Argentina men's national volleyball team

Argentina
Nickname(s)La Selección (The Selection)
AssociationArgentine Volleyball Federation (FeVA)
ConfederationCSV
Head coachMarcelo Méndez
FIVB ranking9 (as of 8 January 2025)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances9 (First in 1984)
Best result (1988, 2020)
World Championship
Appearances13 (First in 1960)
Best result (1982)
World Cup
Appearances7 (First in 1985)
Best result5th (1985, 2015, 2019)
South American Championship
Appearances32 (First in 1951)
Best result (1964, 2023)
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Honours
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 0 2
World Championship 0 0 1
Pan American Games 3 1 3
Pan-American Cup 2 5 2
America's Cup 0 1 2
South American Games 5 0 0
South American Championship 2 19 8
Universiade 0 0 1
Total 12 26 19
Olympics
1988 Seoul Team
2020 Tokyo Team
World Championship
1982 Argentina
Pan American Games
1995 Mar del Plata Team
2015 Toronto Team
2019 Lima Team
2023 Santiago Team
1963 São Paulo Team
1983 Caracas Team
1991 Havana Team
2011 Guadalajara Team
Pan-American Cup
2017 Gatineau
2018 Córdoba
2010 San Juan
2012 Santo Domingo
2015 Reno
2016 Mexico City
2019 Colima City
2013 Mexico City
2014 Tijuana
America's Cup
1998 Mar del Plata
1999 Tampa
2001 Buenos Aires
South American Games
1978 La Paz Team
1982 Rosario Team
2010 Medellín Team
2014 Santiago Team
2018 Cochabamba Team
South American Championship
1964 Buenos Aires
2023 Recife
1962 Santiago
1973 Bucaramanga
1981 Santiago
1983 São Paulo
1987 Montevideo
1989 Curitiba
1991 Osasco
1993 Córdoba
1995 Porto Alegre
1999 Córdoba
2001 Cali
2005 Lages
2007 Santiago / Viña del Mar
2009 Bogotá
2011 Cuiabá
2013 Cabo Frio
2015 Maceió
2019 Santiago
2021 Brasília
1961 Lima
1971 Montevideo
1975 Asunción
1977 Chiclayo / Lima / Trujillo
1985 Caracas
1997 Caracas
2003 Rio de Janeiro
2017 Santiago / Temuco
Universiade
2015 Gwangju Team

The Argentina national volleyball team represents Argentina in international men's volleyball and is controlled by the Argentine Volleyball Federation (Federación del Voleibol Argentino in Spanish, and abbreviated "FeVA").

The Argentina team made their international debut at the South American Championship in Rio de Janeiro in 1951, claiming fourth place. They competed in their first World Championship 1960 in the same city, where they finished 11th. The team's best achievements are the bronze medal at the 1982 World Championship, the bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics and two gold medals at the 1995 and 2015 Pan American Games. Throughout the 1990s it was usually ranked among the first ten.[1]

In recent years, though without achieving any medal, the team finished 4th at the 2000 and 5th at the 2004, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. However, they achieved another milestone of achievement when they won another Bronze medal at the Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics

At continental level, overshadowed by volleyball power Brazil, Argentina won two gold medals at the South American Men's Volleyball Championships (in 1964 and 2023), nineteen silvers and eight bronzes. Volleyball was introduced in Argentina by the YMCA - Youth Christian Association in 1912. The Argentine Volleyball Federation was created in 1932, sharing the same management as Basketball. The number of fans slowly started to grow as a result of its broadcasting.

Competition record

Summer Olympics

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Summer Olympics record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
1964 Did not qualify
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984 Group stage 6th Place 6 2 4 11 13 Squad
1988 Semifinals 3rd Place 7 4 3 14 12 Squad
1992 Did not qualify
1996 Quarterfinals 8th Place 8 3 5 13 18 Squad
2000 Semifinals 4th Place 8 3 5 11 18 Squad
2004 Quarterfinals 5th Place 6 3 3 14 12 Squad
2008 Did not qualify
2012 Quarterfinals 5th Place 6 3 3 10 10 Squad
2016 Quarterfinals 5th Place 6 4 2 13 7 Squad
2020 Semifinals 3rd Place 8 5 3 18 17 Squad
2024 Preliminary round 11th Place 3 0 3 1 9 Squad
Total Bronze medal 9/16 58 27 31 105 116 —

World Championship

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World Championship record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
1949 Did not compete
1952
1956
1960 11th–14th places 11th place 5 3 2 9 11 Squad
1962 Did not qualify
1966
1970
1974
1978 21st place match 22nd place 10 1 9 7 28 Squad
1982 Semifinals 3rd place 9 7 2 22 13 Squad
1986 7th place match 7th place 8 4 4 15 14 Squad
1990 5th place match 6th place 7 5 2 17 8 Squad
1994 First round 14th place 3 0 3 3 9 Squad
1998 11th place match 11th place 12 5 7 22 23 Squad
2002 5th place match 6th place 9 7 2 24 13 Squad
2006 Second round 13th place 12 3 9 18 32 Squad
2010 9th place match 9th place 9 6 3 20 14 Squad
2014 Second round 11th place 12 6 6 21 21 Squad
2018 Second round 15th place 8 3 5 14 19 Squad
2022 Quarterfinals 8th place 5 2 3 11 11 Squad
2025 Qualified
2027 Future event
Total Third Place 14/21 109 52 57 203 216 —

