Iran men's national volleyball team
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | |||
| 1964 | Did not participate or Did not qualify | 6 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | ||||||||||
| 1968 | Did not participate or Did not qualify | |||||||||||||||
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| 2004 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 2008 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | |||||||||||
| 2012 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 2016 | Quarterfinals | 5th place | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | Squad | 7 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 11 | |||
| 2020 | Preliminary round | 9th place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | Squad | 8 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 7 | |||
| 2024 | Did not qualify | 7 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 19 | ||||||||||
| 2028 | Future event | Future event | ||||||||||||||
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| Total | 2/15 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 23 | — | 49 | 27 | 22 | 96 | 85 | ||||
World Championship
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World Cup
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
| 1965 | Did not participate | |||||||
| 1969 | ||||||||
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| 1985 | ||||||||
| 1989 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1991 | 7th–12th places | 11th place | 8 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 23 | Squad |
| 1995 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1999 | ||||||||
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| 2007 | ||||||||
| 2011 | Round-robin | 9th place | 11 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 25 | Squad |
| 2015 | Round-robin | 8th place | 11 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 24 | Squad |
| 2019 | Round-robin | 8th place | 11 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 25 | Squad |
| Total | 4/14 | 41 | 14 | 27 | 56 | 97 | — | |
World Grand Champions Cup
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
| World Grand Champions record (Defunct) | ||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
| 1993 | Did not qualify | |||||||
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| 2009 | Round-robin | 5th place | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | Squad |
| 2013 | Round-robin | 4th place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | Squad |
| 2017 | Round-robin | 3rd place | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 10 | Squad |
| Total | 3/7 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 34 | — | |
World League
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | |||
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| 2010 | Did not qualify | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2011 | World Ranking | |||||||||||||||
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 2013 | Intercontinental round | 9th place | 10 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 21 | Squad | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2014 | 3rd place match | 4th place | 16 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 32 | Squad | Directly qualified | |||||||
| 2015 | Intercontinental round | 7th place | 12 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 21 | Squad | ||||||||
| 2016 | Intercontinental round | 8th place | 9 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 22 | Squad | ||||||||
| 2017 | Intercontinental round | 11th place | 9 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 23 | Squad | ||||||||
| Total | 5/28 | 56 | 25 | 31 | 99 | 119 | 56 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 10 | ||||
Nations League
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
| Nations League record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
| 2018 | Preliminary round | 10th place | 15 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 30 | Squad |
| 2019 | Final round pool play | 5th place | 17 | 12 | 5 | 41 | 21 | Squad |
| 2021 | Preliminary round | 12th place | 15 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 32 | Squad |
| 2022 | Quarterfinals | 7th place | 13 | 7 | 6 | 24 | 22 | Squad |
| 2023 | Preliminary round | 14th place | 12 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 31 | Squad |
| 2024 | Preliminary round | 15th place | 12 | 2 | 10 | 14 | 34 | Squad |
| Total | 5/5 | 84 | 35 | 49 | 149 | 170 | — | |
Asian Championship
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
| Asian Championship record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad | |
| 1975 | Did not participate | ||||||||
| 1979 | Classification 5th–8th | 6th place | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | Squad | |
| 1983 | Did not participate | ||||||||
| 1987 | 9th place match | 10th place | 7 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | Squad | |
| 1989 | 7th place match | 8th place | 8 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | Squad | |
| 1991 | 7th place match | 7th place | 7 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | Squad | |
| 1993 | 5th place match | 5th place | 7 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | Squad | |
| 1995 | Championship | 4th place | 7 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 13 | Squad | |
| 1997 | Classification 5th–8th | 6th place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | Squad | |
| 1999 | Classification 5th–8th | 5th place | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | Squad | |
| 2001 | 5th place match | 5th place | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 10 | Squad | |
| 2003 | Championship | 3rd place | 7 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 12 | Squad | |
| 2005 | 5th place match | 6th place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | Squad | |
| 2007 | Championship | 5th place | 9 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 18 | Squad | |
| 2009 | Final | Runners-up | 8 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 10 | Squad | |
| 2011 | Final | Champions | 8 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 2 | Squad | |
| 2013 | Final | Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 1 | Squad | |
| 2015 | Final | Runners-up | 8 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 9 | Squad[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 2017 | 5th place match | 5th place | 8 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 10 | Squad[lower-alpha 2] | |
| 2019 | Final | Champions | 8 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 4 | Squad | |
| 2021 | Final | Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 1 | Squad | |
| 2023 | Final | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 4 | Squad | |
| Total | 4 Titles | 20/22 | 139 | 96 | 43 | 313 | 187 | — | |
Asian Games
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
