Iran national football team records and statistics
This article lists various football records in relation to the Iran national football team. The page is updated where necessary after each Iran match, and is correct as of 9 January 2008.
Appearances
; Most appearances : Javad Nekounam, 151 caps, 2000 - 2015; Other centurions : Ali Karimi, 127 caps, 1998 - 2013
; World Cup appearances
- Mehdi Mahdavikia, 6 Games, 1998, 2006
- Andranik Teymourian, 6 Games, 2006, 2014
- Ehsan Hajsafi, 6 Games, 2014, 2018
- Alireza Jahanbakhsh, 6 Games, 2014, 2018
- Masoud Shojaei, 3 World Cups, 2006, 2014, 2018
; Youngest player to feature at the World Cup : Hossein Kaebi, 20 years and 9 months, 2006.
; Oldest player to feature at the Asian Cup : Ali Daei, 35 years, 2004
; First appearance by a player who had never played for an Iranian club : Ferydoon Zandi, vs Bahrain on 9 February 2005
; First player to debut as a substitute : Mohammad Mohajer, on 25 August 1941 vs Afghanistan
Most capped players
, the players with the most caps for Iran are:| # | Name | Career | Caps | Goals |
| 1 | Javad Nekounam | 2000–2015 | 151 | 39 |
| 2 | Ali Daei | 1993–2006 | 149 | 109 |
| 3 | Ali Karimi | 1998–2013 | 127 | 38 |
| 4 | Jalal Hosseini | 2007–2018 | 115 | 8 |
| 5 | Mehdi Mahdavikia | 1996–2009 | 110 | 13 |
| 6 | Ehsan Hajsafi | 2008– | 109 | 6 |
| 7 | Andranik Teymourian | 2005–2016 | 101 | 9 |
| 8 | Karim Bagheri | 1993–2010 | 87 | 50 |
| 8 | Masoud Shojaei | 2004– | 87 | 8 |
| 10 | Hossein Kaebi | 2002–2011 | 84 | 1 |
| 11 | Hamid Reza Estili | 1990–2000 | 82 | 12 |
| 12 | Mohammad Nosrati | 2002–2013 | 81 | 5 |
| 12 | Karim Ansarifard | 2009– | 81 | 24 |
| 14 | Javad Zarincheh | 1987–2000 | 80 | 1 |
| 15 | Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh | 1987–1998 | 79 | 0 |
| 16 | Ali Parvin | 1970–1980 | 76 | 13 |
| 16 | Mehdi Rahmati | 2004–2012 | 76 | 0 |
| 18 | Yahya Golmohammadi | 1993-2006 | 74 | 5 |
| 19 | Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht | 2000–2008 | 73 | 14 |
The records are collected based on data from and .
bold names denotes a player still playing or available for selection.
Goals
; First goal : Masoud Boroumand vs in a Friendly 26-Oct-47; Most goals : Ali Daei, 109,
; Most goals in a match
- Karim Bagheri, 7 goals, vs on 02-Jun-97
- Karim Bagheri, 6 goals, vs on 24-Nov-00
- Ali Daei, 5 goals, vs on 12-Jun-96
- Behtash Fariba, vs on 22-Sep-80
- Nasser Mohammadkhani, vs on 07-Aug-84 ;
- Ali Asghar Modir Roosta, vs on 25-Jun-93
- Ali Daei, vs on 10-Jun-96
- Ali Daei, vs on 16-Dec-96
- Ali Karimi, vs on 24-Nov-00
- Ali Daei, vs on 17-Nov-04
- Karim Ansarifard, vs on 11-Oct-2019
- Masoud Boroumand, vs on 27-Oct-50
- Abbas Hajari, vs on 14-Dec-59
- Ali Jabbari, vs on 12-Mar-69
- Hossein Kalani, vs on 9-May-72
- Ali Jabbari, vs on 13-May-72
- Gholam Hossein Mazloumi, vs on 3-Sep-74
- Gholam Hossein Mazloumi, vs on 8-Jun-76
- Karim Bavi, vs on 4-Jun-88
- Farshad Pious, vs on 24-Sep-90
- Karim Bagheri, vs on 17-Jun-96
- Hamid Estili, vs on 02-Jun-97
- Ali Daei, vs on 14-Dec-98
- Ali Daei, vs on 31-Mar-00
- Ali Daei, vs on 24-Nov-00
- Farhad Majidi, vs on 24-Nov-00
- Sirous Dinmohammadi, vs on 8-Aug-01
- Ali Karimi, vs on 15-Aug-01
- Ali Daei, vs on 17-Jun-04
- Ali Karimi, vs on 31-Jul-04
- Javad Nekounam, vs on 6-Feb-13
- Sardar Azmoun, vs on 2-Jun-16
- Mehdi Taremi, vs on 6-Jun-19
- Sardar Azmoun, vs on 11-Oct-2019
; First goal in a World Cup qualifying campaign : Gholam Vafakhah, vs on 6-May-73
; Oldest goalscorer at the World Cup : Yahya Golmohammadi, 35 years, 2006
; Youngest goalscorer at the World Cup : Mehdi Mahdavikia, 20 years, 1998
; Oldest goalscorer at the Asian Cup : Ali Daei, 35 years, 2004
; Most goals scored from penalties : Ali Daei 16 Goals.
