Iran national under-20 football team
National association football team
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Nickname(s) | Team Melli Javanan ("The Youth National Team") | ||
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Association | FFIRI | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Head coach | Hossein Abdi | ||
Captain | Amin Hazbavi | ||
FIFA code | IRN | ||
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FIFA U-20 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 3 (first in 1977) | ||
Best result | Group Stage (1977, 2001, 2017) | ||
AFC U-19 Championship | |||
Appearances | 21 (first in 1969) | ||
Best result | Champions: 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976 |
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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
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Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
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![]() | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
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Total | 3/24 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 |
AFC U-19 Championship
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![]() | Third place | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
![]() | Quarterfinals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
![]() | Quarterfinals | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
![]() | Third place | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
![]() | Champions | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
![]() | Champions | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
![]() | Champions | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
![]() | Champions | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
![]() | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
![]() | Quarterfinals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
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![]() | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
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![]() | Round 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
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![]() | Fourth place | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
![]() | did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
![]() | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
![]() | Round 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
![]() | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
![]() | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
![]() | Quarterfinals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
![]() | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
![]() | Semifinals | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
![]() | did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
![]() | Qualified but cancelled | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
![]() | Quarterfinals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
Total | 21/40 | 92 | 54 | 18 | 20 | 189 | 74 | 35 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 116 | 13 |
- *Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
CAFA U-19 Championship
CAFA Junior Championship record | |||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA |
![]() | Withdrew | - | - | - | - | - | - |
![]() | Champions | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
![]() | 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 |
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2019 | ||||||
6 November 2019 | ![]() | ![]() | 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification | 3–0 (W) | Barzegar ![]() Monazami ![]() Salmani ![]() | Report |
8 November 2019 | ![]() | ![]() | 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification | 4–0 (W) | Ahmadi ![]() Jalali ![]() Monazami ![]() Barzegar ![]() | Report |
10 November 2019 | ![]() | ![]() | 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification | 2–0 (W) | Asadabadi ![]() Hashemnezhad ![]() | Report |
Forthcoming matches
Date | Competition | Location | Opponent | |||
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2020 |
Coaching staff
Position | Name |
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Head coach | ![]() |
Team manager | Faraz Fatemi |
Players
Current squad
The following 23 players were called up for 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup matches from 1 to 18 March 2023.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | 1GK | Mohammad Khalifeh | (2004-08-19) 19 August 2004 (age 19) | ![]() | ||
12 | 1GK | Adib Zarei | (2004-01-19) 19 January 2004 (age 20) | ![]() | ||
22 | 1GK | Mohammad Sadegh Salehi | (2004-03-30) 30 March 2004 (age 20) | ![]() | ||
2 | 2DF | Ali Akbar Ranjbar | (2004-02-02) 2 February 2004 (age 20) | ![]() | ||
3 | 2DF | Mersad Seifi | (2003-08-11) 11 August 2003 (age 20) | ![]() | ||
5 | 2DF | Amin Hazbavi (captain) | (2003-05-06) 6 May 2003 (age 21) | ![]() | ||
6 | 2DF | Milad Kor | (2003-10-19) 19 October 2003 (age 20) | ![]() | ||
15 | 2DF | Amin Pilali | (2003-01-07) 7 January 2003 (age 21) | ![]() | ||
18 | 2DF | Danial Eiri | (2003-10-26) 26 October 2003 (age 20) | ![]() | ||
10 | 3MF | Farhad Zavoshi | (2003-02-08) 8 February 2003 (age 21) | ![]() | ||
8 | 3MF | Alireza Enayatzadeh | (2004-04-05) 5 April 2004 (age 20) | ![]() | ||
14 | 3MF | Erfan Ghorbani | (2003-12-15) 15 December 2003 (age 20) | ![]() | ||
16 | 3MF | Mohammadjavad Hosseinnejad | (2003-01-26) 26 January 2003 (age 21) | ![]() | ||
4 | 3MF | Mohammadreza Torabi | (2004-07-18) 18 July 2004 (age 19) | ![]() | ||
21 | 3MF | Mohammadreza Bordbar | (2004-08-26) 26 August 2004 (age 19) | ![]() | ||
19 | 3MF | Alireza Safari | (2003-12-02) 2 December 2003 (age 20) | ![]() | ||
17 | 3MF | Mojtaba Fakhrian | (2003-05-15) 15 May 2003 (age 21) | ![]() | ||
23 | 3MF | Salim Toomaj | (2005-01-09) 9 January 2005 (age 19) | ![]() | ||
7 | 4FW | Amir Ebrahimzadeh | (2004-01-31) 31 January 2004 (age 20) | ![]() | ||
11 | 4FW | Amirreza Eslamtalab | (2003-01-30) 30 January 2003 (age 21) | ![]() | ||
9 | 4FW | Saeid Saharkhizan | (2003-01-26) 26 January 2003 (age 21) | ![]() | ||
20 | 4FW | Hossein Hajizadeh | (2003-03-09) 9 March 2003 (age 21) | ![]() |
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
See also
- Iran national football team
- Iran national under-23 football team
- Iran national under-17 football team
References
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