Azerbaijan women's national volleyball team

Azerbaijan

Association	AVF
Confederation	CEV
Head coach	Ataman Güneyligil
FIVB ranking	38 (as of 31 July 2023)
Uniforms
Home Away Third
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
Honours European League 2016 Nitra / Baku Team Islamic Solidarity Games 2017 Baku Team 2021 Konya 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]

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
/ 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
/// 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

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

External links

• Official website
• Archived website
• FIVB profile
• Azerbaijan national team Volleybox

This page was last edited on 6 April 2024, at 15:37