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Iran national under-23 football team
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| Nickname(s) | Team Melli Omid (The Hope National Team) | ||
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| Association | FFIRI | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Eurico Pinhal | ||
| Captain | Hossein Hosseini | ||
| Home stadium | Azadi Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | IRN | ||
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| First international | |||
 Iran 2–1 Kuwait  (Kuwait City, Kuwait; 3 December 1977)[1] | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Iran 10–0 Afghanistan  (Busan, South Korea; 28 September 2002) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
Iran 2–6 Japan  (Tehran, Iran; 9 February 2001) | |||
| AFC U-23 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2013) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (2016) | ||
| Asian Games | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 2002) | ||
| Best result |  Gold Medal (2002) | ||
Medal record | |||
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.
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, 2010 And 2022:
| Competition | Wild card 1 | Wild card 2 | Wild card 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Asian Games | Ali Daei (C) | Yahya Golmohammadi | Ebrahim Mirzapour (GK) |
| 2006 Asian Games | Hassan Roudbarian (C/GK) | Arash Borhani | Jalal Hosseini |
| 2010 Asian Games | Mehdi Rahmati (C/GK) | Gholamreza Rezaei | |
| 2022 Asian Games | Hossein Hosseini (C/GK) | Amir Arsalan Motahari |
Results and fixtures
- Legend
Win Draw Loss Fixture
2021
| 25 October 2021 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification | Iran | 4–0 |  Nepal | Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
| 16:00 UTC+5 | Report | Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 250 Referee: Suhaizi Shukri |
| 28 October 2021 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification | Lebanon  | 0–2 | Iran | Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
| 16:00 UTC+5 | Report | Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 450 Referee: Tejas Nagvenkar |
| 31 October 2021 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification | Iran | 3–2 |  Tajikistan | Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
| 16:00 UTC+5 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Pamir Stadium Attendance: 7,200 Referee: Kim Woo-sung |
2022
| 1 June 2022 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup | Iran | 1–1 |  Qatar | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| 18:00 UTC+5 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Pakhtakor Stadium Referee: Yusuke Araki (Japan) |
| 4 June 2022 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup | Turkmenistan  | 2–1 | Iran | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| 18:00 UTC+5 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Milliy Stadium Attendance: 539 Referee: Alex King (Australia) |
| 7 June 2022 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup | Uzbekistan  | 1–1 | Iran | Qarshi, Uzbekistan |
| 22:00 UTC+5 |
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Report |
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Stadium: Markaziy Stadium Referee: Ahmed Al-Kaf (Oman) |
2023
| 14 June 2023 2023 WAFF U-23 Championship | Iran | 3–1 |  Syria | Karbala, Iraq |
| 19:45 UTC+3 |
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Stadium: Karbala Stadium |
| 16 June 2023 2023 WAFF U-23 Championship | Palestine  | 1–1 | Iran | Karbala, Iraq |
| 19:45 UTC+3 |
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Stadium: Karbala Stadium |
| 18 June 2023 2023 WAFF U-23 Championship Semi-finals | Iran | 0–0 (4–3 pen.) |  Jordan | Baghdad, Iraq |
| 18:00 UTC+3 | Stadium: Al-Madina Stadium | |||
| Penalties | ||||
Y. Salmani  Hazbavi  A. Bavieh M. Ghorbani Hashemnejad |
Al-Diabat Abualnadi Al-HajAl-Shanaineh Abu Taha |
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| 20 June 2023 2023 WAFF U-23 Championship Finals | Iran | 1–1 (4–5 pen.) |  Iraq | Baghdad, Iraq |
| 20:00 UTC+3 | Goudarzi  31' |
Abdullah 45+3' |
Stadium: Al-Madina Stadium | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Y. Salmani Fallah Irankhah M. Ghorbani Hashemnejad |
K. Mohammed Tahseen Abdullah M. Mohammed Maknzi |
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| 6 September 2023 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification | Iran | 3–0 |  Hong Kong | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| 17:00 UTC+5 |
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Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium (Tashkent) |
| 9 September 2023 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification | Afghanistan  | 0–4 | Iran | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| 17:00 UTC+5 |
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Stadium: Lokomotiv Stadium (Tashkent) |
| 12 September 2023 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification | Uzbekistan | 1–0 | Iran | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| 19:00 UTC+5 |
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Stadium: JAR Stadium (Tashkent) |
| 19 September 2023 2022 Asian Games | Iran | 0–0 |  Saudi Arabia | Hangzhou, China |
| 19:30 UTC+8 | Stadium: Linping Sports Centre Stadium(Hangzhou) |
| 21 September 2023 2022 Asian Games | Vietnam  | 0–4 | Iran | Hangzhou, China |
| 19:30 UTC+8 | Stadium: Linping Sports Centre Stadium(Hangzhou) Referee: Mohammed Ahmed Al-Shammari (Qatar) |
| 24 September 2023 2022 Asian Games | Mongolia  | 0–3 | Iran | Hangzhou, China |
| 19:30 UTC+8 | Stadium: Linping Sports Centre Stadium(Hangzhou) Attendance: 8,692 Referee: Thoriq Alkatiri (Indonesia) |
| 27 September 2023 2022 Asian Games | Thailand  | 0–2 | Iran | Hangzhou, China |
| 19:30 UTC+8 | Stadium: Shencheng Attendance: 9,410 Referee: Nazmi Nasaruddin (Malaysia) |
| 1 October 2023 2022 Asian Games | Iran | 0–1 | Hong Kong | Hangzhou, China |
| 19:30 UTC+8 |
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Stadium: Shencheng Attendance: 10,198 Referee: Kim Hee-gon (South Korea) |
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
- As of 05 September 2023
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach |  Eurico Pinhal
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| Assistant coaches | Javad Manafi Mohammad Hassan Rajabzadeh Meisam Rezapour Milton Mendes
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| Goalkeeping coach | Mohammad Amin Sanayaei
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| Fitness coach | Salar Amini
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| analyzer | Majid Karimi
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| Team Supervisor | Mehran Farghani
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| Physiotherapist | |
| Team doctor | |
| Team manager | Habib Kashani
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Manager history
Hassan Habibi (1991–1994)
Enver Hadžiabdić (1994)
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)
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)
- Human Afazeli (2014)
Nelo Vingada (2014)- Mohammad Khakpour (2014–2016)
- Amir Hossein Peiravani (2017)
- Zlatko Kranjčar (2018–2019)
- Farhad Majidi (2019)
- Hamid Estili (2019–2021)
- Mehdi Mahdavikia (2021–2022)
- Reza Enayati (2023)
- Eurico Pinhal (2023–)
Players
Current squad
2022 Asian Games squad
The following 22 players were called up for the 2022 Asian Games.