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{{Infobox National football team
| Name = Iran <br>ایران
| Badge = IRIFFlogoclear.jpg
| FIFA Trigramme = IRN
| FIFA Rank = 48
| 1st ranking date = August 1993
| FIFA max = 15
| FIFA max date = July 2005
| FIFA min = 122
| FIFA min date = May 1996
| Elo Rank = 21
| Elo max = 15
| Elo max date = May 2005
| Elo min = 73
| Elo min date = January 1964
| Nickname = ''Team melli'' <br>([[Persian]]: '''تیم ملی''')<br>"The National Team"
| Association = [[Islamic Republic of Iran Football Federation|IRIFF]]
| Confederation = [[Asian Football Confederation|AFC]]
| Coach = {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Ali Daei]]
| Asst Manager = {{flagicon|IRN}} [[Houman Afazeli]]
| Captain = [[Mehdi Mahdavikia]]
| Most caps = [[Ali Daei]] (149)
| Top scorer = [[Ali Daei]] (109)
| Home Stadium = [[Azadi Stadium]]
| pattern_la1=|pattern_b1=_Iranhomenew|pattern_ra1=|
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| First game = {{fb|Afghanistan|1931}} 0 - 0 Iran {{flagicon|Iran|1925}}<br/>([[Kabul]], [[Afghanistan]]; [[January 1]], [[1941]])
| Largest win = {{Flagicon|Iran}} Iran 19 - 0 {{fb-rt|Guam}} <br/>([[Tabriz]], [[Iran]]; [[November 24]], [[2000]]<ref>[http://www.football.co.uk/worldcup/iran.shtml Iran World Cup 2006 team Profile from Football.co.uk<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>)
| Largest loss = {{fb|Turkey}} 6 - 1 Iran {{flagicon|Iran|1925}} <br/>([[Istanbul]], [[Turkey]]; [[May 28]], [[1950]]) <BR> {{fb|South Korea}} 5 - 0 Iran {{flagicon|Iran|1925}} <br/>([[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]; [[May 28]], [[1958]]) <BR> {{fb|Hungary}} 5 - 0 Iran {{flagicon|Iran|1964}} <br/>([[Munich]], [[Germany]]; [[August 27]], [[1972]])
| World cup apps = 3
| World cup first = 1978
| World cup best = Round 1, [[Football World Cup 1978|1978]], [[Football World Cup 1998|1998]], [[2006 Fifa World Cup|2006]]
| Regional name = [[Asian Cup|AFC Asian Cup]]
| Regional cup apps = 11
| Regional cup first = [[Asian Cup 1968|1968]]
| Regional cup best = Winners, [[Asian Cup 1968|1968]], [[Asian Cup 1972|1972]], [[Asian Cup 1976|1976]]
}}

The '''Iran national football team''' ({{PerB|تیم ملی فوتبال ایران}}) represents [[Iran]] in international [[football (soccer)|football]] competitions and is controlled by the [[Islamic Republic of Iran Football Federation]]. The Iranian national football team is known as ''Team Melli'', and is one of the strongest teams in [[Asia]] according to the [[FIFA World Rankings]]. The team was founded by Andrew Mashkouri.

==History==
===Early years===
The very first match that the ''Team Melli'' played was on [[January 1]], [[1941]] away at [[Afghanistan national football team|Afghanistan]].

Before the [[Iranian revolution|1979 revolution]], Iran have won the [[Asian Cup]] three consecutive times ([[Asian Cup 1968|1968]], [[Asian Cup 1972|1972]], [[Asian Cup 1976|1976]]), a championship record to which the team could not add ever since, although they finished third four times.

===1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina===
In 1978, Iran made its first appearance in the [[Football World Cup|World Cup]] after defeating [[Australia national football team|Australia]] in [[Tehran]] to qualify. Iran lost two of their three group stage games against the [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands]] and [[Peru national football team|Peru]].<ref>[http://www.teammelli.com/articles/iran_in_world_cup_1978.htm Iran in World Cup 1978<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> However, they managed to create a surprise<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/low/football/world_cup_2002/1632238.stm BBC SPORT | WORLD CUP 2002 | Iranian football facts<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> by drawing 1-1 against [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] with a late [[Iraj Danaeifard]] goal.<ref name="autogenerated2">[http://www.the-world-cup-2006.com/teams-iran.htm FIFA World Cup 2006 Iran Team Overview<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

===After Revolution===
After the [[Iranian Revolution|1979 Revolution]], football was somewhat neglected and cast aside. During the 1980s, the Iranian national team did not feature in World Cup competitions due to the [[Iran–Iraq War]] (1980-88) and domestic football suffered the inevitable effects of conflict. The war and political upheavals left Iran without major club competitions until 1989 when the Qods League was established. A year later, the Qods League was renamed the Azadegan League. Despite failing to qualify for either the 1990 or the 1994 World Cups, it was during this period that a number of quality players burst onto the Iranian football scene, laying the foundation for their second stab at World Cup glory in 1998. <ref name="autogenerated1">[http://www.iranvisitor.com/index.php?cID=416&pID=1176 The History of Soccer [Football&#93; in Iran - Team Melli :: Iran Visitor<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Iran could count on new talents such as [[Ali Daei]], [[Mehdi Mahdavikia]], [[Khodadad Azizi]] and [[Karim Bagheri]].

===1998 FIFA World Cup in France===
<table style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-bottom: 0.5em; width: 180px; border: #99B3FF solid 1px">
<tr><td><div style="position: relative;">
[[Image:Soccer.Field Transparant.png|175px]]
{{Image label|x=0.195|y=0.05|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="White">[[Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh|'''Abedzadeh'''<br/>]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.160|y=0.10|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="White">[[Nader Mohammadkhani|'''Mohammadkhani'''<br/>]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.30|y=0.15|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="White">[[Mehdi Pashazadeh|'''Pashazadeh'''<br/>]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.10|y=0.15|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="White">[[Mohammad Khakpour|'''Khakpour'''<br/>]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.05|y=0.40|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="White">[[Javad Zarincheh|'''Zarincheh'''<br/>]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.38|y=0.40|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="White">[[Mehrdad Minavand|'''Minavand'''<br/>]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.365|y=0.33|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="White">[[Hamid Reza Estili|'''Estili'''<br/>]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.22|y=0.28|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="White">[[Karim Bagheri|'''Bagheri'''<br/>]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.07|y=0.33|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="White">[[Mehdi Mahdavikia|'''Mahdavikia'''<br/>]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.10|y=0.54|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="White">[[Khodadad Azizi|'''Azizi'''<br/>]]</font>}}
{{Image label|x=0.34|y=0.54|scale=350|text=<font size=1 color="White">[[Ali Daei|'''Daei'''<br/>]]</font>}}
</div></td></tr>
<tr><td><small>Iran lineup during the 1998 World Cup</small></td></tr>
</table>

:''Additional information: [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (play-off AFC-OFC)]]''
:''Additional information: [[1998 FIFA World Cup#Group F|1998 FIFA World Cup - Group F]]''
In November 1997, Iran qualified for the [[Football World Cup 1998|1998 World Cup]] after eliminating [[Australian national football team|Australia]] in a close playoff series. Both games finished undecided, but Iran managed to qualify due to the [[away goals rule]]. Iran held Australia to a 1-1 draw at home, and a 2-2 draw in [[Melbourne]]; however, since Iran had scored more away goals, they were able to qualify for the Cup.<ref>[http://mondediplo.com/1998/04/04iran A third half for Iranian football, by Christian Bromberger<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

At their first game of the Group F at the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]], Iran played well against [[FR Yugoslavia national football team|Yugoslavia]], losing narrowly 1-0, only to a free kick goal by [[Siniša Mihajlović|Mihajlović]].<ref name="autogenerated1" />

Iran recorded their first World Cup victory in the second game<ref name="autogenerated2" />, beating the [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]] 2-1, with [[Hamid Estili|Estili]] and [[Mehdi Mahdavikia|Mahdavikia]] scoring goals for Iran. The Iran vs USA World Cup match was preheated with much excitement because of each country's political stance after the [[Iranian revolution]]. However, in an act of defiance against all forms of hatred or politics in sports, both sides presented one another with gifts and flowers and took ceremonial pictures before the match kickoff.<ref>[http://1800-worldcup.com/world_cup_finals/france1998/matches/jun21.htm France 1998 World Cup: 1st Round - Day 12 Match Reports<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Following defeat with Iran the United States were eliminated from the World Cup.<ref>[http://www.soccertimes.com/worldcup/1998/games/jun21.htm World Cup: U.S. eliminated from Cup after 2-1 loss to Iran<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

Iran played against [[Germany national football team|Germany]] in the third game. The game was lost 2-0. The goals were scored by [[Oliver Bierhoff|Bierhoff]] and [[Jürgen Klinsmann|Klinsmann]].<ref>[http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/results/matches/match=8767/report.html FIFA.com - 1998 FIFA World Cup France ™<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The one win and two losses meant Iran became third in the final group standing and failed to make it to the next round.<ref>[http://1800-worldcup.com/world_cup_finals/france1998/matches/jun25.htm France 1998 World Cup: 1st Round - Day 16 Match Reports<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

=== 2002 FIFA World Cup===
:''Additional information: [[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]]''

Iran failed to qualify for [[World Cup 2002]] after an aggregate defeat to the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]], losing 2-0 in Dublin and wining 1-0 in Tehran. The elimination saw manager [[Miroslav Blažević]] step down from the top spot to be replaced by his assistant [[Branko Ivanković]], who stepped up from assistant coach.

