The Iran men's national water polo team represents Iran in men's international water polo competitions and is controlled by the IR Iran Amateur Swimming Federation.
FINA code | IRI |
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Nickname(s) | Team Melli |
Association | IR Iran Amateur Swimming Federation |
Confederation | AASF (Asia) |
Head coach | Aleksandar Ćirić |
Asst coach | Vahid Rezaei |
Captain | Hamed Malek-Khanbanan |
Home venue | Shahid Shiroudi Stadium |
Olympic Games | |
Appearances | 1 (first in 1976) |
Best result | 12th place (1976) |
World Championship | |
Appearances | 2 (first in 1975) |
Best result | 15th place (1975, 1998) |
World League | |
Appearances | 4 (first in 2008) |
Best result | Preliminary round (2008, 2009, 2010) |
Asian Games | |
Appearances | 10 (first in 1970) |
Best result | Gold medal (1974) |
Medal record | ||
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Asian Games | ||
1974 Tehran | Team | |
2018 Jakarta | Team |
Tournament records
editOlympic Games
editYear | NoT | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
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1900–1936 | not an IOC member | |||||
1948 | 18 | did not enter | ||||
1952 | 21 | |||||
1956 | 10 | |||||
1960 | 16 | |||||
1964 | 13 | |||||
1968 | 15 | |||||
1972 | 16 | did not qualify | ||||
1976 | 12 | 12th place | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
1980 | 12 | did not enter | ||||
1984 | 12 | |||||
1988 | 12 | |||||
1992 | 12 | |||||
1996 | 12 | did not qualify | ||||
2000 | 12 | did not enter | ||||
2004 | 12 | |||||
2008 | 12 | did not qualify | ||||
2012 | 12 | did not enter | ||||
2016 | 12 | did not qualify | ||||
2020 | 12 | |||||
2024 | 12 |
World Championships record | ||||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
1973 | did not compete | |||||||||
1975 | Preliminary round | 15th place | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 39 | -34 | |
1978 | did not compete | |||||||||
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1991 | ||||||||||
1994 | ||||||||||
1998 | Preliminary round | 15th place | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | -49 | -42 | |
2001 | did not compete | |||||||||
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World League / World Cup
editYear | Rank | Pld | W | L |
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2002 | did not enter | |||
2003 | ||||
2004 | ||||
2005 | ||||
2006 | ||||
2007 | ||||
2008 | 5th place in Asia/Oceania | 8 | 0 | 8 |
2009 | 3rd place in Asia/Oceania | 6 | 2 | 4 |
2010 | 6th place in Asia/Oceania | 10 | 0 | 10 |
2011 | did not enter | |||
2012 | ||||
2013 | ||||
2014 | ||||
2015 | ||||
2016 | ||||
2017 | ||||
2018 | ||||
2019 | ||||
2020 | ||||
2022 | ||||
2023 | 5th place in Division 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
World Cup (old format)
editYear | NoT | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
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1979 | 8 | did not enter | ||||
1981 | 8 | |||||
1983 | 8 | |||||
1985 | 8 | |||||
1987 | 8 | |||||
1989 | 8 | |||||
1991 | 8 | |||||
1993 | 8 | |||||
1995 | 8 | |||||
1997 | 8 | |||||
1999 | 8 | |||||
2002 | 8 | |||||
2006 | 8 | |||||
2010 | 8 | 8th place | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
2014 | 8 | did not enter | ||||
2018 | 8 |
Asian Games
editYear | NoT | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
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1951 | 2 | did not enter | ||||
1954 | 6 | |||||
1958 | 5 | |||||
1962 | 4 | |||||
1966 | 5 | |||||
1970 | 7 | 4th place | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
1974 | 7 | Champions | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
1978 | 7 | did not enter | ||||
1982 | 8 | |||||
1986 | 6 | 4th place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
1990 | 7 | 6th place | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1994 | 6 | 4th place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
1998 | 9 | 5th place | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
2002 | 6 | 4th place | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
2006 | 10 | 4th place | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
2010 | 9 | did not enter | ||||
2014 | 7 | |||||
2018 | 9 | 3rd place | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
2022 | 8 | 4th place | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Asian Championships
editYear | NoT | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
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1984 | 7 | 3rd place | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
1988 | 6 | did not enter | ||||
1991 | 10 | 5th place | ||||
1995 | 13 | 3rd place | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
2000 | 7 | did not enter | ||||
2005 | 8 | |||||
2009 | 6 | |||||
2012 | 4 | |||||
2012 | 9 | |||||
2015 | 5 | 4th place | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
2016 | 8 | 4th place | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2022 | 10 | 4th place | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
2023 | 8 | Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Asian Cup
editYear | NoT | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
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2010 | 4 | Runners-up | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
2012 | 5 | 3rd place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2013 | 6 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
FINA Development Trophy
editYear | NoT | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
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2007 | 12 | 3rd place | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
2009 | 12 | did not enter | ||||
2011 | 11 | Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
2013 | 12 | did not enter | ||||
2015 | 10 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | 8 | disqualified | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Islamic Solidarity Games
editYear | NoT | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
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2005 | 6 | 4th place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
2017 | 5 | Runners-up | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Former coaches
edit- Nico Firoiu (1969–71, 1972–74)
- Ante Nakić
- Neven Kovačević
- Stanislav Pivovarov (2010)
- Paolo Malara (2011)
- Roman Poláčik (2011–2012)
- Paolo Malara (2013–2014)
- Sirous Taherian (2014--2016)[1]