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This is a list of the Iran national football team's competitive records.
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Individual records
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Appearances
- Most capped players
As of 10 June 2025, the players with the most caps for Iran are:
The records are collected based on data from FIFA and RSSSF.
bold names denotes a player still playing or available for selection.
- Most capped goalkeepers
- World Cup appearances
- Ehsan Hajsafi, 9 Games, 2014, 2018, 2022
- Alireza Jahanbakhsh, 8 Games, 2014, 2018, 2022
- Mehdi Mahdavikia, 6 Games, 1998, 2006
- Andranik Teymourian, 6 Games, 2006, 2014
- World Cup event appearances
- Masoud Shojaei, 3 World Cups, 2006, 2014, 2018
- Ehsan Hajsafi, 3 World Cups, 2014, 2018, 2022
- Karim Ansarifard, 3 World Cups, 2014, 2018, 2022
- Alireza Jahanbakhsh, 3 World Cups, 2014, 2018, 2022
- 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
Afghanistan
Goals
- Top goalscorers



- First goal
- Masoud Boroumand vs
Turkey, Friendly, 26 October 1947
- Most goals in a match
- Karim Bagheri, 7 goals vs
Maldives, 2 June 1997 (1998 World Cup qualification)
- Karim Bagheri, 6 goals vs
Guam, 24 November 2000 (2002 World Cup Qualification)
- Ali Daei, 5 goals vs
Sri Lanka, 12 June 1996 (1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification)
- Four goals in a match
- Behtash Fariba vs
Bangladesh, 22 September 1980 (1980 AFC Asian Cup)
- Nasser Mohammadkhani vs
Bangladesh, 7 August 1984 (1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification);
- Ali Asghar Modir Roosta vs
Taiwan, 25 June 1993 (1994 World Cup qualification)
- Ali Daei vs
Nepal, 10 June 1996 (1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification)
- Ali Daei vs
South Korea, 16 December 1996 (1996 AFC Asian Cup)
- Ali Karimi vs
Guam, 24 November 2000 (2002 World Cup qualification)
- Ali Daei vs
Laos, 17 November 2004 (2006 World Cup qualification)
- Karim Ansarifard vs
Cambodia, 11 October 2019 (2022 World Cup qualification)
- Three goals in a match
- Masoud Boroumand vs
Pakistan, 27 October 1950
- Abbas Hajari vs
Pakistan, 14 December 1959 (1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification)
- Ali Jabbari vs
Pakistan, 12 March 1969
- Hossein Kalani vs
Iraq, 9 May 1972 (1972 AFC Asian Cup)
- Ali Jabbari vs
Thailand, 13 May 1972 (1972 AFC Asian Cup)
- Gholam Hossein Mazloumi vs
Pakistan, 3 September 1974 (1974 Asian Games)
- Gholam Hossein Mazloumi vs
South Yemen, 8 June 1976 (1976 AFC Asian Cup)
- Karim Bavi vs
Nepal, 4 June 1988 (1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification)
- Farshad Pious vs
Malaysia, 24 September 1990 (1990 Asian Games)
- Karim Bagheri vs
Sri Lanka, 17 June 1996 (1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification)
- Hamid Estili vs
Maldives, 2 June 1997 (1998 World Cup qualification)
- Ali Daei vs
Uzbekistan, 14 December 1998 (1998 Asian Games)
- Ali Daei vs
Maldives, 31 March 2000 (2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification)
- Ali Daei vs
Guam, 24 November 2000 (2002 World Cup qualification)
- Farhad Majidi vs
Guam, 24 November 2000 (2002 World Cup qualification)
- Sirous Dinmohammadi vs
Oman, 8 August 2001
- Ali Karimi vs
Slovakia, 15 August 2001
- Ali Daei vs
Lebanon, 17 June 2004 (2004 WAFF West Asian Championship)
- Ali Karimi vs
South Korea, 31 July 2004 (2004 AFC Asian Cup)
- Javad Nekounam vs
Lebanon, 6 February 2013 (2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification)
- Sardar Azmoun vs
North Macedonia, 2 June 2016
- Mehdi Taremi vs
Syria, 6 June 2019
- Sardar Azmoun vs
Cambodia, 11 October 2019 (2022 World Cup qualification)
- Mehdi Taremi vs
Afghanistan, 13 June 2023 (2023 CAFA Nations Cup)
- Mehdi Taremi vs
Kyrgyzstan, 16 June 2023 (2023 CAFA Nations Cup)
- Mehdi Taremi vs
Hong Kong, 6 June 2024 (2026 World Cup qualification)
- First goal in a World Cup match
- Iraj Danaeifard, 1978 FIFA World Cup vs
Scotland
- First goal in a World Cup qualifying campaign
- Gholam Vafakhah vs
Kuwait, 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


