The Azerbaijan Volleyball Federation (AVF) ( az, Azərbaycan Voleybol Federasiyası) is the governing body of

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and beach volleyball in

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th ...

. The Azerbaijan Volleyball Federation was founded in 1991, and became a member of the

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(FIVB) and the

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(CEV) in 1992. The Azerbaijan Volleyball Federation's president is Javid Gurbanov. Its headquarters are located in

Baku Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. Baku is located below sea level, which makes it the lowest lying national capital in the world an ...

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* (Expired web domain.) National members of the European Volleyball Confederation

Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ...

Sports organizations established in 1991

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Organizations based in Baku 1991 establishments in Azerbaijan {{volleyball-stub

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