Iran men's national volleyball team
Association | IRIVF | ||
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Confederation | AVC | ||
Head coach | Raúl Lozano | ||
FIVB ranking | 15 (as of 10 July 2024) | ||
Uniforms | |||
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World Championship | |||
Appearances | 5 (First in 1970) | ||
Best result | 6th (2014) | ||
iranvolleyball.com |
Medal record | ||
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Asian Championship | ||
2011 Tehran | Team | |
2013 Dubai | Team | |
2009 Manila | Team | |
2015 Tehran | Team B | |
2003 Tianjin | Team | |
Asian Games | ||
2014 Incheon | Team | |
1958 Tokyo | Team | |
2002 Busan | Team | |
2010 Guangzhou | Team | |
1966 Bangkok | Team | |
Asian Cup | ||
2008 Nakhon Ratchasima | Team | |
2010 Urmia | Team | |
2012 Vinh Yen | Team B |
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
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
Year | Rank | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
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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
Year | Rank | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
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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 |
2018 | TBD | – | – | – | – | – |
Total | 5/19 | 34 | 12 | 22 | 49 | 76 |
World Cup
Year | Rank | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
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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
Year | Rank | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
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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
Year | Rank | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
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1990 | Did not enter | – | – | – | – | – |
1991 | – | – | – | – | – | |
1992 | – | – | – | – | – | |
1993 | – | – | – | – | – | |
1994 | – | – | – | – | – | |
1995 | – | – | – | – | – | |
1996 | – | – | – | – | – | |
1997 | – | – | – | – | – | |
1998 | – | – | – | – | – | |
1999 | – | – | – | – | – | |
2000 | – | – | – | – | – | |
2001 | – | – | – | – | – | |
2002 | – | – | – | – | – | |
2003 | – | – | – | – | – | |
2004 | – | – | – | – | – | |
2005 | – | – | – | – | – | |
2006 | – | – | – | – | – | |
2007 | – | – | – | – | – | |
2008 | – | – | – | – | – | |
2009 | – | – | – | – | – | |
2010 | Did not qualify | – | – | – | – | – |
2011 | – | – | – | – | – | |
2012 | – | – | – | – | – | |
2013 | 9th place | 10 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 21 |
2014 | 4th place | 16 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 32 |
2015 | 7th place | 12 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 21 |
2016 | TBD | – | – | – | – | – |
Total | 3/26 | 38 | 18 | 20 | 73 | 74 |
Asian Championship
Year | Rank | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
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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 | 15 | 13 |
1991 | 7th place | 7 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 |
1993 | 5th place | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 |
1995 | 4th place | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14* |
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 | 108 | 69 | 39 |
- without two First win , Lake of information
http://todor66.com/volleyball/Asia/index_Men.html
Asian Games
Year | Rank | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
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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
Year | Rank | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
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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
- West Asian Games
- 2005 – Runners-up
- Islamic Solidarity Games
Results and fixtures
Previous matches
2015 matches:
Forthcoming matches
Date | Competition | Location | Opponent |
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17 June 2016 | 2016 World League | Brazil | Brazil |
18 June 2016 | 2016 World League | Brazil | United States |
19 June 2016 | 2016 World League | Brazil | Argentina |
24 June 2016 | 2016 World League | Serbia | Bulgaria |
25 June 2016 | 2016 World League | Serbia | Brazil |
26 June 2016 | 2016 World League | Serbia | Serbia |
1 July 2016 | 2016 World League | Iran | Serbia |
2 July 2016 | 2016 World League | Iran | Italy |
3 July 2016 | 2016 World League | Iran | Argentina |
Current squad
The following is the Iranian roster at the 2015 World Cup
- Head coach: Slobodan Kovač
- Assistant coach: Slobodan Prakljačić
- Assistant coach: Rahman Mohammadirad
No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2015 club |
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1 | Shahram Mahmoudi | 20 July 1988 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 347 cm (137 in) | 332 cm (131 in) | Shahrdari Urmia |
2 | Milad Ebadipour | 17 October 1993 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 310 cm (120 in) | Shahrdari Urmia |
3 | Saman Faezi | 23 August 1991 | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 343 cm (135 in) | 335 cm (132 in) | Paykan Tehran |
4 | Saeid Marouf (C) | 20 October 1985 | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 81 kg (179 lb) | 331 cm (130 in) | 311 cm (122 in) | Shahrdari Urmia |
5 | Farhad Ghaemi | 28 August 1989 | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 355 cm (140 in) | 335 cm (132 in) | Paykan Tehran |
6 | Mohammad Mousavi | 22 August 1987 | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 362 cm (143 in) | 344 cm (135 in) | Paykan Tehran |
9 | Adel Gholami | 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 | Amir Ghafour | 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 | Mojtaba Mirzajanpour | 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 | Mehdi Mahdavi | 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 | Abdolreza Alizadeh | 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 | Mehdi Marandi | 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 | Mohammad Hassan Senobar | 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 | Mohammad Javad Manavinejad | 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
Note: The following list may not be complete.
A Team
Coaching staff
Position | Staff |
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Head Coach | Raúl Lozano |
Assistant Coach | Juan Manuel Cichello |
Fitness coach | Andrés Esper |
Analyzer | Navid Moshajari |
Physiotherapist | Siamak Afrouzi |
U23 & B team Coach | Peiman Akbari |
U21 manager | Farhad Nafarzadeh |
U19 manager | Reza Vakili |
Team manager | Amir Khosh Khabar |
Last updated: 16 November 2015
Source: [citation needed]
B Team
Name | From-To | notes |
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Reza Vakili | 2012 | 2012 Asian Cup Runners-up |
Hossein Maadani | 2013 | 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games Champions |
Peiman Akbari | 2014-2015 | 2014 Asian Cup 4th Place 2015 Asian Championship Runners-up |
Notable squads
References
- Template:Fa icon Asian Volleyball Championship
- Template:Fa icon Volleyball at the Asian Games
- Template:Fa icon Iran Volleyball History