| Germany | |
| Gender: | women |
| Nickname: | Die Schmetterlinge (The butterflies).[1] Die Adler (The Eagles) Die Mannschaft (The Team) |
| Federation: | Deutscher Volleyball-Verband |
| Website: | www.volleyball-verband.de |
| Confederation: | CEV |
| Coach: | Alexander Waibl |
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| Olympic Apps: | 8 |
| Olympic First: | 1972 |
| Olympic Best: | (1980 (GDR)) |
| World Champs Apps: | 16 |
| World Champs First: | 1956 |
| World Champs Best: | 4th place (1974 (GDR), 1986 (GDR)) |
| World Cup Apps: | 3 |
| World Cup First: | 1989 |
| World Cup Best: | 6th place (1989 (GDR), 2011) |
| Regional Name: | European Championship |
| Regional Cup Apps: | 26 |
| Regional Cup First: | 1958 |
| Regional Cup Best: | 1983 (GDR), 1987 (GDR) |
| Medaltemplates-Expand: | no |
The Germany women's national volleyball team is the national volleyball team of Germany. It is governed by the Deutscher Volleyball-Verband (DVV).
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| Year | Team | Position | Squad | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 1964 | did not qualify | ||||||||
 1968 | |||||||||
| 1972 | West Germany | 8th | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | Squad | |
 1976 | East Germany | 6th | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | Squad | |
| 1980 | East Germany | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | Squad | ||
 1984 | West Germany | 6th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | Squad | |
| 1988 | East Germany | 5th | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | Squad | |
 1992 | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1996 | 8th | 8 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | Squad | ||
 2000 | 6th | 8 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | Squad | ||
 2004 | 9th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | Squad | ||
 2008 | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2012 | |||||||||
 2016 | |||||||||
| 2020 | |||||||||
 2024 | |||||||||
| 2028 | future event | ||||||||
| 2032 | |||||||||
| Total | 0 Title | 8/15 | 46 | 16 | 30 | 64 | 105 | ||
Champions Runners Up Third Place Fourth Place
| World Championship record AS | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | ||||||
| 1952 | did not participate | |||||||
| 1956 | 8th Place | 10 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 21 | ||
| 1960 | did not participate | |||||||
| 1962 | 7th Place | 9 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 19 | ||
| 1967 | did not participate | |||||||
| 1970 | 10th Place | 9 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 13 | ||
| 1974 | 4th Place | 11 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 19 | ||
| 1978 | 8th Place | 9 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 19 | ||
 1982 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 1986 | 4th Place | 8 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 13 | ||
| 1990 | 12th Place | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | ||
| Total | 0 Titles | 7/11 | 62 | 30 | 32 | 108 | 119 | |
| World Championship record AS | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | ||||||
| 1952 | did not participate | |||||||
| 1956 | 16th Place | 8 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 22 | ||
| 1960 | 10th Place | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 14 | ||
| 1962 | 13th Place | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 18 | ||
| 1967 | did not participate | |||||||
| 1970 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 1974 | 19th Place | 10 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 17 | ||
| 1978 | 18th Place | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 21 | ||
| 1982 | 14th Place | 9 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 12 | ||
| 1986 | 13th Place | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | ||
| 1990 | 13th Place | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | ||
| Total | 0 Titles | 8/11 | 59 | 21 | 38 | 70 | 125 | |
| World Championship record AS | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | ||||||
| 1994 | Quarterfinals | 5th Place | 7 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 9 | |
| 1998 | First Round | 13th Place | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2002 | Second Round | 10th Place | 8 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 18 | |
