Iran national under-23 football team, also known as Iran U-23 or Iran Olympic Team; represents
Iran
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in international
football
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competitions in
Olympic Games
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,
Asian Games
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and
AFC U-22 Asian Cup
The AFC U-23 Asian Cup, previously the AFC U-22 Championship (in 2013) and AFC U-23 Championship (between 2016 and 2020), is a biennial international football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-23 n ...
, as well as any other under-23
international football tournaments. It is controlled by the
Iran Football Federation.
History
The winner of the gold medal at the
2002 Asian Games
The 2002 Asian Games ( ko, 2002년 아시아 경기대회/2002년 아시안 게임, Icheoni-nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Icheoni-nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the XIV Asian Games ( ko, 제14회 아시아 경기대회/제14회 아시안 ...
, the team was prepared to defend its championship title at the
football tournament of the
2006 Asian Games
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in
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,
Qatar
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. Despite a suspension by
FIFA
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, preventing Iran to enter any international football competition, the Iran under-23 team was given special permission to participate in the
Asian Games
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, where they won the bronze medal.
Wild cards
Football at the Asian Games
The men's football tournament has been a regular Asian Games sporting event since the 1951 edition, while the women's tournament began in 1990.
History
The first Asian Games had football tournament.
Since the 2002 Asian Games, age limit for ...
has required that under-23 players enter the competitions, but they have allowed three over-age players can be included in the squad. Iran used three players, known as the "
Wild cards
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", in three versions of the games in 2002, 2006 and 2010:
Results and fixtures
;Legend
2021
2022
Coaching staff
Current coaching staff
Manager history
*
Hassan Habibi
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(1991–1994)
*
Enver Hadžiabdić
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He is so far the only person in Željezničar history to have won league titles both as a player and as a manager. As a player he w ...
(1994)
*
Hans-Jürgen Gede
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Playing career
Born in Gelsenkirchen, Gede began playing football for FC Schalke 04 in 1975. In 1977, he joined SC Preußen Münster a ...
(1994–1995)
*
Hassan Habibi
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(1995)
*
Ebrahim Ghasempour
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Early life
Ghasempour was born on 11 September 195 ...
(1997–1999)
*
Egon Coordes
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Playing career
Coordes was born in Wesermünde, Germany. He began his career at Regionalliga North side TuS Bremerhaven 93 but quickly moved to the Bun ...
(1999)
*
Mehdi Monajati
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Club career
Monajati started his professional football career with Pas Tehran in his homeland in Tehran. He played his whole football ca ...
(1999–2002)
*
Branko Ivanković
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(2002–2003)
*
Mohammad Mayeli Kohan
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Early life
He was born on 5 June 1953 in Bandar-e Anzali in Iran ...
(2003–2004)
*
Renê Simões (2005–2006)
*
Vinko Begović
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Managerial career
He has previously served as head coach of several clubs namely Foolad, Pirouzi (now named Persepolis) and Pegah Gilan of Iran, and Al-W ...
(2006–2007)
*
Nenad Nikolić (2007–2008)
*
Gholam Hossein Peyrovani
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He was the coach of the Iran national under-23 football team from 2009 to 2010. He is also ...
(2009–2010)
*
Human Afazeli
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Playing career
Afazeli began his extensive career in football at the age of 9, playing for Rah Ahan F.C. of Tehran. Afazeli eventually progressed to ...
(2010–2011)
*
Ali Reza Mansourian
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Club career
Mansourian was born in Tehran. During his career, he played for Singapore S.League clubs: Balestier Khals ...
(2011–2014)
*
Human Afazeli
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Playing career
Afazeli began his extensive career in football at the age of 9, playing for Rah Ahan F.C. of Tehran. Afazeli eventually progressed to ...
(2014)
*
Nelo Vingada
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Managerial career
Early years
Vingada was born in Serpa. His first steps as a professional football manager were in Belenenses, and then ...
(2014)
*
Mohammad Khakpour
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Playing career
Khakpour played for a few clubs, including Persepolis FC, Pas Tehran, Vanspor, Geylang United and MetroStars (United ...