; Youngest goalscorer : allahyar Sayyadmanesh, 17 years and 342 days, 2019
; First goal by a substitute : First Iranian goalscorer at the Azadi Stadium : Parviz Ghelichkhani vs Australia 24 August 1973
Hat-tricks
| Player | Against | Goals | Date | Competition |
| Masoud Boroumand | 3 | 27-Oct-1950 | International Match | |
| Abbas Hajari | 3 | 14-Dec-1959 | 1960 AFC Asian Cup qualification | |
| Ali Jabbari | 3 | 12-Mar-1969 | International Match | |
| Hossein Kalani | 3 | 9-May-1972 | 1972 AFC Asian Cup | |
| Ali Jabbari | 3 | 13-May-1972 | 1972 AFC Asian Cup | |
| Gholam Hossein Mazloumi | 3 | 3-Sep-1974 | 1974 Asian Games | |
| Gholam Hossein Mazloumi | 3 | 8-Jun-1976 | 1976 AFC Asian Cup | |
| Behtash Fariba | 4 | 22-Sep-1980 | 1980 AFC Asian Cup | |
| Nasser Mohammadkhani | 4 | 07-Aug-1984 | 1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification | |
| Karim Bavi | 3 | 4-Jun-1988 | 1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification | |
| Farshad Pious | 3 | 24-Sep-1990 | 1990 Asian Games | |
| Ali Asghar Modir Roosta | 4 | 25-Jun-1993 | 1994 World Cup qualification | |
| Ali Daei | 4 | 10-Jun-1996 | 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification | |
| Ali Daei | 5 | 12-Jun-1996 | 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification | |
| Karim Bagheri | 3 | 17-Jun-1996 | 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification | |
| Ali Daei | 4 | 16-Dec-1996 | 1996 AFC Asian Cup | |
| Karim Bagheri | 7 | 02-Jun-1997 | 1998 World Cup Qualification | |
| Hamid Estili | 3 | 02-Jun-1997 | 1998 World Cup Qualification | |
| Ali Daei | 3 | 14-Dec-1998 | 1998 Asian Games | |
| Ali Daei | 3 | 31-Mar-2000 | 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification | |
| Karim Bagheri | 6 | 24-Nov-2000 | 2002 World Cup Qualification | |
| Ali Karimi | 4 | 24-Nov-2000 | 2002 World Cup Qualification | |
| Ali Daei | 3 | 24-Nov-2000 | 2002 World Cup Qualification | |
| Farhad Majidi | 3 | 24-Nov-2000 | 2002 World Cup Qualification | |
| Sirous Dinmohammadi | 3 | 8-Aug-2001 | International Match | |
| Ali Karimi | 3 | 15-Aug-2001 | International Match | |
| Ali Daei | 3 | 17-Jun-2004 | 2004 WAFF West Asian Championship | |
| Ali Karimi | 3 | 31-Jul-2004 | 2004 AFC Asian Cup | |
| Ali Daei | 4 | 17-Nov-2004 | 2006 World Cup qualification | |
| Javad Nekounam | 3 | 6-Feb-2013 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification | |
| Sardar Azmoun | 3 | 2-Jun-2016 | International Match | |
| Mehdi Taremi | 3 | 6-Jun-2019 | International Match | |
| Karim Ansarifard | 4 | 11-Oct-2019 | 2022 World Cup qualification | |
| Sardar Azmoun | 3 | 11-Oct-2019 | 2022 World Cup qualification |
Home record
| Stadium | City | Played | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | First Match | Most Recent |
| Amjadieh Stadium | Tehran | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 69 | 19 | +50 | % | 26 October 1950, v. Afghanistan | 15 March 1977, v. Hungary |
| Aryamehr/Azadi Stadium | Tehran | 151 | 107 | 30 | 14 | 351 | 82 | +269 | % | 4 May 1973, v. North Korea | 10 October 2019, v. Cambodia |
| Rah ahan Stadium | Tehran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | % | 14 July 1975, v. Zaie | 16 July 1975, v. Egypt |
| Taj Gozari/Hafezieh Stadium | Shiraz | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | % | 6 April 1977, v. Syria | 22 April 1977, v. Saudi Arabia |
| Takhti Mashhad Stadium | Mashhad | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | % | 5 February 1985, v. North Korea | 5 February 1985, v. North Korea |
| Takhti Tabriz Stadium | Tabriz | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 1 | +26 | % | 17 May 1996, v. Qatar | 19 September 2002, v. Paraguay |
| Yadegar-e Emam Stadium | Tabriz | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | % | 14 April 1998, v. Kuwait | 10 August 2002, v. Azerbaijan |
