Iran national under-23 football team
| Nickname(s) | Team Omid ("Hope Team") | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | FFIRI | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Zlatko Kranjčar | ||
| Captain | Mehdi Amini | ||
| Home stadium | Azadi Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | IRN | ||
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| Biggest win | |||
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| Biggest defeat | |||
 (Tehran, Iran; 9 February 2001) | |||
| AFC U-22 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 2013) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals: 2016 | ||
| Asian Games | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 2002) | ||
| Best result |
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Iran national under-23 football team, also known as Iran U-23 or Iran Olympic Team; represents Iran in international football competitions in Olympic Games, Asian Games and AFC U-22 Asian Cup, as well as any other under-23 international football tournaments. It is controlled by the Iran Football Federation.
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.
Tournament records
Olympic Games record
| Summer Olympic Games Record | Qualifications record | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |
| 1908–1988 | See Iran national team | ||||||||||||||
 | Did Not Qualify | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 6 | ||||||||
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | |||||||||
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 9 | |||||||||
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6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | |||||||||
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
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8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 9 | |||||||||
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| Total | 0 / 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 40 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 81 | 46 | ||
AFC U-23 Championship record
| AFC U-23 Championship record | AFC U-23 qualification | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | Squad | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA | |
 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | Squad | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
 | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | Squad | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2 | |
| Did not qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||
| Total | 2/3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 12 | - | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 7 | |
- *Denotes draws which include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Asian Games record
| Asian Games record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | PLD | W | D | L | GS | GA | Wildcard (Overage) Players |
| 1951 to 1998 | See Iran national team | |||||||
 | Champions | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | Ali Daei (33); Ebrahim Mirzapour (24); Yahya Golmohammadi (31) |
| Third Place | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | Hassan Roudbarian (28); Arash Borhani (24); Jalal Hosseini (24) |
| Fourth place | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | Mehdi Rahmati (27); Gholamreza Rezaei (26); Jalal Hosseini (28) |
| Group Stage | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Total | 5/5 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 45 | 25 | |
WAFF U-23 Championship record
| Year | Result | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| Total | 1/1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Results and fixtures
Win Draw Loss
Recent matches
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach |  |
| Assistant coaches | |
| Goalkeeping coach | |
| Fitness coach | |
| Tactical Analyst | |
| Doctor | |
| Translator | |
| Team manager | |
Players
Current squad
- The following players were selected to compete in the 2018 Asian Games.[3]
- Match date: 23 August 2018
- Opposition:
| Number | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Mehdi Amini (Captain) | 16 May 1996 (aged 22) | |
| 2 | DF | Mohammad Aghajanpour | 20 April 1997 (aged 21) | |
| 3 | DF | Mohammad Moslemipour | 25 May 1997 (aged 21) | |
| 4 | DF | Mehdi Rahimi | 2 May 1999 (aged 19) | |
| 5 | DF | Alireza Arta | 4 February 1997 (aged 21) | |
| 6 | MF | Mohammad Soltani Mehr | 4 February 1999 (aged 19) | |
| 7 | FW | Younes Delfi | 2 October 2000 (aged 17) | |
| 8 | FW | Mohammad Amin Asadi | 24 December 1998 (aged 19) | |
| 9 | FW | Mohammad Mehdi Mehdikhani | 26 July 1997 (aged 21) | |
| 10 | FW | Mohammad Reza Azadi | 7 December 1999 (aged 18) | |
| 11 | FW | Mehdi Ghaedi | 5 December 1998 (aged 19) | |
| 12 | GK | Shahab Adeli | 19 January 1997 (aged 21) | |
| 13 | DF | Abolfazl Razzaghpour | 17 September 1997 (aged 20) | |
| 14 | FW | Reza Jabireh | 7 July 1997 (aged 21) | |
| 15 | FW | Ahmadreza Ahmadvand | 2 June 1999 (aged 19) | |
| 16 | FW | Amir Roostaei | 5 August 1997 (aged 21) | |
| 17 | FW | Sina Zamehran | 10 March 1997 (aged 21) | |
| 18 | DF | Shahin Abbasian | 16 June 1997 (aged 21) | |
| 19 | MF | Mohammad Khodabandelou | 7 September 1999 (aged 18) | |
| 20 | DF | Aref Aghasi | 2 January 1997 (aged 21) | |
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up for the team in the last 12 months.
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Previous squads
AFC U-23 Championships
Honours
- 4th place (1): 2010
†U-23 teams were favoured by AFC and the IOC since 2002 Asian Games.The Senior team competed in the games before 2002.
- Winners (1): 2015
Friendly tournaments
- Semi-finalists in
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Managers
See also
References
- ↑ "FIFA suspends Iran Football Federation". FIFA. Archived from the original on 2 January 2007. Retrieved 27 November 2006.
- ↑ "FIFA President announces temporary lifting of Iran ban". the-AFC.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2007. Retrieved 27 November 2006.
- ↑ "اسامی تیم ملی امید اعلام شد" (in Persian). Varzesh3. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
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