World Cup

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
1965 Did not compete
1969
1977
1981
1985 Round robin 5th place 7 3 4 12 14 Squad
1989 Did not qualify
1991
1995 Round robin 7th place 11 5 6 17 20 Squad
1999 Round robin 9th place 11 4 7 18 23 Squad
2003 Did not qualify
2007 Round robin 7th place 11 5 6 15 23 Squad
2011 Round robin 7th place 11 5 6 21 21 Squad
2015 Round robin 5th place 11 7 4 26 16 Squad
2019 Round robin 5th place 11 6 5 24 20 Squad
2023 Did not enter
Total 5th Place 7/15 73 35 38 133 137 —

World League

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World League record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
1990 Did not compete
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996 Intercontinental Round 7th 12 4 8 22 26 Squad
1997 Intercontinental Round 8th 12 4 8 20 25 Squad
1998 Intercontinental Round 9th 12 5 7 22 25 Squad
1999 Final Round 6th 14 4 10 23 32 Squad
2000 Intercontinental Round 8th 12 4 8 23 28 Squad
2001 Intercontinental Round 13th 12 2 10 16 32 Squad
2002 Intercontinental Round 9th 12 4 8 19 26 Squad
2003 Did not compete
2004
2005 Intercontinental Round 10th 12 3 9 18 32 Squad
2006 Intercontinental Round 7th 12 7 5 22 21 Squad
2007 Intercontinental Round 13th 12 0 12 9 36 Squad
2008 Did not compete
2009 Final Round 5th 14 7 7 30 31 Squad
2010 Final Round 5th 14 0 14 15 42 Squad
2011 Semifinals 4th 17 11 6 37 25 Squad
2012 Intercontinental Round 10th 12 6 6 22 23 Squad
2013 Final Round 6th 12 1 11 13 34 Squad
2014 Intercontinental Round 13th 12 8 4 29 16 Squad
2015 Intercontinental Round 11th 12 7 5 26 21 Squad
2016 Intercontinental Round 10th 9 3 6 16 20 Squad
2017 Intercontinental Round 10th 9 3 6 15 22 Squad
Total 4th Place 19/28 233 83 150 397 517 —

Nations League

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Nations League record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
2018 Preliminary round 14th place 15 4 11 23 34 Squad
2019 Preliminary round 7th place 15 8 7 33 26 Squad
2021 Preliminary round 9th place 15 7 8 23 29 Squad
2022 Preliminary round 9th place 12 5 7 24 26 Squad
2023 Quarterfinals 5th place 13 9 4 32 21 Squad
2024 Quarterfinals 8th place 13 6 7 25 27 Squad
2025 in progress Squad
Total 5th Place 7/7 83 39 44 160 163 —

World Grand Champions Cup

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World Grand Champions record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
1993 Did not compete
1997
2001 Round Robin 6th place 5 0 5 4 15 Squad
2005 Did not compete
2009
2013
2017
Total 6th Place 1/7 5 0 5 4 15 —

Pan American Games

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Pan American Games record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
1955 Did not participate
1959
1963 Final Round Bronze 8 5 3 15 12
1967 Group 7-9 7th place 5 2 3 7 10
1971 Final Round 6th place 8 2 6 7 21
1975 Did not participate
1979
1983 Semifinals Bronze 7 3 4 13 13
1987 Semifinals 4th place 7 3 4 12 13
1991 Semifinals Bronze 7 3 4 12 14
1995 Final Gold 4 4 0 12 2
1999 Semifinals 4th place 5 3 2 11 7
2003 Did not participate
2007 Consolation round 6th place 5 1 4 4 14 Squad
2011 Semifinals Bronze 5 4 1 15 14 Squad
2015 Final Gold 6 5 1 15 7 Squad
2019 Final Gold 5 5 0 15 1 Squad
2023 Final Silver 5 4 1 12 5 Squad
Total 3 Titles 13/18 77 44 33 150 133 —

Pan-American Cup

  Champions   Runners up   Third place   Fourth place

Pan-American Cup record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
2006 Did not compete
2007
2008
2009
2010 Final Runners-Up 4 3 1 9 5 Squad
2011 Quarterfinals 7th place 4 2 2 7 6 Squad
2012 Final Runners-Up 5 4 1 12 10 Squad
2013 Semifinals Bronze 5 3 2 10 9 Squad
2014 Semifinals Bronze 4 3 1 11 7 Squad
2015 Final Runners-Up 5 4 1 13 6 Squad
2016 Final Runners-Up 5 4 1 14 5 Squad
2017 Final Champions 5 5 0 15 1 Squad
2018 Final Champions 5 5 0 15 4 Squad
2019 Final Runners-Up 5 3 2 13 7 Squad
2021 Did not compete
2022
2023
2024
Total 2 Titles 10/18 47 36 11 119 60 —

