# Azerbaijan women's national volleyball team

The Azerbaijan women's national volleyball team (Azerbaijani: Azərbaycan qadın milli voleybol komandası) is formed by the Azerbaijan Volleyball Federation (AVF) and represents Azerbaijan in international CEV and FIVB tournaments.

## Competitive record
### World Championship

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
World Championship record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
| 1952–1990 | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union |
| 1994 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | Squad |
| 1998 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2002 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2006 | Second round | 13th | 9 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | Squad |
| 2010 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2014 | Second round | 15th | 9 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | Squad |
| 2018 | Second round | 15th | 9 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 22 | Squad |
| / 2022 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2025 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Total | 0 titles | 4/20 | 30 | 11 | 19 | 40 | 65 | — |

### European Championship

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
European Championship record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
| 1949–1991 | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union |
| 1993 | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate |
| 1995 | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate |
| 1997 | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate |
| 1999 | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate |
| 2001 | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate |
| 2003 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2005 | Semifinals | 4th | 7 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 11 | Squad |
| / 2007 | Second round | 12th | 8 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 21 | Squad |
| 2009 | Playoff round | 12th | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 23 | Squad |
| / 2011 | Playoff round | 9th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | Squad |
| / 2013 | Preliminary round | 15th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | Squad |
| / 2015 | Preliminary round | 14th | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | Squad |
| / 2017 | Semifinals | 4th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7 | Squad |
| /// 2019 | Round of 16 | 10th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 10 | Squad |
| /// 2021 | First round | 24th | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 15 | Squad |
| /// 2023 | Preliminary round | 17th | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | Squad |
| Total | 0 titles | 10/33 | 55 | 17 | 38 | 68 | 126 | — |

### European Games

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
European Games record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
| 2015 | Semifinals | 4th | 8 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 13 | Squad |
| Total | 0 titles | 1/1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 13 | — |

### European League

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
European League record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Squad |
| 2009 | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate |
| 2010 | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate |
| 2011 | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate |
| 2012 | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate |
| 2013 | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate |
| 2014 | League round | 4th | 12 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 25 | Squad |
| / 2015 | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate |
| / 2016 | Final | 1st | 10 | 10 | 0 | 30 | 5 | Squad |
| / 2017 | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate |
| 2018 | Golden league | 5th | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 7 | Squad |
| 2019 | Golden league | 10th | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 18 | Squad |
| 2021 | Golden league | 11th | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 18 | Squad |
| 2022 | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew | Withdrew |
| / 2023 | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate | Did Not Participate |
| 2024 | Golden league | 8th | 6 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | Squad |
| Total | 1 titles | 6/15 | 46 | 22 | 24 | 74 | 85 | — |

## Team
### Current squad

The following is the Azerbaijani roster for the 2023 Women's European Volleyball Championship.
Head coach: Ataman Güneyligil
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2022–23 club | Debut Year |
| 2 | Yana Doroshenko | 5 July 1994 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 290 cm (110 in) | 285 cm (112 in) | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 2018 |
| 3 | Yelyzaveta Ruban | 3 March 1995 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 305 cm (120 in) | 290 cm (110 in) | CSM Lugoj | 2015 |
| 5 | Odina Aliyeva | 22 May 1990 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 317 cm (125 in) | 305 cm (120 in) | VW Jakarta Elektrik PLN | 2011 |
| 6 | Ayshan Abdulazimova (c) | 11 April 1993 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 265 cm (104 in) | 260 cm (100 in) | Vasas SC | 2011 |
| 7 | Olena Kharchenko | 25 November 1995 | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | 72 kg (159 lb) | 305 cm (120 in) | 285 cm (112 in) | Çukurova Belediyespor | 2014 |
| 9 | Nikalina Bashnakova | 29 March 1998 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 298 cm (117 in) | 285 cm (112 in) | Szent Benedek | 2020 |
| 10 | Anastasiya Mertsalova | 17 July 2001 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 78 kg (172 lb) | 303 cm (119 in) | 286 cm (113 in) | Severyanka Cherepovets | 2021 |
| 11 | Aynur Imanova | 7 December 1988 | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 66 kg (146 lb) | 290 cm (110 in) | 280 cm (110 in) | Azerrail Baku | 2007 |
| 14 | Kristina Besman | 13 February 1996 | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | 69 kg (152 lb) | 300 cm (120 in) | 295 cm (116 in) | VC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk | 2015 |
| 16 | Yuliya Karimova | 7 February 1988 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 68 kg (150 lb) | 280 cm (110 in) | 270 cm (110 in) | Azerrail Baku | 2018 |
| 17 | Polina Rahimova | 5 June 1990 | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 307 cm (121 in) | 290 cm (110 in) | Kuzeyboru | 2007 |
| 19 | Bayaz Aliyeva | 9 June 1990 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | 65 kg (143 lb) | 290 cm (110 in) | 285 cm (112 in) | Azerrail Baku | 2019 |
| 20 | Margarita Stepanenko | 25 April 1993 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 70 kg (150 lb) | 315 cm (124 in) | 300 cm (120 in) | Radomka Radom | 2015 |
| 22 | Maria Kirilyuk | 16 February 1995 | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 305 cm (120 in) | 290 cm (110 in) | Severyanka Cherepovets | 2019 |

## Records
### Rankings

Azerbaijan achieved its highest position in the FIVB Senior World Rankings in 2019 when it was ranked as #22 in the world. National team had its lowest ranking as #44 in the world with 94 points on 8 August 2022.

### Managers

| Azerbaijan Team Managers | From | To |
| Faig Garayev | 1992 | 2013 |
| Aleksandr Chervyakov | 2013 | 2015 |
| Bülent Karslioglu | 2015 | 2015 |
| Faig Garayev | 2016 | 2018 |
| Giovanni Caprara | 2019 | 2019 |
| Vasif Talibov | 2020 | 2020 |
| Vugar Aliyev | 2021 | 2022 |
| Eldar Yusubov | 2022 | 2022 |
| Ataman Güneyligil | 2023 | Present |

### Captains

| Azerbaijan Team Captains | From | To |
| Alla Hasanova | 1992 | 2005 |
| Oksana Kurt | 2006 | 2010 |
| Natalya Mammadova | 2010 | 2011 |
| Oksana Kurt | 2011 | 2015 |
| Odina Bayramova | 2016 | 2019 |
| Ayshan Abdulazimova | 2020 | present |

### Notable former players

* Alla Hasanova (1992-2005)
* Yelena Shabovta (1994-2006)
* Oksana Kurt (1998-2015)
* Valeriya Mammadova (2002-2017)
* Yelena Parkhomenko (2003-2016)
* Inessa Korkmaz (2004-2009)
* Oksana Mammadyarova (2004-2011)
* Kseniya Koçyiğit (2004-2017)
* Natalya Mammadova (2004-2018)
* Aynur Imanova (2006-2018, 2022-present)
* Polina Rahimova (2007-2020)
* Odina Bayramova (2014-2019, 2022-present)