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| Association | Kabaddi Federation of I.R. Iran |
|---|---|
| Confederation | Asian Kabaddi Federation (AKF) |
| Head Coach |  Shailaja Jain |
| Captain | Ghazal Khalaj |
| World Cup | |
| 1 (first in 2012 ) | |
| Runners-up (2012) | |
| Asian Games | |
| 4 (first in 2010 ) | |
| Champions (2018) | |
| Asian Kabaddi Championship | |
| 5 (first in 2005) | |
| Runners-up (2007, 2008) | |
The Iran women's national kabaddi team represents the Islamic Republic of Iran in international women's kabaddi competitions.
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1/1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Year | Rank | M | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2010 | Third place | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 195 | 92 | +103 |
 2014 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 175 | 113 | +62 |
 2018 | Champions | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 161 | 111 | +50 |
| 2022 | Third place | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 121 | 70 | +51 |
| Total | 3/3 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 652 | 376 | +276 |
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Fifth place | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 2007 | Runners-up | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | Third place | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | Third place | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 5/5 | 22 | 16 | 0 | 6 |
| Year | Rank | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1/1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
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