Iran national football team results (1980–1989)

This is a list of official football games played by Iran national football team between 1980 and 1989.

1980 edit

Friendly

United Arab Emirates  0–2  Iran
Report Danaeifard   13'
Faraki   58'
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Jassim Al-Doukhi (United Arab Emirates)

Friendly

United Arab Emirates  0–3  Iran
Report Faraki   10'
Abdollahi   28'
Barzegari   59'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Abbas Mohammed (United Arab Emirates)

1980 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round

Iran  0–0  Syria
Report

1980 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round

Iran  2–2  China
Alidousti   35'
Fariba   70'
Report Chen Jingang   74'
Cai Jinbiao   89'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Sudarso Hardjowasito (Indonesia)

1980 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round

Iran  7–0  Bangladesh
Fariba   11', 37', 80', 82'
Roshan   21'
Barzegari   32', 87'
Report

1980 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round

Iran  3–2  North Korea
Alidousti   27'
Danaeifard   57'
Fariba   60'
Report Hwang Sang-hoi   68'
Pak Jong-hun   90'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Enrique Mendoza (Mexico)

1980 AFC Asian Cup – Semifinal

Kuwait  2–1  Iran
Yaqoub   63'
Al-Dakhil   85'
Report Faraki   90'
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Kok Lee (Singapore)

1980 AFC Asian Cup – 3rd place match

Iran  3–0  North Korea
Fariba   49'
Faraki   66', 76'
Report
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Enrique Mendoza (Mexico)

1982 edit

1982 Quaid-i-Azam International Cup

Pakistan  0–1  Iran
Report Anjini   7'
Referee: Mohsen Abdulrahman (Oman)

1982 Quaid-i-Azam International Cup

Iran  4–0    Nepal
Heidari   2'
Dinvarzadeh   22'
Faridinia   50'
Changiz   62' (pen.)
Report
Referee: Anwar Sultan Bhatti (Pakistan)

1982 Quaid-i-Azam International Cup

Iran  4–0  Oman
Changiz   27'
Haghighian   40'
Tahmasebi   50'
Anjini   76'
Report
Referee: Karimuddin Nawab (Pakistan)

1982 Quaid-i-Azam International Cup

Iran  9–0  Bangladesh
Heidari   7', 38'
Faridinia   22', 44'
Tahmasebi   58'
Changiz   66', 70'
Anjini   79', 88'
Report
Referee: Mohsen Abdulrahman (Oman)

1982 Asian Games – Preliminary round

Japan  1–0  Iran
Kimura   79' Report
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Othman Omar (Malaysia)

1982 Asian Games – Preliminary round

Iran  1–0  South Korea
Derakhshan   47' Report
Attendance: 31,000
Referee: Melvyn Victor D'Souza (India)

1982 Asian Games – Preliminary round

Iran  2–0  South Yemen
Mohammadkhani   49'
Firouzi   67'
Report
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Soundara Pandian (India)

1982 Asian Games – Quarterfinal

Kuwait  1–0 (a.e.t.)  Iran
Al-Haddad   97' Report
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Melvyn Victor D'Souza (India)

1984 edit

1984 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

Bangladesh  0–5  Iran
Report Mohammadkhani   65', 78', 81', 89'
Alidousti   90'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Chlandar (India)

1984 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

Iran  3–1  Syria
Alidousti   3', 76' (pen.)
Mohammadkhani   67'
Report Hassan   4'
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Yu Jong-lin (North Korea)

1984 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

Iran  5–0  Thailand
Memar   25'
Alidousti   31', 81'
Mohammadkhani   55'
Derakhshan   63'
Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Kim Soo-duk (North Korea)

1984 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

Iran  1–0  Indonesia
Mohammadkhani   78' Report
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Yu Jong-lin (North Korea)

1984 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

Iran  7–1  Philippines
Arabshahi   16'
Mohammadkhani   20', 52'
Alidousti   48'
Ahadi   50', 89'
Mokhtarifar   77'
Report Aranto   70'
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Shing Ao Chi (Hong Kong)

1984 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

Iran  1–0  Syria
Alidousti   13' Report
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Kim Soo-duk (North Korea)

1984 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round

Iran  3–0  United Arab Emirates
Alidousti   27'
Bayani   85' (pen.)
Mohammadkhani   87'
Report
Attendance: 8,000

1984 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round

China  0–2  Iran
Report Mohammadkhani   57'
Arabshahi   69'
Attendance: 19,000

1984 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round

Iran  0–0  India
Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Koh Guan Kiat (Malaysia)