| Asian Games record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad | |
| 1958 | Round-robin | Runners-up | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | Squad | |
| 1962 | Did not participate | ||||||||
| 1966 | Final round | 3rd place | 8 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 14 | Squad | |
| 1970 | Round-robin | 5th place | 7 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | Squad | |
| 1974 | 3rd place match | 4th place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | Squad | |
| 1978 | Did not participate | ||||||||
| 1982 | |||||||||
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| 1994 | 5th place match | 5th place | 9 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | Squad | |
| 1998 | Did not participate | ||||||||
| 2002 | Final | Runners-up | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | Squad | |
| 2006 | 5th place match | 6th place | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | Squad | |
| 2010 | Final | Runners-up | 9 | 8 | 1 | 25 | 4 | Squad | |
| 2014 | Final | Champions | 8 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 2 | Squad | |
| 2018 | Final | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 0 | Squad | |
| 2022 | Final | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 2 | Squad | |
| 2026 | Future event | ||||||||
| 2030 | |||||||||
| 2034 | |||||||||
| Total | 3 Titles | 11/17 | 69 | 49 | 20 | 156 | 84 | — | |
Asian Cup
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
| Asian Cup record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad | |
| 2008 | Final | Champions | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 8 | Squad | |
| 2010 | Final | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 6 | Squad | |
| 2012 | Final | Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 7 | Squad[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 2014 | 3rd place match | 4th place | 6 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 9 | Squad[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 2016 | Final | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 5 | Squad[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 2018 | Final | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 5 | Squad[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 2022 | 5th place match | 5th place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | Squad[lower-alpha 3] | |
| Total | 3 Titles | 7/7 | 40 | 33 | 7 | 107 | 48 | — | |
Islamic Solidarity Games
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
| Islamic Solidarity Games record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
| 2005 | Final | Champions | 8 | 8 | 0 | 24 | 3 | Squad |
| 2013 | Final | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 2 | Squad[lower-alpha 1] |
| 2017 | Final | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 3 | Squad[lower-alpha 3] |
| 2021 | Final | Champions | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 4 | Squad[lower-alpha 1] |
| 2025 | Future event | |||||||
| Total | 4 Titles | 4/4 | 25 | 24 | 1 | 74 | 12 | — |
West Asian Games
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
| West Asian Games record (Defunct) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
| 2005 | Round-robin | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 4 | Squad |
| Total | 1/1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 4 | — | |
Central Asian Championship
- 2007 – Runners-up[lower-alpha 4]
- 2010 – Champions[lower-alpha 1]
- 2022 – Runners-up[lower-alpha 5]
- 2023 – Champions[lower-alpha 5]
Results and fixtures
| Date | Location | Competition | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ||||
| 22 May | Brazil | 2024 Nations League | Serbia | 1–3 L |
| 24 May | Brazil | 2024 Nations League | Italy | 0–3 L |
| 25 May | Brazil | 2024 Nations League | Cuba | 1–3 L |
| 26 May | Brazil | 2024 Nations League | Argentina | 2–3 L |
| 4 Jun | Japan | 2024 Nations League | Japan | 0–3 L |
| 6 Jun | Japan | 2024 Nations League | Brazil | 1–3 L |
| 7 Jun | Japan | 2024 Nations League | Bulgaria | 2–3 L |
| 8 Jun | Japan | 2024 Nations League | Turkey | 1–3 L |
| 19 Jun | Philippines | 2024 Nations League | United States | 3–2 W |
| 20 Jun | Philippines | 2024 Nations League | Netherlands | 3–2 W |
| 21 Jun | Philippines | 2024 Nations League | France | 0–3 L |
| 23 Jun | Philippines | 2024 Nations League | Germany | 0–3 L |
Team
Current squad
Representing Iran at the 2024 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2024 club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mahdi Jelveh | 21 May 2001 | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 390 cm (150 in) | 345 cm (136 in) | Fenerbahçe |
| 2 | Milad Ebadipour (C) | 17 October 1993 | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 358 cm (141 in) | 340 cm (130 in) | KS Norwid Częstochowa |
| 5 | Amir Hossein Toukhteh | 9 April 2001 | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 373 cm (147 in) | 354 cm (139 in) | Haraz Amol |
| 7 | Shahrooz Homayonfarmanesh | 18 December 1989 | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 325 cm (128 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | |
| 8 | Mohammad Reza Hazratpour | 31 March 1999 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | 87 kg (192 lb) | 300 cm (120 in) | 290 cm (110 in) | |
| 8 | Mohammad Reza Moazzen | 20 September 1991 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 292 cm (115 in) | 281 cm (111 in) | |
| 11 | Mohammad Barbast | 14 February 2002 | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 375 cm (148 in) | 345 cm (136 in) | CS Dinamo București |
| 12 | Amir Hossein Esfandiar | 24 January 1999 | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 355 cm (140 in) | 348 cm (137 in) | Tianjin Food Group |
| 14 | Poriya Hossein Khanzadeh | 1 July 2004 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 375 cm (148 in) | 355 cm (140 in) | Cucine Lube Civitanova |
| 15 | Aliasghar Mojarad | 30 October 1997 | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 330 cm (130 in) | 310 cm (120 in) | CS Rapid București |
| 17 | Amin Esmaeilnejad | 17 December 1996 | 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 365 cm (144 in) | 344 cm (135 in) | PGE Skra Bełchatów |
| 18 | Mohammad Taher Vadi | 10 October 1989 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 329 cm (130 in) | 315 cm (124 in) | Foolad Sirjan |
| 21 | Meisam Salehi | 17 November 1998 | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 383 cm (151 in) | 355 cm (140 in) | Olympiacos Piraeus |
| 24 | Javad Karimi | 1 March 1998 | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 104 kg (229 lb) | 330 cm (130 in) | 310 cm (120 in) | Minas Tênis Clube |
| 25 | Mobin Nasri | 7 January 2003 | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 373 cm (147 in) | 355 cm (140 in) | Warta Zawiercie |
| 49 | Morteza Sharifi | 27 May 1999 | 1.93 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.
