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. The head of women's football at the IFF is Farideh Shojaei.
History
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.[1][2]
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.[3]
Banned from international competition
Iran were briefly banned by FIFA from international competition in 2011 for wearing hijabs.[4][5]
Gender verification tests
In February 2014, it was reported that four players had been removed from the national team squad after failing to be determined as women. The British newspaper The Telegraph reported that it was because the players "were either men who had not completed sex change operations, or were suffering from sexual development disorders".[6][7]
On 28 September 2015, it was claimed by Al Arabiya that eight players of the Iran women's national football team were actually transgender women who had not yet undertaken sex change operations.[8][9] FIFA later rejected these claims, stating there is no scientific basis.[10]
Results and fixtures
Previous matches
Win
Draw
Loss
Forthcoming matches
Source:[13]
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) 1975 to
 2006 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
 2008 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2010 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2014 | Did not qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 0/18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
- *Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification record
| Women's Asian Cup |
| Year |
Result |
GP |
W |
D* |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
1975 to
2006 | Did not enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | Did not qualify | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -2 |
| 2010 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | -2 |
| 2014 | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | -8 |
| Total | 3/18 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 35 | -20 |
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 | Did Not Qualify | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 0/6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Olympic Games qualification record
| Football at the Summer Olympics |
| Year |
Round |
GP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
| 1996 to 2008 | Did Not Enter | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2012 | Did Not Qualify | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -6 |
| 2016 | Did Not Qualify | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
| Total | 2/6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -3 |
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
References
External links
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(18 December 2015)
Iran 5–0 Syria 
Thailand 8–1 Iran 
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Philippines
Uzbekistan
Municipal Stadium, Taipei
Laos
Chinese Taipei
Friends Arena, Stockholm[11][12]