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Iran
Nickname(s)Team Melli Baanovaan
("The Ladies National Team")
AssociationFootball Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI)
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationCAFA (Central Asia)
Head coachMaryam Irandoost
CaptainBehnaz Taherkhani
Top scorerZahra Ghanbari (13)[1]
Home stadiumArarat Stadium
FIFA codeIRN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 63 Decrease 2 (14 June 2024)[2]
Highest48 (September 2008)
Lowest144 (December 2007)
First international
 Iran 5–0 Syria 
(Amman, Jordan; 23 September 2005)
Biggest win
 Iran 13–0 Syria 
(Amman, Jordan; 3 September 2007)
Biggest defeat
 Thailand 8–1 Iran 
(Bangkok, Thailand; 8 July 2009)
World Cup
Appearances0
Best result-
Asian Cup
Appearances1 (first in 2022)
Best resultTBD (2022)
Medal record
Women's football
CAFA Championship
Silver medal – second place 2018 Uzbekistan Team
WAFF Women's Championship
Silver medal – second place 2005 Jordan Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Jordan Team
Silver medal – second place 2011 UAE Team

The Iran women's national football team (recognized as IR Iran by FIFA) represents Iran in international women's football around the world, and is controlled by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI). The FFIRI official in charge of women's football is Seyyedeh Shohreh Mousavi.

History

The first Iranian women's national team was established by Taj Tehran Football Club.[3][4][5] The Iranian women's national team has a long history, with a women's Perspolis FC team dating back to 1976.[6][7] Refounded in 2005, the team reached second place at the 2005 West Asian Football Federation Women's Championship in Amman, Jordan held in September and October 2005.

In May 2006, the women's team hosted their first foreign visitors when a club from Berlin, Germany called BSV Al-Dersimspor played out a 2–2 draw in Ararat Stadium, Tehran.

The team won second place again at the 2007 and 2011 West Asian Football Federation Women's Championship.[8]

Iran were briefly banned by FIFA from international competition in 2011 for wearing hijabs. This caused Iran to forfeit its bid to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics.[9][10] The ban was lifted in 2012.[11]

In 2015 there were reports that eight players on the team were males awaiting sex change operations.[12][13]

Iran qualified for their first ever AFC Women's Asian Cup when they won against Jordan on penalties in the qualifiers for the 2022 edition to be hosted in India.[14]

Attendance of women in football matches

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On 9 November 2018 Fatma Samoura, Secretary General of International Federation of Football Association FIFA said she would ask Iranian government to end ban on women’s entry to sport stadiums.[15]

In September 2019 it was reported that Iranian female football star Sahar Khodayari, dubbed the "blue girl", died after self-immolating in front of a court in Tehran when she found out she could face a two year sentence for attempting to enter a football stadium to watch her team play.[16]

Team image

Nicknames

The Iran women's national football team have been known or nicknamed as the "Team Melli Baanovaan (The Ladies National Team)".

Home stadium

Iran plays their home matches on the Ararat Stadium.

FIFA world rankings

As of 18 April 2021[17]

  Best Ranking    Best Mover    Worst Ranking    Worst Mover  

Iran's FIFA world rankings
Rank Year Games
Played 		Won Lost Drawn Best Worst
Rank Move Rank Move
70 2021 0 0 0 0 70 Increase 0 70 Decrease 0

Results and fixtures

Main article: Iran women's national football team results
See also: 2021 in association football, 2021 in sports, and FIFA International Match Calendar

The following is a list of matches in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2021

8 June 2021 Friendly Belarus  6–0  Iran Mogilev, Belarus
Report (SW) Stadium: Spartak Stadium
11 June 2021 Friendly Uzbekistan  5–0  Iran Minsk, Belarus
Report (SW)
23 August 2021 Friendly Uzbekistan  2–0  Iran Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Report (SW)
26 August 2021 Friendly Uzbekistan  1–1  Iran Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Report (SW)
22 September 2021 (2021-09-22) 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification Group G Iran  5–0  Bangladesh Tashkent, Uzbekistan
18:00 UTC+3
Source (AFC) Stadium: Milliy Stadium
Referee: Edita Mirabidova (Uzbekistan)
25 September 2021 (2021-09-25) 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification Group G Jordan  0–0
(2–4 p)		  Iran Tashkent, Uzbekistan
18:00 UTC+3 Source (AFC) Stadium: Milliy Stadium
Referee: Ranjita Devi Tekcham (India)
Penalties

2022

20 January 2022 (2022-01-20) 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup India  v  Iran Navi Mumbai, India
Report Stadium: DY Patil Stadium
23 January 2022 (2022-01-23) 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup Iran  v  China Mumbai Football Arena, Mumbai, India
Report Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena,
26 January 2022 (2022-01-26) 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup Chinese Taipei  v  Iran DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai, India
Report Stadium: DY Patil Stadium

