Iran national under-20 football team

Iran Under-20

Nickname(s)

Team Melli Javanan
("The Youth National Team")

Association

FFIRI

Head coach

Amir Hossein Peyrovani

Captain

Sardar Azmoun

Home stadium

Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium

FIFA code

IRN

First colours

Second colours

World Cup

Appearances

2 (First in 1977)

Best result

Round 1: 1977, 2001

Asian Championship

Appearances

14 (First in 1969)

Best result

Winners: 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976

Iran national under-20 football team
Medal record

Asia Championship
Gold	1973 Iran	Team
Gold	1974 Thailand	Team
Gold	1975 Kuwait	Team
Gold	1976 Thailand	Team
Silver	1977 Iran	Team
Bronze	1969 Thailand	Team

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 Youth 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 record

FIFA World Youth Championship record

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1977	Round 1	3	1	1	1	4	5
1979	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1981	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1983	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1985	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1987	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1989	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1991	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
1993	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1997	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2001	Round 1	3	0	0	3	0	8
2003	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2005	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2009	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2013	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2015	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	2/19	6	1	1	4	4	13

AFC Youth Championship record

AFC Youth Championship								Qualifications
Year	Round	PLD	W	D*	L	GS	GA	PLD	W	D	L	GS	GA
1959	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1960	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1961	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1962	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1963	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1964	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1965	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1966	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1967	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1968	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1969	Third place	6	4	1	1	13	4
1970	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1971	Quarterfinals	4	2	2	0	7	1
1972	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1973	Champion							-	-	-	-	-	-
1974	Champion							-	-	-	-	-	-
1975	Champion	6	4	2	0	16	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
1976	Champion	6	5	1	0	11	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
1977	Runners-up	5	4	0	1	19	5	-	-	-	-	-	-
1978	Quarterfinals	4	2	1	1	6	3
1980	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1982	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1985	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1986	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1988	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	1	2	1	2	4
1990	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1992	Round 1	3	1	1	1	2	2
1994	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1996	Round 1	4	0	3	1	1	2	3	2	1	0	9	1
1998	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2000	Fourth place	6	4	2	0	13	5	-	-	-	-	-	-
2002	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2004	Round 1	3	1	1	1	7	4
2006	Round 1	3	2	0	1	5	7	2	2	0	0	7	0
2008	Round 1	3	1	0	2	5	6	5	4	1	0	20	0
2010	Round 1	3	1	0	2	2	5	2	1	1	0	5	1
2012	Quarterfinals	4	3	0	1	10	5	3	3	0	0	12	0
2014	Round 1	3	1	0	2	3	3	3	3	0	0	9	1
Total

Former coaches

Jalal Talebi (1975–1977)
Mahmoud Yavari (1978)
Bahman Salehnia (1996−2000)
Mehdi Monajati (2000–2002)
Abbas Chamanyan (2002−2004)
Ademar Fonseca (2004–2005)
Mohammad Ahmadzadeh (2005–2006)
Nenad Nikolić (2006–2008)
Ali Doustimehr (2008–2010)
Akbar Mohammadi (2011–2013)
Rahim Mirakhori (2013)
Ali Doustimehr (2013–2014)
Amir Hossein Peyrovani (2014–present)

Players

Current squad

Match date: 9 October 2014
Opposition: Thailand ( 2014 AFC U-19 Championship).
Caps and goals correct as of: 27 May 2014

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Mahdi Amini	(1996-05-16) 16 May 1996	3	0	Sepahan
12	1GK	Payam Niazmand	(1995-04-06) 6 April 1995	7	0	Paykan
23	1GK	Ahmad Gohari	(1996-01-12) 12 January 1996	0	0	Naft Tehran

2	2DF	Meysam Joudaki	(1995-01-24) 24 January 1995	9	1	Naft Tehran
4	2DF	Mohammad Roshandel	(1995-07-02) 2 July 1995	7	0	Sepahan
5	2DF	Majid Hosseini	(1996-06-20) 20 June 1996	5	0	Saipa
13	2DF	Komeil Haghzadeh	(1997-02-25) 25 February 1997	0	0	Foolad
15	2DF	Mohsen Aghaei	(1995-01-18) 18 January 1995	2	0	Sepahan
19	2DF	Sasan Jafarikia	(1996-09-17) 17 September 1996	0	0	Foolad

