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
Tunisia 1977Round 1311145
Japan 1979Did not qualify------
Australia 1981Did not qualify------
Mexico 1983Did not qualify------
Soviet Union 1985Did not qualify------
Chile 1987Did not qualify------
Saudi Arabia 1989Did not qualify------
Portugal 1991Did not qualify------
Australia 1993Did not qualify------
Qatar 1995Did not qualify------
Malaysia 1997Did not qualify------
Nigeria 1999Did not qualify------
Argentina 2001Round 1300308
United Arab Emirates 2003Did not qualify------
Netherlands 2005Did not qualify------
Canada 2007Did not qualify------
Egypt 2009Did not qualify------
Colombia 2011Did not qualify------
Turkey 2013Did not qualify------
New Zealand 2015Did not qualify------
South Korea 2017Qualified------
Total3/206114413

AFC U-19 Championship

AFC U-19 Championship record Qualifications
Year Round PLD W D* L GS GA PLD W D L GS GA
Malaysia 1959Did not enter------------
Malaysia 1960Did not enter------------
Thailand 1961Did not enter------------
Thailand 1962Did not enter------------
Malaysia 1963Did not enter------------
Vietnam 1964Did not enter------------
Japan 1965Did not enter------------
Philippines 1966Did not enter------------
Thailand 1967Did not enter------------
South Korea 1968Did not enter------------
Thailand 1969Third place6411134------
Philippines 1970Quarterfinals4301152------
Japan 1971Quarterfinals422071------
Thailand 1972Third place640292------
Iran 1973Champions4400101------
Thailand 1974Champions6400182------
Kuwait 1975Champions6420161------
Thailand 1976Champions6510112------
Iran 1977Runners-up5401195------
Bangladesh 1978Quarterfinals421163------
Thailand 1980Did not qualify------------
Thailand 1982Did not qualify------------
United Arab Emirates 1985Did not qualify------------
Saudi Arabia 1986Did not qualify------------
Qatar 1988Did not qualify------------
Indonesia 1990Did not qualify------------
United Arab Emirates 1992Round 1311122------
Indonesia 1994Did not qualify------------
South Korea 1996Round 1403112321091
Thailand 1998Did not qualify------------
Iran 2000Fourth place6420135------
Qatar 2002Did not qualify------310268
Malaysia 2004Round 1311174320081
India 2006Round 1320157220070
Saudi Arabia 2008Round 13102565410200
China 2010Round 1310225211051
United Arab Emirates 2012Quarterfinals43011053300120
Myanmar 2014Round 1310233330091
Bahrain 2016Semifinals5221973300150
Total20/3988524618181692721329112
*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

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Nima Mirzazad (1997-02-27) 27 February 1997 Iran Malavan
22 1GK Mohammad Amin Bahrami (1998-01-31) 31 January 1998 Iran Tractor Sazi
12 1GK Shahab Adeli (1998-05-10) 10 May 1998 Iran Moghavemat Tehran
2 2DF Amir Hossein Taheri (1997-09-20) 20 September 1997 Iran Mes Kerman
3 2DF Ali Shojaei (1997-01-27) 27 January 1997 Iran Saipa
15 2DF Aref Aghasi (1997-01-02) 2 January 1997 Iran Foolad
4 2DF Aref Gholami (1997-04-19) 19 April 1997 Iran Sepahan
21 2DF Sina Khadempour (1997-01-09) 9 January 1997 Iran Naft Tehran
18 3MF Mohammad Aghajanpour (1997-04-20) 20 April 1997 Iran Aluminium Arak
5 2DF Nima Taheri (1997-03-08) 8 March 1997 Iran Zob Ahan
23 2DF Abolfazl Razzaghpour (1997-09-17) 17 September 1997 Iran Nassaji Mazandaran
6 3MF Mohammad Soltani Mehr (1999-02-04) 4 February 1999 Iran Saipa
7 3MF Reza Shekari (1998-05-31) 31 May 1998 Iran Zob Ahan
13 3MF Omid Noorafkan (1997-04-09) 9 April 1997 Iran Esteghlal
8 3MF Mohammad Gholamreza (1997-03-29) 29 March 1997 Iran
20 3MF Shahin Abbasian (1997-06-16) 16 June 1997 Iran Foolad
14 3MF Mojtaba Najjarian (1998-02-15) 15 February 1998 Iran Foolad
11 3MF Nima Mokhtari (1998-05-10) 10 May 1998 Iran Gostaresh
17 3MF Hossein Saki (1997-05-10) 10 May 1997 Iran Sanat Naft
16 3MF Ali Taheran (1997-04-07) 7 April 1997 Iran Tractor Sazi
10 4FW Reza Karamolachaab (1997-07-12) 12 July 1997 Iran Persepolis
9 4FW Mehdi Mehdikhani (1997-07-28) 28 July 1997 Iran Niroo Zamini
19 4FW Reza Jafari (1997-05-04) 4 May 1997 Iran Saipa

Previous squads

FIFA U-20 World Cups

See also

References

    General
    Venues
    Statistics
    Players
    World Cup Finals
    AFC Asian Cup Finals
    Other tournaments
    Culture
    Senior
    Other Iran teams
    League competitions
    Cup competitions
    Defunct competitions
    National teams
    Lists and categories
    National football teams of Iran
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    National under-20 football teams of Asia (AFC)
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