Iran national football team results (2000–2009)

Main article: Iran national football team results

Iran national football team results

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* 1941–1959
* 1960–1979
* 1980–1989
* 1990–1999
* 2000–2009
* 2010–2019
* 2020–present

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

## 2000

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Friendly

9 January 2000

15:00

Mexico | 2–1|  Iran

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Hernández 3'
Blanco 19' | Report | Daei 26' (pen.)

Coliseum, Oakland

Attendance: 34,289

Referee: Ricardo Valenzuela (United States)

* * *

Friendly

16 January 2000

United States | 1–1|  Iran

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Armas 48' | Report | Mahdavikia 6'

Rose Bowl, Pasadena

Attendance: 50,181

Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)

* * *

Friendly

4 February 2000

Kuwait | 1–1|  Iran

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Al-Huwaidi 13' | Report | Abolghasempour 71'

Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Abul Mansoor (Kuwait)

* * *

Friendly

22 March 2000

Cyprus | 0–0|  Iran

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| Report |

GSP Stadium, Nicosia

Attendance: 500

* * *

2000 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

31 March 2000

15:30

Maldives | 0–8|  Iran

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| Report | Hasheminasab 19'
Dinmohammadi 20'
Mahdavikia 23'
Estili 33'
Daei 39', 61', 73'
Mousavi 79'

Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, Aleppo

Attendance: 7,000

Referee: Nabil Ayad (Lebanon)

* * *

2000 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

2 April 2000

17:30

Iran | 1–0|  Syria

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Daei 58' | Report |

Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, Aleppo

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Mohd Nazri Abdullah (Malaysia)

* * *

2000 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

4 April 2000

15:30

Bahrain | 1–0|  Iran

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Salmeen 15' | Report |

Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, Aleppo

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Nabil Ayad (Lebanon)

* * *

2000 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

9 April 2000

16:30

Iran | 3–0|  Bahrain

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Fekri 60'
Karimi 70'
Daei 82' | Report |

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)

* * *

2000 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

11 April 2000

16:30

Syria | 1–1|  Iran

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Al-Seyed 15' | Report | Hasheminasab 40'

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Kim Young-joo (South Korea)

* * *

2000 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

13 April 2000

16:30

Iran | 3–0|  Maldives

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Abolghasempour 3'
Estili 32'
Daei 63' (pen.) | Report |

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)

* * *

2000 WAFF West Asian Championship – Preliminary round

24 May 2000

17:30

Iran | 3–0|  Kazakhstan

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Karimi 6', 73'
Hashemian 45' | Report |

King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Salem Mahmoud (Jordan)

* * *

2000 WAFF West Asian Championship – Preliminary round

26 May 2000

20:30

Palestine | 1–1|  Iran

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Lafi 90+2' | Report | Samereh 54'

King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Talaat Najm (Lebanon)

* * *

2000 WAFF West Asian Championship – Preliminary round

28 May 2000

20:30

Iran | 1–0|  Syria

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Karimi 56' (pen.) | Report |

King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Hazem Eisa (Iraq)

* * *

2000 WAFF West Asian Championship – Semifinal

31 May 2000

20:30

Jordan | 0–1|  Iran

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| Report | Karimi 14'

King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 16,000

Referee: Abdulhameed Ebrahim (Bahrain)

* * *

2000 WAFF West Asian Championship – Final

2 June 2000

20:30

Iran | 1–0|  Syria

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Bakhtiarizadeh 37' | Report |

King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 2,000

* * *

2000 LG Cup – Semifinal

7 June 2000

19:00

Iran | 1–1|  Egypt

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Daei 58' | Report | Hassan 51'
Penalties
Daei
Karimi
Hamedani
Kavianpour
Bakhtiarizadeh
Yazdani
Rahbarifar
Minavand
Nekounam
Hasehemian | 7–8 |  Kamouna
Homos
El-Said
Sabry
Hassan
Khashaba
Emam
Hassan
El-Saqua
Farouk

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Zeid (Saudi Arabia)

* * *

2000 LG Cup – 3rd place match

9 June 2000

17:00

Iran | 3–1|  Macedonia

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Bagheri 3'
Daei 8'
Kavianpour 88' | Report | Hristov 5'

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Zeid (Saudi Arabia)

* * *

Friendly

16 August 2000

18:00

Iran | 2–1|  Georgia

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Jamshidi 3'
Majidi 30' | Report | Kavelashvili 65'

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Ahmad Abharan (Iran)

* * *

Friendly

1 September 2000

Austria | 5–1|  Iran

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Herzog 39'
Kocijan 44'
Mayrleb 47', 68'
Kühbauer 66' | Report | Majidi 7'

Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna

Attendance: 24,000

Referee: Goran Marić (Croatia)

* * *

Friendly

27 September 2000

18:30

Qatar | 1–2|  Iran

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Hamzah 75' | Report | Daei 17', 52'

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Sultan Al-Muzahmi (Oman)

* * *

2000 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round

12 October 2000

20:45

Lebanon | 0–4|  Iran

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| Report | Bagheri 19'
Estili 75', 87'
Daei 90+1'

