Iran under-17

Nickname(s)	Team Melli Nojavanan ("The New Youth National Team" or "The Teenage National Team")
Association	FFIRI
Confederation	AFC ( Asia)
Head coach	Hossein Abdi
Captain	Erfan Darvish Aali
FIFA code	IRN
First colours Second colours
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

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

FIFA U-17 World Cup record
Year	Round	PLD	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1985	did not qualify
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001	Group stage	3	0	0	3	2	6
2003	did not qualify
2005
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

AFC U-16 Championship

AFC U-16 Championship record									Qualifications
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
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

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

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Hossein Abdi
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

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

See also

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

References