Iran under-20

Nickname(s)	Team Melli Javanan ("The Youth National Team")
Association	FFIRI
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Hossein Abdi
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	22 (first in 1969)
Best result	Champions: 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976

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.

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
2025	to be determined
Total	3/24	9	2	1	6	8	19

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 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

• 2012 AFF U-19 Youth ChampionshipChampions

• 1978 Toulon Tournament 7th place (out of 8)

• 2017 Panda Cup 3rd place (out of 4)

  Win   Draw   Loss

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

Position	Name
Head coach	Hossein Abdi
Team manager	Faraz Fatemi

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 (age 20)			Persepolis
12	1GK	Adib Zarei	(2004-01-19) 19 January 2004 (age 20)			Shahin
22	1GK	Mohammad Sadegh Salehi	(2004-03-30) 30 March 2004 (age 20)			Sepahan
2	2DF	Aliakbar Ranjbar	(2004-02-02) 2 February 2004 (age 20)			Paykan
3	2DF	Mersad Seifi	(2003-08-11) 11 August 2003 (age 21)			Nassaji Mazandaran
5	2DF	Amin Hazbavi (captain)	(2003-05-06) 6 May 2003 (age 21)			Foolad
6	2DF	Milad Kor	(2003-10-19) 19 October 2003 (age 21)			tractor
15	2DF	Amin Pilali	(2003-01-07) 7 January 2003 (age 21)			kia
18	2DF	Danial Eiri	(2003-10-26) 26 October 2003 (age 21)			Zob Ahan
10	3MF	Farhad Zavoshi	(2003-02-08) 8 February 2003 (age 21)			Havadar
8	3MF	Alireza Enayatzadeh	(2004-04-05) 5 April 2004 (age 20)			Persepolis
14	3MF	Erfan Ghorbani	(2003-12-15) 15 December 2003 (age 20)			kia
16	3MF	Mohammadjavad Hosseinnejad	(2003-01-26) 26 January 2003 (age 21)			Sepahan
4	3MF	Mohammadreza Torabi	(2004-07-18) 18 July 2004 (age 20)			Esteghlal
21	3MF	Mohammadreza Bordbar	(2004-08-26) 26 August 2004 (age 20)			Malavan
19	3MF	Alireza Safari	(2003-12-02) 2 December 2003 (age 20)			Saipa
17	3MF	Mojtaba Fakhrian	(2003-05-15) 15 May 2003 (age 21)			Aluminium Arak
23	3MF	Salim Toomaj	(2005-01-09) 9 January 2005 (age 19)			Fenerbahçe
7	4FW	Amir Ebrahimzadeh	(2004-01-31) 31 January 2004 (age 20)			tractor
11	4FW	Amirreza Eslamtalab	(2003-01-30) 30 January 2003 (age 21)			kia
9	4FW	Saeid Saharkhizan	(2003-01-26) 26 January 2003 (age 21)			Havadar
20	4FW	Hossein Hajizadeh	(2003-03-09) 9 March 2003 (age 21)			Persepolis

• FIFA World Youth Championship 1977 squad
• FIFA World Youth Championship 2001 squad
• FIFA U-20 World Cup 2017 squad

• Iran national football team
• Iran national under-23 football team
• Iran national under-17 football team