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	Omid Noorafkan
FIFA code	IRN
First colours	Second colours
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	3 (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	Qualified	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	3/20	6	1	1	4	4	13

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	Semifinals	5	2	2	1	9	7	3	3	0	0	15	0
Total	20/39	88	52	46	18	181	69	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

Previous matches

Date	Venue	Opponent	Competition	Result	Iranian scorers	Report
2016
14 October 2016	Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa	Qatar	2016 AFC U-19 Championship	1–1 (D)	Razzaghpour 58'	Report
17 October 2016	Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa	Japan	2016 AFC U-19 Championship	0–0 (D)		Report
20 October 2016	Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town	Yemen	2016 AFC U-19 Championship	1–0 (W)	Razzaghpour 45'	Report
24 October 2016	Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town	Uzbekistan	2016 AFC U-19 Championship	2–0 (W)	Jafari 14', 47'	Report
27 October 2016	Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town	Saudi Arabia	2016 AFC U-19 Championship	5–6 (L)	Jafari 45', Aghasi 45+3', Shekari 62', Mehdikhani 75', Karamolachaab 83'	Report

Forthcoming matches

Date	Competition	Location	Opponent
2017
2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup 20 May – 11 June hosted by: South Korea

Players

Current squad

Match date: 13–30 October 2016
Opposition: 2016 AFC U-19 Championship
Caps and goals correct as of: 30 October 2016

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Nima Mirzazad	(1997-02-27) 27 February 1997 (age 27)	Malavan
22	1GK	Mohammad Amin Bahrami	(1998-01-31) 31 January 1998 (age 26)	Tractor Sazi
12	1GK	Shahab Adeli	(1998-05-10) 10 May 1998 (age 26)	Moghavemat Tehran

2	2DF	Amir Hossein Taheri	(1997-09-20) 20 September 1997 (age 27)	Mes Kerman
3	2DF	Ali Shojaei	(1997-01-27) 27 January 1997 (age 27)	Saipa
15	2DF	Aref Aghasi	(1997-01-02) 2 January 1997 (age 27)	Foolad
4	2DF	Aref Gholami	(1997-04-19) 19 April 1997 (age 27)	Sepahan
21	2DF	Sina Khadempour	(1997-01-09) 9 January 1997 (age 27)	Naft Tehran \|- class="nat-fs-player"	18	3MF	Mohammad Aghajanpour	(1997-04-20) 20 April 1997 (age 27)	Aluminium Arak
5	2DF	Nima Taheri	(1997-03-08) 8 March 1997 (age 27)	Zob Ahan
23	2DF	Abolfazl Razzaghpour	(1997-09-17) 17 September 1997 (age 27)	Nassaji Mazandaran
\|- class="nat-fs-player"					6	3MF	Mohammad Soltani Mehr	(1999-02-04) 4 February 1999 (age 25)	Saipa
7	3MF	Reza Shekari	(1998-05-31) 31 May 1998 (age 26)	Zob Ahan
13	3MF	Omid Noorafkan	(1997-04-09) 9 April 1997 (age 27)	Esteghlal \|- class="nat-fs-player"	8	3MF	Mohammad Gholamreza	(1997-03-29) 29 March 1997 (age 27)
20	3MF	Shahin Abbasian	(1997-06-16) 16 June 1997 (age 27)	Foolad
14	3MF	Mojtaba Najjarian	(1998-02-15) 15 February 1998 (age 26)	Foolad
11	3MF	Nima Mokhtari	(1998-05-10) 10 May 1998 (age 26)	Gostaresh \|- class="nat-fs-player"	17	3MF	Hossein Saki	(1997-05-10) 10 May 1997 (age 27)	Sanat Naft
16	3MF	Ali Taheran	(1997-04-07) 7 April 1997 (age 27)	Tractor Sazi
\|- class="nat-fs-player"					10	4FW	Reza Karamolachaab	(1997-07-12) 12 July 1997 (age 27)	Persepolis
9	4FW	Mehdi Mehdikhani	(1997-07-28) 28 July 1997 (age 27)	Niroo Zamini
19	4FW	Reza Jafari	(1997-05-04) 4 May 1997 (age 27)	Saipa

Previous squads

FIFA U-20 World Cups

References

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