Iran national football team results (1980–1989)
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This is a list of official football games played by Iran national football team between 1980 and 1989.
1980[]
Friendly
United Arab Emirates  | 0–2 |  Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Danaeifard  13'Faraki 58' |
, Al-Ain
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Jassim Al-Doukhi (United Arab Emirates)
Friendly
| United Arab Emirates | 0–3 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Faraki 10' Abdollahi 28'Barzegari 59' |
Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Abbas Mohammed (United Arab Emirates)
1980 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Round
| Iran | 0–0 |  Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Toshikazu Sano (Japan)
1980 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Round
| Iran | 2–2 |  China PR |
|---|---|---|
| Alidousti 35' Fariba 70' |
Report | Chen Jingang 74' Cai Jinbiao 89' |
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Sudarso Hardjowasito (Indonesia)
1980 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Round
| Iran | 7–0 |  Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|
| Fariba 11', 37', 80', 82' Roshan 21'Barzegari 32', 87' |
Report |
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 2,000
1980 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Round
| Iran | 3–2 |  North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Alidousti 27' Danaeifard 57'Fariba 60' |
Report | Hwang Sang-hoi 68' Pak Jong-hun 90' |
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Enrique Mendoza (Mexico)
1980 AFC Asian Cup – Semifinal
Kuwait  | 2–1 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Yaqoub 63' Al-Dakhil 85' |
Report | Faraki 90' |
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Kok Lee (Singapore)
1980 AFC Asian Cup – 3rd Place Match
| Iran | 3–0 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Fariba 49' Faraki 66', 76' |
Report |
Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Enrique Mendoza (Mexico)
1982[]
1982 Quaid-i-Azam International Cup
Pakistan  | 0–1 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 7' |
Karachi
Referee: Mohsen Abdulrahman (Oman)
1982 Quaid-i-Azam International Cup
| Iran | 4–0 |  Nepal |
|---|---|---|
| 2' Dinvarzadeh 22' 50'Changiz 62' (pen.) |
Report |
Karachi
Referee: Anwar Sultan Bhatti (Pakistan)
1982 Quaid-i-Azam International Cup
1982 Quaid-i-Azam International Cup
| Iran | 9–0 | Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|
| 7', 38' 22', 44' 58' Changiz 66', 70' 79', 88' |
Report |
Karachi
Referee: Mohsen Abdulrahman (Oman)
1982 Asian Games – Preliminary Round
Japan  | 1–0 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Kimura 79' |
Report |
Chhatrasal Stadium, New Delhi
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Othman Omar (Malaysia)
1982 Asian Games – Preliminary Round
| Iran | 1–0 |  South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Derakhshan 47' |
Report |
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Melvyn Victor D'Souza (India)
1982 Asian Games – Preliminary Round
| Iran | 2–0 |  South Yemen |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammadkhani 49' Firouzi 67' |
Report |
Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Soundara Pandian (India)
1982 Asian Games – Quarterfinal
| Kuwait | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Haddad 97' |
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Melvyn Victor D'Souza (India)
1984[]
1984 AFC Asian Cup Qualifier
| Bangladesh | 0–5 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Mohammadkhani 65', 78', 81', 89' Alidousti 90' |
Gelora Senayan Stadium, Jakarta
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Chlandar (India)
1984 AFC Asian Cup Qualifier
| Iran | 3–1 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Alidousti 3', 76' (pen.) Mohammadkhani 67' |
Report | Hassan 4' |
Gelora Senayan Stadium, Jakarta
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Yu Jong-lin (North Korea)
1984 AFC Asian Cup Qualifier
| Iran | 5–0 |  Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| 25' Alidousti 31', 81'Mohammadkhani 55'Derakhshan 63' |
Report |
Gelora Senayan Stadium, Jakarta
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Kim Soo-duk (North Korea)
1984 AFC Asian Cup Qualifier
| Iran | 1–0 |  Indonesia |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammadkhani 78' |
Report |
Gelora Senayan Stadium, Jakarta
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Yu Jong-lin (North Korea)
1984 AFC Asian Cup Qualifier
| Iran | 7–1 |  Philippines |
|---|---|---|
| Arabshahi 16' Mohammadkhani 20', 52'Alidousti 48'Ahadi 50', 89'Mokhtarifar 77' |
Report | 70' |
Gelora Senayan Stadium, Jakarta
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Shing Ao Chi (Hong Kong)
1984 AFC Asian Cup Qualifier
| Iran | 1–0 | Syria |
|---|---|---|
| Alidousti 13' |
Report |
Gelora Senayan Stadium, Jakarta
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Kim Soo-duk (North Korea)
1984 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Round
| Iran | 3–0 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Alidousti 27' Bayani 85' (pen.)Mohammadkhani 87' |
Report |
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Toshikazu Sano (Japan)
1984 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Round
| China PR | 0–2 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Mohammadkhani 57' Arabshahi 69' |
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: George Courtney (England)
1984 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Round
| Iran | 0–0 |  India |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Koh Guan Kiat (Malaysia)
1984 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Round
