[99] The game has been ranked 9th in Bleacher Report's "International Football's 10 Most Politically-Charged Football Rivalries"[100] and 8th in Goal.com's "Football's 10 Greatest International Rivalries".[101]. Iran has a notorious continental record, being one of the most successful men's national teams in Asia with three Asian Cup championships (1968, 1972, and 1976). FIFA Ranking: 37 (June 2018) Website: www.ffiri.ir After qualifying to the Asian Cup 2004, Iran was drawn with Thailand, Oman, and Japan in the tournament. In November 2006, Iran was suspended by FIFA from all participation in international football, on the grounds of governmental interference in the national football association. Iran lost two of three group stage matches against the Netherlands and Peru. "[30] Head coach Afshin Ghotbi also confirmed that it was a rumour and Iranian FA "has not taken any official stand on this issue."[31]. Iran finished second in this group. Having qualified for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup much earlier, Iran was drawn into group D, where they shared fate with rival Iraq and two minnows Vietnam and Yemen, the two latter was the first time Iran faced up. [42], Iran qualified for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup as group winners, where Team Melli were the highest ranked seed. The first match was played on 24 August 1975, with Iran defeating Saudi Arabia 3–0. Team Melli Milestones. Fixtures; Rumours; Achievements; Information & facts; Stadium; History. You cannot change your squad after the first SMFA World Cup Finals game. Primary sponsors include Adidas, Bank Pasargad, 9090, Golrang, Oila and Kaspid. [16], At their first game of the Group F at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, Iran played well against Yugoslavia, losing narrowly 1–0, only to a free kick goal by Siniša Mihajlović. During the 1980s, the Iranian national team did not feature in World Cup competitions due to the Iran–Iraq War (1980–88) and domestic football suffered the inevitable effects of conflict. Iran leads the series with 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses. Iran and Saudi Arabia have had 15 matches so far. In the middle of the fourth round, Ali Daei was let go from his position as the Iranian national coach on 29 March 2009. Initial rumors and false reports were that all seven players were banned for life by the Iranian Football Federation, however, state-run media claimed that all seven had "retired". [15] Iran recorded their first World Cup victory in the second game,[14] beating the United States 2–1, with Hamid Estili and Mehdi Mahdavikia scoring goals for Iran. The qualification round both in 2001 and 2004–05 resulted in mass celebrations, hysteria and rioting, causing internal chaos and unrest between youth and government officials. [33], Since Queiroz's role as manager of the Iranian national team, he has been renowned for introducing players from the Iranian diaspora to the national squad. 1984:  Saudi Arabia 1960:  South Korea 1 History 2 Timeline 3 Player Roster 3.1 2018 Asian Games 3.2 IeSF World Championship 4 Organization 5 Tournaments 6 Interviews 7 See Also 8 Links 9 Images 10 References This page documents Team Iran, the annual representatives of Iran at the IeSF World Championship. Ghalenoei was heavily criticized by the press. 1968:  Iran Midfielders:Ashkan Dejagah, Ghasem Hadadifar, Reza Haghighi, Javad Nekounam, Bakhtiar Rahmani, Andranik Teymourian. 1992:  Japan, 1996:  Saudi Arabia iran . Since 1972, Iran's national stadium is Tehran's Azadi Stadium with a nominal capacity of 78,116 spectators. The rivalry is not such a football-inspired ill-feeling between the two, but more of geography, religion and history. All the sanctions have been left and now we are the 2nd team in the world to qualify for FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia. Iran began their 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign with friendly matches against Chile and Sweden in March 2015. 2011:  Japan, Men's national association football team representing Iran, This article is about the men's team. The national team withdrew from the Asian qualifiers for the 1982 World Cup, and refused to participate in the qualifiers for the 1986 World Cup because of having to play on neutral ground. After winning 5–0 on aggregate, Iran advanced to the third round of qualifiers, where they were drawn with Indonesia, Qatar and Bahrain. The Iran National Football Camp is home to Iran's trainings. [64] Iran ended their group stage with a goalless draw over neighbor Iraq and took the first place of the group. Iran was able to gain all nine points in the group stage of the 2011 Asian Cup but after an extra time goal from South Korea, Iran was yet again unable to get to the semifinals of the competition. Deze