Iran under-20

Nickname(s)	Team Melli Javanan ("The Youth National Team")
Association	FFIRI
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Samad Marfavi
Captain	Amin Hazbavi
FIFA code	IRN
First colours Second colours
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 1977)
Best result	Group Stage (1977, 2001, 2017)
AFC U-19 Championship
Appearances	21 (first in 1969)
Best result	Champions: 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976

Iran v Qatar, 1 March 2023

Iran national under-20 football team (also known as Iran Under-20, Iran U-20 or Iran Youth Team) represents Iran in international football competitions in AFC U-19 Championship and FIFA U-20 World Cup, as well as any other under-20 international football tournaments. It is controlled by the Iran Football Federation.

Tournament records

FIFA U-20 World Cup

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1977	Group Stage	3	1	1	1	4	5
1979	did not qualify
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001	Group Stage	3	0	0	3	0	8
2003	did not qualify
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017	Group Stage	3	1	0	2	4	6
2019	did not qualify
2021	Cancelled
2023	did not qualify
2023	to be determined
Total	3/24	9	2	1	6	8	19

AFC U-19 Championship

AFC U-19 Championship record Qualifications Year Round PLD W D* L GS GA 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 did not enter - - - - - - - - - - - - 1966 did not enter - - - - - - - - - - - - 1967 did not enter - - - - - - - - - - - - 1968 did not enter - - - - - - - - - - - - 1969 Third place 6 4 1 1 13 4 - - - - - - 1970 Quarterfinals 4 3 0 1 15 2 - - - - - - 1971 Quarterfinals 4 2 2 0 7 1 - - - - - - 1972 Third place 6 4 0 2 11 2 - - - - - - 1973 Champions 4 4 0 0 10 1 - - - - - - 1974 Champions 6 5 1 0 18 2 - - - - - - 1975 Champions 6 4 2 0 16 1 - - - - - - 1976 Champions 6 5 1 0 11 2 - - - - - - 1977 Runners-up 5 4 0 1 19 5 - - - - - - 1978 Quarterfinals 4 2 1 1 6 3 - - - - - - 1980 did not qualify - - - - - - - - - - - - 1982 did not qualify - - - - - - - - - - - - 1985 did not qualify - - - - - - - - - - - - 1986 did not qualify - - - - - - - - - - - - 1988 did not qualify - - - - - - - - - - - - 1990 did not qualify - - - - - - - - - - - - 1992 Round 1 3 1 1 1 2 2 - - - - - - 1994 did not qualify - - - - - - - - - - - - 1996 Round 1 4 0 3 1 1 2 3 2 1 0 9 1 1998 did not qualify - - - - - - - - - - - - 2000 Fourth place 6 4 2 0 13 5 - - - - - - 2002 did not qualify - - - - - - 3 1 0 2 6 8 2004 Round 1 3 1 1 1 7 4 2 2 0 0 8 1 2006 Round 1 3 2 0 1 5 7 2 2 0 0 7 0 2008 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 Quarterfinals 4 2 1 1 10 5 3 3 0 0 12 0 2014 Round 1 3 1 0 2 3 3 3 3 0 0 9 1 2016 Semifinals 5 2 2 1 9 7 3 3 0 0 15 0 2018 did not qualify - - - - - - 3 1 2 0 5 1 2020 Qualified but cancelled - - - - - - 3 3 0 0 9 0 2023 Quarterfinals 4 2 0 2 6 5 3 3 0 0 11 0 Total 21/40 92 54 18 20 189 74 35 28 5 2 116 13 *Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks. **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil. CAFA U-19 Championship CAFA Junior Championship record Year Round Pld W D L GS GA 2016 Withdrew - - - - - - 2019 Champions 4 3 1 0 9 1 2022 Champions 4 2 2 0 12 4 Total 2/3 8 5 3 0 21 5 Toulon Tournament 2012 AFF U-19 Youth ChampionshipChampions 1978 Toulon Tournament 7th place (out of 8) Panda Cup 2017 Panda Cup 3rd place (out of 4) Results and fixtures   Win   Draw   Loss Previous matches Date Venue Opponent Competition Result Iranian scorers Report 2019 6 November 2019 PAS Stadium, Tehran  Kyrgyzstan 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification 3–0 (W) Barzegar 53', Monazami 78', Salmani 82' (pen.) Report 8 November 2019 PAS Stadium, Tehran    Nepal 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification 4–0 (W) Ahmadi 75', Jalali 84', Monazami 86', Barzegar 90' Report 10 November 2019 PAS Stadium, Tehran  United Arab Emirates 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification 2–0 (W) Asadabadi 45', Hashemnezhad 80' Report Forthcoming matches Date Competition Location Opponent 2020 Coaching staff Position Name Head coach Samad Marfavi Team manager Faraz Fatemi Players Current squad The following 23 players were called up for 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup matches from 1 to 18 March 2023. No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1 1GK Mohammad Khalifeh (2004-08-19) 19 August 2004 Persepolis 12 1GK Adib Zarei (2004-01-19) 19 January 2004 Shahin 22 1GK Mohammad Sadegh Salehi (2004-03-30) 30 March 2004 Sepahan 2 2DF Ali Akbar Ranjbar (2004-02-02) 2 February 2004 Paykan 3 2DF Mersad Seifi (2003-08-11) 11 August 2003 Nassaji Mazandaran 5 2DF Amin Hazbavi (captain) (2003-05-06) 6 May 2003 Foolad 6 2DF Milad Kor (2003-10-19) 19 October 2003 tractor 15 2DF Amin Pilali (2003-01-07) 7 January 2003 kia 18 2DF Danial Eiri (2003-10-26) 26 October 2003 Zob Ahan 10 3MF Farhad Zavoshi (2003-02-08) 8 February 2003 Havadar 8 3MF Alireza Enayatzadeh (2004-04-05) 5 April 2004 Persepolis 14 3MF Erfan Ghorbani (2003-12-15) 15 December 2003 kia 16 3MF Mohammadjavad Hosseinnejad (2003-01-26) 26 January 2003 Sepahan 4 3MF Mohammadreza Torabi (2004-07-18) 18 July 2004 Esteghlal 21 3MF Mohammadreza Bordbar (2004-08-26) 26 August 2004 Malavan 19 3MF Alireza Safari (2003-12-02) 2 December 2003 Saipa 17 3MF Mojtaba Fakhrian (2003-05-15) 15 May 2003 Aluminium Arak 23 3MF Salim Toomaj (2005-01-09) 9 January 2005 Fenerbahçe 7 4FW Amir Ebrahimzadeh (2004-01-31) 31 January 2004 tractor 11 4FW Amirreza Eslamtalab (2003-01-30) 30 January 2003 kia 9 4FW Saeid Saharkhizan (2003-01-26) 26 January 2003 Havadar 20 4FW Hossein Hajizadeh (2003-03-09) 9 March 2003 Persepolis Previous squads FIFA U-20 World Cups FIFA World Youth Championship 1977 squad FIFA World Youth Championship 2001 squad FIFA U-20 World Cup 2017 squad See also Iran national football team Iran national under-23 football team Iran national under-17 football team References