Iran national under-17 football team

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")
AssociationFFIRI
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coachHossein Abdi
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
Appearances12 (first in 1996)
Best resultChampions: 2008

Tournament records

FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year Round PLD W D* L GS GA
China 1985did not qualify
Canada 1987
Scotland 1989
Italy 1991
Japan 1993
Ecuador 1995
Egypt 1997
New Zealand 1999
Trinidad and Tobago 2001Group stage300326
Finland 2003did not qualify
Peru 2005
South Korea 2007
Nigeria 2009Round of 16421142
Mexico 2011did not qualify
United Arab Emirates 2013Round of 16412146
Chile 2015did not qualify
India 2017Quarter-finals5401135
Brazil 2019did not qualify
Peru 2021Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Indonesia 2023Qualified
Total5/20167362319

AFC U-16 Championship

AFC U-16 Championship record Qualifications
YearRoundMWDLGFGAMWDLGFGA
Qatar 1985WithdrewWithdrew
Qatar 1986did not qualify------
Thailand 1988------
United Arab Emirates 1990------
Saudi Arabia 1992301235
Qatar 1994------
Thailand 1996Round 1410358------
Qatar 1998Round 14004111220040
Vietnam 2000Runners-up65011634400231
United Arab Emirates 2002SuspendedSuspended
Japan 2004Fourth place6402136220084
Singapore 2006Quarter-finals4121332200102
Uzbekistan 2008Champions66001534400170
Uzbekistan 2010Round 1311164431090
Iran 2012Semi-finals54011673300110
Thailand 2014Quarter-finals4211653300130
India 2016Runners-up63301343300121
Malaysia 2018Round 13111524400151
Bahrain 2020Qualified but later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic3300191
Thailand 2023Semi-finals5221843300181
Bahrain 2025To be determined
Total12/21563010161076040362216216
*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
Iran 2005Champions 4310171
Syria 2007Runners-up4211188
Jordan 2009Champions 4400116
State of Palestine 2013did not enter
Jordan 2015
2018–Onward Not WAFF member
Total3/7129214615
*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
Uzbekistan 2018did not enter
Tajikistan 2019Third Place5302105
Tajikistan 2022Champions4310122
Total2/39612227

Results and fixtures

Previous matches

  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)

Forthcoming matches

Date Competition Location Opponent
2020

Coaching staff

PositionName
Head coachIran Hossein Abdi
Assistant coachCameroon Andre Bingolo
Goalkeeping coachIran Nima Nakisa
Fitness coachTajikistan Bahodir Aminov
PhysiotherapistIran Hadi Baghban
AnalystCroatia Nenad Alakic
Team doctorIran Seyed Mohammad Najafi
Team managerIran 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 Iran Esteghlal
12 1GK Mohammad Hossein Sharifi (2006-06-10) 10 June 2006 Iran Esteghlal
22 1GK Farzad Rahimi (2006-04-19) 19 April 2006 Iran Sepahan

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

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

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

FIFA U-17 World Cups

See also

References

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