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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.

Iran
AssociationIRIVF
Head coachRoberto Piazza
FIVB ranking15 (as of 10 July 2024)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances2 (First in 2016)
Best result5th (2016)
World Championship
Appearances8 (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)
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Honours
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Grand Champions Cup 0 0 1
Asian Championship 4 3 1
Asian Games 3 3 1
Asian Cup 3 2 0
Other Official Competitions 6 3 0
Total 16 11 3
Medal record
World Grand Champions Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Japan Team
Asian Championship
Gold medal – first place 2011 Tehran Team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Dubai Team
Gold medal – first place 2019 Tehran Team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Chiba/Funabashi Team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Manila Team
Silver medal – second place 2015 Tehran Team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Urmia Team
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Tianjin Team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta/Palembang Team
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou Team
Silver medal – second place 1958 Tokyo Team
Silver medal – second place 2002 Busan Team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Guangzhou Team
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Bangkok Team
Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place 2008 Nakhon Ratchasima Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Urmia Team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Nakhon Pathom Team
Silver medal – second place 2012 Vinh Yen Team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Taipei Team
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place 2005 Mecca/Medina/Jeddah/Ta’if Team
Gold medal – first place 2013 Palembang Team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Baku Team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Konya Team
West Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2005 Doha Team
Central Asian Championship
Gold medal – first place 2010 Kolkata Team
Gold medal – first place 2023 Cholpon-Ata Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Islamabad Team
Silver medal – second place 2022 Lahore Team

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

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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

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Further information: Iran men's national volleyball team results

Olympic Games

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Olympic Games record Qualification record
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
  1972
  1976
  1980
  1984
  1988
  1992
  1996
  2000
  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
  2032
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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World Cup record (Defunct)
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
  1965 Did not participate
  1969
  1977
  1981
  1985
  1989 Did not qualify
  1991 7th–12th places 11th place 8 1 7 5 23 Squad
  1995 Did not qualify
  1999
  2003
  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

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  Third place    Fourth place

World Grand Champions record (Defunct)
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
  1993 Did not qualify
  1997
  2001
  2005
  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

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  Fourth place

World League record (Defunct) Qualification record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad GP MW ML SW SL
  1990 Did not participate Did not participate
  1991
  1992
  1993
  1994
  1995
  1996
  1997
  1998
  1999
  2000
  2001
  2002
  2003
  2004
  2005
  2006
  2007
  2008
  2009
  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

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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
  2025 Qualified
Total 6/6 84 35 49 149 170 —

Asian Championship

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  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[a]
  2017 5th place match 5th place 8 6 2 20 10 Squad[b]
  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

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  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Asian Games record
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
  1986
  1990
  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

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  Champions    Runners up    Fourth place

Asian Cup record (Defunct)
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[a]
  2014 3rd place match 4th place 6 4 2 14 9 Squad[a]
  2016 Final Champions 6 6 0 18 5 Squad[a]
  2018 Final Runners-up 5 4 1 14 5 Squad[a]
  2022 5th place match 5th place 5 3 2 11 8 Squad[c]
Total 3 Titles 7/7 40 33 7 107 48 —

Other tournaments

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Islamic Solidarity Games

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  Champions  

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[a]
  2017 Final Champions 6 6 0 18 3 Squad[c]
  2021 Final Champions 5 4 1 14 4 Squad[a]
  2025 Future event
Total 4 Titles 4/4 25 24 1 74 12 —

West Asian Games

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  Runners up  

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

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Results and fixtures

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Main article: Iran men's national volleyball team results
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
2025
14 Sep   Philippines 2025 World Championship   Egypt
16 Sep   Philippines 2025 World Championship   Tunisia
18 Sep   Philippines 2025 World Championship   Philippines

Head-to-head record

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This page shows Iran men's national volleyball team's Head-to-head record at the Volleyball at the Summer Olympics, FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League.

Opponent GP MW ML SW SL
  Argentina 1 0 1 0 3
  Canada 1 0 1 0 3
  Cuba 1 1 0 3 0
  Egypt 1 1 0 3 0
  Italy 2 0 2 1 6
  Japan 1 0 1 2 3
  Poland 2 1 1 5 5
  Russia 1 0 1 0 3
  Venezuela 1 1 0 3 0
Total 11 4 7 17 23

Team

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Current squad

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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)   Olympiacos Piraeus
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)   Fenerbahçe
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

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Note: The following list may not be complete.

 
Iran volleyball team members June 2015

A Team

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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
  Roberto Piazza 2024

Coaching staff

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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: [citation needed]

B Team

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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

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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

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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

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

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Iran played with their "B" team.
  2. ^ Iran played with their "U23" team.
  3. ^ a b Iran played with their "U21" team.
  4. ^ Iran played with their "Club" team.
  5. ^ a b Iran played with their "U19" team.

References

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  1. ^ "FIVB Senior World Ranking - Men". FIVB website. FIVB. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Brief History of Iran Men's Volleyball". I.R Iran VolleyBall Foundation. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  3. ^ "خارجی‌های والیبال؛ از سردار تا ولاسکو". Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
  4. ^ "کسب سهمیه المپیک والیبال قطعی است".
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