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General Information for Iran

IR Iran Football Federation
Founded
1920
FIFA entry
1948
Average height in 2008
1.81m
Average age in 2008
26.7
Confederation
AFC
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Emblem
Jersey in 2008
No jersey in 2008

Coaches in 2008

Daei, Ali (Coach)

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Daei, Ali (Coach)

Day of Birth
1969-03-21
Place of Birth
Ardabil (Iran)
Height
1.92m
Matches
18 (12 / 6)
Goto coach Ali Daei

Ebrahimzadeh, Mansour (Coach)

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Ebrahimzadeh, Mansour (Coach)

Day of Birth
1956-05-29
Place of Birth
Isfahan (Iran)
Matches
3 (1 / 2)
Goto coach Mansour Ebrahimzadeh

Players of Iran in 2008

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Rahmati, Seyed Mehdi 1983-02-02 Goalkeeper Iran Mes Kerman 14 0 0 0 0 0
Talebloo, Vahid 1982-05-26 Goalkeeper Iran Esteghlal Tehran 3 2 0 0 0 0
Ahmadi, Rahman 1980-07-30 Goalkeeper Iran Sepahan Isfahan 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mirzapour, Ebrahim 1978-09-16 Goalkeeper Iran Saipa Karaj 1 0 0 0 0 0
Mohammadi, Abbas 1975-08-23 Goalkeeper Iran Sepahan Isfahan 1 0 0 0 0 0
Vaezi, Mehdi 1975-01-19 Goalkeeper Iran Persepolis Tehran 1 0 0 0 0 0
Hosseini, Seyed Jalal 1982-02-03 Centre Back Iran Saipa Karaj 16 0 1 0 0 0
Aghili, Seyed Hadi 1981-01-15 Centre Back Iran Sepahan Isfahan 15 0 3 0 0 0
Kaebi, Hossein 1985-09-23 Right Back Iran Saipa Karaj 15 0 0 0 0 0
Zare, Sattar 1982-01-27 Left Back Iran Bargh Shiraz 10 0 0 0 0 0
Bengar, Mohsen 1979-07-06 Centre Back Iran Sepahan Isfahan 7 1 0 0 0 0
Gholamnejad, Majid 1983-06-18 Right Back Iran PAS Hamedan 6 6 0 0 0 0
Hajsafi, Ehsan 1990-02-25 Left Back Iran Sepahan Isfahan 6 3 1 0 0 0
Ghorbani, Pirouz 1981-05-15 Centre Back Iran Esteghlal Tehran 4 0 0 0 0 0
Alenemeh, Ahmad 1982-10-20 Right Back Iran Foolad Khuzestan 3 1 1 0 0 0
Ashjari, Hassan 1979-02-18 Left Back Iran Zob Ahan Isfahan 2 0 0 0 0 0
Beikzadeh, Hashem 1984-01-22 Left Back Iran Esteghlal Tehran 2 0 0 0 0 0
Shiri, Mojtaba 1979-10-29 Centre Back Iran Persepolis Tehran 1 2 0 0 0 0
Hamoudi, Ali 1986-03-21 Right Back Iran Mes Kerman 1 0 0 0 0 0
Asadi, Morteza 1979-02-24 Left Back Iran Saba Qom 0 2 0 0 0 0
Shakouri, Hadi 1982-05-02 Right Back Iran Esteghlal Tehran 0 2 0 0 0 0
Montazeri, Pejman 1983-09-06 Centre Back Iran Esteghlal Tehran 0 1 0 0 0 0
Rezaei, Sheys 1984-03-21 Centre Back Iran Saba Qom 0 1 0 0 0 0
Sadeghi, Ebrahim 1979-02-04 Defensive Midfielder Iran Saipa Karaj 10 1 0 0 0 0
Shojaei, Masoud 1984-06-09 Attacking Midfielder Spain Osasuna Pamplona 8 2 0 0 0 0
Nekounam, Javad 1980-09-07 Defensive Midfielder Spain Osasuna Pamplona 8 0 4 0 0 0
Teymourian, Andranik 1983-03-06 Defensive Midfielder England Barnsley FC 7 1 0 0 0 0
Vahedi Nikbakht, Alireza 1980-06-30 Left Midfielder Iran Persepolis Tehran 5 4 1 0 0 0
