IranThe Iran national football team, recognised as IR Iran by FIFA, represents Iran in men's international senior football and is governed by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI).
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Emblem
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Nickname(s)
Team Melli
(The National Team)
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Association
Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran
FFIRI
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Confederation
AFC
Asia
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FIFA code
IRN
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Appearances
6
first in 1978
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Best result
Group stage
1978, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022
2022
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Carlos Queiroz
Head Coach
(Portugal)
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1. Alireza Beiranvand
Goalkeeper
Born - 21 September 1992
Aged 30
Caps 52
Club - Persepolis
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12. Payam Niazmand
Goalkeeper
Born - 6 April 1995
Aged 27
Caps 1
Club - Sepahan
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22. Amir Abedzadeh
Goalkeeper
Born - 26 April 1993
Aged 29
Caps 11
Club - Ponferradina (Spain)
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24. Hossein Hosseini
Goalkeeper
Born - 30 June 1992
Aged 30
Caps 6
Club - Esteghlal
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2. Sadegh Moharrami
Defender
Born - 1 March 1996
Aged 26
Caps 21
Club - Dinamo Zagreb (Croatia)
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3. Ehsan Hajsafi
Defender
Born - 25 February 1990
Aged 32
Caps 121
Club - AEK Athens (Greece)
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4. Shojae Khalilzadeh
Defender
Born - 14 May 1989
Aged 33
Caps 25
Club - Al-Ahli Doha (Qatar)
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5. Milad Mohammadi
Defender
Born - 29 September 1993
Aged 29
Caps 45
Club - AEK Athens (Greece)
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8. Morteza Pouraliganji
Defender
Born - 19 April 1992
Aged 30
Caps 46
Club - Persepolis
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13. Hossein Kanaanizadegan
Defender
Born - 23 March 1994
Aged 28
Caps 35
Club - Al-Ahli Doha (Qatar)
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15. Rouzbeh Cheshmi
Defender
Born - 24 July 1993
Aged 29
Caps 19
Club - Esteghlal
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19. Majid Hosseini
Defender
Born - 20 June 1996
Aged 26
Caps 18
Club - Kayserispor (Turkey)
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23. Ramin Rezaeian
Defender
Born - 21 March 1990
Aged 32
Caps 46
Club - Sepahan
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25. Abolfazl Jalali
Defender
Born - 26 June 1998
Aged 24
Caps 3
Club - Esteghlal
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6. Saeid Ezatolahi
Midfielder
Born - 1 October 1996
Aged 26
Caps 47
Club - Vejle (Denmark)
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7. Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Midfielder
Born - 11 August 1993
Aged 29
Caps 64
Club - Feyenoord (Netherlands)
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11. Vahid Amiri
Midfielder
Born - 2 April 1988
Aged 34
Caps 68
Club - Persepolis
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14. Saman Ghoddos
Midfielder
Born - 6 September 1993
Aged 29
Caps 33
Club - Brentford (England)
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16. Mehdi Torabi
Midfielder
Born - 10 September 1994
Aged 28
Caps 36
Club - Persepolis
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17. Ali Gholizadeh
Midfielder
Born - 10 March 1996
Aged 26
Caps 26
Club - Charleroi (Belgium)
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18. Ali Karimi
Midfielder
Born - 11 February 1994
Aged 28
Caps 13
Club - Kayserispor (Turkey)
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21. Ahmad Nourollahi
Midfielder
Born - 1 February 1993
Aged 29
Caps 25
Club - Shabab Al-Ahli (UAE)
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9. Mehdi Taremi
Forward
Born - 18 July 1992
Aged 30
Caps 60
Club - Porto (Portugal)
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10. Karim Ansarifard
Forward
Born - 3 April 1990
Aged 32
Caps 94
Club - Omonia (Cyprus)
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20. Sardar Azmoun
Forward
Born - 1 January 1995
Aged 27
Caps 65
Club - Bayer Leverkusen (Germany)
2018
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Carlos Queiroz
Head Coach
(Portugal)
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1. Alireza Beiranvand
Goalkeeper
Born - 21 September 1992
Aged 25
Caps 22
Club - Persepolis
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12. Mohammad Rashid Mazaheri
Goalkeeper
Born - 18 May 1989
Aged 29
Caps 3
Club - Zob Ahan
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22. Amir Abedzadeh
Goalkeeper
Born - 26 April 1993
Aged 25
Caps 1
Club - Marítimo (Portugal)
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3. Ehsan Hajsafi
Defender
Born - 25 February 1990
Aged 28
Caps 94
Club - Olympiacos (Greece)