=== 2006 FIFA-World Cup in Germany===
[[Image:Iran equaliser.JPG|thumb|right|Iran score against [[Angola national football team|Angola]] during a [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] match.]]
[[Image:Iran National Football Team in 2006.JPG|thumb|right|Iran team for the match against [[Syria national football team|Syria]] on [[August 16]] [[2006]].]]
{{main|Iran at the 2006 FIFA World Cup}}
:''Additional information: [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)]]''
:''Additional information: [[2006 FIFA World Cup seeding]]''

On [[June 8]], [[2005]], Iran together with [[Japan national football team|Japan]] became the first country to qualify for the [[Football World Cup 2006|2006 World Cup]], making it Iran's 3rd appearance on the world stage of football. The qualification round both in 2001 and 2004-05 resulted in mass celebrations, hysteria and rioting, causing internal chaos and unrest between youth and government officials. The Iran versus Japan leg of the 2006 World Cup Qualifiers in Tehran was the highest attended qualifying match among all confederations.

Iran started their [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] appearance with high expectations from fans and media. Their first match was against [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] in Group D. The game was level 1-1 at the half-time, but Iran lost at the end because of a defensive mistake. The final score, 3-1, was brought about by goals from [[Omar Bravo]] and [[Zinha]] for Mexico, with [[Yahya Golmohammadi]] scoring the only Iran goal.

Iran played against [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]] in the second game. The game was lost 2-0. The goals were scored by [[Deco]] and [[Cristiano Ronaldo]] (penalty). The two losses meant Iran was eliminated from the competition, before their third and final game against [[Angola national football team|Angola]]. Iran drew 1-1 with Angola on the 21st of June 2006, [[Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh]] scoring the Iran goal.

===Temporary Suspension===
In November 2006, Iran was suspended by [[FIFA]] from all participation in international football, on the grounds of governmental interference in the national football association.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fifa.com/en/media/index/0,1369,126229,00.html|title=FIFA suspends Iran Football Federation|publisher=[[FIFA]]|accessdate=2006-11-27}}</ref> The ban lasted less than a month, <ref>{{cite web|url=http://the-afc.com/english/media/default.asp?mnsection=media&section=newsDetails&newsID=7658|title=FIFA to lift Iran ban: Blatter|publisher=the-AFC.com|accessdate=2006-12-17}}</ref> and as a dispensation was given to allow the [[Iran national under-23 football team|Iran under-23 team]] to participate in the [[football at the 2006 Asian Games|football competition]] of the [[2006 Asian Games]], <ref>{{cite web|url=http://the-afc.com/english/media/default.asp?mnsection=media&section=newsDetails&newsID=7543|title=FIFA President announces temporary lifting of Iran ban|publisher=the-AFC.com|accessdate=2006-11-27}}</ref> fixtures were unaffected.

=== 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa===
:''Additional information: [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC Third Round]]''

Iran under the guidance of legendary player [[Ali Daei]]<ref>[http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/clubfootball/news/newsid=702387.html FIFA.com - Ali Daei named new Iran coach<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> are in the same FIFA World Cup qualifying group as [[Kuwait national football team|Kuwait]], [[Syria national football team|Syria]] and [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates]]. They will play home and away against each of the other three teams in the group 5. Ali Daei was chosen to become the new coach after [[Spain|Spanish]] coach [[Javier Clemente]] had been close to signing on as Iran's national team manager but talks collapsed when he refused to live full time in the country.<ref>[http://www.soccerway.com/news/2008/March/02/ali-daei-named-new-iran-coach News - Ali Daei named new Iran coach - Soccerway<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
====Group 5====
{{2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC Group 5
| expanded = yes
| fixtures = yes
| tiebreakers = <!-- "yes", to display the tiebreaking notes -->
}}

In the [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC Fourth Round|next stage of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]] Iran will play in group B. <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.the-afc.com/eng/articles/viewArticle.jsp_167182448.html|title=FWCQ fourth round draw mechanics|date=2008-06-12|publisher=The-AFC.com|accessdate=2008-06-13}}</ref>
====Group B====
{|
|-
|
{{2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC Group B
| expanded = yes
| fixtures = yes
| tiebreakers = <!-- "yes", to display the tiebreaking notes -->
}}
|-
|}

== Home stadium ==
[[Image:Azadistadium tehran iran.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Azadi Stadium]]
{{main|Azadi Stadium}}
Iran play their home games at [[Azadi Stadium|Azadi (Freedom) Stadium]] which was built in the mid 1970s with a capacity of over 100,000. A record was set in Azadi for the [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification|2006 World Cup qualifying]] campaign in Iran's home match against [[Japan national football team|Japan]], in which the whole stadium was filled.

==Kit==
[[Image:bothiran.jpg|thumb|right|200px]]
Iran's current jersey is provided by [[Daei Sport's Wears & Equipments|Daei SWE]], replacing the Iranian provider [http://www.majidsoccer.com/ Majid] in 2008. The table below shows the history of kit providers for Iran national football team.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!Period
!Kit Manufacturer
|-
|1997
|Saipa
|-
|1998-2000
|[[Puma AG|Puma]]
|-
|2001-2004
|Shekari
|-
|2004-2005
|[[Daei Sport's Wears & Equipments|Daei SWE]]
|-
|2006-2008
|[[Puma AG|Puma]]
|-
|2008
|[http://www.majidsoccer.com/ Majid]
|-
|2008-Current
|[[Daei Sport's Wears & Equipments|Daei SWE]]
|}

==Media coverage==
Iran home matches (both qualifiers and friendlies) are shown live on [[Channel 3 (Iran)|Channel 3]] and [[satellite]] [[television network]] [[Jame Jam 2]]. All matches are broadcast with full commentary.

==Tournament records==
{{see|Iran national football team records}}

===World Cup record===
{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!colspan=9|[[FIFA World Cup|World Cup record]]
|-
!Year
!Round
!GP
!W
!D
!L
!GS
!GA
|-
|{{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]] to <br />{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]]||''Did not enter''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|West Germany}} [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]]||''Did not qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|Argentina|alt}} [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]]||Round 1||3||0||1||2||2||8
|-
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]]||''Withdrew'' ||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]||''Disqualified for refusal<br /> to play at neutral sites'' ||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|Italy}} [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]||''Did not qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|United States}} [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]||''Did not qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|France}} [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]||Round 1||3||1||0||2||2||4
|-
|{{flagicon|South Korea}}{{flagicon|Japan}} [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]||''Did not qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]||Round 1||3||0||1||2||2||6
|-
|'''Total'''||'''Best: Round 1'''||9||1||2||6||6||18
|}

{{col-3}}<div style="text-align:left">
<!---THIS LIST IS ONLY FOR WORLD CUP MATCHES. DO NOT ADD STATISTICS FROM CONTINENTAL FINALS, FRIENDLIES, QUALIFIERS, OR OTHER MATCHES.!--->
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
|-
!colspan=17|World Cup matches (by opponent)
|-
!Against
!Wins
!Draws
!Losses
!Total
|-
|{{fb|PER}}||0||0||1||1
|-
|{{fb|GER}}||0||0||1||1
|-
|{{fb|USA}}||1||0||0||1
|-
|{{fb|POR}}||0||0||1||1
|-
|{{fb|MEX}}||0||0||1||1
|-
|{{fb|NED}}||0||0||1||1
|-
|{{fb|YUG}}||0||0||1||1
|-
|{{fb|SCO}}||0||1||0||1
|-
|{{fb|ANG}}||0||1||0||1
|-
|'''Total'''||1||2||6||9
|}

