Iran men's national field hockey team
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| Nickname(s) | Team Melli | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Hockey Federation of I.R. Iran | ||
| Head Coach | Rajab Nourani | ||
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| FIH ranking | |||
| Current | 92  (18 June 2025)[1] | ||
| Highest | 51 (November 2015 – August 2016) | ||
| Lowest | 77 (June 2019) | ||
| Asian Games | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 1974) | ||
| Best result | 6th (1974) | ||
| Asia Cup | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 1985) | ||
| Best result | 10th (1985) | ||
The Iran men's national field hockey team is the national field hockey team of Iran. It is governed by the Hockey Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
History
Iran took part as hosts in the 1974 Asian Games where Iran occupied the sixth and last place losing to eventual champions Pakistan 13–0.
Iran also took part in the 1985 Asia Cup held in Dhaka, Bangladesh where Iran came last in the 10-nation event again suffering a heavy 16–0 defeat at the hands of again eventual winners Pakistan.
More recently Iran has enjoyed success at the indoor event, winning Indoor Hockey Asia Cup on four occasions and also participated at 2011 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup and 2015 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup. In 2015 Men's World Cup, Iran made a history and advanced to semifinals by hammering Russia 8–5. In semifinals, it lost the game to Austria and Germany and finished the tournament in 4th place.
Tournament records
Asian Games
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1958 |
Did not enter | – | – | – | – |
 1962 |
– | – | – | – | |
 1966 |
– | – | – | – | |
| 1970 |
– | – | – | – | |
.svg.png){kind=small} 1974 |
6th place | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1978 |
Did not enter | – | – | – | – |
 1982 |
– | – | – | – | |
 1986 |
– | – | – | – | |
 1990 |
– | – | – | – | |
| 1994 |
– | – | – | – | |
| 1998 |
– | – | – | – | |
| 2002 |
– | – | – | – | |
 2006 |
– | – | – | – | |
| 2010 |
– | – | – | – | |
| 2014 |
- | - | - | - | |
| Total | 1/15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Asian Cup
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1982 |
Did not enter | – | – | – | – |
 1985 |
10th place | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1989 |
Did not enter | – | – | – | – |
| 1993 |
– | – | – | – | |
 1999 |
– | – | – | – | |
| 2003 |
Did not qualify | – | – | – | – |
| 2007 |
Did not enter | – | – | – | – |
| 2009 |
– | – | – | – | |
| 2013 |
– | – | – | – | |
| 2017 |
- | - | - | - | |
| Total | 1/10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
West Asian Cup
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 |
Runners-up | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 1/1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
AHF Cup
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1997 |
Did not enter | – | – | – | – |
| 2002 |
5th place | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
 2008 |
Did not enter | – | – | – | – |
| 2012 |
– | – | – | – | |
| 2022 |
6th place | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 2/5 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
Indoor hockey results
World Cup
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2003 |
Did not enter | – | – | – | – |
 2007 |
– | – | – | – | |
 2011 |
9th place | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 |
4th place | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2018 |
Third place | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Total | 3/5 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 |
Asian Cup
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 |
Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 |
Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 |
Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 |
Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
 2014 |
Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
 2015 |
Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 |
Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 |
Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 8/8 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
Asian Indoor Games
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2007 |
Champions | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1/1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
References
- ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 18 June 2025. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
External links
- (in Persian) Iran Hockey Federation
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