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5. Milad Mohammadi
Defender
Born - 29 September 1993
Aged 24
Caps 19
Club - Akhmat Grozny (Russia)
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8. Morteza Pouraliganji
Defender
Born - 19 April 1992
Aged 26
Caps 27
Club - Al Sadd (Qatar)
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13. Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh
Defender
Born - 11 May 1991
Aged 27
Caps 11
Club - Padideh
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15. Pejman Montazeri
Defender
Born - 6 September 1983
Aged 34
Caps 46
Club - Esteghlal
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19. Majid Hosseini
Defender
Born - 20 June 1996
Aged 21
Caps 1
Club - Esteghlal
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23. Ramin Rezaeian
Defender
Born - 21 March 1990
Aged 28
Caps 28
Club - Oostende (Belgium)
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2. Mehdi Torabi
Midfielder
Born - 10 September 1994
Aged 23
Caps 17
Club - Saipa
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4. Rouzbeh Cheshmi
Midfielder
Born - 24 July 1993
Aged 24
Caps 10
Club - Esteghlal
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6. Saeid Ezatolahi
Midfielder
Born - 1 October 1996
Aged 21
Caps 25
Club - Amkar Perm (Russia)
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7. Masoud Shojaei
Midfielder
Born - 9 June 1984
Aged 34
Caps 74
Club - AEK Athens (Greece)
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9. Omid Ebrahimi
Midfielder
Born - 16 September 1987
Aged 30
Caps 30
Club - Esteghlal
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11. Vahid Amiri
Midfielder
Born - 2 April 1988
Aged 30
Caps 36
Club - Persepolis
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14. Saman Ghoddos
Midfielder
Born - 6 September 1993
Aged 24
Caps 8
Club - Östersund (Sweden)
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21. Ashkan Dejagah
Midfielder
Born - 5 July 1986
Aged 31
Caps 46
Club - Nottingham Forest (England)
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10. Karim Ansarifard
Forward
Born - 3 April 1990
Aged 28
Caps 64
Club - Olympiacos (Greece)
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16. Reza Ghoochannejhad
Forward
Born - 20 September 1987
Aged 30
Caps 43
Club - Heerenveen (Netherlands)
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17. Mehdi Taremi
Forward
Born - 18 July 1992
Aged 25
Caps 26
Club - Al-Gharafa (Qatar)
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18. Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Forward
Born - 11 August 1993
Aged 24
Caps 38
Club - AZ (Netherlands)
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20. Sardar Azmoun
Forward
Born - 1 January 1995
Aged 23
Caps 33
Club - Rubin Kazan (Russia)
2014
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Carlos Queiroz
Head Coach
(Portugal)
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1. Rahman Ahmadi
Goalkeeper
Born - 30 July 1980
Aged 33
Caps 10
Club - Sepahan
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12. Alireza Haghighi
Goalkeeper
Born - 2 May 1988
Aged 26
Caps 6
Club - Sporting Covilhã (Portugal)
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22. Daniel Davari
Goalkeeper
Born - 6 January 1988
Aged 26
Caps 4
Club - Eintracht Braunschweig (Germany)
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2. Khosro Heydari
Defender
Born - 14 September 1983
Aged 30
Caps 49
Club - Esteghlal
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4. Jalal Hosseini
Defender
Born - 3 February 1982
Aged 32
Caps 85
Club - Persepolis
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5. Amir Hossein Sadeghi
Defender
Born - 6 September 1981
Aged 32
Caps 17
Club - Esteghlal
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13. Hossein Mahini
Defender
Born - 16 September 1986
Aged 27
Caps 22
Club - Persepolis
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15. Pejman Montazeri
Defender
Born - 6 September 1983
Aged 30
Caps 22
Club - Umm Salal (Qatar)
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17. Ahmad Alenemeh
Defender
Born - 10 October 1982
Aged 31
Caps 9
Club - Naft Tehran
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19. Hashem Beikzadeh
Defender
Born - 22 January 1984
Aged 30
Caps 17
Club - Esteghlal
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20. Steven Beitashour
Defender
Born - 1 February 1987
Aged 27
Caps 6
Club - Vancouver Whitecaps FC (Canada)
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23. Mehrdad Pooladi
Defender
Born - 26 February 1987
Aged 27
Caps 20
Club - Persepolis
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3. Ehsan Hajsafi
Midfielder
Born - 25 February 1990
Aged 24
Caps 62
Club - Sepahan
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6. Javad Nekounam
Midfielder
Born - 7 October 1980
Aged 33
Caps 140
Club - Al-Kuwait (Kuwait)
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7. Masoud Shojaei
Midfielder
Born - 9 June 1984
Aged 30
Caps 50
Club - Las Palmas (Spain)
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8. Reza Haghighi
Midfielder
Born - 1 February 1989
Aged 25
Caps 8
Club - Persepolis
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11. Ghasem Haddadifar
Midfielder
