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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.
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| Nickname(s) | Team Melli Javanan ("The Youth National Team") | ||
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| Association | FFIRI | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Hossein Abdi | ||
| Captain | Amin Hazbavi | ||
| FIFA code | IRN | ||
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| 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 | ||
| FIFA U-20 World Cup record | ||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||
 | Cancelled | |||||||
| 2023 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2025 | to be determined | |||||||
| Total | 3/24 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | |
| AFC U-19 Championship record | Qualifications | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | |
 | 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 | |
| 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 |
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 |
| Date | Competition | Location | Opponent | |||
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| 2020 | ||||||
| Position | Name |
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| 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 | GK | Mohammad Khalifeh | 19 August 2004 | Persepolis | ||
| 12 | GK | Adib Zarei | 19 January 2004 | Shahin | ||
| 22 | GK | Mohammad Sadegh Salehi | 30 March 2004 | Sepahan | ||
| 2 | DF | Aliakbar Ranjbar | 2 February 2004 | Paykan | ||
| 3 | DF | Mersad Seifi | 11 August 2003 | Nassaji Mazandaran | ||
| 5 | DF | Amin Hazbavi (captain) | 6 May 2003 | Foolad
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| 6 | DF | Milad Kor | 19 October 2003 | tractor | ||
| 15 | DF | Amin Pilali | 7 January 2003 | kia | ||
| 18 | DF | Danial Eiri | 26 October 2003 | Zob Ahan | ||
| 10 | MF | Farhad Zavoshi | 8 February 2003 | Havadar | ||
| 8 | MF | Alireza Enayatzadeh | 5 April 2004 | Persepolis | ||
| 14 | MF | Erfan Ghorbani | 15 December 2003 | kia
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| 16 | MF | Mohammadjavad Hosseinnejad | 26 January 2003 | Sepahan | ||
| 4 | MF | Mohammadreza Torabi | 18 July 2004 | Esteghlal | ||
| 21 | MF | Mohammadreza Bordbar | 26 August 2004 | Malavan | ||
| 19 | MF | Alireza Safari | 2 December 2003 | Saipa | ||
| 17 | MF | Mojtaba Fakhrian | 15 May 2003 | Aluminium Arak | ||
| 23 | MF | Salim Toomaj | 9 January 2005 | Fenerbahçe
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| 7 | FW | Amir Ebrahimzadeh | 31 January 2004 | tractor | ||
| 11 | FW | Amirreza Eslamtalab | 30 January 2003 | kia | ||
| 9 | FW | Saeid Saharkhizan | 26 January 2003 | Havadar | ||
| 20 | FW | Hossein Hajizadeh | 9 March 2003 | Persepolis | ||
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