Iran national under-17 football team explained

Iran under-17
Badge:Flag of Iran.svg
Fifa Trigramme:IRN
Nickname:Team Melli Nojavanan
("The New Youth National Team" or "The Teenage National Team")
Association:FFIRI
Confederation:AFC (Asia)
Coach:Abbas Chamanian
Captain:Erfan Darvish Aali
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Regional Name:FIFA U-17 World Cup
Regional Cup Apps:5
Regional Cup First:2001
Regional Cup Best:Quarters finals (2017)
2Ndregional Name:AFC U-16 Championship
2Ndregional Cup Apps:12
2Ndregional Cup First:1996
2Ndregional Cup Best:Champions (2008)
Badge Size:250px

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

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
YearRoundPLDWD*LGSGA
1985did not qualify
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001Group stage300326
2003did not qualify
2005
2007
2009Round of 16421142
2011did not qualify
2013Round of 16412146
2015Colspan=7did not qualify
2017Quarter-finals5401135
2019did not qualify
2021Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2023Round of 164211105
2025To be determined
Total5/20209473324

AFC U-16 Championship

AFC U-16 Championship recordQualifications
YearRoundMWDLGFGAMWDLGFGA
1985WithdrewWithdrew
1986did not qualify ------
1988------
1990------
1992301235
1994------
1996Round 1410358------
1998Round 14004111220040
2000Runners-up65011634400231
2002SuspendedSuspended
2004Fourth place6402136220084
2006Quarter-finals4121332200102
2008Champions66001534400170
2010Round 1311164431090
2012Semi-finals54011673300110
2014Quarter-finals4211653300130
2016Runners-up63301343300121
2018Round 13111524400151
2020Qualified but later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic3300191
2023Semi-finals5221843300181
2025To be determined
Total12/21563010161076040362216216

WAFF U-16 Championship

WAFF U-16 Championship record
YearRoundPldWDLGSGA
2005Champions 4310171
2007Runners-up4211188
2009Champions 4400116
2013did not enter
2015
2018–OnwardNot WAFF member
Total3/7129214615

CAFA U-16 Championship

CAFA Youth Championship record
YearRoundPldWDLGSGA
2018did not enter
2019Third Place5302105
2022Champions4310122
Total2/39612227

Results and fixtures

Previous matches

DateVenueOpponentCompetitionResultIranian scorersReport
2019
18 September 2019 Hajibabaei Stadium, Hamadan2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification13–0 (W)Report
20 September 2019 Hajibabaei Stadium, Hamadan2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification2–1 (W)Report
22 September 2019 Hajibabaei Stadium, Hamadan2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification4–0 (W)Report
2022
5 October 2022 Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification3–0 (W)Report
7 October 2022 Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification4–0 (W)Report
9 October 2022 Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification11–1 (W)Report
2023
16 June 2023 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup6–1 (W)Report
19 June 2023 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup0–0 (D)Report
22 June 2023 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup2–0 (W)Report
25 June 2023 BG Stadium, Pathum Thani2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup quarter-finals0–0 (4–2) (W)Report
29 June 2023 Thammasat Stadium, Pathum Thani2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup Semi-finals0–3 (L)
11 November Jakarta International Stadium, Jakarta2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup3-2(W)
14 November Jakarta International Stadium, Jakarta2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup2-1(L)
17 November Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup5-0(W)

Forthcoming matches

Coaching staff

Position Name
Head coach Hossein Abdi
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

Players

Current squad

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

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Previous squads

FIFA U-17 World Cups

See also