website is te koop! [47][48], In the quarter-finals Iran faced Iraq, who they had beaten weeks prior in a friendly match. The first Iranian women's national team was established by Taj Tehran Football Club. [76] As of 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, many of the above players have played again for the national team, notably Javad Nekounam, Masoud Shojaei, Mehdi Mahdavikia, and Ali Karimi. Invite Friends. Iran Football Team 'I lost myself for a while': Brighton forward Alireza Jahanbakhsh happy to have career finally back on track By Paul Hayward 3 Jan 2020, 10:33pm [63] A hard-fought 2–0 win over the brave Vietnamese side gave Iran direct qualification to the knockout stage. The team plays its own games at Azadi Stadium in Tehran, and their current manager is Carlos Queiroz. The local Iranian employees of the company first looked on, and then began replacing individua… [54] On 14 April 2015, Iran were drawn with Oman, India, Turkmenistan, and Guam in the second round of qualifiers. [30] IRAN 1489 … Their first match was against Mexico in Group D. The game was level 1–1 at the half-time, but Iran lost at the end because of a defensive mistake. Ali Daei 1993 - 2006 (109/149) 2. [36] On 1 June 2014, Queiroz announced his 23-man squad. [18], Iran played against Germany in the third game. 1972:  Iran, 1976:  Iran The elimination saw manager Miroslav Blažević step down from the top spot to be replaced by his assistant Branko Ivanković, who stepped up from assistant coach. Alles zum Verein Iran aktueller Kader mit Marktwerten Transfers Gerüchte Spieler-Statistiken Spielplan News [44], With the second highest number of fans in the tournament after hosts Australia, the Iranians defeated Bahrain 2–0 with limited preparations. Iran and Saudi Arabia are rivals. Deze website is te koop! For the women's team, see, "Team Melli" redirects here. [34][35], Iran qualified for the 2014 FIFA World Cup as group winners and competed in Group F alongside Argentina, Nigeria, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. On 8 June 2005, Iran together with Japan became the first country to qualify for the 2006 World Cup, making it Iran's 3rd appearance on the world stage of football. The newspaper Iran reported that Ali Karimi, Mehdi Mahdavikia, Hosein Kaebi, and Vahid Hashemian had received life bans from the Iranian FA for the gesture. Previous lineup from Iran vs Bosnia and Herzegovina on Thursday 12th November 2020. Iran National Team » Squad WC Qualifiers Asia 2019-2021. [22] The ban lasted less than a month,[23] and as a dispensation was given to allow the Iran under-23 team to participate in the football competition of the 2006 Asian Games,[24] fixtures were unaffected. Iran and Iraq are neighboring countries, sharing a long history. Iran held Australia to a 1–1 draw at home, and a 2–2 draw in Melbourne; however, since Iran had scored more away goals, they were able to qualify for the Cup. The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. 1980:  Kuwait The first match that Team Melli played was on 23 August 1941, away at Kabul in a 1–0 win against British India, while Iran's first FIFA international match was on 25 August 1941, away at Afghanistan. [17] Following defeat against Iran, the United States was eliminated from the World Cup. [14], After the 1979 Revolution, football was somewhat neglected and cast aside. The other stadiums that Iran has been played international games are Takhti and Yadegar Emam Stadium (Tabriz), Takhti Stadium (Tehran), Enghelab Stadium (Karaj), Hafezieh Stadium (Shiraz) and Takhti Stadium (Mashhad). 'the national team'), represents Iran in international football and is controlled by the Iran Football Federation. The goals were scored by Deco and Cristiano Ronaldo (penalty). Ali Daei was chosen to become the new coach after Spanish coach Javier Clemente had been close to signing on as Iran's national team manager but talks collapsed when he refused to live full-time in the country. Iran drew 1–1 with Angola on 21 June 2006, Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh scoring the Iran goal. These players include German-Iranians Daniel Davari and Ashkan Dejagah, Dutch-Iranian Reza Ghoochannejhad, Swedish-Iranians Omid Nazari and Saman Ghoddos, and Iranian-American Steven Beitashour among others. [109] Azadi Stadium is the 28th largest association football stadium in the world, 7th in Asia and 1st in West Asia. [74][75] On 24 June 2009, FIFA wrote to Iran's Football Federation asking for clarification on the situation. [20] مردان تیم ملی فوتبال ایران در حال تماشای بازی اول تیم ملی والیبال ایران - برزیل <3 <3 <3 Iran national football team 1.7K 102 FIFA has been assured by Iranian authorities that women will be able to attend the October World Cup qualifier in Tehran, says Gianni Infantino. Defenders:Ahmad Alenemeh, Hashem Beikzadeh, Steven Beitashour, Khosrow Heidari, Jalal Hosseini, Hossein Mahini, Pejman Montazeri, Mehrdad Pooladi, Amirhossein Sadeghi. [55] On 26 April, Queiroz announced that he would continue as the manager of Iran for their 2018 World Cup campaign. [19] The one win and two losses meant Iran came third in the final group standing and failed to make it to the next round. The IR Iran national football team (Persian: تیم ملی فوتبال مردان ایران‎, romanized: Tīm-e Melli-e Fūtbāl-e Mardān-e Īrān), also known as Team Melli (Persian: تیم ملی‎, romanized: Tīm-e Melli, lit. Top Scorer is Ali Daei. They played home and away against each of the other three teams in group 5. 