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 YearRoundMWDLGFGAGD 1985Withdrew 1987Did not qualify 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001Group stage300326–4 2003Suspended 2005Did not qualify 2007 2009Round of 16421142+2 2011Did not qualify 2013Round of 16412146–2 2015Did not qualify 2017Quarter-finals5401135+8 2019Did not qualify 2023Round of 164211105+5 2025Did not qualify 2026 2027To be determined 2028 2029Total5/24209473324+9
AFC U-17 Asian Cup AFC U-17 Championship recordQualificationsYearRoundMWDLGFGAGDMWDLGFGAGDLink 1985WithdrewWithdrewLink 1986did not qualify-------Link 1988-------Link 1990-------Link 1992301235+2Link 1994-------Link 1996Group Stage410358-3-------Link 1998Group Stage4004111-10220040+4Link 2000Runners-up6501163+134400231+22Link 2002SuspendedSuspendedLink 2004Fourth place6402136+7220084+4Link 2006Quarter-finals41213302200102+8Link 2008Champions6600153+124400170+17Link 2010Group Stage311164+2431090+9Link 2012Semi-finals5401167+93300110+11Link 2014Quarter-finals421165+13300130+13Link 2016Runners-up6330134+93300121+11Link 2018Group Stage311152+34400151+14Link 2020Qualified but later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic3300191+18Link 2023Semi-finals522184+43300181+17Link 2025Group Stage301247-34301137+6Link 2026Did not qualify4211104+6LinkTotal13/215930111811167+4448413418527+158 _ 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 recordYearRoundPldWDLGSGA 2005Champions 4310171 2007Runners-up4211188 2009Champions 4400116 2013did not enter 20152018–OnwardNot WAFF memberTotal3/7129214615
*Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
CAFA U-16 Championship CAFA Youth Championship recordYearRoundPldWDLGSGA 2018did not enter 2019Third Place5302105 2022Champions4310122Total2/39612227 U14 Asian Youth Games Football at the Asian Youth GamesYearRoundPldWDLGSGA 2009Third Place6501184 2013Runners-up6501172Total2/2121002356
Results and fixtures
Previous matches
DateVenueOpponentCompetitionResultIranian scorersReport201918 September 2019 Hajibabaei Stadium, Hamadan2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification13–0 (W) Ebrahimzadeh ,Rostami ,Danesh ,Bahri ,Kooshki Report20 September 2019 Hajibabaei Stadium, Hamadan2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification2–1 (W) Rostami ,Azarmand Report22 September 2019 Hajibabaei Stadium, Hamadan2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification4–0 (W) Kooshki ,Rostami Report20225 October 2022 Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification3–0 (W) Taheri ,Askari ,Ghandipour Report7 October 2022 Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification4–0 (W) Taheri ,Andarz ,Ghandipour ,Homaeifard Report9 October 2022 Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification11–1 (W) Ghandipour ,Gholizadeh ,Taheri ,Askari Report202316 June 2023 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup6–1 (W) Nafari ,Gholizadeh ,Taheri ,Ghandipour Report19 June 2023 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup0–0 (D)Report22 June 2023 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup2–0 (W) Andarz ,Sadeghi Report25 June 2023 BG Stadium, Pathum Thani2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup quarter-finals0–0 (4–2) (W)Report29 June 2023 Thammasat Stadium, Pathum Thani2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup Semi-finals0–3 (L)11 November Jakarta International Stadium, Jakarta2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup3-2(W)14 November Jakarta International Stadium, Jakarta2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup2-1 (L)17 November Jalak Harupat Stadium, Bandung2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup5-0 (W)
Forthcoming matches DateCompetitionLocationOpponent2020
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
18 Oct 2025: 4-0 Friendly
20 Oct 2025: 4-0 Friendly
Coaching staff Position NameHead coach Armaghan AhmadiAssistant coach Erfan ArdestaniGoalkeeping coach Mohammadjavad Paksima Fitness coach Ali SalehniaAssistant coach Freydoon HardaniAnalyst Rahman JahanshahlooTeam doctor Mohammad Jafari Team manager Pirooz Seyfollahpour
Players Current squad The following 23 players were called up for 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification.
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 OpponentWin %Total In AFC U-17 Asian Cup OpponentWin %Total See also Iran national football team Iran national under-23 football team Iran national under-20 football team
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