The China women's national volleyball team () represents the People's Republic of China in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches governed by Chinese Volleyball Association.
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 of the year" award in the CCTV Sportsmanship Competition. The team now ranks 6th at the FIVB World Rankings.
Tournaments record
International tournaments
Olympic Games
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
World Championship
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
World Cup
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
Nations League
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
World Grand Champions Cup
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
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
2025 tournaments
Intercontinental tournaments
2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League
- Date: 4 June â 27 July
2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship
- Date: 22 August â 7 September
Squads
Current squad
The following is the Chinese roster for the 2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship.
Head coach: Zhao Yong
Former squad
The following is the Chinese roster for the 2024 Olympics Games.
Head coach: Cai Bin
Notable squads
Olympics Games squads
- 1984 Olympic Games â 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 â 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 â 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 â 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 â 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 â 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 â 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 â 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 â 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 â 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.
Sponsorships
The team has sponsorship agreements with many companies such as bedding brand DeRucci-MuSi and edible oils brand COFCO Fulinmen.
The team now is sponsored by or cooperated with Haier, 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.
See also
References
External links