Nickname(s) | Team Melli Nojavanan ("The New Youth National Team" or "The Teenage National Team") | ||
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Association | FFIRI | ||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
Head coach | Abbas Chamanian | ||
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-17 Asian Cup | |||
Appearances | 13 (first in 1996 ) | ||
Best result | Champions (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.
FIFA U-17 World Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | PLD | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
1985 | Withdrew | |||||||
1987 | did not qualify | |||||||
1989 | ||||||||
1991 | ||||||||
1993 | ||||||||
1995 | ||||||||
1997 | ||||||||
1999 | ||||||||
2001 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
2003 | Suspended | |||||||
2005 | did not qualify | |||||||
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 | Round of 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | |
2025 | to be determined | |||||||
Total | 5/20 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 24 |
Competitions | 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 | Group Stage | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
1998 | Group Stage | 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 | Group Stage | 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 | Group Stage | 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 | Qualified | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | |||||||
Total | 13/20 | 56 | 30 | 10 | 16 | 107 | 60 | 44 | 39 | 2 | 3 | 175 | 23 |
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 |
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 |
Win Draw Loss
Date | Competition | Location | Opponent | |||
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2020 | ||||||
Position | Name |
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Head coach | Abbas Chamanian |
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 |
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 | Havadar | ||
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 Askari | 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 | Rubin Kazan | ||
16 | FW | Farjad Fayaz | 9 April 2006 | Malavan | ||
17 | FW | Reza Ghandipour | 13 January 2006 | Paykan |
The following table shows Iran's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
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Argentina | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
Austria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
Brazil | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 100.00 |
Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
Colombia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 0.00 |
Costa Rica | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 50.00 |
England | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
Gambia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 |
Guinea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
Mali | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 0.00 |
Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
Morocco | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
Netherlands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
New Caledonia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.00 |
Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0.00 |
Paraguay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0.00 |
Uruguay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
Total | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 45.00 |
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