Iran national under-17 football team

Iran under-17

Nickname(s)	Team Melli Nojavanan ("The New Youth National Team")
Association	FFIRI
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Hossein Abdi
Captain
FIFA code	IRN
First colours Second colours
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	4 (first in 2001)
Best result	Fifth place: 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	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1989	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1991	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1993	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1995	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1997	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2001	Group stage	3	0	0	3	2	6
2003	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2005	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
2007	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	To be determined	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	4/19	16	7	3	6	23	19

AFC U-16 Championship[]

AFC U-16 Championship record									Qualifications
Year	Round	PLD	W	D*	L	GS	GA		PLD	W	D	L	GS	GA
1985	Withdrew	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-
1986	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-
1988	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-
1990	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-
1992	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-		3	0	1	2	3	5
1994	Did not qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-
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	-	-	-	-	-	-		-	-	-	-	-	-
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	-	-	-	-	-	-		3	3	0	0	19	1
Total	12/19	51	28	8	15	99	56		34	33	1	0	141	10

*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
	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	Did not enter	-	-	-	-	-	-
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
Total	1/2	5	3	0	2	10	5

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', 11' (pen.), 48', 26', 43', 30', 40', 58', 72'	Report
20 September 2019	Hajibabaei Stadium, Hamadan	Palestine	2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification	2–1 (W)	30' (pen.), Ebrahimzadeh 45'	Report
22 September 2019	Hajibabaei Stadium, Hamadan	Afghanistan	2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification	4–0 (W)	17', 76', 45+2' (pen.), 59'	Report

Forthcoming matches[]

Date	Competition	Location	Opponent
2020

Coaching staff[]

Position	Name
Head coach	Hossein Abdi
Assistant coach
Goalkeeping coach	Nima Nakisa
Fitness coach
Physiotherapist
Analyst
Team doctor	Seyed Mohammad Najafi
Team manager	Pirooz Seyfollahpour

Players[]

Current squad[]

The following 21 players were called up for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Ali Gholamzadeh	(2000-02-13) 13 February 2000 (age 22)	Foolad
13	1GK		(2000-02-09) 9 February 2000 (age 22)	Malavan
2	2DF		(2000-01-03) 3 January 2000 (age 22)	Foolad
3	2DF	Ahmad Jalali	(2001-08-14) 14 August 2001 (age 20)	Foolad
4	2DF		(2000-01-25) 25 January 2000 (age 22)	Paykan
5	2DF		(2000-05-14) 14 May 2000 (age 21)	Saipa
6	2DF	Taha Shariati	(2000-03-03) 3 March 2000 (age 21)	Saipa
14	2DF		(2000-09-04) 4 September 2000 (age 21)	Sanat Naft
7	3MF	Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh	(2000-10-30) 30 October 2000 (age 21)	Moghavemat Tehran
8	3MF	Mohammad Sharifi	(2000-03-21) 21 March 2000 (age 21)	Saipa
10	3MF	Mohammad Ghobeishavi	(2000-01-24) 24 January 2000 (age 22)	Sanat Naft
12	3MF		(1999-05-04) 4 May 1999 (age 22)	Shahrdari Bandar Abbas
15	3MF	Ali Kooshki	(2000-02-16) 16 February 2000 (age 22)	Sepahan
16	3MF	Vahid Namdari	(2000-06-26) 26 June 2000 (age 21)	Esteghlal Khuzestan
17	3MF	Mohammad Ghaderi	(2000-02-27) 27 February 2000 (age 22)	Shahrdari Bandar Abbas
20	3MF	Sobhan Khaghani	(2000-01-27) 27 January 2000 (age 22)	Siah Jamegan
21	3MF		(2000-09-13) 13 September 2000 (age 21)	Paykan
9	4FW	Allahyar Sayyadmanesh	(2001-06-29) 29 June 2001 (age 20)	Esteghlal
11	4FW	Younes Delfi	(2000-10-02) 2 October 2000 (age 21)	Esteghlal Khuzestan
18	4FW	Saeid Karimi	(2000-01-31) 31 January 2000 (age 22)	Persepolis
19	4FW		(2000-02-03) 3 February 2000 (age 22)	Esteghlal

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

See also[]

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

References[]