Iran national football team results (1960–1979)

This is a list of official football games played by Iran national football team between 1960 and 1979.

1962

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Friendly

Iran 1–1 Iraq
Kouzehkanani 90' Report Abbas 47' (pen.)
Attendance: 10,000

Friendly

Iran 1–2 Iraq
Kouzehkanani Report Ismail 47'
Hamid 60'
Attendance: 12,000

1965

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1965 RCD Cup

Iran 4–1 Pakistan
Arab 17'
Jabbari 20'
Behzadi 70', 79'
Report Hashim 88'
Attendance: 27,000

1965 RCD Cup

Iran 0–0 Turkey
Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Masood Ragmani (Pakistan)

1966

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Friendly

Iran 0–0 Turkey
Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Bruno de Marchi (Italy)

1966 Asian Games – Preliminary round

Iran 2–0 Malaysia
Shirzadegan 28'
Behzadi 50'
Report

1966 Asian Games – Preliminary round

Japan 3–1 Iran
Kamamoto 46'
Sugiyama 84'
Ogi 90' (pen.)
Report Shirzadegan 37'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: P. Rodpothong (Thailand)

1966 Asian Games – Preliminary round

Iran 4–1 India
Esmaeili 20', 85'
Talebi 25'
Jabbari 87'
Report Singh 12' (pen.)

1966 Asian Games – Quarterfinal

Iran 1–0 Indonesia
Behzadi 27' Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Tom Kay (Singapore)

1966 Asian Games – Quarterfinal

Burma 1–0 Iran
Tin Aye 27' Report
Attendance: 12,000

1966 Asian Games – Semifinal

Iran 1–0 Japan
Esmaeili 33' Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: N. Chatterjee (India)

1966 Asian Games – Final

Burma 1–0 Iran
Tin Aung 67' Report
Attendance: 35,000

1967

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1967 RCD Cup

Pakistan 0–2 Iran
Report Behzadi 35'
Esmaeili 65'
Attendance: 5,000

1967 RCD Cup

Turkey 1–0 Iran
Güzelırmak 70' Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Isa Khan (Pakistan)

1968

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1968 AFC Asian Cup

Iran 2–0 Hong Kong
Behzadi 70'
Jabbari 89'
Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Norman Boswell (Malaysia)

1968 AFC Asian Cup

Iran 4–0 Republic of China
Behzadi 34'
Kalani 35'
Eftekhari 51'
Farzami 57'
Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: S. K. Bhattacharya (India)

1968 AFC Asian Cup

Iran 3–1 Burma
Kalani 2'
Eftekhari 60'
Behzadi 70'
Report Hla Htay 50'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Alex Vaz (India)

1968 AFC Asian Cup

Iran 2–1 Israel
Behzadi 75'
Ghelichkhani 87'
Report Spiegel 52'
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Alex Vaz (India)

1969

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1969 Friendship Cup

Iran 2–1 Iraq
Ghelichkhani
Eftekhari
Report Dhiab 16'
Attendance: 25,000

1969 Friendship Cup


1969 RCD Cup

Iran 4–2 Pakistan
Kalani 9', 14'
Mazloumi 47', 67'
Report Dar 75'
Baray 78'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Baqatter (Turkey)

1969 RCD Cup

Turkey 4–0 Iran
Konca 12', 29'
Bartu 32'
Kurt 41'
Report
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Afrar Khan (Pakistan)

1970

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1970 RCD Cup

Iran 7–0 Pakistan
Hajmohammad 13', 90'
Ghelichkhani 33'
Haghverdian 55'
Kalani 57'
Nurunnabi 71' (o.g.)
Vafakhah 84'
Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Ortogul Dilk (Turkey)

1970 Asian Games – Preliminary round

Indonesia 2–2 Iran
Soentoro 71'
Idris 83'
Report Ashtiani 37'
Sharafi 77'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Masatoshi Nagashima (Japan)

1970 Asian Games – Preliminary round

South Korea 1–0 Iran
Lee Hoe-taik 59' Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Nguyễn Quang Toại (Vietnam)

1971

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Friendly

South Korea 2–0 Iran
Chung Kyu-poong 8'
Park Lee-chun 12'
Report
Attendance: 35,000