South American Championship

  Champions   Runners up   Third place   Fourth place

South American Championship record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
1951 Round Robin 4th 3 0 3 1 9 —
1956 Did not compete
1958 Round Robin 4th 4 1 3 6 9 —
1961 Round Robin 3rd 4 2 2 9 6 —
1962 Round Robin 2nd 6 4 2 12 6 —
1964 Round Robin 1st 4 4 0 12 1 —
1967 Did not compete
1969 Round Robin 5th 7 3 4 11 12 —
1971 Round Robin 3rd 7 5 2 17 8 —
1973 Round Robin 2nd 4 3 1 9 6 —
1975 Round Robin 3rd 7 5 2 15 7 —
1977 Round Robin 3rd 6 3 3 9 9 —
1979 Group 5-7 5th 4 2 2 10 8 —
1981 Round Robin 2nd 5 4 1 14 3 —
1983 Final Round 2nd 4 3 1 9 3 —
1985 Round Robin 3rd 5 3 2 9 6 —
1987 Round Robin 2nd 6 5 1 15 4 —
1989 Round Robin 2nd 6 5 1 17 3 —
1991 Final 2nd 4 2 2 7 6 —
1993 Final 2nd 6 4 2 14 5 —
1995 Final 2nd 4 2 2 8 6 —
1997 Final Round 3rd 6 4 2 12 6 —
1999 Final 2nd 4 2 2 7 8 —
2001 Final Round 2nd 3 2 1 6 3 —
2003 Round Robin 3rd 4 2 2 7 6 —
2005 Round Robin 2nd 5 4 1 12 4 —
2007 Final 2nd 5 4 1 12 7 —
2009 Round Robin 2nd 6 5 1 16 4 —
2011 Round Robin 2nd 6 5 1 16 3 —
2013 Round Robin 2nd 4 3 1 11 3 —
2015 Final 2nd 5 4 1 12 5 —
2017 Semifinals 3rd 5 4 1 14 4 —
2019 Final 2nd 5 3 2 12 6 —
2021 Round Robin 2nd 4 3 1 10 4 —
2023 Round Robin 1st 4 4 0 12 1 —
Total 2 Titles 33/35 162 109 53 363 181 —

South American Cup

  Champions    Runners up    Third place

South American Cup record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
2025 Round robin Runners-up 4 3 1 9 5 Squad[a]
Total 0 Title 1/1 4 3 1 9 5 —

America's Cup

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

America's Cup record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
1998 Final Runners-Up 7 4 3 16 14 Squad
1999 Semifinals Bronze 7 3 4 11 14 Squad
2000 Semifinals 4th place 7 3 4 13 14 Squad
2001 Semifinals Bronze 7 3 4 12 14 Squad
2005 Semifinals 4th place 4 1 3 5 10 Squad
2007 Semifinals 4th place 4 1 3 4 11 Squad
2008 Semifinals 4th place 4 1 3 3 11 Squad
Total Runners-Up 7/7 40 16 24 64 88 —

South American Games

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

South American Games record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
1978 Round Robin Champions
1982 Round Robin Champions
2010 Final Champions 5 5 0 15 1 Squad
2014 Final Champions 3 3 0 9 0 Squad
2018 Final Champions 5 5 0 15 2 Squad
Total 5 Titles 5/5 13 13 0 39 3 —

FIVB Olympic Qualification Tournament

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Year Result Pld W L SW SL PW PL
2019 Group F Champion 3 3 0 9 4 298 282
2023 Group C Third Place 7 5 2 17 10 627 607
Total 1 Title 10 8 2 26 14 925 889

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

The roster was announced on 3 July 2024.[2]

Head coach: Marcelo Méndez[3]

Notable players

  • Argentina against Brazil, 2011 World League semifinals
  • Argentina against USA at the 2014 World Championship
  • Argentina against France at the 2020 Summer Olympics
  • Team Argentina at the 2020 Summer Olympics
  • Head Coach Marcelo Méndez with bronze medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Kit providers

The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Argentina national volleyball team.

Period Kit provider
2000–2006 Topper
2008– Olympikus
Sonder

Sponsorship

Main sponsors:

Other sponsors:

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Argentina played with their "U23" team.

References

  1. ^ Rank Team
  2. ^ "¡Selección Olímpica: Argentina ya tiene sus 13 nombres para París 2024!" [Olympic Selection: Argentina already has its 13 names for Paris 2024!] (in Spanish). Argentine Volleyball Federation. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Team roster: Argentina" (PDF). Olympics.com. 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
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