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
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	Colspan=7	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

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

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

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

Previous matches

Date	Venue	Opponent	Competition	Result	Iranian scorers	Report
2019
18 September 2019	Hajibabaei Stadium, Hamadan		2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification	13–0 (W)		Report
20 September 2019	Hajibabaei Stadium, Hamadan		2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification	2–1 (W)		Report
22 September 2019	Hajibabaei Stadium, Hamadan		2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification	4–0 (W)		Report
2022
5 October 2022	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek		2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification	3–0 (W)		Report
7 October 2022	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek		2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification	4–0 (W)		Report
9 October 2022	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek		2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification	11–1 (W)		Report
2023
16 June 2023	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok		2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup	6–1 (W)		Report
19 June 2023	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok		2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup	0–0 (D)		Report
22 June 2023	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok		2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup	2–0 (W)		Report
25 June 2023	BG Stadium, Pathum Thani		2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup quarter-finals	0–0 (4–2) (W)		Report
29 June 2023	Thammasat Stadium, Pathum Thani		2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup Semi-finals	0–3 (L)
11 November	Jakarta International Stadium, Jakarta		2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup	3-2(W)
14 November	Jakarta International Stadium, Jakarta		2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup	2-1(L)
17 November	Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung		2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup	5-0(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

• FIFA U-17 World Championship 2001 squad
• FIFA U-17 World Cup 2009 squad
• FIFA U-17 World Cup 2013 squad
• FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 squad
• FIFA U-17 World Cup 2023 squad

See also

• Iran national football team
• Iran national under-23 football team
• Iran national under-20 football team