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Iran men's national volleyball team

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The Iran men's national volleyball team is the official national men's volleyball team of Iran. It is governed by the Iran Volleyball Federation (I.R.I.V.F.) and takes part in international volleyball competitions.

Iran
AssociationIRIVF
Head coachPeyman Akbari
FIVB ranking15 (as of 1 July 2024)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances2 (First in 2016)
Best result5th (2016)
World Championship
Appearances7 (First in 1970)
Best result6th (2014)
World Cup
Appearances4 (First in 1991)
Best result8th (2015, 2019)
Asian Championship
Appearances20 (First in 1979)
Best resultGold (2011, 2013, 2019, 2021)
volleyball.ir
Honours
Event1st2nd3rd
World Grand Champions Cup001
Asian Championship431
Asian Games331
Asian Cup320
Other Official Competitions630
Total16113
Medal record
World Grand Champions Cup
Bronze medal – third place2017 JapanTeam
Asian Championship
Gold medal – first place2011 TehranTeam
Gold medal – first place2013 DubaiTeam
Gold medal – first place2019 TehranTeam
Gold medal – first place2021 Chiba/FunabashiTeam
Silver medal – second place2009 ManilaTeam
Silver medal – second place2015 TehranTeam
Silver medal – second place2023 UrmiaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2003 TianjinTeam
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2014 IncheonTeam
Gold medal – first place2018 Jakarta/PalembangTeam
Gold medal – first place2022 HangzhouTeam
Silver medal – second place1958 TokyoTeam
Silver medal – second place2002 BusanTeam
Silver medal – second place2010 GuangzhouTeam
Bronze medal – third place1966 BangkokTeam
Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place2008 Nakhon RatchasimaTeam
Gold medal – first place2010 UrmiaTeam
Gold medal – first place2016 Nakhon PathomTeam
Silver medal – second place2012 Vinh YenTeam
Silver medal – second place2018 TaipeiTeam
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place2005 Mecca/Medina/Jeddah/Ta’ifTeam
Gold medal – first place2013 PalembangTeam
Gold medal – first place2017 BakuTeam
Gold medal – first place2021 KonyaTeam
West Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2005 DohaTeam
Central Asian Championship
Gold medal – first place2010 KolkataTeam
Gold medal – first place2023 Cholpon-AtaTeam
Silver medal – second place2007 IslamabadTeam
Silver medal – second place2022 LahoreTeam

As of 11 September 2022, Team Melli is considered as the second team in Asia, as it ranks 10th in the FIVB World Rankings.[1]

The national team won the Asian Volleyball Championship four times: in 2011 Tehran, 2013 Dubai, 2019 Tehran and 2021 Chiba & Funabashi

In its first appearance in the competition since joining the 2013 World League, Iran has been a dominant force in Group 1.[citation needed]

In 2014 World League campaign, Iran's national team reached fourth place in Group 1 after a straight-set defeat to their Italian hosts in the bronze medal match. In these games, Iran had already defeated Brazil, Italy and Poland.[citation needed]

Iran has also competed in the World Championship four times, with their best result obtained in 2014 Poland where they ended up in 6th place. In those games Iran qualified from the first and second rounds with, respectively, four and five wins; their only defeat was against France.[citation needed]

Iran defeated Japan to win the gold medal at the Asian Games Korea in 2014. Consecutively, in the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia, Iran cruised past Japan and South Korea to win the gold medal.[citation needed]

Iran made it to the Olympic Games for the first time in their history in 1984 as the top-ranked Asian squad at the World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Japan. Iran finished in 5th place in the competition.[citation needed]

History

The history of Iran's national volleyball team dates back to around 1320 when Alireza Beiranvand brought volleyball regulations to Iran. During World War II, Allied forces occupied Iran, and Iranians participated in sports, including volleyball, with soldiers. At that time a friendly match was arranged between the Iranian and Russian Army teams. In 1958, for the first time, national men's team of Pakistan was invited to Tehran for some friendly matches with the national team, club teams and the Army team. Iran's national team first attended an international competition at the 1958 Asian Games, where they won the silver medal.[2]

