| Iran national football team results | 
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This is a list of official football games played by Iran national football team between 1960 and 1979.
1962
Friendly
Friendly
| Iran .svg.png.webp) | 1–2 | .svg.png.webp) Iraq | 
|---|---|---|
| Kouzehkanani  | Report | Ismail  47' Hamid  60' | 
1965
1966
Friendly
1966 Asian Games – Preliminary Round
| Iran  | 2–0 |  Malaysia | 
|---|---|---|
| Shirzadegan  28' Behzadi  50' | Report | 
1966 Asian Games – Preliminary Round
1966 Asian Games – Preliminary Round
1966 Asian Games – Quarterfinal
1966 Asian Games – Quarterfinal
1966 Asian Games – Semifinal
1966 Asian Games – Final
1967
| Turkey  | 1–0 |  Iran | 
|---|---|---|
| Güzelırmak  70' | Report | 
1968
1969
1969 Friendship Cup
| Iran  | 2–1 | .svg.png.webp) Iraq | 
|---|---|---|
| Ghelichkhani  Eftekhari  | Report | Dhiab  16' | 
1969 Friendship Cup
1970
| Iran  | 7–0 |  Pakistan | 
|---|---|---|
| Hajmohammad  13', 90' Ghelichkhani  33' Haghverdian  55' Kalani  57' Al-Nabi  71' (o.g.) Vafakhah  84' | Report | 
1970 Asian Games – Preliminary Round
1970 Asian Games – Preliminary Round
| South Korea .svg.png.webp) | 1–0 |  Iran | 
|---|---|---|
| Lee Hoe-taik  59' | Report | 
1971
Friendly
| South Korea .svg.png.webp) | 2–0 |  Iran | 
|---|---|---|
| Chung Kyu-poong  8' Park Lee-chun  12' | Report | 
Friendly
1972
1972 AFC Asian Cup – Group Allocation Matches
| Iran  | 2–0 |  Khmer Republic | 
|---|---|---|
| Kalani  45' Iranpak  51' | Report | 
1972 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Round
1972 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Round
1972 AFC Asian Cup – Semifinal
| Iran  | 2–1 |  Khmer Republic | 
|---|---|---|
| Iranpak  13' Ghelichkhani  47' | Report | Doeur Sokhom  18' | 
1972 AFC Asian Cup – Final
1972 Brazil Independence Cup – Preliminary Round
| Republic of Ireland  | 2–1 |  Iran | 
|---|---|---|
| Leech  57' Givens  74' | Report | Ghelichkhani  10' | 
1972 Brazil Independence Cup – Preliminary Round
1972 Brazil Independence Cup – Preliminary Round
| Ecuador .svg.png.webp) | 1–1 |  Iran | 
|---|---|---|
| Lasso  15' | Report | Ghelichkhani  36' | 
1972 Brazil Independence Cup – Preliminary Round
1973
1974 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – First Round
| Iran  | 0–0 | .svg.png.webp) North Korea | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
1974 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – First Round
1974 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – First Round
1974 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – First Round
| Iran  | 2–1 | .svg.png.webp) North Korea | 
|---|---|---|
| Monajati  19' Sadeghi  89' | Report | Pak Sung-jin  48' | 
1974 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – First Round
1974 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – First Round
Friendly
| New Zealand  | 0–0 |  Iran | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
1974 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Second Round
1974 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Second Round
| Iran  | 2–0 | .svg.png.webp) Australia | 
|---|---|---|
| Ghelichkhani  14' (pen.), 31' | Report | 
1974
1974 Asian Games – Preliminary Round
1974 Asian Games – Preliminary Round
1974 Asian Games – Preliminary Round
| Iran  | 6–0 | .svg.png.webp) Bahrain | 
|---|---|---|
| Jahani  25' Al-Durazi  28' (o.g.) Ghelichkhani  32' Etemadi  41' Dastjerdi  46' Haghverdian  73' | Report | 
1974 Asian Games – Semifinal
1974 Asian Games – Semifinal
| Iran  | 2–0 | .svg.png.webp) South Korea | 
|---|---|---|
| Mazloumi  74', 90' | Report | 
1974 Asian Games – Semifinal
1974 Asian Games – Final
Friendly
| Iran  | 0–1 |  Czechoslovakia | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ondruš  62' (pen.) | 
1975
Friendly
1976
1976 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Round
1976 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Round
1976 AFC Asian Cup – Semifinal
1976 AFC Asian Cup – Final
Friendly
1977
1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – First Round
| Saudi Arabia  | 0–3 |  Iran | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Mazloumi  16', 78' Roshan  62' | 
1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – First Round
Friendly
75th Anniversary of Real Madrid – Semifinal
| Iran  | 1–1 | .svg.png.webp) Argentina | 
|---|---|---|
| Sadeghi  79' | Report | Bertoni  14' (pen.) | 
| Penalties | ||
| Parvin   Nazari  Adelkhani  | 1–4 |  Benítez  Olguín  Ardiles  Bertoni | 
1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – First Round
* Syria didn't show up.
