Iran national football team results (1990–1999)

This is a list of official football games played by Iran national football team between 1990 and 1999.

1990 edit

Friendly

Iran  0–2  Poland
Report Ziober   19' (pen.), 56'
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Hadi Dezfouli (Iran)

Friendly

Iran  0–1  Poland
Report Szewczyk   60'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mehdi Abarnirouei (Iran)

1990 Asian Games – Preliminary round

Iran  3–0  Malaysia
Pious   31', 54', 78' Report
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Wei Jihong (China)

1990 Asian Games – Preliminary round

Iran  2–1  North Korea
Pious   79'
Bayani   90'
Report Kim Yun-chol   87'
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Chuang Chin-fan (Chinese Taipei)

1990 Asian Games – Quarterfinal

Iran  1–0  Japan
Marfavi   6' Report
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: Chen Shengcai (China)

1990 Asian Games – Semifinal

South Korea  0–1 (a.e.t.)  Iran
Report Ghayeghran   107'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Kiichiro Tachi (Japan)

1990 Asian Games – Final

Iran  0–0 (a.e.t.)  North Korea
Report
Penalties
Ghayeghran  
Ansarifard  
Eftekhari  
Namjoo-Motlagh  
4–1   Pang Gwang-chol
  Yun Jong-su
  Tak Yong-bin
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Chen Shengcai (China)

1991 edit

1991 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations

Iran  2–1  Algeria
Marfavi   13', 78' Report Lazizi   23'
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Nezar Watti (Syria)

1991 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations

Algeria  1–0  Iran
Benhalima   78' Report
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Neji Jouini (Tunisia)

1992 edit

1992 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

Pakistan  0–7  Iran
Report Pious   2'
Moharrami   12'
Marfavi   18', 82'
Ghayeghran   27'
Hassanzadeh   37'
Abtahi   43'
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Shyam Shrestha (Nepal)

1992 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

Iran  3–0  India
Moharrami   35'
Pious   40', 63'
Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mohd Nazri Abdullah (Malaysia)

Friendly

Iran  1–1  Cameroon
Moharrami   Report Odike   75'
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Ahmad Abharan (Iran)

Friendly

Iran  0–0  Cameroon
Report
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Manouchehr Nazari (Iran)

Friendly

Kuwait  1–1  Iran
Al-Khudhari   47' Report Pious   28'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Jawad Ashoor (Kuwait)

1992 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round

North Korea  0–2  Iran
Report Pious   30'
Ghayeghran   80'

1992 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round

United Arab Emirates  0–0  Iran
Report
Attendance: 25,000

1992 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round

Japan  1–0  Iran
Miura   87' Report
Attendance: 37,000

1993 edit

1993 ECO Cup – Preliminary round

Iran  5–0  Pakistan
Zarincheh  
Derakhshan  
Bagheri  
Marfavi  
Namjoo-Motlagh  
Report
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Hossein Khoshkhan (Iran)

1993 ECO Cup – Preliminary round

Iran  2–1  Turkmenistan
Marfavi  
Garousi  
Report Nurmyradow   82'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ahmad Abharan (Iran)

1993 ECO Cup – Semifinal

Iran  1–0  Tajikistan
Modir-Rousta   Report
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Hossein Asghari (Iran)

1993 ECO Cup – Final

Iran  2–1  Turkmenistan
Modir-Rousta  
Marfavi  
Report Zolotuhin   12'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Ahmad Abharan (Iran)

1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round

Iran  0–0  Oman
Report
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Shinichiro Obata (Japan)

1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round

Iran  6–0  Chinese Taipei
Estili   18'
Modir-Rousta   40', 46', 50', 75'
Daei   43'
Report
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Sumanta Ghosh (India)

1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round

Iran  1–1  Syria
Modir-Rousta   63' Report Al-Helou   82'
Attendance: 75,000

1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round

Oman  0–1  Iran
Report Derakhshan   35'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mohd Nazri Abdullah (Malaysia)

