Iran national football team results (1960–1979)

This is a list of official football games played by Iran national football team between 1960 and 1979.

1962

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Friendly

Iran  1–1  Iraq
Kouzehkanani   90' Report Abbas   47' (pen.)
Attendance: 10,000

Friendly

Iran  1–2  Iraq
Kouzehkanani   Report Ismail   47'
Hamid   60'
Attendance: 12,000

1965

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1965 RCD Cup

Iran  4–1  Pakistan
Arab   17'
Jabbari   20'
Behzadi   70', 79'
Report Hashim   88'
Attendance: 27,000

1965 RCD Cup

Iran  0–0  Turkey
Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Masood Ragmani (Pakistan)

1966

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Friendly

Iran  0–0  Turkey
Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Bruno de Marchi (Italy)

1966 Asian Games – Preliminary round

Iran  2–0  Malaysia
Shirzadegan   28'
Behzadi   50'
Report

1966 Asian Games – Preliminary round

Japan  3–1  Iran
Kamamoto   46'
Sugiyama   84'
Ogi   90' (pen.)
Report Shirzadegan   37'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: P. Rodpothong (Thailand)

1966 Asian Games – Preliminary round

Iran  4–1  India
Esmaeili   20', 85'
Talebi   25'
Jabbari   87'
Report Singh   12' (pen.)

1966 Asian Games – Quarterfinal

Iran  1–0  Indonesia
Behzadi   27' Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Tom Kay (Singapore)

1966 Asian Games – Quarterfinal

Burma  1–0  Iran
Tin Aye   27' Report
Attendance: 12,000

1966 Asian Games – Semifinal

Iran  1–0  Japan
Esmaeili   33' Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: N. Chatterjee (India)

1966 Asian Games – Final

Burma  1–0  Iran
Tin Aung   67' Report
Attendance: 35,000

1967

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1967 RCD Cup

Pakistan  0–2  Iran
Report Behzadi   35'
Esmaeili   65'
Attendance: 5,000

1967 RCD Cup

Turkey  1–0  Iran
Güzelırmak   70' Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Isa Khan (Pakistan)

1968

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1968 AFC Asian Cup

Iran  2–0  Hong Kong
Behzadi   70'
Jabbari   89'
Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Norman Boswell (Malaysia)

1968 AFC Asian Cup

Iran  4–0  Republic of China
Behzadi   34'
Kalani   35'
Eftekhari   51'
Farzami   57'
Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: S. K. Bhattacharya (India)

1968 AFC Asian Cup

Iran  3–1  Burma
Kalani   2'
Eftekhari   60'
Behzadi   70'
Report Hla Htay   50'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Alex Vaz (India)

1968 AFC Asian Cup

Iran  2–1  Israel
Behzadi   75'
Ghelichkhani   87'
Report Spiegel   52'
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Alex Vaz (India)

1969

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1969 Friendship Cup

Iran  2–1  Iraq
Ghelichkhani  
Eftekhari  
Report Dhiab   16'
Attendance: 25,000

1969 Friendship Cup

Iran  9–1  Pakistan
Jabbari      
Vafakhah    
Sharafi  
Ghelichkhani  
Mostafavi  
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Report

1969 RCD Cup

Iran  4–2  Pakistan
Kalani   9', 14'
Mazloumi   47', 67'
Report Dar   75'
Baray   78'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Baqatter (Turkey)

1969 RCD Cup

Turkey  4–0  Iran
Konca   12', 29'
Bartu   32'
Kurt   41'
Report
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Afrar Khan (Pakistan)

1970

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1970 RCD Cup

Iran  7–0  Pakistan
Hajmohammad   13', 90'
Ghelichkhani   33'
Haghverdian   55'
Kalani   57'
Al-Nabi   71' (o.g.)
Vafakhah   84'
Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Ortogul Dilk (Turkey)

1970 Asian Games – Preliminary round

Indonesia  2–2  Iran
Soentoro   71'
Idris   83'
Report Ashtiani   37'
Sharafi   77'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Masatoshi Nagashima (Japan)

1970 Asian Games – Preliminary round

South Korea  1–0  Iran
Lee Hoe-taik   59' Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Nguyễn Quang Toại (Vietnam)

