Iran men's national water polo team

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.

Iran
FINA codeIRI
Nickname(s)Team Melli
AssociationIR Iran Amateur Swimming Federation
ConfederationAASF (Asia)
Head coachAleksandar Ćirić
Asst coachVahid Rezaei
CaptainHamed Malek-Khanbanan
Home venueShahid Shiroudi Stadium
Olympic Games
Appearances1 (first in 1976)
Best result12th place (1976)
World Championship
Appearances2 (first in 1975)
Best result15th place (1975, 1998)
World League
Appearances4 (first in 2008)
Best resultPreliminary round (2008, 2009, 2010)
Asian Games
Appearances10 (first in 1970)
Best result1st place, gold medalist(s) Gold medal (1974)
Iran men's national water polo team
Medal record
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1974 Tehran Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Team

Tournament records

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Olympic Games

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Year NoT Rank Pld W D L
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
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
  1982
  1986
  1991
  1994
  1998 Preliminary round 15th place 3 0 0 3 7 -49 -42
  2001 did not compete
  2003
  2005
  2007
  2009
  2011
  2013
  2015
  2017
  2019
  2022

World League / World Cup

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Year Rank Pld W L
  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)

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Year NoT Rank Pld W D L
  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

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Iran water polo team in 1973 before a friendly match with Egypt. This team won the Asian Games one year later.
Year NoT Rank Pld W D L
  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

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Year NoT Rank Pld W D L
  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

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Year NoT Rank Pld W D L
  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

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Year NoT Rank Pld W D L
  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

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Year NoT Rank Pld W D L
  2005 6 4th place 5 2 1 2
  2017 5 Runners-up 4 3 1 0

Former coaches

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References

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