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Iran national under-17 football team

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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
First colours
Second colours
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances5 (first in 2001)
Best resultQuarters finals (2017)
AFC U-16 Championship
Appearances13 (first in 1996)
Best resultChampions (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

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FIFA U-17 World Cup

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FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year Round PLD W D* L GS GA
China 1985 Withdrew
Canada 1987 did not qualify
Scotland 1989
Italy 1991
Japan 1993
Ecuador 1995
Egypt 1997
New Zealand 1999
Trinidad and Tobago 2001 Group stage 3 0 0 3 2 6
Finland 2003 Suspended
Peru 2005 did not qualify
South Korea 2007
Nigeria 2009 Round of 16 4 2 1 1 4 2
Mexico 2011 did not qualify
United Arab Emirates 2013 Round of 16 4 1 2 1 4 6
Chile 2015 did not qualify
India 2017 Quarter-finals 5 4 0 1 13 5
Brazil 2019 did not qualify
Peru 2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Indonesia 2023 Round of 16 4 2 1 1 10 5
Qatar 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
Qatar 1985 Withdrew Withdrew
Qatar 1986 did not qualify - - - - - -
Thailand 1988 - - - - - -
United Arab Emirates 1990 - - - - - -
Saudi Arabia 1992 3 0 1 2 3 5
Qatar 1994 - - - - - -
Thailand 1996 Group Stage 4 1 0 3 5 8 - - - - - -
Qatar 1998 Group Stage 4 0 0 4 1 11 2 2 0 0 4 0
Vietnam 2000 Runners-up 6 5 0 1 16 3 4 4 0 0 23 1
United Arab Emirates 2002 Suspended Suspended
Japan 2004 Fourth place 6 4 0 2 13 6 2 2 0 0 8 4
Singapore 2006 Quarter-finals 4 1 2 1 3 3 2 2 0 0 10 2
Uzbekistan 2008 Champions 6 6 0 0 15 3 4 4 0 0 17 0
Uzbekistan 2010 Group Stage 3 1 1 1 6 4 4 3 1 0 9 0
Iran 2012 Semi-finals 5 4 0 1 16 7 3 3 0 0 11 0
Thailand 2014 Quarter-finals 4 2 1 1 6 5 3 3 0 0 13 0
India 2016 Runners-up 6 3 3 0 13 4 3 3 0 0 12 1
Malaysia 2018 Group Stage 3 1 1 1 5 2 4 4 0 0 15 1
Bahrain 2020 Qualified but later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 3 3 0 0 19 1
Thailand 2023 Semi-finals 5 2 2 1 8 4 3 3 0 0 18 1
Saudi Arabia 2025 Qualified 4 3 0 1 13 7
Total 13/21 56 30 10 16 107 60 44 39 2 3 175 23
*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
Iran 2005 Champions 4 3 1 0 17 1
Syria 2007 Runners-up 4 2 1 1 18 8
Jordan 2009 Champions 4 4 0 0 11 6
State of Palestine 2013 did not enter
Jordan 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
Uzbekistan 2018 did not enter
Tajikistan 2019 Third Place 5 3 0 2 10 5
Tajikistan 2022 Champions 4 3 1 0 12 2
Total 2/3 9 6 1 2 22 7

Results and fixtures

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Previous matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss

Date Venue Opponent Competition Result Iranian scorers Report
2019
18 September 2019 Iran 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 Iran Hajibabaei Stadium, Hamadan  Palestine 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification 2–1 (W) Rostami 30' (pen.),
Azarmand 45'
Report
22 September 2019 Iran 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 Kyrgyzstan 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 Kyrgyzstan 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 Kyrgyzstan 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 Thailand 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 Thailand Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok  Qatar 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup 0–0 (D) Report
22 June 2023 Thailand Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok  South Korea 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2–0 (W) Andarz 18',
Sadeghi 19'
Report
25 June 2023 Thailand BG Stadium, Pathum Thani  Yemen 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup quarter-finals 0–0 (4–2) (W) Report
29 June 2023 Thailand Thammasat Stadium, Pathum Thani  Japan 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup Semi-finals 0–3 (L)
11 November Indonesia Jakarta International Stadium, Jakarta  Brazil 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup 3-2(W)
14 November Indonesia Jakarta International Stadium, Jakarta  England 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup 2-1

(L)

17 November Indonesia Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung  New Caledonia 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup 5-0

(W)

Forthcoming matches

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Date Competition Location Opponent
2020

Coaching staff

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Position Name
Head coach Iran Abbas Chamanian
Assistant coach Iran Pouria Nabi
Goalkeeping coach Iran Misagh Memarzadeh
Fitness coach Tajikistan Bahodir Aminov
Physiotherapist Iran Hadi Baghban
Analyst Croatia Nenad Alakic
Team doctor Iran Seyed Mohammad Najafi
Team manager Iran Pirooz Seyfollahpour

Players

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Current squad

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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 (age 18) Iran Havadar
12 1GK Mohammad Hossein Sharifi (2006-06-10) 10 June 2006 (age 18) Iran Esteghlal
22 1GK Farzad Rahimi (2006-04-19) 19 April 2006 (age 18) Iran Sepahan

2 2DF Nima Andarz (2006-01-22) 22 January 2006 (age 18) Iran KIA Football Academy
3 2DF Hesam Nafari (2006-05-07) 7 May 2006 (age 18) Iran Zob Ahan
4 2DF Alireza Homaeifard (2006-01-14) 14 January 2006 (age 18) Iran Paykan
5 2DF Erfan Darvishaali (2006-03-22) 22 March 2006 (age 18) Iran Foolad
9 2DF Yaghoub Barage (2006-01-26) 26 January 2006 (age 18) Iran Mes Kerman
20 2DF Hamidreza Shamsipour Iran Malavan
21 2DF Abolfazl Moredi (2006-02-07) 7 February 2006 (age 18) Iran Foolad
23 2DF Abolfazl Zoleykhaei (2006-03-09) 9 March 2006 (age 18) Iran Parsian

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

10 4FW Kasra Taheri (2006-08-06) 6 August 2006 (age 18) Russia Rubin Kazan
16 4FW Farjad Fayaz (2006-04-09) 9 April 2006 (age 18) Iran Malavan
17 4FW Reza Ghandipour (2006-01-13) 13 January 2006 (age 18) Iran Paykan

Previous squads

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FIFA U-17 World Cups

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See also

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References

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