Zandi, Ferydoon 1979-04-26 Attacking Midfielder Cyprus Alki Larnakas 5 1 1 0 0 0
Zare, Maziar 1984-12-22 Centre Midfielder Iran Persepolis Tehran 5 1 0 0 0 0
Karimi, Ali 1978-11-08 Attacking Midfielder Iran Persepolis Tehran 5 0 0 0 0 0
Rahmati, Kianoush 1978-09-18 Centre Midfielder Iran Saipa Karaj 4 3 3 0 0 0
Nouri, Mohammad 1983-01-09 Attacking Midfielder Iran Saba Qom 4 2 1 0 0 0
Jabbari, Mojtaba 1983-06-16 Attacking Midfielder Iran Esteghlal Tehran 3 7 0 0 0 0
Mahdavikia, Mehdi 1977-07-24 Right Midfielder Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 3 0 1 0 0 0
Kazemi, Hossein 1979-10-03 Defensive Midfielder Iran Esteghlal Tehran 3 0 0 0 0 0
Bagheri, Karim 1974-02-20 Defensive Midfielder Iran Persepolis Tehran 2 0 1 0 0 0
Jamshidian, Ahmad 1984-05-16 Defensive Midfielder Iran Sepahan Isfahan 2 0 0 0 0 0
Rajabzadeh, Mehdi 1978-09-23 Attacking Midfielder Iran Mes Kerman 2 0 0 0 0 0
Kazemian, Javad 1981-04-23 Right Midfielder United Arab Emirates Ajman Club 1 1 0 0 0 0
Mobali, Eman 1982-11-03 Attacking Midfielder United Arab Emirates Al-Wasl Dubai 1 1 0 0 0 0
Zeneyedpour, Milad 1986-03-21 Left Midfielder Iran Paykan Qazvin 1 0 0 0 0 0
Baou, Maysam 1983-09-19 Attacking Midfielder Iran Aboumoslem Mashhad 0 2 0 0 0 0
Nouri, Pejman 1980-07-13 Defensive Midfielder Iran Persepolis Tehran 0 1 1 0 0 0
Badamaki, Hossein 1981-09-13 Attacking Midfielder Iran Persepolis Tehran 0 1 0 0 0 0
Shapourzadeh, Amir 1982-09-19 Right Midfielder Germany FSV Frankfurt 0 1 0 0 0 0
Rezaei, Gholamreza 1984-08-06 Right Winger Iran Saba Qom 16 0 6 0 0 0
Meydavoudi, Milad 1985-01-20 Centre Forward Iran Esteghlal Ahvaz 5 5 2 0 0 0
Madanchi, Mehrzad 1983-01-10 Left Winger United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr Dubai 5 3 0 0 0 0
Khalili, Mohsen 1980-02-14 Centre Forward Iran Persepolis Tehran 4 5 1 0 0 0
Khalatbari, Mohammad Reza 1983-09-14 Left Winger Iran Zob Ahan Isfahan 2 4 0 0 0 0
Khatibi, Rasoul 1978-09-22 Right Winger Iran Sepahan Isfahan 2 1 0 0 0 0
Samereh, Ali 1977-11-23 Centre Forward United Arab Emirates Ajman Club 2 1 0 0 0 0
Enayati, Reza 1976-09-23 Centre Forward United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr Dubai 2 0 0 0 0 0
Hashemian, Vahid 1976-07-21 Centre Forward Germany VfL Bochum 2 0 0 0 0 0
Rafkhaei, Jalal 1984-04-24 Centre Forward Iran Malavan Bandar Anzali 1 6 2 0 0 0
Seyed-Salehi, Mehdi 1981-07-27 Centre Forward Iran Paykan Qazvin 1 4 1 0 0 0
Borhani, Arash 1983-09-14 Centre Forward Iran Esteghlal Tehran 1 1 0 0 0 0
Abbasfard, Alireza 1981-10-20 Centre Forward Iran Esteghlal Tehran 0 1 0 0 0 0
Ebrahimi, Hossein 1987-05-01 Right Winger Iran Damash Gilan 0 1 0 0 0 0
Khaleghifar, Reza 1983-09-21 Centre Forward Iran Moghavemat-Sepasi Shiraz 0 1 0 0 0 0
Parvin, Mohammad 1988-06-14 Right Winger Slovakia DAC Dunajská Streda 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Iran in 2008

