Azerbaijan women's national volleyball team
The Azerbaijan women's national volleyball team (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan qadın milli voleybol komandası) is formed by the Azerbaijan Volleyball Federation (AVF) and represents Azerbaijan in international CEV and FIVB tournaments.[1]
Azerbaijan women's national volleyball team squad in 2011 European Championship
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| Association | AVF | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | CEV | |||
| Head coach | Ataman Güneyligil | |||
| FIVB ranking | 38 (as of 31 July 2023) | |||
| Uniforms | ||||
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| World Championship | ||||
| Appearances | 4 (First in 1994) | |||
| Best result | 9th (1994) | |||
| European Championship | ||||
| Appearances | 9 (First in 2005) | |||
| Best result | 4th (2005, 2017) | |||
| Federation Website | ||||
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Competitive record
World Championship
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| World Championship record | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad | |||
| 1952–1990 | Part of  Soviet Union | ||||||||||
 1994 |
Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | Squad | |||
 1998 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||||
 2002 | |||||||||||
| 2006 |
Second round | 13th | 9 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | Squad | |||
| 2010 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||||
 2014 |
Second round | 15th | 9 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | Squad | |||
| 2018 |
Second round | 15th | 9 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 22 | Squad | |||
 / 2022 |
Did not qualify | ||||||||||
| Total | 0 titles | 4/19 | 30 | 11 | 19 | 40 | 65 | — | |||
European Championship
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| European Championship record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad | ||
| 1949–1991 | Part of Soviet Union | |||||||||
 1993 |
Did Not Participate | |||||||||
| 1995 | ||||||||||
| 1997 | ||||||||||
| 1999 | ||||||||||
 2001 | ||||||||||
 2003 |
Did not qualify | |||||||||
 2005 |
Semifinals | 4th | 7 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | Squad | ||
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Second round | 12th | 8 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 21 | Squad | ||
| 2009 |
Playoff round | 12th | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 23 | Squad | ||
/ 2011 |
Playoff round | 9th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | Squad | ||
/.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 2013 |
Preliminary round | 15th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | Squad | ||
| / 2015 |
Preliminary round | 14th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | Squad | ||
/ 2017 |
Semifinals | 4th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7 | Squad | ||
 / // 2019 |
Round of 16 | 10th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | Squad | ||
/// 2021 |
First round | 24th | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 15 | Squad | ||
 2023 |
Preliminary round | 17th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | Squad | ||
| Total | 0 titles | 10/33 | 55 | 17 | 38 | 68 | 126 | — | ||
European Games
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| European Games record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad | |
| 2015 |
Semifinals | 4th | 8 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 13 | Squad | |
| Total | 0 titles | 1/1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 13 | — | |
European League
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| European League record | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad | ||
| 2009 |
Did Not Participate | |||||||||
| 2010 | ||||||||||
| 2011 | ||||||||||
| 2012 | ||||||||||
| 2013 | ||||||||||
| 2014 |
League round | 4th | 12 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 25 | Squad | ||
| 2015 | Did Not Participate | |||||||||
| / 2016 |
Final | 1st | 10 | 10 | 0 | 30 | 5 | Squad | ||
 / 2017 |
Did Not Participate | |||||||||
| 2018 |
Golden league | 5th | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 7 | Squad | ||
| 2019 |
