Iran national football team results (1970–1979)
# Iran national football team results (1970–1979)

This is a list of official football games played by Iran national football team between 1970 and 1979.

## 1970

1970 RCD Cup

1970 Asian Games – Preliminary Round

1970 Asian Games – Preliminary Round

## 1971

Friendly

Friendly

## 1972

1972 AFC Asian Cup – Group Allocation Matches

1972 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Round

1972 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Round

1972 AFC Asian Cup – Semifinal

1972 AFC Asian Cup – Final

1972 Brazil Independence Cup – Preliminary Round

1972 Brazil Independence Cup – Preliminary Round

1972 Brazil Independence Cup – Preliminary Round

1972 Brazil Independence Cup – Preliminary Round

## 1973

1974 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – First Round

1974 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – First Round

1974 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – First Round

1974 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – First Round

1974 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – First Round

1974 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – First Round

Friendly

1974 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Second Round

1974 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Second Round

## 1974

1974 Asian Games – Preliminary Round

1974 Asian Games – Preliminary Round

1974 Asian Games – Preliminary Round

1974 Asian Games – Semifinal

1974 Asian Games – Semifinal

1974 Asian Games – Semifinal

1974 Asian Games – Final

Friendly

## 1975

Friendly

## 1976

1976 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Round

1976 AFC Asian Cup – Preliminary Round

1976 AFC Asian Cup – Semifinal

1976 AFC Asian Cup – Final

Friendly

## 1977

1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – First Round

1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – First Round

Friendly

75th Anniversary of Real Madrid – Semifinal

1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – First Round

* Syria didn't show up.

1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – First Round

1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Final Round

1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Final Round

Friendly

1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Final Round

1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Final Round

1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Final Round

1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Final Round

1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Final Round

1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Final Round

## 1978

Friendly

Friendly

Friendly

Friendly

1978 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations

1978 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary Round

1978 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary Round

1978 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary Round

Friendly

## Statistics

### Results by year

| Year | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1970 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 |
| 1971 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1972 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | +3 |
| 1973 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 |
| 1974 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 2 | +18 |
| 1975 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 |
| 1976 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | +13 |
| 1977 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 6 | +15 |
| 1978 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | –6 |
| Total | 61 | 34 | 12 | 15 | 99 | 48 | +51 |

### Managers

| Name | First match | Last match | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mohammad Bayati | 1 September 1970 | 1 September 1970 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 |
| Igor Netto | 10 December 1970 | 11 December 1970 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 |
| Parviz Dehdari | 10 September 1971 | 12 September 1971 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mohammad Ranjbar | 7 May 1972 | 25 June 1972 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | +3 |
| Mahmoud Bayati | 4 May 1973 | 24 August 1973 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | +3 |
| Frank O'Farrell | 3 September 1974 | 10 August 1975 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 4 | +17 |
| Heshmat Mohajerani | 3 June 1976 | 6 September 1978 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 43 | 21 | +22 |
| Total | Total | Total | 61 | 34 | 12 | 15 | 99 | 48 | +51 |

### Opponents

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Argentina | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Australia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
| Chile | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 |
| China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 |
| Hungary | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | –3 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Iraq | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 |
| Ireland, Republic of | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | –1 |
| Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Korea, North | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Korea, South | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | +2 |
| Kuwait | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | –3 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 |
| Peru | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | –3 |
| Portugal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | –3 |
| Romania | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Russia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 |
| Scotland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Serbia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Syria | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Wales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
| Yemen, South | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 |
| Total | 61 | 34 | 12 | 15 | 99 | 48 | +51 |