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
2008-01-10
Qatar
Qatar
Iran
Iran
0:0 c
Qatar vs. Iran
Friendly
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
2008-01-30
Iran
Iran
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
0:0 c
Iran vs. Costa Rica
Friendly
Azadi Stadium
2008-02-06
Iran
Iran
Syria
Syria
0:0 c
Iran vs. Syria
World Cup 2010 - Group 5
Azadi Stadium
2008-03-21
Bahrain
Bahrain
Iran
Iran
1:0 c
Bahrain vs. Iran
Friendly
Bahrain National Stadium
2008-03-26
Kuwait
Kuwait
Iran
Iran
2:2 c
Kuwait vs. Iran
World Cup 2010 - Group 5
Al Kuwait Sports Club Stadium
2008-05-25
Iran
Iran
Zambia
Zambia
3:2 c
Iran vs. Zambia
Friendly
Azadi Stadium
2008-06-02
Iran
Iran
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
0:0 c
Iran vs. United Arab Emirates
World Cup 2010 - Group 5
Azadi Stadium
2008-06-07
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Iran
Iran
0:1 c
United Arab Emirates vs. Iran
World Cup 2010 - Group 5
Tahnoun Bin Mohamed Stadium
2008-06-14
Syria
Syria
Iran
Iran
0:2 c
Syria vs. Iran
World Cup 2010 - Group 5
Stade des Abbassides
2008-06-22
Iran
Iran
Kuwait
Kuwait
2:0 c
Iran vs. Kuwait
World Cup 2010 - Group 5
Azadi Stadium
2008-08-07
Iran
Iran
Palestine
Palestine
3:0 c
Iran vs. Palestine
West Asia 2008 - Group A
Takhti Stadium Tabriz
2008-08-11
Iran
Iran
Qatar
Qatar
6:1 c
Iran vs. Qatar
West Asia 2008 - Group A
Takhti Stadium Tabriz
2008-08-13
Iran
Iran
Syria
Syria
2:0 c
Iran vs. Syria
West Asia 2008 - Semi Finals
Takhti Stadium Tabriz
2008-08-15
Iran
Iran
Jordan
Jordan
2:1 c
Iran vs. Jordan
West Asia 2008 - Final
Azadi Stadium
2008-08-27
Iran
Iran
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
1:0 c
Iran vs. Azerbaijan
Friendly
Azadi Stadium
2008-09-06
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Iran
1:1 c
Saudi Arabia vs. Iran
World Cup 2010 - Group 2
King Fahd International Stadium
2008-10-15
Iran
Iran
North Korea
North Korea
2:1 c
Iran vs. North Korea
World Cup 2010 - Group 2
Azadi Stadium
2008-11-09
Qatar
Qatar
Iran
Iran
0:1 c
Qatar vs. Iran
Friendly
Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium
2008-11-19
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Iran
Iran
1:1 c
United Arab Emirates vs. Iran
World Cup 2010 - Group 2
Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium
2008-12-17
Iran
Iran
Ecuador
Ecuador
0:1 c
Iran vs. Ecuador
Friendly
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
2008-12-19
China
China
Iran
Iran
0:2 c
China vs. Iran
Friendly
Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex
21 Matches