1971

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Friendly

South Korea  2–0  Iran
Chung Kyu-poong   8'
Park Lee-chun   12'
Report
Attendance: 35,000

Friendly

South Korea  0–2  Iran
Report Khorshidi   35'
Kim Ho-in   40' (o.g.)
Attendance: 35,000

1972

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1972 AFC Asian Cup – Group allocation matches

Iran  2–0  Khmer Republic
Kalani   45'
Iranpak   51'
Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Kim Jo-wong (South Korea)

1972 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round

Iran  3–0  Iraq
Kalani   34', 70', 78' Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Sivapalan Kathiravale (Malaysia)

1972 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round

Thailand  2–3  Iran
Tantariyanond   69', 70' Report Jabbari   80', 86', 88'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Matolzi (Malaysia)

1972 AFC Asian Cup – Semifinal

Iran  2–1  Khmer Republic
Iranpak   13'
Ghelichkhani   47'
Report Doeur Sokhom   18'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Matolzi (Malaysia)

1972 AFC Asian Cup – Final

Iran  2–1 (a.e.t.)  South Korea
Jabbari   48'
Kalani   108'
Report Park Lee-chun   65'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Sivapalan Kathiravale (Malaysia)

1972 Brazil Independence Cup – Preliminary round

Republic of Ireland  2–1  Iran
Leech   57'
Givens   74'
Report Ghelichkhani   10'
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Aurelio Angonese (Italy)

1972 Brazil Independence Cup – Preliminary round

Portugal  3–0  Iran
Eusébio   13'
Dinis   31'
Coelho   72'
Report
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Guillermo Velasquez (Colombia)

1972 Brazil Independence Cup – Preliminary round

Ecuador  1–1  Iran
Lasso   15' Report Ghelichkhani   36'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Sebastião Rufino (Brazil)

1972 Brazil Independence Cup – Preliminary round

Chile  2–1  Iran
Caszely   50', 79' Report Halvaei   85'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Aurelio Angonese (Italy)

1973

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1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round

Iran  0–0  North Korea
Report
Attendance: 63,000
Referee: M. Ramalingam (Malaysia)

1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round

Kuwait  1–2  Iran
Kameel   83' Report Vafakhah   20'
Parvin   56'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Er Wee Kiam (Malaysia)

1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round

Syria  0–1  Iran
Report Kargarjam   83'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Manit Sridaranop (Thailand)

1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round

Iran  2–1  North Korea
Monajati   19'
Sadeghi   89'
Report Pak Sung-jin   48'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Ong Eng Young (Singapore)

1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round

Iran  2–0  Kuwait
Ghelichkhani   60' (pen.)
Jabbari   75'
Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Manit Sridaranop (Thailand)

1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round

Iran  0–1  Syria
Report Tatish   11'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Sirkis Demergian (Lebanon)

Friendly

New Zealand  0–0  Iran
Report
Attendance: 8,000

1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round

Australia  3–0  Iran
Alston   43'
Abonyi   46'
Wilson   85'
Report
Attendance: 30,881

1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round

Iran  2–0  Australia
Ghelichkhani   14' (pen.), 31' Report
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Pavel Kasakov (Soviet Union)

1974

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1974 Asian Games – Preliminary round

Iran  7–0  Pakistan
Mazloumi   4', 44', 68'
Jabbari   11'
Parvin   28', 55'
Ghelichkhani   80'
Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Wisit (Thailand)

1974 Asian Games – Preliminary round

Iran  2–1  Burma
Sadeghi   7'
Janmaleki   57'
Report Mia Kiang   37'
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Yoshiyuki Maruyama (Japan)

1974 Asian Games – Preliminary round

Iran  6–0  Bahrain
Jahani   25'
Al-Durazi   28' (o.g.)
Ghelichkhani   32'
Etemadi   41'
Dastjerdi   46'
Haghverdian   73'
Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mohammed Azam (India)

1974 Asian Games – Semifinal

Iran  1–0  Malaysia
Parvin   17' Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mohammed Azam (India)