Tournament records

Olympic Games

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Olympic Games recordQualification record
YearRoundPositionGPMWMLSWSLSquadGPMWMLSWSL
1964Did not participate
or
Did not qualify		6241012
1968Did not participate
or
Did not qualify
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
20047431311
20087251116
2012752169
2016Quarterfinals5th place624812Squad7611811
2020Preliminary round9th place523911Squad871217
2024Did not qualify716719
2028Future eventFuture event
2032
Total2/1511471723—4927229685

World Championship

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World Cup

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World Cup record (Defunct)
YearRoundPositionGPMWMLSWSLSquad
1965Did not participate
1969
1977
1981
1985
1989Did not qualify
19917th–12th places11th place817523Squad
1995Did not qualify
1999
2003
2007
2011Round-robin9th place11561625Squad
2015Round-robin8th place11471624Squad
2019Round-robin8th place11471925Squad
Total4/144114275697—

World Grand Champions Cup

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World Grand Champions record (Defunct)
YearRoundPositionGPMWMLSWSLSquad
1993Did not qualify
1997
2001
2005
2009Round-robin5th place514814Squad
2013Round-robin4th place5321010Squad
2017Round-robin3rd place5411210Squad
Total3/715873034—

World League

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World League record (Defunct)Qualification record
YearRoundPositionGPMWMLSWSLSquadGPMWMLSWSL
1990Did not participateDid not participate
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010Did not qualify20206
2011World Ranking
201210113
2013Intercontinental round9th place10552021Squad440121
20143rd place match4th place16792832SquadDirectly qualified
2015Intercontinental round7th place12662521Squad
2016Intercontinental round8th place9451522Squad
2017Intercontinental round11th place9361123Squad
Total5/2856253199119567431310

Nations League

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Nations League record
YearRoundPositionGPMWMLSWSLSquad
2018Preliminary round10th place15782930Squad
2019Final round pool play5th place171254121Squad
2021Preliminary round12th place155102532Squad
2022Quarterfinals7th place13762422Squad
2023Preliminary round14th place122101631Squad
2024Preliminary round15th place122101434Squad
Total5/5843549149170—

Asian Championship

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Asian Championship record
YearRoundPositionGPMWMLSWSLSquad
1975Did not participate
1979Classification 5th–8th6th place6331210Squad
1983Did not participate
19879th place match10th place7431312Squad
19897th place match8th place8351115Squad
19917th place match7th place7341114Squad
19935th place match5th place7431211Squad
1995Championship4th place7431213Squad
1997Classification 5th–8th6th place523811Squad
1999Classification 5th–8th5th place6421310Squad
20015th place match5th place6421410Squad
2003Championship3rd place7521612Squad
20055th place match6th place5321210Squad
2007Championship5th place9541718Squad
2009FinalRunners-up8712210Squad
2011FinalChampions880242Squad
2013FinalChampions770211Squad
2015FinalRunners-up862209Squad[a]
20175th place match5th place8622010Squad[b]
2019FinalChampions871224Squad
2021FinalChampions770211Squad
2023FinalRunners-up541124Squad
Total4 Titles20/221399643313187—

Asian Games

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Asian Games record
YearRoundPositionGPMWMLSWSLSquad
1958Round-robinRunners-up43196Squad
1962Did not participate
1966Final round3rd place8531614Squad
1970Round-robin5th place7341114Squad
19743rd place match4th place52379Squad
1978Did not participate
1982
1986
1990
19945th place match5th place9541616Squad
1998Did not participate
2002FinalRunners-up6421210Squad
20065th place match6th place31267Squad
2010FinalRunners-up981254Squad
2014FinalChampions880242Squad
2018FinalChampions550150Squad
2022FinalChampions550152Squad
2026Future event
2030
2034
Total3 Titles11/1769492015684—

Asian Cup

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Asian Cup record (Defunct)
YearRoundPositionGPMWMLSWSLSquad
2008FinalChampions651168Squad
2010FinalChampions660186Squad
2012FinalRunners-up651167Squad[a]
20143rd place match4th place642149Squad[a]
2016FinalChampions660185Squad[a]
2018FinalRunners-up541145Squad[a]
20225th place match5th place532118Squad[c]
Total3 Titles7/74033710748—

