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	Amir Hossein Peyrovani
Captain	Reza Karamolachaab
FIFA code	IRN
First colours	Second colours
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 1977)
Best result	Round 1: 1977, 2001
AFC U-19 Championship
Appearances	20 (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.

Tournament records

FIFA U-20 World Cup

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1977	Round 1	3	1	1	1	4	5
1979	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1981	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1983	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1985	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1987	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1989	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1991	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1993	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1997	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2001	Round 1	3	0	0	3	0	8
2003	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2005	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2009	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2013	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2015	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2017	To be determined	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	2/20	6	1	1	4	4	13

*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

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	9	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
1973	Champions	4	4	0	0	10	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
1974	Champions	6	4	0	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	3	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	3	0	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	Qualified	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	3	0	0	15	0
Total	20/39	83	50	44	17	172	62	27	21	3	2	91	12

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

Results and fixtures

Win Draw Loss

Date	Tournament	Venue	Opponent	Result	Iranian scorers	Report
2015
20 August 2015	Friendly	Mashhad, Iran	Syria	2–0 (W)
25 August 2015	Friendly	Mashhad, Iran	Iraq	1–1 (D)
27 August 2015	Friendly	Mashhad, Iran	Iraq	1–1 (D)
16 September 2015	Friendly	Karaj, Iran	Tajikistan	3–2 (W)
2 October 2015	2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification	Samen Stadium, Mashhad	Nepal	10–0 (W)	Karamolachaab 1', 13', 84', 90+1', Mokhtari 2', 44', Shojaei 32', Shekari 57' (pen.), 87', Khoram 79'	Report
4 October 2015	2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification	Samen Stadium, Mashhad	Jordan	3–0 (W)	Daghestani 45', Shekari 52', Mokhtari 63'	Report
6 October 2015	2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification	Samen Stadium, Mashhad	Kuwait	2–0 (W)	Karamolachaab 45+4', Noorafkan 62'	Report
2016
21 January 2016	Friendly	Turkey	Denmark	3–1 (W)	Mehdikhani 11', 88', Karamolachaab 66'	Report
23 January 2016	Friendly	Turkey	Denmark	0–0 (D)		Report
30 January 2016	Friendly	Turkey	Kosovo	2–0 (W)	Shojaei 20', Saki 70'	Report

Players

Current squad

Match date: 2 - 6 October 2015
Opposition: Nepal, Jordan & Kuwait (2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification).
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	IRN	Nima Mirzazad
2	DF	IRN	Amir Hossein Taheri
3	DF	IRN	Ali Shojaei
4	DF	IRN	Aref Aghasi
5	DF	IRN	Aref Gholami
6	MF	IRN	Nima Mokhtari
7	MF	IRN	Reza Shekari
8	DF	IRN	Nima Daghestani
10	FW	IRN	Reza Karamolachaab (Captain)
11	MF	IRN	Mohammad Gholamreza
12	GK	IRN	Mohammad Amin Bahrami
13	MF	IRN	Omid Noorafkan


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	DF	IRN	Mohammad Reza Sameni
15	DF	IRN	Mohammad Reza Gholizadeh
16	DF	IRN	Abolfazl Razzaghpour
17	FW	IRN	Shahin Taherkhani
18	MF	IRN	Shahin Abbasian
19	MF	IRN	Soheil Salehi
20	FW	IRN	Mehdi Mehdikhani
21	MF	IRN	Mohammad Hossein Babagoli
22	GK	IRN	Amir Hossein Bayat
23	MF	IRN	Mohammad Khoram
28	FW	IRN	Mohammad Reza Kaveh

Previous squads

FIFA U-20 World Cup squads

References

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