1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round

Chinese Taipei  0–6  Iran
Report Derakhshan   8'
Namjoo-Motlagh   15' (pen.)
Daei   19', 48'
Abtahi   22'
Estili   74'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Mohd Nazri Abdullah (Malaysia)

1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round

Syria  1–1  Iran
Mustafa   89' (pen.) Report Derakhshan   15'

1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Final round

Iran  0–3  South Korea
Report Park Jung-bae   18'
Ha Seok-ju   79'
Ko Jeong-woon   81'

1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Final round

Japan  1–2  Iran
Nakayama   89' Report Hassanzadeh   45'
Daei   85'

1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Final round

Iran  1–2  Iraq
Daei   21' Report Radhi   20'
Kadhim   37'

1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Final round

Iran  2–1  North Korea
Daei   48', 66' Report Choi Won-nam   22'

1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Final round

Saudi Arabia  4–3  Iran
Al-Jaber   21'
Al-Mehallel   27'
Al-Mousa   47'
Idris   74'
Report Fonounizadeh   43', 52'
Manafi   90'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Jaap Uilenberg (Netherlands)

1994 edit

1994 Asian Games – Preliminary round

Iran  0–0  Bahrain
Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Naotsugu Fuse (Japan)

1994 Asian Games – Preliminary round

Iran  1–1  Turkmenistan
Own goal   86' Report Muhadow   60'
Attendance: 910
Referee: Cha Duk-hwan (South Korea)

1994 Asian Games – Preliminary round

Iran  0–1  China
Report Hu Zhijun   76'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Abdulaziz Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)

1994 Asian Games – Preliminary round

Iran  4–0  Yemen
Pious   11'
Shahmohammadi   18'
Moharrami   56'
Manafi   87'
Report

1996 edit

Friendly

Turkmenistan  1–1  Iran
Report Bagheri  
Attendance: 10,000

Friendly

Turkmenistan  1–0  Iran
Agaýew   28' Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Jalal Moradi (Iran)

Friendly

Iran  2–0  Qatar
Hakimzadeh   47'
Akhtar   51'
Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Ahmad Abharan (Iran)

Friendly

Kuwait  2–2  Iran
Al-Shelemi   31'
Ashour   85'
Report Hakimzadeh   40'
Akhtar   59'

Friendly

Kuwait  1–2  Iran
Al-Huwaidi   21' Report Daei   40', 70'

Friendly


1996 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

Iran  8–0    Nepal
Bagheri   10' (pen.), 60'
Daei   14', 36', 84', 87'
Garousi   51'
Hakimzadeh   73'
Report
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Dirar Al-Tamimi (Jordan)

1996 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

Iran  7–0  Sri Lanka
Daei   30', 64', 65', 70', 77'
Bagheri   62'
Garousi   69'
Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Selearajen Subramaniam (Malaysia)

1996 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

Iran  2–0  Oman
Daei   5'
Estili   84'
Report
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Dirar Al-Tamimi (Jordan)

1996 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

Sri Lanka  0–4  Iran
Report Bagheri   17', 54', 68'
Mansourian   78'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Abdul Al-Khamesy (Yemen)

1996 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

Nepal    0–4  Iran
Report Daei   27'
Bagheri   38', 44' (pen.)
Shahroudi   66'

1996 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

Oman  1–2  Iran
Al-Habsi   60' (pen.) Report Daei   23'
Bagheri   88' (pen.)
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Russamee Jindamai (Thailand)

Friendly

Kuwait  0–1  Iran
Report Yousefi   29'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Hameed Al-Hindyani (Kuwait)

Friendly

Lebanon  0–0  Iran
Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Talal Saleh (Lebanon)

Friendly

Iran  0–1  Turkmenistan
Report Şumilow   28'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Jalal Moradi (Iran)

1996 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round

Iran  1–2  Iraq
Daei   90' (pen.) Report Fawzi   37'
Sabbar   69'
Attendance: 15,000

