Iran at the AFC Asian Cup

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.

Overall results
AFC Asian Cup finals AFC Asian Cup qualification
Hosts/Year Result Position GP W D* L GS GA GP W D* L GS GA
1956Withdrew------- ------
1960Did not qualify-------63121210
1964Withdrew-------------
1968Champions1st4400112Automatic qualification as hosts
1972Champions1st5500124Automatic qualification as champions
1976Champions1st4400130Automatic qualification as hosts and as champions
1980Third place3rd6321166Automatic qualification as champions
1984Fourth place4th6240835500212
1988Third place3rd622234422061
1992Round 15th3111212200100
1996Third place3rd63211466600271
2000Quarterfinals5th4211736411162
2004Third place3rd63301486501165
2007Quarterfinals5th4220636420122
2011Quarterfinals5th4301626411112
2015Quarterfinals6th4310736510185
2019Semifinals3rd64111238620263
Total3 titles14/17684118813148614610517533

1968 Asian Cup

It was Iran's first ever Asian Cup debut, as they were awarded as host. Iran lifted the trophy for the first time.[1]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1  Iran (H) 4 4 0 0 11 2 +9 8 Champions
2  Burma 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 5
3  Israel 4 2 0 2 11 5 +6 4
4  Republic of China 4 0 2 2 3 10 −7 2
5  Hong Kong 4 0 1 3 2 11 −9 1
Source:
(H) Host.
Iran 2–0 Hong Kong
Behzadi  70'
Jabbari  88'
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Norman Boswell (Malaysia)
Iran 4–0 Republic of China
Behzadi  31'
Kalani  34'
Eftekhari  51'
Farzami  56'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Alex Joseph Vaz (India)
Burma 1–3 Iran
Aung Khi  50' Kalani  2'
Eftekhari  60'
Behzadi  71'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Natrajan (India)
Iran 2–1 Israel
Behzadi  75'
Ghelichkhani  86'		 Spiegel  56'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Alex Joseph Vaz (India)

1972 Asian Cup

Group allocation match
Iran 2–0 Khmer Republic
Kalani  45'
Iranpak  51'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Kim Jo-Wong (South Korea)

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 2 2 0 0 6 2 +4 4 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Thailand (H) 2 0 1 1 3 4 −1 1
3  Iraq 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1
Source:
(H) Host.
Iran 3–0 Iraq
Kalani  34', 70', 78'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Sivapalan Kathiravale (Malaysia)
Thailand 2–3 Iran
Tantariyanond  69', 70' Jabbari  80', 86', 88'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Matolzi (Malaysia)

Semi-finals
Iran 2–1 Khmer Republic
Iranpak  13'
Ghelichkhani  47'		 Doeur Sokhom  18'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Matolozi (Malaysia)

Final
Iran 2–1 (a.e.t.) South Korea
Jabbari  48'
Kalani  108'		 Park Lee-Chun  65'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Sivapalan Kathiravale (Malaysia)

1976 Asian Cup

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran (H) 2 2 0 0 10 0 +10 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  Iraq 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 2
3  South Yemen 2 0 0 2 0 9 −9 0
Source:
(H) Host.
Iran 2–0 Iraq
Nouraei  45'
Roshan  58'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Marijan Raus (Yugoslavia)
Iran 8–0 South Yemen
Azizi  17', 73'
Nouraei  40', 42'
Khorshidi  45'
Mazloumi  63', 74', 80'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Akram Ul Haq (India)

Semi-finals
Iran 2–0 (a.e.t.) China PR
Khorshidi  100'
Roshan  119'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Asami (Japan)

Final
Iran 1–0 Kuwait
Parvin  71'
Attendance: 100,000

It would have been the last time Iran has ever won the title, as for 2019. However, Iran holds record as the most consecutive champion, having won three strait titles comparing to Japan, Saudi Arabia and South Korea, bot have two strait titles.

