Iraq women's national volleyball team
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| Association | Iraqi Volleyball Federation | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Confederation | AVC | ||
| Head coach | Randy Matti | ||
| FIVB ranking | NR (29 June 2025)[1] | ||
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The Iraq women's national volleyball team (Arabic: منتخب العراق الوطني للكرة الطائرة للسيدات) represents Iraq in international women's volleyball competitions and friendlies and is controlled by the Iraqi Volleyball Federation (IVF).[2]
In late 2022, following strong performances by women's club players in the Iraqi Women's Premier Volleyball League and the Regional League, the Iraqi Volleyball Federation reestablished the national women's national team after more than twenty years of inactivity, ahead of the inaugural West Asian Championship held in Amman, Jordan, in November 2022.[3] The team finished second in Pool A, with their only loss coming against the eventual champions, Lebanon.[4] They went on to defeat Kuwait in the quarter-finals, before losing to Jordan in the semi-finals and to the UAE in the third-place playoff, ultimately finishing fourth.[5]
In October 2025, the team returned for the second edition of the tournament, which served as a qualifier for the continental championship for the first time.[6]
Team
Current squad
Roster for the 2025 WAVA Women's Volleyball Championship.[7]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doreen Romel | ||
| 2 | Amanda Adwer | ||
| 4 | Priva Rzgar | ||
| 5 | Helen Omar | ||
| 7 | Bahra Hamd | ||
| 8 | Violet Youkhana | ||
| 9 | Vanessa Ishaq | ||
| 11 | Norma Muneer | ||
| 10 | Dashne Qasim | ||
| 12 | Diya Wali | ||
| 13 | Hamisha Hoshyar | ||
| 15 | Daniella Najim | ||
| 17 | Kazhin Jalal | ||
| 18 | Moreen Sabry |
Competitive record
The Iraqi team is yet to qualify for any major tournaments.
West Asian Championship
| WAVA Women's Volleyball Championship record | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Final result | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
| Fourth place | 7 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 11 | |
| Third place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | |
| Total | 2/2 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 28 | 17 |