Born: 12-12-1980 Country: Iran Caps: 86 (W55-D17-L14 – GF177-GA79 – %73.84) Goals: 18 Age First Cap: 19 yr 31 d 12- 1-2000 vs. Ecuador 2-1 Age Last Cap: 26 yr 222 d 22- 7-2007 vs. South Korea 0-0 National Team Career: 7 yr 191 d
Cap Goals Date Venue Opponent Score Competition
1 12- 1-00 Los Angeles Ecuador 2-1
2 28- 5-00 Amman Syria 1-0 WAFF Tournament
3 31- 5-00 Amman Jordan 1-0 WAFF Tournament
4 2- 6-00 Amman Syria 1-0 WAFF Tournament
5 7- 6-00 Tehran Egypt 1-1 [1] LG Cup
6 9- 6-00 Tehran Macedonia 3-1 LG Cup
7 16- 8-00 Tehran Georgia 2-1
8 19- 1-01 Tehran China 4-0 Civilization Cup
9 26- 4-01 Cairo Canada 0-1 LG Cup
10 8- 8-01 Tehran Oman 5-2 LG Cup
11 15- 8-01 Bratislava Slovakia 4-3
12 24- 8-01 Tehran Saudi Arabia 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
13 1- 9-01 Bangkok Thailand 0-0 World Cup Qualifier
14 5-10-01 Tehran Thailand 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
15 12-10-01 Tehran Iraq 2-1 World Cup Qualifier
16 19-10-01 Manama Bahrain 1-3 World Cup Qualifier
17 25-10-01 Tehran UA Emirates 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
18 31-10-01 Abu Dhabi UA Emirates 3-0 World Cup Qualifier
19 6- 2-02 Tehran Slovakia 2-3
20 30- 5-02 Safat Kuwait 3-1
21 10- 8-02 Tabriz Azerbaijan 1-1
22 21- 8-02 Kyiv Ukraine 1-0
23 30- 8-02 Damascus Jordan 0-1 WAFF Tournament
24 3- 9-02 Damascus Lebanon 2-0 WAFF Tournament
25 5- 9-02 Damascus Iraq 0-0 [2] WAFF Tournament
26 7- 9-02 Damascus Syria 2-2 [3] WAFF Tournament
27 19- 9-02 Tabriz Paraguay 1-1 [4] LG Cup
28 1 1 1- 2-03 Hongkong Denmark 1-0 Carlsberg Cup
29 1 4- 2-03 Hongkong Uruguay 1-1 [5] Carlsberg Cup
30 1 13- 8-03 Tehran Iraq 0-1 LG Cup
31 1 20- 8-03 Minsk Belarus 1-2
32 1 5- 9-03 Tehran Jordan 4-1 Asian Cup Qualifier
33 1 12-10-03 Tehran New Zealand 3-0 AFC-OFC Cup
34 1 27-10-03 Pyongyang North Korea 3-1 Asian Cup Qualifier
35 1 12-11-03 Tehran North Korea 3-0 [6] Asian Cup Qualifier
36 1 19-11-03 Beirut Lebanon 3-0 Asian Cup Qualifier
37 1 28-11-03 Tehran Lebanon 1-0 Asian Cup Qualifier
38 1 2-12-03 Kuwait City Kuwait 1-3
39 1 18- 2-04 Tehran Qatar 3-1 World Cup Qualifier
40 1 31- 3-04 Vientiane Laos 7-0 World Cup Qualifier
41 1 9- 6-04 Tehran Jordan 0-1 World Cup Qualifier
42 1 2 17- 6-04 Tehran Lebanon 4-0 WAFF Tournament
43 2 21- 6-04 Tehran Syria 7-1 WAFF Tournament
44 1 3 23- 6-04 Tehran Iraq 2-1 WAFF Tournament
45 1 4 25- 6-04 Tehran Syria 4-1 WAFF Tournament
46 1 5 20- 7-04 Chongqing Thailand 3-0 Asian Nations Cup
47 5 24- 7-04 Chongqing Oman 2-2 Asian Nations Cup
48 5 28- 7-04 Chongqing Japan 0-0 Asian Nations Cup
49 5 31- 7-04 Jinan South Korea 4-3 Asian Nations Cup
50 5 3- 8-04 Beijing China 1-1 [7] Asian Nations Cup
51 1 6 6- 8-04 Beijing Bahrain 4-2 Asian Nations Cup
