Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran

Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran

AFC
Founded	1920
FIFA affiliation	1948
AFC affiliation	1954
President	Ali Kafashian
Website	http://www.ffiri.ir/

The Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (F.F.I.R.I.) (Persian: فدراسیون فوتبال ایران‎) is the governing body for football in Iran. It was founded in 1946, and has been a member of FIFA since 1948. It is also a member of the Asian Football Confederation. The FFIRI is responsible for organizing the Iranian national football team.

Suspension

On 23 November 2006, the federation was suspended by FIFA, due to government interference in football matters. FIFA rules decree that a national football federation should remain autonomous from the national government. However on 17 December 2006, the ban was lifted and a new Transitory Board was composed of Mohsen Safaei Farahani as chairman, Kiomars Hashemi as deputy chairman and Mohammad Hassan Ansarifar, Dr Hassan Ghaffari, Dr Mohammad Khabiri and Ali Reghbati as members.

Controversies

The federation and Islamic government do not allow Iranian women into their stadiums.

During the 2009 Iranian election protests, seven members of the Iran national football team were initially reported to have been banned for life by the federation for wearing green armbands in support of the Iranian Green Movement.

Iran women's national football team was briefly banned by FIFA from international competition in 2011 for being forced by the federation to wear hijabs.

Board members

• Ali Kafashian (President)
• Mahmoud Eslamian (First Vice President)
• Ellahe Ameri (Second Vice President and Women Section)
• Mehdi Taj (Third Vice President and Head of Football Pro League Organization)
• Gholamreza Behravan (Head of Azadegan League Organization)
• Fereydoun Esfahanian (Head of Referees Committee)
• Alireza Asadi (General Secretary)
• Haydar Baharvand
• Shahabodin Azizi Khadem
• Shahram Dabiri

reference

Membership

Organization	affiliation
FIFA	since 1948 (67 years ago)
AFC	since 1958 (57 years ago)
West Asian Football Federation	2001–2014 (13 Years) (Founding Member)
Central Asian Football Association	since 2015 (three months ago) (Founding Member)

Previous presidents

Old Logo of Iran Football Federation (until 1979)

Jersey badge of Team Melli in the 1978 FIFA World Cup

1- Dr.Ali Kani (1946-1950)
2- Hedayatollah Gilanshah (1950–1952)
3- Mohsen Haddad (195)
4- Hossein Siasi (1952-1953)
5- Mohsen Haddad (1953–1954) (second time)
6- Hossein Siasi (1954) (second time)
7- Dr.Ali Kani (1954–1955) (second time)
8- Mostafa Salimi (1955–1956)
9- Hossein Mobasher (1956–1958)
10- Mostafa Makri (1958–1960)
11- Zabih Khabiri (1960–1961)
12- Hossein Soroudi (1961–1962)
13- Hossein Mobasher (1962–1967) (second time)
14- Hossein Soroudi (1967–1968) (second time)
15- Mostafa Makri (1968–1972) (second time)
16- Kambiz Atabay (1972–1979)
17- Naser Noamooz (1979–1980)
18- Hadi Tavoosi (1980–1981)
19- Hossein Abshenasan (1981)
20- Hossein Raghfar (1981–1982)
21- Hossein Abshenasan (1982–1983) (second time)
22- Behrooz Sahabeh (1984)
23- Nasrollah Sajjadi (1985)
24- Ali Mohammad Mortazavi (1986–1987)
25- Mohammad Reza Pahlavan (1987–1989)
26- Naser Noamooz (1989–1993) (second time)
27- Mohammad Safizadeh (1993–1994)
28- Amir Abedini (1994)
29- Dariush Mostafavi (1994–1997)
30- Mohsen Safaei Farahani (1997–2002)
31- Mohammad Dadkan (2002–2006)
32- Mohsen Safaei Farahani (2006–2008) (interim) (second time)
33- Ali Kafashian (2008–present)

National Teams Coaching staff

Senior

Position	Name
Manager	Carlos Queiroz

under-23

Position	Name
Manager	Mohammad Khakpour

under-20

Position	Name
Manager	Amir Hossein Peyrovani

under-17

Position	Name
Manager	Hamid Alidousti

women

Position	Name
Manager	Mahnaz Amir-Shaghaghi

beach

Position	Name
Manager	Marco Octavio

futsal (men)

