Iran national under-23 football team
| Nickname(s) | Team Omid ("Team Hope") | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | FFIRI | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Amir Hossein Peiravani | ||
| Captain | Milad Sarlak | ||
| Home stadium | Azadi Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | IRN | ||
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| First international | |||
 Iran 2–1  Kuwait (Kuwait City, Kuwait; December 3, 1977)[1] | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Iran 10–0 Afghanistan U23  (Busan, South Korea; September 28, 2002) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Iran 2–6 Japan U23  (Tehran, Iran; February 9, 2001) | |||
| AFC U-22 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2013) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals: 2016 | ||
| Asian Games | |||
| Appearances | 14 (first in 1951) | ||
| Best result | Champions: 1974, 1990, 1998, 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] the Iran under-23 team was given special permission to participate in the Asian Games,[3] where they won the bronze medal.
Tournament records
Olympic Games
| Olympic Games record | Olympic Games qualifications | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosts/year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | Squad | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
 1992 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 6 | |
 1996 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | |
 2000 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
 2004 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 9 | |
 2008 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | |
 2012 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
 2016 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 9 | |
| 2020 |
To be determined | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 0/8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 40 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 81 | 46 | |
- Prior to the 1992 Olympic Games campaign, the senior national team played in qualification.
AFC U-23 Championship
| AFC U-23 Championship record | AFC U-23 qualification | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hosts/Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | Squad | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
 2013 |
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 | |
| Total | 2/3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | - | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 7 | |
- *Denotes draws which include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Asian Games
| Asian Games record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | PLD | W | D | L | GS | GA |
 Busan 2002 |
Champions | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 |
| Doha 2006 |
Third place | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 |
| Guangzhou 2010 |
Fourth place | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 |
| Incheon 2014 |
Group Stage | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Total | 4/4 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 21 |
- Prior to 2002 Asian Games, the senior national team participated in the tournament.
Wild card players
Busan 2002
- Ali Daei (33)
- Ebrahim Mirzapour (24)
- Yahya Golmohammadi (31)
Doha 2006
- Hassan Roudbarian (28)
- Arash Borhani (24)
- Jalal Hosseini (24)
Guangzhou 2010
- Mehdi Rahmati (27)
- Gholamreza Rezaei (26)
- Jalal Hosseini (28)
- Prior to 2002 Asian Games, the senior national team participated in the tournament.
WAFF U-23 Championship
| Hosts/Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 |
Champions | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| Total | 1/1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss
Previous matches
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Competition | Result | Iranian scorers | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | ||||||
| 19 July 2017 | Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek |  Kyrgyzstan
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2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification | 2–1 (W) | Shekari  14', Gholizadeh 42'
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Report |
| 23 July 2017 | Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek | Oman
|
2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification | 0–2 (L) | Report | |
Forthcoming matches
| Date | Competition | Location | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | |||
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Amir Hossein Peiravani
|
| Assistant coach | Koroush Barmak Gholamreza Baghabadi
|
| Goalkeeping coach | Saeid Azizian
|
| Fitness coach | Jafar Hoshmand
|
| Analyzer | |
| Doctor | Mehdi Abarashi
|
| Technical director | |
| Technical adviser | Mojtaba Taghavi
|
| Team manager | Habib Kashani
|
| Executive director | Mohammad Rasaei Hossein Okhovat
|
Players
Current squad
- Match date: 19–23 July 2017
- Opposition: 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification
- Caps and goals correct as of: 23 July 2017
Previous squads
AFC U-23 Championships
Honours
Gold Medal (1): 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.
- Gold Medal (1): 2015
Friendly Tournaments
- Semi-finalists in
1999 Dunhill Cup - 1st place in 2002 Asian Games
- 1st place in 2006 VTV-T&T Cup (Spring Cup)
- 3rd place in
2008 Turkmenistan President's Cup - 1st place in
2010 Velayat Cup - 2nd place in 2010 Ho Chi Minh City Cup
- 1st place in 2013 International Friendship Youth Tournament
- 1st place in
Antalya Tournament
Managers
Heshmat Mohajerani (1977)- Iraj Soleimani (1980–1982)
- Mahmoud Yavari (1982–1984)
- Iraj Soleimani (1984–1992)
Rudi Gutendorf (1988) (temp)- Hassan Habibi (1992–1994)
Enver Hadžiabdić (1994) (temp)- Hans-Jürgen Gede (1994–1995)
- Hassan Habibi (1995)
- Ebrahim Ghasempour (1997–1999)
- Egon Coordes (1999)
- Mehdi Monajati (1999–2002)
Branko Ivanković (2002–2003)- Mohammad Mayeli Kohan (2003–2004)
- Hossein Faraki (2004) (temp)
Renê Simões (2005–2006)- Vinko Begović (2006–2007)
- Nenad Nikolić (2007–2008)
- Gholam Hossein Peyrovani (2009–2010)
- Human Afazeli (2010–2011)
- Ali Reza Mansourian (2011–2014)
Nelo Vingada (2014)- Mohammad Khakpour (2014–2016)
- Amir Hossein Peiravani (2017–present)
See also
- Iran national football team
- Iran national under-20 football team
- Iran national under-17 football team
References
- ^ http://www.varzesh3.com/news/1295157/%D8%A7%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%AA%DB%8C%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AE-(%D8%B9%DA%A9%D8%B3)
- ^ "FIFA suspends Iran Football Federation". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2007-01-02. Retrieved 2006-11-27.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "FIFA President announces temporary lifting of Iran ban". the-AFC.com. Archived from the original on June 23, 2007. Retrieved 2006-11-27.
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