France women's national volleyball team

France

Association	Fédération française de volley-ball
Confederation	CEV
Head coach	Cesar Hernández González
FIVB ranking	19 (as of 8 January 2025)
Uniforms
Home Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances	1 (First in 2024 )
Best result	11th place (2024)
World Championship
Appearances	4 (First in 1952 )
Best result	7th place (1952)
French Volleyball Federation (in French)
Honours Challenger Cup 2023 Laval Team European Volleyball League 2022 Orléans Savaria Cup 2019 Szombathely Tournoi de France 2022 Belfort/Chaumont/Sélestat/Metz

The France women's national volleyball team represents France in international women's volleyball competitions and friendly matches. It is governed by the French Volleyball Federation.

Results

Olympic Games

 Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Summer Olympics record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL	Squad
1964	did not qualify
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024	Preliminary round	11th	3	0	3	0	9	Squad
Total	0 Titles	1/16	3	0	3	0	9

World Championship

 Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World Championship record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 1952 7th Place 7 1 6 5 18 1956 12th Place 8 5 3 17 9 1960 did not enter 1962 1967 1970 did not qualify 1974 20th Place 10 5 5 17 16 1978 did not qualify 1982 1986 1990

World Championship record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 1994 did not qualify 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 / 2022 2025 Quarterfinals 8th Place 5 3 2 11 9 Total 0 Titles 4/20 30 14 16 50 52 —

World Grand Prix

• 2017 — 27th

Nations League

• 2024 — 14th place
• 2025 — 9th place

Challenger Cup

• 2018 — did not qualify
• 2019 — did not qualify
• 2022 — 5th place
• 2023 — Champions
• 2024 — did not enter

European Championship

• 1991 — 9th place (tied)
• 1993 — did not qualify
• 1995 — did not qualify
• 1997 — did not qualify
• 1999 — did not qualify
• 2001 — 8th place
• 2003 — did not qualify
• 2005 — did not qualify
• 2007 — 8th place
• 2009 — 14th place (tied)
• 2011 — 10th place
• 2013 — 8th place
• 2015 — did not qualify
• 2017 — did not qualify
• 2019 — 21st place
• 2021 — 7th place
• 2023 — 6th place
• 2026 — Qualified

European League

• 2022 — Champions

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The roster was announced on 8 July 2024. ^[1]

Head coach: Émile Rousseaux  [ nl ] ^[2]

• 1 Héléna Cazaute (c) OH
• 3 Amandine Giardino L
• 4 Christina Bauer MB
• 7 Iman Ndiaye OP
• 9 Nina Stojiljković S
• 11 Lucille Gicquel OP
• 15 Amandha Marine Sylves MB
• 23 Léandra Olinga-Andela MB
• 63 Émilie Respaut S
• 88 Amélie Rotar OH
• 91 Halimatou Bah OH
• 99 Juliette Gelin L

Past squads

• 2001 European Championship — 8th place
  • Lauranne Dautais, Karine Havas, Virginie Kadjo, Sandra Kociniewski, Laure Koenig, Séverine Lienard, Sylvie Lopes, Kinga Maculewicz, Karine Salinas, Virginie Sarpaux, Séverine Szewczyk, and Sandra Urios. Head Coach: Jue Gang-Bai.
• 2007 European Championship — 8th place
  • Christina Bauer, Alexia Djilali, Armelle Faesch, Sandra Kociniewski, Jelena Lozancic, Estelle Querard, Victoria Ravva, Alexandra Rochelle, Anna Rybaczewski, Karine Salinas, Hélène Schleck, Leslie Turiaf. Head coach: Yan Fang.
• 2009 European Championship — 14th place
  • Véronika Hudima, Félicia Menara, Christina Bauer, Amandine Mauricette, Pauline Soullard, Anna Rybaczewski, Maëva Orlé, Armelle Faesch, Déborah Ortschitt, Alexia Djilali, Séverine Liénard, Séverine Szewczyk, Estelle Quérard, Jelena Lozančić. Head coach: Fabrice Vial.
• 2011 European Championship — 10th place
  • Pauline Soullard, Véronika Hudima, Taiana Téré, Christina Bauer, Alexandra Rochelle, Jelena Lozančić, Anna Rybaczewski, Maëva Orlé, Armelle Faesch, Mallory Steux, Julie Mollinger, Hélène Schleck, Alexandra Dascalu, Marielle Bousquet. Head coach: Fabrice Vial.

See also

• France men's national volleyball team

References

1. "JO-Volley : Les listes dévoilées" [Olympic Volleyball:Lists revealed] (in French). French Volleyball Federation. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
2. "Team roster: France" (PDF). Olympics.com. 26 July 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.

External links

• Official website
• FIVB profile