Position	Name
Manager	Jesus Candelas

futsal (women)

Position	Name
Manager	Shahnaz Yari

Individual awards

Football Year Player Award 1968 Homayoun Behzadi Golden Shoe of the 4th Asian Cup 1972 Hossein Kalani Golden Shoe of the 5th Asian Cup 1976 Gholam Hossein Mazloomi & Nasser Nouraei Golden Shoe of the 6th Asian Cup 1980 Behtash Fariba Golden Shoe of the 7th Asian Cup 1984 Shahrokh Bayani & Nasser Mohammadkhani Golden Shoe of the 8th Asian Cup 1996 Ali Daei Golden Shoe of the 11th Asian Cup 1996 Khodadad Azizi Most Valuable Player of Asian Cup 1996 Khodadad Azizi Asian Footballer of the Year 1997 Mehdi Mahdavikia Asian Young Footballer of the Year 1998 FFIRI 1998 FIFA Fair Play Award 1999 Ali Daei Asian Footballer of the Year 2003 Mehdi Mahdavikia Asian Footballer of the Year 2004 Ali Karimi Asian Footballer of the Year 2004 Ali Karimi Golden Shoe of the 13th Asian Cup 2008 FFIRI Best Asian Football Federation of the Year 2012 FFIRI Best Asian Football Federation of the Year

Futsal Year Player Award 1992 Saeid Rajabi Golden Shoe of the 2nd FIFA Futsal World Cup 1999 Kazem Mohammadi Reza Rezaei Kamal Golden Shoe of the 1st AFC Futsal Championship 2001 Vahid Shamsaei Golden Shoe of the 3rd AFC Futsal Championship 2001 Mohammad Reza Heidarian Most Valuable Player of the 3rd AFC Futsal Championship 2002 Vahid Shamsaei Golden Shoe of the 4th AFC Futsal Championship 2003 Vahid Shamsaei Golden Shoe of the 5th AFC Futsal Championship 2003 Vahid Shamsaei Most Valuable Player of the 5th AFC Futsal Championship 2004 Vahid Shamsaei Golden Shoe of the 6th AFC Futsal Championship 2004 Mohammad Reza Heidarian Most Valuable Player of AFC Futsal Championship 2005 Vahid Shamsaei Golden Shoe of the 7th AFC Futsal Championship 2006 Vahid Shamsaei Golden Shoe of the 8th AFC Futsal Championship 2007 Vahid Shamsaei Most Valuable Player of the 9th AFC Futsal Championship 2007 Vahid Shamsaei Best Asian Futsal Player of the Year 2007 Iran Best Asian Futsal Team of the Year 2008 Vahid Shamsaei Golden Shoe of the 10th AFC Futsal Championship 2008 Vahid Shamsaei Most Valuable Player of the 10th AFC Futsal Championship 2008 Vahid Shamsaei Best Asian Futsal Player of the Year 2008 Iran Best Asian Futsal Team of the Year 2009 Vahid Shamsaei Best player of the 1st Confederations Futsal Cup 2009 Iran Best National Team of the World 2009 Hossein Shams Best National Team Coach of the World 2010 Vahid Shamsaei Most Valuable Player of AFC Futsal Club Championship 2010 Vahid Shamsaei Golden Shoe of the 1st AFC Futsal Club Championship 2010 Mohammad Taheri Most Valuable Player of AFC Futsal Championship 2010 Mohammad Taheri Golden Shoe of the 11th AFC Futsal Championship 2010 Mohammad Taheri Best Asian Futsal Player of the Year 2010 Iran Best Asian Futsal Team of the Year 2010 Mostafa Nazari Best Goalkeeper of the World 2011 Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh Golden Shoe of the 2nd AFC Futsal Club Championship 2011 Mohammad Keshavarz Most Valuable Player of AFC Futsal Club Championship 2011 Mohammad Keshavarz Best Asian Futsal Player of the Year

