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The 'Iran national football team' represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Islamic Republic of Iran Football Federation. The Iranian national football team is known as ''Team Melli''. It is one of the strongest teams in Asia, the second highest ranking Asian team in FIFA's latest World Rankings. As of August 2007, Iran is ranked 44 in the FIFA World Rankings, and 23 in the World Football Elo Ratings. Iran was, at its peak, ranked 15th in both FIFA and Elo world rankings.
History
Iran have won the Asian Cup three consecutive times (1968, 1972, 1976) and have finished third four times. In 1978, Iran made its first appearance in the World Cup and lost two of their three group stage games against the Netherlands and Peru. However, they managed to create a surprise by drawing 1-1 against Scotland with a late Iraj Danaeifard goal.
After the 1979 Revolution, football was somewhat neglected and cast aside during the mid 1980s due to internal unrest and the Iran-Iraq War although rumors saying that Iran didn't play football during that time are untrue. Football managed to make its revival in the early 1990s with new talents like Ali Daei, Mehdi Mahdavikia, Khodadad Azizi and Karim Bagheri.
In November 1997, Iran qualified for the 1998 World Cup after eliminating 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. Iran also recorded their first World Cup victory in that tournament, beating the United States 2-1. 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.
On June 8, 2005, Iran together with Japan became the first country to qualify for the 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.
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.[1] The ban lasted less than a month, [2] and as a dispensation was given to allow the Iran under-23 team to participate in the football competition of the 2006 Asian Games, [3] fixtures were unaffected.
Stadium
Iran play their home games in the massive 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 home match of the World Cup Qualifying campaign against Japan, where the whole stadium was filled.
Kit
Iran's current jersey is provided by Puma. Iran's previous jersey was manufactured by Ali Daei's company Daei Sport's Wears & Equipments
Tournament records
World Cup record
| Year | Round | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Olympic Games record
| Year | Round | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Scorers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
★ As of 1992 Olympic Games campaign onwards U23 Team played in qualification.
Asian Cup record
★ 1956 - ''Did not enter''
★ 1960 - ''Did not qualify''
★ 1964 - ''Did not enter''
★ 1968 - 'Champions'
★ 1972 - 'Champions'
★ 1976 - 'Champions'
★ 1980 - Third place
★ 1984 - Fourth place
★ 1988 - Third place
★ 1992 - Round 1
★ 1996 - Third place
★ 2000 - Quarterfinals
★ 2004 - Third place
★ 2007 - Quarterfinals
Asian Games record
★ 1951 - 'Runners-Up'
★ 1954 - ''Did not enter''
★ 1958 - Round 1
★ 1962 - ''Did not enter''
★ 1966 - 'Runners-Up'
★ 1970 - Round 1
★ 1974 - 'Champions'
★ 1978 - ''Did not enter''
★ 1982 - Quarterfinals
★ 1986 - Quarterfinals
★ 1990 - 'Champions'
★ 1994 - Round 1
★ 1998 - 'Champions'
★ As of 2002 Asian Games Campaign onwards U23 Team participated in the Tournament.
