Tournaments statistics
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| All time records | ||||||||
| Final Rounds | ||||||||
| YEAR | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | % |
| 2007 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | |
| 2000 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1996 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 8 | |
| 1992 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1988 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | |
| 1984 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1980 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 10 | |
| 1976 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 | |
| 1972 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | |
| 1968 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9 | |
| Total | 54 | 31 | 17 | 6 | 106 | 40 | 66 | |
| Qualification Rounds | ||||||||
| YEAR | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | % |
| 2007 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 10 | |
| 2004 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 9 | |
| 2000 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 14 | |
| 1996 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 26 | |
| 1992 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | |
| 1988 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1984 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 20 | |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1972 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1968 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1959 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 2 | |
| Total | 42 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 119 | 23 | 96 | |
Executive Brief
- Iran played a total of 86 matches in the Asian Cup qualifying and final rounds.
- Total matches won=57 , Drawn=19 and losses= 10
- Total goals scored = 207 , goals against = 58
- Average goals scored per match in the final rounds = 2.0
- Average goals scored per match in the qualifying rounds = 2.97
- Collective average goal per match = 2.4 Goals per match
- Best year average scoring record in finals was in 1976 with 13 goals scored and and average of 3,25 per match.
- Best year average scoring record in Qualifiers was in 1992 with 10 goals scored and and average of 5 goals per match.
- Best total of goals in final rounds was in 1980 with 16 goals
- Best total in qualifying rounds was in 1996 with 27 goals.
- Ali Daei holds the record for most goals scored in a match with 5 goals against Sri Lanka in 1996 qualifying match in Azadi stadium on 12th June 1996.
- Ali Daei also holds the record for most goals scored in the qualification rounds -23 goals- and 14 goals in the final rounds. A total of 37 goals in three tournaments only (1996 , 2000 and 2004)
- Ali Daei and Ahmed Reza Abedzadeh holds the record for number of games in Asian Championship tournament respectively with 33 and 22 games each.
- Parviz Qleechkhani is the only Asian Player to hold the championship cup for three consecutive times in 1968, 1972 and 1976.
- Only 3 players played in 4 consecutive championship final rounds, Parviz Qleechkhani , Ahmed Reza Abedzadeh , Ali Daei and Mojtaba Moharrami.
| Player |
Qualifying round Matches |
Final rounds Matches | Total Marches |
| Daei | 16 | 17 | 33 |
| Abedzadeh | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| Mahdavikia | 14 | 8 | 22 |
| Bagheri | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Estili | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| Karimi | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| Peyrovani | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| Ghayeghran | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| Mohamedkhani Nader | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| Fonoonizadeh | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| Zarincheh | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| Darakhshan | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| Kavianpour | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| Moharrami | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Panjali | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Mirzapour | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Peyous | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Qleechkhani | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Golmohamadi | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Shahroudi | 5 | 6 | 11 |
Iran's Scorers - 1964-2004
Including preliminary and final round matches
| Player | Pre. | Finals | Goals |
| Daei | 23 | 14 | 37 |
| Bagheri | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Alidosti | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Mohamedkhani Nasser | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Karimi | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Fariba | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Kalani | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Peyous | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Bavi | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Estili | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Hojri | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Jabbari | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Behzadi | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Dehdari | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Bayani, Shahrokh | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Faraki | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Ghayeghran | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Marfavi | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Mazloomi G. | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Mohamedkhani Nader | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Nooraei | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Rowshan | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Ahadi | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Arabshahi | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Khodadad Azizi | 2 | 2 | |
| Azizi A. | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Barzagari | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Darakhshan | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Eftekhari | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Garousi | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Golmohamadi | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Hashimi-Nasab | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Iranpak | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Khorsheedi | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Moharrami | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Nekounam | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Nikbakht-Vahedi | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Qleechkhani | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Abolqasimpour | 1 | 1 | |
| Abtahi | 1 | 1 | |
| Alavi S.M. | 1 | 1 | |
| Barmaki | 1 | 1 | |
| Danaei-Fard | 1 | 1 | |
| Deenmohamadi | 1 | 1 | |
| Enayati | 1 | 1 | |
| Farzami | 1 | 1 | |
| Fekri M. | 1 | 1 | |
| Hajimokhtar | 1 | 1 | |
| Hakim-Zadeh | 1 | 1 | |
| Hassanzadeh | 1 | 1 | |
| Jamali | 1 | 1 | |
| Mahdavikia | 1 | 1 | |
| Farhad Majidi | 1 | 1 | |
| Mansourian | 1 | 1 | |
| Me'Maar | 1 | 1 | |
| Minavand | 1 | 1 | |
| Mobali | 1 |