Match Progress for Iran in 2008

Favorite Opponents of Iran

Opponent M W D L G
Qatar
Qatar
27 17 5 5 47
Kuwait
Kuwait
27 11 8 8 39
Syria
Syria
26 17 9 0 58
South Korea
South Korea
25 10 6 9 32
China
China
23 13 4 6 41
Iraq
Iraq
23 13 3 7 40
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
19 15 3 1 26
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
18 10 5 3 23
Bahrain
Bahrain
17 7 5 5 26
North Korea
North Korea
17 15 2 0 32
Japan
Japan
15 5 5 5 16
Jordan
Jordan
14 7 3 4 18
Oman
Oman
13 7 4 2 26
Thailand
Thailand
13 10 3 0 29
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
12 2 4 6 21
Lebanon
Lebanon
12 10 1 1 31
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
10 5 3 2 16
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
8 5 1 2 20
Palestine
Palestine
6 4 2 0 18
Maldives
Maldives
6 6 0 0 42
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
6 6 0 0 16
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
6 6 0 0 25
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
5 4 1 0 16
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
5 5 0 0 21
India
India
5 4 1 0 13
Nepal
Nepal
5 5 0 0 25
Pakistan
Pakistan
5 5 0 0 24
Turkey
Turkey
5 0 3 2 2
Taiwan
Taiwan
4 4 0 0 18
Indonesia
Indonesia
4 4 0 0 13
Angola
Angola
4 2 2 0 7
Algeria
Algeria
4 2 0 2 5
Russia
Russia
4 1 2 1 4
Venezuela
Venezuela
3 2 1 0 3
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
3 2 1 0 7
Singapore
Singapore
3 2 1 0 10
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
Belarus
Belarus
3 0 2 1 3
Laos
Laos
3 3 0 0 20
Guam
Guam
3 3 0 0 31
USA
USA
3 1 1 1 3
Ecuador
Ecuador
3 1 1 1 3
Tunisia
Tunisia
3 0 1 2 2
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
2 2 0 0 3
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
2 2 0 0 11
Croatia
Croatia
2 0 1 1 2
Cambodia
Cambodia
2 2 0 0 24
Slovakia
Slovakia
2 1 0 1 6
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
Guinea
Guinea
2 0 1 1 2
Germany
Germany
2 0 0 2 0
South Yemen
South Yemen
2 2 0 0 4
Jamaica
Jamaica
2 2 0 0 9
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
2 2 0 0 5
Nigeria
Nigeria
2 0 1 1 0
Uruguay
Uruguay
2 1 0 1 4
Malaysia
Malaysia
2 2 0 0 5
Togo
Togo
2 2 0 0 4
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
2 1 1 0 3
Ireland
Ireland
2 1 0 1 1
Portugal
Portugal
2 0 1 1 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
Wales
Wales
1 1 0 0 2
Lithuania
Lithuania
1 1 0 0 1
Tanzania
Tanzania
1 1 0 0 2
Egypt
Egypt
1 0 0 1 8
Brazil
Brazil
1 0 0 1 0
Libya
Libya
1 1 0 0 4
Ghana
Ghana
1 1 0 0 2
Zambia
Zambia
1 1 0 0 3
Guatemala
Guatemala
1 0 1 0 2
Morocco
Morocco
1 1 0 0 1
New Zealand
New Zealand
1 1 0 0 3
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1 1 0 0 1
Mozambique
Mozambique
1 1 0 0 3
Georgia
Georgia
1 1 0 0 2
Scotland
Scotland
1 0 1 0 1
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
Vietnam
Vietnam
1 1 0 0 2
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
1 1 0 0 8
Philippines
Philippines
1 1 0 0 7
Argentina
Argentina
1 0 0 1 0
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
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
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
Denmark
Denmark
1 0 1 0 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
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