Iran national under-20 football team

Iran under-20

Nickname(s)	Team Melli Javanan ("The Youth National Team")
Association	FFIRI
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Amir Hossein Peyrovani
Captain	Reza Karamolachaab
FIFA code	IRN
First colours Second colours
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	2 (First in 1977)
Best result	Round 1: 1977, 2001
AFC U-19 Championship
Appearances	20 (First in 1969)
Best result	Champions: 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976

Iran national under-20 football team (also known as Iran Under-20, Iran U-20 or Iran Youth Team) represents Iran in international football competitions in AFC U-19 Championship 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	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1977	Round 1	3	1	1	1	4	5
1979	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1981	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1983	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1985	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1987	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1989	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1991	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1993	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1997	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2001	Round 1	3	0	0	3	0	8
2003	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2005	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2009	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2011	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2013	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2015	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2017	To be determined	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	2/20	6	1	1	4	4	13

*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

AFC U-19 Championship

AFC U-19 Championship record Qualifications Year Round PLD W D* L GS GA PLD W D L GS GA 1959 Did not enter - - - - - - - - - - - - 1960 Did not enter - - - - - - - - - - - - 1961 Did not enter - - - - - - - - - - - - 1962 Did not enter - - - - - - - - - - - - 1963 Did not enter - - - - - - - - - - - - 1964 Did not enter - - - - - - - - - - - - 1965 Did not enter - - - - - - - - - - - - 1966 Did not enter - - - - - - - - - - - - 1967 Did not enter - - - - - - - - - - - - 1968 Did not enter - - - - - - - - - - - - 1969 Third place 6 4 1 1 13 4 - - - - - - 1970 Quarterfinals 4 3 0 1 15 2 - - - - - - 1971 Quarterfinals 4 2 2 0 7 1 - - - - - - 1972 Third place 6 4 0 2 9 2 - - - - - - 1973 Champions 4 4 0 0 10 1 - - - - - - 1974 Champions 6 4 0 0 18 2 - - - - - - 1975 Champions 6 4 2 0 16 1 - - - - - - 1976 Champions 6 5 1 0 11 2 - - - - - - 1977 Runners-up 5 4 0 1 19 5 - - - - - - 1978 Quarterfinals 4 2 1 1 6 3 - - - - - - 1980 Did not qualify - - - - - - - - - - - - 1982 Did not qualify - - - - - - - - - - - - 1985 Did not qualify - - - - - - - - - - - - 1986 Did not qualify - - - - - - - - - - - - 1988 Did not qualify - - - - - - - - - - - - 1990 Did not qualify - - - - - - - - - - - - 1992 Round 1 3 1 1 1 2 2 - - - - - - 1994 Did not qualify - - - - - - - - - - - - 1996 Round 1 4 0 3 1 1 2 3 2 1 0 9 1 1998 Did not qualify - - - - - - - - - - - - 2000 Fourth place 6 4 2 0 13 5 - - - - - - 2002 Did not qualify - - - - - - 3 1 0 2 6 8 2004 Round 1 3 1 1 1 7 4 3 2 0 0 8 1 2006 Round 1 3 2 0 1 5 7 2 2 0 0 7 0 2008 Round 1 3 1 0 2 5 6 5 4 1 0 20 0 2010 Round 1 3 1 0 2 2 5 2 1 1 0 5 1 2012 Quarterfinals 4 3 0 1 10 5 3 3 0 0 12 0 2014 Round 1 3 1 0 2 3 3 3 3 0 0 9 1 2016 Qualified - - - - - - 3 3 0 0 15 0 Total 20/39 83 50 44 17 172 62 27 21 3 2 91 12 *Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. *Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil. Results and fixtures       Win       Draw       Loss Previous matches Date Competition Venue Opponent Result Iranian scorers Report 2015 20 August 2015 Friendly Mashhad, Iran  Syria 2–0 (W) 25 August 2015 Friendly Mashhad, Iran  Iraq 1–1 (D) 27 August 2015 Friendly Mashhad, Iran  Iraq 1–1 (D) 16 September 2015 Friendly Karaj, Iran  Tajikistan 3–2 (W) 2 October 2015 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification Samen Stadium, Mashhad    Nepal 10–0 (W) Karamolachaab  1', 13', 84', 90+1', Mokhtari  2', 44', Shojaei  32', Shekari  57' (pen.), 87', Khoram  79' Report 4 October 2015 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification Samen Stadium, Mashhad  Jordan 3–0 (W) Daghestani  45', Shekari  52', Mokhtari  63' Report 6 October 2015 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification Samen Stadium, Mashhad  Kuwait 2–0 (W) Karamolachaab  45+4', Noorafkan  62' Report 2016 21 January 2016 Friendly Turkey  Denmark 3–1 (W) Report 23 January 2016 Friendly Turkey  Denmark 0–0 (D) Report 30 January 2016 Friendly Turkey  Kosovo 2–0 (W) Report 26 March 2016 Friendly Enghelab Stadium, Karaj  Singapore 1–0 (W) Report 28 March 2016 Friendly Enghelab Stadium, Karaj  Singapore 2–0 (W) Report Forthcoming matches Date Competition Venue Opponent 2016 14 October 2016 2016 AFC U-19 Championship  Bahrain  Qatar 17 October 2016 2016 AFC U-19 Championship  Bahrain  Japan 20 October 2016 2016 AFC U-19 Championship  Bahrain  Yemen Players Current squad Match date: 2 - 6 October 2015 Opposition:    Nepal,  Jordan &  Kuwait (2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification). Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Position Player 1 GK Nima Mirzazad 2 DF Amir Hossein Taheri 3 DF Ali Shojaei 4 DF Aref Aghasi 5 DF Aref Gholami 6 MF Nima Mokhtari 7 MF Reza Shekari 8 DF Nima Daghestani 10 FW Reza Karamolachaab (Captain) 11 MF Mohammad Gholamreza 12 GK Mohammad Amin Bahrami 13 MF Omid Noorafkan No. Position Player 14 DF Mohammad Reza Sameni 15 DF Mohammad Reza Gholizadeh 16 DF Abolfazl Razzaghpour 17 FW Shahin Taherkhani 18 MF Shahin Abbasian 19 MF Soheil Salehi 20 FW Mehdi Mehdikhani 21 MF Mohammad Hossein Babagoli 22 GK Amir Hossein Bayat 23 MF Mohammad Khoram 28 FW Mohammad Reza Kaveh Previous squads FIFA U-20 World Cup squads 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship See also Iran national football team Iran national under-23 football team Iran national under-17 football team References