| 2006 | Final Round | 11th Place | 11 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 16 | |
| 2010 | Final Round | 7th Place | 11 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 14 | |
 2014 | Second Round | 9th Place | 9 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 15 | |
| 2018 | Second Round | 11th Place | 9 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 15 | |
/ 2022 | Second Round | 14th Place | 9 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 20 | |
| Total | 0 Titles | 8/8 | 67 | 33 | 34 | 124 | 116 | |
Champions Runners Up Third Place Fourth Place
| World Grand Prix record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | ||||||
 1993 | 8th Place | 9 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 26 | ||
| 1994 | 10th Place | 9 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 25 | ||
| 1995 | 8th Place | 12 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 36 | ||
| 1996 | did not participate | |||||||
| 1997 | ||||||||
| 1998 | ||||||||
| 1999 | ||||||||
| 2000 | ||||||||
 2001 | 8th Place | 13 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 38 | ||
| 2002 | Semi-finals | Third Place | 12 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 20 | |
| 2003 | 7th Place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | ||
| 2004 | 6th Place | 12 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 27 | ||
| 2005 | 10th Place | 9 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 26 | ||
| 2006 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2007 | ||||||||
| 2008 | 8th Place | 9 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 16 | ||
| 2009 | Semi-finals | Third Place | 14 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 26 | |
| 2010 | 9th Place | 9 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 22 | ||
| 2011 | 13th Place | 9 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 22 | ||
| 2012 | 7th Place | 9 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 11 | ||
| 2013 | 11th Place | 9 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 17 | ||
| 2014 | 10th Place | 9 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 18 | ||
| 2015 | 7th Place | 9 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | ||
 2016 | 12th place | 9 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 27 | ||
| 2017 | 15th place | 11 | 9 | 2 | 30 | 10 | ||
| Total | 0 Titles | 18/25 | 178 | 59 | 119 | 253 | 395 | |
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| Nations League record | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | width=30 | width=30 | width=30 | width=30 | width=30 | Squad | |||||
| Preliminary Round | 11th | 15 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 35 | Squad | ||||||
| 2019 | Preliminary Round | 10th | 15 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 29 | Squad | |||||
| 2021 | Preliminary Round | 10th | 15 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 32 | Squad | |||||
 2022 | Preliminary Round | 10th | 12 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 27 | Squad | |||||
| 2023 | Quarterfinals | 8th | 13 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 26 | Squad | |||||
| 2024 | Preliminary Round | 13th | 12 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 28 | Squad | |||||
| Total | Qualified: | 6/6 | 82 | 31 | 51 | 130 | 177 | ||||||
Champions Runners Up Third Place Fourth Place
| European Championship record AS | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | ||||||
| 1949 | did not participate | |||||||
| 1950 | ||||||||
| 1951 | ||||||||
 1955 | ||||||||
| 1958 | 8th Place | |||||||
| 1963 | Semi-finals | 4th Place | ||||||
| 1967 | Semi-finals | 4th Place | ||||||
| 1971 | 6th Place | |||||||
| 1975 | Semi-finals | Third Place | ||||||
 1977 | Final Round | Runners Up | ||||||
| 1979 | Final Round | Runners Up | ||||||
| 1981 | Semi-finals | 4th Place | ||||||
| 1983 | Final Round | Champions | ||||||
| 1985 | Final Round | Runners Up | ||||||
 1987 | Final Round | Champions | ||||||
| 1989 | Final Round | Runners Up | ||||||
| Total | 2 Titles | 12/16 | ||||||
| European Championship record AS | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | ||||||
| 1949 | did not participate | |||||||
| 1950 | ||||||||
| 1951 | ||||||||
| 1955 | ||||||||
| 1958 | 10th Place | |||||||
| 1963 | 11th Place | |||||||
| 1967 | 10th Place | |||||||
| 1971 | 10th Place | |||||||