1984 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round

Singapore  1–1  Iran
Saad   61' Report Bayani   55' (pen.)
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Abu Wahid Shanbe (Oman)

1984 AFC Asian Cup – Semifinal

Saudi Arabia  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Iran
Bayani   88' (o.g.) Report Bayani   43'
Penalties
Abdullah  
Abduljawad  
Nu'eimeh  
Al-Jam'an  
Al-Musaibeah  
5–4   Hajiloo
  Mokhtarifar
  Derakhshan
  Panjali
  Bayani
Attendance: 20,000

1984 AFC Asian Cup – 3rd place match

Iran  1–1  Kuwait
Mohammadkhani   80' Report Al-Haddad   26'
Penalties
Hajiloo  
Derakhshan  
Ahadi  
Mokhtarifar  
3–5   Al-Dakhil
  Al-Suwayed
  Juma'a
  Al-Jasem
  Al-Qabendi
Attendance: 26,000

1985 edit

1985 Nehru Cup – Preliminary round

Yugoslavia  3–1  Iran
Baljić   36', 59'
Mlinarić   82'
Report Bayani   74'
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Hakim Shetty (India)

1985 Nehru Cup – Preliminary round

Soviet Union  2–0  Iran
Zygmantovich   48'
Protasov   69'
Report
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Floriano Sanches (India)

Friendly

Iran  1–0  North Korea
Bayani   Report
Referee: Asghar Tehrani (Iran)

1986 edit

1986 Fajr Cup – Preliminary round

Iran  2–0  Pakistan
Alidousti   8'
Changiz   16'
Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Jamshid Nikmehr (Iran)

1986 Fajr Cup – Semifinal

Iran  2–0  Ghana
Alidousti   10'
Bayani   40' (pen.)
Report
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Hamid Khoshkhan (Iran)

Friendly

China  2–1  Iran
Li Hui   34'
Liu Haiguang   82'
Report Fathabadi   39'
Attendance: 35,000

Friendly

Iran  4–0  Thailand
Bavi  
Derakhshan  
Pious  
Changiz  
Report
Attendance: 0

1986 Asian Games – Preliminary round

Japan  0–2  Iran
Report Abtahi   5'
Mohammadkhani   17'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Abdullah Al-Nasir (Saudi Arabia)

1986 Asian Games – Preliminary round

Iran  4–0  Bangladesh
Pious   61'
Fathabadi   82', 89'
Ghayeghran   90'
Report
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Lee Do-ha (South Korea)

1986 Asian Games – Preliminary round

Kuwait  1–0  Iran
Al-Hasawi   18' Report
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Zhong Bohong (China)

1986 Asian Games – Preliminary round

Iran  6–0    Nepal
Derakhshan   8', 76'
Bayani   44' (pen.)
Fathabadi   51', 86'
Yekkeh   61'
Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ahmed Ali (Pakistan)

1986 Asian Games – Quarterfinal

South Korea  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Iran
Park Chang-sun   34' (pen.) Report Bavi   84'
Penalties
Park Chang-sun  
Kim Joo-sung  
Choi Soon-ho  
Cho Young-jeung  
Lee Tae-ho  
5–4   Ghayeghran
  Changiz
  Namjoo-Motlagh
  Mohammadkhani
  Hajiloo
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Ahmed Jassim (Bahrain)

1988 edit

1988 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

Iran  2–0  Hong Kong
Ghayeghran   9'
Marfavi   73'
Report
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Xu Bingsheng (China)

1988 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

Syria  1–1  Iran
Siflan   13' Report Bavi   73'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Abdulaziz Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)

1988 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

North Korea  0–0  Iran
Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Abdulaziz Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)

1988 AFC Asian Cup qualifier

Iran  3–0    Nepal
Bavi   6', 53', 67' Report
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Abdulaziz Al-Mulla (United Arab Emirates)

1988 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round

Iran  2–0  Qatar
Bavi   6'
Pious   89'
Report

1988 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round

Japan  0–0  Iran
Report
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Samuel Chan (Hong Kong)

1988 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round

Iran  1–0  United Arab Emirates
Pious   27' Report
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Stephen Ovinis (Malaysia)

1988 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary round

South Korea  3–0  Iran
Byun Byung-joo   26', 57'
Hwang Sun-hong   42'
Report

1988 AFC Asian Cup – Semifinal

Saudi Arabia  1–0  Iran
Abdullah   16' Report

1988 AFC Asian Cup – 3rd place match

China  0–0 (a.e.t.)  Iran
Report
Penalties
Duan Ju  
Wang Baoshan  
Wu Wenbing  
0–3   Moharrami
  Ansarifard
  Ghayeghran
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Ahmad Bash (Jordan)

