The Philippine women's national volleyball team is the national volleyball team of the Philippines. The country is ranked 79 as of August 21, 2017. Its highest achievement was in 1974 when it qualified for the FIVB World Championship, where it placed 18th. It is governed by Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas (LVPI) since 2015.
Video Philippines women's national volleyball team
History
The Philippine national team was a regional powerhouse in Southeast Asia having won gold medals at the 1977, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1987 and 1993 editions of the Southeast Asian Games. The Philippines also participated at its first and only FIVB Volleyball World Championship in 1974.
The national team had its last gold medal at the Southeast Asian Games finish under Russian-Latvian head coach Sta?islavs Lugailo, who was part of the Soviet Union men's national team that won gold at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, was hired to lead the team in 1990. He guided the team to its bronze medal finish at the 1991 Southeast Asian Games. The national team had a training camp in Japan in 1992 where it played games against Japanese volleyball clubs. Lyugailo later led the national team to win a gold medal at the Southeast Asian Games in 1993 defeating defending champions Thailand in the final. Thailand would later defeat the Philippines in the next edition in 1995 in the gold medal match. The Philippines fail to duplicate its gold medal games for the next editions of the Southeast Asian Games with Thailand establishing dominance in women's volleyball in the region.
The Philippine national team did not see international play after the 2005 edition of the Southeast Asian Games and the Asian Championships. The Philippines won a bronze medal at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games. They would make a comeback at the Asian Championships in 2013 and at the Southeast Asian Games in 2015 respectively.
After failing to get a podium finish at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games, it was decided that the national team coached by Roger Gorayeb will be disbanded. However it is later decided that Gorayeb will remain coach of the national team which participated in another tournament, the 2015 VTV International Women's Volleyball Cup. The team finish last out of six teams and was without many of its players that played in the Southeast Asian Games.
Maps Philippines women's national volleyball team
Results
The following are the rank of the senior's Philippines women's volleyball team in past tournaments.
Rankings
- ^[a] Change from previous ranking (July 2016).
Pool of players
MH Middle Hitter OP Opposite Hitter OH Outside Hitter MB Middle Blocker S Setter L Libero R Reserve
Recent squads
2017 Southeast Asian Games
2017 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship
2015 Asian Women's Championship
2015 Southeast Asian Games
2015 VTV Cup
Coaches
The following were head coaches of the senior national team.
- Augusto Santamaria (?-1987)
- Constante Reyes (1987-?)
- Sta?islavs Lugailo (1990-1993)
- Augusto Santamaria (1997)
- Roger Gorayeb (2013)
- Sinfronio Acaylar (for the 2015 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship)
- Roger Gorayeb (2015)
- Francis Vicente (2017-present)
Youth teams
Under-23
2015 Asian U23 Women's Volleyball Championship
Under-17
In 2014, the Under-17 team finished 7th among 13 teams in the 2014 Asian Youth Girls Volleyball Championship. It defeated Australia and India while losing to China in straight sets in the Group C stage. In the Qualifying Round, it lost to Thailand while winning against New Zealand in 4 sets. In the Quarterfinals, it lost to South Korea. In the 5th-8th place playoffs, it lost to Kazakhstan in 5 sets. In the 7th place game, it won against New Zealand again.
Roster:
- Ezra Gyra Barroga, Rica Dolan, Justine Dorog, Christine Dianne Francisco, Ejiya Laure, Maristela Geen Layug, Kristine Magallanes, Nicole Anne Magsarile, Ma. Lina Isabel Molde, Jasmine Nabor, Faith Janine Shirley Nisperos, Roselyn Rosier, Alyssa Marie Teope and Catlin Viray
- Head Coach: Jerry Yee
- Team Manager: Mariano See T. Diet
Under-19
In 2016, the Under-19 team finished 10th among 15 teams in the 2016 Asian Women's U19 Volleyball Championship. It defeated Australia while losing to Chinese Taipei and South Korea in straight sets in the Group D stage. In the 9th-12th place playoffs, it won against Macau in straight sets but it lost to Iran in 5 thrilling sets.
Roster
- Isabelle Camama, Jeanette Villareal, Mary Anne Mendrez, Kathleen Faith Arado, Seth Rodriguez, Dianne Latayan, Rica Diolan, Jasmine Nabor, Mariella Gabarda, Ria Beatriz Duremdez, Trishia Mae Genesis and Zilfa Olarve
- Head Coach: Francis Vicente
Results
Asian Women's U23 Volleyball Championship
The following are the rank of the Philippines women's youth volleyball teams in past tournaments.
See also
- Philippines men's national volleyball team
- PSL All Stars
- PLDT HOME TVolution team
- Volleyball in the Philippines
References
External links
- PH spikers vow to go all out in Asian championships
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