Iran national under-17 football team

Iran under-17

Nickname(s)	Team Melli Nojavanan ("The New Youngsters")
Association	FFIRI
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Abbas Chamanyan
Captain	Mohammad Sharifi
FIFA code	IRN
First colours Second colours
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	4 (first in 2001)
Best result	Round of 16: 2009, 2013
AFC U-16 Championship
Appearances	10 (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	-	-	-	-	-	-
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	Qualified	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	4/16	11	3	3	5	10	14

AFC U-16 Championship

AFC U-16 Championship record									Qualifications
Year	Round	PLD	W	D*	L	GS	GA		PLD	W	D	L	GS	GA
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	Quarterfinals	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	Semifinals	5	4	0	1	16	7		3	3	0	0	11	0
2014	Quarterfinals	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
Total	10/16	41	23	5	13	81	46		27	26	1	0	107	8

*Denotes draws including knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

WAFF U-16 Championship

Results and fixtures

  Win   Draw   Loss

Previous matches

Date	Venue	Opponent	Competition	Result	Iranian scorers	Report
2016
15 September 2016	Fatorda Stadium, Margao	Saudi Arabia	2016 AFC U-16 Championship	3–2 (W)	Sayyad  47', Ghaderi  69', Asadabadi  70'	Report
18 September 2016	Fatorda Stadium, Margao	United Arab Emirates	2016 AFC U-16 Championship	1–1 (D)	Asadabadi  49'	Report
21 September 2016	Fatorda Stadium, Margao	India	2016 AFC U-16 Championship	3–0 (W)	Ghaderi  23', Sharifi  81' (pen.), 90+1' (pen.)	Report
25 September 2016	Fatorda Stadium, Margao	Vietnam	2016 AFC U-16 Championship	5–0 (W)	Sayyad  30', 72', Ghaderi  47', Asadabadi  62', Khodamoradi  69'	Report
29 September 2016	Fatorda Stadium, Margao	North Korea	2016 AFC U-16 Championship	1–1 (a.e.t.) 6–5 (pen.) (W)	Sharifi  19'	Report
2 October 2016	Fatorda Stadium, Margao	Iraq	2016 AFC U-16 Championship	0–0 (a.e.t.) 3–4 (pen.) (L)		Report

Forthcoming matches

Date	Competition	Location	Opponent
2017
2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup September – October hosted by:  India

Players

Current squad

• Match date: 15 September – 2 October 2016
• Opposition: 2016 AFC U-16 Championship
• Caps and goals correct as of: 2 October 2016

0#0	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Meraj Esmaeili
12	1GK	Mobin Ashayer
22	1GK	Ali Gholamzadeh
2	2DF	Saeid Ahani
3	2DF	Amir Hossein Esmaeilzadeh
5	2DF	Aref Mohammadalipour				Persepolis
6	2DF	Taha Shariati				Esteghlal
13	2DF	Ahmad Davasar
18	2DF	Ahmad Reza Jalali
19	2DF	Saman Ranjbar
20	2DF	Mohammad Rezaei
4	3MF	Alireza Savari
7	3MF	Amir Khodamoradi
8	3MF	Mohammad Sharifi				Esteghlal Khuzestan
10	3MF	Vahid Namdari
14	4FW	Mohammad Reza Ghobeishavi
16	2DF	Reza Mousavian
17	3MF	Mohammad Ghaderi
23	3MF	Mohammad Jafari
9	4FW	Alireza Asadabadi
11	4FW	Younes Delfi
15	4FW	Hossein Nokhodkar
21	4FW	Allahyar Sayyad

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

See also

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

References

Football in Iran
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Defunct competitions	Takht Jamshid Cup
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