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

Iran

Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...

in international football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

competitions in AFC Youth Championship

AFC Youth Championship

The AFC U-19 Championship, formerly known as AFC Youth Championship, is an annual football competition organised by the sport's Asian governing body, Asian Football Confederation . The competition has been held since 1959...

and FIFA U-20 World Cup

FIFA U-20 World Cup

The FIFA U-20 World Cup, until 2005 known as the FIFA World Youth Championship, is the world championship of football for male players under the age of 20 and is organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association...

, as well as any other under-20 international football tournaments. It is controlled by the IR Iran Football Federation

Islamic Republic of Iran Football Federation

The Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran ' is the governing body for football in Iran. It was founded in 1920, and has been a member of FIFA since 1945. It is also a member of the Asian Football Confederation...

FIFA World Youth Championship record

Year	Round	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	Scorers
1977 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1977 FIFA World Youth Championship was the inaugural staging of the FIFA World Youth Championship and was held in Tunisia from June 27 to July 10, 1977. The tournament took place in four venues — Tunis, Rades, Sousse and Sfax — where a total of 28 matches were played, the smallest number in its...	Round 1	3	1	1	1	4	5	Jabbari/Barzegari/Asheri(2)
1979 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship, the second staging of the FIFA World Youth Championship, was held in Japan from August 26 to September 7, 1979. The tournament took place in four venues — Kobe, Omiya, Tokyo and Yokohama — where a total of 32 matches were played, four more than in the...	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1981 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship, the third edition of the FIFA World Youth Championship, was held in Australia from 3 to 18 October 1981. The tournament took place in six venues—where a total of 32 matches were played... -1991	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1993 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Australia for second time from 5 to 20 March 1993. The 1993 championship was the 9th contested. The tournament took place in five venues: Sydney, Canberra, Brisbane, Melbourne and Adelaide.... -1999 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Nigeria between April 3 and April 24, 1999. The 1999 championship was the 12th contested.- Qualification :The following 24 teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.-Squads:...	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2001 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship The 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Argentina between June 17 and July 8, 2001. The 2001 championship was the 13th contested. The tournament took part in six cities, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Mendoza, Rosario, Salta, and Mar del Plata...	Round 1	3	0	0	3	0	8	-
2003 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship The 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in United Arab Emirates between November 27 and December 19, 2003. The 2003 championship was the 14th contested... -2011 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup The 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the eighteenth edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup since its inception in 1977 as the FIFA World Youth Championship. Colombia hosted the tournament between 29 July and 20 August 2011, with matches being played in eight cities...	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	Best: Round 1	6	1	1	4	4	13	-

AFC Youth Championship record

AFC Youth Championship AFC Youth Championship The AFC U-19 Championship, formerly known as AFC Youth Championship, is an annual football competition organised by the sport's Asian governing body, Asian Football Confederation . The competition has been held since 1959...									Qualifications
Year	Round	PLD	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1959	Did not enter












1960	Did not enter












1961	Did not enter










1962	Did not enter

1963	Did not enter

1964	Did not enter

1965 AFC Youth Championship 1965 The 1965 AFC Youth Championship finals were held in Tokyo, Japan. Israel defeated Burma to clinch the title.- Group A :--------------------- Group B :-----------------Knockout Stages:- Semi Finals :----...	Did not enter

1966	Did not enter

1967	Did not enter

1968	Did not enter

1969	Third place
1970	Did not qualify

1971	Quarterfinals
1972	Did not qualify

1973	Champion
1974	Champion
1975	Champion
1976	Champion
1977 AFC Youth Championship 1977 The 1977 AFC Youth Championship was held between April 15 and April 28 in Iran. It was won by Iraq 4-3 over Iran in Arraymehr Stadium in Teheran, in front of 100,000 spectators...	Runner up	5	4	0	1	19	5
1978 1978 AFC Youth Championship The 1978 AFC Youth Championship was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh from 5 October to 28 October 1978.- Teams : Korea DPR Korea Republic- Group A :--------------------- Group B :--------------------------------- Group C :...	Quarterfinals	4	2	1	1	6	3
1980 AFC Youth Championship 1980 The 1980 AFC Youth Championship was held from 21 February to 1 March 1981 in Bangkok, Thailand. The tournament was won by for the first time by Korea Republic.- Qualification :The finals will consist of five teams from the qualification phase...	Did not enter

1982 AFC Youth Championship 1982 The 1982 AFC Youth Championship was held from December 18 to December 22, 1982 in Bangkok, Thailand.-Final standings:-Matches and Results:---------------------Qualified for the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship:...	Did not enter

1985 AFC Youth Championship 1985 The Asian Football Confederation's 1985 AFC Youth Championship was held in March, 1985 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The tournament was won by for the first time by China PR in the final tournaments in round-robin format.-Final Standing:-Match result:...	Did not enter

1986 AFC Youth Championship 1986 The Asian Football Confederation's 1986 AFC Youth Championship was held from December 1 to December 10, 1986 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The tournament was won by for the first time by Saudi Arabia in the final against Bahrain.-Group A:-Group B:...	Did not enter

