Azerbaijan women's national volleyball team
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| Association | AVF | |||
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| Confederation | CEV | |||
| Head coach | Vasif Talibov | |||
| FIVB ranking | 34 (as of 10 July 2024) | |||
| Uniforms | ||||
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| World Championship | ||||
| Appearances | 4 (First in 1994) | |||
| Best result | 9th (1994) | |||
| European Championship | ||||
| Appearances | 8 (First in 2005) | |||
| Best result | 4th (2005, 2017) | |||
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 | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad | |
| 1952–1990 | Part of  Soviet Union
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 1994
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Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | Squad | |
 1998
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Did Not Qualify | ||||||||
 2002
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| 2006
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Second round | 13th | 9 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | Squad | |
| 2010
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Did Not Qualify | ||||||||
 2014
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Second round | 15th | 9 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | Squad | |
| 2018
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Second round | 15th | 9 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 22 | Squad | |
| Total | 0 titles | 4/18 | 30 | 11 | 19 | 40 | 65 | — | |
European Championship
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| European Championship record | ||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad | ||
| 1949–1991 | Part of Soviet Union
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 1993
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Did Not Participate | |||||||||
 1995
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| 1997
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| 1999
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 2001
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 2003
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Did Not Qualify | |||||||||
 2005
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Semifinals | 4th | 7 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | Squad | ||
 / 2007
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Second round | 12th | 8 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 21 | Squad | ||
 2009
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Playoff round | 12th | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 23 | Squad | ||
/ 2011
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Playoff round | 9th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | Squad | ||
/ 2013
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Preliminary round | 15th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | Squad | ||
| / 2015
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Preliminary round | 14th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | Squad | ||
 / 2017
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Semifinals | 4th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7 | Squad | ||
 / // 2019
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Round of 16 | 10th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | Squad | ||
| Total | 0 titles | 8/31 | 45 | 15 | 30 | 59 | 100 | — | ||
European Games
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
| European Games record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad | |
| 2015
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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 | ||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad | ||
| 2009
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Did Not Participate | |||||||||
| 2010
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| 2011
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| 2012
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| 2013
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| 2014
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League round | 4th | 12 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 25 | Squad | ||
| 2015 | Did Not Participate | |||||||||
| / 2016
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Final | 1st | 10 | 10 | 0 | 30 | 5 | Squad | ||
 / 2017
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Did Not Participate | |||||||||
| 2018
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Golden league | 5th | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 7 | Squad | ||
| 2019
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Golden league | 10th | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 18 | Squad | ||
| Total | 1 titles | 4/11 | 34 | 20 | 14 | 63 | 55 | — | ||
Team
Current squad
The following is the Azerbaijani roster in the European qualification group for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Vasif Talybov
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2019–20 club |
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| 3 | Anastasiya Gurbanova | 4 December 1989 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 305 cm (120 in) | 290 cm (110 in) |  Carthage
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| 4 | Nelli Salbishvili | 17 June 1999 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 265 cm (104 in) | 297 cm (117 in) | Azerrail Baku
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| 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
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| 8 | Yelyzaveta Samadova | 3 March 1995 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 305 cm (120 in) | 290 cm (110 in) |  Leningradka
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| 10 | Nikalina Bashnakova | 29 March 1998 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 298 cm (117 in) | 285 cm (112 in) | Sariyer Belediyyespor
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| 14 | Krystsina Yagubova | 13 February 1996 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | 295 cm (116 in) | 285 cm (112 in) | Indesit Lipetsk
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| 16 | Iuliia Karimova | 7 February 1988 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | 67 kg (148 lb) | 250 cm (98 in) | 247 cm (97 in) |  Maccabi Haifa
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| 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) | Vôlei Bauru
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| 18 | Shafagat Alishanova | 3 August 1991 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | 63 kg (139 lb) | 287 cm (113 in) | 280 cm (110 in) | Azerrail Baku
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| 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
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| 20 | Marharyta Azizova | 25 April 1993 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 305 cm (120 in) | 300 cm (120 in) | Radomka
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| 21 | Kseniya Pavlenko | 30 August 1993 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | 76 kg (168 lb) | 300 cm (120 in) | 297 cm (117 in) | Azerrail Baku
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| 22 | Maria Kiryluk | 16 February 1995 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 305 cm (120 in) | 290 cm (110 in) | Azerrail Baku
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Managers
| Azerbaijan Team Managers | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Faig Garayev
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1992 | 2013 |
| Aleksandr Chervyakov
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2013 | 2015 |
| Faig Garayev
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2015 | 2018 |
| Giovanni Caprara
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2019 | 2019 |
| Vasif Talibov
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2019 | 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 players
- Alla Hasanova (1992-2005)
- Yelena Shabovta (1994-2006)
- Oksana Kurt (1998-2016)
- Inessa Korkmaz (2001-2007)
- Valeriya Mammadova (2002-2017)
- Oksana Mammadyarova (2004-2011)
- Yelena Parkhomenko (2003-2016)
- Kseniya Koçyiğit (2004-2017)
- Natalya Mammadova (2004-2018)
- Polina Rahimova (2007-2020)
References
- ^ Azerbaijani women’s volleyball team makes it to CEV championship quarterfinals (PHOTO) trend news agency, 25 September 2017. Accessed 3 August 2020.
