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.
Nickname(s) | Team Melli Baanovaan ("The Ladies National Team") | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Association | Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Confederation | AFC (Asia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sub-confederation | CAFA (Central Asia) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach | Maryam Azmoon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Captain | Behnaz Taherkhani | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Top scorer | Zahra Ghanbari (13)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home stadium | Ararat Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIFA code | IRN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FIFA ranking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current | 69 ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest | 48 (September 2008) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lowest | 144 (December 2007) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
First international | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() (Amman, Jordan; 23 September 2005) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Biggest win | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() (Amman, Jordan; 3 September 2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Biggest defeat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
![]() ![]() (Bangkok, Thailand; 8 July 2009) ![]() ![]() (Mumbai, India; 23 January 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Asian Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appearances | 1 (first in 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best result | Group stage (2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
CAFA Championship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appearances | 2 (first in 2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best result | Runners-up (2018, 2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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] In Iran's historic debut, Iran impressed by holding India goalless, but following India's withdrawal due to COVID-19 pandemic, Iran's only point was lost, and thus Iran was left vulnerable to China and Chinese Taipei, losing 0–7 and 0–5 in process and was eliminated as the worst third-placed team.
The Iran women's national football team have been known or nicknamed as the "Team Melli Baanovaan (The Ladies National Team)".
The table below shows the history of kit supplier for the Iranian national football team.
Kit supplier | Period | Notes |
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2022–present |
Iran plays their home matches on the Ararat Stadium.
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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]
The following is a list of matches in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Lose Fixture
20 January 2022 (2022-01-20) 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup | India ![]() | 0–0 Voided | ![]() | Navi Mumbai, India |
Report | Stadium: DY Patil Stadium Referee: Lara Lee (Australia) |
23 January 2022 (2022-01-23) 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup | Iran ![]() | 0–7 | ![]() | Mumbai, India |
Report | Shuang ![]() Yuyi ![]() Shanshan ![]() Jiali ![]() Adeli ![]() |
Stadium: Mumbai Football Arena |
26 January 2022 (2022-01-26) 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup | Chinese Taipei ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | Navi Mumbai, India |
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Report | Stadium: DY Patil Stadium Referee: Asaka Koizumi (Japan) |
8 July 2022 2022 CAFA Women's Championship | Kyrgyzstan ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
19:00 UTC+5 | Report | Behesht ![]() |
Stadium: Republic Central Stadium Referee: Anna Sidorova (Uzbekistan) |
14 July 2022 2022 CAFA Women's Championship | Iran ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() | Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
22:00 UTC+5 |
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Report | Stadium: Republic Central Stadium Referee: Resul Mammedov (Turkmenistan) |
17 July 2022 2022 CAFA Women's Championship | Iran ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
19:00 UTC+5 |
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Report | Stadium: Republic Central Stadium Referee: Nodira Mirzoeva (Tajikistan) |
20 July 2022 2022 CAFA Women's Championship | Uzbekistan ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
19:00 UTC+5 |
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Report | Stadium: Republic Central Stadium Referee: Malika Kadyrova (Kyrgyzstan) |
15 November 2022 Friendly | Iran ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() | Tehran, Iran |
15:30 UTC+3:30 | Report | Stadium: Ararat Stadium |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Confederation |
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![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | AFC |
![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | AFC |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | UEFA |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | −7 | AFC |
![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | AFC |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | AFC |
![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | AFC |
![]() | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | +1 | AFC |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | AFC |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | AFC |
![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | +18 | AFC |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | AFC |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | AFC |
![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | +20 | AFC |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | −8 | AFC |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | AFC |
![]() | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | +33 | AFC |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 16 | −14 | AFC |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | AFC |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | AFC |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | AFC |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −2 | UEFA |
![]() | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 17 | −15 | AFC |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | AFC |
Total | 65 | 27 | 7 | 31 | 156 | 120 | +36 |
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Position | Name | Ref. |
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Head coach | TBD | [17] |
Assistant coach | ![]() |
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Technical manager | ![]() |
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The following 22 players were called up for the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup on 12 January 2022.[19]
Information correct as of 12 January 2022.
