Iran national under-23 football team

Iran under-23
Nickname(s)	Team Omid ("Team Hope")
Association	FFIRI
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Mohammad Khakpour
Captain	Rouzbeh Cheshmi
Home stadium	Azadi Stadium
FIFA code	IRN
First colours	Second colours
First international
	Iran 2–1 Kuwait; (Kuwait City, Kuwait; December 3, 1977)
AFC U-22 Championship
Appearances	1 (First in 2013)
Best result	Group Stage: 2013
Asian Games
Appearances	4 (First in 2002)
Best result	Champions: 2002

Iran national under-23 football team, also known as Iran U-23 or Iran Olympic Team; represents Iran in international football competitions in Olympic Games, Asian Games 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 2002 Asian Games, the team was prepared to defend its championship title at the football tournament of the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. Despite a suspension by FIFA, preventing Iran to enter any international football competition,^[2] the Iran under-23 team was given special permission to participate in the Asian Games,^[3] where they won the bronze medal.

Tournament records

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record									Olympic Games qualifications
Hosts/year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	Squad	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1992	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8	5	2	1	19	6
1996	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	2	1	1	9	4
2000	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	1	1	2	3	6
2004	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	3	0	3	22	9
2008	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6	1	2	3	6	7
2012	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4	2	1	1	2	2
2016	To be determined	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	To be determined	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	0/8	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	28	12	6	10	59	32

Prior to the 1992 Olympic Games campaign, the senior national team played in qualification.

AFC U-23 Championship

AFC U-23 Championship record									AFC U-23 qualification
Hosts/Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA	Squad	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2013	Group stage	3	1	1	1	6	5	Squad	5	4	1	0	13	2
2016	To be determined	1	1	0	0	2	0	Squad	4	3	0	1	15	2
Total	2/2	4	2	1	1	8	5	-	9	7	1	1	28	4

Asian Games

Asian Games record
Year	Round	PLD	W	D	L	GS	GA
Busan 2002	Champions	6	4	2	0	16	2
Doha 2006	Third place	6	4	1	1	10	6
Guangzhou 2010	4th place	7	5	0	2	14	8
Incheon 2014	Group Stage	2	0	1	1	2	5
Total	4/4	21	13	4	4	42	21

Prior to 2002 Asian Games, the senior national team participated in the tournament.

Wild card players

Busan 2002
- Ali Daei (33)
- Ebrahim Mirzapour (24)
- Yahya Golmohammadi (31)
Doha 2006
- Hassan Roudbarian (28)
- Arash Borhani (24)
- Jalal Hosseini (24)
Guangzhou 2010
- Mehdi Rahmati (27)
- Gholamreza Rezaei (26)
- Jalal Hosseini (28)
Prior to 2002 Asian Games, the senior national team participated in the tournament.

WAFF U-23 Championship

Hosts/Year	Result	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
2015	Champions	4	3	1	0	8	3
Total	1/1	4	3	1	0	8	0

Results and fixtures

Win Draw Loss

Previous matches

Date	Tournament	Venue	Opponent	Result	Iranian scorers	Report
2015
20 January 2015	Friendly match	Antalya, Turkey	Albania	2–1 (W)	Nejat 51', Fazeli 69'
24 January 2015	Friendly match	Antalya, Turkey	Myanmar	3–1 (W)	Barzay 13', Mohammadi 19', Pahlevan 89'
26 January 2015	Friendly match	Antalya, Turkey	Ukraine	1–1 (D)	Karimi 28' (pen.)
12 March 2015	Friendly match	Kuwait City, Kuwait	Kuwait	1–0 (W)	Barzay 28' (pen.)	Report
23 March 2015	2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification	Azadi Stadium, Tehran	Nepal	5–0 (W)	Motahari 14', Barzay 27' (pen.), Azmoun 54', Karimi 67', Saghebi 87'	Report
27 March 2015	2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification	Azadi Stadium, Tehran	Palestine	3–0 (W)	Azmoun 48', Motahari 80', 90+3' (pen.)	Report
29 March 2015	2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification	Azadi Stadium, Tehran	Afghanistan	6–0 (W)	Azmoun 12', 74', Moradmand 24', Kamandani 28', Jahanbakhsh 38', Cheshmi 61'	Report
31 March 2015	2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification	Azadi Stadium, Tehran	Saudi Arabia	1–2 (L)	Al-Yami 84' (o.g.)	Report
12 June 2015	Unofficial Friendly	Ankara, Turkey	Ankara XI	4–1 (W)	Darvishi , Motahari , Ghorbani , Kamandani	Report
3 September 2015	Unofficial Friendly	Netherlands	Achilles '29 U23	4–0 (W)	Motahari , Pahlevan , Rahmani
5 September 2015	Unofficial Friendly	Netherlands	Roda JC U23	3–0 (W)	Karamolachaab , Motahari , Esmaeili
8 September 2015	Unofficial Friendly	Belgium	Dessel Sport	5–1 (W)	Fazeli , Kamandani , Daneshgar , Motahari , Karamolachaab
1 October 2015	2015 WAFF U-23 Championship	Lekhwiya SC Stadium, Doha	Bahrain	2–0 (W)	Cheshmi 29', Fazeli 41'	Report
4 October 2015	2015 WAFF U-23 Championship	Lekhwiya SC Stadium, Doha	Saudi Arabia	2–2 (D)	Motahari 8', 16'	Report
10 October 2015	2015 WAFF U-23 Championship	Lekhwiya SC Stadium, Doha	Yemen	2–1 (W)	Me. Mohammadi 9', Daneshgar 47'	Report
14 October 2015	2015 WAFF U-23 Championship	Lekhwiya SC Stadium, Doha	Syria	2–0 (W)	Naghizadeh 58', Motahari 81'	Report
16 November 2015	Friendly match	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Australia	1–1 (D)	Me. Mohammadi 49'	Report
9 December 2015	Unofficial Friendly	Antalya, Turkey	Antalya XI	5–0 (W)	Motahari 25', 31', 35', Me. Mohammadi 72', Aliyari 76'	Report
12 January 2016	2016 AFC U-23 Championship	Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha	Syria	2–0 (W)	Motahari 64', Mi. Mohammadi 72'	Report

