# Iran national football team results (2000–2009)

This is a list of official football games played by Iran national football team between 2000 and 2009.

## 2000

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2000 AFC Asian Cup qualifier
2000 AFC Asian Cup qualifier
2000 AFC Asian Cup qualifier
2000 AFC Asian Cup qualifier
2000 AFC Asian Cup qualifier
2000 AFC Asian Cup qualifier
2000 WAFF West Asian Championship – Preliminary round
2000 WAFF West Asian Championship – Preliminary round
2000 WAFF West Asian Championship – Preliminary round
2000 WAFF West Asian Championship – Semifinal
2000 WAFF West Asian Championship – Final
2000 LG Cup – Semifinal
2000 LG Cup – 3rd place match
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2000 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round
2000 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round
2000 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round
2000 AFC Asian Cup – Quarterfinal
2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round
2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round

## 2001

2001 Civilization Cup – 3rd place match
2001 LG Cup – Semifinal
2001 LG Cup – 3rd place match
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2001 LG Cup – Semifinal
2001 LG Cup – Final
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2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round
2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round
2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round
2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round
2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round
2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round
2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round
2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round
2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Third round
2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Third round
2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Play-off AFC/UEFA
2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Play-off AFC/UEFA

## 2002

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2002 LG Cup – Semifinal
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2002 WAFF West Asian Championship – Preliminary round
2002 WAFF West Asian Championship – Preliminary round
2002 WAFF West Asian Championship – Semifinal
2002 WAFF West Asian Championship – 3rd place match
2002 LG Cup – Final

## 2003

2003 Lunar New Year Cup – Final
2003 LG Cup – Semifinal
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2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier – Final round
2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier – Final round
2004 AFC–OFC Challenge Cup
2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier – Final round
2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier – Final round
* The match was abandoned after 61 minutes with Iran leading 1–0 after North Korea walked off the pitch due to firecrackers thrown from the crowd; despite the instructions of the referee, North Korea refused to return to the pitch. The match was awarded 3–0 to Iran.
2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier – Final round
2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier – Final round
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## 2004

2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round
2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round
2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round
2004 WAFF West Asian Championship – Preliminary round
2004 WAFF West Asian Championship – Preliminary round
2004 WAFF West Asian Championship – Semifinal
2004 WAFF West Asian Championship – Final
2004 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round
2004 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round
2004 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round
2004 AFC Asian Cup – Quarterfinal
2004 AFC Asian Cup – Semifinal
2004 AFC Asian Cup – 3rd place match
2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round
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2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round
2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round
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## 2005

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2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Third round
2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Third round
2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Third round
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2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Third round
2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Third round
2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Third round
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2005 Tehran Cup – 3rd place match

## 2006

2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifier
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2006 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary round
2006 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary round
2006 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary round
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2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifier
2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifier
2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifier
2006 LG Cup
2006 LG Cup
2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifier
2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

## 2007

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2007 WAFF West Asian Championship – Preliminary round
* FIFA recognized this match as a full international despite the Iranian side being Iran B.
2007 WAFF West Asian Championship – Preliminary round
* FIFA recognized this match as a full international despite the Iranian side being Iran B.
2007 WAFF West Asian Championship – Semifinal
* FIFA recognized this match as a full international despite the Iranian side being Iran B.
2007 WAFF West Asian Championship – Final
* FIFA recognized this match as a full international despite the Iranian side being Iran B.
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2007 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round
2007 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round
2007 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round
2007 AFC Asian Cup – Quarterfinal

## 2008

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2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Third round
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2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Third round
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2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Third round
2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Third round
2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Third round
2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Third round
2008 WAFF West Asian Championship – Preliminary round
2008 WAFF West Asian Championship – Preliminary round
2008 WAFF West Asian Championship – Semifinal
2008 WAFF West Asian Championship – Final
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2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Fourth round
2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Fourth round
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2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Fourth round
2008 Oman International Cup – Semifinal
2008 Oman International Cup – 3rd place match

## 2009

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2011 AFC Asian Cup qualifier
2011 AFC Asian Cup qualifier
2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Fourth round
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2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Fourth round
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2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Fourth round
2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Fourth round
2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Fourth round
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* FIFA recognized this match as a full international despite the Iranian side being Iran U-23.
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2011 AFC Asian Cup qualifier
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2011 AFC Asian Cup qualifier
2010 Qatar Friendship Cup
2010 Qatar Friendship Cup

## Statistics
### Results by year

| Year | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 2000 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 63 | 19 | +44 |
| 2001 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 35 | 20 | +15 |
| 2002 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 |
| 2003 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 12 | +10 |
| 2004 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 54 | 17 | +37 |
| 2005 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 7 | +10 |
| 2006 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 14 | +13 |
| 2007 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 11 | +13 |
| 2008 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 11 | +20 |
| 2009 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 27 | 21 | +6 |
| Total | 166 | 92 | 44 | 30 | 313 | 141 | +172 |

### Managers

| Name | First match | Last match | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Mansour Pourheidari | 9 January 2000 | 4 February 2000 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 |
| Jalal Talebi | 22 March 2000 | 23 October 2000 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 39 | 15 | +24 |
| Ademar Braga | 24 November 2000 | 19 January 2001 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | +25 |
| Miroslav Blažević | 24 April 2001 | 15 November 2001 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 31 | 20 | +11 |
| Branko Ivanković | 6 February 2002 | 19 September 2002 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 |
| Homayoun Shahrokhi | 4 February 2003 | 26 September 2003 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Branko Ivanković | 12 October 2003 | 21 June 2006 | 42 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 101 | 40 | +61 |
| Amir Ghalenoei | 8 August 2006 | 22 July 2007 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 30 | 12 | +18 |
| Parviz Mazloumi * | 16 June 2007 | 24 June 2007 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
| Mansour Ebrahimzadeh | 10 January 2008 | 6 February 2008 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ali Daei | 20 March 2008 | 28 March 2009 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 43 | 15 | +28 |
| Erich Rutemöller | 1 April 2009 | 1 April 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Afshin Ghotbi | 1 June 2009 | 30 December 2009 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | –1 |
| Gholam Hossein Peyrovani ** | 5 July 2009 | 5 July 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | 166 | 92 | 44 | 30 | 313 | 141 | +172 |
* Coached Iran B team in 2007 WAFF Championship. ** Coached Iran U-23 team in Botswana friendly match.

### Opponents

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Angola | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Austria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | –4 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| Bahrain | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| Belarus | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 7 | +9 |
| Botswana | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| China | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 |
| Chinese Taipei | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Croatia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Egypt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –2 |
| Guam | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | +19 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Iraq | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 |
| Ireland, Republic of | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 |
| Japan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Jordan | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 8 | +5 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Korea, North | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 |
| Korea, South | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | –1 |
| Kuwait | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 |
| Laos | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 |
| Lebanon | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 |
| Libya | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
| Macedonia, North | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Maldives | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 |
| Mali | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 |
| Mexico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | –7 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| Oman | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
| Palestine | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 |
| Panama | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Portugal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –2 |
| Qatar | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 10 | +9 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 |
| Senegal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Syria | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 6 | +18 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Thailand | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
| Togo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 |
| United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Uzbekistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Total | 166 | 92 | 44 | 30 | 313 | 141 | +172 |