Iran national under-17 football team

Iran U-17
Nickname(s)	Team Melli Nojavanan; ("The New Youth National Team" or "The Teenage National Team")
Association	FFIRI
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Armaghan Ahmadi
Captain	Erfan Yousefzade
FIFA code	IRN
First colours	Second colours
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	5 (first in 2001)
Best result	Quarters finals (2017)
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
Appearances	13 (first in 1996)
Best result	Champions (2008)

The Iran national under-17 football team, more commonly known as Nojavanan, is controlled by the Iran Football Federation and represents Iran in international under-17 football competitions.

Tournament records

FIFA U-17 World Cup

Year	Round	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1985	Withdrew
1987	did not qualify
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001	Group stage	3	0	0	3	2	6	-4
2003	Suspended
2005	did not qualify
2007	did not qualify
2009	Round of 16	4	2	1	1	4	2	+2
2011	did not qualify
2013	Round of 16	4	1	2	1	4	6	-2
2015	did not qualify
2017	Quarter-finals	5	4	0	1	13	5	+8
2019	did not qualify
2023	Round of 16	4	2	1	1	10	5	+5
2025	did not qualify
2026	did not qualify
2027	Future events
2028
2029
Total	5/20	20	9	4	7	33	24	+9

AFC U-17 Asian Cup

AFC U-17 Championship record									Qualifications
Year	Round	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Link
1985	Withdrew								Withdrew							Link
1986	did not qualify								-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Link
1988									-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Link
1990									-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Link
1992									3	0	1	2	3	5	+2	Link
1994									-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Link
1996	Group Stage	4	1	0	3	5	8	-3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Link
1998	Group Stage	4	0	0	4	1	11	-10	2	2	0	0	4	0	+4	Link
2000	Runners-up	6	5	0	1	16	3	+13	4	4	0	0	23	1	+22	Link
2002	Suspended								Suspended							Link
2004	Fourth place	6	4	0	2	13	6	+7	2	2	0	0	8	4	+4	Link
2006	Quarter-finals	4	1	2	1	3	3	0	2	2	0	0	10	2	+8	Link
2008	Champions	6	6	0	0	15	3	+12	4	4	0	0	17	0	+17	Link
2010	Group Stage	3	1	1	1	6	4	+2	4	3	1	0	9	0	+9	Link
2012	Semi-finals	5	4	0	1	16	7	+9	3	3	0	0	11	0	+11	Link
2014	Quarter-finals	4	2	1	1	6	5	+1	3	3	0	0	13	0	+13	Link
2016	Runners-up	6	3	3	0	13	4	+9	3	3	0	0	12	1	+11	Link
2018	Group Stage	3	1	1	1	5	2	+3	4	4	0	0	15	1	+14	Link
2020	Qualified but later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic								3	3	0	0	19	1	+18	Link
2023	Semi-finals	5	2	2	1	8	4	+4	3	3	0	0	18	1	+17	Link
2025	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	4	7	-3	4	3	0	1	13	7	+6	Link
2026	Did not qualify								4	2	1	1	10	4	+6	Link
Total	13/21	59	30	11	18	111	67	+44	48	41	3	4	185	27	+158	_

2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification - AFC awarded Iran a 3–0 win as a result of Afghanistan fielding two ineligible players. The original match results were Iran 4–0 Afghanistan.

WAFF U-16 Championship

WAFF U-16 Championship record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA
2005	Champions	4	3	1	0	17	1
2007	Runners-up	4	2	1	1	18	8
2009	Champions	4	4	0	0	11	6
2013	did not enter
2015	did not enter
2018–Onward	Not WAFF member
Total	3/7	12	9	2	1	46	15

*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

CAFA U-16 Championship

CAFA Youth Championship record
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA
2018	did not enter
2019	Third Place	5	3	0	2	10	5
2022	Champions	4	3	1	0	12	2
Total	2/3	9	6	1	2	22	7

U14 Asian Youth Games

Football at the Asian Youth Games
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA
2009	Third Place	6	5	0	1	18	4
2013	Runners-up	6	5	0	1	17	2
Total	2/2	12	10	0	2	35	6

