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General Information for Iran

IR Iran Football Federation
Founded
1920
FIFA entry
1948
Average height in 1997
1.8m
Average age in 1997
25.1
Confederation
AFC
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Jersey in 1997
No jersey in 1997

Coaches in 1997

Ivić, Tomislav (Coach)

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Ivić, Tomislav (Coach)

Day of Birth
1933-06-30
Day of Death
2011-06-24
Place of Birth
Split (Croatia)
Goto coach Tomislav Ivić

Mayeli-Kohan, Mohammad (Coach)

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Mayeli-Kohan, Mohammad (Coach)

Day of Birth
1954-06-20
Place of Birth
Bandar-e Anzali (Iran)
Matches
19 (15 / 4)
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Vieira, Valdeir (Coach)

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Vieira, Valdeir (Coach)

Day of Birth
1944-07-11
Place of Birth
Marília (SP) (Brazil)
Matches
2 (2 / 0)
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Pourheidari, Mansour (Coach)

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Pourheidari, Mansour (Coach)

Day of Birth
1945-01-20
Day of Death
2016-11-04
Place of Birth
Tehran (Iran)
Matches
1 (0 / 1)
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Players of Iran in 1997

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Abedzadeh, Ahmad Reza 1966-05-25 Goalkeeper Iran Persepolis Tehran 20 0 0 0 0 0
Nakisa, Nima 1975-05-01 Goalkeeper Iran Persepolis Tehran 1 1 0 0 0 0
Tabatabaei, Hadi 1973-06-19 Goalkeeper Iran Bahman Karaj 1 0 0 0 0 0
Peyrovani, Afshin 1970-02-06 Centre Back Iran Persepolis Tehran 18 0 0 0 0 0
Shahroudi, Reza 1972-02-21 Left Back Iran Persepolis Tehran 17 1 4 0 0 0
Khakpour, Mohammad 1969-02-20 Centre Back Iran Bahman Karaj 17 0 0 0 0 0
Ostad-Asadi, Ali Akbar 1965-09-17 Centre Back Iran Zob Ahan Isfahan 12 2 0 0 0 0
Golmohammadi, Yahya 1971-03-19 Centre Back Iran Persepolis Tehran 10 1 0 0 0 0
Saadavi, Naeim 1969-06-16 Right Back Iran Persepolis Tehran 4 0 0 0 0 0
Pashazadeh, Mehdi 1973-12-27 Centre Back Iran Esteghlal Tehran 2 1 0 0 0 0
Falahatzadeh, Farshad 1967-03-21 Centre Back Iran Bahman Karaj 2 0 0 0 0 0
Ghaffari, Ghadir Centre Back Iran Shamoushak Noshahr 2 0 0 0 0 0
Zarincheh, Javad 1966-07-23 Right Back Iran Esteghlal Tehran 2 0 0 0 0 0
Bakhtiarizadeh, Sohrab 1977-09-11 Centre Back Iran Foolad Khuzestan 0 1 0 0 0 0
Petrosian, Samson 1969-03-17 Centre Back Iran Zob Ahan Isfahan 0 1 0 0 0 0
Mahdavikia, Mehdi 1977-07-24 Right Midfielder Iran Persepolis Tehran 19 1 5 0 0 0
Estili, Hamid Reza 1967-04-01 Centre Midfielder Iran Bahman Karaj 17 1 4 0 0 0
Mansourian, Alireza 1971-12-12 Centre Midfielder Iran Esteghlal Tehran 17 1 4 0 0 0
Bagheri, Karim 1974-02-20 Defensive Midfielder Germany Arminia Bielefeld 17 0 20 0 0 0
Minavand, Mehrdad 1975-11-30 Left Midfielder Iran Persepolis Tehran 7 9 2 0 0 0
Halali, Esmaeil 1973-08-13 Centre Midfielder Iran Persepolis Tehran 4 2 0 0 0 0
Yazdani, Dariush 1977-06-06 Attacking Midfielder Iran Esteghlal Tehran 2 2 0 0 0 0
Ostovari, Alimirza 1973-06-01 Attacking Midfielder Iran Bargh Shiraz 2 0 1 0 0 0
Avarand, Shahin 1969-08-23 Left Midfielder Iran Paas Tehran 0 1 0 0 0 0
Navazi, Mohammad 1974-09-05 Right Midfielder Iran Bahman Karaj 0 1 0 0 0 0
Shokri, Javid Left Midfielder Iran Esteghlal Tehran 0 1 0 0 0 0
Azizi, Khodadad 1971-06-22 Centre Forward Germany 1.FC Köln 17 1 9 0 0 0
Daei, Ali 1969-03-21 Centre Forward Germany Arminia Bielefeld 16 1 9 0 0 0
Majidi, Farhad 1976-06-03 Left Winger Iran Esteghlal Tehran 5 8 2 0 0 0
Modir-Rousta, Ali Asghar 1968-07-25 Centre Forward Iran Bahman Karaj 5 4 2 0 0 0
Mousavi, Ali 1974-04-22 Centre Forward Iran Paas Tehran 3 3 1 0 0 0
Garousi, Mohsen 1968-11-28 Centre Forward Iran Esteghlal Tehran 1 6 1 0 0 0
Heydari, Hashem 1966-12-22 Centre Forward Iran Paas Tehran 1 2 0 0 0 0
Seraj, Behnam 1971-06-19 Centre Forward Iran Sanat Naft Abadan 1 0 0 0 0 0
Tahami, Ebrahim 1966-09-21 Right Winger Iran Esteghlal Ahvaz 0 2 0 0 0 0
Khatibi, Hossein 1975-01-05 Centre Forward Iran Shahrdari Tabriz 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Iran in 1997