| Takhti Tehran Stadium | Tehran | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | +10 | % | 7 August 2008, v. Palestine | 13 August 2008, v. Syria |
| Enghelab Stadium | Karaj | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | % | 3 March 2014, v. Kuwait | 3 March 2014, v. Kuwait |
| Total | 191 | 135 | 37 | 19 | 468 | 107 | +361 | % | 26 October 1950, v. Afghanistan | 10 October 2019, v. Cambodia |
Minor Tournament
LG Cup Four Nations Tournament
- consist of only official international "A" Senior matches.
- Source: http://www.rsssf.com/tablesl/lgcup.html
- 1-Third Place Match Iran not play Ghana
- 2-apparently only 2 matches were played, structure of tournament unclear.
Minor Tournament
| Host nation / year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts |
 1969 Friendship Cup | Runners-up | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 9 |
| 1971 Cyrus Cup | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 15 |
 1972 Independence Cup | Round 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 1 |
| 1974 Iran Cup | Champions | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 8 |
| 1975 Iran Cup | Round 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 1978 Afro-Asian Cup | Champions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 3 |
 1982 Quaid-E-Azam Cup | Champions | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 1 | +21 | 16 |
 1985 Nehru Cup | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 1986 Fajr Cup | Runners-up | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 11 |
 1989 Peace and Friendship Cup | Fourth Place | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
 1991 Afro-Asian Cup | Runners-up | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
 1998 Lunar New Year Cup | Third Place | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 1999 Ciao February Cup | Runners-up | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
 1999 Canada Cup | Runners-up | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 |
| 2001 Civilization Cup | Third Place | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 |
| 2003 Lunar New Year Cup | Runners-up | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| 2003 AFC–OFC Challenge Cup | Champions | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 3 |
| 2005 Tehran Cup | Third Place | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
 2008 Oman Cup | Third Place | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 |
 2010 Qatar Friendship Cup | Fourth Place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 3 |
| Total | 20/20 | 60 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 107 | 52 | +55 | 105 |
| Total * | 20/20 | 37 | 18 | 8 | 11 | 70 | 34 | +36 | 62 |
- consist of only official international "A" Senior matches.
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Special Tournament
| Host nation / year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GS | GA | Dif | Pts |
| 2003 Afro-Asian Games | Round 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 |
 2005 Islamic Solidarity Games | Third Place | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 | 12 |
| Total | 2/2 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 16 |
- all matches is unofficial international "A" Senior matches.
Special Friendly Match
Friendly Match Results
This table consist of only 2 sided team friendly match results. Also only official international "A" Senior matches.- As of 11 Nov 2016
All Time General Statistics Record / Overview of Results
- consist of only official international "A" Senior matches.
- Exclude of 2019 AFC Asian Cup Qual because of counted in FIFA World Cup Qual matches.
- *consist of only 2 sided team friendly match results.
Summary
FIFA World Ranking
; Highest FIFA ranking : 15; Lowest FIFA ranking : 122
; Best mover : 65
; Worst mover : -43