Nepal women's national volleyball team

This article is about the women's team. For the men's team, see Nepal men's national volleyball team.

Nepal

Association	Nepal Volleyball Association
Confederation	AVC
Head coach	Jagdish Bhatta
FIVB ranking	– (as of 8 January 2025)
Uniforms
Home Away
Honours CAVA Nations League 2024 Kathmandu Team CAVA Challenge Cup 2019 Dhaka Team 2021 Dhaka Team 2023 Kathmandu Team South Asian Games 1999 Kathmandu Team 2006 Colombo Team 2010 Dhaka Team 2016 Guwahati Team 2019 Kathmandu/Pokhara Team

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.

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 [2]
2021

South Asian Games

South Asian Games record
Year	Position [3] [4]
1999
2006
2010
2016
2019

Results and schedule

2023

Main article: 2023 CAVA Women's Volleyball Challenge Cup

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,)

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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,)

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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)

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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)

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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)

Main article: Volleyball at the 2022 Asian Games – Women

30 September 2023 (2023-09-30) 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

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2 October 2023 (2023-10-02) 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 (2024-07-21) 16:00	Nepal	0–3	Russia	Dasarath Stadium Covered Hall, Kathmandu
	(17–25, 19–25, 15–25) Friendly Match

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22 July 2024 (2024-07-22) 16:00	Nepal	0–3	Russia	Dasarath Stadium Covered Hall, Kathmandu
	(14–25, 23–25, 22–25) Friendly Match

Main article: 2024 CAVA Women's Volleyball Nations League

1 August 2024 (2024-08-01) 15:15	Nepal	3–0	Sri Lanka	Dasarath Stadium Covered Hall, Kathmandu
	(25–19, 25–18, 25–19 ) Group Stage

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3 August 2024 (2024-08-03) 15:00	India	2–3	Nepal	Dasarath Stadium Covered Hall, Kathmandu
	(18–25, 25-11,17-25, 25-18, 13-15 ) Group Stage

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4 August 2024 (2024-08-04) 17:15	Iran	3–2	Nepal	Dasarath Stadium Covered Hall, Kathmandu
	(25–16, 16–25, 25–23, 14–25, 15–13) Group Stage

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5 August 2024 (2024-08-05) 17:15	Maldives	0–3	Nepal	Dasarath Stadium Covered Hall, Kathmandu
	(8–25, 19–25, 18–25) Group Stage

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6 August 2024 (2024-08-06) 17:15	Iran	0–3	Nepal	Dasarath Stadium Covered Hall, Kathmandu
	(21–25, 26–28, 20–25) Semi Final 2

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7 August 2024 (2024-08-07) 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. ^[5]

Nepal national women's volleyball team
No.	Players	Position	Domestic team	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

1. "Nepal clinches silver in South Asian volleyball tournament". Archived from the original on 2017-10-14. Retrieved 2015-11-16.
2. "Nepal's invincible ladies lift historic volleyball trophy". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2020-09-06.
3. "Indian Women's Volleyball team wins gold in SAG" . Retrieved 23 May 2024.
4. "Nepali women spikers bow out with their heads held high". The Kathmandu Post. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
5. "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.