# Iran national under-20 football team

Iran national under-20 football team (also known as Iran Under-20, Iran U-20 or Iran Youth Team) represents Iran in international Association football competitions in AFC U-20 Asian Cup and FIFA U-20 World Cup, as well as any other under-20 international football tournaments. It is controlled by the Iran Football Federation.

## Tournament records
### FIFA U-20 World Cup

FIFA U-20 World Cup record :
| Year | Round | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1977 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 |
| 1979 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1981 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1983 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1985 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1987 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1989 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1991 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1993 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1995 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1997 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1999 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2001 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | -8 |
| 2003 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2005 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2007 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2009 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2011 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2013 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2015 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2017 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 |
| 2019 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2021 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| 2023 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2025 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| Total | 3/24 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -11 |

### AFC U-19 Championship

| AFC U-19 Championship record | AFC U-19 Championship record | AFC U-19 Championship record | AFC U-19 Championship record | AFC U-19 Championship record | AFC U-19 Championship record | AFC U-19 Championship record | AFC U-19 Championship record | AFC U-19 Championship record | Qualifications | Qualifications | Qualifications | Qualifications | Qualifications | Qualifications | Qualifications |
| Year | Round | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1959 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification |
| 1960 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification |
| 1961 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification |
| 1962 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification |
| 1963 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification |
| 1964 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification |
| 1965 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification |
| 1966 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification |
| 1967 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification |
| 1968 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification |
| 1969 | Third place | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | +9 | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification |
| 1970 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2 | +13 | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification |
| 1971 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +8 | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification |
| 1972 | Third place | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 2 | +9 | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification |
| 1973 | Champions | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification |
| 1974 | Champions | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification |
| 1975 | Champions | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | +15 | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification |
| 1976 | Champions | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification |
| 1977 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | +14 | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification |
| 1978 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification |
| 1980 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1982 | Qualified but withdraw | Qualified but withdraw | Qualified but withdraw | Qualified but withdraw | Qualified but withdraw | Qualified but withdraw | Qualified but withdraw | Qualified but withdraw | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1985 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1986 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1988 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
| 1990 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| 1992 | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1994 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1996 | Round 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 |
| 1998 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2000 | Fourth place | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | +8 | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts |
| 2002 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 |
| 2004 | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 |
| 2006 | Round 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 |
| 2008 | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | +20 |
| 2010 | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
| 2012 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 |
| 2014 | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 |
| 2016 | Semifinals | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 |
| 2018 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
| 2020 | Qualified but cancelled | Qualified but cancelled | Qualified but cancelled | Qualified but cancelled | Qualified but cancelled | Qualified but cancelled | Qualified but cancelled | Qualified but cancelled | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 |
| 2023 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 |
| 2025 | Quarterfinals | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | +17 |
| Total | 22/42 | 96 | 57 | 19 | 20 | 201 | 76 | +125 | 44 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 136 | 19 | +117 |

### CAFA U-19 Championship

CAFA Junior Championship record :
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 2016 | Withdrew | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2019 | Champions | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 2022 | Champions | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 |
| Total | 2/3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 5 |

### Toulon Tournament

* 2012 AFF U-19 Youth ChampionshipChampions
* 1978 Toulon Tournament 7th place (out of 8)

### Panda Cup

* 2017 Panda Cup 3rd place (out of 4)

## Results and fixtures

Win  Draw  Loss

### Previous matches

| Date | Venue | Opponent | Competition | Result | Iranian scorers | Report |
| 2019 |||||||
| 6 November 2019 | PAS Stadium, Tehran | Kyrgyzstan | 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification | 3–0 (W) | Barzegar 53', Monazami 78', Salmani 82' (pen.) | Report |
| 8 November 2019 | PAS Stadium, Tehran | Nepal | 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification | 4–0 (W) | Ahmadi 75', Jalali 84', Monazami 86', Barzegar 90' | Report |
| 10 November 2019 | PAS Stadium, Tehran | United Arab Emirates | 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification | 2–0 (W) | Asadabadi 45', Hashemnezhad 80' | Report |

### Forthcoming matches

| Date | Competition | Location | Opponent |
| 2020 ||||

## Coaching staff

| Position | Name |
| Head coach | Hossein Abdi |
| Team manager | Faraz Fatemi |

## Players
### Current squad

The final squad was announced on 15 February 2025.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Arsha Shakouri | (2006-10-01)1 October 2006 (aged 18) | Havadar |
| 2 | 2DF | Nima Andarz | (2006-01-22)22 January 2006 (aged 19) | Leganés |
| 3 | 2DF | Hesam Nafari | (2006-05-07)7 May 2006 (aged 18) | Zob Ahan |
| 4 | 2DF | Alireza Homaeifard | (2006-01-14)14 January 2006 (aged 19) | Persepolis |
| 5 | 2DF | Erfan Darvishaali | (2006-03-22)22 March 2006 (aged 18) | Foolad |
| 6 | 3MF | Samir Hoboobati | (2006-02-04)4 February 2006 (aged 19) | Persepolis |
| 7 | 4FW | Esmaeil Gholizadeh | (2006-02-18)18 February 2006 (aged 18) | Sepahan |
| 8 | 3MF | Amir Razzaghinia | (2006-04-11)11 April 2006 (aged 18) | Gol Gohar |
| 9 | 2DF | Yaghoub Barage | (2006-01-26)26 January 2006 (aged 19) | Persepolis |
| 10 | 4FW | Reza Ghandipour | (2006-01-13)13 January 2006 (aged 19) | Malavan |
| 11 | 3MF | Mahan Sadeghi | (2006-06-23)23 June 2006 (aged 18) | Malavan |
| 12 | 1GK | Armin Abbasi | (2006-05-20)20 May 2006 (aged 18) | Persepolis |
| 13 | 2DF | Ali Hassani | (2006-08-13)13 August 2006 (aged 18) | Foolad |
| 14 | 3MF | Abbas Kahrizi | (2005-01-31)31 January 2005 (aged 20) | Paykan |
| 15 | 3MF | Mobin Dehghan | (2005-09-11)11 September 2005 (aged 19) | Kheybar |
| 16 | 3MF | Abolfazl Zamani | (2006-03-01)1 March 2006 (aged 18) | Esteghlal |
| 17 | 3MF | Mohammad Dindari | (2005-05-26)26 May 2005 (aged 19) | Havadar |
| 18 | 2DF | Abolfazl Zoleikhaei | (2006-03-09)9 March 2006 (aged 18) | Esteghlal |
| 19 | 4FW | Pourya Shahrabadi | (2006-06-15)15 June 2006 (aged 18) | Gol Gohar |
| 20 | 3MF | Yousef Mazraeh | (2005-06-13)13 June 2005 (aged 19) | Foolad |
| 21 | 4FW | Abolfazl Moredi | (2006-02-07)7 February 2006 (aged 19) | Foolad |
| 22 | 1GK | Mohammad Gandomi | (2005-08-02)2 August 2005 (aged 19) | Persepolis |
| 23 | 3MF | Sina Moazemitabar | (2005-12-24)24 December 2005 (aged 19) | Sepahan |

### Previous squads
#### FIFA U-20 World Cups

* FIFA World Youth Championship 1977 squad
* FIFA World Youth Championship 2001 squad
* FIFA U-20 World Cup 2017 squad