Results and fixtures

Previous matches

Win Draw Loss

Date	Venue	Opponent	Competition	Result	Iranian scorers	Report
2019
18 September 2019	Hajibabaei Stadium, Hamadan	Maldives	2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification	13–0 (W)	Ebrahimzadeh 6', 27', 46', 77', 86', Rostami 11' (pen.), 48', Danesh 26', 43', Bahri 30', 40', Kooshki 58', 72'	Report
20 September 2019	Hajibabaei Stadium, Hamadan	Palestine	2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification	2–1 (W)	Rostami 30' (pen.), Azarmand 45'	Report
22 September 2019	Hajibabaei Stadium, Hamadan	Afghanistan	2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification	4–0 (W)	Kooshki 17', 76', Rostami 45+2' (pen.), 59'	Report
2022
5 October 2022	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek	Laos	2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification	3–0 (W)	Taheri 67', Askari 83', Ghandipour 90+3'	Report
7 October 2022	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek	Kyrgyzstan	2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification	4–0 (W)	Taheri 30', Andarz 57', Ghandipour 77', Homaeifard 82'	Report
9 October 2022	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek	Hong Kong	2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification	11–1 (W)	Ghandipour 13', 16', 65', 90+2', Gholizadeh 29', 66', 88', Taheri 41', 52', 68', Askari 81'	Report
2023
16 June 2023	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok	Afghanistan	2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup	6–1 (W)	Nafari 28', Gholizadeh 32' (pen.), Taheri 45+4', 48', Ghandipour 89'	Report
19 June 2023	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok	Qatar	2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup	0–0 (D)		Report
22 June 2023	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok	South Korea	2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup	2–0 (W)	Andarz 18', Sadeghi 19'	Report
25 June 2023	BG Stadium, Pathum Thani	Yemen	2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup quarter-finals	0–0 (4–2) (W)		Report
29 June 2023	Thammasat Stadium, Pathum Thani	Japan	2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup Semi-finals	0–3 (L)
11 November	Jakarta International Stadium, Jakarta	Brazil	2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup	3-2(W)
14 November	Jakarta International Stadium, Jakarta	England	2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup	2-1 (L)
17 November	Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung	New Caledonia	2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup	5-0 (W)

Forthcoming matches

Date	Competition	Location	Opponent
2020

Develpoement Cup In Belarus 2025: 8th place , 1 Draw 3 Lose

Feb 2025 Match 1 : Iran 2-0 Kuwait Friendly in Kuwait

Feb 2025 Match 1 : Iran 1-0 Kuwait Friendly in Kuwait

29 March 2025 Friendly	Indonesia	0–2	Iran	Saudi Arabia
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18 Oct 2025: Iran 4-0 Kyrgyzstan Friendly

20 Oct 2025: Iran 4-0 Kyrgyzstan Friendly

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Armaghan Ahmadi
Assistant coach	Erfan Ardestani
Goalkeeping coach	Mohammadjavad Paksima
Fitness coach	Ali Salehnia
Assistant coach	Freydoon Hardani
Analyst	Rahman Jahanshahloo
Team doctor	Mohammad Jafari
Team manager	Pirooz Seyfollahpour

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Arsha Shakouri	(2006-10-01) 1 October 2006	Havadar
12	1GK	Mohammad Hossein Sharifi	(2006-06-10) 10 June 2006	Esteghlal
22	1GK	Farzad Rahimi	(2006-04-19) 19 April 2006	Sepahan

2	2DF	Nima Andarz	(2006-01-22) 22 January 2006	KIA Football Academy
3	2DF	Hesam Nafari	(2006-05-07) 7 May 2006	Zob Ahan
4	2DF	Alireza Homaeifard	(2006-01-14) 14 January 2006	Paykan
5	2DF	Erfan Darvishaali	(2006-03-22) 22 March 2006	Foolad
9	2DF	Yaghoub Barage	(2006-01-26) 26 January 2006	Mes Kerman
20	2DF	Hamidreza Shamsipour	(2006-11-28) 28 November 2006	Malavan
21	2DF	Abolfazl Moredi	(2006-02-07) 7 February 2006	Foolad
23	2DF	Abolfazl Zoleykhaei	(2006-03-09) 9 March 2006	Parsian

6	3MF	Samir Hoboobati	(2006-02-04) 4 February 2006	KIA Football Academy
7	3MF	Esmaeil Gholizadeh	(2006-02-18) 18 February 2006	Sepahan
8	3MF	Amirmohammad Razzaghinia	(2006-04-11) 11 April 2006	KIA Football Academy
11	3MF	Alireza Sharifi	(2006-03-20) 20 March 2006	KIA Football Academy
13	3MF	Mehdi Jenadeleh	(2006-11-28) 28 November 2006	Foolad
14	3MF	Zargham Saadavi	(2006-03-31) 31 March 2006	Foolad
15	3MF	Mohammad Askari	(2006-02-07) 7 February 2006	Foolad
18	3MF	Mahan Sadeghi	(2006-06-23) 23 June 2006	Malavan
19	3MF	Abolfazl Zamani	(2006-03-01) 1 March 2006	Paykan

10	4FW	Kasra Taheri	(2006-08-06) 6 August 2006	Rubin Kazan
16	4FW	Farjad Fayaz	(2006-04-09) 9 April 2006	Malavan
17	4FW	Reza Ghandipour	(2006-01-13) 13 January 2006	Paykan

Previous squads

FIFA U-17 World Cups

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Iran's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup and AFC U-17 Asian Cup.