1980 Asian Cup

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 4 2 2 0 12 4 +8 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  North Korea 4 3 0 1 9 7 +2 6
3  Syria 4 2 1 1 3 2 +1 5
4  China PR 4 1 1 2 9 5 +4 3
5  Bangladesh 4 0 0 4 2 17 −15 0
Source:
Iran 0–0 Syria
Attendance: 15,000
China PR 2–2 Iran
Chen Jingang  74'
Xu Yonglai  89'		 Alidousti  35'
Fariba  70'
Attendance: 10,000
Bangladesh 0–7 Iran
Fariba  11', 34', 80', 82'
Roshan  21'
Barzegari  27', 87'
Attendance: 2,000
Iran 3–2 North Korea
Alidousti  27'
Danaeifard  57'
Fariba  60'		 Hwang Sang-hoi  68'
Pak Jong-hun  90'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Enrique Mendoza (Mexico)

Semi-finals
Iran 1–2 Kuwait
Faraki  90' Yaqoub  63'
Al-Dakhil  85'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Kok Lee (Singapore)

Third place match
Iran 3–0 North Korea
Fariba  49'
Faraki  66', 76'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Enrique Mendoza (Mexico)

1984 Asian Cup

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China PR 4 3 0 1 10 2 +8 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Iran 4 2 2 0 6 1 +5 6
3  United Arab Emirates 4 2 0 2 3 8 −5 4
4  Singapore (H) 4 1 1 2 3 4 −1 3
5  India 4 0 1 3 0 7 −7 1
Source:
(H) Host.
Iran 3 – 0 United Arab Emirates
Alidousti  27'
Shahrokh Bayani  85' (pen.)
Mohammadkhani  87'
Attendance: 8,000
Iran 2 – 0 China PR
Mohammadkhani  57'
Arabshahi  69'
Attendance: 19,000
Iran 0 – 0 India
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Koh Guan Kiat (Malaysia)
Singapore 1 – 1 Iran
Saad  61' Shahrokh Bayani  55' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Abu Wahid Shanbe (Oman)

Semi-finals
Saudi Arabia 1 – 1 (a.e.t.) Iran
Shahin Bayani  88' (o.g.) Shahrokh Bayani  43'
Penalties
Abdullah
Abduljawad
Nu'eimeh
Al-Jam'an
Al-Musaibeah 		5 – 4 Hajiloo
Mokhtarifar
Derakhshan
Panjali
Shahrokh Bayani
Attendance: 20,000

Third place match
Iran 1 – 1 Kuwait
Mohammadkhani  80' Al-Haddad  26'
Penalties
Hajiloo
Derakhshan
Ahadi
Mokhtarifar 		3 – 5 Al-Dakhil
Al-Suwayed
Juma'a
Al-Jasem
Al-Qabendi
Attendance: 26,000

1988 Asian Cup

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 4 4 0 0 9 2 +7 8 Advance to knockout stage
2  Iran 4 2 1 1 3 3 0 5
3  Qatar (H) 4 2 0 2 7 6 +1 4
4  United Arab Emirates 4 1 0 3 2 4 −2 2
5  Japan 4 0 1 3 0 6 −6 1
Source:
(H) Host.
Iran 2–0 Qatar
Bavi  6'
Pious  89'		 Report
Attendance: 20,000
Japan 0–0 Iran
Report
Attendance: 4,000
Iran 1–0 United Arab Emirates
Pious  27' Report
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Steven Ovinis (Malaysia)
South Korea 3–0 Iran
Byun Byung-Joo  26', 57'
Hwang Sun-Hong  42'		 Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)

Semi-finals
Saudi Arabia 1–0 Iran
Abdullah  16' Report
Attendance: 17,000

Third place match
China PR 0–0 Iran
Report
Penalties
Duan Ju
Wang Baoshan
Wu Wenbing 		0–3 Moharrami
Ansarifard
Ghayeghran
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ahmad Bash (Jordan)

1992 Asian Cup

The 1992 tournament was considered as the most disappointing tournament for Iran, after ended up in group stage and got eliminated for the first time in the history. It remains as the only time Iran failed to qualify from the group stage.

The last match between Japan and Iran has been a significant subject on the criticism. Iran came to the match with four points, an advantage comparing to its Japanese rival which was forced to gain a win after two draws. However, the match was marred with three red cards for the Iranian team, the first red card in early second half for Jamshid Shahmohammadi in 54' caused drain for the Iranian side when they played only with ten men. In 86', Kazuyoshi Miura scored the decisive goal for Japan that Iranian side had protested to be offside, but instead Nader Mohammadkhani and Farshad Pious were issued red card as well, thus Iran had to play entire of the last minutes with eight players, and eventually, lost 0–1 and eliminated from the competition; Japan went on to win its first Asian title, and marked the rise of Japan as an Asian football power.[2] Many Iranian supporters have continued to hold the match as the biggest robbery in their football history.[3]

