With numerous follow-ups and finally ordered a permit by the Iranian Attorney General, Ardalan managed to travel with the national team to the 2015 Women's World Futsal Championship in Guatemala.
Ardalan participated in the Asian Indoor Tournament hosted by South Korea in 2012 with the Iran women's national futsal team.
After Ardalan could not accompany the Iranian women's national futsal team to the 2015 Asian Cup in Malaysia due to her husband's opposition to her travel, she stopped playing and began a coaching career.
In the Central Asian Women's Football Association Tournament (CAFA), she could win the first honor of her coaching career with the young national player girls as the Iranian team gained in third place.
With this team, she attended the Central Asian Women's Football Association (CAFA) Tournament and the Iranian girls finished as runner-ups.
Ultimately, she decided to pursue her career in the Saipa women's futsal team and officially took a step in her first head coaching experience, which was prominently successful and led her to win the runner-up title in her first year of presence in the Iran Women's Futsal Premier League as a head coach, while she lost the championship cup in the final match.
[13] After the end of the 2019–2020 season, Niloofar Ardalan decided to leave Saipa and the conditions of the Coronavirus pandemic made the closure of the national team camps.
[14] However, Ardalan had received an offer to continue her coaching career abroad and had initiated negotiations with the officials of the Kuwaiti Al-Arabi team.
Also in 2017, the movie "Cold Sweat",[citation needed] directed and written by Soheil Beiraghi, was made based on the story and events that happened to Niloofar Ardalan, which was also screened at the 36th Fajr Film Festival.
[17] At the same time, Ardalan also supported Zargari in the matter and posted messages on her personal page pointing out the legal weaknesses concerning women's rights.
[19] In addition, she experienced a short-term presence as a presenter in the IRIB TV2 and the Varzesh Az Negah 2 TV Show to do some activities in the media space as well.