| Iran national football team results |
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This is a list of official football games played by Iran national football team between 2000 and 2009.
2000
Friendly
Friendly
| United States | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Armas |
Report | Mahdavikia |
Friendly
| Kuwait | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Huwaidi |
Report | Abolghasempour |
Friendly
| Maldives | 0–8 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Hasheminasab Dinmohammadi Mahdavikia Estili Daei Mousavi |
| Syria | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Seyed |
Report | Hasheminasab |
2000 WAFF West Asian Championship – preliminary round
| Iran | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Karimi Hashemian |
Report |
2000 WAFF West Asian Championship – preliminary round
2000 WAFF West Asian Championship – preliminary round
2000 WAFF West Asian Championship – semifinal
2000 WAFF West Asian Championship – final
| Iran | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bakhtiarizadeh |
Report |
2000 LG Cup – semifinal
2000 LG Cup – 3rd Place Match
Friendly
Friendly
Friendly
2000 AFC Asian Cup – preliminary round
2000 AFC Asian Cup – preliminary round
2000 AFC Asian Cup – preliminary round
2000 AFC Asian Cup – quarterfinal
| Iran | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Bagheri |
Report | Kim Sang-sik Lee Dong-gook |
2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – first round
| Iran | 19–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Majidi Bagheri Karimi Nikbakht Daei Bakhtiarizadeh |
Report |
2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – first round
| Iran | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Daei Hasheminasab |
Report |
2001
2001 Civilization Cup – 3rd Place Match
2001 LG Cup – semifinal
| Iran | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Kim Do-hoon |
2001 LG Cup – 3rd Place Match
Friendly
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Seferović Dujmović |
Report | Dinmohammadi Fatemi |
Friendly
2001 LG Cup – semifinal
| Iran | 5–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Golmohammadi Dinmohammadi Daei |
Report | Al-Saadi Bashir |
2001 LG Cup – final
| Iran | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Hasheminasab Karimi Daei |
Report |
Friendly
2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – second round
| Iran | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Daei |
Report |
2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – second round
2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – second round
2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – second round
2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – second round
| Saudi Arabia | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Waked Al-Yami |
Report | Daei Dinmohammadi |
2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – second round
2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – second round
2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – second round
2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – third round
| Iran | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bagheri |
Report |
2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – third round
2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – play-off AFC/UEFA
2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – play-off AFC/UEFA
| Iran | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Golmohammadi |
Report |
2002
Friendly
2002 LG Cup – semifinal
Friendly
Friendly
Friendly
2002 WAFF West Asian Championship – preliminary round
2002 WAFF West Asian Championship – preliminary round
2002 WAFF West Asian Championship – semifinal
| Iraq | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Abdul-Jabar Abu Al-Hail Abdul-Jabar Mohammed Kadhim Akram Abbas |
6–5 | |
2002 WAFF West Asian Championship – 3rd Place Match
| Syria | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Sari |
Report | Kameli Nikbakht |
| Penalties | ||
| Mustafa Ibrahim Jabban |
2–4 | |
2002 LG Cup – final
2003
2003 Lunar New Year Cup – final
| Uruguay | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Estoyanoff |
Report | Samereh |
| Penalties | ||
| Rodríguez Estoyanoff Lima Silva |
4–2 | |
2003 LG Cup – semifinal
Friendly
2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier – final round
2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier – final round
| Jordan | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Salim Shelbaieh Al-Shagran |
Report | Golmohammadi Majidi |
| Iran | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Karimi Kaebi |
Report |
2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier – final round
| North Korea | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Myong Song-chol |
Report | Karimi Navidkia |
2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier – final round
| Iran | 3–0 Awarded | |
|---|---|---|
| Daei |
* The match was abandoned after 61 minutes with Iran leading 1–0 after North Korea walked off the pitch due to firecrackers thrown from the crowd; despite the instructions of the referee, North Korea refused to return to the pitch. The match was awarded 3–0 to Iran.
2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier – final round
2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier – final round
Friendly
2004
2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier – second round
2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier – second round
2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier – second round
2004 WAFF West Asian Championship – preliminary round
2004 WAFF West Asian Championship – preliminary round
| Iran | 7–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Daei Nikbakht Nosrati Borhani Karimi Majidi |
Report | Al-Sayed |
2004 WAFF West Asian Championship – semifinal
2004 WAFF West Asian Championship – final
2004 AFC Asian Cup – preliminary round
2004 AFC Asian Cup – preliminary round
2004 AFC Asian Cup – preliminary round
2004 AFC Asian Cup – quarterfinal
| South Korea | 3–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Seol Ki-hyeon Lee Dong-gook Kim Nam-il |
Report | Karimi Park Jin-sub |
2004 AFC Asian Cup – semifinal
| China | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Shao Jiayi |
Report | Alavi |
| Penalties | ||
| Zheng Zhi Zhao Junzhe Li Xiaopeng Sun Xiang Shao Jiayi |
4–3 | |
2004 AFC Asian Cup – 3rd Place Match
2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier – second round
Friendly
2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier – second round
2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier – second round
Friendly
2005
Friendly
2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier – third round
2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier – third round
2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier – third round
| North Korea | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Mahdavikia Nekounam |
Friendly
2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier – third round
| Iran | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rezaei |
Report |
2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier – third round
2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier – third round
Friendly
Friendly
| South Korea | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cho Won-hee Kim Jin-kyu |
Report |
2005 Tehran Cup – 3rd Place Match
2006
| Iran | 4–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Teymourian Madanchi Daei |
Report |
Friendly
Friendly
Friendly
| Iran | 5–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Madanchi Rezaei Hashemian Enayati Khatibi |
Report | Misimović Barbarez |
2006 FIFA World Cup – preliminary round
2006 FIFA World Cup – preliminary round
2006 FIFA World Cup – preliminary round
| Iran | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bakhtiarizadeh |
Report | Flávio |
Friendly
| Iran | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Enayati |
Report |
| South Korea | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Seol Ki-hyeon |
Report | Hashemian |
2006 LG Cup
| Iran | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rezaei Rajabzadeh |
Report |
2006 LG Cup
| Chinese Taipei | 0–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Karimi |
| Iran | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Enayati Badamaki |
Report |
2007
Friendly
Friendly
Friendly
Friendly
2007 WAFF West Asian Championship – preliminary round
* FIFA recognized this match as a full international despite the Iranian side being Iran B.