Sports City Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 52,418

Referee: Lu Jun (China)

* * *

2000 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round

15 October 2000

17:05

Iran | 1–1|  Thailand

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Daei 73' | Report | Piturat 12'

Sports City Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Saad Kamil (Kuwait)

* * *

2000 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round

18 October 2000

19:35

Iran | 1–0|  Iraq

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Daei 77' | Report |

Saida Municipal Stadium, Sidon

Attendance: 8,582

Referee: Omer Al-Mehannah (Saudi Arabia)

* * *

2000 AFC Asian Cup – Quarterfinal

23 October 2000

16:45

Iran | 1–2 (a.e.t.)|  South Korea

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Bagheri 71' | Report | Kim Sang-sik 90'
Lee Dong-gook 99'

International Olympic Stadium, Tripoli

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

* * *

2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round

24 November 2000

14:30

Iran | 19–0|  Guam

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Majidi 12', 76', 79'
Bagheri 13', 24', 34', 49', 67', 77'
Karimi 18', 56', 59', 85'
Nikbakht 31'
Daei 36' (pen.), 53', 72'
Bakhtiarizadeh 42', 68' | Report |

Takhti Stadium, Tabriz

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Talaat Najm (Lebanon)

* * *

2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round

28 November 2000

14:30

Iran | 2–0|  Tajikistan

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Daei 55'
Hasheminasab 60' | Report |

Takhti Stadium, Tabriz

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Mahmoud Al-Rifaee (Syria)

## 2001

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2001 Civilization Cup – 3rd place match

19 January 2001

14:30

Iran | 4–0|  China

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Daei 13'
Mahdavi 24'
Nikbakht 38'
Akbari 81' | Report |

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Moajib Al-Dossary (Saudi Arabia)

* * *

2001 LG Cup – Semifinal

24 April 2001

Iran | 0–1|  South Korea

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| Report | Kim Do-hoon 6' (pen.)

International Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Mohamed Kamal Risha (Egypt)

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2001 LG Cup – 3rd place match

26 April 2001

Iran | 0–1|  Canada

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| Report | Kusch 25'

International Stadium, Cairo

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Mohamed Kamal Risha (Egypt)

* * *

Friendly

22 July 2001

17:00

Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2–2|  Iran

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Seferović 8'
Dujmović 11' | Report | Dinmohammadi 17'
Fatemi 90'

Stadion pod Borićima, Bihać

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Darko Čeferin (Slovenia)

* * *

Friendly

1 August 2001

19:00

Qatar | 2–1|  Iran

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Hassan 70', 90' | Report | Nikbakht 88'

Khalifa International Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Jaafar Mahdi Al-Khabbaz (Bahrain)

* * *

2001 LG Cup – Semifinal

8 August 2001

19:45

Iran | 5–2|  Oman

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Golmohammadi 2'
Dinmohammadi 19', 35', 85'
Daei 38' (pen.) | Report | Al-Saadi 40'
Bashir 61'

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Tajaddin Fares (Syria)

* * *

2001 LG Cup – Final

10 August 2001

19:45

Iran | 4–0|  Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Hasheminasab 6'
Karimi 72'
Daei 78', 88' | Report |

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 80,000

Referee: Tajaddin Fares (Syria)

* * *

Friendly

15 August 2001

Slovakia | 3–4|  Iran

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Oravec 18', 19'
Vittek 30' | Report | Karimi 7', 17', 83'
Nikbakht 43'

Tehelné pole, Bratislava

Attendance: 3,400

Referee: Drago Kos (Slovenia)

* * *

2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round

24 August 2001

17:30

Iran | 2–0|  Saudi Arabia

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Daei 55' (pen.), 65' | Report |

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 120,000

Referee: Simon Micallef (Australia)

* * *

2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round

1 September 2001

18:30

Thailand | 0–0|  Iran

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| Report |

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Ali Bujsaim (United Arab Emirates)

* * *

2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round

7 September 2001

20:00

Iraq | 1–2|  Iran

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Mohammed 20' | Report | Karimi 29'
Daei 83'

Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Felipe Ramos (Mexico)

* * *

2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round

14 September 2001

17:30

Iran | 0–0|  Bahrain

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| Report |

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)

* * *

2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round

28 September 2001

20:30

Saudi Arabia | 2–2|  Iran

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Al-Waked 20'
Al-Yami 59' | Report | Daei 42'
Dinmohammadi 83'

Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Carlos Eugênio Simon (Brazil)

* * *

2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round

5 October 2001

16:00

Iran | 1–0|  Thailand

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Nikbakht 32' | Report |

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 75,000

Referee: Tajaddin Fares (Syria)

* * *

2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round

12 October 2001

16:00

Iran | 2–1|  Iraq

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Mahdavikia 27'
Karimi 70' | Report | Chathir 51'

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 100,000

Referee: Kim Young-joo (South Korea)

* * *

2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round

21 October 2001

20:30

Bahrain | 3–1|  Iran

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Al-Marzooqi 7'
Ali 45'
Husain 90' | Report | Daei 81'

