France women's national volleyball team

France

Association	Fédération française de volley-ball
Confederation	CEV
Head coach	Émile Rousseaux
FIVB ranking	17 (as of 31 July 2023)
Uniforms
Home Away Third
World Championship
Appearances	3 (First in 1952)
Best result	7th (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	Qualified as the host country
Total	0 Titles	1/16

World Championship

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World Championship record Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL Squad 1952 7th Place 1956 12th Place 1960 did not enter 1962 1967 1970 did not qualify 1974 20th Place 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 Total 0 Titles 3/19 —

FIVB World Grand Prix

• 2017 — 27th

FIVB Nations League

• 2024 — Qualified

FIVB Challenger Cup

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

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

The following is the France roster in the 2021 Women's European Volleyball Championship

Head coach: Émile Rousseaux

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	2021 club
1	Héléna Cazaute	17 December 1997	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri
3	Amandine Giardino	30 March 1995	172 cm (5 ft 8 in)	65 kg (143 lb)	Pays d'Aix Venelles
8	Manon Bernard	23 January 1995	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)	66 kg (146 lb)	Volley-Ball Club Chamalières
9	Nina Stojiljković	1 September 1996	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)	69 kg (152 lb)	Partizan Beograd
11	Lucille Gicquel	13 November 1997	189 cm (6 ft 2 in)	69 kg (152 lb)	Bosca San Bernardo Cuneo
12	Isaline Sager-Weider	5 May 1988	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	Neptunes de Nantes Volley-Ball
15	Amandha Marine Sylves	29 December 2000	196 cm (6 ft 5 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	Il Bisonte Firenze
21	Eva Brooklyn Elouga	14 October 1999	192 cm (6 ft 4 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	Volley-Ball Club Chamalières
23	Léandra Olinga-Andela	12 August 1997	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	Volley Mulhouse Alsace
38	Leïa Ratahiry	27 September 2002	177 cm (5 ft 10 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	Neptunes de Nantes Volley-Ball
63	Émilie Respaut	25 April 2003	177 cm (5 ft 10 in)	56 kg (123 lb)	Neptunes de Nantes Volley-Ball
88	Amélie Rotar	24 October 2000	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	Béziers Volley
91	Halimatou Bah	21 December 2003	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	Volley-Ball Club Chamalières
98	Sabine Haewegene	9 May 1994	176 cm (5 ft 9 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	Volley-Ball Club Chamalières

• 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

• French Volleyball Federation
• France national team Volleybox