Australia men's national volleyball team explained

Australia
Nickname:Volleyroos
Federation:AVF
Confederation:AVC
Manager:Mchoul William[1]
Coach: Daniel Ilott
Olympic Apps:3
Olympic First:2000
Olympic Best:8th (2000)
World Champs Apps:6
World Champs First:1982
World Champs Best:14th (2018)
World Cup Apps:2
World Cup First:2007
World Cup Best:8th (2007)
Regional Name:Asian Championship
Regional Cup Apps:21
Regional Cup First:1975
Regional Cup Best: (2007)
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The Australia men's national volleyball team, also known as Volleyball Team Australia Men (VTAM) or the Volleyroos, is the national volleyball team of the volleyball-playing nation of Australia. As of September 2021, they are ranked 28th in the world.[2] They are a member of the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC). Their best result came in 2007, when they won the Asian Men's Volleyball Championship.

The Volleyroos made a single appearance at the FIVB World League in 1999, but the financial ramifications of the event would not see them compete again in that competition for many years History. In 2014, Australia once again joined the World League.[3] Their final ranking was 5th out of 28 teams. In 2015 Team Ginkle, they participated again and ranked 8th out of 32 teams. Picking up wins against Italy and silver medalist Serbia, they have shown they are approaching the ability to match some of the world’s best teams.[1] The Australian Volleyball Federation was founded in 1963, and the sport of volleyball has rapidly increased in popularity since then, particularly in schools and recreational centers.

Tournament history

A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Australia

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record
YearRoundPosition
1964Did not qualify
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000Quarterfinals8th826
2004Preliminary round11th505
2008Did not qualify
2012Preliminary round9th523
2016Did not qualify
2020
2024
2028Future event
2032Automatically qualified as hosts
Total0 Titles3/1518414

World Championship

FIVB World Championships record
YearRoundPosition
1949Did not participate
1952
1956
1960
1962
1966
1970Did not qualify
1974
1978
198221st place match22nd918
1986Did not qualify
1990
1994
1998First round17th312
2002First round19th303
2006First round21st505
2010First round19th303
2014Second Round15th927
2018Second Round14th835
2022Did not qualify
2025
Total0 Titles7/2141733

World Cup

World Cup Record
YearRoundPosition
1965Did not participate
1969
1977
1981
1985
1989
1991
1995
1999
2003
2007Round Robin8th1147
2011Did not participate
2015Round Robin9th1147
2019Round Robin11th1129
Total0 Titles3/14331023

World League

width=90Yearwidth=100Positionwidth=35width=35width=35width=35width=35
1990Did not participate
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
199910th place12012536
2000Did not participate
2001
2002
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
20145th place16792737
20158th place122101132
201612th place909327
201715th place11742618
Total5/2860164472150

Nations League

Nations League record
width=90Yearwidth=100Positionwidth=35width=35width=35width=35width=35
201813th place155102135
201913th place153122037
202116th place15114744
202216th place12111835
2023Did not qualify
2024
Total4/657104756151

Challenger Cup

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2018Did not participate
(Participated in Nations League)
2019
20225th place10123
2023Did not qualify
2024
Total1/510123

Asian Championship

Asian Championships record
YearRoundPosition
1975Group Stages4th633
1979Final Group Stage4th633
1983Classification 5th–8th6th734
198711th place match11th734
19899th place match10th844
19913rd place match4th633
19935th place match6th954
1995Classification 5th–8th5th312
19973rd Place match3rd853
1999Runner-Up2nd972
2001Runner-Up2nd752
2003Final Group Stage4th954
20057th place match8th936
2007Champions1st981
20097th place match7th945
20113rd place match4th972
20135th place match5th752
20155th place match5th853
20177th place match8th835
2019Runner-Up2nd871
20215th place match6th743
2023Did not participate
Total1 Title21/22–––

Asian Cup

Asian Cup record
YearRoundPosition
20085th place match5th642
20105th place match5th642
20127th place match7th615
20147th place match7th615
20165th place match6th615
20185th place match6th615
20227th place match8th624
Total0 Titles7/7421428

Asian Challenge Cup

Asian Challenge Cup record
YearRoundPosition
2018Did not participate
2022
20235th place match5th431
20247th place match8th523
Total0 Titles2/4954

Current roster

The following is the Australian roster in the 2024 Asian Challenge Cup.[4]

Head coach: Daniel Ilott

No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2023-2024 club
2.040NaN095kg (209lb)345cm (136inches)329cm (130inches) Kladno volejbal cz
2.050NaN085kg (187lb)358cm (141inches)340cm (130inches) Nova Novokuybyshevsk
1.890NaN072kg (159lb)315cm (124inches)300cm (100inches) Savo Volley
2.040NaN098kg (216lb)354cm (139inches)344cm (135inches) VC Nagano Tridents
2.090NaN0100kg (200lb)358cm (141inches)345cm (136inches) TalTech Volleyball
1.940NaN093kg (205lb)354cm (139inches)332cm (131inches) Thompson Rivers WolfPack
(C)1.80NaN075kg (165lb)331cm (130inches)315cm (124inches) Warta Zawiercie
2.030NaN0100kg (200lb)367cm (144inches)354cm (139inches) Berlin Recycling Volleys
2.090NaN0100kg (200lb)344cm (135inches)332cm (131inches) Bengaluru Torpedoes
2.110NaN092kg (203lb)365cm (144inches)352cm (139inches) UC Irvine Anteaters
2.010NaN094kg (207lb)345cm (136inches)332cm (131inches) CS Dinamo București
1.910NaN088kg (194lb)349cm (137inches)330cm (130inches) Ahmedabad Defenders
1.960NaN097kg (214lb)350cm (140inches)330cm (130inches) Rennes Étudiants
2.050NaN0103kg (227lb)353cm (139inches)341cm (134inches) Saskatchewan Huskies

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Overview - Australia - Men's World Cup 2015. worldcup.2015.men.fivb.com.
  2. Web site: FIVB - Volleyball. www.fivb.org.
  3. Web site: FIVB - Media. www.fivb.org.
  4. Web site: Team Roster – Australia. AVC. 6 June 2024.

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