National Stadium, Riffa

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)

* * *

2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Third round

25 October 2001

17:30

Iran | 1–0|  United Arab Emirates

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Bagheri 45' | Report |

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Kim Young-joo (South Korea)

* * *

2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Third round

31 October 2001

18:30

United Arab Emirates | 0–3|  Iran

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| Report | Daei 7'
Bagheri 76'
Minavand 79'

Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Attendance: 18,000

Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)

* * *

2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Play-off AFC/UEFA

10 November 2001

18:00

Republic of Ireland | 2–0|  Iran

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Harte 44' (pen.)
Keane 50' | Report |

Lansdowne Road, Dublin

Attendance: 36,538

Referee: Antônio Pereira (Brazil)

* * *

2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Play-off AFC/UEFA

15 November 2001

17:30

Iran | 1–0|  Republic of Ireland

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Golmohammadi 90' | Report |

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 100,000

Referee: William Mattus (Costa Rica)

## 2002

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Friendly

6 February 2002

Iran | 2–3|  Slovakia

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Karimi 19', 80' (pen.) | Report | Reiter 5', 25'
Mintál 67'

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Jalal Moradi (Iran)

* * *

2002 LG Cup – Semifinal

1 March 2002

Iran | 1–0|  Venezuela

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Khaziravi 12' | Report |

Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca

Attendance: 500

Referee: Khalil Rouissi (Morocco)

* * *

Friendly

30 May 2002

Kuwait | 1–3|  Iran

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Abdullah 35' (pen.) | Report | Navazi 22'
Rezaei 62'
Majidi 90+2'

Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Kuwait City

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Abdulrahman Abdulkhaliq (Bahrain)

* * *

Friendly

10 August 2002

18:00

Iran | 1–1|  Azerbaijan

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Karimi 33' (pen.) | Report | Ismayilov 16'

Takhti Stadium, Tabriz

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Rahim Rahimi (Iran)

* * *

Friendly

21 August 2002

Ukraine | 0–1|  Iran

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| Report | Daei 58'

Olympic Stadium, Kyiv

Attendance: 18,000

Referee: Asim Khudiev (Azerbaijan)

* * *

2002 WAFF West Asian Championship – Preliminary round

30 August 2002

17:00

Iran | 0–1|  Jordan

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| Report | Shelbaieh 11'

Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Zeid (Saudi Arabia)

* * *

2002 WAFF West Asian Championship – Preliminary round

3 September 2002

17:00

Iran | 2–0|  Lebanon

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Nikbakht 22'
Karimi 90' | Report |

Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Khader Haj Khader (Syria)

* * *

2002 WAFF West Asian Championship – Semifinal

5 September 2002

17:00

Iraq | 0–0 (a.e.t.)|  Iran

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| Report |
Penalties
Abdul-Jabar
Abu Al-Hail
Abdul-Jabar
Mohammed
Kadhim
Akram
Abbas | 6–5 |  Nekounam
Bakhtiarizadeh
Navidkia
Nosrati
Nikbakht
Bayatinia
Azizzadeh

Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Zeid (Saudi Arabia)

* * *

2002 WAFF West Asian Championship – 3rd place match

7 September 2002

17:00

Syria | 2–2|  Iran

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Sari 15', 89' | Report | Kameli 58'
Nikbakht 88'
Penalties
Mustafa
Ibrahim
Jabban | 2–4 |  Nekounam
Bakhtiarizadeh
Navidkia
Kazemian

Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Ibrahim Abu-Ayash (Palestine)

* * *

2002 LG Cup – Final

19 September 2002

19:30

Iran | 1–1|  Paraguay

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Daei 41' | Report | Bareiro 35'
Penalties
| 4–3 |

Takhti Stadium, Tabriz

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Saad Kamil (Kuwait)

## 2003

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2003 Lunar New Year Cup – Final

4 February 2003

Uruguay | 1–1 (a.e.t.)|  Iran

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Estoyanoff 84' | Report | Samereh 28'
Penalties
Rodríguez
Estoyanoff
Lima
Silva | 4–2 |  Nekounam
Akbari
Nosrati
Mobali

Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong

Attendance: 17,877

Referee: Fong Yau Fat (Hong Kong)

* * *

2003 LG Cup – Semifinal

13 August 2003

19:00

Iran | 0–1|  Iraq

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| Report | Swadi 52'

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Saad Kamil (Kuwait)

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Friendly

20 August 2003

Belarus | 2–1|  Iran

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Romaschenko 9' (pen.)
Shtanyuk 41' | Report | Nouri 84'

Dinamo Stadium, Minsk

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Nikolai Ivanov (Russia)

* * *

2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier – Final round

5 September 2003

17:30

Iran | 4–1|  Jordan

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Daei 45+2', 90'
Nikbakht 75'
Mobali 82' | Report | Salim 3'

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 57,000

Referee: Abdulhameed Ebrahim (Bahrain)

* * *

2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier – Final round

26 September 2003

19:00

Jordan | 3–2|  Iran

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Salim 40'
Shelbaieh 45'
Al-Shagran 80' | Report | Golmohammadi 5'
Majidi 59'