Golden league | 10th | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 18 | Squad | ||
| 2021 |
Golden league | 11th | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 18 | Squad | ||
| Total | 1 titles | 5/12 | 40 | 20 | 20 | 65 | 73 | — | ||
Team
Current squad
The following is the Azerbaijani roster for the 2023 Women's European Volleyball Championship.[2]
Head coach: Ataman Güneyligil
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2022–23 club | Debut Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Yana Doroshenko | 5 July 1994 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 290 cm (110 in) | 285 cm (112 in) |  Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2018 |
| 3 | Yelyzaveta Ruban | 3 March 1995 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 305 cm (120 in) | 290 cm (110 in) | CSM Lugoj | 2015 |
| 5 | Odina Aliyeva | 22 May 1990 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 317 cm (125 in) | 305 cm (120 in) |  VW Jakarta Elektrik PLN | 2011 |
| 6 | Ayshan Abdulazimova (c) | 11 April 1993 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 265 cm (104 in) | 260 cm (100 in) | Vasas SC | 2011 |
| 7 | Olena Kharchenko | 25 November 1995 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 305 cm (120 in) | 285 cm (112 in) | Çukurova Belediyespor | 2014 |
| 9 | Nikalina Bashnakova | 29 March 1998 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 298 cm (117 in) | 285 cm (112 in) | Szent Benedek | 2020 |
| 10 | Anastasiya Mertsalova | 17 July 2001 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 303 cm (119 in) | 286 cm (113 in) |  Severyanka Cherepovets | 2021 |
| 11 | Aynur Imanova | 7 December 1988 | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 290 cm (110 in) | 280 cm (110 in) | Azerrail Baku | 2007 |
| 14 | Kristina Besman | 13 February 1996 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | 300 cm (120 in) | 295 cm (116 in) | VC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | 2015 |
| 16 | Yuliya Karimova | 7 February 1988 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 280 cm (110 in) | 270 cm (110 in) | Azerrail Baku | 2018 |
| 17 | Polina Rahimova | 5 June 1990 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 307 cm (121 in) | 290 cm (110 in) | Kuzeyboru | 2007 |
| 19 | Bayaz Aliyeva | 9 June 1990 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 290 cm (110 in) | 285 cm (112 in) | Azerrail Baku | 2019 |
| 20 | Margarita Stepanenko | 25 April 1993 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 315 cm (124 in) | 300 cm (120 in) | Radomka Radom | 2015 |
| 22 | Maria Kirilyuk | 16 February 1995 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 305 cm (120 in) | 290 cm (110 in) | Severyanka Cherepovets | 2019 |
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 Managers | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Faig Garayev |
1992 | 2013 |
| Aleksandr Chervyakov |
2013 | 2015 |
| Bülent Karslioglu |
2015 | 2015 |
| Faig Garayev |
2016 | 2018 |
| Giovanni Caprara |
2019 | 2019 |
| Vasif Talibov |
2020 | 2020 |
| Vugar Aliyev |
2021 | 2022 |
| Eldar Yusubov |
2022 | 2022 |
| Ataman Güneyligil |
2023 | Present[5] |
Captains
| Azerbaijan Team Captains | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Alla Hasanova | 1992 | 2005 |
| Oksana Kurt | 2006 | 2010 |
| Natalya Mammadova | 2010 | 2011 |
| Oksana Kurt | 2011 | 2015 |
| Odina Bayramova | 2016 | 2019 |
| Ayshan Abdulazimova | 2020 | present |
Notable former players
- Alla Hasanova (1992-2005)
- Yelena Shabovta (1994-2006)
- Oksana Kurt (1998-2015)
- Valeriya Mammadova (2002-2017)
- Yelena Parkhomenko (2003-2016)
- Inessa Korkmaz (2004-2009)
- Oksana Mammadyarova (2004-2011)
- Kseniya Koçyiğit (2004-2017)
- Natalya Mammadova (2004-2018)
- Aynur Imanova (2006-2018, 2022-present)
- Polina Rahimova (2007-2020)
- Odina Bayramova (2014-2019, 2022-present)
References
- Azerbaijani women’s volleyball team makes it to CEV championship quarterfinals (PHOTO) trend news agency, 25 September 2017. Accessed 3 August 2020.
- "Azerbaijan Team". Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- Voleybol üzrə yığmamız FİVB-nin reytinq siyahısında mövqeyini qoruyub
- FIVB Senior World Ranking - Women
- Güneyligil to lead Azerbaijan at EuroVolley 2023
External links
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