Back منتخب إيران لكرة القدم Arabic فريق ايران لكورة القدم ARZ Seleición masculina de fútbol d'Irán AST İran milli futbol komandası Azerbaijani ایران میلّی فوتبال تیمی AZB Tim nasional sépakbola Iran BAN Зборная Ірана па футболе Byelorussian Зборная Ірану па футболе BE-X-OLD Национален отбор по футбол на Иран Bulgarian ইরান জাতীয় ফুটবল দল Bengali/Bangla
| Nickname(s) | Team Melli تیم ملی[1] other nicknames | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Football Federation of Iran (FFIRI) Fedrāsion-e Futbāll-e Irān | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | CAFA (Central Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Amir Ghalenoei | ||
| Captain | Ehsan Hajsafi | ||
| Most caps | Javad Nekounam (149) | ||
| Top scorer | Ali Daei (109) | ||
| Home stadium | Azadi Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | IRN | ||
| |||
| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current | 22  2 (29 June 2023) | ||
| Highest | 15 (August 2005[2]) | ||
| Lowest | 122 (May 1996[3]) | ||
| First international | |||
 Afghanistan 0–0 Iran  (Kabul, Afghanistan; 25 August 1941) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
 Iran 19–0 Guam  (Tabriz, Iran; 24 November 2000[4]) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Turkey 6–1 Iran (Istanbul, Turkey; 28 May 1950[5]) | |||
| World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1978) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (1978, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022 | ||
| Asian Cup | |||
| Appearances | 15 (first in 1968) | ||
| Best result | Champions (1968, 1972, 1976) | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1968) | ||
| Best result | Quarter-finals (1976) | ||
Iran national football team is the national football team of Iran.
- ↑ Veo, Valerio (23 November 2014). "Team Melli looked excellent in defeat". ESPNFC.com. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ↑ FIFA.com. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking - Ranking Table - FIFA.com". Archived from the original on 2015-07-11. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
- ↑ FIFA.com. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking - Ranking Table - FIFA.com". Archived from the original on 2016-06-22. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
- ↑ "Biggest margin victories/losses (Fifa fact-Sheet)" (PDF). FIFA.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2013.
- ↑ "Iran: Fixtures and Results". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 2015-03-02.
- ↑ Elo rankings change compared to one year ago. "World Football Elo Ratings". eloratings.net. 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.