Iran men's national handball team
national handball team representing Iran
The Iran national handball team is the national handball team of Iran and is controlled by the IR Iran Handball Federation.
| Iran | |||
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| Information | |||
| Nickname | Team Melli | ||
| Association | IRIHF | ||
| Colours | |||
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| Results | |||
| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 1 (First in 2015) | ||
| Best result | 21st (2015) | ||
| Asian Championship | |||
| Appearances | 14 (First in 1989) | ||
| Best result | 3rd (2014) | ||
| Last updated on Unknown. | |||
| Medal record | ||
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| Asian Games | ||
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2010 Guangzhou | Team |
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2006 Doha | Team |
| Asian Championship | ||
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2014 Manama | |
Tournament records
changeAsian Championship
change| Year | Rank | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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1977  Kuwait
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Did not enter | ||||||||
1979  China
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1983  South Korea
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1987  Jordan
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| 1989 China
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8th place | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 94 | 126 | -32 | 2 |
1991  Japan
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11th place | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 110 | 132 | -22 | 3 |
1993  Bahrain
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9th place | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 58 | -8 | 0 |
| 1995 Kuwait
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Did not enter | ||||||||
| 2000 Japan
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5th place | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 61 | 132 | -71 | 0 |
2002  Iran
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5th place | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 104 | 96 | +8 | 5 |
2004  Qatar
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7th place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 131 | 138 | -7 | 4 |
2006  Thailand
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Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 122 | 109 | +13 | 4 |
| 2008 Iran
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Fourth place | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 184 | 179 | +5 | 6 |
2010  Lebanon
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7th place | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 161 | 146 | +15 | 6 |
2012  Saudi Arabia
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5th place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 124 | 115 | +9 | 6 |
| 2014 Bahrain
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Third Place | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 215 | 171 | +44 | 9 |
| 2016 Bahrain
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5th place | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 199 | 184 | +15 | 10 |
| 2018 South Korea
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5th place | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 195 | 157 | +38 | 8 |
| 2020 Kuwait
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6th place | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 176 | 151 | +25 | 5 |
| Total | 14/19 | 71 | 31 | 6 | 34 | 1926 | 1894 | +30 | 68 |
Asian Games
change| Year | Rank | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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1982  India
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Did not enter | ||||||||
| 1986 South Korea
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5th place | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 90 | 185 | -95 | 2 |
| 1990 China
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Did not enter | ||||||||
| 1994 Japan
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| 1998 Thailand
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Fourth place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 126 | 146 | -20 | 4 |
| 2002 South Korea
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Did not enter | ||||||||
| 2006 Qatar
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Third Place | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 220 | 203 | +17 | 10 |
| 2010 China
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Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 185 | 156 | +29 | 8 |
| 2014 South Korea
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Fourth place | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 188 | 164 | +24 | 6 |
2018  Indonesia
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5th place | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 202 | 152 | +50 | 6 |
| Total | 6/10 | 37 | 18 | 0 | 19 | 1011 | 1006 | +5 | 36 |