{{clear}}

{{col-3}}<div style="text-align:center">
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!colspan=4|World Cup history
|-
!Year!!Round!!Score!!Result
|-
|rowspan=3|[[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]]
|Round 1||align="left"|{{flagicon|Iran|1964}} '''Iran''' [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=50/results/matches/match=2388/report.html 0 &ndash; '''3''']{{fb|NED}}||Lose
|-
|Round 1||align="left"|{{flagicon|Iran|1964}} '''Iran''' [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=50/results/matches/match=2408/report.html 1 &ndash; 1] {{fb|SCO}}||Draw
|-
|Round 1||align="left"|{{flagicon|Iran|1964}} '''Iran''' [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=50/results/matches/match=2405/report.html 1 &ndash; '''4'''] {{fb|PER}}||Lose
|-
|rowspan=3|[[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]
|Round 1||align="left"|{{fb|IRN}} [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/results/matches/match=8735/report.html 0 &ndash; '''1'''] {{fb|YUG}}||Lose
|-
|Round 1||align="left"|{{fb|IRN}} [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/results/matches/match=8754/report.html '''2''' &ndash; 1] {{fb|USA}}||Win
|-
|Round 1||align="left"|{{fb|IRN}} [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/results/matches/match=8767/report.html 0 &ndash; '''2'''] {{fb|GER}}||Lose
|-
|rowspan=3|[[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]
|Round 1||align="left"|{{fb|IRN}} [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/results/matches/match=97410007/report.html 1 &ndash; '''3'''] {{fb|MEX}}||Lose
|-
|Round 1||align="left"|{{fb|IRN}} [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/results/matches/match=97410024/report.html 0 &ndash; '''2'''] {{fb|POR}}||Lose
|-
|Round 1||align="left"|{{fb|IRN}} [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/results/matches/match=97410040/report.html 1 &ndash; 1] {{fb|ANG}}||Draw
|}
{{col-end}}

===Olympic Games record===
{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!colspan=9|[[Olympic Games|Olympic Games record]]
|-
!Year
!Round
!GP
!W
!D
!L
!GS
!GA
|-
|[[1900 Summer Olympics|1900]] to <br />[[1960 Summer Olympics|1960]]||''Did not enter''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan}} [[Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics|1964]]||''Round 1''||3||0||1||2||1||6
|-
|{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Football at the 1968 Summer Olympics|1968]]||''Did not enter''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics|1972]]||''Round 1'' ||3||0||1||2||1||9
|-
|{{flagicon|Canada}} [[Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics|1976]]||''Quarter Finals'' ||3||1||0||2||4||5
|-
|{{flagicon|USSR}} [[Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics|1980]]||''Qualified but boycotted the event''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|United States}} [[Football at the 1984 Summer Olympics|1984]]||''Did not enter due to boycott''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics|1988]]||''Did not qualify''||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|'''Total'''||'''Best: Quarter Finals'''||9||2||1||6||6||20
|}

{{col-3}}<div style="text-align:left">
<!---THIS LIST IS ONLY FOR OLYMPIC GAMES MATCHES. DO NOT ADD STATISTICS FROM CONTINENTAL FINALS, FRIENDLIES, QUALIFIERS, OR OTHER MATCHES.!--->
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;"
|-
!colspan=17|Olympic Games matches (by opponent)
|-
!Against
!Wins
!Draws
!Losses
!Total
|-
|{{fb|GDR}}||0||0||1||1
|-
|{{fb|MEX}}||0||1||0||1
|-
|{{fb|ROM}}||0||0||1||1
|-
|{{fb|HUN}}||0||0||1||1
|-
|{{fb|DEN}}||0||0||1||1
|-
|{{fb|BRA}}||1||0||0||1
|-
|{{fb|CUB}}||1||0||0||1
|-
|{{fb|POL}}||0||0||1||1
|-
|{{fb|URS}}||0||0||1||1
|-
|'''Total'''||2||1||6||9
|}

{{col-3}}<div style="text-align:center">
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!colspan=4|Olympic Games history
|-
!Year!!Round!!Score!!Result
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics|1964]]
|Round 1||align="left"|{{flagicon|Iran|1964}} '''Iran''' [http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197085/matches/match=32066/report.html 0 &ndash; '''4'''] <br/> {{fb|GDR}}||Lose
|-
|Round 1||align="left"|{{flagicon|Iran|1964}} '''Iran''' [http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197085/matches/match=32070/report.html 1 &ndash; 1]<br/> {{fb|MEX}}||Draw
|-
|Round 1||align="left"|{{flagicon|Iran|1964}} '''Iran''' [http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197085/matches/match=32076/report.html 0 &ndash; '''1''']<br/> {{fb|ROM}}||Lose
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics|1972]]
|Round 1||align="left"|{{flagicon|Iran|1964}} '''Iran''' [http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197110/matches/match=32125/report.html 0 &ndash; '''5''']<br/> {{fb|HUN}}||Lose
|-
|Round 1||align="left"|{{flagicon|Iran|1964}} '''Iran''' [http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197110/matches/match=32133/report.html 0 &ndash; '''4''']<br/> {{fb|DEN}}||Lose
|-
|Round 1||align="left"|{{flagicon|Iran|1964}} '''Iran''' [http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197110/matches/match=32141/report.html '''1''' &ndash; 0] <br/> {{fb|BRA}}||Win
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics|1976]]
|Round 1||align="left"|{{flagicon|Iran|1964}} '''Iran''' [http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197121/matches/match=32169/report.html '''1''' &ndash; 0] <br/> {{fb|CUB}}||Win
|-
|Round 1||align="left"|{{flagicon|Iran|1964}} '''Iran''' [http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197121/matches/match=32174/report.html 2 &ndash; '''3'''] <br/> {{fb|POL}}||Lose
|-
|Quarter Finals||align="left"|{{flagicon|Iran|1964}} '''Iran''' [http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197121/matches/match=32181/report.html 1 &ndash; '''2'''] <br/> {{fb|URS}}||Lose
|}
{{col-end}}

*As of 1992 Olympic Games campaign onwards [[Iran national under-23 football team|U23]] Team played in qualification.

===Asian Cup record===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Year
!Round
|-
|{{flagicon|Hong Kong|1910}} [[1956 AFC Asian Cup|1956]]||''Did not enter''
|-
|{{flagicon|South Korea}} [[1960 AFC Asian Cup|1960]]||''Did not qualify''
|-
|{{flagicon|Israel}} [[1964 AFC Asian Cup|1964]]||''Did not enter''
|- bgcolor=gold
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Iran|1964}} [[1968 AFC Asian Cup|1968]]||'''Champions'''
|- bgcolor=gold
|{{flagicon|Thailand}} [[1972 AFC Asian Cup|1972]]||'''Champions'''
|- bgcolor=gold
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Iran|1964}} [[1976 AFC Asian Cup|1976]]||'''Champions'''
|-bgcolor=CD7F32
|{{flagicon|Kuwait}} [[1980 AFC Asian Cup|1980]]||Third place
|-
|{{flagicon|Singapore}} [[1984 AFC Asian Cup|1984]]||Fourth place
|-bgcolor=CD7F32
|{{flagicon|Qatar}} [[1988 AFC Asian Cup|1988]]||Third place
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan}} [[1992 AFC Asian Cup|1992]]||Round 1
|-bgcolor=CD7F32
|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[1996 AFC Asian Cup|1996]]||Third place
|-
|{{flagicon|Lebanon}} [[2000 AFC Asian Cup|2000]]||Quarterfinals
|-bgcolor=CD7F32
|{{flagicon|China}} [[2004 AFC Asian Cup|2004]]||Third place
|-
|{{flagicon|Indonesia}}{{flagicon|Malaysia}}<br/>{{flagicon|Thailand}}{{flagicon|Vietnam}}[[2007 AFC Asian Cup|2007]]||Quarterfinals
|-
|}
:''**Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won.<br/> Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.''

===Asian Games record===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Year
!Round
|-bgcolor=silver
|{{flagicon|India}} [[1951 Asian Games|New Delhi 1951]]||Runners-Up
|-
|{{flagicon|Philippines}} [[1954 Asian Games|Manila 1954]]||''Did not enter''
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan}} [[1958 Asian Games|Tokyo 1958]]||Round 1
|-
|{{flagicon|Indonesia}} [[1962 Asian Games|Jakarta 1962]]||''Did not enter''
|-bgcolor=silver
|{{flagicon|Thailand}} [[1966 Asian Games|Bangkok 1966]]||Runners-Up
|-
|{{flagicon|Thailand}} [[1970 Asian Games|Bangkok 1970]]||Round 1
|- bgcolor=gold
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Iran|1964}} [[1974 Asian Games|Tehran 1974]]||'''Champions '''
|-
|{{flagicon|Thailand}} [[1978 Asian Games|Bangkok 1978]]||''Did not enter''
|-
|{{flagicon|India}} [[1982 Asian Games|New Delhi 1982]]||Quarterfinals
|-
|{{flagicon|South Korea}} [[1986 Asian Games|Seoul 1986]]||Quarterfinals
|- bgcolor=gold
|{{flagicon|China}} [[1990 Asian Games|Beijing 1990]]||'''Champions'''
|-
|{{flagicon|Japan}} [[1994 Asian Games|Hirosima 1994]]||Round 1
|- bgcolor=gold
|{{flagicon|Thailand}} [[1998 Asian Games|Bangkok 1998]]||'''Champions'''
|-
|}

*As of 2002 Asian Games Campaign onwards [[Iran national under-23 football team|U23]] Team participated in the Tournament.

