The Iran Men's National Volleyball Team is the official national men's volleyball team of

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. It is governed by the

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(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

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, as it ranks 10th in the

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. 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 of the competition, posing a challenge to any opponent. Defeating

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and

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in these games, Iran introduced itself as a formidable contender. 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

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and

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. Iran has also competed in the

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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

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. Iran defeated

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to win the gold medal at the

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Korea in 2014. Consecutively, in the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia, Iran cruised past Japan and

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to win the gold medal. Iran made it to the

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for the first time in their history in 2016 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 volleyball dates back to around 1920 when Mir Mehdi Varzandeh brought volleyball regulations to Iran. During the

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, forces of Allies occupied Iran, sport Contacts, especially in volleyball, was done with soldiers of these forces; it was a new way for familiarity with volleyball of the other countries. At that time a friendly match was fixed between the Iran and

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n Army team. In 1958 for the first time, national men’s team of

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was invited to Tehran, guest team had some friendly matches with national team, club teams and Army team. Iran's national team first attended at

1958 Asian Games The 1958 Asian Games, officially the Third Asian Games ( ja, 第3回アジア競技大会) and commonly known as Tokyo 1958, was a multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 May to 1 June 1958. It was governed by the Asian Games Federation. A ...

Tournament records

Iran volleyball team at the 2016 Summer Olympics 3

Notes: ''Gold, silver, bronze backgrounds indicate 1st, 2nd and 3rd finishes, respectively. Bold text indicates best finish in tournament.

Olympic Games

World Championship

World Cup

World Grand Champions Cup

World League

Nations League

Asian Championship

Asian Games

Asian Cup

Other tournaments

Islamic Solidarity Games

West Asian Games

Central Asian Zone Championship

Results and fixtures

Previous matches

Team

Current squad

Representing Iran at the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship.Daily Bulletin Slovenia
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Head coaches

Note: The following list may not be complete. Iran men's national volleyball team before a match against the united states national team

A Team

Coaching staff

B Team

Stadium

2019 FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League 04

The team's home arena are

Azadi Indoor Stadium The Azadi Indoor Stadium, officially named Azadi 12,000 Capacity Hall ( fa, سالن دوازده هزار نفری آزادی), is an indoor sports arena in Tehran, Iran. The stadium has a seating capacity of 6,583, and the stadium capacity w ...

Azadi Volleyball Hall The Azadi Volleyball Hall officially Known as Volleyball Federation Hall is an all-seater indoor arena located in Tehran, Iran. It is part of ''5 Halls Complex'' within the Azadi Sport Complex. It seats 3,000 people. Hosted events *Volleyball at ...

Rezazadeh Stadium The Rezazadeh Stadium is an all-seater indoor arena located in Ardabil, Iran. It was opened in 2007 and has a capacity of 6,000 people. The stadium is named after Olympic Gold medalist and world record weightlifter Hossein Rezazadeh. Hosted even ...

and Ghadir Stadium.

Kit providers

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

Sponsorship

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

References

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Asian Volleyball Championship
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Iran Volleyball History

External links

Official websiteFIVB profile

Notable squads

{{Asian Men's Volleyball Cup winners National men's volleyball teams Men's sport in Iran Volleyball in Iran