Team awards and achievements

Football Year Team Award Competition 1951 Iran Won second place trophy 1951 Asian Games 1966 Iran Won second place trophy 1966 Asian Games 1968 Iran Won first place trophy 1968 AFC Asian Cup 1969 Iran Won third place trophy AFC Youth Championship 1970 Esteghlal Won first place trophy Asian Club Championship 1972 Iran Won first place trophy 1972 AFC Asian Cup 1973 Iran Won first place trophy AFC Youth Championship 1974 Iran Won first place trophy 1974 Asian Games 1974 Iran Won first place trophy AFC Youth Championship 1975 Iran Won first place trophy AFC Youth Championship 1976 Iran Won first place trophy 1976 AFC Asian Cup 1976 Iran Won first place trophy AFC Youth Championship 1977 Iran Won second place trophy AFC Youth Championship 1980 Iran Won third place trophy 1980 AFC Asian Cup 1984 Iran Reached fourth place in tournament 1984 AFC Asian Cup 1988 Iran Won third place trophy 1988 AFC Asian Cup 1990 Iran Won first place trophy 1990 Asian Games 1991 Persepolis Won first place trophy 1991 Asian Cup Winners Cup 1990-91 Esteghlal Won first place trophy Asian Club Championship 1991-92 Esteghlal Won second place trophy Asian Club Championship 1992-93 PAS Tehran Won first place trophy Asian Club Championship 1993 Persepolis Won second place trophy 1993 Asian Cup Winners Cup 1996 Iran Won third place trophy 1996 AFC Asian Cup 1995 Iran Won first place trophy 1998 Asian Games 1998-99 Esteghlal Won second place trophy Asian Club Championship 2000 Iran Reached fourth place in tournament 2000 AFC Asian Cup 2000 Iran Reached fourth place in tournament AFC Youth Championship 2000 Iran Won second place trophy AFC U-17 Championship 2002 Iran Won first place trophy 2002 Asian Games 2004 Iran Won third place trophy 2004 AFC Asian Cup 2004 Iran Reached fourth place in tournament AFC U-17 Championship 2006 Iran Won third place trophy 2006 Asian Games 2007 Sepahan Won second place trophy AFC Champions League 2008 Iran Won first place trophy AFC U-17 Championship 2010 Zob Ahan Won second place trophy AFC Champions League

Futsal Year Team Award Competition 1992 Iran Reached fourth place in tournament FIFA Futsal World Cup 1999 Iran Won first place trophy AFC Futsal Championship 2000 Iran Won first place trophy AFC Futsal Championship 2001 Iran Won first place trophy AFC Futsal Championship 2002 Iran Won first place trophy AFC Futsal Championship 2003 Iran Won first place trophy AFC Futsal Championship 2004 Iran Won first place trophy AFC Futsal Championship 2005 Iran Won first place trophy AFC Futsal Championship 2005 Iran Won first place trophy Asian Indoor Games 2006 Iran Won third place trophy AFC Futsal Championship 2007 Iran Won first place trophy AFC Futsal Championship 2007 Iran Won second place trophy Grand Prix de Futsal 2007 Iran Won first place trophy Asian Indoor Games 2008 Iran Won first place trophy AFC Futsal Championship 2009 Iran Won second place trophy Grand Prix de Futsal 2009 Iran Won first place trophy Asian Indoor Games 2009 Iran Women Reached fourth place in tournament Asian Indoor Games 2009 Iran Won first place trophy Confederations Futsal Cup 2010 Foolad Mahan Won first place trophy AFC Futsal Club Championship 2010 Iran Won first place trophy AFC Futsal Championship 2010 Iran Reached fourth place in tournament Grand Prix de Futsal 2011 Iran Reached fourth place in tournament Grand Prix de Futsal 2012 Iran Won third place trophy AFC Futsal Championship 2013 Iran Won first place trophy Asian Indoor Games 2013 Iran Won third place trophy Grand Prix de Futsal

Beach soccer

Year	Team	Award	Competition
2006	Iran	Won third place trophy	AFC Beach Soccer Championship
2007	Iran	Won third place trophy	AFC Beach Soccer Championship
2008	Iran	Won third place trophy	AFC Beach Soccer Championship
2009	Iran	Reached fourth place in tournament	AFC Beach Soccer Championship
2010	Iran	Won third place trophy	Asian Beach Games
2011	Iran	Won third place trophy	AFC Beach Soccer Championship
2012	Iran	Won first place trophy	Asian Beach Games
2013	Iran	Won first place trophy	AFC Beach Soccer Championship
2013	Iran	Won first place trophy	Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup

External links

• Official website
• FIFA website
• Iran at AFC site