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General Information for Iran

IR Iran Football Federation
Founded
1920
FIFA entry
1948
Average height in 1998
1.8m
Average age in 1998
25.6
Confederation
AFC
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Jersey in 1998
No jersey in 1998

Coaches in 1998

Talebi, Jalal (Coach)

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Talebi, Jalal (Coach)

Day of Birth
1942-03-23
Place of Birth
Tehran (Iran)
Height
1.88m
Matches
4 (3 / 1)
Goto coach Jalal Talebi

Ivić, Tomislav (Coach)

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Ivić, Tomislav (Coach)

Day of Birth
1933-06-30
Day of Death
2011-06-24
Place of Birth
Split (Croatia)
Matches
5 (0 / 5)
Goto coach Tomislav Ivić

Pourheidari, Mansour (Coach)

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Pourheidari, Mansour (Coach)

Day of Birth
1945-01-20
Day of Death
2016-11-04
Place of Birth
Tehran (Iran)
Matches
9 (8 / 1)
Goto coach Mansour Pourheidari

Players of Iran in 1998

FIFA Non FIFA
Name Day of Birth Position Current Club M S G M S G
Gholampour, Behzad 1966-12-23 Goalkeeper Iran Paas Tehran 7 0 0 0 0 0
Abedzadeh, Ahmad Reza 1966-05-25 Goalkeeper Iran Persepolis Tehran 5 1 0 0 0 0
Nakisa, Nima 1975-05-01 Goalkeeper Albania Flamurtari Vlorë 4 1 0 0 0 0
Boroumand, Parviz 1972-09-11 Goalkeeper Iran Esteghlal Tehran 2 0 0 0 0 0
Mohammadkhani, Nader 1963-08-23 Centre Back Iran Persepolis Tehran 14 1 0 0 0 0
Khakpour, Mohammad 1969-02-20 Centre Back Iran Bahman Karaj 14 0 2 0 0 0
Zarincheh, Javad 1966-07-23 Right Back Iran Esteghlal Tehran 13 0 0 0 0 0
Pashazadeh, Mehdi 1973-12-27 Centre Back Germany Bayer 04 Leverkusen 9 0 0 0 0 0
Saadavi, Naeim 1969-06-16 Right Back Iran Persepolis Tehran 4 2 0 0 0 0
Fekri, Mahmoud 1973-07-26 Centre Back Iran Esteghlal Tehran 3 1 0 0 0 0
Peyrovani, Afshin 1970-02-06 Centre Back Iran Persepolis Tehran 2 1 0 0 0 0
Falahatzadeh, Farshad 1967-03-21 Centre Back Iran Bahman Karaj 2 0 0 0 0 0
Rezaei-Manesh, Reza 1969-06-22 Right Back Iran Bahman Karaj 2 0 0 0 0 0
Shahroudi, Reza 1972-02-21 Left Back Iran Persepolis Tehran 2 0 0 0 0 0
Emamifar, Alireza 1974-09-16 Left Back Iran Persepolis Tehran 1 2 0 0 0 0
Ansarian, Ali 1977-07-05 Centre Back Iran Persepolis Tehran 1 0 0 0 0 0
Hasanzadeh, Reza 1964-12-30 Centre Back Iran Esteghlal Tehran 1 0 0 0 0 0
Janmaleki, Ali 1976-08-19 Centre Back Iran Paas Tehran 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ostad-Asadi, Ali Akbar 1965-09-17 Centre Back Iran Zob Ahan Isfahan 1 0 0 0 0 0
Torabian, Reza 1971-06-28 Centre Back Iran Persepolis Tehran 1 0 0 0 0 0
Bahonar, Younes 1977-04-12 Centre Back Iran Traktor Sazi Tabriz 0 1 0 0 0 0
Mahabadi, Davoud 1973-07-10 Centre Back Iran Fajr Sepasi Shiraz 0 1 0 0 0 0
Mahdavikia, Mehdi 1977-07-24 Right Midfielder Germany VfL Bochum 17 0 2 0 0 0
Estili, Hamid Reza 1967-04-01 Centre Midfielder Iran Persepolis Tehran 17 0 1 0 0 0
Bagheri, Karim 1974-02-20 Defensive Midfielder Germany Arminia Bielefeld 11 0 3 0 0 0
Minavand, Mehrdad 1975-11-30 Left Midfielder Austria Sturm Graz 9 1 0 0 0 0
Karimi, Ali 1978-11-08 Attacking Midfielder Iran Persepolis Tehran 7 2 1 0 0 0
Hamedani, Sattar 1974-06-06 Defensive Midfielder Iran Fajr Sepasi Shiraz 5 5 0 0 0 0
Dinmohammadi, Sirous 1970-07-02 Centre Midfielder Iran Esteghlal Tehran 4 1 0 0 0 0
Navazi, Mohammad 1974-09-05 Right Midfielder Iran Esteghlal Tehran 3 1 0 0 0 0
Mansourian, Alireza 1971-12-12 Centre Midfielder Greece Škoda Xanthi 2 12 2 0 0 0
Yazdani, Dariush 1977-06-06 Attacking Midfielder Germany Bayer 04 Leverkusen II 2 6 1 0 0 0
Akbarpour, Alireza 1973-03-19 Right Midfielder Iran Esteghlal Tehran 0 3 0 0 0 0
Hajipour, Afshin 1975-12-17 Left Midfielder Iran Foolad Khuzestan 0 1 0 0 0 0
Daei, Ali 1969-03-21 Centre Forward Germany Bayern München 13 0 9 0 0 0
Mousavi, Ali 1974-04-22 Centre Forward Iran Esteghlal Tehran 6 1 5 0 0 0
Azizi, Khodadad 1971-06-22 Centre Forward Germany 1.FC Köln 5 0 0 0 0 0
Latifi, Ali 1976-02-20 Centre Forward Iran Bahman Karaj 3 0 0 0 0 0
Hashemian, Vahid 1976-07-21 Centre Forward Iran Paas Tehran 2 1 3 0 0 0
Modir-Rousta, Ali Asghar 1968-07-25 Centre Forward Iran Bahman Karaj 2 0 0 0 0 0
Khatibi, Hossein 1975-01-05 Centre Forward Iran Paas Tehran 1 0 0 0 0 0
Majidi, Farhad 1976-06-03 Left Winger Iran Esteghlal Tehran 0 1 0 0 0 0
Seraj, Behnam 1971-06-19 Centre Forward Iran Persepolis Tehran 0 1 0 0 0 0