1996 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round

Thailand  1–3  Iran
Senamuang   80' Report Saadavi   38'
Minavand   54'
Daei   70'
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Lu Jun (China)

1996 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round

Saudi Arabia  0–3  Iran
Report Daei   12'
Bagheri   37'
Azizi   47'
Attendance: 18,000

1996 AFC Asian Cup – Quarterfinal

South Korea  2–6  Iran
Kim Do-hoon   11'
Shin Tae-yong   35'
Report Bagheri   31'
Azizi   52'
Daei   66', 76', 83', 89' (pen.)
Attendance: 19,000

1996 AFC Asian Cup – Semifinal


1996 AFC Asian Cup – 3rd place match

Kuwait  1–1  Iran
Al-Huwaidi   15' Report Daei   40'
Penalties
Haji  
Abdullah  
Al-Lanqawi  
Mubarak  
Al-Huwaidi  
2–3   Moharrami
  Estili
  Peyrovani
  Bagheri

1997 edit

Friendly

Kuwait  0–2  Iran
Report Shahroudi   6'
Mirza-Ostovari   26'
Referee: Ali Abdulla Mandani (Kuwait)

Friendly

Iran  3–0  Kenya
Azizi   8'
Mahdavikia   78'
Garousi   90'
Report
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Ahmad Abharan (Iran)

Friendly

China  0–0  Iran
Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Lu Jun (China)

1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round

Maldives  0–17  Iran
Report Bagheri   9', 13', 16', 60', 66', 67', 83'
Estili   29', 47', 55'
Azizi   35', 36'
Shahroudi   56'
Mahdavikia   63'
Daei   75', 77'
Minavand   87'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: An Bong-ki (South Korea)

1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round

Kyrgyzstan  0–7  Iran
Report Bagheri   35', 51' (pen.)
Daei   57'
Majidi   68', 89'
Minavand   76'
Mousavi   82'

1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round

Syria  0–1  Iran
Report Daei   65'
Attendance: 33,000

1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round

Iran  3–1  Kyrgyzstan
Azizi   3', 77'
Bagheri   52'
Report Kutsov   16'
Attendance: 40,000

1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round

Iran  9–0  Maldives
Mansourian   15', 44'
Bagheri   22', 39'
Daei   33', 43'
Mahdavikia   38'
Shahroudi   68'
Azizi   87'
Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mohamed Sanhoub (Yemen)

1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round

Iran  2–2  Syria
Shahroudi   10'
Mansourian   30'
Report Boshi   11'
Bayazid   39'
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Mohd Nazri Abdullah (Malaysia)

Friendly

Canada  0–1  Iran
Report Bagheri   45'

Friendly

United Arab Emirates  3–1  Iran
Bakheet   39'
Al-Doukhi   48'
Mubarak   77'
Report Estili   70' (pen.)
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ahmad Abharan (Iran)

1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round

China  2–4  Iran
Fan Zhiyi   44' (pen.)
Li Ming   54'
Report Bagheri   61' (pen.)
Mahdavikia   67', 73'
Modir-Rousta   86'
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Park Hae-yong (South Korea)

1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round

Iran  1–1  Saudi Arabia
Bagheri   64' Report Al-Shahrani   35'
Attendance: 110,000

1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round

Kuwait  1–1  Iran
Al-Huwaidi   20' Report Bagheri   90'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Russamee Jindamai (Thailand)

1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round

Iran  3–0  Qatar
Daei   31'
Bagheri   42', 56'
Report
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Sidi Bekaye Magassa (Mali)

1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round

Iran  4–1  China
Mansourian   2'
Modir-Rousta   44'
Bagheri   69'
Daei   73'
Report Mao Yijun   87'
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Nabil Ayad (Lebanon)

1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round

Saudi Arabia  1–0  Iran
Al-Muwallid   88' Report

1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round

Iran  0–0  Kuwait
Report
Attendance: 100,000

1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round

Qatar  2–0  Iran
Al-Enazi   38', 81' Report

1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Third round

Japan  3–2 (a.e.t.)  Iran
Nakayama   39'
Jo   75'
Okano   119'
Report Azizi   46'
Daei   58'
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Manuel Díaz (Spain)

