Iran women's national football team
| Nickname(s) |
Team Melli Zanan ("The Ladies National Team") | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | IFF | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | CAFA (Central Asia) | ||
| Captain | Fatemeh Arzhangi | ||
| Home stadium | Ararat Stadium | ||
| FIFA code | IRN | ||
| |||
| FIFA ranking | |||
| Current |
59  1 (25 September 2015) | ||
| Highest | 48 (September 2008) | ||
| Lowest | 144 (December 2007) | ||
| First international | |||
 Iran 5–0 Syria  (Amman, Jordan; 23 September 2005) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
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Iran 13–0 Syria (Amman, Jordan; 3 September 2007) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Thailand 8–1 Iran (Bangkok, Thailand; 8 July 2009)  Sweden 7–0 Iran (Gothenburg, Sweden; 21 October 2016) | |||
The Iran women's national football team represents Iran in international women's football, and is controlled by the Iran Football Federation. The head of women's football at the IFF is Farideh Shojaei.
History
The first Iranian women's national team was established by Taj Tehran Football Club.[1][2][3] The Iranian women's national team featured freely without the hijab before the Iranian Revolution, with a women's Perspolis FC team dating back to 1976.[4][5] 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.[6]
Banned from international competition
Iran were briefly banned by FIFA from international competition in 2011 for wearing hijabs.[7][8]
Results and fixtures
Previous matches
Win Draw Loss
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Competition | Result | Iranian scorers | Captain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 February 2013 | Tehran, Iran |
 Jordan |
Friendly | 2–1 W | ||
| 13 February 2013 | Tehran, Iran |
Jordan |
Friendly | 2–0 W | ||
| 21 May 2013 |  Dhaka, Bangladesh |
 Philippines |
2014 Asian Cup Qualifier | 0–6 L | ||
| 23 May 2013 | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Bangladesh |
2014 Asian Cup Qualifier | 2–0 W | ||
| 25 May 2013 | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Thailand |
2014 Asian Cup Qualifier | 1–5 L | ||
| 8 February 2015 | Tehran, Iran |
 Uzbekistan |
Friendly | 0–1 L | ||
| 22 March 2015 |  Municipal Stadium, Taipei |
 Laos |
2016 Olympic Qualifier | 5–1 W | Behesht  30', 62'Karimi 35'Norouzi 77'Arzhangi 88' (pen.) |
Fatemeh Arzhangi |
| 24 March 2015 | Municipal Stadium, Taipei |
 Chinese Taipei |
2016 Olympic Qualifier | 0–1 L | Fatemeh Arzhangi | |
| 21 October 2016 | Gamla Ullevi, Gothenburg |
Sweden |
Friendly | 0–7 L | Koyestan Khosravi | |
Forthcoming matches
| Date | Competition | Location | Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | |||
Records
World Cup record
| World Cup Finals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD |
 1991 to 2007 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 2011 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 2015 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 0/7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
AFC Women's Asian Cup record
| Women's Asian Cup | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA | GD | |
.svg.png){kind=small} 1975 to  2008 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2010 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 2014 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | 0/18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
Olympic Games
| Football at the Summer Olympics | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | GP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 1996 to 2008 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 2012 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 2016 | To be determined | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 0/6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
West Asian Football Federation Championship
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D | L | GS | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Runners-up | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 2 |
| 2007 | Runners-up | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 2 |
 2010 | Group stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 2011 | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 7 |
| Total | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 58 | 16 |
See also
- Iran women's national football team results
- Women's football in Iran
- Football in Iran
- Iran women's national under-20 football team
- Iran women's national under-17 football team
- Iran women's national futsal team
- Iran national football team
- Niloufar Ardalan
- Helena Costa
References
- ↑ http://farhangestanefootball.ir/%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%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86/
- ↑ http://www.hamshahrionline.ir/details/140165
- ↑ 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
- ↑ http://www.persianfootball.com/forums/showthread.php?105796-Best-of-IR-football-federation...&p=2116808&viewfull=1#post2116808
- ↑ تیم دخترای پرسپولیس
- ↑ http://www.thenational.ae/sport/uae-sport/uae-triumph-in-west-asian-womens-championship
- ↑ "Iran women's soccer team thwarted by hijab ban". CBS News. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
- ↑ "Iran's women soccer team banned from Olympics, because of headscarves". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
External links
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