Al-Hassan Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Qassim Shaaban (Kuwait)

* * *

2004 AFC–OFC Challenge Cup

12 October 2003

Iran | 3–0|  New Zealand

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Karimi 24', 37'
Kaebi 67' | Report |

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Mohammad Kousa (Syria)

* * *

2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier – Final round

27 October 2003

15:00

North Korea | 1–3|  Iran

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Myong Song-chol 65' | Report | Karimi 49', 79'
Navidkia 87'

Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Qassim Shaaban (Kuwait)

* * *

2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier – Final round

12 November 2003

17:30

Iran | 3–0
Awarded|  North Korea

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Daei 52' (pen.) |  |

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Khader Haj Khader (Syria)

* 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

19 November 2003

20:30

Lebanon | 0–3|  Iran

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| Report | Daei 40' (pen.)
Golmohammadi 61'
Nikbakht 80'

Municipal Stadium, Beirut

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Mohammed Al-Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates)

* * *

2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier – Final round

28 November 2003

17:30

Iran | 1–0|  Lebanon

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Daei 22' | Report |

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Mongkol Rungklay (Thailand)

* * *

Friendly

2 December 2003

Kuwait | 3–1|  Iran

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Abdullah 27' (pen.), 34'
Ali 64' | Report | Daei 77'

Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Abdulla Al-Qahtani (Qatar)

## 2004

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2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round

18 February 2004

19:00

Iran | 3–1|  Qatar

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Nikbakht 8'
Mahdavikia 44'
Daei 62' (pen.) | Report | Hamzah 70' (pen.)

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 0

Referee: Khader Haj Khader (Syria)

* * *

2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round

31 March 2004

17:00

Laos | 0–7|  Iran

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| Report | Daei 9', 17' (pen.)
Enayati 32', 36'
Khouphachansy 54' (o.g.)
Taghipour 68', 83'

National Stadium, Vientiane

Attendance: 7,000

Referee: Yang Mu-sheng (Chinese Taipei)

* * *

2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round

9 June 2004

18:30

Iran | 0–1|  Jordan

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| Report | Al-Shboul 83'

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)

* * *

2004 WAFF West Asian Championship – Preliminary round

17 June 2004

18:15

Iran | 4–0|  Lebanon

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Daei 17' (pen.), 62', 88'
Nekounam 80' | Report |

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Hazim Hussein (Iraq)

* * *

2004 WAFF West Asian Championship – Preliminary round

21 June 2004

18:15

Iran | 7–1|  Syria

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Daei 29'
Nikbakht 30'
Nosrati 45+3'
Borhani 55', 85'
Karimi 86'
Majidi 89' (pen.) | Report | Al-Sayed 82'

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: (Jordan)

* * *

2004 WAFF West Asian Championship – Semifinal

23 June 2004

18:15

Iran | 2–1|  Iraq

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Nekounam 4'
Borhani 54' | Report | Mnajed 35'

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Qassim Shaaban (Kuwait)

* * *

2004 WAFF West Asian Championship – Final

25 June 2004

19:15

Iran | 4–1|  Syria

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Karimi 34'
Daei 59'
Borhani 69'
Nekounam 75' | Report | Rafe 3'

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Qassim Shaaban (Kuwait)

* * *

2004 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round

20 July 2004

20:30

Iran | 3–0|  Thailand

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Enayati 71'
Nekounam 80'
Daei 86' (pen.) | Report |

Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing

Attendance: 37,000

Referee: Mohammad Kousa (Syria)

* * *

2004 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round

24 July 2004

18:00

Oman | 2–2|  Iran

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Al-Hosni 31', 40' | Report | Karimi 61'
Nosrati 90+4'

Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Abdulrahman Delawar (Bahrain)

* * *

2004 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round

28 July 2004

18:15

Japan | 0–0|  Iran

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| Report |

Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing

Attendance: 52,000

Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)

* * *

2004 AFC Asian Cup – Quarterfinal

31 July 2004

21:00

South Korea | 3–4|  Iran

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Seol Ki-hyeon 16'
Lee Dong-gook 25'
Kim Nam-il 68' | Report | Karimi 10', 20', 77'
Park Jin-sub 51' (o.g.)

Shandong Provincial Stadium, Jinan

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Saad Kamil (Kuwait)

* * *

2004 AFC Asian Cup – Semifinal

3 August 2004

21:00

China | 1–1 (a.e.t.)|  Iran

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Shao Jiayi 18' | Report | Alavi 38'
Penalties
Zheng Zhi
Zhao Junzhe
Li Xiaopeng
Sun Xiang
Shao Jiayi | 4–3 |  Daei
Mahdavikia
Nekounam
Mobali
Golmohammadi

Workers' Stadium, Beijing

Attendance: 55,000

Referee: Talaat Najm (Lebanon)

* * *

2004 AFC Asian Cup – 3rd place match

6 August 2004

20:00

Iran | 4–2|  Bahrain

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Nekounam 9'
Karimi 52'
Daei 80' (pen.), 90' | Report | Yousef 48'
Farhan 57'