Other tournaments

Islamic Solidarity Games

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Islamic Solidarity Games record
YearRoundPositionGPMWMLSWSLSquad
2005FinalChampions880243Squad
2013FinalChampions660182Squad[a]
2017FinalChampions660183Squad[c]
2021FinalChampions541144Squad[a]
2025Future event
Total4 Titles4/4252417412—

West Asian Games

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

West Asian Games record (Defunct)
YearRoundPositionGPMWMLSWSLSquad
2005Round-robinRunners-up541144Squad
Total1/1541144—

Central Asian Championship

Results and fixtures

DateLocationCompetitionOpponentResult
2024
22 May  Brazil2024 Nations League  Serbia1–3 L
24 May  Brazil2024 Nations League  Italy0–3 L
25 May  Brazil2024 Nations League  Cuba1–3 L
26 May  Brazil2024 Nations League  Argentina2–3 L
4 Jun  Japan2024 Nations League  Japan0–3 L
6 Jun  Japan2024 Nations League  Brazil1–3 L
7 Jun  Japan2024 Nations League  Bulgaria2–3 L
8 Jun  Japan2024 Nations League  Turkey1–3 L
19 Jun  Philippines2024 Nations League  United States3–2 W
20 Jun  Philippines2024 Nations League  Netherlands3–2 W
21 Jun  Philippines2024 Nations League  France0–3 L
23 Jun  Philippines2024 Nations League  Germany0–3 L

Team

Current squad

Representing Iran at the 2024 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League

  • Head coach: Mauricio Motta Paes
No.NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2024 club
1Mahdi Jelveh21 May 20012.01 m (6 ft 7 in)85 kg (187 lb)390 cm (150 in)345 cm (136 in) Olympiacos Piraeus
2Milad Ebadipour (C)17 October 19931.96 m (6 ft 5 in)90 kg (200 lb)358 cm (141 in)340 cm (130 in) KS Norwid Częstochowa
5Amir Hossein Toukhteh9 April 20012.03 m (6 ft 8 in)79 kg (174 lb)373 cm (147 in)354 cm (139 in) Haraz Amol
7Shahrooz Homayonfarmanesh18 December 19891.92 m (6 ft 4 in)85 kg (187 lb)325 cm (128 in)320 cm (130 in)
8Mohammad Reza Hazratpour31 March 19991.80 m (5 ft 11 in)87 kg (192 lb)300 cm (120 in)290 cm (110 in)
8Mohammad Reza Moazzen20 September 19911.75 m (5 ft 9 in)75 kg (165 lb)292 cm (115 in)281 cm (111 in)
11Mohammad Barbast14 February 20022.05 m (6 ft 9 in)90 kg (200 lb)375 cm (148 in)345 cm (136 in) CS Dinamo București
12Amir Hossein Esfandiar24 January 19992.06 m (6 ft 9 in)95 kg (209 lb)355 cm (140 in)348 cm (137 in) Tianjin Food Group
14Poriya Hossein Khanzadeh1 July 20042.02 m (6 ft 8 in)90 kg (200 lb)375 cm (148 in)355 cm (140 in) Cucine Lube Civitanova
15Aliasghar Mojarad30 October 19972.03 m (6 ft 8 in)90 kg (200 lb)330 cm (130 in)310 cm (120 in) CS Rapid București
17Amin Esmaeilnejad17 December 19962.02 m (6 ft 8 in)93 kg (205 lb)365 cm (144 in)344 cm (135 in) PGE Skra Bełchatów
18Mohammad Taher Vadi10 October 19891.94 m (6 ft 4 in)72 kg (159 lb)329 cm (130 in)315 cm (124 in) Foolad Sirjan
21Meisam Salehi17 November 19981.98 m (6 ft 6 in)89 kg (196 lb)383 cm (151 in)355 cm (140 in) Fenerbahçe
24Javad Karimi1 March 19982.01 m (6 ft 7 in)104 kg (229 lb)330 cm (130 in)310 cm (120 in) Minas Tênis Clube
25Mobin Nasri7 January 20032.01 m (6 ft 7 in)82 kg (181 lb)373 cm (147 in)355 cm (140 in) Warta Zawiercie
49Morteza Sharifi27 May 19991.93 m (6 ft 4 in)83 kg (183 lb)340 cm (130 in)320 cm (130 in) Galatasaray S.K.