Matches of Iran in 1998

Missing match data:
  • Nigeria (28.01.) p
  • Laos (05.12.) p
  • Oman (08.12.) p
  • Tajikistan (10.12.) p
Date Home Team Away Team Result Event Stadium FIFA
1998-01-28
Nigeria
Nigeria
Iran
Iran
1:0 p
Nigeria vs. Iran
Friendly
Hong Kong Stadium
1998-01-31
Iran
Iran
Chile
Chile
1:1 (4:2) c
Iran vs. Chile
Friendly
Hong Kong Stadium
1998-04-14
Iran
Iran
Kuwait
Kuwait
1:1 c
Iran vs. Kuwait
Friendly
Takhti Stadium Tabriz
1998-04-20
Iran
Iran
Hungary
Hungary
0:2 c
Iran vs. Hungary
Friendly
Azadi Stadium
1998-04-22
Iran
Iran
Jamaica
Jamaica
1:0 c
Iran vs. Jamaica
Friendly
Azadi Stadium
1998-06-03
Croatia
Croatia
Iran
Iran
2:0 c
Croatia vs. Iran
Friendly
Stadion Kantrida
1998-06-14
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Iran
Iran
1:0 c
Yugoslavia vs. Iran
World Cup 1998 - Group F
Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
1998-06-21
USA
USA
Iran
Iran
1:2 c
USA vs. Iran
World Cup 1998 - Group F
Stade de Gerland
1998-06-25
Germany
Germany
Iran
Iran
2:0 c
Germany vs. Iran
World Cup 1998 - Group F
Stade de la Mosson
1998-10-13
Kuwait
Kuwait
Iran
Iran
3:0 c
Kuwait vs. Iran
Friendly
Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium
1998-12-01
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Iran
Iran
0:2 c
Kazakhstan vs. Iran
Asian Games 1998 - Group H
Sri Nakhon Lamduan Stadium
1998-12-05
Iran
Iran
Laos
Laos
6:1 p
Iran vs. Laos
Asian Games 1998 - Group H
Sri Nakhon Lamduan Stadium
1998-12-08
Iran
Iran
Oman
Oman
2:4 p
Iran vs. Oman
Asian Games 1998 - Group 3
Suphachalasai Stadium
1998-12-10
Iran
Iran
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
5:0 p
Iran vs. Tajikistan
Asian Games 1998 - Group 3
Suphachalasai Stadium
1998-12-12
Iran
Iran
China
China
2:1 c
Iran vs. China
Asian Games 1998 - Group 3
Suphachalasai Stadium
1998-12-14
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Iran
Iran
0:4 c
Uzbekistan vs. Iran
Asian Games 1998 - Quarter Finals
Rajamangala Stadium
1998-12-16
Iran
Iran
China
China
1:0 c
Iran vs. China
Asian Games 1998 - Semi Finals
Rajamangala Stadium
1998-12-19
Iran
Iran
Kuwait
Kuwait
2:0 c
Iran vs. Kuwait
Asian Games 1998 - Final
Rajamangala Stadium
18 Matches

