# Iran national football team results (1980–1989)

This is a list of official football games played by Iran national football team between 1980 and 1989.

## 1980

Friendly
Friendly
1980 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round
1980 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round
1980 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round
1980 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round
1980 AFC Asian Cup – Semifinal
1980 AFC Asian Cup – 3rd place match

## 1982

1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup
1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup
1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup
1982 Quaid-e-Azam International Cup
1982 Asian Games – Preliminary round
1982 Asian Games – Preliminary round
1982 Asian Games – Preliminary round
1982 Asian Games – Quarterfinal

## 1984

1984 AFC Asian Cup qualifier
1984 AFC Asian Cup qualifier
1984 AFC Asian Cup qualifier
1984 AFC Asian Cup qualifier
1984 AFC Asian Cup qualifier
1984 AFC Asian Cup qualifier
1984 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round
1984 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round
1984 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round
1984 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round
1984 AFC Asian Cup – Semifinal
1984 AFC Asian Cup – 3rd place match

## 1985

1985 Nehru Cup – Preliminary round
1985 Nehru Cup – Preliminary round
Friendly

## 1986

1986 Fajr Cup – Preliminary round
1986 Fajr Cup – Semifinal
Friendly
Friendly
1986 Asian Games – Preliminary round
1986 Asian Games – Preliminary round
1986 Asian Games – Preliminary round
1986 Asian Games – Preliminary round
1986 Asian Games – Quarterfinal

## 1988

1988 AFC Asian Cup qualifier
1988 AFC Asian Cup qualifier
1988 AFC Asian Cup qualifier
1988 AFC Asian Cup qualifier
1988 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round
1988 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round
1988 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round
1988 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round
1988 AFC Asian Cup – Semifinal
1988 AFC Asian Cup – 3rd place match

## 1989

Friendly
1990 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round
1990 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round
1990 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round
1990 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round
1990 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round
1990 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round
1989 Peace and Friendship Cup – Preliminary round
1989 Peace and Friendship Cup – Preliminary round
1989 Peace and Friendship Cup – Preliminary round
1989 Peace and Friendship Cup – Semifinal
1989 Peace and Friendship Cup – 3rd place match

## Statistics
### Results by year

| Year | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1980 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 6 | +15 |
| 1982 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 2 | +19 |
| 1984 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 5 | +25 |
| 1985 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 |
| 1986 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 4 | +18 |
| 1988 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 |
| 1989 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | +8 |
| Total | 62 | 36 | 15 | 11 | 124 | 38 | +86 |

### Managers

| Name | First match | Last match | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Hassan Habibi | 5 August 1980 | 25 February 1982 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 6 | +33 |
| Jalal Cheraghpour | 21 November 1982 | 28 November 1982 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Mahmoud Yavari | 7 August 1984 | 18 August 1984 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | +20 |
| Nasser Ebrahimi | 1 December 1984 | 5 February 1985 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 |
| Fereydoun Askarzadeh | 16 February 1986 | 20 February 1986 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
| Parviz Dehdari | 28 May 1986 | 20 January 1989 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 11 | +18 |
| Reza Vatankhah | 23 February 1989 | 17 March 1989 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 |
| Mehdi Monajati | 30 May 1989 | 22 July 1989 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
| Ali Parvin | 1 November 1989 | 12 November 1989 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
| Total | Total | Total | 62 | 36 | 15 | 11 | 124 | 38 | +86 |

### Opponents

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Bangladesh | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | +27 |
| China | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Guinea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| India | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Iraq | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Japan | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +2 |
| Korea, North | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 |
| Korea, South | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | –2 |
| Kuwait | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | –4 |
| Nepal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 |
| Oman | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | –2 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 |
| Serbia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | –2 |
| Singapore | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Syria | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
| Thailand | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 |
| Uganda | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 |
| Yemen, South | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
| Total | 62 | 36 | 15 | 11 | 124 | 38 | +86 |