(2014–2016)
*
Amir Hossein Peiravani (2017)
*
Zlatko Kranjčar
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Kranjčar started his career as a player with Dinamo Zagreb where he won the Yugoslav First League in 1981–82, then Yugosl ...
(2018–2019)
*
Farhad Majidi
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He mostly played as attacking midfielder for Esteghlal when he was a footba ...
(2019)
*
Hamid Estili
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(2019–2021)
*
Mehdi Mahdavikia
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He is currently under contract by Hamburger SV as a youth coach, and also manages his own ...
(2021–present)
Players
Current squad
:''The following players were selected to compete in the
Football at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games.''
Recent call-ups
:''The following players have been called up for a team in the last 12 months.''
Previous squads
;AFC U-23 Asian Cup
*
AFC U-23 Championship 2013 squad
*
AFC U-23 Championship 2016 squad
*
AFC U-23 Championship 2020 squad
Honours
Continental
*
Asian Games
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†
:
Gold Medal
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Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have bee ...
(1):
2002
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:
Bronze Medal
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(1):
2006
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:''4th place (1)'':
2010
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†U-23 teams were favoured by
AFC and the
IOC
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since
2002 Asian Games
The 2002 Asian Games ( ko, 2002년 아시아 경기대회/2002년 아시안 게임, Icheoni-nyeon Asia gyeonggi daehoe/Icheoni-nyeon Asian Geim), officially known as the XIV Asian Games ( ko, 제14회 아시아 경기대회/제14회 아시안 ...
.The
Senior team competed in the games before 2002.
Regional
*
WAFF U-23 Championship
the WAFF U-23 Championship () is an international football competition organised by the West Asian Football Federation (WAFF) for the men's under-23 national teams of West Asia.
Results
Teams reaching the top four
* Results from host teams ...
: Winners (1):
2015
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*
West Asian Games
The West Asian Games (also known as the WAG) was a multi-sport event held every four years among the athletes from West Asia.
The West Asian Games was first organised in Tehran, Iran and was considered as the first of its kind. The success of th ...
: Champions (1):
1997
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.
: Runners-up (1):
2002
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.
: 3rd place (1):
2005
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.
Other
* Semi-finalists in
1999 Dunhill Cup
*1st place in 2006
VTV-T&T Cup (Spring Cup)
*3rd place in
2008 Turkmenistan President's Cup
*1st place in
2010 Velayat Cup
*2nd place in
2010 Ho Chi Minh City Cup
*1st place in
2013 International Friendship Youth Tournament
*1st place in
Antalya Tournament
Competitive record
Olympic Games
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
:''*Denotes draws which include knockout matches decided on
penalty kicks.
Asian Games
WAFF U-23 Championship
West Asian Games
Islamic Solidarity Games
See also
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Sport in Iran
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Football in Iran
Football is the most popular sport in Iran, with wrestling and volleyball as close contenders. Football has been a part of life for Iranians for many decades now and is played in schools, streets, and football clubs nationwide.
History Early da ...
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Women's football in Iran
Women's football in Iran is very popular. Football has been a part of life for Iranians for many decades now and is played in schools, alleys, streets and football clubs nationwide. Women in Iran are increasingly inclined to play football, an ...
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Iran national football team
) ''(the national team)' other nicknames''
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Iran national under-20 football team
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 ...
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Iran national under-17 football team
The Iran national under-17 football team, more commonly known as ''Nojavanan'', is controlled by the Iran Football Federation and represents Iran in international under-17 football competitions.
Tournament records
FIFA U-17 World Cup
AFC U-1 ...
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Iran national futsal team
The Iran national futsal team represents Iran in international futsal competitions and is controlled by the Futsal Commission of the Iranian Football Federation. According to the Futsal World Ranking, it is ranked 5th in the world, and 1st amongs ...
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Iran national under-20 futsal team
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Iran national beach soccer team
The Iran national beach soccer team ( fa, تیم ملی فوتبال ساحلی) represents Iran in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the IFF, the governing body for football in Iran. Iran is the best ranked beach socc ...
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Iran women's national football team
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References
External links
Official Website of IR Iran Football Federationa
archive.orgOfficial Website of IR Iran Football Federation
*https://web.archive.org/web/20101224031211/http://www.football3.ir/
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