Iran_men's_national_water_polo_team
The Iran men's national water polo team represents Iran in men's international water polo competitions and is controlled by the IR Iran Amateur Swimming Federation.
Quick Facts FINA code, Nickname(s) ...
| FINA code | IRI |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Team Melli |
| Association | IR Iran Amateur Swimming Federation |
| Confederation | AASF (Asia) |
| Head coach | Aleksandar Ćirić |
| Asst coach | Vahid Rezaei |
| Captain | Hamed Malek-Khanbanan |
| Home venue | Shahid Shiroudi Stadium |
| Olympic Games | |
| Appearances | 1 (first in 1976) |
| Best result | 12th place (1976) |
| World Championship | |
| Appearances | 2 (first in 1975) |
| Best result | 15th place (1975, 1998) |
| World League | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2008) |
| Best result | Preliminary round (2008, 2009, 2010) |
| Asian Games | |
| Appearances | 10 (first in 1970) |
| Best result |  Gold medal (1974) |
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Quick Facts Medal record, Asian Games ...
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Asian Games | ||
 | 1974 Tehran | Team |
 | 2018 Jakarta | Team |
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Olympic Games
Main article: Water polo at the Summer Olympics
More information Year, NoT ...
| Year | NoT | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900–1936 | not an IOC member | |||||
 1948 | 18 | did not enter | ||||
 1952 | 21 | |||||
 1956 | 10 | |||||
 1960 | 16 | |||||
 1964 | 13 | |||||
 1968 | 15 | |||||
 1972 | 16 | did not qualify | ||||
 1976 | 12 | 12th place | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
 1980 | 12 | did not enter | ||||
 1984 | 12 | |||||
 1988 | 12 | |||||
 1992 | 12 | |||||
| 1996 | 12 | did not qualify | ||||
| 2000 | 12 | did not enter | ||||
 2004 | 12 | |||||
 2008 | 12 | did not qualify | ||||
| 2012 | 12 | did not enter | ||||
 2016 | 12 | did not qualify | ||||
 2020 | 12 | |||||
 2024 | 12 | |||||
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World Championships
More information World Championships record, Year ...
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | |
 1973 | did not compete | |||||||||
 1975 | Preliminary round | 15th place | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 39 | -34 | |
| 1978 | did not compete | |||||||||
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| 1998 | Preliminary round | 15th place | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | -49 | -42 | |
| 2001 | did not compete | |||||||||
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World League / World Cup
Main article: FINA World Water Polo League
World Cup (old format)
Main article: FINA Water Polo World Cup
Asian Games
Main article: Water polo at the Asian Games
More information Year, NoT ...
| Year | NoT | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1951 | 2 | did not enter | ||||
 1954 | 6 | |||||
| 1958 | 5 | |||||
 1962 | 4 | |||||
 1966 | 5 | |||||
| 1970 | 7 | 4th place | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 1974 | 7 | Champions | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1978 | 7 | did not enter | ||||
| 1982 | 8 | |||||
| 1986 | 6 | 4th place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 1990 | 7 | 6th place | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1994 | 6 | 4th place | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 1998 | 9 | 5th place | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
 2002 | 6 | 4th place | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 2006 | 10 | 4th place | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 9 | did not enter | ||||
| 2014 | 7 | |||||
| 2018 | 9 | 3rd place | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 8 | 4th place | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Asian Championships
Main article: Asian Water Polo Championship
Asian Cup
Main article: Asian Water Polo Cup
More information Year, NoT ...
| Year | NoT | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4 | Runners-up | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 2012 | 5 | 3rd place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 2013 | 6 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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FINA Development Trophy
Main article: FINA World Water Polo Development Trophy
Islamic Solidarity Games
Main article: Islamic Solidarity Games
Nico Firoiu (1969–71, 1972–74)
Ante Nakić- Neven Kovačević
Stanislav Pivovarov (2010)
Paolo Malara (2011)
Roman Poláčik (2011–2012)- Paolo Malara (2013–2014)
Sirous Taherian (2014--2016)
