Iran national under-23 football team, also known as Iran U-23 or Iran Olympic Team; represents

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in international

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competitions in

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and AFC U-22 Asian Cup, 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

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, the team was prepared to defend its championship title at the football tournament of the

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. Despite a suspension by

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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

, where they won the bronze medal.

Wild cards

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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", 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 (1991–1994) *

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(1994) *

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(1994–1995) * Hassan Habibi (1995) *

Ebrahim Ghasempour Ebrahim Ghasempour ( fa, ابراهیم قاسمپور; born 11 September 1957) is an Iranian association football coach and retired player who in 2013 managed Sanat Naft in Azadegan League. Early life Ghasempour was born on 11 September 195 ...

(1997–1999) * Egon Coordes (1999) *

Mehdi Monajati Mehdi Monajati ( fa, مهدی مناجاتی, born 29 June 1947) is a retired Iranian footballer and Coach. Club career Monajati started his professional football career with Pas Tehran in his homeland in Tehran. He played his whole football c ...

(1999–2002) *

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(2002–2003) * Mohammad Mayeli Kohan (2003–2004) * Renê Simões (2005–2006) *

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(2006–2007) * Nenad Nikolić (2007–2008) *

Gholam Hossein Peyrovani Gholam Hossein Peyrovani ( fa, غلامحسین پيروانی, born March 29, 1955 in Shiraz, Iran) is a former Iranian football player and now manager. He was the coach of the Iran national under-23 football team from 2009 to 2010. He is als ...

(2009–2010) * Human Afazeli (2010–2011) * Ali Reza Mansourian (2011–2014) * Human Afazeli (2014) *

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(2014) *

Mohammad Khakpour Mohammad Khakpour ( fa, محمد خاکپور, born February 20, 1969) is a retired Iranian football player. Playing career Khakpour played for a few clubs, including Persepolis FC, Pas Tehran, Vanspor, Geylang United and MetroStars (Unite ...

(2014–2016) * Amir Hossein Peiravani (2017) * Zlatko Kranjčar (2018–2019) *

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(2019) * Hamid Estili (2019–2021) *

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(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

^† :

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(1):

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Bronze Medal A bronze medal in sports and other similar areas involving competition is a medal made of bronze awarded to the third-place finisher of contests or competitions such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The outright winner receiv ...

(1):

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:''4th place (1)'':

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^†U-23 teams were favoured by

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and the IOC since

.The Senior team competed in the games before 2002.

Regional

* WAFF U-23 Championship : Winners (1):

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* West Asian Games : Champions (1):

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. : Runners-up (1):

. : 3rd place (1):

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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

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Asian Games

WAFF U-23 Championship

West Asian Games

Islamic Solidarity Games

References

External links

Official Website of IR Iran Football Federation
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archive.orgOfficial Website of IR Iran Football Federation
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