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.
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| Nickname(s) | Team Melli Nojavanan ("The New Youth National Team") | ||
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| Association | FFIRI | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Head coach | Hossein Abdi | ||
| Captain | Erfan Darvish Aali | ||
| FIFA code | IRN | ||
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| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 2001) | ||
| Best result | Quarters finals: 2017 | ||
| AFC U-16 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 12 (first in 1996) | ||
| Best result | Champions: 2008 | ||
Tournament records
FIFA U-17 World Cup
| FIFA U-17 World Cup record | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | PLD | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
 1985 | did not qualify | |||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1987 | ||||||||
 1989 | ||||||||
 1991 | ||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1993 | ||||||||
 1995 | ||||||||
 1997 | ||||||||
 1999 | ||||||||
 2001 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
 2003 | did not qualify | |||||||
 2005 | ||||||||
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | Qualified | |||||||
| Total | 5/20 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 19 | |
AFC U-16 Championship
| AFC U-16 Championship record | Qualifications | |||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||
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| 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
Win Draw Loss
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Forthcoming matches
| Date | Competition | Location | Opponent | |||
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| 2020 | ||||||
Coaching staff
| Position | Name |
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| Head coach | Hossein Abdi |
| Assistant coach |  Andre Bingolo |
| Goalkeeping coach | Nima Nakisa |
| 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.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club | ||
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| 1 | GK | Arsha Shakouri | 1 October 2006 | Esteghlal | ||
| 12 | GK | Mohammad Hossein Sharifi | 10 June 2006 | Esteghlal | ||
| 22 | GK | Farzad Rahimi | 19 April 2006 | Sepahan | ||
| 2 | DF | Nima Andarz | 22 January 2006 | KIA Football Academy | ||
| 3 | DF | Hesam Nafari | 7 May 2006 | Zob Ahan | ||
| 4 | DF | Alireza Homaeifard | 14 January 2006 | Paykan | ||
| 5 | DF | Erfan Darvishaali | 22 March 2006 | Foolad | ||
| 9 | DF | Yaghoub Barage | 26 January 2006 | Mes Kerman | ||
| 20 | DF | Hamidreza Shamsipour | Malavan | |||
| 21 | DF | Abolfazl Moredi | 7 February 2006 | Foolad | ||
| 23 | DF | Abolfazl Zoleykhaei | 9 March 2006 | Parsian | ||
| 6 | MF | Samir Hoboobati | 4 February 2006 | KIA Football Academy | ||
| 7 | MF | Esmaeil Gholizadeh | 18 February 2006 | Sepahan | ||
| 8 | MF | Amirmohammad Razzaghinia | 11 April 2006 | KIA Football Academy | ||
| 11 | MF | Alireza Sharifi | 20 March 2006 | KIA Football Academy | ||
| 13 | MF | Mehdi Jenadeleh | Foolad | |||
| 14 | MF | Zargham Saadavi | 31 March 2006 | Foolad | ||
| 15 | MF | Mohammad Asgari | 7 February 2006 | Foolad | ||
| 18 | MF | Mahan Sadeghi | 23 June 2006 | Malavan | ||
| 19 | MF | Abolfazl Zamani | 1 March 2006 | Paykan | ||
| 10 | FW | Kasra Taheri | 6 August 2006 | Sepahan | ||
| 16 | FW | Farjad Fayaz | 9 April 2006 | Malavan | ||
| 17 | FW | Reza Ghandipour | 13 January 2006 | Paykan | ||
See also
References
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