The Iran men's national field hockey team is the national field hockey team of Iran. It is governed by the Hockey Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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| Nickname(s) | Team Melli | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Hockey Federation of I.R. Iran | ||
| Head Coach | Rajab Nourani | ||
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| FIH ranking | |||
| Current | 92  (12 March 2024)[1] | ||
| Highest | 51 (November 2015 – August 2016) | ||
| Lowest | 77 (June 2019) | ||
| Asian Games | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 1974) | ||
| Best result | 6th (1974) | ||
| Asia Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 1985) | ||
| Best result | 10th (1985) | ||
History edit
Iran took part as hosts in the 1974 Asian Games where Iran occupied the sixth and last place losing to eventual champions Pakistan 13–0.[citation needed]
Iran also took part in the 1985 Asia Cup held in Dhaka, Bangladesh where Iran came last in the 10-nation event again suffering a heavy 16–0 defeat at the hands of again eventual winners Pakistan.[citation needed]
More recently Iran has enjoyed success at the indoor event, winning Indoor Hockey Asia Cup on four occasions and also participated at 2011 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup and 2015 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup. In 2015 Men's World Cup, Iran made a history and advanced to semifinals by hammering Russia 8–5. In semifinals, it lost the game to Austria and Germany and finished the tournament in 4th place.[citation needed]
Tournament records edit
Asian Games edit
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1958 |
Did not enter | – | – | – | – |
 1962 |
– | – | – | – | |
 1966 |
– | – | – | – | |
| 1970 |
– | – | – | – | |
 1974 |
6th place | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1978 |
Did not enter | – | – | – | – |
 1982 |
– | – | – | – | |
 1986 |
– | – | – | – | |
 1990 |
– | – | – | – | |
| 1994 |
– | – | – | – | |
| 1998 |
– | – | – | – | |
| 2002 |
– | – | – | – | |
 2006 |
– | – | – | – | |
| 2010 |
– | – | – | – | |
| 2014 |
- | - | - | - | |
| Total | 1/15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Asian Cup edit
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1982 |
Did not enter | – | – | – | – |
 1985 |
10th place | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1989 |
Did not enter | – | – | – | – |
| 1993 |
– | – | – | – | |
 1999 |
– | – | – | – | |
| 2003 |
Did not qualify | – | – | – | – |
| 2007 |
Did not enter | – | – | – | – |
| 2009 |
– | – | – | – | |
| 2013 |
– | – | – | – | |
| 2017 |
- | - | - | - | |
| Total | 1/10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
West Asian Cup edit
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 |
Runners-up | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 1/1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
AHF Cup edit
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1997 |
Did not enter | – | – | – | – |
| 2002 |
5th place | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
 2008 |
Did not enter | – | – | – | – |
| 2012 |
– | – | – | – | |
| 2022 |
6th place | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 2/5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
Indoor hockey results edit
World Cup edit
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2003 |
Did not enter | – | – | – | – |
 2007 |
– | – | – | – | |
 2011 |
9th place | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 |
4th place | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2018 |
Third place | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Total | 3/5 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 |
Asian Cup edit
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 |
Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 |
Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 |
Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 |
Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
 2014 |
Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
 2015 |
Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 |
Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 |
Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 8/8 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
Asian Indoor Games edit
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2007 |
Champions | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1/1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
References edit
- ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
External links edit
- (in Persian) Iran Hockey Federation