Azerbaijan women's national volleyball team explained

Azerbaijan
Gender:women
Federation:AVF
Confederation:CEV
Website:Federation Website
Coach:Ataman Güneyligil
World Champs Apps:4
World Champs First:1994
World Champs Best:9th (1994)
Regional Name:European Championship
Regional Cup Apps:9
Regional Cup First:2005
Regional Cup Best:4th (2005, 2017)
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The Azerbaijan women's national volleyball team (az|Azərbaycan qadın milli voleybol komandası) is formed by the Azerbaijan Volleyball Federation (AVF) and represents Azerbaijan in international CEV and FIVB tournaments.[1]

Competitive record

World Championship

Champions   Runners-up   Third place   Fourth place

World Championship record
YearRoundPositionSquad
1952–1990Part of
1994Group stage9th31246Squad
1998Did not qualify
2002
2006Second round13th9451418Squad
2010Did not qualify
2014Second round15th9451419Squad
2018Second round15th927822Squad
/ 2022Did not qualify
2025
Total0 titles4/203011194065—

European Championship

Champions   Runners-up   Third place   Fourth place

European Championship record
YearRoundPositionSquad
1949–1991Part of
1993Did Not Participate
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003Did not qualify
2005Semifinals4th7431211Squad
/ 2007Second round12th817421Squad
2009Playoff round12th817823Squad
/ 2011Playoff round9th413610Squad
/ 2013Preliminary round15th30319Squad
/ 2015Preliminary round14th30319Squad
/ 2017Semifinals4th642157Squad
/// 2019Round of 1610th6421210Squad
/// 2021First round24th505115Squad
/// 2023Preliminary round17th523811Squad
Total0 titles10/3355173868126—

European Games

Champions   Runners-up   Third place   Fourth place

European Games record
YearRoundPositionSquad
2015Semifinals4th8531913Squad
Total0 titles1/18531913—

European League

Champions   Runners-up   Third place   Fourth place

European League record
YearRoundPositionSquad
2009Did Not Participate
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014League round4th12572125Squad
/ 2015Did Not Participate
/ 2016Final1st10100305Squad
/ 2017Did Not Participate
2018Golden league5th651167Squad
2019Golden league10th606618Squad
2021Golden league11th606218Squad
2022Withdrew
/ 2023Did Not Participate
2024Golden league8th624912Squad
Total1 titles6/154622247485—

Team

Current squad

The following is the Azerbaijani roster for the 2023 Women's European Volleyball Championship.[2]

Head coach: Ataman Güneyligil

No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2022–23 clubDebut Year
1.760NaN065kg (143lb)290cm (110inches)285cm (112inches) Maccabi Tel Aviv2018
1.850NaN072kg (159lb)305cm (120inches)290cm (110inches) CSM Lugoj2015
1.880NaN083kg (183lb)317cm (125inches)305cm (120inches) VW Jakarta Elektrik PLN2011
(c)1.770NaN068kg (150lb)265cm (104inches)260cm (100inches) Vasas SC2011
1.880NaN072kg (159lb)305cm (120inches)285cm (112inches) Çukurova Belediyespor2014
1.90NaN070kg (150lb)298cm (117inches)285cm (112inches) Szent Benedek2020
1.90NaN078kg (172lb)303cm (119inches)286cm (113inches) Severyanka Cherepovets2021
1.890NaN066kg (146lb)290cm (110inches)280cm (110inches) Azerrail Baku2007
1.840NaN069kg (152lb)300cm (100inches)295cm (116inches) VC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk2015
1.750NaN068kg (150lb)280cm (110inches)270cm (110inches) Azerrail Baku2018
1.950NaN073kg (161lb)307cm (121inches)290cm (110inches) Kuzeyboru2007
1.760NaN065kg (143lb)290cm (110inches)285cm (112inches) Azerrail Baku2019
1.860NaN070kg (150lb)315cm (124inches)300cm (100inches) Radomka Radom2015
1.870NaN083kg (183lb)305cm (120inches)290cm (110inches) Severyanka Cherepovets2019

Records

Rankings

Azerbaijan achieved its highest position in the FIVB Senior World Rankings in 2019 when it was ranked as #22 in the world.[3] National team had its lowest ranking as #44 in the world with 94 points on 8 August 2022.[4]

Managers

Azerbaijan Team ManagersFromTo
Faig Garayev19922013
Aleksandr Chervyakov20132015
Bülent Karslioglu20152015
Faig Garayev20162018
Giovanni Caprara20192019
Vasif Talibov20202020
Vugar Aliyev20212022
Eldar Yusubov20222022
Ataman Güneyligil2023Present[5]

Captains

Azerbaijan Team CaptainsFromTo
Alla Hasanova19922005
Oksana Kurt20062010
Natalya Mammadova20102011
Oksana Kurt20112015
Odina Bayramova20162019
Ayshan Abdulazimova2020present

Notable former players

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://en.trend.az/azerbaijan/society/2800696.html Azerbaijani women’s volleyball team makes it to CEV championship quarterfinals (PHOTO)
  2. Web site: Azerbaijan Team. 8 August 2023.
  3. https://sia.az/az/news/sport/764452.html Voleybol üzrə yığmamız FİVB-nin reytinq siyahısında mövqeyini qoruyub
  4. https://www.fivb.com/en/volleyball/rankings/seniorworldrankingwomen FIVB Senior World Ranking - Women
  5. https://www.cev.eu/articles/volleyball/guneyligil-to-lead-azerbaijan-at-eurovolley-2023/#:~:text=Turkish%2Dborn%20Ataman%20G%C3%BCneyligil%20has,fans%20from%20across%20the%20nation Güneyligil to lead Azerbaijan at EuroVolley 2023

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