South	3	3	0	0	12	0	+12	AFC	8–0	X
Zambia	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	CAF	3–2	X
Total	607	351	143	113	1168	475	+693

FIFA considers Russia as the inheritor of the records of Soviet Union.
FIFA considers Serbia as the inheritor of the records of SFR Yugoslavia and FR Yugoslavia.
FIFA considers Czech Republic as the inheritor of the records of Czechoslovakia.

All Time General Statistics Record / Overview of Results

As of 19 November 2024

consists of only official international "A" Senior matches (not including Youth, B Team and club team results).

Tournament	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Dif	Pts
FIFA World Cup	18	3	4	11	13	31	-18	13
FIFA World Cup Qualification	158	101	38	19	344	98	+246	341
AFC Asian Cup	74	45	20	9	143	55	+88	155
AFC Asian Cup Qualification *	54	41	8	5	150	30	+120	131
Olympics (not official)	9	2	1	6	6	20	-14	7
Olympics Qualification (not official)	22	14	6	2	48	8	+40	48
Asian Games	47	30	5	12	86	34	+52	95
West Asian Championship	28	19	7	2	56	16	+40	64
CAFA Nations Cup	3	3	0	0	12	2	+10	9
Total Official Matches (Exclude Olympics Qual and Olympics)	382	242	82	58	804	266	+538	808
RCD Cup / ECO Cup	11	8	1	2	27	10	+17	25
LG Cup	13	6	3	4	19	10	+9	21
Minor Tournament	38	18	10	10	70	33	+37	64
Special Friendly Match	2	0	2	0	2	2	0	2
Friendly Match**	161	77	45	39	246	154	+92	276
All of Friendly Matches and Other Tournaments	225	109	61	55	364	209	+155	388
Total Official and Friendly Matches	607	351	143	113	1168	475	+693	1196

Excluding 2019 AFC Asian Cup Qual matches as they are counted in FIFA World Cup Qual (2018).
- consists of only 2 sided team friendly match results (not including 3 and 4 nations cup and other friendly and Minor Tournament).

FIFA World Ranking records

Highest FIFA ranking: 15 (July 2005)^[6]
Lowest FIFA ranking: 122 (May 1996)^[6]
Best mover: 65 (July 1996)^[6]
Worst mover: -43 (October 1995)^[6]

Unofficial matches

Matches against clubs not listed.

1940s

Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	Competition
23-Aug-41	India XI	W	1–0	Kabul, Afghanistan	Friendly
26-Oct-47	Istanbul XI	L	1–3	Tehran	Friendly
28-Oct-48	Istanbul XI	D	1–1	Tehran	Friendly

1950s

Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	Competition
30-May-50	Ankara XI	D	2–2	Ankara, Turkey	Friendly

1960s

Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	Competition
04-Oct-63	Pakistan	W	4–1	Tehran	1964 Olympic Games Qualifier
01-Nov-63	Pakistan	L	0–1	Lahore, Pakistan	1964 Olympic Games Qualifier
12-Dec-63	Iraq	W	4–0	Tehran	1964 Olympic Games Qualifier
03-Jan-64	Iraq	D	0–0	Baghdad, Iraq	1964 Olympic Games Qualifier
06-Jun-64	India	W	3–0	Tehran	1964 Olympic Games Qualifier
19-Jun-64	India	W	3–1	Kolkata, India	1964 Olympic Games Qualifier
11-Oct-64	East Germany Olympic	L	0–4	Yokohama, Japan	1964 Olympic Games
13-Oct-64	Mexico Olympic	D	1–1	Shinjuku, Japan	1964 Olympic Games
14-Oct-64	Romania	L	0–1	Omiya, Japan	1964 Olympic Games
23-May-65	Turkey XI	L	1–2	Tehran	Friendly
24-May-65	Turkey XI	W	2–1	Tehran	Friendly

