Iran national under-17 football team


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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.

Iran under-17
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Team Melli Nojavanan
("The New Youth National Team" or "The Teenage National Team")
AssociationFFIRI
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coachAbbas Chamanian
CaptainErfan Darvish Aali
FIFA codeIRN

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Second colours

FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances5 (first in 2001)
Best resultQuarters finals (2017)
AFC U-16 Championship
Appearances12 (first in 1996)
Best resultChampions (2008)
FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year Round PLD W D* L GS GA
  1985 did not qualify
  1987
  1989
  1991
  1993
  1995
  1997
  1999
  2001 Group stage 3 0 0 3 2 6
  2003 did not qualify
  2005
  2007
  2009 Round of 16 4 2 1 1 4 2
  2011 did not qualify
  2013 Round of 16 4 1 2 1 4 6
  2015 did not qualify
  2017 Quarter-finals 5 4 0 1 13 5
  2019 did not qualify
  2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  2023 Round of 16 4 2 1 1 10 5
  2025 To be determined
Total 5/20 20 9 4 7 33 24

AFC U-16 Championship

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AFC U-16 Championship record Qualifications
Year Round M W D L GF GA M W D L GF GA
  1985 Withdrew Withdrew
  1986 did not qualify - - - - - -
  1988 - - - - - -
  1990 - - - - - -
  1992 3 0 1 2 3 5
  1994 - - - - - -
  1996 Round 1 4 1 0 3 5 8 - - - - - -
  1998 Round 1 4 0 0 4 1 11 2 2 0 0 4 0
  2000 Runners-up 6 5 0 1 16 3 4 4 0 0 23 1
  2002 Suspended Suspended
  2004 Fourth place 6 4 0 2 13 6 2 2 0 0 8 4
  2006 Quarter-finals 4 1 2 1 3 3 2 2 0 0 10 2
  2008 Champions 6 6 0 0 15 3 4 4 0 0 17 0
  2010 Round 1 3 1 1 1 6 4 4 3 1 0 9 0
  2012 Semi-finals 5 4 0 1 16 7 3 3 0 0 11 0
  2014 Quarter-finals 4 2 1 1 6 5 3 3 0 0 13 0
  2016 Runners-up 6 3 3 0 13 4 3 3 0 0 12 1
  2018 Round 1 3 1 1 1 5 2 4 4 0 0 15 1
  2020 Qualified but later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 3 3 0 0 19 1
  2023 Semi-finals 5 2 2 1 8 4 3 3 0 0 18 1
  2025 To be determined
Total 12/21 56 30 10 16 107 60 40 36 2 2 162 16
*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

WAFF U-16 Championship

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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
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

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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

Results and fixtures

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  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)

Date Competition Location Opponent
2020
Position Name
Head coach   Abbas Chamanian
Assistant coach   Pouria Nabi
Goalkeeping coach   Misagh Memarzadeh
Fitness coach   Bahodir Aminov
Physiotherapist   Hadi Baghban
Analyst   Nenad Alakic
Team doctor   Seyed Mohammad Najafi
Team manager   Pirooz Seyfollahpour

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

FIFA U-17 World Cups

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