===West Asian Football Federation Championship record===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Year
!Round
|- bgcolor=gold
|{{flagicon|Jordan}} [[West Asian Football Federation Championship 2000|2000]]||'''Champions '''
|-bgcolor=CD7F32
|{{flagicon|Syria}} [[West Asian Football Federation Championship 2002|2002]]||Third Place
|- bgcolor=gold
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Iran}} [[West Asian Football Federation Championship 2004|2004]]||'''Champions '''
|- bgcolor=gold
|{{flagicon|Jordan}} [[West Asian Football Federation Championship 2007|2007]]||'''Champions '''
|- bgcolor=gold
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Iran}} [[West Asian Football Federation Championship 2008|2008]]||'''Champions'''
|-
|}

===RCD Cup/ECO Cup record===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Year
!Round
|- bgcolor=gold
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Iran|1964}} [[ECO Cup|1965]]||'''Champions '''
|-bgcolor=silver
|{{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[ECO Cup|1967]]||Runners-Up
|- bgcolor=silver
|{{flagicon|Turkey}} [[ECO Cup|1969]]||Runners-Up
|- bgcolor=gold
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Iran|1964}} [[ECO Cup|1970]]||'''Champions '''
|-bgcolor=silver
|{{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[ECO Cup|1974]]||Runners-Up
|-bgcolor=gold
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|Iran}} [[ECO Cup 1993|1993]]||'''Champions '''
|-
|}

==Results and fixtures==
''see [[Iran national football team matches results|Iran national football team results]]

===Previous matches===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date
! Opponent
! Result
! Score
! Venue
! Stadium
! Referee
! Competition
! Scorers
|-
| [[5 January]] [[2008]]
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[FC Hansa Rostock|Hansa Rostock]]
| Lost
| 2-0
| [[Tehran]], [[Iran]]
| [[Azadi Stadium|Azadi]]
| {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Mozaffarri]]
| Friendly
| 35' [[Tobias Rathgeb]], 64' [[Đorđije Ćetković]]
|-
| [[10 January]] [[2008]]
| {{fb|Qatar}}
| Drawn
| 0-0
| [[Doha]], [[Qatar]]
| [[Al Sadd Stadium|Al Sadd]]
| {{flagicon|Bahrain}} [[Jafar Alavi|Alavi]]
| Friendly
| -
|-
| [[30 January]] [[2008]]
| {{fb|Costa Rica}}
| Drawn
| 0-0
| [[Tehran]], [[Iran]]
| [[Azadi Stadium|Azadi]]
| {{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} [[Fahad_Al-Marzouki|Marzouki]]
| Friendly
| -
|-
| [[6 February]] [[2008]]
| {{fb|Syria}}
| Drawn
| 0-0
| [[Tehran]], [[Iran]]
| [[Azadi Stadium|Azadi]]
| {{flagicon|Singapore}} [[Abdul Malik Bashir]]
| |[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC Third Round|2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification]]
| -
|-
| [[21 March]] [[2008]]
| {{fb|Bahrain}}
| Lost
| 1-0
| [[Manama]], [[Bahrain]]
|
|
| Friendly
| 64' [[M.Bahzad]]
|-
| [[26 March]] [[2008]]
| {{fb|Kuwait}}
| Drawn
| 2-2
| [[Kuwait City]], [[Kuwait]]
| [[Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium|Al Kuwait]]
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Matthew Breeze]]
| |[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC Third Round|2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification]]
| For {{fb|Iran}}: 2' [[Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht|Nikbakht]], 5' [[Jalal Hosseini]]<br>For {{fb|Kuwait}}: 38' [[Ahmad Ajab]], 81' [[Fahad Al-Rashidi]]
|-
| [[25 May]] [[2008]]
| {{fb|Zambia}}
| Won
| 3-2
| [[Tehran]], [[Iran]]
| [[Azadi Stadium|Azadi]]
|
| Friendly
| For {{fb|Iran}}: 12′ (P.K.) [[Javad Nekounam]] ,35′ [[Gholamreza Rezaei]], 87′ (P.K.)[[Hadi Aghili]]<br>For {{fb|Zambia}}: 60′ [[Clifford Mulenga ]], 62′ [[Roger Kola]]
|-
| [[2 June]] [[2008]]
| {{fb|United Arab Emirates}}
| Drawn
| 0-0
| [[Tehran]], [[Iran]]
| [[Azadi Stadium|Azadi]]
| {{flagicon|South Korea}} [[Lee Gi Young]]
| |[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC Third Round|2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification]]
| -
|-
| [[7 June]] [[2008]]
| {{fb|United Arab Emirates}}
| Won
| 1-0
| [[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates]]
| [[Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium|Sheikh Khalifa]]
| {{flagicon|Japan}} [[Yuichi Nishimura]]
| [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC Third Round|2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification]]
| 8' [[Ferydoon Zandi]]
|-
| [[14 June]] [[2008]]
| {{fb|Syria}}
| Won
| 2-0
| [[Damascus]], [[Syria]]
| [[Abbasiyyin Stadium|Abbasiyyin]]
| {{flagicon|Thailand}} [[Satop Tongkhan]]
| |[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC Third Round|2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification]]
| 64' [[Gholamreza Rezaei]], 90+5' [[Mohsen Khalili]]
|-
| [[22 June]] [[2008]]
| {{fb|Kuwait}}
| Won
| 2-0
| [[Tehran]], [[Iran]]
| [[Azadi Stadium|Azadi]]
| {{flagicon|China}} [[Sun Baojie]]
| |[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC Third Round|2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification]]
| 17' [[Javad Nekounam]], 90+2' [[Gholamreza Rezaei]]
|-
| [[24 July]] [[2008]]
| {{flagicon|Czech_Republic}} [[FC Bohemians Praha]]
| Drawn
| 1-1
| [[Prague]], [[Czech Republic]]
|
|
| Training Camp in [[Prague]](Friendly)
| For {{fb|Iran}}: 52' [[Gholamreza Rezaei]]<br>For{{flagicon|Czech_Republic}} [[FC Bohemians Praha]]: 32' ??
|-
| [[27 July]] [[2008]]
| {{flagicon|Czech_Republic}} [[Slavia Prague]]
| Lost
| 1-0
| [[Prague]], [[Czech Republic]]
|
|
| Training Camp in [[Prague]](Friendly)
| 43' [[Jaroslav Černý]]
|-
| [[7 August]] [[2008]]
| {{fb|Palestine}}
| Won
| 3-0
| [[Tehran]], [[Iran]]
| [[Takhti Stadium (Tehran)|Takhti]]
| {{flagicon|Syria}} [[Ahmad Delo]]
| [[2008 West Asian Football Federation Championship|2008 WAFF Championship]]
| 29'(P) [[Kianoush Rahmati]], 40' [[Gholamreza Rezaei]], 86' [[Jalal Rafkhaei]]
|-
| [[11 August]] [[2008]]
| {{fb|Qatar}}
| Won
| 6-1
| [[Tehran]], [[Iran]]
| [[Takhti Stadium (Tehran)|Takhti]]
| {{flagicon|Jordan}} [[Yousef Shahin]]
| [[2008 West Asian Football Federation Championship|2008 WAFF Championship]]
| For {{fb|Iran}}: 10' & 90' [[Milad Meydavoudi]], 33' [[Ahmad Alenemeh]], 49'(P) [[Hadi Aghili]], 61' [[Ehsan Hajsafi]], 80' [[Jalal Rafkhaei]]<br>For {{fb|Qatar}}: 52' [[Meshal Abdullah]]
|-
| [[13 August]] [[2008]]
| {{fb|Syria}}
| Won
| 2-1
| [[Tehran]], [[Iran]]
| [[Takhti Stadium (Tehran)|Takhti]]
| {{flagicon|Qatar}} [[Mohammad Abdollah]]
| [[2008 West Asian Football Federation Championship|2008 WAFF Championship]]
| 6'(P) [[Kianoush Rahmati]], 52' [[Gholamreza Rezaei]]
|-
| [[15 August]] [[2008]]
| {{fb|Jordan}}
| Won
| 2-1
| [[Tehran]], [[Iran]]
| [[Azadi Stadium|Azadi]]
| {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Mohammad Zarooni]]
| [[2008 West Asian Football Federation Championship|2008 WAFF Championship]]
| For {{fb|Iran}}: 21'(P) [[Hadi Aghili]], 85' [[Kianoush Rahmati]]<br>For {{fb|Jordan}}: 82' [[Amer Deeb]]
|-
| [[30 August]] [[2008]]
| {{fb|Azerbaijan}}
| Won
| 1-0
| [[Tehran]], [[Iran]]
| [[Azadi Stadium|Azadi]]
|
| Friendly
| 81' [[Mohammad Noori]]
|-
| [[September 06]] [[2008]]
| {{fb|Saudi Arabia}}
| Drawn
| 1-1
| [[Riyadh]], [[Saudi Arabia]]
| [[King Fahd International Stadium|King Fahd]]
| {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Mark Shield|Shield]]
| [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC Fourth Round|2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification]]
| For {{fb|Iran}}: 81' [[Javad Nekounam]]<br>For {{fb|Saudi Arabia}}: 29' [[Saad Al-Harthi|Al-Harthi]]
|-
| [[October 11]] [[2008]]
| {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Image:PaykanSportClub.png|17px]] [[Paykan_F.C.|Paykan]]
| Drawn
| 2-2
| [[Karaj]], [[Iran]]
| National team training camp
|
| Friendly
| For {{fb|Iran}}: 40' [[Javad Nekounam]], 43' [[Mehdi Seyed Salehi|Seyed Salehi]]<br>For {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Image:PaykanSportClub.png|17px]] [[Paykan_F.C.|Paykan]]: 70' [[Iman Heydari]], 76' [[Amir Bozorgi]]
|-
| [[October 15]] [[2008]]
| {{fb|North Korea}}
| Won
| 2-1
| [[Tehran]], [[Iran]]
| [[Azadi Stadium|Azadi]]
| {{flagicon|Oman}} [[Abdullah Al Hilali]]
| [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC Fourth Round|2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification]]
| For {{fb|Iran}}: 9' [[Mahdavikia|Mehdi Mahdavikia]], 64' [[Javad Nekounam]]<br>For {{fb|North Korea}}: 71' [[Jong Tae Se]]
|}