Forthcoming matches

Date	Tournament	Venue	Opponent
15 January 2016	2016 AFC U-23 Championship	Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha	Qatar
18 January 2016	2016 AFC U-23 Championship	Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha	China PR

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Mohammad Khakpour
Assistant coach	Hadi Tabatabaei
Goalkeeping coach	Saeid Azizian
Fitness coach	Ken Stead
Analyzer	Mohammad Asghari
Doctor	Mehdi Abarashi
Technical director	Mohammad Mayeli Kohan
Technical adviser	Mojtaba Taghavi
Team manager	Habib Kashani
Executive director	Mohammad Rasaei Hossein Okhovat

Players

Current squad

The following players have been called up for 2016 AFC U-23 Championship.^[4]^[5]
Match date: 12 January 2016
Opposition: 2016 AFC U-23 Championship
Caps and goals correct as of: 16 November 2015

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Mohammadreza Akhbari	(1993-02-15) 15 February 1993 (age 31)	9	1	Tractor Sazi
12	1GK	Ali Mohsenzadeh	(1993-02-13) 13 February 1993 (age 31)	1	0	Khoneh be Khoneh
22	1GK	Amir Abedzadeh	(1993-04-26) 26 April 1993 (age 31)	3	0	Unattached

2	2DF	Mohammad Daneshgar	(1994-01-20) 20 January 1994 (age 30)	8	2	Naft Tehran
3	2DF	Vahid Heydarieh	(1993-01-02) 2 January 1993 (age 31)	10	3	Persepolis
4	2DF	Rouzbeh Cheshmi	(1993-06-24) 24 June 1993 (age 30)	12	2	Esteghlal
5	2DF	Hossein Kanaani	(1994-03-23) 23 March 1994 (age 30)	3	1	Malavan
13	2DF	Ali Abdollahzadeh	(1993-01-04) 4 January 1993 (age 31)	7	1	Sanat Naft
15	2DF	Mohammad Hossein Moradmand	(1993-06-22) 22 June 1993 (age 30)	5	2	Padideh
20	2DF	Saeb Mohebi	(1993-08-28) 28 August 1993 (age 30)	4	0	Zob Ahan
21	2DF	Reza Aliari	(1994-03-15) 15 March 1994 (age 30)	4	0	Naft Tehran

6	3MF	Mahan Rahmani	(1996-06-15) 15 June 1996 (age 27)	5	0	Saipa
7	3MF	Ali Karimi	(1994-02-11) 11 February 1994 (age 30)	14	4	Sepahan
8	3MF	Farshid Esmaeili	(1994-02-21) 21 February 1994 (age 30)	7	0	Esteghlal
9	3MF	Mohsen Karimi	(1994-09-20) 20 September 1994 (age 29)	1	0	Esteghlal
14	3MF	Milad Kamandani	(1994-07-07) 7 July 1994 (age 29)	9	1	Persepolis
16	3MF	Alireza Naghizadeh	(1993-03-04) 4 March 1993 (age 31)	8	5	Siah Jamegan
17	3MF	Mehdi Torabi	(1994-09-10) 10 September 1994 (age 29)	2	0	Saipa
18	3MF	Shahin Saghebi	(1993-08-25) 25 August 1993 (age 30)	10	1	Tractor Sazi
19	3MF	Ehsan Pahlavan	(1993-07-25) 25 July 1993 (age 30)	16	2	Zob Ahan
23	3MF	Mehrdad Mohammadi	(1993-09-29) 29 September 1993 (age 30)	12	2	Rah Ahan

10	4FW	Amir Arsalan Motahari	(1993-03-10) 10 March 1993 (age 31)	17	12	Naft Tehran
11	4FW	Milad Mohammadi	(1993-09-29) 29 September 1993 (age 30)	4	3	Rah Ahan

Recent call-ups

The following players were called up in the last 12 months.

