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Nickname(s) Volleyroos
Association AVF
Confederation AVC
Head coach Canada Dave Preston
FIVB ranking 12 (as of September 2014)
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Summer Olympics
Appearances 3 (First in 2000)
Best result 8th (2000)
World Championship
Appearances 6 (First in 1982)
Best result 14th (2018)
FIVB World Cup
Appearances 2 (First in 2007)
Best result 8th (2007)
Asian Championship
Appearances 21 (First in 1975)
Best result Gold (2007)
Australia men's national volleyball team at the Men's World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Japan
Japan, May 28, 2016

The Australia Men's national volleyball team, also known as Volleyball Team Australia Men (VTAM) or the Volleyroos, is the national volleyball team of the volleyball-playing nation of Australia. As of September 2021, they are ranked 28th in the world. They are a member of the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC). Their best result came in 2007, when they won the Asian Men's Volleyball Championship.

The Volleyroos made a single appearance at the FIVB World League in 1999, but the financial ramifications of the event would not see them compete again in that competition for many years History. In 2014, Australia once again joined the World League. Their final ranking was 5th out of 28 teams. In 2015 Team Ginkle, they participated again and ranked 8th out of 32 teams. Picking up wins against Italy and silver medalist Serbia, they have shown they are approaching the ability to match some of the world’s best teams. The Australian Volleyball Federation was founded in 1963, and the sport of volleyball has rapidly increased in popularity since then, particularly in schools and recreational centers.

Tournament history

A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Australia

Olympic Games

Olympic Games record
Year Round Position Pld W L
Japan 1964 Did not qualify
Mexico 1968
West Germany 1972
Canada 1976
Soviet Union 1980
United States 1984
South Korea 1988
Spain 1992
United States 1996
Australia 2000 Quarterfinals 8th 6 2 4
Greece 2004 Preliminary round 11th 5 0 5
China 2008 Did not qualify
United Kingdom 2012 Preliminary round 9th 5 2 3
Brazil 2016 Did not qualify
Japan 2020
France 2024
United States 2028 Future event
Australia 2032 Automatically qualified as hosts
Total 0 Titles 3/15 16 4 12

World Championship

FIVB World Championships record
Year Round Position Pld W L
Czechoslovakia 1949 Did not participate
Soviet Union 1952
France 1956
Brazil 1960
Soviet Union 1962
Czechoslovakia 1966
Bulgaria 1970 Did not qualify
Mexico 1974
Italy 1978
Argentina 1982 21st place match 22nd 9 1 8
France 1986 Did not qualify
Brazil 1990
Greece 1994
Japan 1998 First round 17th 3 1 2
Argentina 2002 First round 19th 3 0 3
Japan 2006 First round 21st 5 0 5
Italy 2010 First round 19th 3 0 3
Poland 2014 Second Round 15th 9 2 7
ItalyBulgaria 2018 Second Round 14th 8 3 5
PolandSlovenia 2022 Did not qualify
Total 0 Titles 7/20 41 7 33

World Cup

World Cup Record
Year Round Position Pld W L
Poland 1965 Did not participate
East Germany 1969
Japan 1977
Japan 1981
Japan 1985
Japan 1989
Japan 1991
Japan 1995
Japan 1999
Japan 2003
Japan 2007 Round Robin 8th 11 4 7
Japan 2011 Did not participate
Japan 2015 Round Robin 9th 11 4 7
Japan 2019 Round Robin 11th 11 2 9
Total 0 Titles 3/14 33 10 23

World League

World League record
Year Position GP W L SW SL
Japan 1990 Did not participate
Italy 1991
Italy 1992
Brazil 1993
Italy 1994
Brazil 1995
Netherlands 1996
Russia 1997
Italy 1998
Argentina 1999 10th place 12 0 12 5 36
Netherlands 2000 Did not participate
Poland 2001
Brazil 2002
Spain 2003
Italy 2004
Serbia and Montenegro 2005
Russia 2006
Poland 2007
Brazil 2008
Serbia 2009
Argentina 2010
Poland 2011
Poland 2012
Argentina 2013
Italy 2014 5th place 16 7 9 27 37
Brazil 2015 8th place 12 2 10 11 32
Poland 2016 12th place 9 0 9 3 27
Brazil 2017 15th place 11 7 4 26 18
Total 5/28 60 16 44 72 150

Nations League

Nations League record
Year Position GP W L SW SL
France 2018 13th place 15 5 10 21 35
United States 2019 13th place 15 3 12 20 37
Italy 2021 16th place 15 1 14 7 44
Italy 2022 16th place 12 1 11 8 35
Poland 2023 Did not qualify
2024
Total 4/6 57 10 47 56 151