1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – First Round
| Iran  | 2–0 |  Saudi Arabia | 
|---|---|---|
| Yousefi  10' Sharifi  84' | Report | 
1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Final Round
1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Final Round
| South Korea .svg.png.webp) | 0–0 |  Iran | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
Friendly
1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Final Round
1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Final Round
1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Final Round
| Iran  | 2–2 | .svg.png.webp) South Korea | 
|---|---|---|
| Roshan  55', 57' | Report | Lee Yung-moo  28', 88' | 
1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Final Round
1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Final Round
1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Final Round
1978
Friendly
| Iran  | 0–0 | .svg.png.webp) Yugoslavia | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
Friendly
Friendly
Friendly
1978 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
1978 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary Round
| Netherlands  | 3–0 |  Iran | 
|---|---|---|
| Rensenbrink  40' (pen.), 62', 78' (pen.) | Report | 
1978 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary Round
| Scotland  | 1–1 |  Iran | 
|---|---|---|
| Eskandarian  43' (o.g.) | Report | Danaeifard  60' | 
1978 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary Round
Friendly
| Iran  | 0–1 |  Soviet Union | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Khidiyatullin  17' | 
Statistics
Results by year
| Year | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 
| 1965 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +3 | 
| 1966 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 
| 1967 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 
| 1968 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 
| 1969 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 
| 1970 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 
| 1971 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 
| 1972 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 
| 1973 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 
| 1974 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 2 | +18 | 
| 1975 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | 
| 1976 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 | 
| 1977 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 6 | +15 | 
| 1978 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | –6 | 
| Total | 83 | 47 | 15 | 21 | 142 | 69 | +73 | 
Managers
| Name | First match | Last match | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| .svg.png.webp) Hossein Fekri | 1 June 1962 | 16 March 1966 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 
|  György Szűcs | 10 December 1966 | 20 December 1966 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 
|  Hossein Fekri | 24 November 1967 | 26 November 1967 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 
|  Mahmoud Bayati | 10 May 1968 | 19 May 1968 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Zdravko Rajkov | 7 March 1969 | 17 September 1969 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 
|  Mohammad Bayati | 1 September 1970 | 1 September 1970 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 
|  Igor Netto | 10 December 1970 | 11 December 1970 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 
|  Parviz Dehdari | 10 September 1971 | 12 September 1971 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 
|  Mohammad Ranjbar | 7 May 1972 | 25 June 1972 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 
|  Mahmoud Bayati | 4 May 1973 | 24 August 1973 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 
|  Frank O'Farrell | 3 September 1974 | 10 August 1975 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 4 | +17 | 
|  Heshmat Mohajerani | 3 June 1976 | 6 September 1978 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 21 | +22 | 
| Total | 83 | 47 | 15 | 21 | 142 | 69 | +73 | ||
Opponents
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Argentina | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Australia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 
|  Bahrain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 
|  Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 
|  Cambodia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 
|  Chile | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | 
|  China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 
|  Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | 
|  Ecuador | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 
|  France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | 
|  Ghana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 
|  Hong Kong | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 
|  Hungary | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 
|  India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 
|  Indonesia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 
|  Iraq | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 
|  Ireland, Republic of | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | 
|  Israel | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 
|  Japan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 
|  Korea, North | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 
|  Korea, South | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 
|  Kuwait | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 
|  Malaysia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 
|  Myanmar | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 
|  Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | –3 | 
|  New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
|  Pakistan | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 | +29 | 
| .svg.png.webp) Peru | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | –3 | 
|  Portugal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | –3 | 
|  Romania | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 
|  Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | 
|  Saudi Arabia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 
|  Scotland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 
|  Serbia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
|  Syria | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 
|  Thailand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 
|  Turkey | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | –5 | 
|  Wales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | 
|  Yemen, South | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 
| Total | 83 | 47 | 15 | 21 | 142 | 69 | +73 | 
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