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
Goalkeepers
	1GK	Goudarz Davoudi	(1993-04-07) 7 April 1993 (age 31)	0	0	Esteghlal Khuzestan
	1GK	Aria Hashemi	(1993-04-03) 3 April 1993 (age 31)	0	0	VV Rood Wit
	1GK	Payam Niazmand	(1995-04-06) 6 April 1995 (age 29)	0	0	Paykan
	1GK	Hojjat Sedghi	(1993-02-07) 7 February 1993 (age 31)	2	0	Paykan
Defenders
	2DF	Mohammad Roshandel	(1995-07-02) 2 July 1995 (age 28)	0	0	Sepahan
	2DF	Jalal Abdi	(1993-12-26) 26 December 1993 (age 30)	4	0	Esteghlal Khuzestan
	2DF	Hojjat Haghverdi	(1993-02-03) 3 February 1993 (age 31)	0	0	Zob Ahan
	2DF	Iman Salimi	(1996-06-01) 1 June 1996 (age 27)	3	0	Fajr Sepasi
	2DF	Yousef Vakia	(1993-09-30) 30 September 1993 (age 30)	5	0	Foolad
	2DF	Omid Ghorbani	(1993-02-12) 12 February 1993 (age 31)	1	0	Saba Qom
	2DF	Mohammad Ali Faramarzi	(1994-01-01) 1 January 1994 (age 30)	2	0	Unattached
	2DF	Majid Hosseini	(1996-06-20) 20 June 1996 (age 27)	2	0	Rah Ahan
Midfielders
	3MF	Ahmad Nourollahi	(1993-02-02) 2 February 1993 (age 31)	7	0	Persepolis
	3MF	Mehdi Mehdipour	(1994-02-18) 18 February 1994 (age 30)	1	1	Zob Ahan
	3MF	Danial Esmaeilifar	(1993-02-26) 26 February 1993 (age 31)	0	0	Zob Ahan
	3MF	Arash Rezavand	(1993-10-05) 5 October 1993 (age 30)	2	1	Naft Tehran
	3MF	Reza Shekari	(1998-05-31) 31 May 1998 (age 25)	0	0	Zob Ahan
	3MF	Saeid Ezatolahi	(1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 (age 29)	0	0	Rostov
	3MF	Ahmad Abdollahzadeh	(1993-01-11) 11 January 1993 (age 31)	0	0	Tractor Sazi
	3MF	Mohammad Ali Mardani	(1994-08-28) 28 August 1994 (age 29)	1	0	Padideh
	3MF	Ehsan Sokhandan	(1994-01-06) 6 January 1994 (age 30)	1	0	Unattached
	3MF	Valid Mashaeizadeh	(1993-01-11) 11 January 1993 (age 31)	1	0	Niroo Zamini
Forwards
	4FW	Hossein Fazeli	(1993-06-12) 12 June 1993 (age 30)	12	2	Sepahan
	4FW	Reza Karmolachaab	(1997-07-12) 12 July 1997 (age 26)	2	0	Unattached
	4FW	Behnam Barzay	(1993-02-11) 11 February 1993 (age 31)	11	7	Esteghlal
	4FW	Mohammad Amin Darvishi	(1993-05-20) 20 May 1993 (age 30)	0	0	Gostaresh
	4FW	Alireza Jahanbakhsh	(1993-08-11) 11 August 1993 (age 30)	6	1	AZ
	4FW	Sardar Azmoun	(1995-01-01) 1 January 1995 (age 29)	4	4	Rostov
	4FW	Mohammadreza Nejat	(1993-03-21) 21 March 1993 (age 31)	1	1	Nassaji
	4FW	Morteza Aghakhan	(1993-04-05) 5 April 1993 (age 31)	1	0	Paykan

Honours

Asian Games^†

Gold Medal (1): 2002

Bronze Medal (1): 2006

4th place (1): 2010

^†U-23 teams were favoured by AFC and the IOC since 2002 Asian Games. The Senior team competed in the games before 2002.

WAFF U23 Championships

Gold Medal (1): 2015

Friendly Tournaments

Semi-finalists in 1999 Dunhill Cup
1st place in 2002 Asian Games
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

Managers

Heshmat Mohajerani (1977)
Iraj Soleimani (1980–1982)
Mahmoud Yavari (1982–1984)
Iraj Soleimani (1984–1992)
Hassan Habibi (1992–1994)
Enver Hadžiabdić (1994) (temp)
Hans-Jürgen Gede (1994–1995)
Hassan Habibi (1995)
Ebrahim Ghasempour (1997–1999)
Egon Coordes (1999)
Mehdi Monajati (1999–2002)
Branko Ivanković (2002–2003)
Mohammad Mayeli Kohan (2003–2004)
Hossein Faraki (2004) (temp)
Renê Simões (2005–2006)
Vinko Begović (2006–2007)
Nenad Nikolić (2007–2008)
Gholam Hossein Peyrovani (2009–2010)
Human Afazeli (2010–2011)
Ali Reza Mansourian (2011–2014)
Nelo Vingada (2014)
Mohammad Khakpour (2014– )

References

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