===Next matches===


{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Date
! Opponent
! Referee
! Time
! Venue
! Stadium
! Competition
! TV Channel(s)
! Status
|-
| [[November 14]] [[2008]]
| {{fb|Kuwait}}
| TBD
| TBD
| [[Kuwait City]], [[Kuwait]]
| TBD
| Friendly
| [[Channel 3 (Iran)|Channel 3]]
| '''Confirmed'''
|-
| [[November 19]] [[2008]]
| {{fb|UAE}}
| {{flagicon|Malaysia}} [[Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh]]
| 19:15 [[GMT]], 22:45 [[UTC+3:30]]([[Tehran]]), 23:15 [[UTC+4]]([[Abu Dhabi]])
| [[Abu Dhabi]], [[UAE]]
| [[Al Jazira Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium|Mohammed Bin Zayed]]
| [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC Fourth Round|2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification]]
| [[Channel 3 (Iran)|Channel 3]]
| '''Confirmed, Fix'''
|-
| [[January 9]] [[2009]]
| {{fb|China}}
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| Friendly(Away)
| [[Channel 3 (Iran)|Channel 3]]
| '''Confirmed'''
|-
| [[January 14]] [[2009]]
| {{fb|Singapore}}
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| Friendly
| [[Channel 3 (Iran)|Channel 3]]
| '''To Be Confirmed'''
|-
| [[January 28]] [[2009]]
| {{fb|Thailand}}
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| Friendly
| [[Channel 3 (Iran)|Channel 3]]
| '''To Be Confirmed'''
|-
| [[February 11]] [[2009]]
| {{fb|South Korea}}
| TBD
| TBD
| [[Tehran]], [[Iran]]
| [[Azadi Stadium|Azadi]]
| [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC Fourth Round|2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification]]
| [[Channel 3 (Iran)|Channel 3]]
| '''Confirmed, Fix'''
|-
| [[March 28]] [[2009]]
| {{fb|Saudi Arabia}}
| TBD
| TBD
| [[Tehran]], [[Iran]]
| [[Azadi Stadium|Azadi]]
| [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC Fourth Round|2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification]]
| [[Channel 3 (Iran)|Channel 3]]
| '''Confirmed, Fix'''
|-
| [[June 1]] or [[June 2]] [[2009]]
| {{fb|China}}
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| TBD
| Friendly(Home)
| [[Channel 3 (Iran)|Channel 3]]
| '''Confirmed'''
|-
| [[June 6]] [[2009]]
| {{fb|North Korea}}
| TBD
| TBD
| [[Pyongyang]], [[North Korea]]
| [[Kim Il-Sung Stadium|Kim Il-Sung]]
| [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC Fourth Round|2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification]]
| [[Channel 3 (Iran)|Channel 3]]
| '''Confirmed, Fix'''
|-
| [[June 10]] [[2009]]
| {{fb|United Arab Emirates}}
| TBD
| TBD
| [[Tehran]], [[Iran]]
| [[Azadi Stadium|Azadi]]
| [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC Fourth Round|2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification]]
| [[Channel 3 (Iran)|Channel 3]]
| '''Confirmed, Fix'''
|-
| [[June 17]] [[2009]]
| {{fb|South Korea}}
| TBD
| TBD
| [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]]
| [[Seoul World Cup Stadium|Seoul Wordcup]]
| [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification - AFC Fourth Round|2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification]]
| [[Channel 3 (Iran)|Channel 3]]
| '''Confirmed, Fix'''
|}