1989 edit

Friendly

Iran  2–2  Japan
Own goal   51'
Pious   62'
Report Maeda   19', 57'
Attendance: 65,000
Referee: Manouchehr Nazari (Iran)

1990 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round

Thailand  0–3  Iran
Report Bavi   12'
Ghayeghran   28'
Garousi   87'
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Samuel Chan (Hong Kong)

1990 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round

Bangladesh  1–2  Iran
Aslam   70' Report Bavi   44'
Ansarifard   50'
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Mohammed Al-Shabab (Oman)

1990 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round

Iran  1–0  Bangladesh
Marfavi   81' Report
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Hassan Al-Mullah (Qatar)

1990 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round

Iran  3–0  Thailand
Pious   33', 65'
Garousi   42'
Report
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Samuel Chan (Hong Kong)

1990 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round

China  2–0  Iran
Liu Haiguang   73'
Zhang Xiaowen   87'
Report
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Shizuo Takada (Japan)

1990 FIFA World Cup qualifier – First round

Iran  3–2  China
Garousi   15'
Eftekhari   16'
Pious   53'
Report Mai Chao   64'
Ma Lin   66'
Attendance: 90,000

1989 Peace and Friendship Cup – Preliminary round

Iran  2–0  South Yemen
Namjoo-Motlagh   35', 61' Report
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Jean-François Crucke (Belgium)

1989 Peace and Friendship Cup – Preliminary round

Guinea  1–1  Iran
Emmerson   75' Report Moharrami   48' (pen.)
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Essa Al-Jassas (Kuwait)

1989 Peace and Friendship Cup – Preliminary round

Iran  0–0  Iraq
Report
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Freddie Vilburg (Switzerland)

1989 Peace and Friendship Cup – Semifinal

Uganda  2–2 (a.e.t.)  Iran
Hasule   24'
Musisi   107'
Report Ansarifard   22'
Bayani   116'
Penalties
7–6

1989 Peace and Friendship Cup – 3rd place match

Kuwait  1–0  Iran
Al-Asfoor   5' Report
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Thomas Donnelly (Northern Ireland)

Statistics edit

Results by year edit

Year Pld W D L GF GA GD
1980 8 5 2 1 21 6 +15
1982 8 6 0 2 21 2 +19
1984 12 8 4 0 30 5 +25
1985 3 1 0 2 2 5 –3
1986 9 6 1 2 22 4 +18
1988 10 4 4 2 9 5 +4
1989 12 6 4 2 19 11 +8
Total 62 36 15 11 124 38 +86

Managers edit

Name First match Last match Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Hassan Habibi 5 August 1980 25 February 1982 12 9 2 1 39 6 +33
  Jalal Cheraghpour 21 November 1982 28 November 1982 4 2 0 2 3 2 +1
  Mahmoud Yavari 7 August 1984 18 August 1984 6 6 0 0 22 2 +20
  Nasser Ebrahimi 1 December 1984 5 February 1985 9 3 4 2 10 8 +2
  Fereydoun Askarzadeh 16 February 1986 20 February 1986 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4
  Parviz Dehdari 28 May 1986 20 January 1989 18 8 6 4 29 11 +18
  Reza Vatankhah 23 February 1989 17 March 1989 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5
  Mehdi Monajati 30 May 1989 22 July 1989 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2
  Ali Parvin 1 November 1989 12 November 1989 5 1 3 1 5 4 +1
Total 62 36 15 11 124 38 +86

Opponents edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD
  Bangladesh 6 6 0 0 28 1 +27
  China 6 2 2 2 8 8 0
  Ghana 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
  Guinea 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
  Hong Kong 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
  India 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
  Indonesia 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1
  Iraq 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
  Japan 4 1 2 1 4 3 +2
  Korea, North 4 3 1 0 7 2 +5
  Korea, South 3 1 1 1 2 4 –2
  Kuwait 5 0 1 4 2 6 –4
    Nepal 3 3 0 0 13 0 +13
  Oman 1 1 0 0 4 0 +4
  Pakistan 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3
  Philippines 1 1 0 0 7 1 +6
  Qatar 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
  Russia 1 0 0 1 0 2 –2
  Saudi Arabia 2 0 1 1 1 2 –1
  Serbia 1 0 0 1 1 3 –2
  Singapore 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
  Syria 4 2 2 0 5 2 +3
  Thailand 4 4 0 0 15 0 +15
  Uganda 1 0 1 0 2 2 0
  United Arab Emirates 4 4 0 0 9 0 +9
  Yemen, South 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4
Total 62 36 15 11 124 38 +86

External links edit