2007 WAFF West Asian Championship – preliminary round
| Iran | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Meydavoudi Rajabzadeh |
Report |
* FIFA recognized this match as a full international despite the Iranian side being Iran B.
2007 WAFF West Asian Championship – semifinal
| Jordan | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Rajabzadeh |
* FIFA recognized this match as a full international despite the Iranian side being Iran B.
2007 WAFF West Asian Championship – final
* FIFA recognized this match as a full international despite the Iranian side being Iran B.
Friendly
| Iran | 8–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nekounam Madanchi Hashemian Khatibi Enayati |
Report | Taylor |
2007 AFC Asian Cup – preliminary round
2007 AFC Asian Cup – preliminary round
| China | 2–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Shao Jiayi Mao Jianqing |
Report | Zandi Nekounam |
2007 AFC Asian Cup – preliminary round
2007 AFC Asian Cup – quarterfinal
| Iran | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Zandi Mahdavikia Enayati Khatibi |
2–4 | |
2008
Friendly
Friendly
| Iran | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – third round
Friendly
2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – third round
Friendly
2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – third round
2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – third round
| United Arab Emirates | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Zandi |
2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – third round
2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – third round
2008 WAFF West Asian Championship – preliminary round
2008 WAFF West Asian Championship – preliminary round
| Iran | 6–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Meydavoudi Alenemeh Aghili Hajsafi Rafkhaei |
Report | Abdullah |
2008 WAFF West Asian Championship – semifinal
2008 WAFF West Asian Championship – final
Friendly
| Iran | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nouri |
Report |
2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – fourth round
| Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Harthi |
Report | Nekounam |
2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – fourth round
| Iran | 2–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mahdavikia Nekounam |
Report | Jong Tae-se |
Friendly
2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – fourth round
| United Arab Emirates | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jumaa |
Report | Bagheri |
2008 Oman International Cup – semifinal
2008 Oman International Cup – 3rd Place Match
2009
Friendly
2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – fourth round
| Iran | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nekounam |
Report | Park Ji-sung |
Friendly
2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – fourth round
| Iran | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Shojaei |
Report | Hazazi Al-Muwallad |
Friendly
Friendly
2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – fourth round
| North Korea | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – fourth round
| Iran | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Karimi |
Report |
2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – fourth round
| South Korea | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Park Ji-sung |
Report | Shojaei |
Friendly
* FIFA recognized this match as a full international despite the Iranian side being Iran U-23.
Friendly
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Džeko |
Report | Shojaei Borhani Teymourian |
Friendly
| Bahrain | 4–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Abdulrahman Abdullatif Isa Adnan |
Report | Zandi |
Friendly
| Uzbekistan | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Friendly
| Iran | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ansarifard |
Report |
Friendly
| Iran | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Teymourian |
Report | Pandev |
Statistics
Results by year
| Year | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 63 | 19 | +44 |
| 2001 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 20 | +15 |
| 2002 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 |
| 2003 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 12 | +10 |
| 2004 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 54 | 17 | +37 |
| 2005 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | +10 |
| 2006 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 14 | +13 |
| 2007 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 11 | +13 |
| 2008 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 11 | +20 |
| 2009 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 21 | +6 |
| Total | 166 | 92 | 44 | 30 | 313 | 141 | +172 |
Managers
| Name | First match | Last match | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 January 2000 | 4 February 2000 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | |
| 22 March 2000 | 23 October 2000 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 15 | +24 | |
| 24 November 2000 | 19 January 2001 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | +25 | |
| 24 April 2001 | 15 November 2001 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 20 | +11 | |
| 6 February 2002 | 19 September 2002 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | |
| 4 February 2003 | 26 September 2003 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | |
| 12 October 2003 | 21 June 2006 | 42 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 101 | 40 | +61 | |
| 8 August 2006 | 22 July 2007 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 12 | +18 | |
| 16 June 2007 | 24 June 2007 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | |
| 10 January 2008 | 6 February 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 March 2008 | 28 March 2009 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 15 | +28 | |
| 1 April 2009 | 1 April 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1 June 2009 | 30 December 2009 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | –1 | |
| 5 July 2009 | 5 July 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 166 | 92 | 44 | 30 | 313 | 141 | +172 | ||
* Coached Iran B team in 2007 WAFF Championship.
** Coached Iran U-23 team in Botswana friendly match.
Opponents
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | –4 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 7 | +9 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –2 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | +19 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | |
| 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
| 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 8 | +5 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | |
| 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | –1 | |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | |
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | –7 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –2 | |
| 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | +9 | |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | |
| 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 6 | +18 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | |
| Total | 166 | 92 | 44 | 30 | 313 | 141 | +172 |
