# 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.

## 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 | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified |
| 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2029 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2031 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 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 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter |
| 2026 | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events |
| 2030 | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events |
| 2034 | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events | Future events |
| Total | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |

### West Asian Championship

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

## Current squad

Roster for the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship.
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 20)
* 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 21)
* 1.77 m
* 0
* 0
* Moghavemat Alborz
* 12
* GK
* Fatemeh Khalili
* (1996-06-30) 30 June 1996 (age 28)
* 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 24)
* 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 20)
* 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