Workers' Stadium, Beijing

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Fareed Al-Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates)

* * *

2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round

8 September 2004

20:00

Jordan | 0–2|  Iran

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|

| Report | Nikbakht 80'
Daei 90+1'

International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Lu Jun (China)

* * *

Friendly

9 October 2004

19:30

Iran | 0–2|  Germany

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| Report | Ernst 5'
Brdarić 53'

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 110,000

Referee: Saad Kamil (Kuwait)

* * *

2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round

13 October 2004

19:30

Qatar | 2–3|  Iran

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Mohammed 18'
Golmohammadi 75' (o.g.) | Report | Hashemian 9', 89'
Borhani 78'

Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Al-Rayyan

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Kwon Jong-chul (South Korea)

* * *

2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round

17 November 2004

19:30

Iran | 7–0|  Laos

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Daei 8', 20', 28', 58'
Nekounam 63', 72'
Borhani 69' | Report |

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Mamed Mamedow (Turkmenistan)

* * *

Friendly

18 December 2004

16:30

Iran | 1–0|  Panama

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Daei 38' (pen.) | Report |

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Fereydoun Esfahanian (Iran)

## 2005

[edit]

Friendly

2 February 2005

16:00

Iran | 2–1|  Bosnia and Herzegovina

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|

Daei 39'
Borhani 73' | Report | Bolić 18'

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

* * *

2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Third round

9 February 2005

18:35

Bahrain | 0–0|  Iran

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| Report |

National Stadium, Riffa

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)

* * *

2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Third round

25 March 2005

18:05

Iran | 2–1|  Japan

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Hashemian 25', 74' | Report | Fukunishi 65'

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 110,000

Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)

* * *

2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Third round

30 March 2005

15:35

North Korea | 0–2|  Iran

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|

| Report | Mahdavikia 32'
Nekounam 79'

Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang

Attendance: 55,000

Referee: Mohammad Kousa (Syria)

* * *

Friendly

29 May 2005

Iran | 2–1|  Azerbaijan

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|

Zandi 9'
Nekounam 35' | Report | Gurbanov 68'

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Saad Kamil (Kuwait)

* * *

2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Third round

3 June 2005

19:05

Iran | 1–0|  North Korea

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Rezaei 45' | Report |

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 35,000

Referee: Khalil Al-Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

* * *

2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Third round

8 June 2005

19:05

Iran | 1–0|  Bahrain

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Nosrati 47' | Report |

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 80,000

Referee: Kwon Jong-chul (South Korea)

* * *

2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Third round

17 August 2005

19:30

Japan | 2–1|  Iran

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|

Kaji 28'
Oguro 76' | Report | Daei 79' (pen.)

International Stadium, Yokohama

Attendance: 66,098

Referee: Qassim Shaaban (Kuwait)

* * *

Friendly

24 August 2005

Iran | 4–0|  Libya

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|

Alavi 7'
Nekounam 41', 90+2'
Daei 56' | Report |

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Abdulrahman Delawar (Bahrain)

* * *

Friendly

12 October 2005

20:00

South Korea | 2–0|  Iran

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|

Cho Won-hee 1'
Kim Jin-kyu 90' | Report |

World Cup Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 61,457

Referee: Khalil Al-Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

* * *

2005 Tehran Cup – 3rd place match

13 November 2005

Iran | 2–0|  Togo

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Daei 11' (pen.)
Hashemian 59' (pen.) | Report |

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 12,000

Referee: Abdulrahman Delawar (Bahrain)

## 2006

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2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

22 February 2006

15:30

Iran | 4–0|  Chinese Taipei

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|

Teymourian 35'
Madanchi 47', 60'
Daei 82' | Report |

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Ala Abdul-Kadir (Iraq)

* * *

Friendly

1 March 2006

16:00

Iran | 3–2|  Costa Rica

|
|

Karimi 10'
Daei 16'
Hashemian 34' | Report | Hernández 44'
Fonseca 60'

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Fareed Al-Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates)

* * *

Friendly

28 May 2006

18:00

Croatia | 2–2|  Iran

|
|

Pršo 31'
Babić 90+7' (pen.) | Report | Karimi 21'
Borhani 82'

Stadion Gradski vrt, Osijek

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Željko Širić (Croatia)

* * *

Friendly

31 May 2006

18:00

Iran | 5–2|  Bosnia and Herzegovina

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|

Madanchi 25'
Rezaei 45'
Hashemian 45+1'
Enayati 88'
Khatibi 90' | Report | Misimović 5'
Barbarez 17'

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)

* * *

2006 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary round

11 June 2006

18:00

Mexico | 3–1|  Iran

|
|

Bravo 28', 76'
Zinha 79' | Report | Golmohammadi 36'

Frankenstadion, Nuremberg

Attendance: 41,000

Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

* * *

2006 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary round

17 June 2006

15:00

Portugal | 2–0|  Iran

|
|

Deco 63'
Ronaldo 80' (pen.) | Report |

Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt

Attendance: 48,000

Referee: Éric Poulat (France)

