Algerian national volleyball team
Algeria | |
Association | Confédération Africaine de Volleyball (CAVB) |
World ranking | 22nd place |
World Championship | |
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Participation in the finals | 1994, 1998 |
best result | 13th place in 1994 |
Olympic games | |
Participation in the finals | 1992 |
best result | 12th place in 1992 |
African Championship | |
Participation in the finals | 1967, 1983-1999, 2003 |
best result | African champions in 1991 and 1993 |
World cup | |
Participation in the finals | 1991 |
best result | 9th place in 1991 |
World league | |
Participation in the finals | no |
best result | no |
(As of August 2, 2010) |
The Algerian national volleyball team is a selection of the best Algerian players that the Algerian Volleyball Federation represents in international tournaments and internationals.
history
World championships
Algeria took part in a volleyball world championship for the first time in 1994 and finished in 13th place. Four years later it was only 19th place.
Olympic games
The only participation in an Olympic tournament so far ended in 1992 in Barcelona with the last place among twelve participants.
African Championships
At the first African Cup of Nations in 1967, Algeria only lost to Tunisia in the final. Then they were missing three times. In 1983 and 1987 the Algerians finished third, in 1989 they reached the final again, this time against Cameroon. Two years later they won their first continental title against hosts Egypt , which they successfully defended against Tunisia in their own country in 1993. After that, Algeria came third three times in a row. In 2001 the Algerians weren't there and in 2003 they finished fourth. In 2005 and 2007 she could not qualify again.
World cup
Algeria took part in the 1991 World Cup and finished ninth.
World league
Algeria has not yet played in the world league .
Web links
- FIVB Competitions (English)
- Volleyball results at Sports123 (English)
- Results of the African Championship (English)