==Managers==
{| class="wikitable"
!Name
!Nat
!Period
!Matches
!Wins
!Draws
!Losses
!Honours
|-
| [[Hossein Sadaghiani]]
| align="center" |{{flagicon|Iran|1925}}
| align="center" |1941-1950
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| '''Silver Medal''' at [[1951 Asian Games]]
|-
| [[Mostafa Salimi]]
| align="center" |{{flagicon|Iran|1925}}
| align="center" |1950-1952
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
|
|-
| [[Edmund Masayufskei]]
| align="center" |{{flagicon|Austria}}
| align="center" |1955-1957
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
|
|-
| [[József Mészaros]]
| align="center" |{{flagicon|Hungary|1957}}
| align="center" |1957-1959
| align="center" |'''8'''
| align="center" |'''3'''
| align="center" |'''1'''
| align="center" |'''4'''
|
|-
| [[Hossein Fekri]]
| align="center" |{{flagicon|Iran|1964}}
| align="center" |1962-1966
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
|Qualification to [[1964 Summer Olympics]]
|-
| [[György Szűcs]]
| align="center" |{{flagicon|Hungary|1957}}
| align="center" |1966-1967
| align="center" |'''7'''
| align="center" |'''4'''
| align="center" |'''0'''
| align="center" |'''3'''
|'''Silver Medal''' at [[1966 Asian Games]]
|-
| [[Zdravko Rajkov]]
| align="center" |{{flagicon|YUG}}
| align="center" |1968-1970
| align="center" |'''4'''
| align="center" |'''3'''
| align="center" |'''0'''
| align="center" |'''1'''
|'''Winner''' of [[1968 Asian Cup]]
|-
| [[Igor Netto]]
| align="center" |{{flagicon|USSR}}
| align="center" |1970-1971
| align="center" |'''2'''
| align="center" |'''0'''
| align="center" |'''1'''
| align="center" |'''1'''
|
|-
| [[Parviz Dehdari]]
| align="center" |{{flagicon|Iran|1964}}
| align="center" |1971-1972
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
|
|-
| [[Mohammad Ranjbar]]
| align="center" |{{flagicon|Iran|1964}}
| align="center" |1972
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| '''Winner''' of [[1972 AFC Asian Cup|1972 Asian Cup]]
|-
| [[Mahmoud Bayati]]
| align="center" |{{flagicon|Iran|1964}}
| align="center" |1972-1973
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
|
|-
| [[Danny McLennan]]
| align="center" |{{flagicon|SCO}}
| align="center" |1973-1974
| align="center" |'''4'''
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
|
|-
| [[Frank O'Farrell]]
| align="center" |{{flagicon|IRL}}
| align="center" |1974-1976
| align="center" |'''13'''
| align="center" |'''10'''
| align="center" |'''1'''
| align="center" |'''2'''
| '''Gold Medal''' at [[1974 Asian Games]], Qualification to [[1976 Summer Olympics]]
|-
| [[Heshmat Mohajerani]]
| align="center" |{{flagicon|Iran|1964}}
| align="center" |1976-1978
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| '''Winner''' of [[1976 AFC Asian Cup|1976 Asian Cup]], Qualification to [[1978 FIFA World Cup]]
|-
| [[Hassan Habibi (Manager)|Hassan Habibi]]
| align="center" |{{flagicon|Iran}}
| align="center" |1979-1982
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
|
|-
|[[Parviz Aboutaleb]]
| align="center" |{{flagicon|Iran}}
| align="center" |1982
| align="center" |'''2'''
| align="center" |'''1'''
| align="center" |'''0'''
| align="center" |'''1'''
|
|-
| [[Jalal Cheraghpour]]
| align="center" |{{flagicon|Iran}}
| align="center" |1982
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
|
|-
| [[Mahmoud Yavari]]
| align="center" |{{flagicon|Iran}}
| align="center" |1984
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
|
|-
| [[Nasser Ebrahimi]]
| align="center" |{{flagicon|Iran}}
| align="center" |1984-1985
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
|
|-
| [[Fereydoun Asgharzadeh]]
| align="center" |{{flagicon|Iran}}
| align="center" |1985-1986
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
|
|-
| [[Parviz Dehdari]]
| align="center" |{{flagicon|Iran}}
| align="center" |1986-1989
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
|'''Third place''' at [[1988 Asian Cup]]
|-
| [[Reza Vatankhah]]
| align="center" |{{flagicon|Iran}}
| align="center" |Feb 1989-May 1989
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
|
|-
| [[Mehdi Monajati]]
| align="center" |{{flagicon|Iran}}
| align="center" |Jul 1989-Sep 1989
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
|
|-
| [[Ali Parvin]]
| align="center" |{{flagicon|Iran}}
| align="center" |1989-1993
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| '''Gold Medal''' at [[Football at the Asian Games|1990 Asian Games]]
|-
| [[Stanko Poklepović]]
| align="center" |{{flagicon|Croatia}}
| align="center" |1993-1994
| align="center" |'''4'''
| align="center" |'''1'''
| align="center" |'''2'''
| align="center" |'''1'''
|
|-
| [[Mohammad Mayeli Kohan]]
| align="center" |{{flagicon|Iran}}
| align="center" |1995-1997
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
|'''Third place''' at [[1996 Asian Cup]]
|-
| [[Valdeir Vieira]]
| align="center" |{{flagicon|Brazil}}
| align="center" |Nov 1997-Dec 1997
| align="center" |'''3'''
| align="center" |'''0'''
| align="center" |'''2'''
| align="center" |'''1'''
|Qualification to [[1998 FIFA World Cup]]
|-
| [[Tomislav Ivić]]
| align="center" |{{flagicon|Croatia}}
| align="center" |Jan 1998-May 1998
| align="center" |'''5'''
| align="center" |'''1'''
| align="center" |'''2'''
| align="center" |'''2'''
|
|-
| [[Jalal Talebi]]
| align="center" |{{flagicon|Iran}}
| align="center" |May 1998-Jul 1998
| align="center" |'''4'''
| align="center" |'''1'''
| align="center" |'''0'''
| align="center" |'''3'''
|
|-
| [[Mansour Pourheidari]]
| align="center" |{{flagicon|Iran}}
| align="center" |Oct 1998-Feb 2000
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| '''Gold Medal''' at [[Football at the Asian Games|1998 Asian Games]]
|-
| [[Jalal Talebi]]
| align="center" |{{flagicon|Iran}}
| align="center" |Mar 2000-Oct 2000
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
| align="center" |
|Quarterfinals at [[2000 Asian Cup]], '''Gold Medal''' at [[2000 West Asian Football Federation Championship|2000 WAFF Championship]]
|-
| [[Ademar Braga]]
| align="center" |{{flagicon|Brazil}}
| align="center" |Nov 2000-Feb 2001
| align="center" |'''3'''
| align="center" |'''3'''
| align="center" |'''0'''
| align="center" |'''0'''
|
|-
| [[Miroslav Blažević]]
| align="center" |{{flagicon|BIH}}
| align="center" |Mar 2001-Nov 2001
| align="center" |'''19'''
| align="center" |'''10'''
| align="center" |'''4'''
| align="center" |'''5'''
|
|-
| [[Branko Ivanković]]
| align="center" |{{flagicon|Croatia}}
| align="center" |Feb 2002-Sep 2002
| align="center" |'''9'''
| align="center" |'''4'''
| align="center" |'''3'''
| align="center" |'''2'''
|
|-
| [[Homayoun Shahrokhi]]
| align="center" |{{flagicon|Iran}}
| align="center" |Feb 2003-Sep 2003
| align="center" |'''6'''
| align="center" |'''2'''
| align="center" |'''1'''
| align="center" |'''3'''
|
|-
| [[Branko Ivanković]]
| align="center" |{{flagicon|Croatia}}
| align="center" |Oct 2003-Jul 2006
| align="center" |'''41'''
| align="center" |'''28'''
| align="center" |'''6'''
| align="center" |'''7'''
|'''Gold Medal''' at [[2004 West Asian Football Federation Championship|2004 WAFF Championship]], '''Third place''' at [[2004 Asian Cup]], Qualification to [[2006 FIFA World Cup]]
|-
| [[Amir Ghalenoei]]
| align="center" |{{flagicon|Iran}}
| align="center" |Aug 2006-July 2007
| align="center" |'''21'''
| align="center" |'''13'''
| align="center" |'''7'''
| align="center" |'''1'''
|Quarterfinals at [[2007 Asian Cup]]
|-
| [[Mansour Ebrahimzadeh]] (caretaker)
| align="center" |{{flagicon|Iran}}
| align="center" |Jan 2008-Feb 2008
| align="center" |'''3'''
| align="center" |'''0'''
| align="center" |'''3'''
| align="center" |'''0'''
|
|-
|[[Ali Daei]]
| align="center" |{{flagicon|IRN}}
| align="center" |Mar 2008-
| align="center" |'''14'''
| align="center" |'''10'''
| align="center" |'''3'''
| align="center" |'''1'''
| '''Gold Medal''' at [[2008 West Asian Football Federation Championship|2008 WAFF Championship]]
|-
|}

==Technical Staff==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Name
!Nat.
!Job
|-
|[[Ali Daei]]
|{{flagicon|IRN}}
|[[Coach (sport)|Head Coach]]
|-
|[[Human Afazeli]]
|{{flagicon|IRN}}
|[[Coach (sport)|Coach]]
|-
|[[Behzad Gholampour]]
|{{flagicon|IRN}}
|[[Coach (sport)|Goalkeeping Coach]]
|-
|[[Parhan Khanlari]]
|{{flagicon|IRN}}
|[[Doctor of Physical Therapy|Doctor]]
|-
|}

==Players==
===Current squad===
Iran's 26 players for the World Cup Qualifier against [[North Korea national football team|North Korea]] on October 15th.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!#
!Name
!DOB
!Club
!Caps (goals)
|-
!colspan=6|Goalkeepers
|-
| 1 || [[Mehdi Rahmati]] || [[2 Feb]] [[1983]] (age 25) || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Mes Kerman F.C.|Mes Kerman F.C.]] || {{0}}18{{0}} (0)
|-
| 30 || [[Vahid Talebloo]] || [[6 May]] [[1982]] (age 26) || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal F.C.]] || {{0}}{{0}}9{{0}} (0)
|-
| 23 || [[Rahman Ahmadi]] || [[30 July]] [[1980]] (age 28) || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Sepahan F.C.|Sepahan F.C.]] || {{0}}{{0}}1{{0}} (0)
|-
!colspan=6|Defenders
|-
| - || [[Pejman Montazeri]] || [[6 Sep]] [[1983]] (age 25) || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Esteghlal F.C.]] || {{0}}{{0}}0{{0}} (0)
|-
| - || [[Pirouz Ghorbani]] || [[15 May]] [[1981]] (age 27) || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Esteghlal F.C.]] || {{0}}{{0}}1{{0}} (0)
|-