* * *

2006 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary round

21 June 2006

16:00

Iran | 1–1|  Angola

|
|

Bakhtiarizadeh 75' | Report | Flávio 60'

Zentralstadion, Leipzig

Attendance: 38,000

Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)

* * *

Friendly

8 August 2006

18:00

Iran | 1–0|  United Arab Emirates

|
|

Enayati 5' | Report |

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 4,000

Referee: Mahmoud Rafiei (Iran)

* * *

2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

16 August 2006

18:00

Iran | 1–1|  Syria

|
|

Nekounam 71' | Report | Chaabo 88'

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

* * *

2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

2 September 2006

20:00

South Korea | 1–1|  Iran

|
|

Seol Ki-hyeon 45' | Report | Hashemian 90+2'

World Cup Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 63,113

Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)

* * *

2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

6 September 2006

19:00

Syria | 0–2|  Iran

|
|

| Report | Nosrati 27'
Nekounam 56'

Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Kazuhiko Matsumura (Japan)

* * *

2006 LG Cup

4 October 2006

22:00

Iran | 2–0|  Iraq

|
|

Rezaei 25'
Rajabzadeh 70' | Report |

International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 500

Referee: Abdelrazzaq Ismail (Jordan)

* * *

2006 LG Cup

6 October 2006

22:00

Jordan | 0–0|  Iran

|
|

| Report |

International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Abdullah Al-Balooshi (Qatar)

* * *

2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

11 October 2006

18:00

Chinese Taipei | 0–2|  Iran

|
|

| Report | Karimi 10', 56'

Municipal Stadium, Taipei

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Tayeb Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)

* * *

2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

15 October 2006

15:30

Iran | 2–0|  South Korea

|
|

Enayati 48'
Badamaki 90+1' | Report |

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Abdulhameed Ebrahim (Bahrain)

## 2007

[edit]

Friendly

12 January 2007

18:30

United Arab Emirates | 0–2|  Iran

|
|

| Report | Khatibi 45' (pen.)
Sadeghi 90+2'

Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Attendance: 9,000

Referee: Mohammed Omar (United Arab Emirates)

* * *

Friendly

7 February 2007

16:00

Iran | 2–2|  Belarus

|
|

Khatibi 6'
Rajabzadeh 88' | Report | Hleb 53', 59'

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Saad Kamil (Kuwait)

* * *

Friendly

24 March 2007

Qatar | 0–1|  Iran

|
|

| Report | Nikbakht 7'

Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Al-Rayyan

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Jaafar Mahdi Al-Khabbaz (Bahrain)

* * *

Friendly

2 June 2007

20:00

Mexico | 4–0|  Iran

|
|

Borgetti 2'
Lozano 27'
Fonseca 80'
Torrado 85' | Report |

Estadio Alfonso Lastras, San Luis Potosí

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Roberto Silvera (Uruguay)

* * *

2007 WAFF West Asian Championship – Preliminary round

16 June 2007

17:00

Iran | 0–0|  Iraq

|
|

| Report |

International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Mahmood Abbas (Syria)

* FIFA recognized this match as a full international despite the Iranian side being Iran B.

* * *

2007 WAFF West Asian Championship – Preliminary round

20 June 2007

17:00

Iran | 2–0|  Palestine

|
|

Meydavoudi 56'
Rajabzadeh 86' | Report |

International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Mohammad Abu-Loum (Jordan)

* FIFA recognized this match as a full international despite the Iranian side being Iran B.

* * *

2007 WAFF West Asian Championship – Semifinal

22 June 2007

20:30

Jordan | 0–1|  Iran

|
|

| Report | Rajabzadeh 32'

International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Won Lon-soon (South Korea)

* FIFA recognized this match as a full international despite the Iranian side being Iran B.

* * *

2007 WAFF West Asian Championship – Final

24 June 2007

19:30

Iran | 2–1|  Iraq

|
|

Badamaki 9'
Beikzadeh 21' | Report | Sadir 86' (pen.)

International Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Radwan Ghandour (Lebanon)

* FIFA recognized this match as a full international despite the Iranian side being Iran B.

* * *

Friendly

2 July 2007

19:00

Iran | 8–1|  Jamaica

|
|

Nekounam 1', 18'
Madanchi 3', 49'
Hashemian 38'
Khatibi 82', 89'
Enayati 90+4' | Report | Taylor 84'

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Hedayat Mombini (Iran)

* * *

2007 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round

11 July 2007

18:20

Iran | 2–1|  Uzbekistan

|
|

Hosseini 55'
Kazemian 78' | Report | Rezaei 16' (o.g.)

Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 1,863

Referee: Saad Kamil (Kuwait)

* * *

2007 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round

15 July 2007

18:20

China | 2–2|  Iran

|
|

Shao Jiayi 6'
Mao Jianqing 33' | Report | Zandi 45'
Nekounam 73'

Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 5,938

Referee: Khalil Al-Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

* * *

2007 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round

18 July 2007

20:35

Malaysia | 0–2|  Iran

|
|

| Report | Nekounam 29' (pen.)
Teymourian 77'

Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 4,520

Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)

* * *

2007 AFC Asian Cup – Quarterfinal

22 July 2007

18:20

Iran | 0–0 (a.e.t.)|  South Korea

|
|

| Report |
Penalties
Zandi
Mahdavikia
Enayati
Khatibi | 2–4 |  Lee Chun-soo
Kim Sang-sik
Kim Do-heon
Cho Jae-jin
Kim Jung-woo

Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Attendance: 8,629

Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi (United Arab Emirates)

## 2008

[edit]

Friendly

10 January 2008

18:30

Qatar | 0–0|  Iran

|
|

| Report |

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Jaafar Alawi (Bahrain)

* * *

Friendly

30 January 2008

15:00

Iran | 0–0|  Costa Rica

|
|

| Report |

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 0

Referee: Fareed Al-Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates)

* * *

2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Third round

6 February 2008

15:00

Iran | 0–0|  Syria

|
|

| Report |

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 45,000

Referee: Malik Abdul Bashir (Singapore)

* * *

Friendly

21 March 2008

19:15

Bahrain | 1–0|  Iran

|
|

Husain 65' | Report |

National Stadium, Riffa

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Khalil Al-Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

* * *

2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Third round

26 March 2008

19:45

Kuwait | 2–2|  Iran

|
|

Ajab 39'
Al-Rashidi 82' | Report | Nikbakht 2'
Hosseini 5'

Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)

* * *

Friendly

25 May 2008

17:00

Iran | 3–2|  Zambia

|
|

Nekounam 13' (pen.)
Rezaei 35'
Aghili 88' (pen.) | Report | Mulenga 60'
Kola 62'

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 2,500

Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

* * *

2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Third round

2 June 2008

19:00

Iran | 0–0|  United Arab Emirates

|
|

| Report |

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Lee Gi-young (South Korea)

* * *

2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Third round

7 June 2008

20:00

United Arab Emirates | 0–1|  Iran

|
|

| Report | Zandi 7'

Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Al-Ain

Attendance: 9,000

Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

* * *

2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Third round

14 June 2008

20:00

Syria | 0–2|  Iran

|
|

| Report | Rezaei 65'
Khalili 90+3'

Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus

Attendance: 25,000

Referee: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand)

* * *

2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Third round

22 June 2008

20:30

Iran | 2–0|  Kuwait

|
|

Nekounam 16'
Rezaei 90+2' | Report |

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Sun Baojie (China)

* * *

2008 WAFF West Asian Championship – Preliminary round

7 August 2008

20:30

Iran | 3–0|  Palestine

|
|

Rahmati 29' (pen.)
Rezaei 40'
Rafkhaei 86' | Report |

Takhti Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Abdullah Al-Harrasi (Oman)

* * *

2008 WAFF West Asian Championship – Preliminary round

11 August 2008

20:30

Iran | 6–1|  Qatar

|
|

Meydavoudi 10', 90'
Alenemeh 33'
Aghili 49' (pen.)
Hajsafi 61'
Rafkhaei 80' | Report | Abdullah 52'

Takhti Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Yousef Shahin (Jordan)

* * *

2008 WAFF West Asian Championship – Semifinal

13 August 2008

17:45

Iran | 2–0|  Syria

|
|

Rahmati 7' (pen.)
Rezaei 52' | Report |

Takhti Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Abdullah Al-Harrasi (Oman)

* * *

2008 WAFF West Asian Championship – Final

15 August 2008

19:20

Iran | 2–1|  Jordan

|
|

Aghili 21' (pen.)
Rahmati 88' | Report | Deeb 85'

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Mohammed Zarouni (United Arab Emirates)

* * *

Friendly

27 August 2008

19:00

Iran | 1–0|  Azerbaijan

|
|

Nouri 82' | Report |

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Hedayat Mombini (Iran)

* * *

2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Fourth round

6 September 2008

22:15

Saudi Arabia | 1–1|  Iran

|
|

Al-Harthi 29' | Report | Nekounam 81'

King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh

Attendance: 50,000

Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)

* * *

2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Fourth round

15 October 2008

17:00

Iran | 2–1|  North Korea

|
|

Mahdavikia 9'
Nekounam 63' | Report | Jong Tae-se 72'

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 60,000

Referee: Abdullah Al-Hilali (Oman)

* * *

Friendly

9 November 2008

19:30

Qatar | 0–1|  Iran

|
|

| Report | Rezaei 74'

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Abdullah Al-Harrasi (Oman)

* * *

2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Fourth round

19 November 2008

19:15

United Arab Emirates | 1–1|  Iran

|
|

Jumaa 19' | Report | Bagheri 81'

Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai

Attendance: 8,000

Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)

* * *

2008 Oman International Cup – Semifinal

17 December 2008

20:30

Iran | 0–1|  Ecuador

|
|

| Report | Martínez 55'

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Mahmoud Al-Ghatrifi (Oman)

* * *

2008 Oman International Cup – 3rd place match

19 December 2008

18:00

Iran | 2–0|  China

|
|

Seyed-Salehi 44' (pen.)
Nouri 72' | Report |

Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Abdullah Al-Hilali (Oman)

