Iran
Confederation – AFC (Asia)
FIFA Code – IRN
Nickname(s) – The New Youngsters
- Tournament History
The 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup is Iran’s fourth appearances in this youth competition. Their best performance was in 2009 and 2013 where it reached the round of 16.
| Year | Hosts | Final Status |
| 2001 | Trinidad and Tobago | Group Stage |
| 2009 | Nigeria | Round of 16 |
| 2013 | UAE | Round of 16 |
(Note: The best performance(s) is/are marked in bold and italic)
- Present Status (for 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup)
i) The Journey: Iran has qualified for the upcoming 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup through the 2016 AFC U-16 Championship, where they had finished as a runner-up after losing the final match against Iraq that decided by a penalty shoot-out [Iran 0 (3) – 0 (4) Iraq].
ii) Head Coach: Abbas Chamanyan (Nationality – Iran) took over the charge of this team last year. Under his guidance, Iran had finished as a runner-up in the 2016 AFC U-16 Championship.
Before this tournament, Chamanyan had also managed Iran U-17 side during 2003-04 while he had also managed Iran U-20 team twice in 2002 and 2004.
iii) Full Squad: (Goalkeepers) Ali Goham Zadeh, Mobin Ashayer, Amir Janipour
(Defenders) Ali Satavi, Ahmad Jalali, Asmir Esmaeil Zadeh, Majid Nasiri, Taha Shariati, Ali Davaran
(Midfielders) Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh, Mohammad Sharifi, Mohammad Ghobeishavi, Ali Kooshki, Vahid Namdari, Mohammad Ghaderi, Sohbhan Khaghani, Amir Khoda Moradi
(Forwards) Allahyar Sayyad, Younes Delfi, Saeid Karimi, Mohammad Sardari
iv) Player(s) To Watch Out:
Allahyar Sayyad (Present Club – Saipa Alborz FC)
Allahyar Sayyad is a talented young striker who had scored three goals during 2016 AFC U-16 Championship.
Mohammad Sharifi (Present Club – Saipa Alborz FC)
Mohammad Sharifi is a talented midfielder who also had scored three goals during 2016 AFC U-16 Championship.
- Matches In Group Stages
7th October 2017 – Iran vs. Guinea (Margao; 20:00 local)
10th October 2017 – Iran vs. Germany (Margao; 20:00 local)
13th October 2017 – Costa Rica vs. Iran (Margao; 17:00 local)