1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Play-off AFC/OFC

Iran  1–1  Australia
Azizi   40' Report Kewell   19'
Attendance: 110,000

1998 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Play-off AFC/OFC

Australia  2–2  Iran
Kewell   32'
Vidmar   48'
Report Bagheri   76'
Azizi   80'
Attendance: 85,022

1998 edit

1998 Lunar New Year Cup – Semifinal

Iran  0–1  Nigeria
Report Garba   50'

1998 Lunar New Year Cup – 3rd place match

Iran  1–1  Chile
Mahdavikia   21' Report Neira   6'
Penalties
Khakpour  
Mahdavikia  
Falahatzadeh  
Pashazadeh  
Abedzadeh  
4–2   Parraguez
  Barrera
  Sierra
  Olarra
Attendance: 31,000

Friendly

Iran  1–1  Kuwait
Mansourian   60' (pen.) Report Mubarak   15'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Ahmad Abharan (Iran)

1998 LG Cup – Semifinal

Iran  0–2  Hungary
Report Korsós   15'
Illés   57'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Mahmoud Al-Rifaee (Syria)

1998 LG Cup – 3rd place match

Iran  1–0  Jamaica
Khakpour   55' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mahmoud Al-Rifaee (Syria)

Friendly

Croatia  2–0  Iran
Prosinečki   29'
Šuker   77'
Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Fiorenzo Treossi (Italy)

1998 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary round

Yugoslavia  1–0  Iran
Mihajlović   72' Report

1998 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary round

United States  1–2  Iran
McBride   87' Report Estili   40'
Mahdavikia   84'
Attendance: 39,100

1998 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary round

Germany  2–0  Iran
Bierhoff   50'
Klinsmann   57'
Report

Friendly

Kuwait  3–0  Iran
Laheeb   53'
Abdullah   57'
Mubarak   71'
Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mansour Abdulsadiq (Kuwait)

1998 Asian Games – Preliminary round

Kazakhstan  0–2  Iran
Report Hashemian   1', 55'
Attendance: 10,086
Referee: Hani Bilal (Qatar)

1998 Asian Games – Preliminary round

Iran  6–1  Laos
Mousavi   25', 33'
Mansourian   73'
Yazdani   81'
Daei   82'
Douangdala   86' (o.g.)
Report Keophet   45'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Sukavit Yusabai (Thailand)

1998 Asian Games – Second round

Oman  4–2  Iran
Zayid   24'
Mohammadkhani   41' (o.g.)
Al-Dhabit   51'
Salim   90'
Report Daei   20'
Hashemian   63'
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Kurmanbek Ordabayev (Kazakhstan)

1998 Asian Games – Second round

Tajikistan  0–5  Iran
Report Daei   5', 71'
Bagheri   11'
Khakpour   18'
Mousavi   49'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Nabil Ayad (Lebanon)

1998 Asian Games – Second round

Iran  2–1  China
Daei   28'
Bagheri   30'
Report Li Jinyu   10'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Saad Kamil (Kuwait)

1998 Asian Games – Quarterfinal

Uzbekistan  0–4  Iran
Report Mousavi   29'
Daei   83', 88', 90'

1998 Asian Games – Semifinal

Iran  1–0  China
Mousavi   50' Report
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Nabil Ayad (Lebanon)

1998 Asian Games – Final

Iran  2–0  Kuwait
Karimi   6'
Bagheri   26'
Report

1999 edit

1999 Ciao February Cup – Semifinal

Kuwait  1–2  Iran
Al-Huwaidi   8' Report Mohammadkhani   30' (pen.)
Khatibi   39'

1999 Canada Cup

Ecuador  1–1  Iran
Montaño   39' Report Mousavi   65'
Attendance: 5,386
Referee: Mike Seifert (Canada)

