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
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