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The very first Iran football team that traveled to Baku in 1926 The Iranian Football Federation was founded in 1920. [ 12 ] In 1926, Tehran XI (selected players from Tehran Club , Toofan F.C. and Armenian Sports Club ) traveled across the border to Baku , USSR, this was the first away football match for an Iranian team.
The stadium also is the regular host for Iran U-23 for the Olympics football qualifying. [citation needed] In recent years the Iranian Football Federation has repeatedly submitted bids to host the AFC Asian Cup, which Iran last hosted in 1976.
Persepolis is the most successful team in Iran's men's football league. The current structure has been in place since 2001. The Persian Gulf Pro League is the highest level of club football in Iran. Below it is the Azadegan League, also known as the 1st division, which consists of two twelve-team groups.
The Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI; Persian: فدراسیون فوتبال جمهوری اسلامی ایران, Fadrasion fotbal Jamehori Eslami Iran) is the governing body for football in Iran. It was founded in 1920. [4] The federation has been a member of FIFA since 1948 and a member of the Asian Football Confederation ...
After the official and written protest of the two clubs of Arak and Mazandaran, these protests were examined by the Iran Football League Organization (by order of the Minister Hamid Sajjadi) and they announced that their request for holding the final match in Azadi Stadium has been accepted. [6]
The Āzādi Sport Complex (Persian: مجموعه ورزشی آزادی), formerly known as Āryāmehr Sports Complex (Persian: مجموعه ورزشی آریامهر), is the national sports complex of Iran based in Tehran. The Azadi Stadium is located within the walls of this complex.
The Iran Football award Winners is an annual association football award presented to Best Player, Coach and Referees in Iran, which recognises the most outstanding player in the Persian Gulf Pro League each season. The recipient is chosen by a panel assembled by the association football.
The first match that Team Melli played was on 23 August 1941, away at Kabul in a 1–0 win against British India, while Iran's first FIFA international match was on 25 August 1941, away at Afghanistan. [2] Iran won the Asian Cup three consecutive times (1968, 1972, 1976), to which the team has not been able to add since.