1974 Asian Games – Semifinal

Iran  2–0  South Korea
Mazloumi   74', 90' Report

1974 Asian Games – Semifinal

Iran  1–0  Iraq
Roshan   Report
Attendance: 85,000

1974 Asian Games – Final

Iran  1–0  Israel
Shum   30' (o.g.) Report
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Mohammed Azam (India)

Friendly

Iran  0–1  Czechoslovakia
Report Ondruš   62' (pen.)
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Jafar Namdar (Iran)

1975

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Friendly

Iran  1–2  Hungary
Mazloumi   44' Report Várady   28'
Nagy   53'
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Abbas Moghaddaszadeh (Iran)

1976

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1976 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round

Iran  2–0  Iraq
Nouraei   45'
Roshan   58'
Report
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Marijan Raus (Yugoslavia)

1976 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round

Iran  8–0  South Yemen
Azizi   17', 73'
Nouraei   40', 42'
Khorshidi   45'
Mazloumi   63', 74', 80'
Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Akram Ul Haq (India)

1976 AFC Asian Cup – Semifinal

Iran  2–0 (a.e.t.)  China
Khorshidi   100'
Roshan   119'
Report
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Asami (Japan)

1976 AFC Asian Cup – Final

Iran  1–0  Kuwait
Parvin   71' Report
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Jean Dubach (Switzerland)

Friendly

Iran  2–2  Romania
Ghelichkhani   40'
Nouraei   65'
Report Bölöni   3'
Sandu   82'
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Jafar Namdar (Iran)

1977

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1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round

Saudi Arabia  0–3  Iran
Report Mazloumi   16', 78'
Roshan   62'
Attendance: 30,000

1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round

Syria  0–1  Iran
Report Parvin   30'
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Robert Fratz (France)

Friendly

Iran  0–2  Hungary
Report Fazekas   27' (pen.)
Nyilasi   81'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Mohsen Zamani (Iran)

75th Anniversary of Real Madrid – Semifinal

Iran  1–1  Argentina
Sadeghi   79' Report Bertoni   14' (pen.)
Penalties
Parvin  
Nazari  
Adelkhani  
1–4   Benítez
  Olguín
  Ardiles
  Bertoni
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Franco Martínez (Spain)

1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round

Iran  2–0
Awarded
  Syria

* Syria didn't show up.


1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round

Iran  2–0  Saudi Arabia
Yousefi   10'
Sharifi   84'
Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Ernst Dörflinger (Switzerland)

1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Final round

Hong Kong  0–2  Iran
Report Kazerani   22'
Jahani   77'
Attendance: 28,000

1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Final round

South Korea  0–0  Iran
Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Fute (Scotland)

Friendly

Iran  0–0  Romania
Report
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Jafar Namdar (Iran)

1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Final round

Australia  0–1  Iran
Report Roshan   68'

1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Final round

Iran  1–0  Kuwait
Jahani   48' Report
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales)

1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Final round

Iran  2–2  South Korea
Roshan   55', 57' Report Lee Yung-moo   28', 88'
Attendance: 80,000

1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Final round

Iran  3–0  Hong Kong
Jahani   3', 35'
Kazerani   19'
Report
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Marijan Raus (Yugoslavia)

1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Final round

Iran  1–0  Australia
Jahani   44' Report
Attendance: 100,000

1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Final round

Kuwait  1–2  Iran
Al-Dakhil   14' Report Fariba   48'
Khabiri   59'
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Malcolm Wright (Northern Ireland)

1978

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Friendly

Iran  0–0  Yugoslavia
Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Jafar Namdar (Iran)

Friendly

Iran  0–1  Wales
Report Dwyer   71'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Abbas Moghaddaszadeh (Iran)

Friendly

Iran  1–1  Bulgaria
Parvin   50' (pen.) Report Sokolov   38'
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Jafar Namdar (Iran)

Friendly

France  2–1  Iran
Gemmrich   14'
Six   70'
Report Roshan   47'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Augusto Lamo (Spain)

1978 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations

Iran  3–0  Ghana
Khani  
Khalilian  
Mazloumi  
Report
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Abdulwahab Al-Bannai (Kuwait)

1978 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary round

Netherlands  3–0  Iran
Rensenbrink   40' (pen.), 62', 78' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 33,431
Referee: Alfonso González (Mexico)