|-
| 4 || [[Jalal Hosseini]] || [[3 Feb]] [[1982]] (age 26) || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Saipa F.C.|Saipa F.C.]] || {{0}}19{{0}} (2)
|-
| 5 || [[Hadi Aghili]] || [[15 Jan]] [[1981]] (age 27) || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Sepahan F.C.|Sepahan]] || {{0}}17 {{0}} (4)
|-
| 13 || [[Hossein Kaebi]] || [[23 Dec]] [[1985]] (age 22) || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Saipa F.C.|Saipa]] || {{0}}66 {{0}} (2)
|-
| 8 || [[Sattar Zare]] || [[27 Jan]] [[1982]] (age 26) || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Bargh Shiraz|Bargh]] || {{0}}27 {{0}} (0)
|-
| - || [[Majid Gholamnejad]] || [[18 June]] [[1983]] (age 25) || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[PAS Hamedan F.C.|Pas Hamedan]] || {{0}}{{0}}6{{0}} (0)
|-
!colspan=6|Midfielders
|-
| - || [[Pejman Nouri]] || [[13 July]] [[1980]] (age 28) || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Persepolis F.C.]] || {{0}}{{0}}6{{0}} (1)
|-
| 9 || [[Mojtaba Jabari]] || [[16 June]] [[1983]] (age 25) || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Esteghlal F.C.|Esteghlal]] || {{0}}14{{0}} (0)
|-
| 18 || [[Ehsan Hajsafi]] || [[25 Feb]] [[1990]] (age 18) || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Sepahan F.C.|Sepahan]] || {{0}}{{0}}5{{0}} (1)
|-
| - || [[Maziar Zare]] || [[22 Dec]] [[1984]] (age 23) || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Persepolis F.C.]] || {{0}}{{0}}7{{0}} (0)
|-
| - || [[Mehdi Karimian]] || [[? ???]] [[????]] (age ??) || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Sepahan F.C.]] || {{0}}{{0}}0 {{0}} (0)
|-
| 6 || [[Javad Nekounam]] || [[7 Sep]] [[1980]] (age 27) || {{flagicon|Spain}} [[CA Osasuna|Osasuna]] || {{0}}96{{0}} (23)
|-
| 14 || [[Andranik Teymourian]] || [[6 Mar]] [[1983]] (age 25) || {{flagicon|England}} [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] || {{0}}31{{0}} (2)
|-
| - || [[Masoud Shojaei]] || [[9 June]] [[1984]] (age 24) || {{flagicon|Spain}} [[CA Osasuna|Osasuna]] || {{0}}16{{0}} (0)
|-
| 7 || [[Ferydoon Zandi]] || [[26 Apr]] [[1979]] (age 29) || {{flagicon|Cyprus}} [[Alki Larnaca]] || {{0}}24{{0}} (3)
|-
| - || [[Mohammad Noori]] || [[9 Jan]] [[1983]] (age 25) || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Saba Battery F.C.|Saba Battery F.C.]] || {{0}}{{0}}3{{0}} (1)
|-
| 2 || [[Mehdi Mahdavikia]] [[Image:Captain sports.svg|14px]] || [[24 July]] [[1977]] (age 31) || {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Eintracht Frankfurt]] || 104{{0}} (13)
|-
!colspan=6|Strikers
|-
| - || [[Mohammad Reza Khalatbari]] || [[14 Sep]] [[1983]] (age 24) || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Zob Ahan F.C.|Zob Ahan F.C.]] || {{0}}{{0}}3{{0}} (0)
|-
| 15 || [[Gholamreza Rezaei]] || [[6 Mar]] [[1984]] (age 24) || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Saba Battery F.C.|Saba Battery F.C.]] || {{0}}{{0}}10{{0}} (5)
|-
| 10 || [[Rasoul Khatibi]] || [[22 Sep]] [[1978]] (age 29) || {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Al Dhafra|Al Dhafra]] || {{0}}27{{0}} (6)
|-
| - || [[Mehdi Seyed Salehi]] || [[27 Jul]] [[1981]] (age 27) || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Paykan F.C.]] || {{0}}{{0}}1{{0}} (0)
|-
|}

===Recent call ups===
The following players have been called up for the team in 2008.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!POS
!Name
!DOB
!Club
!Caps (goals)
!Most Recent Call up
|-
!colspan=6|Players
|-
| GK || [[Ebrahim Mirzapour]] || [[16 Sep]] [[1978]] (age 29)|| {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Saipa F.C.|Saipa F.C.]] || 70 (0) || v [[Qatar national football team|Qatar]], [[11 August]] [[2008]]
|-
| DF || [[Sheys Rezaei]] || [[21 Mar]] [[1984]] (age 24) || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Saba Battery F.C.|Saba Battery F.C.]] || 6 (1) || v [[Qatar national football team|Qatar]], [[10 Jan]] [[2008]]
|-
| DF || [[Mohammad Nosrati]] || [[11 Jan]] [[1982]] (age 26) || {{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} [[Al-Nasr Sports Club|Al-Nasr]] || 56 (4) || v [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]], [[6 Sep]] [[2008]]
|-
| DF || [[Mohsen Bengar]] || [[6 July]] [[1979]] (age 29) || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Sepahan F.C.|Sepahan]] || 7 (0) || v [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]], [[6 Sep]] [[2008]]
|-
| DF || [[Mojtaba Shiri]] || [[29 Oct]] [[1979]] (age 28) || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis]] || 2 (0) || v [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]], [[6 Sep]] [[2008]]
|-
| DF || [[Ahmad Alenemeh]] || ??? || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Foolad F.C.|Foolad]] || 2 (1) || v [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]], [[6 Sep]] [[2008]]
|-
| MF || [[Maziar Zare]] || [[22 Dec]] [[1984]] (age 23) || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis F.C.]] || 6 (0) || v [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]], [[30 Jan]] [[2008]]
|-
| MF || [[Ebrahim Sadeghi]] || [[4 Feb]] [[1979]] (age 29) || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Saipa F.C.|Saipa]] || 13 (1) || v [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]], [[6 Sep]] [[2008]]
|-
| MF || [[Kianoush Rahmati]] || [[18 June]] [[1978]] (age 30) || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Saipa F.C.|Saipa]] || 9 (3) || v [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]], [[6 Sep]] [[2008]]
|-
| MF || [[Eman Mobali]] || [[3 Nov]] [[1982]] (age 25) || {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Al Wasl FC|Al Wasl FC]] || 45 (1) || v [[Syria national football team|Syria]], [[6 Feb]] [[2008]]
|-
| MF || [[Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht]] || [[30 June]] [[1980]] (age 28) || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis F.C.]] || 74 (14) || v [[Syria national football team|Syria]], [[14 June]] [[2008]]
|-
| FW || [[Ali Samereh]] || [[23 Nov]] [[1977]] (age 30) || {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Ajman Club]] || 25 (2) || v [[Syria national football team|Syria]], [[6 Feb]] [[2008]]
|-
| FW || [[Mohammad Parvin]] || [[14 June]] [[1988]] (age 20) || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Saipa F.C.|Saipa F.C.]] || 2 (0) || v [[Palestine national football team|Palestine]], [[7 Aug]] [[2008]]
|-
| FW || [[Amir Shapourzadeh]] || [[19 Sep]] [[1982]] (age 25) || {{flagicon|Germany}} [[FSV Frankfurt]] || 4 (0) || v [[Zambia national football team|Zambia]], [[25 May]] [[2008]]
|-
| FW || [[Vahid Hashemian]] || [[21 July]] [[1976]] (age 32) || {{flagicon|Germany}} [[VfL Bochum]] || 42 (13) || v [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]], [[6 Sep]] [[2008]]
|-
| FW || [[Javad Kazemian]] || [[23 Apr]] [[1982]] (age 26) || {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Ajman Club]] || 36 (1) || v [[Syria national football team|Syria]], [[6 Feb]] [[2008]]
|-
| FW || [[Reza Enayati]] || [[23 Sep]] [[1976]] (age 31) || {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Al-Nasr]] || 31 (9) || v [[UAE national football team|UAE]], [[2 June]] [[2008]]
|-
| FW || [[Mohsen Khalili]] || [[14 Feb]] [[1981]] (age 27) || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Persepolis F.C.|Persepolis F.C.]] || 8 (1) || v [[Syria national football team|Syria]], [[14 June]] [[2008]]
|-
| FW || [[Mehrzad Madanchi]] || [[10 Jan]] [[1985]] (age 23) || {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Al-Nasr Sports Club|Al-Nasr]] || 26 (5) || v [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]], [[6 Sep]] [[2008]]
|-
| FW || [[Milad Meydavoudi]] || [[10 Jan]] [[1985]] (age 23) || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C.|Esteghlal Ahvaz]] || 10 (4) || v [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]], [[6 Sep]] [[2008]]
|-
| FW || [[Jalal Rafkhaei]] || [[24 Apr]] [[1984]] (age 24) || {{flagicon|Iran}} [[Malavan]] || 4 (2) || v [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]], [[6 Sep]] [[2008]]
|-
| FW || [[Mehdi Rajabzadeh]] || [[21 June]] [[1978]] (age 30) || {{flagicon|UAE}} [[Al-Dhafra]] || 17 (4) || v [[Syria national football team|Syria]], [[6 Feb]] [[2008]]
|-
|}

