Kaffashian secured 47 of the 73 votes available. Mohammad Hossein Gharib obtained 25 votes and one ballot was deemed invalid.
“I am happy since the delegates trusted me. We have to learn lessons from past. The federation has made some mistakes in the past four years but we are looking forward to move into a better position.” Ali Kaffashian said.
“IFF has a great task ahead but I hope that the Iran’s football society will help us to achieve progress and make people happy,” he added.