Iran national under-17 football team

Iran U-17

Nickname(s)	Team Melli Nojavanan ("The New Youth National Team" or "The Teenage National Team")
Association	FFIRI
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Armaghan Ahmadi
Captain	Erfan Yousefzade
FIFA code	IRN
First colours Second colours
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.

Tournament records

FIFA U-17 World Cup

Year	Round	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1985	Withdrew
1987	did not qualify
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001	Group stage	3	0	0	3	2	6	-4
2003	Suspended
2005	did not qualify
2007
2009	Round of 16	4	2	1	1	4	2	+2
2011	did not qualify
2013	Round of 16	4	1	2	1	4	6	-2
2015	did not qualify
2017	Quarter-finals	5	4	0	1	13	5	+8
2019	did not qualify
2023	Round of 16	4	2	1	1	10	5	+5
2025	did not qualify
2026	Future events
2027
2028
2029
Total	5/20	20	9	4	7	33	24	+9

AFC U-17 Asian Cup

AFC U-17 Championship record										Qualifications
Year	Round	M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD		M	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Link
1985	Withdrew									Withdrew							Link
1986	did not qualify									-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Link
1988										-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Link
1990										-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Link
1992										3	0	1	2	3	5	+2	Link
1994										-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Link
1996	Group Stage	4	1	0	3	5	8	-3		-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Link
1998	Group Stage	4	0	0	4	1	11	-10		2	2	0	0	4	0	+4	Link
2000	Runners-up	6	5	0	1	16	3	+13		4	4	0	0	23	1	+22	Link
2002	Suspended									Suspended							Link
2004	Fourth place	6	4	0	2	13	6	+7		2	2	0	0	8	4	+4	Link
2006	Quarter-finals	4	1	2	1	3	3	0		2	2	0	0	10	2	+8	Link
2008	Champions	6	6	0	0	15	3	+12		4	4	0	0	17	0	+17	Link
2010	Group Stage	3	1	1	1	6	4	+2		4	3	1	0	9	0	+9	Link
2012	Semi-finals	5	4	0	1	16	7	+9		3	3	0	0	11	0	+11	Link
2014	Quarter-finals	4	2	1	1	6	5	+1		3	3	0	0	13	0	+13	Link
2016	Runners-up	6	3	3	0	13	4	+9		3	3	0	0	12	1	+11	Link
2018	Group Stage	3	1	1	1	5	2	+3		4	4	0	0	15	1	+14	Link
2020	Qualified but later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic									3	3	0	0	19	1	+18	Link
2023	Semi-finals	5	2	2	1	8	4	+4		3	3	0	0	18	1	+17	Link
2025	Group Stage	3	0	1	2	4	7	-3		4	3	0	1	13	7	+6	Link
2026	TBD									0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	Link
Total	13/20	59	30	11	18	111	67	+44		44	39	2	3	175	23	+152	_

• 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification - AFC awarded Iran a 3–0 win as a result of Afghanistan fielding two ineligible players. The original match results were Iran 4–0 Afghanistan.

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

U14 Asian Youth Games

Football at the Asian Youth Games
Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA
2009	Third Place	6	5	0	1	18	4
2013	Runners-up	6	5	0	1	17	2
Total	2/2	12	10	0	2	35	6

Results and fixtures

Previous matches

  Win  Draw  Loss

Date	Venue	Opponent	Competition	Result	Iranian scorers	Report
2019
18 September 2019	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	Hajibabaei Stadium, Hamadan	Palestine	2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification	2–1 (W)	Rostami 30' (pen.), Azarmand 45'	Report
22 September 2019	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	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	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	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	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	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok	Qatar	2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup	0–0 (D)		Report
22 June 2023	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok	South Korea	2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup	2–0 (W)	Andarz 18', Sadeghi 19'	Report
25 June 2023	BG Stadium, Pathum Thani	Yemen	2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup quarter-finals	0–0 (4–2) (W)		Report
29 June 2023	Thammasat Stadium, Pathum Thani	Japan	2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup Semi-finals	0–3 (L)
11 November	Jakarta International Stadium, Jakarta	Brazil	2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup	3-2(W)
14 November	Jakarta International Stadium, Jakarta	England	2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup	2-1 (L)
17 November	Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung	New Caledonia	2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup	5-0 (W)

