| 1951 | Silver Medal Asian Games | |
| 1964 | Qualification for Olympic Games Tokyo | |
| 1968 | Champions Asian Nations Cup |
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| 1972 | Qualification for Olympic Games Munich | |
| 1972 | Champions Asian Nations Cup |
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| 1974 | Gold Medal Winners Asian Games | |
| 1976 | Champions Asian Nations Cup |
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| 1978 | Qualification for World Cup | |
| 1980 | Qualification for Olympic Games Moscow | |
| 1984 | Third Place in Asian Championship | |
| 1988 | Third Place in Asian Championship | |
| 1990 | Gold Medal Winners Asian Games | |
| 1996 | Third Place in Asian Championship | |
| 1998 | Qualification for World Cup France | |
| 1998 | Gold Medal Winners Asian Games | |
| 2000 | Winners WAFF Championship - Amman | |
| 2001 | Winners LG football Tournament - Tehran | |
| 2002 | Gold Medal Winners Asian Games - Busan | |
| 2004 | Winners WAFF Championship - Tehran | |
| 2004 | Third Place in Asian Cup in China | |
| 2005 | Qualification for World Cup in Germany | |
Asian Cup
| YEAR | RANK | VENUE |
| 1956 | Did not participate | Hong Kong |
| 1960 | Eliminated in the qualifying rounds | South Korea |
| 1964 | Did not participate | Israel |
| 1968 | Champions | Iran |
| 1972 | Champions | Thailand |
| 1976 | Champions | Iran |
| 1980 | Third Place | Kuwait |
| 1984 | Fourth Place | Singapore |
| 1988 | Third Place | Qatar |
| 1992 | Eliminated | Japan |
| 1996 | Third Place | U.A.E |
| 2000 | Quarter Final | Lebanon |
| 2004 | Third Place | China |
| 2007 | Quarter Final | Thai/Malay/Indon/Vietn. |
Asian Games
| Year | RANK | VENUE |
| 1951 | Silver Medal | NEW DELHI |
| 1958 | Eliminated -group matches | TOKYO |
| 1962 | Did Not Participate | |
| 1966 | Silver Medal | BANGKOK |
| 1970 | Eliminated -group matches | BANGKOK |
| 1974 | Gold Medal | TEHRAN |
| 1978 | Did Not Participate | |
| 1982 | Quarter Finals | NEW DELHI |
| 1986 | Quarter Finals | SEOUL |
| 1990 | Gold Medal | BEIJING |
| 1994 | Eliminated -group matches | HIROSHIMA |
| 1998 | Gold Medal | BANGKOK |
| 2002 | Gold Medal | BUSAN |
| 2006 | Silver Medal | DOHA |
| 2010 | Guangzhou |
* As of Asian Games 2002 , the teams participate with U23 players only.
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ASIAN GAMES STATS |
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| Tours | Total Games | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals for | Goals against | Goal Average | Goals per game | Winning percentage |
| 10 | 54 | 34 | 7 | 13 | 98 | 41 | +57 | 1.82 | 62.96% |
Best Win
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02-09-74 |
vs |
PAKISTAN |
7 |
0 |
Worst loss
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28-05-58 |
vs. |
SOUTH KOREA |
0 |
5 |