The Iran men's national water polo team represents Iran in men's international water polo competitions and is controlled by the IR Iran Amateur Swimming Federation.
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| FINA code | IRI |
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| Nickname(s) | Team Melli |
| Association | IR Iran Amateur Swimming Federation |
| Confederation | AASF (Asia) |
| Head coach | Aleksandar Ćirić |
| Asst coach | Vahid Rezaei |
| Captain | Hamed Malek-Khanbanan |
| Home venue | Shahid Shiroudi Stadium |
| Olympic Games | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 1976) |
| Best result | 12th place (1976) |
| World Championship | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 1975) |
| Best result | 15th place (1975, 1998) |
| World League | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2008) |
| Best result | Preliminary round (2008, 2009, 2010) |
| Asian Games | |
| Appearances | 10 (first in 1970) |
| Best result |  Gold medal (1974) |
| Medal record | ||
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| Asian Games | ||
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1974 Tehran | Team |
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2018 Jakarta | Team |
Tournament records edit
Olympic Games edit
| Year | NoT | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
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| 1900–1936 | not an IOC member | |||||
 1948 |
18 | did not enter | ||||
 1952 |
21 | |||||
 1956 |
10 | |||||
 1960 |
16 | |||||
 1964 |
13 | |||||
 1968 |
15 | |||||
 1972 |
16 | did not qualify | ||||
 1976 |
12 | 12th place | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
 1980 |
12 | did not enter | ||||
 1984 |
12 | |||||
 1988 |
12 | |||||
 1992 |
12 | |||||
| 1996 |
12 | did not qualify | ||||
| 2000 |
12 | did not enter | ||||
 2004 |
12 | |||||
 2008 |
12 | did not qualify | ||||
| 2012 |
12 | did not enter | ||||
 2016 |
12 | did not qualify | ||||
 2020 |
12 | |||||
 2024 |
12 | |||||
World Championships edit
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
 1973 |
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 1975 |
Preliminary round | 15th place | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 39 | -34 | |
| 1978 |
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 1982
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| 1998 |
Preliminary round | 15th place | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | -49 | -42 | |
| 2001 |
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 2015
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 2017
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 2019
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World League / World Cup edit
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | L |
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| 2002 |
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| 2003
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| 2004
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 2005
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| 2007
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| 2008 |
5th place in Asia/Oceania | 8 | 0 | 8 |
 2009 |
3rd place in Asia/Oceania | 6 | 2 | 4 |
 2010 |
6th place in Asia/Oceania | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 2011 |
did not enter | |||
 2012
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| 2013
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 2014
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 2020
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| 2023 |
5th place in Division 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
World Cup (old format) edit
| Year | NoT | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
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| 1979 |
8 | did not enter | ||||
| 1981 |
8 | |||||
| 1983 |
8 | |||||
| 1985 |
8 | |||||
| 1987 |
8 | |||||
| 1989 |
8 | |||||
| 1991 |
8 | |||||
| 1993 |
8 | |||||
| 1995 |
8 | |||||
| 1997 |
8 | |||||
| 1999 |
8 | |||||
| 2002 |
8 | |||||
| 2006 |
8 | |||||
 2010 |
8 | 8th place | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2014 |
8 | did not enter | ||||
| 2018 |
8 | |||||
Asian Games edit
| Year | NoT | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
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 1951 |
2 | did not enter | ||||
 1954 |
6 | |||||
| 1958 |
5 | |||||
 1962 |
4 | |||||
 1966 |
5 | |||||
| 1970 |
7 | 4th place | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 1974 |
7 | Champions | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 |
7 | did not enter | ||||
| 1982 |
8 | |||||
| 1986 |
6 | 4th place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 1990 |
7 | 6th place | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1994 |
6 | 4th place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1998 |
9 | 5th place | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
 2002 |
6 | 4th place | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 2006 |
10 | 4th place | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 |
9 | did not enter | ||||
| 2014 |
7 | |||||
| 2018 |
9 | 3rd place | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 |
8 | 4th place | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Asian Championships edit
| Year | NoT | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
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| 1984 |
7 | 3rd place | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 1988 |
6 | did not enter | ||||
| 1991 |
10 | 5th place | ||||
| 1995 |
13 | 3rd place | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 |
7 | did not enter | ||||
| 2005 |
8 | |||||
| 2009 |
6 | |||||
| 2012 |
4 | |||||
| 2012 |
9 | |||||
| 2015 |
5 | 4th place | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2016 |
8 | 4th place | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 |
10 | 4th place | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
 2023 |
8 | Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Asian Cup edit
| Year | NoT | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
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| 2010 |
4 | Runners-up | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 2012 |
5 | 3rd place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 |
6 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
FINA Development Trophy edit
| Year | NoT | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
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| 2007 |
12 | 3rd place | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 |
12 | did not enter | ||||
 2011 |
11 | Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 |
12 | did not enter | ||||
 2015 |
10 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
 2017 |
8 | disqualified | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Islamic Solidarity Games edit
| Year | NoT | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
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| 2005 |
6 | 4th place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
 2017 |
5 | Runners-up | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Former coaches edit
Nico Firoiu (1969–71, 1972–74)
Ante Nakić- Neven Kovačević
Stanislav Pivovarov (2010)
Paolo Malara (2011)
Roman Poláčik (2011–2012)- Paolo Malara (2013–2014)
Sirous Taherian (2014--2016)[1]
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