A Team
| Name | From | To | notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sardar Nasrollahkhan[3] | 1958 | 1958 Asian Games Runners-up | |
| Fereydoon Sharifzadeh | 1958 | 1963 | |
| Hossein Jabbarzadegan | 1964 | 1966 | 1966 Asian Games 3rd place |
| Miloslav Ejem | 1970 | 1972 | |
| Tadaee Korada | 1974 | 1974 Asian Games 4th place | |
| Park Sung | 1979 | ||
| Yadollah Kargarpisheh | 1979 | 1981 | |
| Farough Fakhredini | 1987 | ||
| Masoud Salehieh | 1987 | 1989 | |
| Hossein Ali Mehranpour | 1989 | 1991 | |
| Mohammad Heidarkhan | 1991 | ||
| Ivans Bugajenkovs | 1991 | 1993 | Acted as head coach from 1991 to 1993 and as the general technical manager of all age groups from 1991 to 2007. |
| Fumihiko Matsumoto | 1994 | ||
| Masoud Salehieh | 1995 | 1995 Asian Championship 4th place | |
| Mehdi Saberpour | 1997 | ||
| Fumihiko Matsumoto | 1998 | ||
| Mostafa Karkhaneh | 1999 | 2001 | |
| Hossein Ali Mehranpour | 2001 | ||
| Park Ki-won | 2002 | 2005 | 2002 Asian Games Runners-up 2003 Asian Championship 3rd place |
| Milorad Kijac | 2006 | ||
| Zoran Gajić | 2007 | 2008 | |
| Hossein Maadani | 2008 | 2010 | 2008 Asian Cup Champions 2009 Asian Championship Runners-up 2010 Asian Cup Champions 2010 Asian Games Runners-up |
| Julio Velasco | 2011 | 2014 | 2011 Asian Championship Champions 2013 Asian Championship Champions 2013 World Grand Champions Cup 4th place |
| Slobodan Kovač | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 World League 4th place 2014 World Championship 6th place 2014 Asian Games Champions |
| Raúl Lozano | 2016 | 2016 Olympic Games 5th place | |
| Igor Kolaković | 2017 | 2020 | 2017 World Grand Champions Cup 3rd place 2018 Asian Games Champions 2019 Nations League 5th place 2019 Asian Championship Champions 2020 Olympic Games Qualification |
| Vladimir Alekno | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 Olympic Games 9th place |
| Behrouz Ataei | 2021 | 2023 | 2021 Asian Championship Champions 2023 Asian Championship Runners-up 2022 Asian Games Champions |
| Maurício Paes | 2024 | ||
| Peyman Akbari | 2024 | ||
Coaching staff
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| 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:
B Team
| Name | From–To | notes |
|---|---|---|
| Peyman Akbari | 2010 | 2010 Central Asian Zone Championship Champions |
| Mohammad Vakili | 2012 | 2012 Asian Cup Runners-up |
| Hossein Maadani | 2013 | 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games Champions |
| Peyman Akbari | 2014–2015 | 2014 Asian Cup 4th place 2015 Asian Championship Runners-up |
| Nasser Shahnazi[4] | 2016 | 2016 Asian Cup Champions |
| Juan Manuel Cichello | 2017 | |
| Behrouz Ataei | 2018 | 2018 Asian Cup Runners-up |
| Azim Jazideh | 2022 | 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Champions |
Stadium
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.
| Period | Kit provider |
|---|---|
| 2000–2008 | Asics Mikasa Fuerza Mizuno Ideal |
| 2008– | Merooj |
Sponsorship
Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like MCI and Tourism Bank, Refah Stores other sponsors: Roamer.
Notes
References
- "FIVB Senior World Ranking - Men". FIVB website. FIVB. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- "Brief History of Iran Men's Volleyball". I.R Iran VolleyBall Foundation. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- "خارجیهای والیبال؛ از سردار تا ولاسکو". Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- "کسب سهمیه المپیک والیبال قطعی است".
- (in Persian) Asian Volleyball Championship
- (in Persian) Volleyball at the Asian Games
- (in Persian) Iran Volleyball History