Friendly

South Korea 0–2 Iran
Report Khorshidi 35'
Kim Ho-in 40' (o.g.)
Attendance: 35,000

1972

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1972 AFC Asian Cup – Group allocation matches

Iran 2–0 Khmer Republic
Kalani 45'
Iranpak 51'
Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Kim Jo-wong (South Korea)

1972 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round

Iran 3–0 Iraq
Kalani 34', 70', 78' Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Sivapalan Kathiravale (Malaysia)

1972 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round

Thailand 2–3 Iran
Tantariyanond 69', 70' Report Jabbari 80', 86', 88'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Matolzi (Malaysia)

1972 AFC Asian Cup – Semifinal

Iran 2–1 Khmer Republic
Iranpak 13'
Ghelichkhani 47'
Report Doeur Sokhom 18'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Matolzi (Malaysia)

1972 AFC Asian Cup – Final

Iran 2–1 (a.e.t.) South Korea
Jabbari 48'
Kalani 108'
Report Park Lee-chun 65'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Sivapalan Kathiravale (Malaysia)

1972 Brazil Independence Cup – Preliminary round

Republic of Ireland 2–1 Iran
Leech 57'
Givens 74'
Report Ghelichkhani 10'
Attendance: 10,500
Referee: Aurelio Angonese (Italy)

1972 Brazil Independence Cup – Preliminary round

Portugal 3–0 Iran
Eusébio 13'
Dinis 31'
Coelho 72'
Report
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Guillermo Velasquez (Colombia)

1972 Brazil Independence Cup – Preliminary round

Ecuador 1–1 Iran
Lasso 15' Report Ghelichkhani 36'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Sebastião Rufino (Brazil)

1972 Brazil Independence Cup – Preliminary round

Chile 2–1 Iran
Caszely 50', 79' Report Halvaei 85'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Aurelio Angonese (Italy)

1973

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1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round

Iran 0–0 North Korea
Report
Attendance: 63,000
Referee: M. Ramalingam (Malaysia)

1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round

Kuwait 1–2 Iran
Kameel 83' Report Vafakhah 20'
Parvin 56'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Er Wee Kiam (Malaysia)

1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round

Syria 0–1 Iran
Report Kargarjam 83'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Manit Sridaranop (Thailand)

1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round

Iran 2–1 North Korea
Monajati 19'
Sadeghi 89'
Report Pak Sung-jin 48'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Ong Eng Young (Singapore)

1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round

Iran 2–0 Kuwait
Ghelichkhani 60' (pen.)
Jabbari 75'
Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Manit Sridaranop (Thailand)

1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round

Iran 0–1 Syria
Report Tatish 11'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Sirkis Demergian (Lebanon)

Friendly

New Zealand 0–0 Iran
Report
Attendance: 8,000

1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round

Australia 3–0 Iran
Alston 43'
Abonyi 46'
Wilson 85'
Report
Attendance: 30,881

1974 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Second round

Iran 2–0 Australia
Ghelichkhani 14' (pen.), 31' Report
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Pavel Kasakov (Soviet Union)

1974

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1974 Asian Games – Preliminary round

Iran 7–0 Pakistan
Mazloumi 4', 44', 68'
Jabbari 11'
Parvin 28', 55'
Ghelichkhani 80'
Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Wisit (Thailand)

1974 Asian Games – Preliminary round

Iran 2–1 Burma
Sadeghi 7'
Janmaleki 57'
Report Mia Kiang 37'
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Yoshiyuki Maruyama (Japan)

1974 Asian Games – Preliminary round

Iran 6–0 Bahrain
Jahani 25'
Al-Durazi 28' (o.g.)
Ghelichkhani 32'
Etemadi 41'
Dastjerdi 46'
Haghverdian 73'
Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Mohammed Azam (India)

1974 Asian Games – Semifinal

Iran 1–0 Malaysia
Parvin 17' Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Mohammed Azam (India)

1974 Asian Games – Semifinal

Iran 2–0 South Korea
Mazloumi 74', 90' Report

1974 Asian Games – Semifinal

Iran 1–0 Iraq
Roshan Report
Attendance: 85,000

1974 Asian Games – Final

Iran 1–0 Israel
Shum 30' (o.g.) Report
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Mohammed Azam (India)

Friendly

Iran 0–1 Czechoslovakia
Report Ondruš 62' (pen.)
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Jafar Namdar (Iran)

