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In September 2019 it was reported that Iranian female football star Sahar Khodayari, dubbed the "blue girl", died after self-immolating in front of a court in Tehran when she found out she could face a two year sentence for attempting to enter a football stadium to watch her team play. [27]
The Kowsar Women Football League (Persian: لیگ کوثر بانوان فوتبال ایران, Lig-e Kâuser-e Banuan-e Futbal-e Iran) is a women's football league, run by the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran. At the top of the Iranian football league system, it is the country's primary competition for the sport. [1]
Sahar Khodayari (Persian: سحر خدایاری [sæhær xodɒjɒriː]; c. 1990 – 9 September 2019), [2] also known as the Blue Girl, [a] was an Iranian football fan who self-immolated in Tehran to protest the national laws banning females from attending sports events and entering stadiums since the Islamic Revolution.
The following are the Iran women's national football team results in its international matches regardless of being considered FIFA or non-FIFA internationals, divided into matches played before the Iranian Revolution and then after from 2005 onwards including hybrid matches.
A few women, mainly supporters from outside Iran, were allowed to attend some games, [1] [23] and a small number of Iranian women in 2005. [23] Around 100 women attended the Iran–Bolivia friendly match on 16 October 2018. [24] On 10 November 2018, hundreds of women attended the 2018 AFC Champions League Final 2nd leg at the 80,000-seat Azadi ...
A Saudi soccer team made a last-minute withdrawal from an Asian Champions League match in Iran due to controversy over a divisive Iranian general who was assassinated by the United States in 2020.
The Iran Football League Organization is a national sports association responsible for administering the five professional football leagues in Iran - the Persian Gulf Pro League, Azadegan League, 2nd Division, 3rd Division and Kowsar Women Football league. The association also administers the Hazfi Cup, Iran's domestic cup competition. The ...
A woman holds up sign reading Woman Life Freedom, prior to the World Cup group B soccer match between England and Iran at the Khalifa International Stadium in in Doha, Qatar, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022.