3	3MF	Armin Sohrabian	(1995-02-03) 3 February 1995	10	3	Sepahan
6	3MF	Saeid Ezzatollahi	(1996-10-01) 1 October 1996	2	1	Atlético Madrid
8	3MF	Mohammadreza Bazaj	(1996-03-30) 30 March 1996	1	1	Padideh
14	3MF	Hossein Mehraban	(1996-05-12) 12 May 1996	0	0	Tablighat Asar
16	3MF	Ali Gholizadeh	(1996-03-10) 10 March 1996	1	1	Saipa
17	3MF	Ali Hazzami	(1996-02-25) 25 February 1996	0	0	Foolad
18	3MF	Sadegh Moharrami	(1996-03-01) 1 March 1996	5	0	Malavan
20	3MF	Milad Sarlak	(1996-06-20) 20 June 1996	8	2	Sepahan

7	4FW	Saeid Aghaei	(1995-02-09) 9 February 1995	7	2	Tractor Sazi
9	4FW	Amir Mohammad Mazloum	(1996-01-27) 27 January 1996	0	0	Damash
10	4FW	Siavash Hagh Nazari	(1995-08-03) 3 August 1995	8	0	Persepolis
11	4FW	Yousef Seyyedi	(1996-03-08) 8 March 1996	5	2	Gostaresh Foulad
21	4FW	Ali Fathian	(1995-02-10) 10 February 1995	6	4	Fajr Sepasi
22	4FW	Mahan Rahmani	(1996-06-15) 15 June 1996	0	0	Saipa

Recent call-ups

The following players were called up in the last 12 months.

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
Goalkeepers
	1GK	Mahdi Sedghian	(1996-05-05) 5 May 1996	0	0	Sepahan
	1GK	Mahan Sotoudeh		0	0	Sanat Naft
	1GK	Sajjad Seyyed	(1996-04-20) 20 April 1996	0	0	Aboumoslem
	1GK	Nader Safarzaei	(1995-01-18) 18 January 1995	0	0	Persepolis
	1GK	Meysam Labbaf	(1995-03-06) 6 March 1995	0	0	Sepahan
Defenders
	2DF	Milad Daei	(1996-01-04) 4 January 1996	0	0	Sepahan
	2DF	Amir Nasr Azadani	(1996-02-07) 7 February 1996	0	0	Sepahan
	2DF	Mehdi Hosseinzadeh	(1995-01-01) 1 January 1995	3	0	Moghavemat Tehran
	2DF	Mohammareza Soleimani	(1995-08-03) 3 August 1995	8	0	Esteghlal
	2DF	Iman Salimi	(1996-06-01) 1 June 1996	5	0	Sepahan
	2DF	Mostafa Hashemi	(1996-10-19) 19 October 1996	5	0	Zob Ahan
	2DF	Ali Khalili		0	0	Mes Kerman
	2DF	Mahan Moghtadaei		3	0	Foolad
Midfielders
	3MF	Navid Nasseri	(1996-07-26) 26 July 1996	1	0	Birmingham City
	3MF	Mohammad Yasini	(1997-07-22) 22 July 1997	0	0	Foolad
	3MF	Mohammadreza Kaveh	(1997-07-22) 22 July 1997	0	0	Padideh
	3MF	Mohammad Baouj	(1996-08-01) 1 August 1996	0	0	Zob Ahan
	3MF	Mohammad Pour Rahmatollah	(1995-01-01) 1 January 1995			Tractor Sazi
	3MF	Abdolreza Zarei	(1996-01-22) 22 January 1996	0	0	Fajr Sepasi
	3MF	Hassan Dadashi	(1995-01-30) 30 January 1995	8	1	Padide Sari
	3MF	Erfan Vejdani	(1996-01-28) 28 January 1996	0	0	Foolad
	3MF	Vahid Zolghadr	(1995-09-02) 2 September 1995	4	0	Naft Tehran
	3MF	Mohammadreza Bazaj		5	1	Padideh
Forwards
	4FW	Mobin Ezzati	(1995-05-04) 4 May 1995	8	3	Paykan
	4FW	Yahya Najjarian	(1996-10-19) 19 October 1996	4	3	Parseh Tehran Reserves
	4FW	Mohammadreza Abbasi	(1996-07-27) 27 July 1996	0	0	Zob Ahan
	4FW	Reza Karmolachaab	(1997-07-17) 17 July 1997			Naft Masjed Soleyman
	4FW	Reza Jafari	(1997-01-11) 11 January 1997	0	0	Saipa
	4FW	Ali Rigi
	4FW	Amir Hossein Karimi	(1996-02-09) 9 February 1996			Sepahan
	4FW	Amir Ghamnak				Damash
	4FW	Mahan Baghdadi	(1995-03-04) 4 March 1995	4	2	Vasalunds
	4FW	Bahman Jahantigh	(1995-03-14) 14 March 1995	1	0	Foolad
	4FW	Babak Abdollahzadeh	(1995-09-19) 19 September 1995	8	6
	4FW	Sardar Azmoun	(1995-01-01) 1 January 1995	20	18	Rubin Kazan
	4FW	Faraz Emamali		2	2	Paykan