Born - 12 July 1983
Aged 30
Caps 17
Club - Zob Ahan
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14. Andranik Teymourian
Midfielder
Born - 6 March 1983
Aged 31
Caps 79
Club - Esteghlal
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18. Bakhtiar Rahmani
Midfielder
Born - 23 September 1991
Aged 22
Caps 4
Club - Foolad
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21. Ashkan Dejagah
Midfielder
Born - 5 July 1986
Aged 27
Caps 14
Club - Fulham (England)
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9. Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Forward
Born - 11 August 1993
Aged 20
Caps 7
Club - NEC (Netehrlands)
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10. Karim Ansarifard
Forward
Born - 3 April 1990
Aged 24
Caps 42
Club - Tractor Sazi
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16. Reza Ghoochannejhad
Forward
Born - 20 September 1987
Aged 26
Caps 14
Club - Charlton Athletic (England)
2006
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Branko Ivanković
Head Coach
(Croatia)
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1. Ebrahim Mirzapour
Goalkeeper
Born - 16 September 1978
Aged 27
Caps 64
Club - Foolad
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12. Hassan Roudbarian
Goalkeeper
Born - 6 July 1978
Aged 27
Caps 3
Club - Pas
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22. Vahid Talebloo
Goalkeeper
Born - 26 May 1982
Aged 24
Caps 1
Club - Esteghlal
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3. Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh
Defender
Born - 11 September 1973
Aged 32
Caps 31
Club - Saba Battery
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4. Yahya Golmohammadi
Defender
Born - 19 March 1971
Aged 35
Caps 69
Club - Saba Battery
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5. Rahman Rezaei
Defender
Born - 20 February 1975
Aged 31
Caps 43
Club - Messina (Italy)
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13. Hossein Kaebi
Defender
Born - 23 September 1985
Aged 20
Caps 44
Club - Foolad
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19. Amir Hossein Sadeghi
Defender
Born - 6 September 1981
Aged 24
Caps 1
Club - Esteghlal
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20. Mohammad Nosrati
Defender
Born - 11 January 1982
Aged 24
Caps 44
Club - Pas
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2. Mehdi Mahdavikia
Midfielder
Born - 24 July 1977
Aged 28
Caps 89
Club - Hamburger SV (Germany)
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6. Javad Nekounam
Midfielder
Born - 7 September 1980
Aged 25
Caps 71
Club - Al-Sharjah (UAE)
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7. Ferydoon Zandi
Midfielder
Born - 26 April 1979
Aged 27
Caps 10
Club - 1. FC Kaiserslautern (Germany)
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8. Ali Karimi
Midfielder
Born - 8 November 1978
Aged 27
Caps 90
Club - Bayern Munich (Germany)
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14. Andranik Teymourian
Midfielder
Born - 6 March 1983
Aged 23
Caps 7
Club - Abu Moslem
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18. Moharram Navidkia
Midfielder
Born - 1 November 1982
Aged 23
Caps 24
Club - VfL Bochum (Germany)
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21. Mehrzad Madanchi
Midfielder
Born - 12 October 1982
Aged 23
Caps 6
Club - Persepolis
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23. Masoud Shojaei
Midfielder
Born - 9 June 1984
Aged 22
Caps 3
Club - Saipa
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9. Vahid Hashemian
Forward
Born - 21 July 1976
Aged 29
Caps 28
Club - Hannover 96 (Germany)
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10. Ali Daei
Forward
Born - 21 March 1969
Aged 37
Caps 147
Club - Saba Battery
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11. Rasoul Khatibi
Forward
Born - 22 September 1978
Aged 27
Caps 12
Club - Sepahan
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15. Arash Borhani
Forward
Born - 14 September 1983
Aged 22
Caps 20
Club - Pas
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16. Reza Enayati
Forward
Born - 23 September 1976
Aged 29
Caps 15
Club - Esteghlal
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17. Javad Kazemian
Forward
Born - 23 April 1981
Aged 25
Caps 25
Club - Persepolis
1998
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Jalal Talebi
Head Coach
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1. Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh
Goalkeeper
Born - 25 May 1966
Aged 32
Caps 77
Club - Persepolis
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12. Nima Nakisa
Goalkeeper
Born - 1 May 1975
Aged 23
Caps 6
Club - Persepolis
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22. Parviz Boroumand
Goalkeeper
Born - 11 September 1972
Aged 25
Caps 0
Club - Esteghlal
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3. Naeim Saadavi
Defender
Born - 16 June 1969
Aged 28
Caps 8
Club - Persepolis
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4. Mohammad Khakpour
Defender
Born - 20 February 1969
Aged 29
Caps 41
Club - Bahman
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5. Afshin Peyrovani
Defender
Born - 6 February 1970
Aged 28
Caps 40
Club - Persepolis
