News ID: 471

Date: 05 August 2025 - 21:08

Head Coach Ardalan Announces Final Roster for AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers

Iran’s U20 women’s national team departs for Malaysia to compete in Group F of the 2026 AFC U20 Women’s Asian Cup qualifiers.

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.