Nepal women's national volleyball team
| Association | Nepal Volleyball Association | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Confederation | AVC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Jagdish Bhatta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIVB ranking | NR (29 June 2025)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Nepal women's national volleyball team represents Nepal in international women's volleyball competitions and friendly matches.[2] It is governed by the Nepal Volleyball Association.
Tournament record
Asian Games
| Asian Games record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Position | ||||
| 2022 | 11th | ||||
CAVA Nations League
| CAVA Nations League record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Position | ||||
| 2024 | |||||
CAVA Challenge Cup
| CAVA Challenge Cup record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Position | ||||
| 2023 | |||||
AVC Central Asia Zone Championship
| AVC Central Asia Zone Championship record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Position | ||||
| 2019[3] | |||||
| 2021 | |||||
South Asian Games
| South Asian Games record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Position[4][5] | ||||
| 1999 | |||||
| 2006 | |||||
| 2010 | |||||
| 2016 | |||||
| 2019 | |||||
Results and schedule
2023
| 22 May 2023 16:30 UTC+05:45 |
Kyrgyzstan | 0–3 (41–75) | Nepal | Dasarath Stadium Covered Hall, Kathmandu |
| (11-25, 19–25, 11–25,) | ||||
| 23 May 2023 15:00 UTC+05:45 |
Bangladesh | 0–3 (27–75) | Nepal | Dasarath Stadium Covered Hall, Kathmandu |
| (10-25, 8–25, 9–25,) | ||||
| 24 May 2023 15:00 UTC+05:45 |
India | 3–1 (97–82) | Nepal | Dasarath Stadium Covered Hall, Kathmandu |
| (25–12, 26–24, 21–25,25-21) | ||||
| 27 May 2023 12:00 UTC+05:45 |
Kazakhstan | 3–2 (101–85) | Nepal | Dasarath Stadium Covered Hall, Kathmandu |
| (30–28, 16–25, 15–25,25-18, 15-7) | ||||
| 28 May 2023 11:30 UTC+05:45 |
Nepal | 3–1 (95–69) | Uzbekistan | Dasarath Stadium Covered Hall, Kathmandu |
| (20–25, 25–16, 25–15,25-13) | ||||
| 30 September 2023 14:30 |
Vietnam | 3–0 | Nepal | Deqing Sports Centre Gymnasium, Hangzhou Attendance: 1,900 Referees: KOKCHOLOKOV Nurgazy (KGZ), GHARIB Alireza (IRI) |
| (25–4, 25–16, 25–13) Result | ||||
| 2 October 2023 10:30 |
Nepal | 0–3 | South Korea | Hangzhou Normal University Cangqian Gymnasium, Hangzhou Attendance: 4,950 Referees: AKHMETOV Aidos (KAZ), BENOSA Yul (PHI) |
| (21–25, 14–25, 11–25) Result | ||||
2024
| 21 July 2024 16:00 |
Nepal | 0–3 | Russia | Dasarath Stadium Covered Hall, Kathmandu |
| (17–25, 19–25, 15–25) Friendly Match | ||||
| 22 July 2024 16:00 |
Nepal | 0–3 | Russia | Dasarath Stadium Covered Hall, Kathmandu |
| (14–25, 23–25, 22–25) Friendly Match | ||||
| 1 August 2024 15:15 |
Nepal | 3–0 | Sri Lanka | Dasarath Stadium Covered Hall, Kathmandu |
| (25–19, 25–18, 25–19 ) Group Stage | ||||
| 3 August 2024 15:00 |
India | 2–3 | Nepal | Dasarath Stadium Covered Hall, Kathmandu |
| (18–25, 25-11,17-25, 25-18, 13-15 ) Group Stage | ||||
| 4 August 2024 17:15 |
Iran | 3–2 | Nepal | Dasarath Stadium Covered Hall, Kathmandu |
| (25–16, 16–25, 25–23, 14–25, 15–13) Group Stage | ||||
| 5 August 2024 17:15 |
Maldives | 0–3 | Nepal | Dasarath Stadium Covered Hall, Kathmandu |
| (8–25, 19–25, 18–25) Group Stage | ||||
| 6 August 2024 17:15 |
Iran | 0–3 | Nepal | Dasarath Stadium Covered Hall, Kathmandu |
| (21–25, 26–28, 20–25) Semi Final 2 | ||||
| 7 August 2024 17:15 |
India | 3–2 | Nepal | Dasarath Stadium Covered Hall, Kathmandu |
| (23–25, 25–14, 22–25, 22–25, 15–5) Final | ||||
Team
Current squad
The following is the roster for the 2024 Central Asian Volleyball Association Women's Challenge Cup.[6]
| Nepal national women's volleyball team | |||||
| No. | Players | Position | Club | EWVL Club | Coaches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niruta Thagunna | Hitter | Nepal APF Club | Madhesh United | Head coach: Jagdish Bhatta |
| 2 | Sumitra Regmi | Middle Blocker | New Diamond | Karnali Yashvis | Assistant coach: |
| 3 | Saraswoti Chaudhary | Hitter | Nepal APF Club | Gandaki Thunders | Manager: |
| 5 | Aruna Shahi (captain) | Setter | Gandaki province | Chitwan Shakti | |
| 6 | Usha Bhandari | Hitter | Nepal Police | Kathmandu Spikers | |
| 7 | Kamana Bista | Hitter | Nepal Police | Lalitpur Queens | |
| 9 | Sangam Mahato | Middle Blocker | Tribhuvan Army Club | Chitwan Shakti | |
| 10 | Safiya Pun | Middle Blocker | Tribhuvan Army Club | Lalitpur Queens | |
| 11 | Shanti Kala Tamang | Libero | Nepal Police | Madhesh United | |
| 12 | Punam Chand | Hitter | Nepal Police | Lalitpur Queens | |
| 13 | Kabita Bhatta | Middle Blocker | Nepal APF Club | Gandaki Thunders | |
| 14 | Pragati Nath | Setter | New Diamond | Gandaki Thunders | |
| 16 | Aarati Subedi | Spiker | APF Club | Kathmandu Spikers | |
| 18 | Salina Shrestha | Libero | New Diamond | Lalitpur Queens | |
References
- ^ "The FIVB Women's World Ranking". FIVB. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
- ^ "Nepal clinches silver in South Asian volleyball tournament". Archived from the original on 2017-10-14. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
- ^ "Nepal's invincible ladies lift historic volleyball trophy". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
- ^ "Indian Women's Volleyball team wins gold in SAG". Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Nepali women spikers bow out with their heads held high". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Know your player: Nepal's national women's volleyball team all set to vie in CAVA 2024". english.onlinekhabar.com. 2024-10-11. Retrieved 2024-10-11.