Iran national football team season 2008
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The following are the fixtures and results of the Iran national football team in season 2008. The team is in their preparations for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign, entering round 4 of the AFC World Cup Qualifiers.
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[edit] Managers of 2008
| Name | Nat | Period | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Honours |
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| Mansour Ebrahimzadeh (caretaker) | Jan 2008-Feb 2008 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Ali Daei | Mar 2008-Mar 2009 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | Gold Medal at 2008 WAFF Championship |
- Games played under Daei, excludes the two at the Czech training camp, which would have added a draw and a loss to his record.
[edit] Record for 2008
| Country | Flag | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | Honours |
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| Iran | 18 | 10 | 6 | 2 | Gold Medal at 2008 WAFF Championship |
- Excludes the two games at the Czech training camp, which would have added a draw and a loss to this record.
[edit] Top goalscorers of 2008
As of October 15, 2008:
| # | Name | Goals | Caps |
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| 1 | Gholamreza Rezaei | 5* | 8* |
| 2 | Javad Nekounam | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Hadi Aghili | 3 | 12 |
| 3 | Kianoush Rahmati | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Milad Meydavoudi | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | Jalal Rafkhaei | 2 | 4 |
- Excludes the game Gholamreza Rezaei capped and scored a goal at the Czech training camp.
[edit] World Cup qualifiers (AFC round 3)
[edit] Group 5
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[edit] First Legs
| 2008-02-06 15:00 UTC+3:30 |
Iran |
0 – 0 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Bashir (Singapore) |
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| Report |
| 2008-03-26 19:45 UTC+3 |
Kuwait |
2 - 2 | Kuwait National Stadium, Kuwait City Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Breeze (Australia) |
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| Al Azemi (39') Al-Rashidi (82') |
Report | Nikbakht (2') Hosseini (5') |
| 2008-06-02 | Iran |
0 - 0 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Lee Gi-Young (South Korea) |
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[edit] Second Legs
| 2008-06-07 | United Arab Emirates |
0 - 1 | Al Ain Stadium, Al Ain Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan) |
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| Zandi(8') |
| 2008-06-14 | Syria |
0 - 2 | Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Tongkhan Satop (Thailand) |
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| Gholamreza Rezaei Mohsen Khalili |
| 2008-06-22 | Iran |
2 - 0 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Sun Baojie (China) |
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| Javad Nekounam Gholamreza Rezaei |
[edit] World Cup qualifiers (AFC round4)
[edit] Group B
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[edit] First Legs
| 2008-09-06 | Saudi Arabia |
1 - 1 | King Fahd Stadium, Riadh Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Mark Shield (Australia) |
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| Saad Al-Harthi |
Javad Nekounam |
| 2008-10-15 | Iran |
2 - 1 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman) |
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| Mehdi Mahdavikia Javad Nekounam |
JONG Tae Se |
| 2008-11-19 19:15 UTC+4 |
United Arab Emirates |
1 – 1 | Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia) |
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| Juma'a |
Report | Bagheri |
[edit] 2008 West Asian Football Federation Championship
[edit] Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | −4 | |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 |
| August 7, 2008 9:00 |
Iran |
3 – 0 | Takhti Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Ahmad Delo (Syria) |
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| Kianoush Rahmati Gholamreza Rezaei Jalal Rafkhaei |
| August 9, 2008 | Palestine |
0 – 1 | Takhti Stadium | |
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| Fahad Al-Shammari |
| August 11, 2008 | Qatar |
1 – 6 | Takhti Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Yousef Shahin (Jordan) |
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| Meshal Abdullah |
Milad Meydavoudi Ahmad Alenemeh Hadi Aghili Ehsan Hajsafi Jalal Rafkhaei |
[edit] Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | |
| 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
| August 7, 2008 | Syria |
0 – 0 | Takhti Stadium | |
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| August 9, 2008 | Oman |
1 – 2 | Takhti Stadium | |
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| Hashim Saleh |
Mohnad Ibraheem Mohammad Abadi |
| August 11, 2008 | Jordan |
3 - 1 | Takhti Stadium | |
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| Hassan Abdel Fattah Ra'ed Al Nawatear |
Mohamed Katkoot |
[edit] Semi Finals
| August 13, 2008 | 2 - 0 | Takhti Stadium Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Mohammad Abdollah (Qatar) |
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| Kianoush Rahmati Gholamreza Rezaei |
| August 13, 2008 | 3 - 0 | Takhti Stadium | ||
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| Hassona Al Shaikh Amer Deeb Odai Saify |
[edit] Final
| August 15, 2008 | 2 - 1 | Azadi Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Mohammad Zarooni (UAE) |
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| Hadi Aghili Kianoush Rahmati |
Amer Deeb Moneer |
[edit] Friendly matches
| 2008-01-05 | Iran |
0 – 2 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran Referee: Mozzaffari |
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| Tobias Rathgeb Đorđije Ćetković |
| 2008-01-10 | Qatar |
0 – 0 | Al Sadd Stadium, Doha Referee: Alavi (BHR) |
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| 2008-01-30 | Iran |
0 – 0 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran Referee: Marzouki (UAE) |
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| 2008-03-20 | Bahrain |
1 – 0 | Manama | |
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| Mohamed Husain |
| 2008-05-26 | Iran |
3 – 2 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran) |
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| Javad Nekounam Gholamreza Rezaei Hadi Aghili |
Clifford Mulenga Rodgers Kola |
| 2008-08-01 | Iran |
Cancelled | Azadi Stadium, Tehran | |
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| 2008-08-20 | Iran |
Cancelled | N/A, Dubai | |
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| 2008-08-20 | Iran |
Cancelled | N/A, Tehran | |
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| 2008-08-26 | Iran |
Cancelled | Azadi Stadium, Tehran | |
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| 2008-08-27 | Iran |
1 – 0 | Azadi Stadium, Tehran | |
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| Mohammad Noori |
| December 23, 2008 | Basque Country |
Cancelled | San Mames | |
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| 2008-12-27 | Galicia |
3 - 2 | Unknown | |
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| Arash Borhani Mohammad Reza Khalatbari |
| NA | Catalonia |
Cancelled | NA | |
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[edit] Spain Training Camp Games
| 2008-07-12 | UD Marbella |
Cancelled | Marbella, Spain | |
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| 2008-07-16 | Málaga CF |
Cancelled | Marbella, Spain | |
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| 2008-07-20 | Charlton Athletic |
Cancelled | Marbella, Spain | |
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[edit] Friendly In Czech Republic
| 2008-07-24 | FC Bohemians Praha |
1 - 1 | Prague, Czech_Republic | |
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| ??? |
Gholamreza Rezaei |
| 2008-07-27 | Slavia Prague |
1 - 0 | Prague, Czech Republic | |
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| Jaroslav Černý |
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