Head coach Niloufar Ardalan has announced the final list of players selected to represent Iran in the AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup 2026 qualifiers, which will be held from August 2 to 10, 2025 (11 to 19 Mordad 1404) across eight groups and 33 participating teams.

Iran has been drawn into Group F, alongside Japan, Malaysia (host), and Guam. The matches will take place in Kuala Lumpur, and the Iranian squad is scheduled to depart tomorrow morning, traveling via Dubai.

👥 Final Squad List by Province:

• Qazvin: Parnia Rahmani, Maryam Dini
• Tehran: Nazin Mansour Alvares, Tania Jahanshahi, Zahra Khajehzadeh
• Bushehr: Zeinab Khalili
• Golestan: Elina Shahbazi
• Fars: Mahdis Rostami, Reyhaneh Kordi
• Razavi Khorasan: Asal Ghajarian, Samaneh Ghamari
• Hamedan: Atna Tofoghi, Bita Khazaei
• Alborz: Fatemeh Rezaei
• Kurdistan: Somayeh Esmaeili
• Kermanshah: Setayesh Feyz Rahimi
• Gilan: Maedeh Birang, Parastoo Izadi
• Mazandaran: Mina Babouyeh, Nazanin Yousefi

📅 Match Schedule (Local Time / Tehran Time):

• August 6:
  • Japan vs Guam – 16:45 / 11:15
  • Iran vs Malaysia – 20:45 / 16:15
• August 8:
  • Guam vs Iran – 16:45 / 11:15
  • Malaysia vs Japan – 20:45 / 16:15
• August 10:
  • Japan vs Iran – 16:45 / 11:15
  • Malaysia vs Guam – 20:45 / 16:15

📌 Qualification Format:
The top team from each group, along with the three best second-placed teams, will qualify for the 2026 AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup, to be held in Thailand.

Iran’s delegation enters the tournament with high hopes, aiming to secure a spot among Asia’s elite youth teams.