Iran national under-17 football team

Iran under-17
Nickname(s)Team Melli Nojavanan
("The New Youth National Team" or "The Teenage National Team")
AssociationFFIRI
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Head coachAbbas Chamanian
CaptainErfan Darvish Aali
FIFA codeIRN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances5 (first in 2001)
Best resultQuarters finals (2017)
AFC U-16 Championship
Appearances12 (first in 1996)
Best resultChampions (2008)

The Iran national under-17 football team represents Iran in international youth football completions. They have attended the FIFA U-17 World Cup five times with its best finish being quarter-finalists in 2017.

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.

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