The Iran men's national volleyball team is the national men's volleyball team of Iran . It is governed by the Islamic Republic of Iran Volleyball Federation (I.R.I.V.F.) and takes part in international volleyball competitions.
They are currently the strongest team in Asia , having won the 2011 and 2013 Asian Volleyball Championships , and rank 8th in the FIVB World Rankings (as of September 2015). The team's home venues are Azadi Indoor Stadium and Azadi Volleyball Hall .
Tournament records [ edit ]
Notes: Gold, silver, bronze backgrounds indicate 1st, 2nd and 3rd finishes, respectively. Bold text indicates best finish in tournament. B indicates that the team was represented by its B team.
Olympic Games [ edit ]
Year
Rank
Pld
W
L
SW
SL
1964
Did not enter
or
Did not qualify
–
–
–
–
–
1968
–
–
–
–
–
1972
–
–
–
–
–
1976
–
–
–
–
–
1980
–
–
–
–
–
1984
–
–
–
–
–
1988
–
–
–
–
–
1992
–
–
–
–
–
1996
–
–
–
–
–
2000
–
–
–
–
–
2004
–
–
–
–
–
2008
–
–
–
–
–
2012
–
–
–
–
–
2016
TBD
–
–
–
–
–
Total
0/13
0
0
0
0
0
World Championship [ edit ]
Year
Rank
Pld
W
L
SW
SL
1949
Did not enter
–
–
–
–
–
1952
–
–
–
–
–
1956
–
–
–
–
–
1960
–
–
–
–
–
1962
–
–
–
–
–
1966
–
–
–
–
–
1970
21st place
11
4
7
16
24
1974
Did not enter
–
–
–
–
–
1978
–
–
–
–
–
1982
Did not qualify
–
–
–
–
–
1986
Did not enter
–
–
–
–
–
1990
Did not qualify
–
–
–
–
–
1994
–
–
–
–
–
1998
19th place
3
0
3
0
9
2002
Did not enter
–
–
–
–
–
2006
21st place
5
0
5
2
15
2010
19th place
3
1
2
5
7
2014
6th place
12
7
5
26
21
Total
5/18
34
12
22
49
76
World Cup [ edit ]
Year
Rank
Pld
W
L
SW
SL
1965
Did not enter
–
–
–
–
–
1969
–
–
–
–
–
1977
–
–
–
–
–
1981
–
–
–
–
–
1985
–
–
–
–
–
1989
Did not qualify
–
–
–
–
–
1991
11th place
8
1
7
5
23
1995
Did not qualify
–
–
–
–
–
1999
–
–
–
–
–
2003
–
–
–
–
–
2007
–
–
–
–
–
2011
9th place
11
5
6
16
25
2015
8th place
11
4
7
16
24
Total
3/12
30
10
20
37
72
World Grand Champions Cup [ edit ]
Year
Rank
Pld
W
L
SW
SL
1993
Did not qualify
–
–
–
–
–
1997
–
–
–
–
–
2001
–
–
–
–
–
2005
–
–
–
–
–
2009
5th place
5
1
4
8
14
2013
4th place
5
3
2
10
10
Total
2/6
10
4
6
18
24
World League [ edit ]
Asian Championship [ edit ]
Year
Rank
Pld
W
L
SW
SL
1975
Did not enter
–
–
–
–
–
1979
6th place
6
3
3
12
10
1983
Did not enter
–
–
–
–
–
1987
10th place
5
2
3
7
10
1989
8th place
8
3
5
1991
7th place
7
3
4
1993
5th place
7
4
3
1995
4th place
7
4
3
1997
6th place
5
2
3
8
11
1999
5th place
6
4
2
13
10
2001
5th place
6
4
2
14
10
2003
3rd place
7
5
2
16
12
2005
6th place
5
3
2
12
10
2007
5th place
9
5
4
17
18
2009
Runners-up
8
7
1
22
10
2011
Champions
8
8
0
24
2
2013
Champions
7
7
0
21
1
2015
Runners-up (B )
8
6
2
20
9
Total
16/18
109
70
39
Asian Games [ edit ]
Year
Rank
Pld
W
L
SW
SL
1958
Runners-up
4
3
1
9
6
1962
Did not enter
–
–
–
–
–
1966
3rd place
8
5
3
16
14
1970
5th place
7
3
4
11
14
1974
4th place
5
2
3
7
9
1978
Did not enter
–
–
–
–
–
1982
–
–
–
–
–
1986
–
–
–
–
–
1990
–
–
–
–
–
1994
5th place
9
5
4
16
16
1998
Did not enter
–
–
–
–
–
2002
Runners-up
6
4
2
12
10
2006
6th place
3
1
2
6
7
2010
Runners-up
9
8
1
25
4
2014
Champions
8
8
0
24
2
Total
9/15
59
39
20
126
82
Asian Cup [ edit ]
Year
Rank
Pld
W
L
SW
SL
2008
Champions
6
5
1
16
8
2010
Champions
6
6
0
18
6
2012
Runners-up (B )
6
5
1
16
7
2014
4th place (B )
6
4
2
14
9
Total
4/4
24
20
4
64
30
Other tournaments [ edit ]
Results and fixtures [ edit ]
Previous matches [ edit ]
2015 matches:
Forthcoming matches [ edit ]
Current squad [ edit ]
The following is the Iranian roster at the 2015 World Cup
No.
