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Iran national football team records and statistics

This is a list of the Iran national football team's competitive records.

Individual records

Appearances

Most capped players

As of 18 November 2025, the players with the most caps for Iran are:

The records are collected based on data from FIFA and RSSSF. <br/>bold names denotes a player still playing or available for selection.

Most capped goalkeepers
World Cup appearances
World Cup event appearances
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

Goals

Top goalscorers
First goal : Masoud Boroumand vs , Friendly, 26 October 1947
Most goals in a match
Four goals in a match
Three goals in a match
First goal in a World Cup match : Iraj Danaeifard, 1978 FIFA World Cup vs
First goal in a World Cup qualifying campaign : Gholam Vafakhah vs , 6 May 1973 (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 Australia 24 August 1973
Hat-tricks

Team records

Biggest Wins

Biggest Defeats

Top Results

Include only official results.

Biggest Wins

121 Win with +3 and more / 81 Win with only +2 / 154 Win with only +1

Biggest Defeats

17 Defeat with -3 and more / 26 Defeat with only -2 / 73 Defeat with only -1

Biggest Draws

PSO matches

PSO: 9 Matches in AFC Asian Cup - 4 Matches in Asian Games - Some of Matches in others Tournaments.

Source:

AET matches

AET: Only matches that result defined in overtime (without penalty kicks).

Home matches

As of 10 June 2025

Consecutive Win Matches

10 Wins (World Record: Germany 15 Wins):

Consecutive Unbeaten Matches

18 Matches (World Record - Longest Unbeaten Streaks: Italy 37 / Argentina 36 / Algeria 35 / Spain 35 / Brazil 35):

Competition records

International tournaments

FIFA World Cup

Olympic Games

Continental tournaments

AFC Asian Cup

Asian Games

Regional tournaments

WAFF Championship

West Asian Games

CAFA Nations Cup

RCD Cup/ECO Cup

Intercontinental Tournament

Afro-Asian Cup of Nations

Afro-Asian Games

AFC–OFC Challenge Cup

Multinational Tournament

Islamic Solidarity Games

Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup

  1. 1974 Silver
  2. 1975 Silver
  3. 1976 4th place
  4. 1977 Silver

Iran national football B team

Korea Cup

Nehru Cup

Tournoi de Paris

Minor tournament

LG Cup Four Nations Tournament

  • Note: The list only includes editions that were participated by the Iran national team.
  • consists of only official international "A" Senior matches (not including Youth, B Team and club team results).
  • Source: https://www.rsssf.org/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.]
  • 2006: Only 2 match was played like to 2025 Turkish Women's Cup.
  1. 4 October 2006 IRI 2-0 IRQ
  2. 6 October 2006 IRI 0-0 JOR

Other Minor Tournament

Special Friendly Match

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 14 October 2025

Summary

Head-to-head records

Source:

The list shown below shows the Iran national football team all-time international record against opposing nations.

All Time General Statistics Record / Overview of Results

  • consists of only official international "A" Senior matches (not including Youth, B Team and club team results).
  • 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).

Results by decades

Results by years

1941-1949

1950-1959

1960-1969

1970-1979

1980-1989

1990-1999

2000-2009

2010-2019

2020-2029

FIFA World Ranking records

Main: AFC National Team of the Year

9 , 10 , 2 , 5 (Fourth Place) (26/32) (1993–2024)

Highest FIFA ranking : 15 (July 2005)
Lowest FIFA ranking : 122 (May 1996)
Best mover : 65 (July 1996)
Worst mover : -43 (October 1995)

Ranking

Source:

Current Rank: 21 / Average Rank: 43 / Highest Rank: 15 / Lowest Rank: 122 / Biggest Climb: 65 / Biggest Fall: 43

  • Australia in all dates was considered of Asian but joined to AFC in 2006.

Unofficial matches

Matches against clubs not listed.

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2002 2-2

2010s

2020s

See also

References

External links