Match Progress for Iran in 1998

Favorite Opponents of Iran

Opponent M W D L G
Kuwait
Kuwait
32 15 8 9 47
Syria
Syria
30 19 10 1 60
Qatar
Qatar
27 17 5 5 47
South Korea
South Korea
27 10 8 9 34
Iraq
Iraq
27 15 4 8 47
China
China
24 13 5 6 45
North Korea
North Korea
22 18 4 0 40
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
21 17 3 1 31
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
18 10 5 3 23
Bahrain
Bahrain
17 7 5 5 26
Japan
Japan
15 5 5 5 16
Jordan
Jordan
14 7 3 4 18
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
14 4 4 6 26
Thailand
Thailand
13 10 3 0 29
Oman
Oman
13 7 4 2 26
Lebanon
Lebanon
12 10 1 1 31
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan
10 5 3 2 16
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina
8 5 1 2 20
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
8 8 0 0 21
Palestine
Palestine
6 4 2 0 18
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
6 6 0 0 28
Maldives
Maldives
6 6 0 0 42
Australia
Australia
6 3 2 1 7
India
India
6 5 1 0 15
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
6 6 0 0 25
Pakistan
Pakistan
5 5 0 0 24
Turkey
Turkey
5 0 3 2 2
Tajikistan
Tajikistan
5 4 1 0 16
Singapore
Singapore
5 4 1 0 17
Nepal
Nepal
5 5 0 0 25
Russia
Russia
4 1 2 1 4
Taiwan
Taiwan
4 4 0 0 18
Indonesia
Indonesia
4 4 0 0 13
Angola
Angola
4 2 2 0 7
Algeria
Algeria
4 2 0 2 5
Laos
Laos
3 3 0 0 20
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
3 2 1 0 8
Belarus
Belarus
3 0 2 1 3
Ecuador
Ecuador
3 1 1 1 3
Tunisia
Tunisia
3 0 1 2 2
Guam
Guam
3 3 0 0 31
USA
USA
3 1 1 1 3
Venezuela
Venezuela
3 2 1 0 3
North Macedonia
North Macedonia
3 2 1 0 7
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
3 3 0 0 22
Kenya
Kenya
3 3 0 0 6
Mexico
Mexico
3 0 0 3 2
Afghanistan
Afghanistan
3 3 0 0 13
Canada
Canada
3 2 0 1 2
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan
3 2 1 0 4
Yemen
Yemen
3 3 0 0 11
Nigeria
Nigeria
3 0 1 2 1
Cameroon
Cameroon
3 0 2 1 2
Malaysia
Malaysia
2 2 0 0 5
Togo
Togo
2 2 0 0 4
Portugal
Portugal
2 0 1 1 1
Ireland
Ireland
2 1 0 1 1
Trinidad & Tobago
Trinidad & Tobago
2 2 0 0 3
Slovakia
Slovakia
2 1 0 1 6
Croatia
Croatia
2 0 1 1 2
Cambodia
Cambodia
2 2 0 0 24
Libya
Libya
2 2 0 0 5
Senegal
Senegal
2 0 2 0 2
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
2 0 0 2 1
Poland
Poland
2 0 0 2 0
Chile
Chile
2 2 0 0 7
Montenegro
Montenegro
2 1 1 0 2
Panama
Panama
2 2 0 0 3
South Yemen
South Yemen
2 2 0 0 4
Guinea
Guinea
2 0 1 1 2
Germany
Germany
2 0 0 2 0
Uruguay
Uruguay
2 1 0 1 4
Jamaica
Jamaica
2 2 0 0 9
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
2 2 0 0 5
Botswana
Botswana
1 0 1 0 1
Nicaragua
Nicaragua
1 1 0 0 1
Ukraine
Ukraine
1 1 0 0 1
Albania
Albania
1 0 0 1 0
Cape Verde
Cape Verde
1 1 0 0 5
Cyprus
Cyprus
1 0 1 0 0
Netherlands
Netherlands
1 0 0 1 0
Hungary
Hungary
1 0 0 1 0
Uganda
Uganda
1 0 0 1 8
Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone
1 1 0 0 4
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
1 1 0 0 2
Denmark
Denmark
1 0 1 0 0
Spain
Spain
1 0 0 1 0
Wales
Wales
1 1 0 0 2
Lithuania
Lithuania
1 1 0 0 1
Sweden
Sweden
1 0 0 1 1
Mauritania
Mauritania
1 1 0 0 2
Austria
Austria
1 0 0 1 1
Peru
Peru
1 0 0 1 1
Ghana
Ghana
1 1 0 0 2
Zambia
Zambia
1 1 0 0 3
Tanzania
Tanzania
1 1 0 0 2
Egypt
Egypt
1 0 0 1 8
Brazil
Brazil
1 0 0 1 0
New Zealand
New Zealand
1 1 0 0 3
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
1 1 0 0 1
Guatemala
Guatemala
1 0 1 0 2
Morocco
Morocco
1 1 0 0 1
Mali
Mali
1 0 0 1 1
Madagascar
Madagascar
1 1 0 0 1
England
England
1 0 0 1 2
Paraguay
Paraguay
1 0 1 0 1
Mozambique
Mozambique
1 1 0 0 3
Gambia
Gambia
1 1 0 0 3
Georgia
Georgia
1 1 0 0 2
Scotland
Scotland
1 0 1 0 1
Philippines
Philippines
1 1 0 0 7
Vietnam
Vietnam
1 1 0 0 2
Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea
1 1 0 0 8
Iceland
Iceland
1 1 0 0 1
Soviet Union
Soviet Union
1 0 0 1 0
Bolivia
Bolivia
1 1 0 0 2
Argentina
Argentina
1 0 0 1 0
Armenia
Armenia
1 1 0 0 3
573 341 119 113 1,191

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