## 2009

[edit]

Friendly

9 January 2009

15:00

Iran | 3–1|  China

|
|

Borhani 20'
Bagheri 27'
Zare 72' (pen.) | Report | Huang Bowen 66'

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Saeid Mozaffarizadeh (Iran)

* * *

2011 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

14 January 2009

15:00

Iran | 6–0|  Singapore

|
|

Gholamnejad 43'
Bagheri 52'
Rezaei 55'
Zare 79'
Nouri 82', 83' | Report |

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: Mohamad Mansour (Lebanon)

* * *

2011 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

28 January 2009

18:30

Thailand | 0–0|  Iran

|
|

| Report |

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 10,000

Referee: Valentin Kovalenko (Uzbekistan)

* * *

2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Fourth round

11 February 2009

15:00

Iran | 1–1|  South Korea

|
|

Nekounam 58' | Report | Park Ji-sung 81'

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 75,000

Referee: Ben Williams (Australia)

* * *

Friendly

14 March 2009

16:30

Iran | 1–0|  Kenya

|
|

Kazemi 55' (pen.) | Report |

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 6,500

Referee: Yadollah Jahanbazi (Iran)

* * *

2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Fourth round

28 March 2009

19:00

Iran | 1–2|  Saudi Arabia

|
|

Shojaei 57' | Report | Hazazi 79'
Al-Muwallad 87'

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 100,000

Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

* * *

Friendly

1 April 2009

17:00

Iran | 1–1|  Senegal

|
|

Madanchi 28' | Report | Cissé 57'

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

* * *

Friendly

1 June 2009

20:35

China | 1–0|  Iran

|
|

Gao Lin 45' | Report |

Olympic Sports Center Stadium, Qinhuangdao

Attendance: 23,000

Referee: Fan Qi (China)

* * *

2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Fourth round

6 June 2009

17:00

North Korea | 0–0|  Iran

|
|

| Report |

Yanggakdo Stadium, Pyongyang

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Sun Baojie (China)

* * *

2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Fourth round

10 June 2009

19:00

Iran | 1–0|  United Arab Emirates

|
|

Karimi 53' | Report |

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 38,000

Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

* * *

2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Fourth round

17 June 2009

20:00

South Korea | 1–1|  Iran

|
|

Park Ji-sung 82' | Report | Shojaei 52'

World Cup Stadium, Seoul

Attendance: 40,000

Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

* * *

Friendly

5 July 2009

Botswana | 1–1|  Iran

|
|

Mokgathi 30' | Report | Shirvand 3'

University of Botswana Stadium, Gaborone

Attendance: 3,000

* FIFA recognized this match as a full international despite the Iranian side being Iran U-23.

* * *

Friendly

12 August 2009

20:45

Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2–3|  Iran

|
|

Džeko 52', 65' | Report | Shojaei 79'
Borhani 86'
Teymourian 90+3'

Gradski Stadion Koševo, Sarajevo

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: Draženko Kovačić (Croatia)

* * *

Friendly

31 August 2009

22:00

Bahrain | 4–2|  Iran

|
|

Abdulrahman 12'
Abdullatif 30'
Isa 54'
Adnan 90+10' (pen.) | Report | Zandi 37', 84' (pen.)

National Stadium, Riffa

Attendance: 1,500

Referee: Siniša Zrnić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

* * *

Friendly

5 September 2009

18:30

Uzbekistan | 0–0|  Iran

|
|

| Report |

Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Tashkent

Attendance: 9,500

Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

* * *

Friendly

10 November 2009

18:00

Iran | 1–0|  Iceland

|
|

Ansarifard 53' | Report |

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 1,000

Referee: Abdullah Balideh (Qatar)

* * *

2011 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

14 November 2009

18:00

Iran | 1–0|  Jordan

|
|

Nekounam 72' | Report |

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

* * *

Friendly

18 November 2009

18:00

Iran | 1–1|  Macedonia

|
|

Teymourian 36' | Report | Pandev 49'

Azadi Stadium, Tehran

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

* * *

2011 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

22 November 2009

18:00

Jordan | 1–0|  Iran

|
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Deeb 79' | Report |

King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman

Attendance: 11,000

Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi (United Arab Emirates)

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2010 Qatar Friendship Cup

28 December 2009

17:30

Qatar | 3–2|  Iran

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Afif 6'
Mohamed 10', 90+5' | Report | Zeneyedpour 38'
Hajsafi 48'

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 3,000

Referee: István Vad (Hungary)

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2010 Qatar Friendship Cup

30 December 2009

16:00

Mali | 2–1|  Iran

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N'Diaye 28'
Traoré 30' | Report | Ansarifard 11'

Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha

Attendance: 2,000

Referee: Aouaz Trabelsi (Tunisia)

## Statistics

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### Results by year

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Year  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA  | GD

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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

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Name  | First match  | Last match  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA  | GD

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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 | 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

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Team  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | GF  | GA  | GD

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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

## References

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* www.teammelli.com

## External links

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