Iran–South Korea football rivalry

The Iran and South Korea men's national football teams are sporting rivals[1][2] and have played against each other officially since 1958, totalling 28 matches as of January 2015, including seven World Cup qualifiers. These two teams were among the strongest Asian national football teams during the 1960s and 1970s. Since then, the teams have developed one of Asia's greatest rivalries.[3] Although the teams only had one chance to play against each other in the final match of the AFC Asian Cup, in 1972, they have faced each other five consecutive times at the quarterfinals stage since 1996.[4][5]

Iran–South Korea
football rivalry
(Asian derby)
Other namesIran vs South Korea
LocaleAsia (AFC)
Teams Iran
South Korea
First meetingKorea Republic 5–0 Iran
28 May 1958
Latest meetingKorea Republic 1-1 Iran
11 June 2019
Statistics
Most wins Iran (13)
Most player appearances Javad Nekounam (12)
Top scorer Ali Daei (4)
Largest victoryKorea Republic 5–0 Iran
28 May 1958

List of matches
As of 11 June 2019
Team Home wins Away wins Neutral venue wins Home draws Away draws Neutral venue draws Biggest Win
 Iran 5 3 5 2 5 1 6–2
 South Korea 2 0 7 5 2 1 5–0
# Date Home Score Away Venue Competition Goals(home) Goals(away)
1 28-May-58  Iran 0–5  South Korea Tokyo, Japan 1958 Asian Games Lee  6' Kim  33' Moon  50' Choi  53' Woo  84'
2 11-Dec-70 0–1 Bangkok, Thailand 1970 Asian Games Lee  52'
3 10-Sep-71  South Korea 2–0  Iran Seoul, South Korea Friendly Chung  8' Park  12'
4 12-Sep-71  South Korea 0–2  Iran Seoul, South Korea Friendly Khorshidi  38' Kim  41' (o.g.)
5 19-May-72  Iran 2–1 (a.e.t.)  South Korea Bangkok, Thailand 1972 Asian Cup Jabbari  48' Kalani  108' Park  65'
6 11-Sep-74 2–0 Tehran, Iran 1974 Asian Games Mazloumi  75', 89'
7 03-Jul-77  South Korea 0–0  Iran Pusan, South Korea 1978 World Cup Qualifier
8 11-Nov-77  Iran 2–2  South Korea Tehran, Iran Roshan  52', 68' Lee  28', 88'
9 23-Nov-82  South Korea 0–1  Iran New Delhi, India 1982 Asian Games Derakhshan  47'
10 01-Oct-86  South Korea 1–1 (a.e.t.) 5PSO4  Iran Busan, South Korea 1986 Asian Games Park  34' (pen.) Bavi  84'
11 11-Dec-88  South Korea 3–0  Iran Doha, Qatar 1988 Asian Cup Byun  26', 57' Hwang  42'
12 03-Oct-90  South Korea 0–1 (a.e.t.)  Iran Beijing, China 1990 Asian Games Ghayeghran  107'
13 16-Oct-93  Iran 0–3  South Korea Doha, Qatar 1994 World Cup Qualifier Park  18' Ha  79' Ko  81'
14 16-Dec-96  Iran 6–2  South Korea Dubai, UAE 1996 Asian Cup Bagheri  31' Azizi  52' Daei  66', 76', 83', 89' (pen.) Kim  11' Shin  35'
15 23-Oct-00  Iran 1–2 (a.e.t.)  South Korea Tripoli, Lebanon 2000 Asian Cup Bagheri  71' Kim  90' Lee  99'
16 24-Apr-01  South Korea 1–0  Iran Cairo, Egypt 2001 LG Cup Kim  6' (pen.)
17 31-Jul-04  South Korea 3–4  Iran Jinan, China 2004 Asian Cup Seol  16' Lee  25' Kim  68' Karimi  10', 20', 77' Park  51' (o.g.)
18 12-Oct-05  South Korea 2–0  Iran Seoul, South Korea Friendly Cho  1' Kim  90'
19 02-Sep-06  South Korea 1–1  Iran Seoul, South Korea 2007 Asian Cup Qualifier Seol  45' Hashemian  90'
20 15-Nov-06  Iran 2–0  South Korea Tehran, Iran 2007 Asian Cup Qualifier Enayati  48' Badamaki  90'
21 22-Jul-07  Iran 0–0 (a.e.t.) 2PSO4  South Korea Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2007 Asian Cup
22 11-Feb-09 1–1 Tehran, Iran 2010 World Cup Qualifier Nekounam  58' Park  81'
23 17-Jun-09  South Korea  Iran Seoul, South Korea Park  82' Shojaei  52'
24 07-Sep-10  South Korea 0–1  Iran Seoul, South Korea Friendly Shojaei  34'
25 22-Jan-11  Iran 0–1 (a.e.t.)  South Korea Doha, Qatar 2011 Asian Cup Yoon  105'
26 16-Oct-12  Iran 1–0  South Korea Tehran, Iran 2014 World Cup Qualifier Nekounam  76'
27 18-Jun-13  South Korea 0–1  Iran Ulsan, South Korea Ghoochannejhad  60'
28 18-Nov-14  Iran 1–0  South Korea Tehran, Iran Friendly Azmoun  82'
29 11-Oct-16 2018 World Cup Qualifier Azmoun  25'
30 31-Aug-17  South Korea 0–0  Iran Seoul, South Korea 2018 World Cup Qualifier
31 11-Jun-19 1–1 Friendly Hwang  57' Kim  62' (o.g.)

See also

References
  1. "South Korea proposes a friendly match with Iran". teammelli.com. 5 July 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  2. "The (Hopefully) Last Qualifier – Korea vs Iran". taegukwarriors.com. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  3. "Asia's finale sees three spots up for grabs". FIFA.com. 17 June 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  4. "Holders Iraq went through to quarterfinals". cnn.com. 19 January 2011. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
  5. "Iran's defeat sends Cho back to the drawing board". ESPN Internet Ventures. 7 September 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2013.
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