Iranian national soccer team (U-17 juniors)
Nickname (s) | Team Melli Nojavanan |
Association | Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran |
confederacy | AFC |
Head coach | Mostafa Ghanbarpour |
captain | Vahid Eftari |
Record scorer | Ali Rigi (16) |
Record player | Saeid Ezzatollahi (33) |
FIFA code | IRN |
(Status: unknown) |
The Iranian U-17 national soccer team is a selection team of Iranian soccer players . It is subject to the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran and represents it internationally at the U-17 level , for example in friendly matches against the national teams of other national associations, at the U-16 Asian Cup and the U-17 World Cup .
The team was Asian champions in 2008 and vice-Asian champions in 2000 . Her best result at world championships was reaching the round of 16 in 2009 and 2013 . She lost this to Uruguay and the eventual world champions Nigeria .
Participation in U-17 world championships
(Until 1989 U-16 World Championship)
1985 | not participated |
1987 | not qualified |
1989 | |
1991 | |
1993 | |
1995 | |
1997 | |
1999 | |
2001 | Preliminary round |
2003 | not qualified |
2005 | |
2007 | |
2009 | Round of 16 |
2011 | not qualified |
2013 | Round of 16 |
2015 | not qualified |
2017 |
Participation in the U-16 Asian Championship
U-16 Asian Cup | U-17 Asian Cup |
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1985 : did not participate | |
1986 : not qualified | |
1988 : not qualified | |
1990 : not qualified | |
1992 : not qualified | |
1994 : not qualified | |
1996 : preliminary round | |
1998 : preliminary round | |
2000 : 2nd place | |
2002 : suspended | |
2004 : 4th place | |
2006 : quarter-finals | |
2008 : Asian champion | |
2010 : preliminary round | |
2012 : semi-finals | |
2014 : quarter-finals |