# Iran national football team results (1960–1979)

This is a list of official football games played by Iran national football team between 1960 and 1979.

## 1962

Friendly
Friendly

## 1965

1965 RCD Cup
1965 RCD Cup

## 1966

Friendly
1966 Asian Games – Preliminary round
1966 Asian Games – Preliminary round
1966 Asian Games – Preliminary round
1966 Asian Games – Quarterfinal
1966 Asian Games – Quarterfinal
1966 Asian Games – Semifinal
1966 Asian Games – Final

## 1967

1967 RCD Cup
1967 RCD Cup

## 1968

1968 AFC Asian Cup
1968 AFC Asian Cup
1968 AFC Asian Cup
1968 AFC Asian Cup

## 1969

1969 Friendship Cup
1969 Friendship Cup
1969 RCD Cup
1969 RCD Cup

## 1970

1970 RCD Cup
1970 Asian Games – Preliminary round
1970 Asian Games – Preliminary round

## 1971

Friendly
Friendly

## 1972

1972 AFC Asian Cup – Group allocation matches
1972 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round
1972 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round
1972 AFC Asian Cup – Semifinal
1972 AFC Asian Cup – Final
1972 Brazil Independence Cup – Preliminary round
1972 Brazil Independence Cup – Preliminary round
1972 Brazil Independence Cup – Preliminary round
1972 Brazil Independence Cup – Preliminary round

## 1973

1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round
1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round
1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round
1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round
1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round
1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round
Friendly
1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round
1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round

## 1974

1974 Asian Games – Preliminary round
1974 Asian Games – Preliminary round
1974 Asian Games – Preliminary round
1974 Asian Games – Semifinal
1974 Asian Games – Semifinal
1974 Asian Games – Semifinal
1974 Asian Games – Final
Friendly

## 1975

Friendly

## 1976

1976 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round
1976 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round
1976 AFC Asian Cup – Semifinal
1976 AFC Asian Cup – Final
Friendly

## 1977

1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round
1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round
Friendly
75th Anniversary of Real Madrid – Semifinal
1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round
* Syria didn't show up.
1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round
1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Final round
1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Final round
Friendly
1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Final round
1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Final round
1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Final round
1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Final round
1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Final round
1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Final round

## 1978

Friendly
Friendly
Friendly
Friendly
1978 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
1978 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary round
1978 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary round
1978 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary round
Friendly

## Statistics
### Results by year

| Year | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1962 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 |
| 1965 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +3 |
| 1966 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | +3 |
| 1967 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| 1968 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 |
| 1969 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 |
| 1970 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 |
| 1971 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1972 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | +3 |
| 1973 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 |
| 1974 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 2 | +18 |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 |
| 1976 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 |
| 1977 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 6 | +15 |
| 1978 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | –6 |
| Total | 83 | 47 | 15 | 21 | 142 | 69 | +73 |

### Managers

| Name | First match | Last match | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Hossein Fekri | 1 June 1962 | 16 March 1966 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
| György Szűcs | 10 December 1966 | 20 December 1966 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | +3 |
| Hossein Fekri | 24 November 1967 | 26 November 1967 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Mahmoud Bayati | 10 May 1968 | 19 May 1968 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 |
| Zdravko Rajkov | 7 March 1969 | 17 September 1969 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 |
| Mohammad Bayati | 1 September 1970 | 1 September 1970 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 |
| Igor Netto | 10 December 1970 | 11 December 1970 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 |
| Parviz Dehdari | 10 September 1971 | 12 September 1971 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mohammad Ranjbar | 7 May 1972 | 25 June 1972 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | +3 |
| Mahmoud Bayati | 4 May 1973 | 24 August 1973 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 |
| Frank O'Farrell | 3 September 1974 | 10 August 1975 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 4 | +17 |
| Heshmat Mohajerani | 3 June 1976 | 6 September 1978 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 21 | +22 |
| Total | Total | Total | 83 | 47 | 15 | 21 | 142 | 69 | +73 |

### Opponents

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| Argentina | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Australia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
| Chile | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 |
| China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 |
| Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 |
| Hungary | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | –3 |
| India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Iraq | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 |
| Ireland, Republic of | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 |
| Israel | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| Japan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 |
| Korea, North | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Korea, South | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 |
| Kuwait | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| Myanmar | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | –3 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 | +29 |
| Peru | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | –3 |
| Portugal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | –3 |
| Romania | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 |
| Scotland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Serbia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Syria | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Turkey | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | –5 |
| Wales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Yemen, South | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 |
| Total | 83 | 47 | 15 | 21 | 142 | 69 | +73 |