| 1975 | 10th Place | |||||||
| 1977 | 8th Place | |||||||
| 1979 | 9th Place | |||||||
| 1981 | 10th Place | |||||||
| 1983 | 5th Place | |||||||
| 1985 | 6th Place | |||||||
| 1987 | 9th Place | |||||||
| 1989 | 6th Place | |||||||
| Total | 0 Titles | 12/16 | ||||||
| European Championship record AS | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | ||||||
| 1991 | Semi-finals | Third Place | 7 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 10 | |
 1993 | 5th Place | 7 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 12 | ||
| 1995 | Semi-finals | 4th Place | 7 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 12 | |
| 1997 | 9/10th Place | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 1999 | Semi-finals | 4th Place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 5 | |
| 2001 | 9th Place | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | ||
| 2003 | Semi-finals | Third Place | 7 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 7 | |
| 2005 | 11th Place | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | ||
/ 2007 | 6th Place | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 7 | ||
| 2009 | Semi-finals | 4th Place | 8 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 14 | |
/ 2011 | Final Round | Runners Up | 6 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 4 | |
| / 2013 | Final Round | Runners Up | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 7 | |
| / 2015 | Quarterfinals | 5th Place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | |
 / 2017 | Quarterfinals | 8th Place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | |
 // / 2019 | Quarterfinals | 6th Place | 7 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 7 | |
| 2021 | Round of 16 | 11th Place | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | |
| /// 2023 | Round of 16 | 12th Place | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | |
| Total | 0 Titles | 17/30 | 103 | 61 | 42 | 217 | 164 | |
The following is the German roster in the 2018 World Championship.[2]
Head coach: Felix Koslowski
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2017–18 club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.710NaN0 | 59kg (130lb) | 280cm (110inches) | 270cm (110inches) | Târgoviște | ||||
| 1.820NaN0 | 68kg (150lb) | 297cm (117inches) | 286cm (113inches) | Stuttgart | ||||
| 1.790NaN0 | 58kg (128lb) | 284cm (112inches) | 272cm (107inches) | Schwerin | ||||
| (c) | 1.840NaN0 | 68kg (150lb) | 303cm (119inches) | 295cm (116inches) | Çanakkale | |||
| 1.850NaN0 | 69kg (152lb) | 310cm (120inches) | 290cm (110inches) | |||||
| 1.840NaN0 | 58kg (128lb) | 298cm (117inches) | 288cm (113inches) | Schwerin | ||||
| 1.880NaN0 | 73kg (161lb) | 311cm (122inches) | 298cm (117inches) | Wiesbaden | ||||
| 10 | 1.840NaN0 | 68kg (150lb) | 303cm (119inches) | 295cm (116inches) | Vilsbiburg | |||
| 11 | 1.910NaN0 | 78kg (172lb) | 319cm (126inches) | 312cm (123inches) |  Lokomotiv Kaliningrad | |||
| 14 | 1.880NaN0 | 66kg (146lb) | 307cm (121inches) | 299cm (118inches) | Schwerin | |||
| 15 | 1.850NaN0 | 75kg (165lb) | 305cm (120inches) | 290cm (110inches) | Vilsbiburg | |||
| 17 | 1.70NaN0 | 60kg (130lb) | 280cm (110inches) | 270cm (110inches) | Aesch Pfeffingen | |||
| 21 | 1.930NaN0 | 70kg (150lb) | 315cm (124inches) | 306cm (120inches) | Münster | |||
| 22 | 1.860NaN0 | 68kg (150lb) | 303cm (119inches) | 291cm (115inches) | Potsdam |
| GERMANY TEAM MANAGERS SINCE 1990 | FROM | TO | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Siegfried Köhler | 1990 | 1998 | ||
| Axel Büring | 1998 | 1999 | ||
 Hee Wan-Lee | 1999 | 2006 | ||
| Giovanni Guidetti | 2006 | 2015 | ||
| Luciano Pedullà | 2015 | 2015 | ||
| Felix Koslowski | 2016 | align="center" | --- |
| WEST GERMANY TEAM MANAGERS | FROM | TO | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theda von Hoch | 1956 | 1971 | |
| Dai Hee-Park | 1971 | 1981 | |
| Andrzej Niemczyk | 1981 | 1989 | |
| Matthias Eichinger | 1989 | 1990 |
| EAST GERMANY TEAM MANAGERS | FROM | TO | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fritz Döring | 1951 | 1953 | |
| Egon Saurer | 1954 | 1966 | |
| Harry Einert | 1967 | 1970 | |
| Wolfgang Kipf | 1971 | 1972 | |
| Dieter Grund | 1973 | 1984 | |
| Gerhard Fidelak | 1984 | 1984 | |
| Wolfgang Küllmer | 1985 | 1985 | |
| Siegfried Köhler | 1985 | 1987 | |
| Eckehard Bonnke | 1989 | 1989 | |
| Siegfried Köhler | 1989 | 1990 | |
| Volker Spiegel | 1990 | 1990 |