1970s

Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	Competition
03-Sep-70	Turkey XI	D	1–1	Tehran	1970 RCD Cup
25-Jun-71	Netherlands Olympic	W	3–0	Tehran	1971 Cyrus Tournament
27-Jun-71	Turkey Olympic	W	1–0	Tehran	1971 Cyrus Tournament
02-Jul-71	Austria Olympic	W	3–1	Tehran	1971 Cyrus Tournament
03-Dec-71	Kuwait	W	2–0	Tehran	1972 Olympic Games Qualifier
15-Jan-72	Kuwait	W	2–0	Athens, Greece	1972 Olympic Games Qualifier
03-May-72	North Korea	D	0–0	Pyongyang, North Korea	1972 Olympic Games Qualifier
26-May-72	North Korea	D	0–0	Tehran	1972 Olympic Games Qualifier
03-Jun-72	North Korea	W	2–0	Rawalpindi, Pakistan	1972 Olympic Games Qualifier
27-Aug-72	Hungary	L	0–5	Nuremberg, West Germany	1972 Olympic Games
29-Aug-72	Denmark	L	0–4	Augsburg, West Germany	1972 Olympic Games
31-Aug-72	Brazil Olympic	W	1–0	Regensburg, West Germany	1972 Olympic Games
17-Jan-74	Pakistan	W	2–1	Karachi, Pakistan	1974 RCD Cup
19-Jan-74	Turkey	L	0–1	Karachi, Pakistan	1974 RCD Cup
13-Jul-74	Soviet Union U23	W	1–0	Tehran	1974 Iran Cup
12-Jul-75	Poland U23	W	2–1	Tehran	1975 Iran Cup
15-Jul-75	Soviet Union U23	L	0–1	Tehran	1975 Iran Cup
20-Aug-75	Bahrain	W	3–0	Tehran	1976 Olympic Games Qualifier
22-Aug-75	Kuwait	D	1–1	Tehran	1976 Olympic Games Qualifier
24-Aug-75	Saudi Arabia	W	3–0	Tehran	1976 Olympic Games Qualifier
24-Aug-75	Iraq	D	1–1	Tehran	1976 Olympic Games Qualifier
28-May-76	Brazil Olympic	D	2–2	Shiraz	Friendly
25-Jun-76	Soviet Union U23	W	1–0	Tehran	Friendly
27-Jun-76	Soviet Union U23	D	2–2	Tehran	Friendly
16-Jul-76	France Olympic	W	4–3	Ottawa, Canada	Friendly
20-Jul-76	Cuba	W	1–0	Ottawa, Canada	1976 Olympic Games
22-Jul-76	Poland	L	2–3	Montreal, Canada	1976 Olympic Games
25-Jul-76	Soviet Union	L	1–2	Sherbrooke, Canada	1976 Olympic Games
01-Aug-77	Soviet Union U23	D	1–1	Tehran	Friendly
01-Oct-77	Hungary XI	W	3–1	Tehran	Friendly
22-Jun-79	Soviet Union XI	L	0–2	Moscow, Soviet Union	Friendly
25-Jun-79	Soviet Union XI	L	1–3	Tehran	Friendly

1980s

Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	Competition
25-Feb-80	North Korea	D	0–0	Singapore	1980 Olympic Games Qualifier
27-Feb-80	China PR	D	2–2	Singapore	1980 Olympic Games Qualifier
01-Mar-80	Singapore	W	3–0	Singapore	1980 Olympic Games Qualifier
07-Mar-80	India	W	2–0	Singapore	1980 Olympic Games Qualifier
09-Mar-80	Sri Lanka	W	11–0	Singapore	1980 Olympic Games Qualifier
12-Mar-80	Singapore	W	4–0	Singapore	1980 Olympic Games Qualifier
25-Jun-84	China	L	0–1	Beijing, China	Friendly
24-Jan-85	China PR B	W	4–0	Kochi, India	1985 Nehru Cup
18-Feb-86	Poland U21	D	0–0	Tehran	1986 Fajr Cup
21-Feb-86	Poland U21	D	2–2	Tehran	1986 Fajr Cup
27-Feb-87	Kuwait	W	2–1	Doha, Qatar	1988 Olympic Games Qualifier
06-Mar-87	Kuwait	L	0–1	Doha, Qatar	1988 Olympic Games Qualifier
14-Oct-88	East Germany U19	L	0–1	Delitzsch, East Germany	Friendly
16-Oct-88	East Germany U21	L	0–3	Dessau, East Germany	Friendly
05-Sep-89	Poland XI	W	3–0	Tehran	Friendly
07-Sep-89	Poland XI	W	1–0	Tehran	Friendly