Singapore  | 1–1 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Saad 61' |
Report | Bayani 55' (pen.) |
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Abu Wahid Shanbe (Oman)
1984 AFC Asian Cup – Semifinal
Saudi Arabia  | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Bayani 88' (o.g.) |
Report | Bayani 43' |
| Penalties | ||
Abdullah  Abduljawad Nu'eimeh Al-Jam'an Al-Musaibeah |
5–4 | Hajiloo Mokhtarifar Derakhshan Panjali Bayani |
National Stadium, Singapore
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: George Courtney (England)
1984 AFC Asian Cup – 3rd Place Match
| Iran | 1–1 | Kuwait |
|---|---|---|
| Mohammadkhani 80' |
Report | Al-Haddad 26' |
| Penalties | ||
| Hajiloo Derakhshan Ahadi Mokhtarifar |
3–5 | Al-Dakhil Al-Suwayed Juma'a Al-Jasem Al-Qabendi |
1985[]
1985 Nehru Cup – Preliminary Round
1985 Nehru Cup – Preliminary Round
Soviet Union  | 2–0 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Zygmantovich 48' Protasov 69' |
Report |
Friendly
| Iran | 1–0 | North Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Bayani |
Report |
Mashhad
Referee: Asghar Tehrani (Iran)
1986[]
1986 Fajr Cup – Preliminary Round
| Iran | 2–0 | Pakistan |
|---|---|---|
| Alidousti 8' Changiz 16' |
Report |
Shahid Shiroudi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Jamshid Nikmehr (Iran)
1986 Fajr Cup – Semifinal
| Iran | 2–0 |  Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Alidousti 10' Bayani 40' (pen.) |
Report |
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Hamid Khoshkhan (Iran)
Friendly
| China PR | 2–1 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| 34' Liu Haiguang 82' |
Report | Fathabadi 39' |
Workers' Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 35,000
Friendly
1986 Asian Games – Preliminary Round
| Japan | 0–2 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Abtahi 5' Mohammadkhani 17' |
Hanbat Stadium, Daejeon
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Abdullah Al-Nasir (Saudi Arabia)
1986 Asian Games – Preliminary Round
| Iran | 4–0 | Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|
| Pious 61' Fathabadi 82', 89'Ghayeghran 90' |
Report |
Hanbat Stadium, Daejeon
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Lee Do-ha (South Korea)
1986 Asian Games – Preliminary Round
| Kuwait | 1–0 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| 18' |
Report |
Hanbat Stadium, Daejeon
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Zhong Bohong (China)
1986 Asian Games – Preliminary Round
| Iran | 6–0 | Nepal |
|---|---|---|
| Derakhshan 8', 76' Bayani 44' (pen.)Fathabadi 51', 86'Yekkeh 61' |
Report |
Hanbat Stadium, Daejeon
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ahmed Ali (Pakistan)
1986 Asian Games – Quarterfinal
South Korea  | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Park Chang-sun 34' (pen.) |
Report | Bavi 84' |
| Penalties | ||
| Park Chang-sun Kim Joo-sung Choi Soon-ho Cho Young-jeung Lee Tae-ho |
5–4 | Ghayeghran Changiz Namjoo-Motlagh Mohammadkhani Hajiloo |
Gudeok Stadium, Busan
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Ahmed Jassim (Bahrain)
1988[]
1988 AFC Asian Cup Qualifier
| Iran | 2–0 |  Hong Kong |
|---|---|---|
| Ghayeghran 9' Marfavi 73' |
Report |
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Xu Bingsheng (China)
1988 AFC Asian Cup Qualifier
| Syria | 1–1 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| 13' |
Report | Bavi 73' |
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Abdulaziz Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)
1988 AFC Asian Cup Qualifier
| North Korea | 0–0 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Abdulaziz Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)
1988 AFC Asian Cup Qualifier
| Iran | 3–0 | Nepal |
|---|---|---|
| Bavi 6', 53', 67' |
Report |
Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Abdulaziz Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)
1988 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Round
| Iran | 2–0 |  Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Bavi 6' Pious 89' |
Report |
Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Michel Vautrot (France)
1988 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Round
| Japan | 0–0 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Suheim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Samuel Chan (Hong Kong)
1988 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Round
| Iran | 1–0 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Pious 27' |
Report |
Suheim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Stephen Ovinis (Malaysia)
1988 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Round
| South Korea | 3–0 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Byun Byung-joo 26', 57' Hwang Sun-hong 42' |
Report |
Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)
1988 AFC Asian Cup – Semifinal
| Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Abdullah 16' |
Report |
Suheim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: George Courtney (England)
1988 AFC Asian Cup – 3rd Place Match
| China PR | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Duan Ju Wang Baoshan Wu Wenbing |
0–3 | Moharrami Pious Ghayeghran |
Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ahmad Bash (Jordan)
1989[]
Friendly
| Iran | 2–2 | Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Own goal 51' Pious 62' |
Report | Maeda 19', 57' |
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Manouchehr Nazari (Iran)
1990 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – First Round
| Thailand | 0–3 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Bavi 12' Ghayeghran 28'Garousi 87' |
National Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Samuel Chan (Hong Kong)