West Asian Football Federation Championship record
★ 2000 - 'Winners'
★ 2002 - Third Place
★ 2004 - 'Winners'
★ 2007 - 'Winners'
ECO Cup (RCD Cup 1965-1974 & ECO Cup in 1993) record
★ 1965 - 'Winners'
★ 1967 - 'Runners-Up'
★ 1969 - 'Runners-Up'
★ 1970 - 'Winners'
★ 1974 - 'Runners-Up'
★ 1993 - 'Winners'
Last and next games
June 20, 2007, Amman, Jordan - '2 - 0' 2007 West Asian Championship
June 22, 2007, Amman, Jordan - '0 - 1' 2007 West Asian Championship
June 24, 2007, Amman, Jordan - '2 - 1' 2007 West Asian Championship
July 2, 2007, Tehran, Iran - '8 - 1' Friendly
July 11, 2007, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - '2 - 1' Asian Cup 2007
July 15, 2007, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - '2 - 2' Asian Cup 2007
July 18, 2007, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - '0 - 2' Asian Cup 2007
July 22, 2007, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - '0 - 0' (2 - 4 on penalties) Asian Cup 2007
Managers
| Name | Nat | Period | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Honours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hossein Sadaghiani |  Flag of Iran | 1941-1950 | |||||
| Mostafa Salimi | Flag of Iran | 1950-1952 | |||||
| Edmund Masayufskei | 1955-1957 | ||||||
| Ferenc Sas | 1957-1959 | ||||||
| Hossein Fekri |  22x20px | 1962-1966 | |||||
| Gyorgy Szucs | 1966-1967 | ||||||
| Zdravko Rajkov | 1968-1970 | ||||||
| Igor Netto | 1970-1971 | ||||||
| Parviz Dehdari | 22x20px | 1971-1972 | |||||
| Mahmoud Bayati | 22x20px | 1972-1974 | |||||
| Frank O'Farrell | 1974-1976 | ||||||
| Heshmat Mohajerani | 22x20px | 1976-1978 | Winner of 1976 Asian Cup, Qualification to 1978 FIFA World Cup | ||||
| Hassan Habibi | 1979-1980 | ||||||
| Parviz Aboutaleb | 1981-1982 | '2' | '1' | '0' | '1' | ||
| Hossein Abshenasan | 1982-1983 | ||||||
| Fereydoun Asgharzadeh | 1984-1986 | ||||||
| Parviz Dehdari | 1986-1989 | Third place at 1988 Asian Cup | |||||
| Ali Parvin | 1989-1993 | Gold Medal at 1990 Asian Games | |||||
| Stanko Poklepovic | 1993-1994 | ||||||
| Mohammad Mayeli Kohan | 1995-1997 | Third place at 1996 Asian Cup | |||||
| Valdeir Vieira | Nov-Dec 1997 | '3' | '0' | '2' | '1' | Qualification to 1998 FIFA World Cup | |
| Tomislav Ivic | Jan-May 1998 | '5' | '1' | '2' | '2' | ||
| Jalal Talebi | May-Jul 1998 | '4' | '1' | '0' | '3' | ||
| Mansour Pourheidari | Oct 1998 2000 | Gold Medal at 1998 Asian Games | |||||
| Jalal Talebi | 2000 | Quarterfinals at 2000 Asian Cup | |||||
| Ademar Braga | Nov 2000 Feb 2001 | '3' | '3' | '0' | '0' | ||
| Miroslav Blazevic | Mar-Nov 2001 | '19' | '10' | '4' | '5' | ||
| Branko Ivankovic | Feb-Sep 2002 | '9' | '4' | '3' | '2' | ||
| Homayoon Shahrokhi | Feb-Sep 2003 | '6' | '2' | '1' | '3' | ||
| Branko Ivankovic | Oct 2003 Jul 2006 | '41' | '28' | '6' | '7' | Third place at 2004 Asian Cup, Qualification to 2006 FIFA World Cup | |
| Amir Ghalenoei | Aug 2006 ''incumbent'' | '21' | '13' | '7' | '1' | Quarterfinals at 2007 Asian Cup |
Players
Current squad
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Previous squads
★ World Cup 2006 squad
★ World Cup 1998 squad
★ World Cup 1978 squad
Most capped players
As of July 22, 2007, the players with the most caps for Iran are:
|
''The records are collected based on data from FIFA and RSSSF.''
★ denotes a player still playing or available for selection.
Top goalscorers
As of July 22, 2007, the players with the most goals for Iran are:
|
''The records are collected based on data from FIFA and RSSSF.''
★ denotes a player still playing or available for selection.
References
1. FIFA suspends Iran Football Federation
2. FIFA to lift Iran ban: Blatter
3. FIFA President announces temporary lifting of Iran ban
See also
★ Iran national futsal team
★ Iran national under-23 football team
★ Iran women's national football team
External links
★ Official Website of IR Iran Football Federation
★ RSSSF archive of results 1941-
★ RSSSF archive of most capped players and highest goalscorers
★ Iran's archive of results and elo rating points
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