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan (H) 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 4 Advance to knockout stage
2  United Arab Emirates 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 4
3  Iran 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 3
4  North Korea 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: WorldFootball.net
(H) Host.
North Korea 0–2 Iran
Report Pious  30'
Ghayeghran  80'
Attendance: 8,000
Iran 0–0 United Arab Emirates
Report
Attendance: 25,000
Japan 1–0 Iran
Miura  87' Report
Attendance: 37,000[4]

1996 Asian Cup

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Saudi Arabia 3 2 0 1 7 3 +4 6
3  Iraq 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
4  Thailand 3 0 0 3 2 13 −11 0
Source:


Iran 1–2 Iraq
Daei  90' (pen.) Report Fawzi  37'
Sabbar  69'
Attendance: 15,000
Thailand 1–3 Iran
Senamuang  80' Report Saadavi  38'
Minavand  54'
Daei  70'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Lu Jun (China)
Saudi Arabia 0–3 Iran
Report Daei  12'
Bagheri  37'
Azizi  47'
Attendance: 12,000

Quarter-finals
South Korea 2–6 Iran
Kim Do-Hoon  11'
Shin Tae-Yong  35'		 Report Bagheri  31'
Azizi  52'
Daei  66', 76', 83', 89' (pen.)
Attendance: 19,000

Semi-finals
Iran 0–0 (a.e.t.) Saudi Arabia
Report
Penalties
Daei
Peyrovani
Yazdani
Estili
Bagheri
Khakpour 		3–4 Al-Temawi
Sulaimani
Zubromawi
Al-Muwallid
Al-Harbi
Madani
Attendance: 35,000

Third place match
Iran 1–1 Kuwait
Daei  40' Report Al-Huwaidi  15'
Penalties
Moharrami
Estili
Peyrovani
Bagheri 		3–2 Badr Haji
Bashar Abdullah
Al-Lenqawi
Abdulrahman
Al-Huwaidi
Attendance: 60,000

2000 Asian Cup

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 3 2 1 0 6 1 +5 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Iraq 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
3  Thailand 3 0 2 1 2 4 −2 2
4  Lebanon (H) 3 0 2 1 3 7 −4 2
Source:
(H) Host.


Lebanon 0–4 Iran
Report Bagheri  19'
Estili  75', 87'
Daei  90+1'
Attendance: 52,418
Referee: Lu Jun (China)
Iran 1–1 Thailand
Daei  73' Report Pituratana  12'
Attendance: 10,000
Iran 1–0 Iraq
Daei  77' Report
Attendance: 8,582

Quarter-finals
Iran 1–2 (a.e.t.) South Korea
Bagheri  71' Report Kim Sang-Sik  90'
Lee Dong-Gook  99'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ali Bujsaim (UAE)

2004 Asian Cup

Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Iran 3 1 2 0 5 2 +3 5
3  Oman 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
4  Thailand 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source:
Iran 3–0 Thailand
Enayati  71'
Nekounam  80'
Daei  86' (pen.)		 Report
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Mohammad Kousa (Syria)
Oman 2–2 Iran
Al-Hosni  31', 40' Report Karimi  61'
Nosrati  90+4'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Abdul Rahman Al-Delawar (Bahrain)
Japan 0–0 Iran
Report
Attendance: 52,000

Quarter-finals
South Korea 3–4 Iran
Seol Ki-Hyeon  16'
Lee Dong-Gook  25'
Kim Nam-Il  68'		 Report Karimi  10', 20', 77'
Park Jin-Seop  51' (o.g.)
Attendance: 20,000

Semi-finals
China PR 1–1 (a.e.t.) Iran
Shao Jiayi  18' Report Alavi  38'
Penalties
Zheng Zhi
Zhao Junzhe
Li Xiaopeng
Sun Xiang
Shao Jiayi 		4–3 Daei
Mahdavikia
Nekounam
Mobali
Golmohammadi
Workers Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Talaat Najm (Lebanon)

Third place match
Iran 4–2 Bahrain
Nekounam  9'
Karimi  52'
Daei  80' (pen.), 90'		 Report Yousef  48'
Farhan  57'
Workers Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 10,000

