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Football in Iran
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Football is the most popular sport in Iran, with wrestling and volleyball as close contenders. Football has been a part of life for Iranians for many decades now and is played in schools, streets, and football clubs nationwide.
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![]() Camelia Fallah, Iranian women's football player. Iran also has a league system for women's section. | |
Country | Iran |
Governing body | FFIRI |
National team(s) | Iran |
First played | 1941; 83 years ago (1941) |
Registered players | 449,644 |
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For political and social reasons, women's football grew little from the 1980s to 2020, and clubs such as Persepolis and Esteghlal did not even have a women's football team in these years.