Matches

Schedule and results

Win Draw Loss

Date	Tournament	Venue	Opponent	Result	Iranian Scorer
2013
8 October 2013	2014 AFC Championship qualification	Kerman, Iran	Tajikistan	2-0 (W)	Abdollahzadeh 40'Fathian 90+2'
10 October 2013	2014 AFC Championship qualification	Kerman, Iran	Lebanon	6-1 (W)	Fathian 2' Sohrabian 22', 86' Sarlak 47' Azmoun 37', 75'
12 October 2013	2014 AFC Championship qualification	Kerman, Iran	Saudi Arabia	1-0 (W)	Aghaei 38'
2014
3 September 2014	Friendly	China	Malaysia	6-1 (W)
5 September 2014	Friendly	China	China	0-0 (D)
7 September 2014	Friendly	China	Mexico	1-3 (L)
18 September 2014	Friendly	Kish, Iran	Qatar	2-1 (W)
20 September 2014	Friendly	Kish, Iran	Qatar	3-2 (W)
2014 AFC U-19 Championship hosted by Myanmar

References

External links

Official Website of IR Iran Football Federation

Iran national football team

General	Football Federation of Iran History Managers

Venues	National stadiums: Azadi Stadium (1972–), Amjadieh Stadium (1942–1972) Trainings: National Football Camp

Statistics	All-time match results All-time record Records All-time goalscorers

Players	Players (by caps) Captains Other players

World Cup Finals	1978 1998 2006 2014

AFC Asian Cup Finals	1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2007 2011 2015

Other tournaments	The Olympics Asian Games West Asian Championship ECO Cup

Culture	Iraq rivalry Saudi Arabia rivalry South Korea rivalry Iran–Australia play-off Political protests

Senior	Men's results 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s

Other Iran teams	Women's (Results) Men's B Men's U23 Men's U20 Women's U20 Men's U17 Futsal Women's Beach soccer

Football in Iran

League competitions	Pro League Azadegan League 2nd Division 3rd Division Provincial League

Cup competitions	Hazfi Cup

Defunct competitions	Super Cup

National teams	Men's B-team Women's M U-23 M U-20 W U-20 M U-17 M U-15

Lists and categories	League system Champions Foreign players List of clubs List of venues Top goalscorers all-time by season

Iran Football Federation

National football teams of Iran

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Youth	Men's U23 Men's U20 Women's U20 Men's U17

National sports teams of Iran

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Olympics Paralympics Asian Games

National under-20 football teams of Asia (AFC)

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Former nations: * North Vietnam South Vietnam South Yemen