Iran national football team records and statistics
This article lists various football records in relation to the Iran national football team (Team Melli). The page is updated where necessary after each Iran match, and is correct as of 9 January 2008.
Appearances
- Most appearances
- Javad Nekounam, 151 caps, 2000 - 2015
- Ali Daei, 149 caps, 1993 - 2006
- Other centurions
- Ali Karimi, 127 caps, 1998 - 2013
- Jalal Hosseini, 115 caps, 2007 - 2018
- Ehsan Hajsafi, 112 caps, 2008 -
- Mehdi Mahdavikia, 111 caps, 1996 - 2009
- Andranik Teymourian, 101 caps,2005 -2016
- World Cup appearances
- Mehdi Mahdavikia, 6 Games, 1998, 2006
- Andranik Teymourian, 6 Games, 2006, 2014
- Ehsan Hajsafi, 6 Games, 2014, 2018
- Alireza Jahanbakhsh, 6 Games, 2014, 2018
- World Cup event appearances
- Masoud Shojaei, 3 World Cups, 2006, 2014, 2018
- 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
Most capped players
As of 12 November 2020, the players with the most caps for Iran are:
| # | Name | Career | Caps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javad Nekounam | 2000–2015 | 151 | 39 |
| 2 | Ali Daei | 1993–2006 | 149 | 109 |
| 3 | Ali Karimi | 1998–2013 | 127 | 38 |
| 4 | Jalal Hosseini | 2007–2018 | 115 | 8 |
| 5 | Ehsan Hajsafi | 2008– | 112[1] | 6 |
| 6 | Mehdi Mahdavikia | 1996–2009 | 111 | 13 |
| 7 | Andranik Teymourian | 2005–2016 | 101 | 9 |
| 8 | Karim Bagheri | 1993–2010 | 87 | 50 |
| Masoud Shojaei | 2004– | 8 | ||
| 10 | Hossein Kaebi | 2002–2011 | 85 | 1 |
| 11 | Hamid Reza Estili | 1990–2000 | 82 | 12 |
| Karim Ansarifard | 2009– | 26 | ||
| 12 | Mohammad Nosrati | 2002–2013 | 81 | 5 |
| 14 | Javad Zarincheh | 1987–2000 | 80 | 1 |
| 15 | Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh | 1987–1998 | 79 | 0 |
| 16 | Ali Parvin | 1970–1980 | 76 | 13 |
| Mehdi Rahmati | 2004–2012 | 0 | ||
| 18 | Yahya Golmohammadi | 1993-2006 | 74 | 5 |
| 19 | Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht | 2000–2008 | 73 | 14 |
The records are collected based on data from FIFA and RSSSF.
bold names denotes a player still playing or available for selection.
Goals
- First goal
- Masoud Boroumand vs
Turkey in a Friendly 26-Oct-47
- Most goals
- Ali Daei, 109, (1993 - 2006)
- Most goals in a match
- Karim Bagheri, 7 goals, vs
Maldives on 02-Jun-97 (1998 World Cup Qualification)
- Karim Bagheri, 6 goals, vs
Guam on 24-Nov-00 (2002 World Cup Qualification)
- Ali Daei, 5 goals, vs
Sri Lanka on 12-Jun-96 (1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification)
- Four goals in a match
- Behtash Fariba, vs
Bangladesh on 22-Sep-80 (1980 AFC Asian Cup) - Nasser Mohammadkhani, vs Bangladesh on 07-Aug-84 (1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification);
- Ali Asghar Modir Roosta, vs
Taiwan on 25-Jun-93 (1994 World Cup qualification) - Ali Daei, vs
Nepal on 10-Jun-96 (1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification) - Ali Daei, vs
South Korea on 16-Dec-96 (1996 AFC Asian Cup) - Ali Karimi, vs Guam on 24-Nov-00 (2002 World Cup Qualification)
- Ali Daei, vs
Laos on 17-Nov-04 (2006 World Cup qualification) - Karim Ansarifard, vs
Cambodia on 11-Oct-2019 (2022 World Cup qualification)
- Three goals in a match
- Masoud Boroumand, vs
Pakistan on 27-Oct-50 - Abbas Hajari, vs Pakistan on 14-Dec-59 (1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification)
- Ali Jabbari, vs Pakistan on 12-Mar-69
- Hossein Kalani, vs
%253B_Flag_of_Syria_(1963%E2%80%931972).svg.png.webp)
Iraq on 9-May-72 (1972 AFC Asian Cup) - Ali Jabbari, vs
Thailand on 13-May-72 (1972 AFC Asian Cup) - Gholam Hossein Mazloumi, vs Pakistan on 3-Sep-74 (1974 Asian Games)
- Gholam Hossein Mazloumi, vs
South Yemen on 8-Jun-76 (1976 AFC Asian Cup) - Karim Bavi, vs Nepal on 4-Jun-88 (1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification)
- Farshad Pious, vs
Malaysia on 24-Sep-90 (1990 Asian Games) - Karim Bagheri, vs Sri Lanka on 17-Jun-96 (1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification)
- Hamid Estili, vs Maldives on 02-Jun-97 (1998 World Cup Qualification)
- Ali Daei, vs
Uzbekistan on 14-Dec-98 (1998 Asian Games) - Ali Daei, vs Maldives on 31-Mar-00 (2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification)
- Ali Daei, vs Guam on 24-Nov-00 (2002 World Cup Qualification)
- Farhad Majidi, vs Guam on 24-Nov-00 (2002 World Cup Qualification)
- Sirous Dinmohammadi, vs
Oman on 8-Aug-01 - Ali Karimi, vs
Slovakia on 15-Aug-01 - Ali Daei, vs
Lebanon on 17-Jun-04 (2004 WAFF West Asian Championship) - Ali Karimi, vs South Korea on 31-Jul-04 (2004 AFC Asian Cup)
- Javad Nekounam, vs Lebanon on 6-Feb-13 (2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification)
- Sardar Azmoun, vs
North Macedonia on 2-Jun-16 - Mehdi Taremi, vs
Syria on 6-Jun-19 - Sardar Azmoun, vs Cambodia on 11-Oct-2019 (2022 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 on 6-May-73 (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
.svg.png.webp)
Australia 24 August 1973
Hat-tricks
Masoud Boroumand, scorer of first hat-trick for Iran.
