Iran national under-23 football team
All you want to know about Iran national under-23 football team
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| Nickname(s) | Team Melli Omid ("The Hope National Team") |
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| Association | I.R.I.F.F. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach |  Nenad Nikolić |
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| Captain | Hossein Kaebi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIFA code | IRI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Biggest win | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Iran 10 - 0 Afghanistan  (Busan, South Korea; September 28, 2002) |
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| Asian Games (Since 2002) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 2 (First in 2002) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | Winners 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medal record | ||
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| Asian Games | ||
| Gold | Busan 2002 | Team |
| Bronze | Doha 2006 | Team |
Iran national under-23 football team (also known as Iran Under-23, Iran U-23 or Iran Olympic Team) represents Iran in international football competitions in Olympic Games and Asian Games, as well as any other under-23 international football tournaments. It is controlled by the IR Iran Football Federation.
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History
The winner of the gold medal at the 2002 Asian Games, the team was prepared to defend its championship title at the football tournament of the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. Despite a suspension by FIFA, preventing Iran to enter any international football competition,[1] the Iran under-23 team was given special permission to participate in the Asian Games,[2] where they won the bronze medal.
Formation
The team is considered to be the feeder team for the Iran national football team. It is for players aged 23 and less, however 3 senior players can also be selected to play. Also in existence are national teams for Under-20s, Under-17s and Under-15s. As long as they are eligible, players can play at any level, hence it is possible for one to play for the U-23s, senior side and then again for the U-23s, as players such as Andranik Teymourian have done so. It is also possible to play for one country at youth level and for another at the senior level, providing the player is eligible. Ferydoon Zandi is a current Iranian international and former German u-21 player.
Managers
Heshmat Mohajerani (1976)
Rudi Gutendorf (1988)- Bijan Zolfagharnasab (1991)
- Hamid Derakhshan (1991-1992)
- Hassan Habibi (1992-1996)
- Bahman Salehnia (1996-1999)
- Egon Coordes (1999)
- Mehdi Monajati (2000-2002)
Branko Ivanković (2002)- Mohammad Mayeli Kohan (2003)
- Hossein Faraki (2003-2006)
Renê Simões (2006)- Vinko Begović (2006-2007)
- Nenad Nikolić (2008-Present)
Players
Current squad
Potential expatriate players
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Matches
Last Matches
2006 Asian Games
| November 29, 2006 19:45 |
Iran |
3–1 |  Maldives |
Al-Gharrafa Stadium Attendance: 800 Referee: Atallah Jatli Al Enezi (Kuwait) |
| Borhani 15' Zare 22' Kolahkaj 86' |
Ali 77' |
| December 3, 2006 19:45 |
Hong Kong  |
1–2 | Iran |
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Atallah Jatli Al Enezi (Kuwait) |
| Sham Kwok Keung 8' | Zare 39' Borhani 64' (pen) |
| December 6, 2006 17:15 |
Iran |
2–0 |  India |
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar) |
| Akbari 78' Borhani 92' |
| December 9, 2006 16:00 |
China PR  |
2–2 (AET) (7–8 PSO) |
Iran |
Umm-Affai Stadium Referee: Naser Alghafary (Jordan) |
| Feng Xiaoting 51' Zhou Haibin 98' |
Borhani 39' Hosseini 106'+ |
| Penalties | |||
| Zheng Zhi: saved Sun Xiang: scored Cui Peng: scored Zhou Haibin: scored Zhao Xuri: scored Feng Xiaoting: scored Hao Junmin: scored Liu Yu: scored Zhao Ming: saved |
7–8 | Borhani: scored Yavarzadeh: scored Zare: saved Akbari: scored Heydari: scored Oladi: scored Hosseini: scored Montazeri: scored Arzani: scored |
| December 12, 2006 19:00 |
Qatar  |
2–0 | Iran |
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Yang Zhiqiang (China) |
| Quintana 28' Abdulrahman 74' |
| December 14, 2006 17:30 |
Iran |
1–0 (AET) |  Korea Republic |
Al-Gharrafa Stadium Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou |
| Kolahkaj 114' |
2008 Olympics qualifications
| February 28, 2007 15:00 IRST |
Iran |
0 – 0 | Australia  |
Azadi Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Balideh (Qatar) |
| AFC Summary |
| March 14, 2007 20:30 |
 Saudi Arabia |
1 – 0 | Iran |
Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Kwon Jong-Chul (Korea Republic) |
Al-Salem  83' |
AFC Summary |
| March 28, 2007 17:00 IRST |
Iran |
0 – 0 | Jordan  |
Azadi Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Al-Ghatrifi (Oman) |
| AFC Summary |
| April 18, 2007 15:00 |
Jordan |
0 – 3 | Iran |
King Abdullah Stadium, Amman Attendance: 500 Referee: Nema (Iraq) |
| AFC Summary | Kaebi 37' Amraei 81'Oladi 86' |
| May 16, 2007 19:30 AEST |
Australia |
3–1 | Iran |
Hindmarsh Stadium, Adelaide Attendance: 6,371 Referee: Al Fahdli (Kuwait) |
| Downes 2' Bridge 43' (p)Troisi 53' |
AFC Summary | Amraei 4' |
| June 6, 2007 19:00 IRST |
Iran |
2 – 3 | Saudi Arabia |
Azadi Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 2,100 Referee: Matsumura (Japan) |
| Kolahkaj 74' Goudarzi 75' |
AFC Summary | Al-Hawsawi 26' Hazazi 72'Al-Ghannam 84' |
Honours
- Semi-Finalist 1999 Dunhill Cup, Vietnam
- 1st place in 2002 Asian Games
- 1st place in 2006 VTV-T&T Cup (Spring Cup)
- 3rd place in 2006 Asian Games
Tournament records
Olympic Games record
| Olympic Games record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
 1992 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 1996 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2000 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
 2004 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2008 |
Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
- Prior to the 1992 Olympic Games campaign, the senior national team played in qualification.
Asian Games record
| Year | Round |
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| Busan 2002 |
Champions |
| Doha 2006 |
Third place |
| Guangzhou 2010 |
- Prior to 2002 Asian Games, the senior national team participated in the tournament.
Notes
- ^ "FIFA suspends Iran Football Federation". FIFA. Retrieved on 2006-11-27.
- ^ "FIFA President announces temporary lifting of Iran ban". the-AFC.com. Retrieved on 2006-11-27.
See also
- Iran national football team
- Iran national under-20 football team
- Iran national under-17 football team
External links
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National sports teams of Iran
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