Forthcoming matches

Date	Competition	Location	Opponent
2020

Develpoement Cup In Belarus 2025: 8th place , 1 Draw 3 Lose

Feb 2025 Match 1 : Iran 2-0 Kuwait Friendly in Kuwait

Feb 2025 Match 1 : Iran 1-0 Kuwait Friendly in Kuwait

Indonesia   v   Iran

29 March 2025 Friendly	Indonesia	0–2	Iran	Saudi Arabia
--:--  UTC+3

18 Oct 2025:   Iran 4-0   Kyrgyzstan Friendly

20 Oct 2025:   Iran 4-0   Kyrgyzstan Friendly

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Armaghan Ahmadi
Assistant coach	Erfan Ardestani
Goalkeeping coach	Mohammadjavad Paksima
Fitness coach	Ali Salehnia
Assistant coach	Freydoon Hardani
Analyst	Rahman Jahanshahloo
Team doctor	Mohammad Jafari
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
1	1 GK	Arsha Shakouri	(2006-10-01) 1 October 2006 (age 19)	Havadar
12	1 GK	Mohammad Hossein Sharifi	(2006-06-10) 10 June 2006 (age 19)	Esteghlal
22	1 GK	Farzad Rahimi	(2006-04-19) 19 April 2006 (age 19)	Sepahan
2	2 DF	Nima Andarz	(2006-01-22) 22 January 2006 (age 19)	KIA Football Academy
3	2 DF	Hesam Nafari	(2006-05-07) 7 May 2006 (age 19)	Zob Ahan
4	2 DF	Alireza Homaeifard	(2006-01-14) 14 January 2006 (age 19)	Paykan
5	2 DF	Erfan Darvishaali	(2006-03-22) 22 March 2006 (age 19)	Foolad
9	2 DF	Yaghoub Barage	(2006-01-26) 26 January 2006 (age 19)	Mes Kerman
20	2 DF	Hamidreza Shamsipour		Malavan
21	2 DF	Abolfazl Moredi	(2006-02-07) 7 February 2006 (age 19)	Foolad
23	2 DF	Abolfazl Zoleykhaei	(2006-03-09) 9 March 2006 (age 19)	Parsian
6	3 MF	Samir Hoboobati	(2006-02-04) 4 February 2006 (age 19)	KIA Football Academy
7	3 MF	Esmaeil Gholizadeh	(2006-02-18) 18 February 2006 (age 19)	Sepahan
8	3 MF	Amirmohammad Razzaghinia	(2006-04-11) 11 April 2006 (age 19)	KIA Football Academy
11	3 MF	Alireza Sharifi	(2006-03-20) 20 March 2006 (age 19)	KIA Football Academy
13	3 MF	Mehdi Jenadeleh		Foolad
14	3 MF	Zargham Saadavi	(2006-03-31) 31 March 2006 (age 19)	Foolad
15	3 MF	Mohammad Askari	(2006-02-07) 7 February 2006 (age 19)	Foolad
18	3 MF	Mahan Sadeghi	(2006-06-23) 23 June 2006 (age 19)	Malavan
19	3 MF	Abolfazl Zamani	(2006-03-01) 1 March 2006 (age 19)	Paykan
10	4 FW	Kasra Taheri	(2006-08-06) 6 August 2006 (age 19)	Rubin Kazan
16	4 FW	Farjad Fayaz	(2006-04-09) 9 April 2006 (age 19)	Malavan
17	4 FW	Reza Ghandipour	(2006-01-13) 13 January 2006 (age 19)	Paykan

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

Head-to-head record

The following table shows Iran's head-to-head record in the FIFA U-17 World Cup and AFC U-17 Asian Cup.

In FIFA U-17 World Cup

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Argentina	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
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	000.00
Colombia	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Costa Rica	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	050.00
England	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
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	000.00
Mexico	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Morocco	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
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	000.00
Paraguay	1	0	0	1	2	3	−1	000.00
Spain	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Uruguay	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Total	20	9	4	7	33	24	+9	045.00

In AFC U-17 Asian Cup

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Afghanistan	1	1	0	0	6	1	+5	100.00
Australia	1	1	0	0	5	1	+4	100.00
Bahrain	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	050.00
Bangladesh	1	1	0	0	4	0	+4	100.00
China	2	0	0	2	0	5	−5	000.00
India	4	3	1	0	8	1	+7	075.00
Indonesia	1	0	0	1	0	2	−2	000.00
Iraq	4	1	2	1	3	4	−1	025.00
Japan	2	0	1	1	1	4	−3	000.00
Kuwait	3	3	0	0	8	3	+5	100.00
Laos	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
Malaysia	1	1	0	0	5	0	+5	100.00
North Korea	5	0	3	2	2	5	−3	000.00
Oman	4	2	0	2	9	6	+3	050.00
Qatar	4	1	1	2	4	8	−4	025.00
Saudi Arabia	2	2	0	0	5	3	+2	100.00
Singapore	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00
South Korea	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00
Syria	3	1	1	1	4	3	+1	033.33
Tajikistan	2	0	0	2	2	5	−3	000.00
Thailand	3	1	0	2	4	5	−1	033.33
United Arab Emirates	2	1	1	0	4	1	+3	050.00
Uzbekistan	2	1	0	1	4	4	+0	050.00
Vietnam	3	3	0	0	14	0	+14	100.00
Yemen	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	066.67
Total	59	30	11	18	111	67	+44	050.85

See also

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