Home record
As of 6 June 2019
| 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 | 151 | 107 | 30 | 14 | 351 | 82 | +269 | 70.86% | 4 May 1973, v. North Korea | 10 October 2019, v. Cambodia |
| 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 | % | 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 |
| Total | 191 | 135 | 37 | 19 | 468 | 107 | +361 | 70.68% | 26 October 1950, v. Afghanistan | 10 October 2019, v. Cambodia |
Minor Tournament
LG Cup Four Nations Tournament
| Host nation(s) / year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1998 LG Cup | Third Place | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 2000 LG Cup | Third Place | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
 2001 LG Cup (Egypt) | Fourth Place | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 2001 LG Cup (Iran) | Champions | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 |
 2002 LG Cup (Morocco) | Champions | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
| 2002 LG Cup (Iran) | Champions | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 2003 LG Cup (Nigeria) | Fourth Place 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| 2003 LG Cup (Iran) | Third Place | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 3 |
 2006 LG Cup (Jordan) | Unknown 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 4 |
| Total (All Matches) | 9/9 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 14 | +10 | 26 |
| Total (Only Official Matches) * | 9/9 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 21 |
- consists of only official international "A" Senior matches (not including Youth, B Team and club team results).
- Source: http://www.rsssf.com/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.
Minor Tournament
| Host nation(s) / year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | Dif | 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 |
| 1978 Afro-Asian Cup | Champions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 3 |
| 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 |
 1991 Afro-Asian Cup | Runners-up | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 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 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 |
| 2003 AFC–OFC Challenge Cup | Champions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 3 |
| 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 |
| Total (All Matches) | 20/20 | 60 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 107 | 52 | +55 | 105 |
| Total (Only Official Matches) * | 20/20 | 37 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 70 | 34 | +36 | 62 |
- 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 Tournament
Two Tournament for A team but Iran sent B team and club team.
| Host nation(s) / year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Afro-Asian Games | Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games | Third Place | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 | 12 |
| Total | 2/2 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 16 |
- all matches is unofficial international "A" Senior matches.
Special Friendly Match
| Host nation(s) / year | Opponent | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 75th Anniversary of Real Madrid |  | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 1999 Kirin World Challenge Cup | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 2/2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 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 11 Nov 2016
All Time General Statistics Record / Overview of Results
- As of 11 September 2018
- 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 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 24 | -15 | 10 |
| FIFA World Cup Qualification | 122 | 75 | 31 | 16 | 261 | 79 | +182 | 256 |
| AFC Asian Cup | 62 | 37 | 18 | 7 | 119 | 45 | +74 | 129 |
| AFC Asian Cup Qualification * | 53 | 40 | 8 | 5 | 143 | 30 | +113 | 128 |
| 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 |
| Central Asian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Official Matches (Exclude Olympics Qual and Olympics) | 324 | 202 | 72 | 50 | 683 | 232 | +451 | 678 |
| RCD Cup / ECO Cup | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 9 | +18 | 25 |
| LG Cup | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 10 | +9 | 22 |
| Minor Tournament | 37 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 70 | 34 | +36 | 62 |
| Special Friendly Match | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Friendly Match** | 124 | 54 | 35 | 35 | 180 | 123 | +57 | 196 |
| All of Friendly Matches and Other Tournaments | 187 | 86 | 49 | 52 | 298 | 178 | +120 | 307 |
| Total Official and Friendly Matches | 511 | 288 | 121 | 102 | 981 | 410 | +571 | 985 |
- 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).
Summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian Championship | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| Asian Games | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| West Asian Championship | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| West Asian Games | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| ECO Cup | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| LG Cup | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Minor Tournament | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 |
| AFC–OFC Challenge Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Afro-Asian Cup of Nations | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 22 | 14 | 15 | 51 |
FIFA World Ranking
FIFA World Rankings for Iran, August 1993 – March 2018[2]
References
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.