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Team records
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Top Results
Include only official results.
Biggest Draws
- As of 10 June 2025
PSO matches
PSO: 9 Matches in AFC Asian Cup - 4 Matches in Asian Games - Some of Matches in others Tournaments.
- As of 10 June 2025
AET matches
AET: Only matches that result defined in overtime (without penalty kicks).
- As of 10 June 2025
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):
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Competition records
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International tournaments
FIFA World Cup
Olympic Games
Continental tournaments
AFC Asian Cup
Asian Games
Regional tournaments
WAFF Championship
- Iran played their B team in this tournament, however all matches are recognised as international "A" matches.
West Asian Games
- The tournament was for Senior teams. However, Iran played their U23 team in this tournament, therefore matches are not recognized as international "A" matches.
CAFA Nations Cup
RCD Cup/ECO Cup[a]
- Iran sent Malavan F.C. to this tournament, therefore matches against Pakistan and Turkey are not recognized as international "A" matches.
Intercontinental Tournament
Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
Afro-Asian Games
- Iran sent Malavan F.C. to this tournament, therefore matches are not recognized as international "A" matches.
AFC–OFC Challenge Cup
Multinational Tournament
Islamic Solidarity Games
- The 2005 tournament was for Senior teams. However, Iran played their B team in this tournament, therefore matches are not recognized as international "A" matches.
Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup
- 1974 Silver
- 1975 Silver
- 1976 4th place
- 1977 Silver
Iran national football B team
1974 Iran International Tournament: Semifinals
1975 Iran International Tournament: Runners-up
1st Great Wall Cup 1983:[6] 9th place
1986 Fajr International Tournament: Group stage
President's Gold Cup 1989:[7] Third place
Korea Cup
- 1975 President's Cup Football Tournament Third place
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.]
- apparently only 2 matches were played ([Oct 4] Iraq 0–2 Iran and [Oct 6] Jordan 0–0 Iran), structure of tournament unclear.
Other Minor Tournament
- consist of only official international "A" Senior matches (not including Youth, B Team and club team results).
- Quaid-E-Azam International Tournament
- 1985 Nehru Cup
- 1999 Ciao February Cup
- 2001 Civilization Cup
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 9 January 2024
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Head-to-head records
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- As of 10 June 2025

The list shown below shows the Iran national football team all-time international record against opposing nations.
- FIFA considers Russia as the inheritor of the records of Soviet Union.
- FIFA considers Serbia as the inheritor of the records of SFR Yugoslavia and FR Yugoslavia.
- FIFA considers Czech Republic as the inheritor of the records of Czechoslovakia.
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All Time General Statistics Record / Overview of Results
- As of 10 June 2025[11]
- 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).
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Results by decades
- As of 10 June 2025
Results by years
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- As of 10 June 2025
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FIFA World Ranking records
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Main: AFC National Team of the Year
9 , 10
, 2
, 5 (Fourth Place) (26/32) (1993–2024)[13]
- Highest FIFA ranking
- 15 (July 2005)[12]
- Lowest FIFA ranking
- 122 (May 1996)[12]
- Best mover
- 65 (July 1996)[12]
- Worst mover
- -43 (October 1995)[12]
Ranking
- As of 25 March 2025
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Average Rank: 43 / Biggest Climb: 65 / Biggest Fall: 43
- Australia in all dates was considered of Asian but joined to AFC in 2006.
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Unofficial matches
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Matches against clubs not listed.[16][17]
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2002 Iran 2-2
Azerbaijan
2010s
2020s
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External links
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