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| Confederation | AVC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach |  Jagdish Bhatta | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIVB ranking | – (as of 10 July 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Nepal women's national volleyball team represents Nepal in international women's volleyball competitions and friendly matches. [1] It is governed by the Nepal Volleyball Association.
| Asian Games record | |||||
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| Year | Position | ||||
 2022 | 11th | ||||
| CAVA Challenge Cup record | |||||
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| Year | Position | ||||
 2019 [2] |  | ||||
| 2021 | | ||||
| 2023 |  | ||||
| 2024 |  | ||||
| South Asian Games record | |||||
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| Year | Position [3] [4] | ||||
| 1999 | | ||||
 2006 | | ||||
| 2010 | | ||||
 2016 | | ||||
| 2019 | | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
The following is the roster for the 2023 Central Asian Volleyball Association Women's Challenge Cup. [5]
Head Coach: Jagdish Bhatta
| No. | Name | Position | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niruta Thagunna | Hitter | Nepal APF Club |
| 2 | Shanti Kala Tamang | Libero | Nepal Police |
| 3 | Saraswoti Chaudhary | Hitter | Nepal APF Club |
| 4 | Puja Chaudhary | Hitter | Nepal APF Club |
| 5 | Aruna Shahi (captain) | Setter | Gandaki province |
| 6 | Usha Bhandari | Hitter | Nepal Police |
| 7 | Kamana Bista | Hitter | Nepal Police |
| 9 | Sangam Mahato | Middle Blocker | Tribhuvan Army Club |
| 10 | Safiya Pun | Middle Blocker | Tribhuvan Army Club |
| 12 | Punam Chand | Hitter | Nepal Police |
| 13 | Kabita Bhatta | Middle Blocker | Nepal APF Club |
| 14 | Pragati Nath | Setter | New Diamond |
| 16 | Rima Kunwar | Hitter | New Diamond |
| 18 | Salina Shrestha | Libero | New Diamond |
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