Iran under-23 Nickname(s) Team Melli Omid (The Hope National Team)Association FFIRI Confederation AFC (Asia )Head coach Mehdi Mahdavikia Captain Yasin Salmani Home stadium Azadi Stadium FIFA code IRN
Iran 2–1 Kuwait Kuwait City , Kuwait ; 3 December 1977)[1] Iran 10–0 Busan , South Korea ; 28 September 2002)Iran 2–6 Japan U23 Tehran , Iran ; 9 February 2001)Appearances 4 (first in 2013 ) Best result Quarter-finals: 2016 Appearances 6 (first in 2002 ) Best result 2002 )
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,[2] Asian Games ,[3]
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 and 2010:
Results and fixtures [ ] Legend W in D raw L oss Fixture
2021 [ ]
Date
Venue
Opponent
Competition
Result
Iranian scorers
Report
2021
25 October 2021
Central Republican Stadium , Dushanbe
Nepal
2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
4–0 (W)
46' Nokhodkar 77' , 79' Salmani 90+3'
Report (AFC)
28 October 2021
Central Republican Stadium , Dushanbe
Lebanon
2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
2–0 (W)
5' 90+5'
31 October 2021
Central Republican Stadium , Dushanbe
Tajikistan
2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification
3–2 (W)
Salmani 13' , 19' , 45'
Coaching staff [ ] Current coaching staff [ ] As of 15 September 2021 [4]
Position
Name
Head coach
Mehdi Mahdavikia
Assistant coaches
John Lammers
Goalkeeping coach
Fitness coach
Physiotherapist
Team doctor
Team manager
Mohammad Mohammadi
Manager history [ ] Players [ ] Current squad [ ] The following players were selected to compete in the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship . [5] [6] Recent call-ups [ ] The following players have been called up for a team in the last 12 months. Previous squads [ ] AFC U-23 Asian Cup AFC U-23 Championship 2013 squad AFC U-23 Championship 2016 squad AFC U-23 Championship 2020 squad Honours [ ] Continental [ ] Gold Medal 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 [ ] Winners (1): 2015 Runners-up (1): 2002 .3rd place (1): 2005 .Other [ ] Competitive record [ ] Olympic Games [ ]
Summer Olympic Games Record
Qualification record
Year
Result
Position
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
1908 –1988
See Iran national team
See Iran national team
1992 Did not qualify
8
5
2
1
19
6
1996
4
2
1
1
9
4
2000
4
1
1
2
3
6
2004
6
3
0
3
22
9
2008
6
1
2
3
6
7
2012
4
1
1
2
1
5
2016
8
5
0
3
21
9
2020
6
3
2
1
9
4
2024
To be determined
To be determined
2028
2032
Total — 0/7 – – – – – –
46
21 9 16 90 50
AFC U-23 Asian Cup [ ]
AFC U-23 Asian Cup record
Qualification record
Year
Result
GP
W
D*
L
GS
GA
Squad
GP
W
D
L
GS
GA
2014 Group Stage
3
1
1
1
6
5
Squad 5
4
1
0
13
2
2016 Quarter-finals 4
2
0
2
6
7
Squad 4
3
0
1
15
2
2018 Did not qualify 2
1
0
1
2
3
2020 Group Stage
3
1
1
1
3
3
Squad 3
2
1
0
6
1
2022 Qualified 3
3
0
0
9
2
Total
4/5
10
4
2
4
15
15
-
17
13
2
2
45
10
*Denotes draws which include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks . Asian Games [ ]
Asian Games record
Year
Round
PLD
W
D
L
GS
GA
Squad
1951 to 1998
See Iran national team
2002 Champions 6 4 2 0 16 2 Squad
2006 Third Place
6
4
1
1
10
6
Squad
2010 Fourth place
7
5
0
2
14
8
Squad
2014 Group Stage
2
0
1
1
2
5
Squad
2018 Round of 16
4
1
1
2
3
4
Squad
2022 To be determined
2026
2030
2034
Total 5/5 25 14 5 6 45 25 —
WAFF U-23 Championship [ ]
WAFF U-23 Championship record
Year
Result
GP
W
D
L
GS
GA
2015 Champions 4 3 1 0 8 3
2021 –onwardsNot WAFF member
Total
1/2
4
3
1
0
8
3
See also [ ] References [ ] External links [ ]
General
Football Federation of Iran History Managers Notable matches Venues Statistics Players
Players (by caps) Captains International players Expatriate players Born outside Iran Goals World Cup Finals
Summary 1978 1998 2006 2014 2018 2022 AFC Asian Cup Finals
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West Asia (WAFF ) Central Asia (CAFA ) South Asia (SAFF ) East Asia (EAFF ) Southeast Asia (AFF ) 1 Not a member of FIFA
Iran 2–1 Kuwait 
Iran 10–0 
Gold Medal (2002)
Central Republican Stadium, Dushanbe
Nepal
46'
Lebanon
John Lammers
Mario Miltner
Hassan Habibi (1991–1994)
Enver Hadžiabdić (1994)
Hans-Jürgen Gede (1994–1995)
Branko Ivanković (2002–2003)
Renê Simões (2005–2006)
Nelo Vingada (2014)
Portimonense
Zorya Luhansk
Dinamo Zagreb
Trabzonspor
Charleroi
Winners (1): 2015
2008 Turkmenistan President's Cup
2013 International Friendship Youth Tournament
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2024
2014
2016
2020
2022
2002
2018
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