Head-to-head record

As of 22 November 2021
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Confederation
 Bahrain 2 2 0 0 9 0 +9 AFC
 Bangladesh 2 2 0 0 12 0 +12 AFC
 Belarus 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 UEFA
 Chinese Taipei 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 AFC
 Hong Kong 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 AFC
 India 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 AFC
 Jordan 10 5 2 3 16 15 +1 AFC
 Laos 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 AFC
 Lebanon 3 3 0 0 19 1 +18 AFC
 Myanmar 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 AFC
 Nepal 1 0 0 1 0 3 −3 AFC
 Palestine 3 3 0 0 20 0 +20 AFC
 Philippines 2 0 0 2 0 8 −8 AFC
 Singapore 1 1 0 0 6 0 +6 AFC
 Syria 4 4 0 0 34 1 +33 AFC
 Thailand 3 0 0 3 2 16 −14 AFC
 United Arab Emirates 2 1 1 0 6 3 +3 AFC
 Ukraine 2 0 1 1 1 2 −2 UEFA
 Uzbekistan 7 0 2 5 2 16 −14 AFC
 Vietnam 3 0 0 3 2 13 −11 AFC
Total 59 24 7 28 146 107 +103

Coaching staff

Current coaching staff

As of 10 May 2021
Position Name Ref.
Head coach Iran Maryam Irandoost [18]
Assistant coach Iran Somayyeh Shahbazi
Technical manager Iran Nosrat Irandoost
Supervisor Iran Fatemeh Alipour

Manager history

Players

Main article: List of Iran women's international footballers
See also: Category:Iran women's international footballers

Current squad

The following 22 players were called up for the AFC Women's Asian Cup 2022 on 12 January 2022.[20]

Information correct as of 12 January 2022.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Zohreh Koudaei (1989-11-24) 24 November 1989 (age 34) 30 0 Iran Zobahan
12 1GK Maryam Yektaei (1993-06-19) 19 June 1993 (age 31) 32 0 Turkey Beşiktaş J.K.
22 1GK Arefeh SeyedKazemi - 1 0 Iran Shahrdari Sirjan
2 2DF Fatemeh Amineh Borazjani (1997-06-03) 3 June 1997 (age 27) 12 0 Iran Shahrdari Sirjan
4 2DF Melika Motevalli (1998-05-06) 6 May 1998 (age 26) 15 2 Iran Shahrdari Sirjan
5 2DF Ghazaleh Bani Talebi (2002-01-14) 14 January 2002 (age 22) 5 0 Iran Vechan Kurdistan
8 2DF Behnaz Taherkhani (captain) (1995-05-22) 22 May 1995 (age 29) 20 3 Iran Bam Khatoon F.C
18 2DF Melika Mohammadi (2000-03-28) 28 March 2000 (age 24) 6 0 Iran Bam Khatoon F.C
6 3MF Zahra Sarbali (1993-08-13) 13 August 1993 (age 30) 21 0 Iran Bam Khatoon F.C
10 3MF Sara Zohrabi (1996-11-13) 13 November 1996 (age 27) 25 6 Iran Sepahan Isfahan
11 3MF Samaneh Chahkandi (1989-03-28) 28 March 1989 (age 35) 21 3 Iran Bam Khatoon F.C
13 3MF Yasaman Farmani (1995-02-12) 12 February 1995 (age 29) 8 0 Belgium Charleroi
19 3MF Fatemeh Adeli (1995-07-16) 16 July 1995 (age 28) 22 0 Iran Sepahan Isfahan
9 4FW Zahra Ghanbari (1992-03-04) 4 March 1992 (age 32) 17 13 Iran Bam Khatoon F.C
20 4FW Hajar Dabbaghi (1999-03-22) 22 March 1999 (age 25) 8 5 Iran Sepahan Isfahan
7 4FW Afsaneh Chatrenoor (1998-04-14) 14 April 1998 (age 26) 16 0 Iran Shahrdari Sirjan
17 4FW Negin Zandi (2004-01-20) 20 January 2004 (age 20) 4 1 Iran Bam Khatoon F.C