1999 Canada Cup

Canada  0–1  Iran
Report Daei   71'
Attendance: 8,865
Referee: Antonio Marrufo (Mexico)

1999 Canada Cup

Iran  2–2  Guatemala
Hamedani   53'
Hashemian   89'
Report Rivera   51'
García   79'

1999 Kirin World Challenge

Japan  1–1  Iran
Oku   10' Report Daei   68'
Attendance: 35,860
Referee: Mohd Nazri Abdullah (Malaysia)

Friendly

Denmark  0–0  Iran
Report
Attendance: 13,131
Referee: Eric Blareau (Belgium)

Statistics edit

Results by year edit

Year Pld W D L GF GA GD
1990 7 4 1 2 7 4 +3
1991 2 1 0 1 2 2 0
1992 8 3 4 1 14 3 +11
1993 15 9 3 3 33 15 +18
1994 4 1 2 1 5 2 +3
1996 21 13 5 3 50 13 +37
1997 22 11 7 4 64 20 +44
1998 18 9 2 7 29 20 +9
1999 6 2 4 0 7 5 +2
Total 103 53 28 22 211 84 +127

Managers edit

Name First match Last match Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Ali Parvin 2 February 1990 28 October 1993 32 17 8 7 56 24 +32
  Stanko Poklepović 3 October 1994 9 October 1994 4 1 2 1 5 2 +3
  Mohammad Mayeli Kohan 26 April 1996 7 November 1997 40 24 10 6 109 27 +82
  Valdeir Vieira 16 November 1997 29 October 1997 3 0 2 1 5 6 –1
  Tomislav Ivić 28 January 1998 22 April 1998 5 1 2 2 3 5 –2
  Jalal Talebi 3 June 1998 25 June 1998 4 1 0 3 2 6 –4
  Mansour Pourheidari 13 October 1998 10 October 1999 15 9 4 2 31 14 +17
Total 103 53 28 22 211 84 +127

Opponents edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Algeria 2 1 0 1 2 2 0
  Australia 2 0 2 0 3 3 0
  Bahrain 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
  Cameroon 2 0 2 0 1 1 0
  Canada 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2
  Chile 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
  China 6 4 1 1 11 5 +6
  Chinese Taipei 2 2 0 0 12 0 +12
  Croatia 1 0 0 1 0 2 –2
  Denmark 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
  Ecuador 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
  Germany 1 0 0 1 0 2 –2
  Guatemala 1 0 1 0 2 2 0
  Hungary 1 0 0 1 0 2 –2
  India 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3
  Iraq 2 0 0 2 2 4 –2
  Jamaica 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
  Japan 5 2 1 2 6 6 0
  Kazakhstan 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
  Kenya 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3
  Korea, North 4 3 1 0 6 2 +4
  Korea, South 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2
  Kuwait 12 5 6 1 15 11 +4
  Kyrgyzstan 2 2 0 0 10 1 +9
  Laos 1 1 0 0 6 1 +5
  Lebanon 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
  Malaysia 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3
  Maldives 2 2 0 0 26 0 +26
    Nepal 2 2 0 0 12 0 +12
  Nigeria 1 0 0 1 0 1 –1
  Oman 5 3 1 1 7 5 +2
  Pakistan 2 2 0 0 12 0 +12
  Poland 2 0 0 2 0 3 –3
  Qatar 4 3 0 1 6 2 +4
  Saudi Arabia 5 1 2 2 7 6 +1
  Serbia 1 0 0 1 0 1 –1
  Sri Lanka 2 2 0 0 11 0 +11
  Syria 4 1 3 0 5 4 +1
  Tajikistan 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6
  Thailand 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2
  Turkmenistan 6 2 2 2 6 6 0
  United Arab Emirates 2 0 1 1 1 3 –2
  United States 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1
  Uzbekistan 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4
  Yemen 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4
Total 103 53 28 22 211 84 +127

External links edit