Azerbaijan women's national volleyball team

Azerbaijan
AssociationAVF
ConfederationCEV
Head coachAtaman Güneyligil
FIVB ranking34 (as of 10 July 2024)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Third
World Championship
Appearances4 (First in 1994)
Best result9th (1994)
European Championship
Appearances9 (First in 2005)
Best result4th (2005, 2017)
Federation Website

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

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
Brazil 1994 Group stage 9th 3 1 2 4 6 Squad
Japan 1998 Did not qualify
Germany 2002
Japan 2006 Second round 13th 9 4 5 14 18 Squad
Japan 2010 Did not qualify
Italy 2014 Second round 15th 9 4 5 14 19 Squad
Japan 2018 Second round 15th 9 2 7 8 22 Squad
Netherlands/Poland 2022 Did not qualify
Thailand 2025
Total 0 titles 4/20 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
Czech Republic 1993 Did Not Participate
Netherlands 1995
Czech Republic 1997
Italy 1999
Bulgaria 2001
Turkey 2003 Did not qualify
Croatia 2005 Semifinals 4th 7 4 3 12 11 Squad
Belgium/Luxembourg 2007 Second round 12th 8 1 7 4 21 Squad
Poland 2009 Playoff round 12th 8 1 7 8 23 Squad
Italy/Serbia 2011 Playoff round 9th 4 1 3 6 10 Squad
Germany/Switzerland 2013 Preliminary round 15th 3 0 3 1 9 Squad
Netherlands/Belgium 2015 Preliminary round 14th 3 0 3 1 9 Squad
Azerbaijan/Georgia (country) 2017 Semifinals 4th 6 4 2 15 7 Squad
Slovakia/Hungary/Poland/Turkey 2019 Round of 16 10th 6 4 2 12 10 Squad
Serbia/Bulgaria/Croatia/Romania 2021 First round 24th 5 0 5 1 15 Squad
Belgium/Italy/Germany/Estonia 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
Azerbaijan 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
Turkey 2009 Did Not Participate
Turkey 2010
Turkey 2011
Czech Republic 2012
Bulgaria 2013
Germany 2014 League round 4th 12 5 7 21 25 Squad
Hungary/Turkey 2015 Did Not Participate
Azerbaijan/Slovakia 2016 Final 1st 10 10 0 30 5 Squad
Ukraine/Finland 2017 Did Not Participate
Hungary 2018 Golden league 5th 6 5 1 16 7 Squad
Croatia 2019 Golden league 10th 6 0 6 6 18 Squad
Bulgaria 2021 Golden league 11th 6 0 6 2 18 Squad
France 2022 Withdrew
Romania/Sweden 2023 Did Not Participate
Czech Republic 2024 Golden league 8th 6 2 4 9 12 Squad
Total 1 titles 6/15 46 22 24 74 85

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) Israel 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) Romania 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) Indonesia 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) Hungary 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) Turkey 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) Hungary 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) Russia 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) Azerbaijan 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) Russia 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) Azerbaijan 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) Turkey 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) Azerbaijan 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) Poland 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) Russia 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
Azerbaijan Faig Garayev 1992 2013
Azerbaijan Aleksandr Chervyakov 2013 2015
Turkey Bülent Karslioglu 2015 2015
Azerbaijan Faig Garayev 2016 2018
Italy Giovanni Caprara 2019 2019
Azerbaijan Vasif Talibov 2020 2020
Azerbaijan Vugar Aliyev 2021 2022
Azerbaijan Eldar Yusubov 2022 2022
Turkey 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

References

  1. ^ Azerbaijani women’s volleyball team makes it to CEV championship quarterfinals (PHOTO) trend news agency, 25 September 2017. Accessed 3 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Azerbaijan Team". Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  3. ^ Voleybol üzrə yığmamız FİVB-nin reytinq siyahısında mövqeyini qoruyub
  4. ^ FIVB Senior World Ranking - Women
  5. ^ Güneyligil to lead Azerbaijan at EuroVolley 2023