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
Azerbaijan
AssociationAVF
ConfederationCEV
Head coachVugar Aliyev
FIVB ranking42 (as of 4 February 2022)
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

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
Total0 titles4/183011194065

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
/ 2007 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
/ 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
Total0 titles9/3250153560115

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
Total0 titles1/18531913

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
Total1 titles5/124020206573

Team

Current squad

The following is the Azerbaijani roster in the 2021 Women's European Volleyball Championship.

Head coach: Vugar Aliyev

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2021–22 club Debut Year
2Yana Doroshenko5 July 19941.76 m (5 ft 9 in)65 kg (143 lb)290 cm (110 in)285 cm (112 in) Maccabi Hadera Hefer2018
4Ilhama Aliyeva9 April 19991.75 m (5 ft 9 in)59 kg (130 lb)215 cm (85 in)205 cm (81 in) Murov VC2021
6Ayshan Abdulazimova (c)11 April 19931.77 m (5 ft 10 in)68 kg (150 lb)265 cm (104 in)260 cm (100 in) Vasas SC2011
7Olena Kharchenko25 November 19951.88 m (6 ft 2 in)72 kg (159 lb)305 cm (120 in)285 cm (112 in) Bolu Belediyyespor2014
10Anastasiya Mertsalova17 July 20011.90 m (6 ft 3 in)78 kg (172 lb)303 cm (119 in)286 cm (113 in) Azerrail Baku2021
11Anastasiia Baidiuk5 December 19991.90 m (6 ft 3 in)68 kg (150 lb)315 cm (124 in)310 cm (120 in) DVTK2021
14Kristina Besman13 February 19961.84 m (6 ft 0 in)69 kg (152 lb)300 cm (120 in)295 cm (116 in) Tulitsa Tula2015
15Nilufar Aghazada19 June 20011.82 m (6 ft 0 in)57 kg (126 lb)315 cm (124 in)305 cm (120 in) Murov VC2021
16Yuliya Karimova7 February 19881.75 m (5 ft 9 in)68 kg (150 lb)280 cm (110 in)270 cm (110 in) Azerrail Baku2018
18Shafagat Alishanova3 August 19911.78 m (5 ft 10 in)63 kg (139 lb)287 cm (113 in)280 cm (110 in) AOF Porfyras2013
19Bayaz Aliyeva9 June 19901.76 m (5 ft 9 in)65 kg (143 lb)290 cm (110 in)285 cm (112 in) Absheron VC2019
20Margarita Stepanenko25 April 19931.87 m (6 ft 2 in)70 kg (150 lb)315 cm (124 in)300 cm (120 in) Panathinaikos2015
21Kseniya Pavlenko30 August 19931.81 m (5 ft 11 in)76 kg (168 lb)300 cm (120 in)297 cm (117 in) AOF Porfyras2014
22Maria Kirilyuk16 February 19951.87 m (6 ft 2 in)83 kg (183 lb)305 cm (120 in)290 cm (110 in) Sparta2019

Records

Rankings

Azerbaijan achieved its highest position in the FIVB Senior World Rankings in 2019 when it was ranked as #22 in the world.[2] As of January 2022, Azerbaijan national team is ranked as #42 in the world with 94 points.[3]

Managers

Azerbaijan Team Managers From To
Faig Garayev 1992 2013
Aleksandr Chervyakov 2013 2015
Faig Garayev 2015 2018
Giovanni Caprara 2019 2019
Vasif Talibov 2020 2020
Vugar Aliyev 2021 present

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

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