The football federation IRIFF announced the initial list of players invited to Team Melli for training in preparation for the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019
The list will be trimmed to 24 players for the AFC competition.
Three new players were invited for the first time, Niazmand , Alipour and Ahmadzadeh.
THE SQUAD
| # |
Player |
Post |
Club |
Country |
| GOALKEEPERS |
| 1 |
ABEDZADEH, Amir |
GK |
C.S. Marítimo |
 |
| 2 |
BIRANVAND, Alireza |
GK |
Persepolis |
 |
| 3 |
HOSSEINI, Hossein |
GK |
Esteghlal |
|
| 4 |
MAZAHERI, Mohammad Rashid |
|
Zob Ahan |
|
| 5 |
NIAZMAND, Payam |
|
Sepahan |
|
| DEFENDERS |
| 6 |
AGHAEI, Saeed |
DF |
Sepahan |
|
| 7 |
CHESHMI, Rouzbeh |
DF |
Esteghlal |
|
| 8 |
GHAFOORI, Vourya |
DF |
Esteghlal |
|
| 9 |
HOSSEINI, Majeed |
DF |
Trabzonspor |
 |
| 10 |
KANANI-ZADEGAN, Hossein |
DF |
Machine Sazi |
|
| 11 |
KHANZADEH, Mohammadreza |
DF |
Al Ahli |
 |
| 12 |
MOHAMMADI, Milad |
DF |
Akhmat Grozny |
 |
| 13 |
MOHARRAMI, Sadegh |
DF |
Dinamo Zagreb |
 |
| 14 |
MONTAZERI, Pejman |
|
Esteghlal |
|
| 15 |
POURALIGANJI, Morteza |
DF |
Eupen |
 |
| 16 |
REZAEIAN, Ramin |
DF |
Al Shahaniya |
|
| MIDFIELD |
| 17 |
ABDOLLAHZADEH, Ahmad |
|
Nasaji Ghaemshahr |
|
| 18 |
AMIRI, Vahid |
MF |
Trabzonspor |
|
| 19 |
DEJAGAH, Ashkan |
MF |
Tractorsazi |
|
| 20 |
EBRAHIMI, Omid |
MF |
Al Ahli |
|
| 21 |
EZZATOLLAHI, Saeid |
|
Reading |
 |
| 22 |
GHODDOS, Saman |
MF |
Aimes |
 |
| 23 |
HAJSAFY, Ehsan |
MF |
Tractorsazi |
|
| 24 |
KARIMI, Ali |
MF |
Esteghlal |
|
| 25 |
NOORALLAHIE, Ahmad |
MF |
Persepolis |
|
| 26 |
SHOJAEI, Masoud |
MF |
Tractorsazi |
|
| 27 |
TORABI, Mehdi |
MF |
Saipa Alborz |
|
| FORWARDS |
| 28 |
ALIPOUR, Ali |
FW |
Persepolis |
|
| 29 |
AHMADZADEH, Farshad |
FW |
Śląsk Wrocław |
 |
| 30 |
ANSARIFARD, Karim |
FW |
Nottingham Forest |
|
| 31 |
AZMOUN, Sardar |
FW |
Rubin Kazan |
|
| 32 |
GHOLIZADEH, Ali |
FW |
Charleroi |
|
| 33 |
JAHANBAKHSH, AliReza |
FW |
Brighton & Hove Albion |
|
| 34 |
REZAEI, Kaveh |
FW |
FC Brugge |
|
| 36 |
TAREMI, Mehdi |
FW |
Al Gharrafah |
|
