Iran national under-20 football team

Iran under-20
Nickname(s)	Team Melli Javanan; ("The Youth National Team")
Association	FFIRI
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Davoud Mahabadi
Captain	Yasin Salmani
FIFA code	IRN
First colours	Second colours
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 1977)
Best result	Group Stage (1977, 2001, 2017)
AFC U-19 Championship
Appearances	21 (first in 1969)
Best result	Champions: 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976

Iran national under-20 football team (also known as Iran Under-20, Iran U-20 or Iran Youth Team) represents Iran in international football competitions in AFC U-19 Championship and FIFA U-20 World Cup, as well as any other under-20 international football tournaments. It is controlled by the Iran Football Federation.

Group photograph of the team in October 2019

Tournament records[]

FIFA U-20 World Cup[]

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1977	Group Stage	3	1	1	1	4	5
1979	Did not qualify
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	0	8
2003	Did not qualify
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	4	6
2019	Did not qualify
2021	To be determined
Total	3/23	9	2	1	6	8	19

AFC U-19 Championship[]

AFC U-19 Championship record								Qualifications
Year	Round	PLD	W	D*	L	GS	GA	PLD	W	D	L	GS	GA
1959	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1960	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1961	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1962	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1963	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1964	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1965	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1966	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1967	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1968	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1969	Third place	6	4	1	1	13	4	-	-	-	-	-	-
1970	Quarterfinals	4	3	0	1	15	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
1971	Quarterfinals	4	2	2	0	7	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
1972	Third place	6	4	0	2	11	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
1973	Champions	4	4	0	0	10	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
1974	Champions	6	5	1	0	18	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
1975	Champions	6	4	2	0	16	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
1976	Champions	6	5	1	0	11	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
1977	Runners-up	5	4	0	1	19	5	-	-	-	-	-	-
1978	Quarterfinals	4	2	1	1	6	3	-	-	-	-	-	-
1980	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1982	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1985	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1986	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1988	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1990	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1992	Round 1	3	1	1	1	2	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
1994	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1996	Round 1	4	0	3	1	1	2	3	2	1	0	9	1
1998	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2000	Fourth place	6	4	2	0	13	5	-	-	-	-	-	-
2002	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	1	0	2	6	8
2004	Round 1	3	1	1	1	7	4	2	2	0	0	8	1
2006	Round 1	3	2	0	1	5	7	2	2	0	0	7	0
2008	Round 1	3	1	0	2	5	6	5	4	1	0	20	0
2010	Round 1	3	1	0	2	2	5	2	1	1	0	5	1
2012	Quarterfinals	4	2	1	1	10	5	3	3	0	0	12	0
2014	Round 1	3	1	0	2	3	3	3	3	0	0	9	1
2016	Semifinals	5	2	2	1	9	7	3	3	0	0	15	0
2018	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	1	2	0	5	1
2020	Qualified	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	0	0	9	0
Total	21/41	88	52	18	18	183	69	32	25	5	2	105	13

*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

CAFA U-19 Championship[]

CAFA Junior Championship record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA
2016	Withdrew	-	-	-	-	-	-
2019	Champions	4	3	1	0	9	1
Total	1/2	4	3	1	0	9	1

Toulon Tournament[]

1978 Toulon Tournament

Panda Cup[]

2017 Panda Cup

Results and fixtures[]

Win Draw Loss

Previous matches[]

Date	Venue	Opponent	Competition	Result	Iranian scorers	Report
2019
6 November 2019	PAS Stadium, Tehran	Kyrgyzstan	2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification	3–0 (W)	53', 78', Salmani 82' (pen.)	Report
8 November 2019	PAS Stadium, Tehran	Nepal	2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification	4–0 (W)	75', Jalali 84', 86', 90'	Report
10 November 2019	PAS Stadium, Tehran	United Arab Emirates	2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification	2–0 (W)	Asadabadi 45', 80'	Report

Forthcoming matches[]

Date	Competition	Location	Opponent
2020

Coaching staff[]

Position	Name
Head coach	Davoud Mahabadi
Assistant coaches	& Iman Alami
Goalkeeping coach	Mohammad Ali Yahyavi
Fitness coach
Physiotherapist
Analyst
Technical director	Hamid Derakhshan
Team manager	Faraz Fatemi

Players[]

Current squad[]

Match date:2–6 October and 2–30 November 2019
Opposition: 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK		(2002-04-04) 4 April 2002 (age 19)	Unattached
12	1GK		(2001-01-19) 19 January 2001 (age 21)	Unattached
22	1GK		(2002-03-05) 5 March 2002 (age 20)	Nassaji

2	2DF		(2002-05-05) 5 May 2002 (age 19)	Sepahan
5	2DF		(2002-07-08) 8 July 2002 (age 19)	Baaderaan
3	2DF	Ahmadreza Jalali (captain)	(2001-08-14) 14 August 2001 (age 20)	Foolad
10	2DF	Alireza Asadabadi	(2002-08-23) 23 August 2002 (age 19)	Shahrkhodro
4	2DF		(2001-03-26) 26 March 2001 (age 20)	Malavan
14	2DF	Mohammad Mehdi Ahmadi	(2001-01-10) 10 January 2001 (age 21)	Naft MIS

6	3MF	Yasin Salmani	(2002-02-27) 27 February 2002 (age 20)	Sepahan
7	3MF	Hossein Nokhodkar	(2002-02-24) 24 February 2002 (age 20)	Gol Gohar
8	3MF		(2001-01-11) 11 January 2001 (age 21)	Sanat Naft
15	3MF		(2002-01-09) 9 January 2002 (age 20)	Shahin
20	3MF		(2001-10-27) 27 October 2001 (age 20)	Malavan
21	3MF		(2001-03-20) 20 March 2001 (age 20)	Foolad
23	3MF		(2001-06-24) 24 June 2001 (age 20)	Foolad

9	4FW	Alireza Monazzemi	(2002-12-14) 14 December 2002 (age 19)	Zob Ahan
11	4FW		(2002-10-10) 10 October 2002 (age 19)	Persepolis
16	4FW	Fardin Rabet	(2001-10-29) 29 October 2001 (age 20)	Esteghlal
17	4FW	Ahmad Shariatzadeh	(2002-07-01) 1 July 2002 (age 19)	Sanat Naft
18	4FW		(2001-03-02) 2 March 2001 (age 21)	Persepolis
19	3MF		(2001-02-14) 14 February 2001 (age 21)	Foolad
13	4FW		(2002-12-11) 11 December 2002 (age 19)	Esteghlal

Previous squads[]

FIFA U-20 World Cups[]

FIFA World Youth Championship 1977 squad
FIFA World Youth Championship 2001 squad
FIFA U-20 World Cup 2017 squad