===Previous squads===
====World Cups====
* [[2006 FIFA World Cup squads#Iran|World Cup 2006 squad]]
* [[1998 FIFA World Cup squads#Iran|World Cup 1998 squad]]
* [[1978 FIFA World Cup squads#Iran|World Cup 1978 squad]]

====Asian Cups====
* [[Asian Cup 2007 squads#Iran|Asian Cup 2007 squad]]
* [[Asian Cup 2004 squads#Iran|Asian Cup 2004 squad]]
* [[Asian Cup 2000 squads#Iran|Asian Cup 2000 squad]]
* [[Asian Cup 1996 squads#Iran|Asian Cup 1996 squad]]
* [[Asian Cup 1992 squads#Iran|Asian Cup 1992 squad]]

===Notable past players===
:''See also [[:Category:Iran international footballers]]
<!-- This section is for PAST players only! And please do not add players of little or no significance. -->

{{col-begin}}
{{col-3}}
;1930s
*[[Hossein Sadaghiani]]
*[[Hossein-Ali Khan Sardar]]
;1940s
*[[Masoud Boroumand|Dr. Amir Masoud Boroumand]]
*[[Abbas Tanidehgar]]
;1950s
*[[Amir Agha-Hosseini]]
*[[Mahmoud Bayati]]
*[[Boyouk Jedikar]]
*[[Hossein-Ali Mobasher]]
*[[Hossein Soroudi]]
;1960s
*[[Mostafa Arab]]
*[[Aziz Asli]]
*[[Mansour Amirasefi]]
*[[Homayoun Behzadi]]
*[[Akbar Eftekhari]]
*[[Kambiz Jamali]]
*[[Hamid Jasemian]]
*[[Gholam Hossein Nourian]]
*[[Mohammad Ranjbar]]
*[[Mehrab Shahrokhi]]
*[[Hamid Shirzadeghan]]
*[[Jalal Talebi]]
{{col-3}}
;1970s
*[[Nasrollah Abdollahi]]
*[[Hamid Alidousti]]
*[[Ebrahim Ashtiani]]
*[[Iraj Danaeifard]]
*[[Andranik Eskandarian]]
*[[Behtash Fariba]]
*[[Parviz Ghelichkhani]]
*[[Hassan Habibi (footballer)|Hassan Habibi]]
*[[Karo Haghverdian]]
*[[Nasser Hejazi]]
*[[Safar Iranpak]]
*[[Ali Jabbari]]
*[[Ghafour Jahani]]
*[[Hossein Kalani]]
*[[Akbar Kargar Jam]]
*[[Jafar Kashani]]
*[[Gholam Hossein Mazloomi]]
*[[Hassan Nazari]]
*[[Ali Parvin]]
*[[Mansour Rashidi]]
*[[Hassan Rowshan]]
*[[Mohammad Sadeghi]]
;1980s
*[[Hamid Derakhshan]]
*[[Sirous Ghayeghran]]
{{col-3}}
*[[Mehdi Abtahi]]
*[[Mojtaba Moharrami]]
*[[Nasser Mohammadkhani]]
*[[Majid Namjoo-Motlagh]]
*[[Mohammad Panjali]]
*[[Farshad Pious]]
*[[Behrouz Soltani]]
;1990s
*[[Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh]]
*[[Khodadad Azizi]]
*[[Karim Bagheri]]
*[[Hamid Reza Estili]]
*[[Mohammad Khakpour]]
*[[Mehrdad Minavand]]
*[[Ali Asghar Modir Roosta]]
*[[Nader Mohamadkhani]]
*[[Mehdi Pashazadeh]]
*[[Afshin Peyrovani]]
*[[Reza Shahroudi]]
*[[Javad Zarrincheh]]
;2000s
*[[Ali Daei]]
*[[Yahya Golmohammadi]]

{{col-3}}

{{col-end}}

<br/>
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

===Most capped players===
[[As of 2008|As of January 31, 2008]], the players with the most [[caps (sport)|caps]] for Iran are:
{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!#
!Name
!Career
!Caps
!Goals
|-
|1
|align="left"|[[Ali Daei]]
|1993 - 2006
|149
|109
|-
|2
|align="left"|[[Ali Karimi]]*
|1998 - Present
|109
|35
|-
|3
|align="left"|[[Mehdi Mahdavikia]]*
|1996 - Present
|103
|12
|-
|4
|align="left"|[[Javad Nekounam]]
|2000 - Present
|95
|21
|-
|5
|align="left"|[[Hamid Reza Estili]]
|1990 - 2000
|82
|12
|-
|6
|align="left"|[[Karim Bagheri]]
|1993 - 2001
|80
|47
|-
|=
|align="left"|[[Javad Zarincheh]]
|1987 - 2000
|80
|1
|-
|7
|align="left"|[[Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh]]
|1987 - 1998
|79
|0
|-
|8
|align="left"|[[Ali Parvin]]
|1970 - 1980
|76
|13
|-
|9
|align="left"|[[Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht]]*
|2000 - present
|74
|14
|}

''The records are collected based on data from [http://www.fifa.com FIFA] and [http://www.rsssf.com RSSSF].'' <br/>* ''denotes a player still playing or available for selection.''
{{col-2}}

===Top goalscorers===
[[As of 2008|As of January 31, 2008]], the players with the most goals for Iran are:

{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!#
!Name
!Career
!Goals
!Caps
|-
|1
|align="left"|[[Ali Daei]]
|1993 - 2006
|109
|149
|-
|2
|align="left"|[[Karim Bagheri]]*
|1993 - 2001
|47
|80
|-
|3
|align="left"|[[Ali Karimi]]*
|1998 - present
|35
|109
|-
|4
|align="left"|[[Javad Nekounam]]
|2000 - present
|21
|95
|-
|5
|align="left"|[[Gholam Hossein Mazloomi]]
|1969 - 1977
|19
|40
|-
|=
|align="left"|[[Farshad Pious]]
|1984 - 1994
|19
|34
|-
|6
|align="left"|[[Ali Asghar Modir Roosta]]
|1990 - 1998
|18
|32
|-
|7
|align="left"|[[Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht]]*
|2000 - present
|14
|74
|-
|8
|align="left"|[[Ali Parvin]]
|1970 - 1980
|13
|76
|-
|=
|align="left"|[[Hassan Rowshan]]
|1974 - 1980
|13
|39
|-
|=
|align="left"|[[Vahid Hashemian]]
|1998 - present
|13
|41
|-
|9
|align="left"|[[Mehdi Mahdavikia]]*
|1996 - present
|12
|103
|-
|=
|align="left"|[[Parviz Ghelichkhani]]
|1964 - 1977
|12
|64
|}
''The records are collected based on data from [http://www.fifa.com FIFA] and [http://www.rsssf.com RSSSF].'' <br/>''*denotes a player still playing or available for selection.''
{{col-end}}

=== Iran World Cup captains ===
{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="3" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!#
!Player
!World Cup Played As A Captain
!Caps
|-
|1
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Ali Parvin]]
|[[FIFA World Cup 1978|Argentina 1978]]
|76
|-
|2
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh]]
|[[FIFA World Cup 1998|France 1998]]
|79
|-
|3
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Ali Daei]]
|[[FIFA World Cup 2006|Germany 2006]]
|149
|-
</table>



==See also==
*[[Football in Iran]]
*[[Iran national futsal team]]
*[[Iran national under-23 football team]]
*[[Iran national under-20 football team]]
*[[Iran national under-17 football team]]
*[[Iran women's national football team]]

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[http://www.ffiri.ir/ Official Website of IR Iran Football Federation]
*[http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/iran-intres.html RSSSF archive of results 1941-]
*[http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/iran-recintlp.html RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers]
*[http://www.eloratings.net/Iran.htm Iran's archive of results and elo rating points]

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[[lt:Irano vyrų futbolo rinktinė]]
[[hu:Iráni labdarúgó-válogatott]]
[[mr:इराण फुटबॉल संघ]]
[[nl:Iraans voetbalelftal]]
[[ja:サッカーイラン代表]]
[[no:Irans herrelandslag i fotball]]
[[pl:Reprezentacja Iranu w piłce nożnej]]
[[pt:Seleção Iraniana de Futebol]]
[[ru:Сборная Ирана по футболу]]
[[sk:Iránske národné futbalové mužstvo]]
[[sr:Фудбалска репрезентација Ирана]]
[[fi:Iranin jalkapallomaajoukkue]]
[[sv:Irans fotbollslandslag]]
[[th:ฟุตบอลทีมชาติอิหร่าน]]
[[vi:Đội tuyển bóng đá quốc gia Iran]]
[[tr:İran Millî Futbol Takımı]]
[[zh:伊朗國家足球隊]]

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