1975

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Friendly

Iran 1–2 Hungary
Mazloumi 44' Report Várady 28'
Nagy 53'
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: Abbas Moghaddaszadeh (Iran)

1976

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1976 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round

Iran 2–0 Iraq
Nouraei 45'
Roshan 58'
Report
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Marijan Raus (Yugoslavia)

1976 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round

Iran 8–0 South Yemen
Azizi 17', 73'
Nouraei 40', 42'
Khorshidi 45'
Mazloumi 63', 74', 80'
Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Akram Ul Haq (India)

1976 AFC Asian Cup – Semifinal

Iran 2–0 (a.e.t.) China
Khorshidi 100'
Roshan 119'
Report
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Asami (Japan)

1976 AFC Asian Cup – Final

Iran 1–0 Kuwait
Parvin 71' Report
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Jean Dubach (Switzerland)

Friendly

Iran 2–2 Romania
Ghelichkhani 40'
Nouraei 65'
Report Bölöni 3'
Sandu 82'
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Jafar Namdar (Iran)

1977

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1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round

Saudi Arabia 0–3 Iran
Report Mazloumi 16', 78'
Roshan 62'
Attendance: 30,000

1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round

Syria 0–1 Iran
Report Parvin 30'
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Robert Fratz (France)

Friendly

Iran 0–2 Hungary
Report Fazekas 27' (pen.)
Nyilasi 81'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Mohsen Zamani (Iran)

75th Anniversary of Real Madrid – Semifinal

Iran 1–1 Argentina
Sadeghi 79' Report Bertoni 14' (pen.)
Penalties
Parvin soccer ball with check mark
Nazari soccer ball with red X
Adelkhani soccer ball with red X
1–4 soccer ball with check mark Benítez
soccer ball with check mark Olguín
soccer ball with check mark Ardiles
soccer ball with check mark Bertoni
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Franco Martínez (Spain)

1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round

Iran 2–0
Awarded
 Syria

* Syria didn't show up.


1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round

Iran 2–0 Saudi Arabia
Yousefi 10'
Sharifi 84'
Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Ernst Dörflinger (Switzerland)

1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Final round

Hong Kong 0–2 Iran
Report Kazerani 22'
Jahani 77'
Attendance: 28,000

1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Final round

South Korea 0–0 Iran
Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Fute (Scotland)

Friendly

Iran 0–0 Romania
Report
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Jafar Namdar (Iran)

1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Final round

Australia 0–1 Iran
Report Roshan 68'

1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Final round

Iran 1–0 Kuwait
Jahani 48' Report
Attendance: 100,000
Referee: Clive Thomas (Wales)

1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Final round

Iran 2–2 South Korea
Roshan 55', 57' Report Lee Yung-moo 28', 88'
Attendance: 80,000

1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Final round

Iran 3–0 Hong Kong
Jahani 3', 35'
Kazerani 19'
Report
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Marijan Raus (Yugoslavia)

1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Final round

Iran 1–0 Australia
Jahani 44' Report
Attendance: 100,000

1978 FIFA World Cup qualifier – Final round

Kuwait 1–2 Iran
Al-Dakhil 14' Report Fariba 48'
Khabiri 59'
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Malcolm Wright (Northern Ireland)

1978

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Friendly

Iran 0–0 Yugoslavia
Report
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Jafar Namdar (Iran)

Friendly

Iran 0–1 Wales
Report Dwyer 71'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Abbas Moghaddaszadeh (Iran)

Friendly

Iran 1–1 Bulgaria
Parvin 50' (pen.) Report Sokolov 38'
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Jafar Namdar (Iran)

Friendly

France 2–1 Iran
Gemmrich 14'
Six 70'
Report Roshan 47'
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Augusto Lamo (Spain)

1978 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations

Iran 3–0 Ghana
Khani
Khalilian
Mazloumi
Report
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Abdulwahab Al-Bannai (Kuwait)

1978 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary round

Netherlands 3–0 Iran
Rensenbrink 40' (pen.), 62', 78' (pen.) Report
Attendance: 33,431
Referee: Alfonso González (Mexico)

1978 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary round

Scotland 1–1 Iran
Eskandarian 43' (o.g.) Report Danaeifard 60'
Attendance: 7,938
Referee: Youssou N'Diaye (Senegal)