1978 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary round

Scotland  1–1  Iran
Eskandarian   43' (o.g.) Report Danaeifard   60'
Attendance: 7,938
Referee: Youssou N'Diaye (Senegal)

1978 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary round

Peru  4–1  Iran
Velásquez   2'
Cubillas   36' (pen.), 39' (pen.), 79'
Report Roshan   41'
Attendance: 21,262
Referee: Alojzy Jarguz (Poland)

Friendly

Iran  0–1  Soviet Union
Report Khidiyatullin   17'
Attendance: 40,000

Statistics

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Results by year

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Year Pld W D L GF GA GD
1962 2 0 1 1 2 3 –1
1965 2 1 1 0 4 2 +3
1966 8 4 1 3 9 6 +3
1967 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1
1968 4 4 0 0 11 2 +9
1969 4 3 0 1 15 8 +7
1970 3 1 1 1 9 3 +6
1971 2 1 0 1 2 2 0
1972 9 5 1 3 15 12 +3
1973 9 5 2 2 9 6 +3
1974 8 7 0 1 20 2 +18
1975 1 0 0 1 1 2 –1
1976 5 4 1 0 15 2 +13
1977 15 10 4 1 21 6 +15
1978 9 1 3 5 7 13 –6
Total 83 47 15 21 142 69 +73

Managers

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Name First match Last match Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Hossein Fekri 1 June 1962 16 March 1966 5 1 3 1 6 4 +2
  György Szűcs 10 December 1966 20 December 1966 7 4 0 3 9 6 +3
  Hossein Fekri 24 November 1967 26 November 1967 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1
  Mahmoud Bayati 10 May 1968 19 May 1968 4 4 0 0 11 2 +9
  Zdravko Rajkov 7 March 1969 17 September 1969 4 3 0 1 15 8 +7
  Mohammad Bayati 1 September 1970 1 September 1970 1 1 0 0 7 0 +7
  Igor Netto 10 December 1970 11 December 1970 3 0 1 1 2 3 –1
  Parviz Dehdari 10 September 1971 12 September 1971 2 1 0 1 2 2 0
  Mohammad Ranjbar 7 May 1972 25 June 1972 9 5 1 3 15 12 +3
  Mahmoud Bayati 4 May 1973 24 August 1973 9 5 2 2 9 6 +3
  Frank O'Farrell 3 September 1974 10 August 1975 9 7 0 2 21 4 +17
  Heshmat Mohajerani 3 June 1976 6 September 1978 29 15 8 6 43 21 +22
Total 83 47 15 21 142 69 +73

Opponents

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Argentina 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
  Australia 4 3 0 1 4 3 +1
  Bahrain 1 1 0 0 6 0 +6
  Bulgaria 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
  Cambodia 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3
  Chile 1 0 0 1 1 2 –1
  China 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
  Chinese Taipei 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4
  Czech Republic 1 0 0 1 0 1 –1
  Ecuador 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
  France 1 0 0 1 1 2 –1
  Ghana 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3
  Hong Kong 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7
  Hungary 2 0 0 2 1 4 –3
  India 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3
  Indonesia 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1
  Iraq 6 4 1 1 10 4 +6
  Ireland, Republic of 1 0 0 1 1 2 –1
  Israel 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2
  Japan 2 1 0 1 2 3 –1
  Korea, North 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1
  Korea, South 7 3 2 2 8 6 +2
  Kuwait 5 5 0 0 8 2 +6
  Malaysia 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3
  Myanmar 4 2 0 2 5 4 +1
  Netherlands 1 0 0 1 0 3 –3
  New Zealand 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
  Pakistan 6 6 0 0 33 4 +29
  Peru 1 0 0 1 1 4 –3
  Portugal 1 0 0 1 0 3 –3
  Romania 2 0 2 0 2 2 0
  Russia 1 0 0 1 0 1 –1
  Saudi Arabia 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5
  Scotland 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
  Serbia 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
  Syria 4 3 0 1 4 1 +3
  Thailand 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1
  Turkey 4 0 2 2 0 5 –5
  Wales 1 0 0 1 0 1 –1
  Yemen, South 1 1 0 0 8 0 +8
Total 83 47 15 21 142 69 +73
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