Azerbaijan women's national volleyball team
| Association | AVF | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | CEV | |||
| Head coach | Faig Garayev | |||
| FIVB ranking | 34 (as of 8 January 2025) | |||
| Uniforms | ||||
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| World Championship | ||||
| Appearances | 4 (First in 1994) | |||
| Best result | 9th (1994) | |||
| European Championship | ||||
| Appearances | 11 (First in 2005) | |||
| Best result | 4th (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]
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 | ||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
| 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 | ||
| 2022 | Withdrew | |||||||||
| / 2023 | Did Not Participate | |||||||||
| 2024 | Golden league | 8th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | Squad | ||
| 2025 | Golden league | 12th | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 18 | Squad | ||
| Total | 1 titles | 7/16 | 52 | 22 | 30 | 76 | 103 | — | ||
Current squad
The following is the Azerbaijani roster for the 2025 Women's European Volleyball League.[2]
Head coach: Faig Garayev
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeyran Imanova | 3 January 1995 | Azerrail Baku |
| 2 | Yana Doroshenko | 5 July 1994 | Hapoel SVA Rehovot |
| 4 | Valeriia Burkova | 1 January 2008 | Absheron VC |
| 5 | Elizaveta Burkova | 1 January 2008 | Azerrail Baku |
| 6 | Raziya Aliyeva | 29 August 2002 | Azerrail Baku |
| 8 | Ulkar Karimova | 22 June 1994 | Murov Az |
| 9 | Nikalina Bashnakova | 29 March 1998 | Absheron VC |
| 10 | Anastasiya Mertsalova | 13 July 2001 | Absheron VC |
| 11 | Aynur Imanova (c) | 7 December 1988 | Azerrail Baku |
| 16 | Yuliya Karimova | 7 February 1988 | Milli Aviasiya Akademiyasi |
| 17 | Anastasiia Baidiuk | 5 December 1999 | CSU Medicina Târgu Mureș |
| 19 | Bayaz Guluyeva | 9 June 1990 | Azerrail Baku |
| 21 | Kseniya Pavlenko | 30 August 1993 | Milli Aviasiya Akademiyasi |
| 22 | Maria Kirilyuk | 16 February 1995 | Absheron VC |
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 | 2023[5] |
| Faig Garayev | 2023 | 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
- 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.
- ^ "Фаик Гараев выбрал состав на Золотую Евролигу". Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ Voleybol üzrə yığmamız FİVB-nin reytinq siyahısında mövqeyini qoruyub
- ^ FIVB Senior World Ranking - Women
- ^ Güneyligil to lead Azerbaijan at EuroVolley 2023