1978 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary round

Peru 4–1 Iran
Velásquez 2'
Cubillas 36' (pen.), 39' (pen.), 79'
Report Roshan 41'
Attendance: 21,262
Referee: Alojzy Jarguz (Poland)

Friendly

Iran 0–1 Soviet Union
Report Khidiyatullin 17'
Attendance: 40,000

Statistics

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Results by year

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Year Pld W D L GF GA GD
1962 2 0 1 1 2 3 –1
1965 2 1 1 0 4 2 +3
1966 8 4 1 3 9 6 +3
1967 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1
1968 4 4 0 0 11 2 +9
1969 4 3 0 1 15 8 +7
1970 3 1 1 1 9 3 +6
1971 2 1 0 1 2 2 0
1972 9 5 1 3 15 12 +3
1973 9 5 2 2 9 6 +3
1974 8 7 0 1 20 2 +18
1975 1 0 0 1 1 2 –1
1976 5 4 1 0 15 2 +13
1977 15 10 4 1 21 6 +15
1978 9 1 3 5 7 13 –6
Total 83 47 15 21 142 69 +73

Managers

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Name First match Last match Pld W D L GF GA GD
Iran Hossein Fekri 1 June 1962 16 March 1966 5 1 3 1 6 4 +2
Hungary György Szűcs 10 December 1966 20 December 1966 7 4 0 3 9 6 +3
Iran Hossein Fekri 24 November 1967 26 November 1967 2 1 0 1 2 1 +1
Iran Mahmoud Bayati 10 May 1968 19 May 1968 4 4 0 0 11 2 +9
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zdravko Rajkov 7 March 1969 17 September 1969 4 3 0 1 15 8 +7
Iran Mohammad Bayati 1 September 1970 1 September 1970 1 1 0 0 7 0 +7
Soviet Union Igor Netto 10 December 1970 11 December 1970 3 0 1 1 2 3 –1
Iran Parviz Dehdari 10 September 1971 12 September 1971 2 1 0 1 2 2 0
Iran Mohammad Ranjbar 7 May 1972 25 June 1972 9 5 1 3 15 12 +3
Iran Mahmoud Bayati 4 May 1973 24 August 1973 9 5 2 2 9 6 +3
Republic of Ireland Frank O'Farrell 3 September 1974 10 August 1975 9 7 0 2 21 4 +17
Iran Heshmat Mohajerani 3 June 1976 6 September 1978 29 15 8 6 43 21 +22
Total 83 47 15 21 142 69 +73

Opponents

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Argentina 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 Australia 4 3 0 1 4 3 +1
 Bahrain 1 1 0 0 6 0 +6
 Bulgaria 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 Cambodia 2 2 0 0 4 1 +3
 Chile 1 0 0 1 1 2 –1
 China 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
 Chinese Taipei 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4
 Czech Republic 1 0 0 1 0 1 –1
 Ecuador 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 France 1 0 0 1 1 2 –1
 Ghana 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3
 Hong Kong 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7
 Hungary 2 0 0 2 1 4 –3
 India 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3
 Indonesia 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1
 Iraq 6 4 1 1 10 4 +6
 Ireland, Republic of 1 0 0 1 1 2 –1
 Israel 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2
 Japan 2 1 0 1 2 3 –1
 Korea, North 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1
 Korea, South 7 3 2 2 8 6 +2
 Kuwait 5 5 0 0 8 2 +6
 Malaysia 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3
 Myanmar 4 2 0 2 5 4 +1
 Netherlands 1 0 0 1 0 3 –3
 New Zealand 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
 Pakistan 6 6 0 0 33 4 +29
 Peru 1 0 0 1 1 4 –3
 Portugal 1 0 0 1 0 3 –3
 Romania 2 0 2 0 2 2 0
 Russia 1 0 0 1 0 1 –1
 Saudi Arabia 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5
 Scotland 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 Serbia 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
 Syria 4 3 0 1 4 1 +3
 Thailand 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1
 Turkey 4 0 2 2 0 5 –5
 Wales 1 0 0 1 0 1 –1
 Yemen, South 1 1 0 0 8 0 +8
Total 83 47 15 21 142 69 +73
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