2007 Asian Cup

Group C
Main article: 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Uzbekistan 3 2 0 1 9 2 +7 6
3  China PR 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 4
4  Malaysia (H) 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0
Source: Asian Cup 2007
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Iran 2–1 Uzbekistan
Hosseini  55'
Kazemian  78'		 Report Rezaei  16' (o.g.)
Attendance: 1,863
China PR 2–2 Iran
Shao Jiayi  7'
Mao Jianqing  33'		 Report Zandi  45+1'
Nekounam  74'
Attendance: 5,938
Malaysia 0–2 Iran
Report Nekounam  29' (pen.)
Teymourian  77'
Attendance: 4,520
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)

Quarter-finals
Iran 0–0 (a.e.t.) South Korea
Report
Penalties
Zandi
Mahdavikia
Enayati
Khatibi 		2–4 Lee Chun-Soo
Kim Sang-Sik
Kim Do-Heon
Cho Jae-Jin
Kim Jung-Woo
Attendance: 8,629

2011 Asian Cup

Group D
Main article: 2011 AFC Asian Cup Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Iraq 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
3  North Korea 3 0 1 2 0 2 −2 1
4  United Arab Emirates 3 0 1 2 0 4 −4 1
Source: Asian Cup 2011
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
11 January 2011
Iraq 1–2 Iran
15 January 2011
Iran 1–0 North Korea
19 January 2011
United Arab Emirates 0–3 Iran

Quarter-finals
Iran 0–1 (a.e.t.) South Korea
Report Yoon Bit-Garam  105'
Attendance: 7,111

2015 Asian Cup

Group C
Main article: 2015 AFC Asian Cup Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 3 3 0 0 4 0 +4 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  United Arab Emirates 3 2 0 1 6 3 +3 6
3  Bahrain 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
4  Qatar 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Source: Asian Cup Australia 2015
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
11 January 2015
Iran 2–0 BahrainAAMI Park, Melbourne
15 January 2015
Qatar 0–1 IranStadium Australia, Sydney
19 January 2015
Iran 1–0 United Arab EmiratesBrisbane Stadium, Brisbane

Quarter-finals
Iran 3–3 (a.e.t.) Iraq
Azmoun  24'
Pouraliganji  103'
Ghoochannejhad  119'		 Report Yasin  56'
Mahmoud  93'
Ismail  116' (pen.)
Penalties
Hajsafi
Pouraliganji
Nekounam
Hosseini
Ghafouri
Jahanbakhsh
Teymourian
Amiri 		6–7 Abdul-Amir
Salem
Ismail
Adnan
Mahmoud
Kasim
Hussein
Shaker
Attendance: 18,921[5]

With the third strait defeats in the quarter-finals, Iran had failed to pass through the quarter-finals for three consecutive Asian Cup. Adding with the last time Iran crowned as champion in 1976, Iran had not won the Asian Cup for 43 years.

2019 Asian Cup

Ali Daei, former Iran's international, stated Iran would have to be more confident to win the Asian Cup and ended their 47 years in drought of the title, citing their 2018 World Cup participation as useful to help Iran.[6]

Group D
Main article: 2019 AFC Asian Cup Group D
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Iran 3 2 1 0 7 0 +7 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Iraq 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7
3  Vietnam 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
4  Yemen 3 0 0 3 0 10 −10 0
Source: AFC
Iran 5–0 Yemen
 Report
Attendance: 5,301
Referee: Ryuji Sato (Japan)
Vietnam 0–2 Iran
Report
Attendance: 10,841
Iran 0–0 Iraq
Report
Attendance: 15,038

Round of 16
Iran 2–0 Oman
 Report
Attendance: 31,945

Quarter-finals
China PR 0–3 Iran
Report
Attendance: 19,578

Semi-finals
Iran 0–3 Japan
Report
Attendance: 23,262

References
  1. http://www.worldfootball.net/schedule/asian-cup-1968-iran/
  2. https://thesefootballtimes.co/2019/01/04/how-the-1992-asian-cup-awoke-japanese-football-the-continents-sleeping-giant/
  3. http://www.persianfootball.com/forums/showthread.php?120159-1992-Asian-Championship-Campaign
  4. http://www.sportstats.com/soccer/asia/asian-cup-1992/japan-iran-GhRw4jc4/
  5. https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jan/23/asian-cup-iran-iraq-match-report
  6. https://financialtribune.com/articles/sports/85769/daei-confident-iran-will-win-afc-asian-cup-title
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