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[45][46] A defensive minded Iran then defeated Qatar 1–0 thanks to a Sardar Azmoun goal before defeating the UAE by the same scoreline to reach the top of their group. A year later, the Qods League was renamed the Azadegan League. [7] Iran won the Asian Cup three consecutive times (1968, 1972, 1976), to which the team has not been able to add since. [25] Iran was in the same FIFA World Cup qualifying group as Kuwait, Syria and United Arab Emirates in the third round. Dragan Skocic was on Thursday named coach of Iran's national team, filling the role left vacant by the departure of Marc Wilmots, the federation announced.... more » 06.11.2019 18:12 The Iranian national team has received several nicknames by supporters and media. Here are selected pages on Iranian Football: Iran National Football Team (Matches Database 1941-2005) Iran - List of Champions (1960-2009) Appearances for Iran National Team Ali Daei - Century of International Appearances Karim Bagheri - Goals in International Matches Asian Player of the Year Asian Championship 1956-2004 Olympiad Montreal 1976 Football Tournament Olympiad Munich 1972 Football … [60] The third match against Portugal ended in a draw after the penalty scored by Karim Ansarifard,[61] and because Morocco could only manage a 2–2 draw to Spain, Iran was eliminated. During the final qualification match against South Korea, several Iranian players started the match wearing green armbands or wristbands, a symbol of protest at the outcome of the Iranian presidential election. Iran highlighted their position at the top of their group by defeating Bahrain 6–0 at home in the Azadi Stadium, as well as inviting former German youth international, Ashkan Dejagah, who scored twice on his debut against Qatar. [26] He was replaced by Afshin Ghotbi. According to the Malay Mail, "Emotions are always high when Iran and Iraq meet on the football pitch". [68] Following the elimination, Carlos Queiroz announced he would resign as coach of Iran, following the failure. 'Iran' Player Search Results (0) No results. In quarter-final clash against South Korea, Iran won 4–3 in normal time. Rae has to be allowed to go to the stadium to watch this series. At that time they were working at port cities Bushehr, Khorramshahr, Bandar Abbas and major oil refineries such as Abadan and Masjed Soleiman in the province of Khuzestan, the latter area even boasting a football league. Ashkan Dejagah is the captain of the team. [62] However, this has become Iran's best performance in the World Cup to date, when they achieved four points. The Iran versus Japan leg of the 2006 World Cup qualifiers in Tehran, played on 24 March 2005, was the highest attended qualifying match among all confederations. For other national teams, see. Iran Football National Team Player's Video by Pendar Akbari. Although the Iranian supporters have popularized "Team Melli", other nicknames for the team include "Persian Stars"[77][78][79] (entitled since the World Cup 2006) "Shiran e Iran",[80][81] meaning "The Iranian Lions" or "The Lions of Persia",[82] "Shirdelan", "Lion Hearts" and "Princes of Persia"[83][84] (used since AFC Asian Cup 2011)[85][86] have been used in media as well. Mehdi Ghayedi Debut vs. Uzbekistan. [71][72] Following with two consecutive draws between Iraq and Bahrain, Iran was left floundering and even with the possibility of losing any chance to reach the World Cup right in the second round, and this led to the sacking of Marc Wilmots as coach.[73]. In the fourth round, Iran was drawn with South Korea, Qatar, Uzbekistan, and Lebanon in their group. (Farhad Majidi and Mehdi Fonounizadeh were important absentees in the tournament.). You can change your squad as often as you like during the SMFA World Cup Qualifiers stage. Alireza Jahanbakhsh Jirandehis an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a winger and attacking midfielder for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Iranian national team. [11] In 1926 Tehran XI (selected players from Tehran Club, Toofan F.C. 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