Name
Date of birth
Height
Weight
Spike
Block
2015 club
01 ! 1
Mahmoudi, Shahram Shahram Mahmoudi
000000001988-07-20-0000 20 July 1988
1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
95 kg (209 lb)
347 cm (137 in)
332 cm (131 in)
Shahrdari Urmia
02 ! 2
Ebadipour, Milad Milad Ebadipour
000000001993-10-17-0000 17 October 1993
1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
78 kg (172 lb)
350 cm (140 in)
310 cm (120 in)
Shahrdari Urmia
03 ! 3
Faezi, Saman Saman Faezi
000000001991-08-23-0000 23 August 1991
2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
87 kg (192 lb)
343 cm (135 in)
335 cm (132 in)
Paykan Tehran
04 ! 4
Marouf, Saeid Saeid Marouf (C )
000000001985-10-20-0000 20 October 1985
1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
81 kg (179 lb)
331 cm (130 in)
311 cm (122 in)
Shahrdari Urmia
05 ! 5
Ghaemi, Farhad Farhad Ghaemi
000000001989-08-28-0000 28 August 1989
1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
73 kg (161 lb)
355 cm (140 in)
335 cm (132 in)
Paykan Tehran
06 ! 6
Mousavi, Mohammad Mohammad Mousavi
000000001987-08-22-0000 22 August 1987
2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
86 kg (190 lb)
362 cm (143 in)
344 cm (135 in)
Paykan Tehran
09 ! 9
Gholami, Adel Adel Gholami
000000001986-02-09-0000 9 February 1986
1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
88 kg (194 lb)
341 cm (134 in)
330 cm (130 in)
Mizan Mashhad
10
Ghafour, Amir Amir Ghafour
000000001991-06-06-0000 6 June 1991
2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
90 kg (200 lb)
354 cm (139 in)
334 cm (131 in)
Matin Varamin
12
Mirzajanpour, Mojtaba Mojtaba Mirzajanpour
000000001991-10-07-0000 7 October 1991
2.05 m (6 ft 9 in)
88 kg (194 lb)
325 cm (128 in)
315 cm (124 in)
Paykan Tehran
13
Mahdavi, Mehdi Mehdi Mahdavi
000000001984-02-13-0000 13 February 1984
1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
96 kg (212 lb)
330 cm (130 in)
310 cm (120 in)
Mizan Mashhad
16
Alizadeh, Abdolreza Abdolreza Alizadeh
000000001987-02-19-0000 19 February 1987
1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
80 kg (180 lb)
272 cm (107 in)
252 cm (99 in)
Shahrdari Urmia
19
Marandi, Mehdi Mehdi Marandi
000000001986-05-12-0000 12 May 1986
1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
69 kg (152 lb)
295 cm (116 in)
280 cm (110 in)
Shahrdari Tabriz
22
Senobar, Mohammad Hassan Mohammad Hassan Senobar
000000001989-07-11-0000 11 July 1989
2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)
94 kg (207 lb)
370 cm (150 in)
361 cm (142 in)
Shahrdari Tabriz
24
Manavinejad, Mohammad Javad Mohammad Javad Manavinejad
000000001995-11-27-0000 27 November 1995
2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)
84 kg (185 lb)
340 cm (130 in)
320 cm (130 in)
Paykan Tehran
Head coaches [ edit ]
Note: The following list may not be complete.
Name
From
To
notes
Nasrollahkhan, Sardar Sardar Nasrollahkhan [ 1]
1958
1958 Asian Games Runners-up
Sharifzadeh, Fereydoon Fereydoon Sharifzadeh
1958
1963
Jabbarzadegan, Hossein Hossein Jabbarzadegan
1964
1966
1966 Asian Games 3rd Place
Ejem, Miloslav Miloslav Ejem
1970
1972
Kurada, Tadayei Tadayei Kurada
1974
1974 Asian Games 4th Place
Sung, Park Park Sung
1979
Kargarpisheh, Yadollah Yadollah Kargarpisheh
1979
1981
Fakhredini, Farough Farough Fakhredini
1987
Salehieh, Masoud Masoud Salehieh
1987
1989
Mehranpour, Hossein Ali Hossein Ali Mehranpour
1989
1991
Heidarkhan, Mohammad Mohammad Heidarkhan
1991
Bugajenkovs, Ivans Ivans Bugajenkovs
1993
Matsumoto, Fumihiko Fumihiko Matsumoto
1994
Salehieh, Masoud Masoud Salehieh
1995
1995 Asian Championship 4th Place
Saberpour, Mehdi Mehdi Saberpour
1997
Matsumoto, Fumihiko Fumihiko Matsumoto
1998
Karkhaneh, Mostafa Mostafa Karkhaneh
1999
2001
Mehranpour, Hossein Ali Hossein Ali Mehranpour
2001
Ki-Won, Park Park Ki-Won
2002
2005
2002 Asian Games Runners-up
2003 Asian Championship 3rd Place
Kijac, Milorad Milorad Kijac
2006
Gajić, Zoran Zoran Gajić
2007
2008
Maadani, Hossein Hossein Maadani
2008
2010
2008 Asian Cup Champions
2009 Asian Championship Runners-up
2010 Asian Games Runners-up
2010 Asian Cup Champions
Velasco, Julio Julio Velasco
2011
2014
2011 Asian Championship Champions
2013 World Grand Champions 4th Place
2013 Asian Championship Champions
Kovač, Slobodan Slobodan Kovač
2014
present
2014 World League 4th Place
2014 Asian Games Champions
Notable squads [ edit ]
World Championship squads
World Grand Champions Cup squads
Asian Championship squads
References [ edit ]
External links [ edit ]
AVC Asian Championship winners