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | 1GK | Zohreh Koudaei | (1989-11-24) 24 November 1989 (age 32) | 30 | 0 | ![]() |
12 | 1GK | Maryam Yektaei | (1993-06-19) 19 June 1993 (age 29) | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
22 | 1GK | Arefeh Seyed Kazemi | - | 1 | 0 | ![]() |
2 | 2DF | Fatemeh Amineh Borazjani | (1997-06-03) 3 June 1997 (age 25) | 12 | 0 | ![]() |
4 | 2DF | Melika Motevalli | (1998-05-06) 6 May 1998 (age 24) | 15 | 2 | ![]() |
5 | 2DF | Ghazaleh Bani Talebi | (2002-01-14) 14 January 2002 (age 20) | 5 | 0 | ![]() |
8 | 2DF | Behnaz Taherkhani (captain) | (1995-05-22) 22 May 1995 (age 27) | 20 | 3 | ![]() |
18 | 2DF | Melika Mohammadi | (2000-03-28) 28 March 2000 (age 22) | 6 | 0 | ![]() |
6 | 3MF | Zahra Sarbali | (1993-08-13) 13 August 1993 (age 29) | 21 | 0 | ![]() |
10 | 3MF | Sara Zohrabi | (1996-11-13) 13 November 1996 (age 26) | 25 | 6 | ![]() |
11 | 3MF | Samaneh Chahkandi | (1989-03-28) 28 March 1989 (age 33) | 21 | 3 | ![]() |
13 | 3MF | Yasaman Farmani | (1995-02-12) 12 February 1995 (age 27) | 8 | 0 | ![]() |
19 | 3MF | Fatemeh Adeli | (1995-07-16) 16 July 1995 (age 27) | 22 | 0 | ![]() |
9 | 4FW | Zahra Ghanbari | (1992-03-04) 4 March 1992 (age 30) | 17 | 13 | ![]() |
20 | 4FW | Hajar Dabbaghi | (1999-03-22) 22 March 1999 (age 23) | 8 | 5 | ![]() |
7 | 4FW | Afsaneh Chatrenoor | (1998-04-14) 14 April 1998 (age 24) | 16 | 0 | ![]() |
17 | 4FW | Negin Zandi | (2004-01-20) 20 January 2004 (age 18) | 4 | 1 | ![]() |
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 |
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MF | Annahita Zamanian | (1998-02-19) 19 February 1998 (age 24) | 0 | 0 | ![]() |
Training camp, August 2022 |
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*Active players in bold, statistics as of 1 August 2021.
Most appearances
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Top goalscorers
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FIFA Women's World Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD |
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2027 | To be determined | ||||||||
Total | 0/9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Summer Olympics record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Total | 0/7 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
AFC Women's Asian Cup record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD |
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![]() | Group stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | −12 |
Total | 1/19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | −12 |
Asian Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Total | 0/8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
WAFF Women's Championship record | |||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA |
![]() | Runners-up | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 2 |
![]() | Runners-up | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 2 |
![]() | Group stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
![]() | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 7 |
![]() | Did not enter | ||||||
2019–onward | Not WAFF member | ||||||
Total | 4/7 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 58 | 16 |
Malavan F.C. participated at the 2010.
CAFA Women's Championship record | |||||||
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Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA |
![]() | Runners-up | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 |
![]() | Runners-up | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
Total | 2/2 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 4 |
Iran U-23 team participated at the 2018.
Best Ranking Best Mover Worst Ranking Worst Mover
Iran's FIFA World Ranking History | |||||||||
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69 ![]() | 2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 70 | ![]() | 70 | ![]() |
70 | 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | ![]() | 70 | ![]() |
took charge of their Iranian counterparts side in 2012. She left Iran in September last year.
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