Tournament records
- *Red border indicates that the tournament was hosted on home soil. Gold, silver, bronze backgrounds indicates 1st, 2nd and 3rd finishes respectively. Bold text indicates best finish in tournament.
Standard kabaddi
World Cup
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | Runners-up | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 3/3 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 |
Asian Games
| Year | Rank | M | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 1994 | ||||||||
| 1998 | ||||||||
| 2002 | ||||||||
| 2006 | Fourth place | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 148 | 183 | -35 |
| 2010 | Runners-up | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 116 | 113 | +3 |
| 2014 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 200 | 106 | +94 |
| 2018 | Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 342 | 143 | +199 |
| 2022 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 236 | 115 | +121 |
| 2026 | Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 370 | 174 | +196 |
| Total | 6/10 | 32 | 23 | 1 | 8 | 1412 | 734 | +578 |
Asian Kabaddi Championship
| Year | Rank | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 to 2001 | Did not enter | ||||
| 2002 | Third place | ||||
| 2003 | Champions | ||||
| 2005 | Third place | ||||
| 2017 | Third place | ||||
| 2023 | Runners-up | ||||
| Total | 5/11 | ||||
Dubai Kabaddi Masters
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 2/6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Beach kabaddi
World Championship
Asian Beach Games
| Year | Rank | M | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 2010 | Third place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 237 | 168 | +69 |
| 2012 | Champions | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 115 | +64 |
| 2014 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 217 | 152 | +65 |
| 2016 | Did not enter | |||||||
| 2026 | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 150 | +74 |
| Total | 4/6 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 857 | 585 | +272 |
Indoor kabaddi
Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
| Year | Rank | M | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Third place | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 249 | 114 | +135 |
| 2009 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 293 | 148 | +145 |
| 2013 | Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 276 | 189 | +87 |
| 2026 | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 |
| Total | 3/3 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 818 | 451 | +367 |
Circle kabaddi
Circle World Cup
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Round 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2011 | Did not enter | ||||
| 2012 | Fourth place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | Did not enter | ||||
| 2014 | Third place | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | Fourth place | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | Third place | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 5/7 | 28 | 16 | 0 | 12 |
Circle Asian Cup
Current squad
| Name | Role | Franchise |
|---|---|---|
| Meraj Sheykh | Captain, All Rounder | Dabang Delhi |
| Abolfazl Maghsoudlou | Raider | Bengaluru Bulls |
| Gholamabbas Korouki | Raider | |
| Mohammadesmaeil Maghsoudlou Mahalli | Raider | U Mumba |
| Mohammadtaghi Paeinmahali | Raider | Bengal Warriors |
| Mohsen Maghsoudloujafari | Raider | U Mumba |
| Abozar Mohajer Mighani | Defender | Bengal Warriors |
| Fazel Atrachali | Captain, Defender | Bengal Warriors |
| Hadi Tajik | Defender | Puneri Paltan |
| Milad Sheibak | Defender | Tamil Thalaivas |
| Soleiman Pahlevani | Defender | |
| Mohammad Esmaeil Nabibakhsh | All Rounder | Gujarat Giants |
| Hadi Oshtorak | All Rounder | Gujarat Fortunegiants |
| Farhad Rahimi Milaghardan | All Rounder | Telugu Titans |
| Saeid Ghaffari | All Rounder | Dabang Delhi |
| Mohammed Sajith Afridi | All Rounder | |
| Mohammadreza Shadloui Chiyaneh | All rounder | Gujarat Giants |
Coaching staff
International grounds
| Stadium | City | Province | Capacity | Matches hosted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azadi Indoor Stadium | Tehran | Tehran Province | 6,000 | Asian Kabaddi Championship, international matches | Major indoor venue for kabaddi and other indoor sports in Iran |
| Shohada-ye Haftom-e Tir Stadium | Tehran | Tehran Province | 3,000 | National team training, friendly matches | Frequently used for training and exhibition kabaddi matches |
