Iran women's national football team

The Iran women's national football team represents Iran in international women's football, and is controlled by the Iran Football Federation (IFF). The IFF official in charge of women's football is Leila Soufizadeh.

Iran
Nickname(s)Team Melli Baanovaan
("The Ladies National Team")
AssociationIFF
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationCAFA (Central Asia)
Head coachMaryam Azmoon
CaptainSara Ghomi
Home stadiumArarat Stadium
FIFA codeIRN
First colours
Second colours
FIFA ranking
Current 70 (26 June 2020)[1]
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)

History

The first Iranian women's national team was established by Taj Tehran Football Club.[2][3][4] The Iranian women's national team has a long history, with a women's Perspolis FC team dating back to 1976.[5][6] 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.[7]

Banned from international competition

Iran were briefly banned by FIFA from international competition in 2011 for wearing hijabs.[8][9]

In 2015 there were reports that eight players on the team were males awaiting sex change operations.[10][11]

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.[12]

In September 2019 it was reported that an Iranian female football star, 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.[13]

Coaching staff
PositionNameRef.
Head coach Maryam Azmoon
Assistant coach
Assistant coach
Physical coach

Players

Up-to-date caps, goals, and statistics are not publicly available; therefore, caps and goals listed may be incorrect.

Current squad

The following 20 players were named to the squad for the 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (second round) in April 2019.

Caps and goals as of 9 April 2019 after match against  Chinese Taipei.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Zahra Khajavi (1999-02-08) 8 February 1999 6 0 Vachan Kurdistan
12 1GK Maryam Nami (1995-01-25) 25 January 1995 2 0 Heyat Alborz
13 1GK Raha Yazdani (1987-06-22) 22 June 1987 0 0 Shahrdari Bam
2 2DF Fatemeh Amineh Borazjani (1997-06-03) 3 June 1997 8 0 Shardari Shirjan
3 2DF Melika Motevalli (1998-05-06) 6 May 1998 7 1 Shardari Shirjan
4 2DF Fatemi Sohrabi (1990-09-06) 6 September 1990 7 0 Mes Rafsanjan
5 2DF Elham Farahmand (1993-09-12) 12 September 1993 7 0 Vachan Kurdistan
7 2DF Zahra Pourheidar (1994-04-15) 15 April 1994 1 0 Sepahan Isfahan
8 2DF Sara Zohrabi (1996-11-13) 13 November 1996 10 5 Heyat Alborz
14 2DF Behnaz Taherkhani (1995-05-22) 22 May 1995 6 0 Shahrdari Bam
18 2DF Fatemeh Adeli (1995-07-16) 16 July 1995 5 0 Sepahan Isfahan
6 3MF Zahra Sarbali (1993-08-13) 13 August 1993 8 0 Shahrdari Bam
11 3MF Samaneh Chahkandi (1989-03-28) 28 March 1989 10 3 Shahrdari Bam
16 3MF Mona Hamoudi (1993-11-11) 11 November 1993 5 2 Shahrdari Bam
9 4FW Zahra Ghanbari (1992-03-04) 4 March 1992 16 12 Shahrdari Bam
10 4FW Sara Ghomi (1987-08-20) 20 August 1987 16 6 Heyat Alborz
15 4FW Leila Moallem (1995-01-31) 31 January 1995 0 0 Sina Bushehr
17 4FW Shaghayegh Rouzbahan (1994-12-06) 6 December 1994 9 1 Sepahan Isfahan
19 4FW Foroogh Mouri (1989-09-30) 30 September 1989 6 2 Vachan Kurdistan
20 4FW Hajar Dabbaghi (1999-03-22) 22 March 1999 8 5 Sepahan Isfahan

Recent call-ups

Player records
Main article: List of Iran women's international footballers
  • Active players in bold, statistics as of 2020.

Managers

Maryam Azmoon 2016 – present

Recent results and schedule
Main article: Iran women's national football team results

  Win   Draw   Lose

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

2020

All-time record

As of 9 April 2019

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Bahrain320191+8
 Bangladesh110020+2
 Belarus200213−2
 Chinese Taipei310247−3
 Hong Kong1010110
 India3102550
 Jordan105141619−3
 Laos110051+4
 Lebanon3300191+18
 Myanmar300316−5
   Nepal100103−3
 Palestine3300200+20
 Philippines200208−8
 Singapore110060+6
 Syria4400341+33
 Thailand3003216−14
 Uzbekistan300318−7
 Vietnam3003213−11
Total502222612893+35

Honours

Regional
Runners-up: 2018
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
1991 to
2007		Did not enter
2011Did not qualify
2015
2019
2023To be determined
Total0/8––––––––
*Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Olympic Games
Olympic Games record
Year Round GP W D L GF GA GD
1996 to 2008Did not enter
2012Did not qualify
2016
2020
Total0/7–––––––

AFC Women's Asian Cup
AFC Women's Asian Cup record
Year Result GP W D* L GF GA GD
1975 to
2008		Did not enter
2010Did not qualify
2014
2018
2022To be determined
Total0/19–––––––
*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
2018Runners-up 4301163
Total1/14301163

WAFF Women's Championship
WAFF Women's Championship record
Year Round Pld W D L GS GA
2005Runners-up 4301202
2007Runners-up3201172
2010Group stage200205
2011Runners-up5410217
2014Did not enter
2019–onward Not WAFF member
Total4/6149145816
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See also

References
  1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola Women's World Ranking". FIFA. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-11-09. Retrieved 2016-11-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://www.hamshahrionline.ir/details/140165
  4. http://www.ghatreh.com/news/nn13036095/%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AE%DA%86%D9%87-%D9%81%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%B2%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86
  5. http://www.persianfootball.com/forums/showthread.php?105796-Best-of-IR-football-federation...&p=2116808&viewfull=1#post2116808
  6. تیم دخترای پرسپولیس
  7. http://www.thenational.ae/sport/uae-sport/uae-triumph-in-west-asian-womens-championship
  8. "Iran women's soccer team thwarted by hijab ban". CBS News. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
  9. "Iran's women soccer team banned from Olympics, because of headscarves". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
  10. News.com.au (2015-10-01). "Most players on Iran's women's team are men: official". New York Post. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  11. "Eight of Iran women's football team are men, official claims". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  12. FIFA To Engage With Iran To Lift Ban On Women In Stadiums
  13. "'Blue girl': Iran's football fan, denied stadium entry, dies". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
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