Missing match data:
  • China (27.04.) p
  • Kuwait (11.04.) p
  • Syria (06.06.) p
Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1997-04-11
Kuwait
Kuwait
Iran
Iran
0:2 p
Kuwait vs. Iran
Friendly Kuwait City
1997-04-21
Iran
Iran
Kenya
Kenya
3:0 c
Iran vs. Kenya
Friendly
Takhti Stadium Tabriz
1997-04-27
China
China
Iran
Iran
0:0 p
China vs. Iran
Friendly
Workers' Stadium
1997-06-02
Maldives
Maldives
Iran
Iran
0:17 c
Maldives vs. Iran
World Cup 1998 - Group 2
Stade des Abbassides
1997-06-04
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
Iran
Iran
0:7 c
Kyrgyzstan vs. Iran
World Cup 1998 - Group 2
Stade des Abbassides
1997-06-06
Syria
Syria
Iran
Iran
0:1 p
Syria vs. Iran
World Cup 1998 - Group 2
Stade des Abbassides
1997-06-09
Iran
Iran
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
3:1 c
Iran vs. Kyrgyzstan
World Cup 1998 - Group 2
Azadi Stadium
1997-06-11
Iran
Iran
Maldives
Maldives
9:0 c
Iran vs. Maldives
World Cup 1998 - Group 2
Azadi Stadium
1997-06-13
Iran
Iran
Syria
Syria
2:2 c
Iran vs. Syria
World Cup 1998 - Group 2
Azadi Stadium
1997-08-17
Canada
Canada
Iran
Iran
0:1 c
Canada vs. Iran
Friendly
Varsity Stadium
1997-09-02
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Iran
Iran
3:1 c
United Arab Emirates vs. Iran
Friendly
Al-Nahyan Stadium
1997-09-13
China
China
Iran
Iran
2:4 c
China vs. Iran
World Cup 1998 - Group A
Jinzhou Stadium
1997-09-19
Iran
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
1:1 c
Iran vs. Saudi Arabia
World Cup 1998 - Group A
Azadi Stadium
1997-09-26
Kuwait
Kuwait
Iran
Iran
1:1 c
Kuwait vs. Iran
World Cup 1998 - Group A
Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium
1997-10-03
Iran
Iran
Qatar
Qatar
3:0 c
Iran vs. Qatar
World Cup 1998 - Group A
Azadi Stadium
1997-10-17
Iran
Iran
China
China
4:1 c
Iran vs. China
World Cup 1998 - Group A
Azadi Stadium
1997-10-24
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Iran
1:0 c
Saudi Arabia vs. Iran
World Cup 1998 - Group A
King Fahd International Stadium
1997-10-31
Iran
Iran
Kuwait
Kuwait
0:0 c
Iran vs. Kuwait
World Cup 1998 - Group A
Azadi Stadium
1997-11-07
Qatar
Qatar
Iran
Iran
2:0 c
Qatar vs. Iran
World Cup 1998 - Group A
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
1997-11-16
Japan
Japan
Iran
Iran
3:2 AET c
Japan vs. Iran
World Cup 1998 - Play-Off
Tan Sri Dato Haji Hassan Yunos Stadium
1997-11-22
Iran
Iran
Australia
Australia
1:1 c
Iran vs. Australia
World Cup 1998 - AFC-OFC Play-Off
Azadi Stadium
1997-11-29
Australia
Australia
Iran
Iran
2:2 c
Australia vs. Iran
World Cup 1998 - AFC-OFC Play-Off
Melbourne Cricket Ground
22 Matches

