Iran women's national handball team

The Iran women's national handball team represents Iran in international handball competitions and is controlled by IR Iran Handball Federation.

Iran
Information
Nickname	Team Melli Zanan
Association	IRIHF
Coach	Gholam Ali Akbarabadi
Assistant coach	Khadijeh Ghane
Colours
1st 2nd
Results
World Championship
Appearances	3 (First in 2021)
Best result	31st (2021, 2023)
Asian Championship
Appearances	9 (First in 2008)
Best result	4th (2021, 2022, 2024)
Last updated on Unknown.

Iran women's national handball team

Medal record
West Asian Championship
	2017 Amman

Tournament record

World Championship

Tournament	Ranking	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	Dif
1957–2019	Did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2021	31st	7	1	0	6	112	221	−109
2023	31st	7	1	0	6	144	240	−96
2025	Qualified
2027	To be determined
2029
2031
Total	–	14	2	0	12	256	451	−205

Asian Championship

Tournament	Ranking	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	Dif
1987–2006	Did not enter	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2008	7th	5	2	0	3	116	187	−71
2010	8th	4	0	0	4	72	158	−86
2012	9th	7	3	0	4	206	170	+36
2015	6th	5	2	0	3	104	173	−69
2017	7th	5	1	0	4	120	157	−37
2018	6th	6	2	0	4	139	167	−28
2021	4th	7	4	0	3	230	168	+62
2022	4th	6	3	0	3	175	205	−30
2024	4th	5	2	0	3	114	129	−15
Total	–	50	19	0	31	1276	1514	−238

Asian Games

Year	Ranking	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	Dif
1990-2022	Did not enter
2026	Future events
2030
2034
Total	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

West Asian Championship

Tournament	Ranking	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	Dif
2016	Did not enter
2017	1st	5	5	0	0	161	66	+95
2019	Cancelled
2023	Did not enter
Total	–	5	5	0	0	161	66	+95

Current squad

Roster for the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship.^[1][2]

Head coach: Gholam Ali Akbarabadi

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 2 CB Asra Zandi (1993-09-19) 19 September 1993 (age 31) 1.67 m 0 0 Kimia Kordestan 4 LB Fatemeh Merikhi (2004-08-06) 6 August 2004 (age 21) 1.70 m 7 38 Sang Ahan Bafaq 9 RB Setareh Rahmanian (1994-11-19) 19 November 1994 (age 30) 1.78 m 0 0 Zagros Club 10 P Atieh Shahsavari (2000-01-16) 16 January 2000 (age 25) 1.80 m 126 57 Sang Ahan Bafaq 11 CB Mehraban Badvi (2003-05-16) 16 May 2003 (age 22) 1.77 m 0 0 Moghavemat Alborz 12 GK Fatemeh Khalili (1996-06-30) 30 June 1996 (age 29) 1.75 m 40 0 CSM Iași 2020 17 CB Mina Vatanparast (1989-12-10) 10 December 1989 (age 35) 1.67 m 36 113 Sang Ahan Bafaq 20 LW Bahar Izadgashb (2000-07-02) 2 July 2000 (age 25) 1.64 m 18 27 Foolad Hormozgan Club 22 GK Hanieh Lak (1990-01-02) 2 January 1990 (age 35) 1.72 m 36 0 Sang Ahan Bafaq 24 LW Hadiseh Norouzi (1998-11-10) 10 November 1998 (age 26) 1.72 m 56 31 Foolad Sepahan Isfahan 27 LB Arezou Kianiara (1994-01-25) 25 January 1994 (age 31) 1.73 m 68 46 Sang Ahan Bafgh 33 GK Arezoo Mohammadi Ologhi (1998-08-18) 18 August 1998 (age 26) 1.78 m 24 0 Foolad Hormozgan Club 37 P Zahra Faghihi (1993-01-25) 25 January 1993 (age 32) 1.71 m 0 0 Foolad Hormozgan Club 76 LB Nastaran Goudarzi Farahani (2004-01-10) 10 January 2004 (age 21) 1.66 m 0 0 Zagros Club 88 LW Maede Oshaghi (2004-06-17) 17 June 2004 (age 21) 1.77 m 7 13 Sang Ahan Bafaq 96 RW Sanaz Rajabi (1991-10-15) 15 October 1991 (age 33) 1.65 m 100 150 Foolad Hormozgan Club