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up to the squad in the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Zahra Khajavi (1999-02-08) 8 February 1999 (age 25) - 0 Iran Bam Khatoon F.C v.  Uzbekistan, 26 August 2021
GK Arefeh Seyedkazemi (1998-02-26) 26 February 1998 (age 26) 1 0 Iran Shahrdari Sirjan v.  Uzbekistan, 11 June 2021
GK Raha Yazdani (1987-06-22) 22 June 1987 (age 37) 1 0 Iran Shahrdari Bam v.  Uzbekistan, 11 June 2021
DF Kosar Kamali (1995-02-21) 21 February 1995 (age 29) 7 0 Iran Sepahan Isfahan v.  Uzbekistan, 11 June 2021
DF Hadis Basat Shir (1997-09-13) 13 September 1997 (age 26) 1 0 Iran Shahrdari Sirjan v.  Uzbekistan, 11 June 2021
DF Shahnaz Jafari Zadeh (1994-03-16) 16 March 1994 (age 30) 1 0 Iran Bam Khatoon F.C v.  Uzbekistan, 11 June 2021
DF Sarshin Kamangar (1995-02-13) 13 February 1995 (age 29) 4 0 Iran Bam Khatoon F.C v.  Belarus, 8 June 2021
MF Mona Hamoudi (1993-11-11) 11 November 1993 (age 30) 6 2 Iran Bam Khatoon F.C v.  Uzbekistan, 11 June 2021
FW Shaghayegh Rouzbahan (1994-12-06) 6 December 1994 (age 29) 11 1 Iran Sepahan Isfahan v.  Uzbekistan, 11 June 2021

Captains

Records

Main article: List of Iran women's international footballers
See also: Category:Iran women's international footballers

*Active players in bold, statistics as of 1 August 2021.

Honours

Regional

Runners-up: 2018

Iran Under-23 team participated at the above tournament.

Runners-up: 2005, 2007, 2011

Competitive record

FIFA Women's World Cup

FIFA Women's World Cup record
Year Result Position GP W D* L GF GA GD
China 1991 to
China 2007		 Did not enter
Germany 2011 Did not qualify
Canada 2015
France 2019
AustraliaNew Zealand 2023 To be determined
Total 0/8 – – – – – – – –
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record
Year Round GP W D L GF GA GD
1996 to 2008 Did not enter
United Kingdom 2012 Did not qualify
Brazil 2016
Japan 2020
Total 0/7 – – – – – – –

AFC Women's Asian Cup

AFC Women's Asian Cup record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD
Hong Kong 1975 to
Vietnam 2008		 Did not enter
China 2010 Did not qualify
Vietnam 2014
Jordan 2018
India 2022 Qualified
Total 0/19 – – – – – – –
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

CAFA Women's Championship

CAFA Women's Championship record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
Uzbekistan 2018 Runners-up 4 3 0 1 16 3
Total 1/1 4 3 0 1 16 3

Iran U-23 team participated at the 2018.

WAFF Women's Championship

WAFF Women's Championship record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
Jordan 2005 Runners-up 4 3 0 1 20 2
Jordan 2007 Runners-up 3 2 0 1 17 2
United Arab Emirates 2010 Group stage 2 0 0 2 0 5
United Arab Emirates 2011 Runners-up 5 4 1 0 21 7
Jordan 2014 Did not enter
2019–onward Not WAFF member
Total 4/6 14 9 1 4 58 16

Malavan F.C. participated at the 2010.

See also

References

  1. ^ @afcasiancup (26 December 2021). "1️⃣3️⃣ x ⚽️ Zahra Ghanbari is 🇮🇷 Team Melli Baanovaan's highest goal-scorer 🔥" – via Instagram.
  2. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-11-09. Retrieved 2016-11-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  7. ^ تیم دخترای پرسپولیس
  8. ^ "UAE triumph in West Asian Women's Championship".
  9. ^ "Iran women's soccer team thwarted by hijab ban". CBS News. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
  10. ^ "Iran's women soccer team banned from Olympics, because of headscarves". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
  11. ^ "Lifting of hijab ban in world soccer welcomed". CBC News. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  12. ^ News.com.au (2015-10-01). "Most players on Iran's women's team are men: official". New York Post. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  13. ^ "Eight of Iran women's football team are men, official claims". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  14. ^ "Iran's Women's Football Team Makes History - Sports news". Tasnim News Agency. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  15. ^ FIFA To Engage With Iran To Lift Ban On Women In Stadiums
  16. ^ "'Blue girl': Iran's football fan, denied stadium entry, dies". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  17. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking - Associations - Iran - Women's". FIFA. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  18. ^ a b c "Maryam Irandoost takes charge of Iran's women's football team". Tehran Times. 4 May 2021.
  19. ^ "Helena Costa has 'no fear' of coaching men's team". BBC Sport. 22 May 2014. took charge of their Iranian counterparts side in 2012. She left Iran in September last year.
  20. ^ "AFC Women's Asian Cup 2022 - Squad List" (PDF). The Asian Football Confederation.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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