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14. Nader Mohammadkhani
Defender
Born - 23 August 1963
Aged 34
Caps 52
Club - Polyacryl
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15. Ali Akbar Ostad-Asadi
Defender
Born - 17 September 1965
Aged 32
Caps 29
Club - Zob Ahan
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16. Reza Shahroudi
Defender
Born - 21 February 1972
Aged 26
Caps 34
Club - Persepolis
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17. Javad Zarincheh
Defender
Born - 23 July 1966
Aged 31
Caps 61
Club - Esteghlal
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20. Mehdi Pashazadeh
Defender
Born - 27 December 1973
Aged 24
Caps 4
Club - Esteghlal
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2. Mehdi Mahdavikia
Midfielder
Born - 24 July 1977
Aged 20
Caps 29
Club - Persepolis
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6. Karim Bagheri
Midfielder
Born - 20 February 1974
Aged 24
Caps 46
Club - Arminia Bielefeld (Germany)
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7. Alireza Mansourian
Midfielder
Born - 12 December 1971
Aged 26
Caps 33
Club - Esteghlal
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8. Sirous Dinmohammadi
Midfielder
Born - 2 July 1970
Aged 27
Caps 16
Club - Shahrdari Tabriz
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9. Hamid Estili
Midfielder
Born - 1 April 1967
Aged 31
Caps 52
Club - Bahman
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18. Sattar Hamedani
Midfielder
Born - 6 June 1974
Aged 24
Caps 3
Club - Bahman
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21. Mehrdad Minavand
Midfielder
Born - 30 November 1975
Aged 22
Caps 27
Club - Persepolis
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10. Ali Daei
Forward
Born - 21 March 1969
Aged 29
Caps 53
Club - Arminia Bielefeld (Germany)
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11. Khodadad Azizi
Forward
Born - 22 June 1971
Aged 26
Caps 27
Club - 1. FC Köln (Germany)
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13. Ali Latifi
Forward
Born - 20 February 1976
Aged 22
Caps 0
Club - Bahman
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19. Behnam Seraj
Forward
Born - 19 June 1971
Aged 26
Caps 0
Club - Sanat Naft
1978
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Heshmat Mohajerani
Head Coach
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1. Nasser Hejazi
Goalkeeper
Born - 14 December 1949
Aged 28
Caps 47
Club - Shahbaz
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12. Bahram Mavaddat
Goalkeeper
Born - 30 January 1950
Aged 28
Caps 0
Club - Sepahan
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22. Rasoul Korbekandi
Goalkeeper
Born - 27 January 1953
Aged 25
Caps 0
Club - Zob Ahan
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5. Javad Allahverdi
Defender
Born - 16 July 1954
Aged 23
Caps 1
Club - Persepolis
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11. Alireza Ghashghaean
Defender
Born - 27 February 1954
Aged 24
Caps 0
Club - Bargh Shiraz
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14. Hassan Nazari
Defender
Born - 19 August 1955
Aged 22
Caps 4
Club - Taj
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15. Andranik Eskandarian
Defender
Born - 31 December 1951
Aged 26
Caps 4
Club - Taj
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20. Nasrollah Abdollahi
Defender
Born - 2 September 1951
Aged 26
Caps 3
Club - Shahbaz
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21. Hossein Kazerani
Defender
Born - 13 April 1947
Aged 31
Caps 1
Club - Pas
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2. Iraj Danaeifard
Midfielder
Born - 19 March 1951
Aged 27
Caps 7
Club - Taj
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6. Hassan Nayebagha
Midfielder
Born - 17 September 1950
Aged 27
Caps 18
Club - Homa FC
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7. Ali Parvin
Midfielder
Born - 12 October 1946
Aged 31
Caps 7
Club - Persepolis
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8. Ebrahim Ghasempour
Midfielder
Born - 24 August 1956
Aged 21
Caps 1
Club - Shahbaz
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9. Mohammad Sadeghi
Midfielder
Born - 17 March 1951
Aged 27
Caps 3
Club - Persepolis
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19. Ali Shojaei
Midfielder
Born - 23 March 1953
Aged 25
Caps 0
Club - Zob Ahan
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3. Behtash Fariba
Forward
Born - 11 February 1955
Aged 23
Caps 3
Club - Pas
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4. Majid Bishkar
Forward
Born - 6 August 1956
Aged 21
Caps 0
Club - Shahbaz
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10. Hassan Rowshan
Forward
Born - 2 June 1955
Aged 22
Caps 4
Club - Taj
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13. Hamid Majd Teymouri
Forward
Born - 3 June 1953
Aged 24
Caps 0
Club - Shahbaz
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16. Nasser Nouraei
Forward
Born - 9 July 1956
Aged 21
Caps 0
Club - Homa FC
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17. Ghafour Jahani
Forward
Born - 18 June 1950
Aged 27
Caps 1
Club - Malavan
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18. Hossein Faraki
Forward
Born - 19 April 1956
Aged 22
Caps 1
Club - Pas