In FIFA U-17 World Cup

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Argentina	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Austria	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Brazil	1	1	0	0	3	2	+1	100.00
Canada	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Colombia	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Costa Rica	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	050.00
England	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Gambia	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Germany	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	100.00
Guinea	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
Mali	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Mexico	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Morocco	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Netherlands	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
New Caledonia	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	100.00
Nigeria	1	0	0	1	1	4	−3	000.00
Paraguay	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	000.00
Spain	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Uruguay	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Total	20	9	4	7	33	24	+9	045.00

In AFC U-17 Asian Cup

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Afghanistan	1	1	0	0	6	1	+5	100.00
Australia	1	1	0	0	5	1	+4	100.00
Bahrain	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	050.00
Bangladesh	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	100.00
China	2	0	0	2	0	5	−5	000.00
India	4	3	1	0	8	1	+7	075.00
Indonesia	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Iraq	4	1	2	1	3	4	−1	025.00
Japan	2	0	1	1	1	4	−3	000.00
Kuwait	3	3	0	0	8	3	+5	100.00
Laos	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
Malaysia	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	100.00
North Korea	5	0	3	2	2	5	−3	000.00
Oman	4	2	0	2	9	6	+3	050.00
Qatar	4	1	1	2	4	8	−4	025.00
Saudi Arabia	2	2	0	0	5	3	+2	100.00
Singapore	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00
South Korea	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00
Syria	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	033.33
Tajikistan	2	0	0	2	2	5	−3	000.00
Thailand	3	1	0	2	4	5	−1	033.33
United Arab Emirates	2	1	1	0	4	1	+3	050.00
Uzbekistan	2	1	0	1	4	4	+0	050.00
Vietnam	3	3	0	0	14	0	+14	100.00
Yemen	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	066.67
Total	59	30	11	18	111	67	+44	050.85

References

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Iran national football team
General	Football Federation of Iran History Managers Notable matches
Venues	Azadi Stadium (1972–present), Amjadieh Stadium (1942–1972) National Football Camp (training)
Statistics	All-time match results All-time record Records All-time goalscorers
Players	Players (by caps) Captains International players Expatriate players
Goals	Ali Daei Sardar Azmoun Mehdi Taremi
World Cup Finals	Summary 1978 1998 2006 2014 2018 2022 2026
AFC Asian Cup Finals	Summary 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 2027
Other tournaments	The Olympics Asian Games West Asian Championship CAFA Nations Cup ECO Cup LG Cup West Asian Games Afro-Asian Cup of Nations Confederations Cup Iran Cup Cyrus Cup AFC–OFC Challenge Cup
Culture	Rivalries Iraq Saudi Arabia Political protests
Senior	Men's results 1941–59 1960–79 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
Other Iran teams	Women's (Results) Men's B Men's U23 Men's U20 Women's U20 Men's U17 Women's U17 Men's futsal Women's futsal Men's beach soccer

Football in Iran
League competitions	Persian Gulf Pro League Azadegan League League 2 League 3 League 4 Provincial Leagues Ardabil Provincial League Bushehr Province League East Azarbaijan Province League Gilan Province League Golestan Province League Khuzestan Premier League Tehran Province League Kowsar league (women's) Futsal Beach soccer
Cup competitions	Hazfi Cup Super Cup
Defunct competitions	Takht Jamshid Cup
National teams	Men's B-team Women's M U-23 M U-20 W U-20 M U-17 W U-17 M Futsal W Futsal M U-20 Futsal M Beach
Lists and categories	League system Champions List of clubs List of venues Managers List of managers League winners Cup winners football award winners List of highest payments Top goalscorers all-time by season Clubs in the AFC Champions League
Records List of clubs List of venues International players Men Women

National under-17 football teams of Asia (AFC)
AFC U-17 Asian Cup
West Asia (WAFF)	Bahrain Iraq Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Oman Palestine Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen
Central Asia (CAFA)	Afghanistan Iran Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan
South Asia (SAFF)	Bangladesh Bhutan India Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka
East Asia (EAFF)	China Chinese Taipei¹ Guam Hong Kong Japan Macau Mongolia North Korea Northern Mariana Islands² South Korea
Southeast Asia (AFF)	Australia Brunei Cambodia Indonesia Laos Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Singapore Thailand Timor-Leste Vietnam
¹ Taiwan, officially the Republic of China, competes as "Chinese Taipei" ² Not a member of FIFA