1990s

Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	Competition
18-Feb-90	Soviet Union B	L	0–1	Tehran	Friendly
20-Feb-90	Soviet Union B	L	0–1	Tehran	Friendly

2000s

Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	Competition
12-Jan-00	Ecuador U23	W	2–1	Los Angeles, United States	Friendly
17-Jan-01	Italy U21	D	2–2	Tehran	2001 Civilization Cup
03-Mar-02	Algeria B	D	0–0	Casablanca, Morocco	2002 LG Cup
04-Apr-02	Palestine	D	2–2	Kuwait City, Kuwait	2002 West Asian Games
08-Apr-02	Qatar B	W	2–1	Kuwait City, Kuwait	2002 West Asian Games
10-Apr-02	Syria B	D	1–1	Kuwait City, Kuwait	2002 West Asian Games
12-Apr-02	Kuwait	D	0–0	Kuwait City, Kuwait	2002 West Asian Games
17-Sep-02	Morocco U23	D	1–1	Tabriz	2002 LG Cup
01-Feb-03	Denmark League XI	W	1–0	Hong Kong	2003 Lunar New Year Cup
30-May-03	Cameroon B	L	1–2	Abuja, Nigeria	2003 LG Cup
15-Aug-03	Cameroon B	W	4–1	Tehran	2003 LG Cup
11-Nov-05	Macedonia B	L	1–2	Tehran	Tehran Tournament
28-Jun-07	Ghana U23	W	4–2	Tehran	Friendly
27-Dec-08	Galicia	L	2–3	A Coruña, Spain	Friendly
23-Mar-09	Kuwait	W	1–0	Kuwait City, Kuwait	Friendly
26-May-09	Indonesia U23	W	5–0	Karaj	Friendly

2010s

Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	Competition
18-Apr-12	Mauritania	W	2–0	Tehran	Friendly
02-May-12	Mozambique	W	3–0	Karaj	Friendly

2020s

Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	Competition
16-Nov-22	Tunisia	L	0–2	Doha, Qatar	Friendly

References

^ Ehsan Hajsafi International Appearances in Iran Football Federation Official Website
^ FIFA.com (26 May 2011). "Iran says farewell to 'The Legend'". Archived from the original on December 13, 2014.
^ "Statistics: Iran [ Team Melli]".
^ "Civilization Cup 2001".
^ "President's Gold Cup".
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e fifa.com

External links

Team Melli records
FIFA.com
RSSSF archive of Iran's results, by Majeed Panahi, RSSSF, 21 Jan 2006
World Football Elo Ratings: Iran

[6] Iran played their B team in this tournament, however all matches are recognised as international "A" matches.

[U23_team-7] The tournament was for Senior teams. However, Iran played their U23 team in this tournament, therefore matches are not recognized as international "A" matches.

[8] The tournament was not organized by an official sub-confederation, but was part of a socio-economic pact between its member states. Therefore, it is not considered an official regional tournament.

[9] Match against Turkey XI is not recognized as international "A" match.

[10] Iran sent Malavan F.C. to this tournament, therefore matches against Pakistan and Turkey are not recognized as international "A" matches.

[11] The trophy was not awarded, because the second leg was cancelled.

[12] Iran sent Malavan F.C. to this tournament, therefore matches are not recognized as international "A" matches.

[13] The 2005 tournament was for Senior teams. However, Iran played their B team in this tournament, therefore matches are not recognized as international "A" matches.

[1] Ehsan Hajsafi International Appearances in Iran Football Federation Official Website

[2] FIFA.com (26 May 2011). "Iran says farewell to 'The Legend'". Archived from the original on December 13, 2014.

[3] "Statistics: Iran [ Team Melli]".

[4] "Civilization Cup 2001".

[5] "President's Gold Cup".

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References

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