China women's national volleyball team

The China women's national volleyball team (Chinese: 中国国家女子排球队, or 中国女排 for short) represents the People's Republic of China in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches governed by Chinese Volleyball Association. The current head coach is Cai Bin.

The team is one of the leading and most successful squads in women's international volleyball, and one of the most popular sports team in China, having won ten championships titles in the three major international competitions of volleyball, including five World Cups (1981, 1985, 2003, 2015, 2019), two World Championships (1982, 1986) and three Olympic titles (1984, 2004, 2016).

China took five consecutive World titles in the 1980s. The most recent three competition records are the 6th place in the 2022 World Women's Volleyball Championship, the 2019 Women's Volleyball World Cup champion, and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics missed the top 8. In 2011, 2014, 2015 and 2016, the Chinese women's volleyball team won the "Best team" award in the CCTV sportsmanship competition.^[1] The team now ranks the 6th place at the FIVB World Rankings.

World Championships Titles

# : 5 consecutive world titles

Tournaments record

International tournaments

Olympic Games

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place

World Championship

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

World Cup

Nations League

World Grand Champions Cup

World Grand Prix

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place

Continental tournaments

Asian Games

1974 — Bronze Medal
1978 — Silver Medal
1982 — Gold Medal
1986 — Gold Medal
1990 — Gold Medal
1994 — Silver Medal
1998 — Gold Medal
2002 — Gold Medal
2006 — Gold Medal
2010 — Gold Medal
2014 — Silver Medal
2018 — Gold Medal
2022 — Gold Medal

Asian Championship

1975 — Bronze Medal
1979 — Gold Medal
1983 — Silver Medal
1987 — Gold Medal
1989 — Gold Medal
1991 — Gold Medal
1993 — Gold Medal
1995 — Gold Medal
1997 — Gold Medal
1999 — Gold Medal
2001 — Gold Medal
2003 — Gold Medal
2005 — Gold Medal
2007 — Silver Medal
2009 — Silver Medal
2011 — Gold Medal
2013 — 4th place
2015 — Gold Medal
2017 — 4th place
2019 — 4th place
2023 — Silver Medal

Asian Cup

2008 — Gold Medal
2010 — Gold Medal
2012 — Silver Medal
2014 — Gold Medal
2016 — Gold Medal
2018 — Gold Medal
2022 — Silver Medal

Results and fixtures

2024 tournaments

Intercontinental tournaments

2024 FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League

Date: 15 May – 24 June

Volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Date: 28 July – 11 August

Squads

Current squad

The following is the Chinese roster for the 2024 Olympics Games.

Head coach: Cai Bin

AP: Reserve Player

Former squad

The following is the Chinese roster for the 2020 Olympics Games.

Head coach: Lang Ping

Notable squads

Olympics Games squads

1984 Olympic Games – Gold medal
Lang Ping, Liang Yan, Zhu Ling, Hou Yuzhu, Yang Xilan, Jiang Ying, Li Yanjun, Yang Xiaojun, Zheng Meizhu, Zhang Rongfang (c), Su Huijuan, and Zhou Xiaolan. Head coach: Yuan Weimin.
1988 Olympic Games – Bronze medal
Li Guojun, Zhao Hong, Hou Yuzhu, Wang Yajun, Yang Xilan, Su Huijuan, Jiang Ying, Cui Yongmei, Yang Xiaojun, Zheng Meizhu, Wu Dan, and Li Yueming. Head coach: Li Yaoxian.
1992 Olympic Games – 7th place
Lai Yawen, Li Guojun, Zhou Hong, Ma Fang, Wang Yi, Su Huijuan, Chen Fengqin, Su Liqun, Sun Yue, Wu Dan, Gao Lin, and Li Yueming. Head coach: Hu Jin
1996 Olympic Games – Silver medal
Cui Yongmei, He Qi, Lai Yawen (c), Li Yan, Liu Xiaoning, Pan Wenli, Sun Yue, Wang Lina, Wang Yi, Wang Ziling, Wu Yongmei, and Zhu Yunying. Head coach: Lang Ping
2000 Olympic Games – 5th place
Chen Jing, Gui Chaoran, He Qi, Li Shan, Li Yan (L), Qiu Aihua, Sun Yue, Wang Lina, Wu Dan, Wu Yongmei, Yin Yin, and Zhu Yunying. Head coach: Hu Jin
2004 Olympic Games – Gold medal
Feng Kun (c), Yang Hao, Liu Yanan, Li Shan, Zhou Suhong, Zhao Ruirui, Zhang Yuehong, Chen Jing, Song Nina, Wang Lina, Zhang Na (L), and Zhang Ping. Head coach: Chen Zhonghe
2008 Olympic Games – Bronze medal
Wang Yimei, Feng Kun (c), Yang Hao, Liu Yanan, Wei Qiuyue, Xu Yunli, Zhou Suhong, Zhao Ruirui, Xue Ming, Li Juan, Zhang Na (L), and Ma Yunwen. Head coach: Chen Zhonghe
2012 Olympic Games – 7th place
Wang Yimei, Mi Yang, Hui Ruoqi, Chu Jinling, Zhang Xian (L), Wei Queyue (c), Yang Junjing, Cui Yongmei, Yang Xiaojun, Zheng Meizhu, Shan Danna, and Xu Yunli. Head coach: Yu Juemin
2016 Olympic Games – Gold medal
Yuan Xinyue, Zhu Ting, Yang Fangxu, Gong Xiangyu, Wei Qiuyue, Zhang Changning, Liu Xiaotong, Xu Yunli, Hui Ruoqi (c), Lin Li (L), Ding Xia, and Yan Ni. Head coach: Lang Ping
2020 Olympic Games – 9th place
Yuan Xinyue, Zhu Ting (c), Gong Xiangyu, Wang Yuanyuan, Zhang Changning, Liu Xiaotong, Yao Di, Li Yingying, Ding Xia, Yan Ni, Wang Mengjie (L), and Liu Yanhan. Head coach: Lang Ping

World Championship squads

World Cup squads

Head coaches history

Note: The following list may not be complete.

Li Ange (1954–1956)
Hou Weiyi (1956, 1959–1962)
Qian Jiaxiang (1957)
He Bingkun (1958, 1965)
Que Yongwu (1963–1964)
Ma Zhanyuan (1966)
Wang Suyun (1972)
Xu Jie (1972)
Li Zongyong (1972–1974)
Han Yunbo (1975)
Yuan Weimin (1976–1984)
Deng Ruozeng (1985)
Zhang Rongfang (1986)
Li Yaoxian (1987–1988)
Hu Jin (1989–1992,1999–2000)
Li Xiaofeng (1993–1994)
Lang Ping (1995–1998, 2013–2021)
Chen Zhonghe (2001–2008)
Wang Baoquan (2010)
Yu Juemin (2010–2012)
An Jiajie (interim) (2017–2018)
Cai Bin (2009, 2022 – present)

Sponsorships

The team has sponsorship agreements with many companies such as bedding brand DeRucci-MuSi and edible oils brand COFCO Fulinmen.^[2]

The team now is sponsored by or cooperated with China Pacific Insurance Company (CPIC), Adidas, China Resources Beverage.

Kit providers

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

References

^ "CCTV體壇風雲人物年度評選揭曉". 華奧星空. 2016-01-25. Retrieved 2016-06-25.^{[dead link]}
^ Kevin McCullagh (19 December 2019). "Chinese women's volleyball team signs two sponsors". SportsBusiness. Retrieved 21 September 2020.

External links

Official website
FIVB profile