1990 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – First Round
| Bangladesh | 1–2 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Aslam 70' |
Report | Bavi 44' Ansarifard 50' |
National Stadium, Dhaka
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Mohammed Al-Shabab (Oman)
1990 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – First Round
| Iran | 1–0 | Bangladesh |
|---|---|---|
| Marfavi 81' |
Report |
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Hassan Al-Mullah (Qatar)
1990 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – First Round
| Iran | 3–0 | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| Pious 33', 65' Garousi 42' |
Report |
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Samuel Chan (Hong Kong)
1990 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – First Round
| China PR | 2–0 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Liu Haiguang 73' Zhang Xiaowen 87' |
Report |
Wulihe Stadium, Shenyang
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan)
1990 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – First Round
| Iran | 3–2 | China PR |
|---|---|---|
| Garousi 15' Eftekhari 16'Pious 53' |
Report | Mai Chao 64' Ma Lin 66' |
Azadi Stadium, Tehran
Attendance: 90,000
Referee: Jamal Al-Sharif (Syria)
1989 Peace and Friendship Cup – Preliminary Round
| Iran | 2–0 | South Yemen |
|---|---|---|
| Namjoo-Motlagh 35', 61' |
Report |
Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Jean-François Crucke (Belgium)
1989 Peace and Friendship Cup – Preliminary Round
Guinea  | 1–1 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| 75' |
Report | Moharrami 48' (pen.) |
Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Essa Al-Jassas (Kuwait)
1989 Peace and Friendship Cup – Preliminary Round
| Iran | 0–0 |  Iraq |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Freddie Vilburg (Switzerland)
1989 Peace and Friendship Cup – Semifinal
Uganda  | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Hasule 24' Musisi 107' |
Report | Ansarifard 22' Bayani 116' |
| Penalties | ||
| 7–6 | ||
Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
1989 Peace and Friendship Cup – 3rd Place Match
| Kuwait | 1–0 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| 5' |
Report |
Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Thomas Donnelly (Northern Ireland)
Statistics[]
Results by year[]
| Year | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 6 | +15 |
| 1982 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 2 | +19 |
| 1984 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 5 | +25 |
| 1985 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 |
| 1986 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 4 | +18 |
| 1988 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 |
| 1989 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | +8 |
| Total | 62 | 36 | 15 | 11 | 124 | 38 | +86 |
Managers[]
| Name | First match | Last match | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hassan Habibi |
5 August 1980 | 25 February 1982 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 6 | +33 |
| Jalal Cheraghpour |
21 November 1982 | 28 November 1982 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Mahmoud Yavari |
7 August 1984 | 18 August 1984 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | +20 |
| Nasser Ebrahimi |
1 December 1984 | 5 February 1985 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 |
| |
16 February 1986 | 20 February 1986 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
| Parviz Dehdari |
28 May 1986 | 20 January 1989 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 11 | +18 |
| Reza Vatankhah |
23 February 1989 | 17 March 1989 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 |
| Mehdi Monajati |
30 May 1989 | 22 July 1989 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
| Ali Parvin |
1 November 1989 | 12 November 1989 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
| Total | 62 | 36 | 15 | 11 | 124 | 38 | +86 | ||
Opponents[]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | +27 |
| China PR |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Ghana |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Guinea |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Hong Kong |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| India |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Indonesia |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
 Iraq |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Japan |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +2 |
 Korea, North |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 |
 Korea, South |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | –2 |
| Kuwait |
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | –4 |
| Nepal |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 |
 Oman |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
| Pakistan |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
 Philippines |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 |
| Qatar |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
 Russia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –2 |
| Saudi Arabia |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 |
 Serbia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 |
| Singapore |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Syria |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
| Thailand |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 |
| Uganda |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| United Arab Emirates |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 |
| Yemen, South |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
| Total | 62 | 36 | 15 | 11 | 124 | 38 | +86 |
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