Iran men's national volleyball team
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
World Championship
World Cup
World Grand Champions Cup
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
Asian Championship
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 | 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 | | |
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Asian Games
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
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
Results and fixtures
Previous matches
2015 matches:
Forthcoming matches
Current squad
The following is the Iranian roster at the 2016 Olympics qualification[2]
No. |
Name |
Date of birth |
Height |
Weight |
Spike |
Block |
2016 club |
01 !1 | Mahmoudi, ShahramShahram Mahmoudi | 000000001988-07-20-000020 July 1988 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 347 cm (137 in) | 332 cm (131 in) | Sarmayeh Tehran |
02 !2 | Ebadipour, MiladMilad Ebadipour | 000000001993-10-17-000017 October 1993 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 310 cm (120 in) | Shahrdari Urmia |
04 !4 | Marouf, SaeidSaeid Marouf (C) | 000000001985-10-20-000020 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, FarhadFarhad Ghaemi | 000000001989-08-28-000028 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, MohammadMohammad Mousavi | 000000001987-08-22-000022 August 1987 | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | 86 kg (190 lb) | 362 cm (143 in) | 344 cm (135 in) | Sarmayeh Tehran |
07 !7 | Zarini, HamzehHamzeh Zarini | 000000001985-10-18-000018 October 1985 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 98 kg (216 lb) | 351 cm (138 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | Kalleh Mazandaran |
08 !8 | Zarif, FarhadFarhad Zarif | 000000001983-03-03-00003 March 1983 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | 60 kg (130 lb) | 290 cm (110 in) | 271 cm (107 in) | Sarmayeh Tehran |
09 !9 | Gholami, AdelAdel Gholami | 000000001986-02-09-00009 February 1986 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 341 cm (134 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | Sarmayeh Tehran |
10 | Ghafour, AmirAmir Ghafour | 000000001988-02-18-000018 February 1988 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 354 cm (139 in) | 334 cm (131 in) | Paykan Tehran |
12 | Mirzajanpour, MojtabaMojtaba Mirzajanpour | 000000001991-10-07-00007 October 1991 | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 355 cm (140 in) | 348 cm (137 in) | Paykan Tehran |
13 | Mahdavi, MehdiMehdi Mahdavi | 000000001984-02-13-000013 February 1984 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 96 kg (212 lb) | 330 cm (130 in) | 310 cm (120 in) | Sarmayeh Tehran |
15 | Sharifat, MostafaMostafa Sharifat | 000000001987-09-16-000016 September 1987 | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 332 cm (131 in) | 313 cm (123 in) | Matin Varamin |
16 | Tashakori, ArminArmin Tashakori | 000000001986-12-08-00008 December 1986 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 94 kg (207 lb) | 355 cm (140 in) | 335 cm (132 in) | Shahrdari Urmia |
19 | Marandi, MehdiMehdi Marandi | 000000001986-05-12-000012 May 1986 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | 295 cm (116 in) | 280 cm (110 in) | Paykan Tehran |
Head coaches
Note: The following list may not be complete.
A Team
Name | From | To | notes |
Nasrollahkhan, SardarSardar Nasrollahkhan[3] |
1958 |
1958 Asian Games Runners-up |
Sharifzadeh, FereydoonFereydoon Sharifzadeh |
1958 |
1963 |
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Jabbarzadegan, HosseinHossein Jabbarzadegan |
1964 |
1966 |
1966 Asian Games 3rd Place |
Ejem, MiloslavMiloslav Ejem |
1970 |
1972 |
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Kurada, TadayeiTadayei Kurada |
1974 |
1974 Asian Games 4th Place |
Sung, ParkPark Sung |
1979 |
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Kargarpisheh, YadollahYadollah Kargarpisheh |
1979 |
1981 |
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Fakhredini, FaroughFarough Fakhredini |
1987 |
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Salehieh, MasoudMasoud Salehieh |
1987 |
1989 |
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Mehranpour, Hossein AliHossein Ali Mehranpour |
1989 |
1991 |
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Heidarkhan, MohammadMohammad Heidarkhan |
1991 |
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Bugajenkovs, IvansIvans Bugajenkovs |
1993 |
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Matsumoto, FumihikoFumihiko Matsumoto |
1994 |
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Salehieh, MasoudMasoud Salehieh |
1995 |
1995 Asian Championship 4th Place |
Saberpour, MehdiMehdi Saberpour |
1997 |
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Matsumoto, FumihikoFumihiko Matsumoto |
1998 |
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Karkhaneh, MostafaMostafa Karkhaneh |
1999 |
2001 |
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Mehranpour, Hossein AliHossein Ali Mehranpour |
2001 |
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Ki-Won, ParkPark Ki-Won |
2002 |
2005 |
2002 Asian Games Runners-up 2003 Asian Championship 3rd Place |
Kijac, MiloradMilorad Kijac |
2006 |
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Gajić, ZoranZoran Gajić |
2007 |
2008 |
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Maadani, HosseinHossein Maadani |
2008 |
2010 |
2008 Asian Cup Champions 2009 Asian Championship Runners-up 2010 Asian Games Runners-up 2010 Asian Cup Champions |
Velasco, JulioJulio Velasco |
2011 |
2014 |
2011 Asian Championship Champions 2013 World Grand Champions 4th Place 2013 Asian Championship Champions |
Kovač, SlobodanSlobodan Kovač |
2014 |
2015 |
2014 World League 4th Place 2014 Asian Games Champions |
Lozano, RaúlRaúl Lozano |
2016 |
Present |
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Coaching staff
Position |
Staff |
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:
B Team
Notable squads
World Championship squads |
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World Cup squads |
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- 1 Sansabili
- 2 Azizian
- 3 Saeidi
- 4 Omidi
- 5 Mozaffari
- 6 Nouri
- 7 Faraji
- 8 Aghili
- 9 Hamidi
- 10 Shaaban-Khamseh
- 11 Karimyar
- 12 Mirhosseini
- Coach: Heidarkhan
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World Grand Champions Cup squads |
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Asian Championship squads |
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References
External links
AVC Asian Championship winners |
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