Challenger Cup

Challenger Cup record
Year Position GP W L SW SL
Portugal 2018 Did not participate
(Participated in Nations League)
Slovenia 2019
South Korea 2022 5th place 1 0 1 2 3
Qatar 2023 Did not qualify
Total 1/4 1 0 1 2 3

Asian Championship

Asian Championships record
Year Round Position Pld W L
Australia 1975 Group Stages 4th 6 3 3
Bahrain 1979 Final Group Stage 4th 6 3 3
Japan 1983 Classification 5th–8th 6th 7 3 4
Kuwait 1987 11th place match 11th 7 3 4
South Korea 1989 9th place match 10th 8 4 4
Australia 1991 3rd place match 4th 6 3 3
Thailand 1993 5th place match 6th 9 5 4
South Korea 1995 Classification 5th–8th 5th 3 1 2
Qatar 1997 3rd Place match 3rd 8 5 3
Iran 1999 Runner-Up 2nd 9 7 2
South Korea 2001 Runner-Up 2nd 7 5 2
China 2003 Final Group Stage 4th 9 5 4
Thailand 2005 7th place match 8th 9 3 6
Indonesia 2007 Champions 1st 9 8 1
Philippines 2009 7th place match 7th 9 4 5
Iran 2011 3rd place match 4th 9 7 2
United Arab Emirates 2013 5th place match 5th 7 5 2
Iran 2015 5th place match 5th 8 5 3
Indonesia 2017 7th place match 8th 8 3 5
Iran 2019 Runner-Up 2nd 8 7 1
Japan 2021 5th place match 6th 7 4 3
Iran 2023 Did not participate
Total 1 Title 21/22

Asian Cup

Asian Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W L
Thailand 2008 5th place match 5th 6 4 2
Iran 2010 5th place match 5th 6 4 2
Vietnam 2012 7th place match 7th 6 1 5
Kazakhstan 2014 7th place match 7th 6 1 5
Thailand 2016 5th place match 6th 6 1 5
Taiwan 2018 5th place match 6th 6 1 5
Thailand 2022 7th place match 8th 6 2 4
Total 0 Titles 7/7 42 14 28

Asian Challenge Cup

Asian Challenge Cup record
Year Round Position Pld W L
Sri Lanka 2018 Did not participate
Kyrgyzstan 2022
Taiwan 2023 5th place match 5th 4 3 1
Total 0 Titles 1/3 4 3 1

Current roster

The following is the Australian roster in the 2021 Asian Championships.

Head coach: Marcos Miranda

No. Name Date of birth Height Position Spike Block 2020-2021 club
2 Dosanjh, ArshdeepArshdeep Dosanjh 30 July 1996 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) Setter 358 cm (141 in) 340 cm (130 in) Grand Nancy
6 Tom Edgar 21 June 1989 2.12 m Opposite Hitter 365 cm 345 cm JT Thunders
7 James Weir 20 July 1995 2.04 m Middle Blocker 355 cm 342 cm Netzhoppers KW-Bestensee
8 Odea, TrentTrent O'Dea 11 May 1994 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Middle Blocker 354 cm (139 in) 344 cm (135 in) N/A
9 Staples, MaxMax Staples 27 July 1994 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Wing Spiker 358 cm (141 in) 345 cm (136 in) Hypo Tirol Alpenvolleys
11 Perry, LukeLuke Perry 20 November 1995 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Libero 331 cm (130 in) 315 cm (124 in) Toures Volleyball
12 Mote, NehemiahNehemiah Mote (C) 21 June 1993 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Middle Blocker 367 cm (144 in) 354 cm (139 in) VFB Friedrichshafen Volleyball
20 Hodges, ThomasThomas Hodges 4 July 1994 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) Opposite Hitter 350 cm (140 in) 338 cm (133 in) Canberra Heat
21 Nicholas Butler 27 June 1997 1.98 m Setter 345 cm 333 cm N/A
22 Curtis Stockton 22 April 1993 1.98 m Wing Spiker 354 cm 334 cm Oita Miyoshi Weisse Adler
27 Max Senica 19 August 1999 1.91 m Outside Hitter 349 cm 330 cm Ahmedabad Defenders
29 Ethan Garrett 1 February 2001 1.96 m Outside Hitter 350 cm 330 cm Dunaferr
31 Matthew Aubrey 18 August 1997 2.06 m Opposite Hitter 354 cm 344 cm Floby VK
35 Malachi Murch 4 January 1995 1.97 m Libero 341 cm 335 cm Nordenskov
36 Jackson Holland 30 December 1998 1.86 m Libero 315 cm 300 cm N/A

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