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Iran national under-23 football team
National association football team
National association football team
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Iran under-23 | |
| Badge | Flag of Iran.svg | |
| Badge_size | 250px | |
| FIFA Trigramme | IRN | |
| Nickname | Team Melli Omid (The Hope National Team) | |
| Association | FFIRI | |
| Coach | Omid Ravankhah | |
| Captain | Mohammad Javad Hosseinnejad | |
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | |
| Home Stadium | Azadi Stadium | |
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| First game | 2–1 | |
| (Kuwait City, Kuwait; 3 December 1977) | ||
| Largest win | 10–0 | |
| (Busan, South Korea; 28 September 2002) | ||
| Largest loss | 2–6 Japan Japan | |
| (Tehran, Iran; 9 February 2001) | ||
| Regional name | AFC U-23 Championship | |
| Regional cup apps | 5 | |
| Regional cup first | 2013 | |
| Regional cup best | Quarter-finals (2016) | |
| 2ndRegional name | Asian Games | |
| 2ndRegional cup apps | 7 | |
| 2ndRegional cup first | 2002 | |
| 2ndRegional cup best | [[File:Gold medal asia.svg | 16px]] Gold Medal (2002) |
(Kuwait City, Kuwait; 3 December 1977) (Busan, South Korea; 28 September 2002) (Tehran, Iran; 9 February 2001)
Iran national under-23 football team, also known as Iran U-23 or Iran Olympic Team; represents Iran in international football competitions in Olympic Games, Asian Games and AFC U-22 Asian Cup, as well as any other under-23 international football tournaments. It is controlled by the Iran Football Federation.
History
The winner of the gold medal at the 2002 Asian Games, the team was prepared to defend its championship title at the football tournament of the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. Despite a suspension by FIFA, preventing Iran to enter any international football competition, the Iran under-23 team was given special permission to participate in the Asian Games, where they won the bronze medal.
Wild cards
Football at the Asian Games has required that under-23 players enter the competitions, but they have allowed three over-age players can be included in the squad. Iran used three players, known as the "Wild cards", in three versions of the games in 2002, 2006, 2010 And 2022:
| Competition | Wild card 1 | Wild card 2 | Wild card 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Asian Games | Ali Daei (C) | Yahya Golmohammadi | Ebrahim Mirzapour (GK) |
| 2006 Asian Games | Hassan Roudbarian (C/GK) | Arash Borhani | Jalal Hosseini |
| 2010 Asian Games | Mehdi Rahmati (C/GK) | Gholamreza Rezaei | |
| 2022 Asian Games | Hossein Hosseini (C/GK) | Amir Arsalan Motahari |
Results and fixtures
;Legend
2025
- Jafari
- Razzaghinia
- Taheri
- Safari
- Taheri
- Saharkhizan
- Hosseinnejad
- Al-Kass
- Al-Mansoori
- Razzaghinia
- Saharkhizan
2026
- Shahin
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | IRI Omid Ravankhah |
| Assistant coaches | IRN Iman Mobali |
| IRN Hadi Mahdavikia | |
| Goalkeeping coach | IRI Ehsan Vajdi |
| Fitness coach | |
| analyzer | |
| Team Supervisor | |
| Physiotherapist | |
| Team doctor | |
| Team manager | IRN Habib Kashani |
Manager history
- IRI Hassan Habibi (1991–1994)
- Bosnia Enver Hadžiabdić (1994)
- GER Hans-Jürgen Gede (1994–1995)
- IRI Hassan Habibi (1995)
- IRI Ebrahim Ghasempour (1997–1999)
- GER Egon Coordes (1999)
- IRI Mehdi Monajati (1999–2002)
- CRO Branko Ivanković (2002–2003)
- IRI Mohammad Mayeli Kohan (2003–2004)
- BRA Renê Simões (2005–2006)
- CRO Vinko Begović (2006–2007)
- CRO Nenad Nikolić (2007–2008)
- IRI Gholam Hossein Peyrovani (2009–2010)
- IRI Human Afazeli (2010–2011)
- IRI Ali Reza Mansourian (2011–2014)
- IRI Human Afazeli (2014)
- POR Nelo Vingada (2014)
- IRN Mohammad Khakpour (2014–2016)
- IRN Amir Hossein Peiravani (2017)
- CRO Zlatko Kranjčar (2018–2019)
- IRN Farhad Majidi (2019)
- IRN Hamid Estili (2019–2021)
- IRN Mehdi Mahdavikia (2021–2022)
- IRN Reza Enayati (2023)
- IRI Omid Ravankhah (2025–)
Players
Current squad
[[2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup]] squad
The following 23 players were called up for the 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.