1988 AFC Youth Championship 1988 The 1988 AFC Youth Championship finals were held between October 17 and October 28 in Doha, capital of Qatar. Eight teams enterd the final tournament, playing for the Asian Youth title and a spot at the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship in Saudi Arabia....	Did not qualify
	4	1	2	1	2	4
1990 AFC Youth Championship 1990 The Asian Football Confederation's 1990 AFC Youth Championship was held in Jakarta, Indonesia in 1990. The tournament was won by for the seventh time by Korea Republic in the final against North Korea.-Group A:-Group B:-Knockout stage:-Semifinal:...	Did not qualify

1992 AFC Youth Championship 1992 The Asian Football Confederation's 1992 AFC Youth Championship was held from September 25 to October 10, 1992 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The tournament was won by for the second time by Saudi Arabia in the final against Korea Republic.-Group A:...	Round 1	3	1	1	1	2	2
1994 AFC Youth Championship 1994 The Asian Football Confederation's 1994 AFC Youth Championship was held from September 11 to September 25, 1994 in Jakarta, Indonesia. The tournament was won by for the first time by Syria in the final against Japan.-Group A:-Group B:-Knockout stage:...	Did not qualify

1996 AFC Youth Championship 1996 The Asian Football Confederation's 1996 AFC Youth Championship was held from October 17 to October 31, 1996 in Seoul, South Korea. The tournament was won by for the eighth time by South Korea in the final against China PR.-Group A:-Group B:...	Round 1	4	0	3	1	1	2	3	2	1	0	9	1
1998 AFC Youth Championship 1998 The Asian Football Confederation's 1998 AFC Youth Championship was held from October 17 to October 31, 1998 in Chiangmai, Thailand. The tournament was won by for the ninth time by South Korea in the final against Japan.-Group A:-Group B:...	Did not qualify

2000 AFC Youth Championship 2000 The 2000 AFC Youth Championship was held between November 12 and 26 in Iran. It was won by Iraq 2-1 over Japan.-Participants: Iran The teams that reached the semi-final qualified for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina....	Fourth place	6	4	2	0	13	5
2002 AFC Youth Championship 2002 The Asian Football Confederations AFC Youth Championship 2002 was the 30rd instance of the AFC Youth Championship. It was held from October 15 to October 31, 2004 in Qatar.-Qualification Competition:- GroupA:October 15October 18October 21...	Did not qualify

2004 AFC Youth Championship 2004 The Asian Football Confederations AFC Youth Championship 2004 was the 31rd instance of the AFC Youth Championship. It was held from September 25 to October 9, 2004 in Malaysia.-Qualification Competition:- Group A:--------------------...	Round 1	3	1	1	1	7	4
2006 AFC Youth Championship 2006 The Asian Football Confederations AFC Youth Championship 2006 was the 32rd instance of the AFC Youth Championship. It was held from October 29 to November 12, 2006 in India. It was the first time for India to host this tournament...	Round 1	3	2	0	1	5	7	2	2	0	0	7	0
2008 AFC Youth Championship 2008 The AFC U-19 Championship 2008, the 35th edition of this tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation, was hosted by Saudi Arabia between October 31 and November 14...	Round 1	3	1	0	2	5	6	5	4	1	0	20	0
2010	Round 1	3	1	0	2	2	5	2	1	1	0	5	1
2012	Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	12	0
Total

Former coaches

Jalal Talebi (1975–1977) Mahmoud Yavari (1978) Bahman Salehnia

Bahman Salehnia

Bahman Salehnia is an Iranian football coach. He is currently head-coach of Esteghlal Anzali....

(1996) Mehdi Monajati (2000–2001) Abbas Chamanyan

Abbas Chamanyan

Abbas Chamanyan, is an Iranian football coach who is AFC certified and currently Head Coach of Payam Mashhad. He is also a university lecturer who teaches Physical Education courses at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Islamic Azad University of Mashhad and Mashhad University of Medical Sciences.He...

(2002) Abbas Chamanyan

Abbas Chamanyan

(2004) Mohammad Ahmadzadeh

Mohammad Ahmadzadeh

Mohammad Ahmadzadeh is a former Iranian football, basketball and tennis player and current football coach. He played most his career for Malavan and also was the team's head coach for several seasons...

(2005–2006) Nenad Nikolić

Nenad Nikolic

Nenad Nikolić is a Croatian football coach and former player who has worked in Iran for nearly a decade. He has worked in the Foolad academy since it began in 1999.-External links:...

(2008) Ali Doustimehr

Ali Doustimehr

Ali Doustimehr is an Iranian football coach. He has been the head coach of Iran national under-17 football team participating in 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria and is the coach for the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship.-References:...

(2009-)

Current squad

Last Matches

2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualification

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Upcoming Matches

2010 AFC U-19 Championship

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External links

Official Website of IR Iran Football Federation

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