Match Progress for Iran in 1997

Favorite Opponents of Iran

Opponent M W D L G
Kuwait
Kuwait
28 11 8 9 40
Qatar
Qatar
27 17 5 5 47
Iraq
Iraq
27 15 4 8 47
Syria
Syria
27 17 10 0 58
South Korea
South Korea
25 10 6 9 32
China
China
24 13 5 6 45
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
21 17 3 1 31
North Korea
North Korea
20 17 3 0 38
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
18 10 5 3 23
Bahrain
Bahrain
17 7 5 5 26
Japan
Japan
15 5 5 5 16
Jordan
Jordan
14 7 3 4 18
Thailand
Thailand
13 10 3 0 29
Oman
Oman
13 7 4 2 26
Lebanon
Lebanon
12 10 1 1 31
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
12 2 4 6 21
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
10 5 3 2 16
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
8 5 1 2 20
Palestine
Palestine
6 4 2 0 18
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
6 6 0 0 28
Maldives
Maldives
6 6 0 0 42
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
6 6 0 0 16
India
India
6 5 1 0 15
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
6 6 0 0 25
Pakistan
Pakistan
5 5 0 0 24
Turkey
Turkey
5 0 3 2 2
Singapore
Singapore
5 4 1 0 17
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
5 4 1 0 16
Nepal
Nepal
5 5 0 0 25
Russia
Russia
4 1 2 1 4
Indonesia
Indonesia
4 4 0 0 13
Taiwan
Taiwan
4 4 0 0 18
Angola
Angola
4 2 2 0 7
Algeria
Algeria
4 2 0 2 5
Laos
Laos
3 3 0 0 20
Belarus
Belarus
3 0 2 1 3
USA
USA
3 1 1 1 3
Ecuador
Ecuador
3 1 1 1 3
Tunisia
Tunisia
3 0 1 2 2
Guam
Guam
3 3 0 0 31
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
3 3 0 0 22
Venezuela
Venezuela
3 2 1 0 3
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
3 2 1 0 7
Kenya
Kenya
3 3 0 0 6
Mexico
Mexico
3 0 0 3 2
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
3 3 0 0 13
Canada
Canada
3 2 0 1 2
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
3 2 1 0 4
Yemen
Yemen
3 3 0 0 11
Cameroon
Cameroon
3 0 2 1 2
Togo
Togo
2 2 0 0 4
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
2 1 1 0 3
Malaysia
Malaysia
2 2 0 0 5
Portugal
Portugal
2 0 1 1 1
Ireland
Ireland
2 1 0 1 1
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
2 2 0 0 3
Cambodia
Cambodia
2 2 0 0 24
Libya
Libya
2 2 0 0 5
Slovakia
Slovakia
2 1 0 1 6
Croatia
Croatia
2 0 1 1 2
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
2 0 0 2 1
Poland
Poland
2 0 0 2 0
Senegal
Senegal
2 0 2 0 2
Montenegro
Montenegro
2 1 1 0 2
Australia
Australia
2 0 2 0 3
Panama
Panama
2 2 0 0 3
Chile
Chile
2 2 0 0 7
Germany
Germany
2 0 0 2 0
South Yemen
South Yemen
2 2 0 0 4
Guinea
Guinea
2 0 1 1 2
Nigeria
Nigeria
2 0 1 1 0
Uruguay
Uruguay
2 1 0 1 4
Jamaica
Jamaica
2 2 0 0 9
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
2 2 0 0 5
Hungary
Hungary
1 0 0 1 0
Botswana
Botswana
1 0 1 0 1
Nicaragua
Nicaragua
1 1 0 0 1
Ukraine
Ukraine
1 1 0 0 1
Albania
Albania
1 0 0 1 0
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
1 1 0 0 5
Cyprus
Cyprus
1 0 1 0 0
Netherlands
Netherlands
1 0 0 1 0
Spain
Spain
1 0 0 1 0
Uganda
Uganda
1 0 0 1 8
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
1 1 0 0 4
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
1 1 0 0 2
Denmark
Denmark
1 0 1 0 0
Wales
Wales
1 1 0 0 2
Lithuania
Lithuania
1 1 0 0 1
Sweden
Sweden
1 0 0 1 1
Mauritania
Mauritania
1 1 0 0 2
Austria
Austria
1 0 0 1 1
Peru
Peru
1 0 0 1 1
Ghana
Ghana
1 1 0 0 2
Zambia
Zambia
1 1 0 0 3
Tanzania
Tanzania
1 1 0 0 2
Egypt
Egypt
1 0 0 1 8
Brazil
Brazil
1 0 0 1 0
Morocco
Morocco
1 1 0 0 1
New Zealand
New Zealand
1 1 0 0 3
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1 1 0 0 1
Guatemala
Guatemala
1 0 1 0 2
Mali
Mali
1 0 0 1 1
Madagascar
Madagascar
1 1 0 0 1
England
England
1 0 0 1 2
Paraguay
Paraguay
1 0 1 0 1
Mozambique
Mozambique
1 1 0 0 3
Georgia
Georgia
1 1 0 0 2
Scotland
Scotland
1 0 1 0 1
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
1 1 0 0 8
Philippines
Philippines
1 1 0 0 7
Vietnam
Vietnam
1 1 0 0 2
Armenia
Armenia
1 1 0 0 3
Iceland
Iceland
1 1 0 0 1
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
1 0 0 1 0
Bolivia
Bolivia
1 1 0 0 2
Argentina
Argentina
1 0 0 1 0
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