Previous squads
;AFC U-23 Asian Cup
- 2013 AFC U-23 Championship squad
- 2016 AFC U-23 Championship squad
- 2020 AFC U-23 Championship squad
- 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup squads
- 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup squads
; ;Asian Games
- 2002 Asian Games Squad
- 2006 Asian Games Squad
- 2010 Asian Games Squad
- 2014 Asian Games Squad
- 2018 Asian Games Squad
- 2022 Asian Games Squad
- 2026 Asian Games Squad
Honours
Continental
- Asian Games† : Gold Medal (1): 2002 : Bronze Medal (1): 2006 :4th place (1): 2010 †U-23 teams were favoured by AFC and the IOC since 2002 Asian Games.The Senior team competed in the games before 2002.
Regional
- WAFF U-23 Championship : Winners (1): 2015 : Runners-up (1): 2023
- West Asian Games : Champions (1): 1997. : Runners-up (1): 2002. : 3rd place (1): 2005.
Other
- Semi-finalists in VIE 1999 Dunhill Cup
- 1st place in VIE 2006 VTV-T&T Cup (Spring Cup)
- 3rd place in TKM 2008 Turkmenistan President's Cup
- 1st place in IRI 2010 Velayat Cup
- 2nd place in VIE 2010 Ho Chi Minh City Cup
- 1st place in QAT 2013 International Friendship Youth Tournament
- 1st place in TUR Antalya Tournament
- 3rd place in KGZ 2025 Manas Cup
Competitive Record
Olympic Games
| Summer Olympic Games | Qualification | Year | Result | Rank | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Squad | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Link | Total | — | 0/9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 32 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 53 | 36 | +17 | Link | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1908–1988 | See Iran national team | See Iran national team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ESP 1992 | Did not qualify | 8 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA 1996 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AUS 2000 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GRE 2004 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CHN 2008 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK 2012 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BRA 2016 | Via AFC U-23 Asian Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FRA 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA 2028 |
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
| AFC U-23 Asian Cup | Qualification | Year | Result | Rank | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Squad | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Link | Total | colspan=2 | 5/7 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 20 | -2 | — | 23 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 65 | 13 | +52 | Link | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Oman 2014 | Group Stage | 9th | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Qatar 2016 | Quarter-finals | 6th | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| China 2018 | Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thailand 2020 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan 2022 | 12th | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Qatar 2024 | Did not qualify | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia 2026 | Group stage | 14th | 3 |
Asian Games
| Asian Games Record | Year | Result | Rank | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Squad | Total | 7/7 | - | 30 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 54 | 26 | +28 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 to 1998 | See Iran national team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| KOR 2002 | Champions | 1st | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| QAT 2006 | Third Place | 3rd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CHN 2010 | Fourth Place | 4th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| KOR 2014 | Group Stage | 22nd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IDN 2018 | Round of 16 | 13th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CHN 2022 | Quarter-finals | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN 2026 | To be determined |
WAFF U-23 Championship
| WAFF U-23 Championship record | Year | Result | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | Total | 2/4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QAT 2015 | Champions | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| KSA 2021 | Not a WAFF member | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| KSA 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IRQ 2023 | Runners-up | 4 |
West Asian Games
| West Asian Games record | Year | Result | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | Total | 3/3 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 10 | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IRN 1997 | Champions | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| KUW 2002 | Runners-up | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| QAT 2005 | Third place | 4 |
Islamic Solidarity Games
| Islamic Solidarity Games record | Year | Result | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | Total | 1/4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KSA 2005 | See Iran B national team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IRN 2010 | Cancelled | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| INA 2013 | Did not enter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| AZE 2017 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TUR 2021 | Group Stage | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| KSA 2025 | To be determined |
References
Head-to-head record
The following table shows Iran's head-to-head record in the AFC U-23 Asian Cup.
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Total |
|---|
References
- "اولین تیم امید تاریخ (عکس) :: ورزش سه". Varzesh3.
- "FIFA suspends Iran Football Federation". [[FIFA]].
- "FIFA President announces temporary lifting of Iran ban". the-AFC.com.
- (23 December 2025). "فهرست ۲۳ نفره تیم ملی امید برای اردوی امارات و جام ملتهای آسیا".
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