Head coaches

Note: The following list may not be complete.

Iran volleyball team members June 2015

A Team

NameFromTonotes
Sardar Nasrollahkhan[3]19581958 Asian Games Runners-up
Fereydoon Sharifzadeh19581963
Hossein Jabbarzadegan196419661966 Asian Games 3rd place
Miloslav Ejem19701972
Tadaee Korada19741974 Asian Games 4th place
Park Sung1979
Yadollah Kargarpisheh19791981
Farough Fakhredini1987
Masoud Salehieh19871989
Hossein Ali Mehranpour19891991
Mohammad Heidarkhan1991
Ivans Bugajenkovs19911993Acted as head coach from 1991 to 1993
and as the general technical manager of all age groups from 1991 to 2007.
Fumihiko Matsumoto1994
Masoud Salehieh19951995 Asian Championship 4th place
Mehdi Saberpour1997
Fumihiko Matsumoto1998
Mostafa Karkhaneh19992001
Hossein Ali Mehranpour2001
Park Ki-won200220052002 Asian Games Runners-up
2003 Asian Championship 3rd place
Milorad Kijac2006
Zoran Gajić20072008
Hossein Maadani200820102008 Asian Cup Champions
2009 Asian Championship Runners-up
2010 Asian Cup Champions
2010 Asian Games Runners-up
Julio Velasco201120142011 Asian Championship Champions
2013 Asian Championship Champions
2013 World Grand Champions Cup 4th place
Slobodan Kovač201420152014 World League 4th place
2014 World Championship 6th place
2014 Asian Games Champions
Raúl Lozano20162016 Olympic Games 5th place
Igor Kolaković201720202017 World Grand Champions Cup 3rd place
2018 Asian Games Champions
2019 Nations League 5th place
2019 Asian Championship Champions
2020 Olympic Games Qualification
Vladimir Alekno202020212020 Olympic Games 9th place
Behrouz Ataei202120232021 Asian Championship Champions
2023 Asian Championship Runners-up
2022 Asian Games Champions
Maurício Paes2024
Peyman Akbari2024

Coaching staff

PositionStaff
Head Coach Behrouz Ataei
Assistant Coach Alireza Tolookian
Paweł Woicki
Analyzer Hossein Khouriani
Fitness Trainer Janas Wojciech
Doctor Reza Gholipour
U19 Coach Mohammad Vakili
Team Manager Akbar Mohammadi

Last updated: 17 July 2023
Source: [citation needed]

B Team

NameFrom–Tonotes
Peyman Akbari20102010 Central Asian Zone Championship Champions
Mohammad Vakili20122012 Asian Cup Runners-up
Hossein Maadani20132013 Islamic Solidarity Games Champions
Peyman Akbari2014–20152014 Asian Cup 4th place
2015 Asian Championship Runners-up
Nasser Shahnazi[4]20162016 Asian Cup Champions
Juan Manuel Cichello2017
Behrouz Ataei20182018 Asian Cup Runners-up
Azim Jazideh20222021 Islamic Solidarity Games Champions

Stadium

Azadi indoor stadium with Iranian fans
Rezazadeh Stadium in 2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League

The team's home arena are Azadi Indoor Stadium, Azadi Volleyball Hall, Rezazadeh Stadium and Ghadir Stadium.

Kit providers

The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Iran national volleyball team.

PeriodKit provider
2000–2008Asics
Mikasa
Fuerza
Mizuno
Ideal
2008–Merooj

Sponsorship

Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like MCI and Tourism Bank, Refah Stores other sponsors: Roamer.[citation needed]

Notes

References

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