52 6 8- 9-04 Amman Jordan 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
53 6 9-10-04 Tehran Germany 0-2
54 6 13-10-04 Doha Qatar 3-2 World Cup Qualifier
55 2 8 17-11-04 Tehran Laos 7-0 World Cup Qualifier
56 8 18-12-04 Tehran Panama 1-0
57 8 2- 2-05 Tehran Bosnia-Herzeg. 2-1
58 8 9- 2-05 Manama Bahrain 0-0 World Cup Qualifier
59 8 25- 3-05 Tehran Japan 2-1 World Cup Qualifier
60 1 9 30- 3-05 Pyongyang North Korea 2-0 World Cup Qualifier
61 1 10 29- 5-05 Tehran Azerbaijan 2-1
62 10 3- 6-05 Tehran North Korea 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
63 10 8- 6-05 Tehran Bahrain 1-0 World Cup Qualifier
64 10 17- 8-05 Yokohama Japan 1-2 World Cup Qualifier
65 2 12 24- 8-05 Tehran Libya 4-0
66 12 12-10-05 Seoul South Korea 0-2
67 12 13-11-05 Tehran Togo 2-0 LG Cup
68 12 22- 2-06 Tehran Taiwan 4-0 Asian Cup Qualifier
69 12 1- 3-06 Tehran Costa Rica 3-2
70 12 28- 5-06 Osijek Croatia 2-2
71 12 31- 5-06 Tehran Bosnia-Herzeg. 5-2
72 12 11- 6-06 Nürnberg Mexico 1-3 World Cup
73 12 17- 6-06 Frankfurt Portugal 0-2 World Cup
74 1 13 16- 8-06 Tehran Syria 1-1 Asian Cup Qualifier
75 13 2- 9-06 Seoul South Korea 1-1 Asian Cup Qualifier
76 1 14 6- 9-06 Aleppo Syria 2-0 Asian Cup Qualifier
77 14 11-10-06 Taipei Taiwan 2-0 Asian Cup Qualifier
78 14 15-11-06 Tehran South Korea 2-0 Asian Cup Qualifier
79 14 7- 2-07 Tehran Belarus 2-2
80 14 24- 3-07 Doha Qatar 1-0
81 14 2- 6-07 San Luis Potosí Mexico 0-4
82 2 16 2- 7-07 Tehran Jamaica 8-1
83 16 11- 7-07 Kuala Lumpur Uzbekistan 2-1 Asian Nations Cup
84 1 17 15- 7-07 Kuala Lumpur China 2-2 Asian Nations Cup
85 1 18 18- 7-07 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 2-0 Asian Nations Cup
86 18 22- 7-07 Kuala Lumpur South Korea 0-0 [8] Asian Nations Cup
[1] Iran lost 8-9 on penalty kicks.
[2] Iran lost 5-6 on penalty kicks.
[3] Iran won 4-2 on penalty kicks.
[4] Iran won 4-3 on penalty kicks.
[5] Iran lost 2-4 on penalty kicks.
[6] Match abandoned in 61' at 1-0 (North Korea walked off) and awarded 3-0 to Iran.
[7] Iran lost 3-4 on penalty kicks.
[8] Iran lost 2-4 on penalty kicks.
Remarks: This matches which Nekounam has played are not full "A" and therefore not included here:
3- 3-02 Casablanca Algeria Olympic Team 0-0 LG Cup
12- 4-02 Kuwait City Kuwait “B” 0-0 West Asian Games
17- 8-02 Tabriz Morocco Olympic Team 1-1 LG Cup
30- 5-03 Abuja Cameroon League XI 1-2 LG Cup
15- 8-03 Tehran Cameroon Team XI 4-1 LG Cup
28- 6-07 Tehran Ghana U-23 4-2 (1 goal)
Total Record
Matches Won Draw Lost For Against Points Percentage
86 55 17 14 177- 79 127 73.84
Matches Goals
Friendlies 22 5
World Cup Qualifier 19 3
Asian Cup Qualifier 11 2
WAFF Tournament 11 3
Other Tournaments 11 1
Asian Nations Cup 10 4
World Cup 2 0
Total: 86 18
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