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| Nickname(s) | The Green Shirts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Association | Pakistan Volleyball Federation (PVF) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Confederation | AVC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Head coach | Rahman Mohammadirad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIVB ranking | 44 (5 October 2025)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Appearances | 14 (First in1987) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best result | 4th (1989) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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ThePakistan men's national volleyball team representsPakistan in internationalvolleyball competitions.
Pakistan Volleyball Federation was founded on 31 January 1955. Thereafter, volleyball was taken up at the national level. The Federation received recognition and was affiliated to thePakistan Olympic Association and the International Volleyball Federation the same year.[2] Pakistan had the honour of winning a bronze medal during the1962 Asian Games at Jakarta where the matches were played outdoor.[3][4]
Volleyball enjoys huge popularity in small towns and villages across Pakistan.[5]
The national volleyball team has achieved satisfactory results on the Asian scene. Pakistan had the honour of winning a bronze medal during the1962 Asian Games at Jakarta where the matches were played outdoor.[3][4]
In the1989 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship inSeoul,South Korea, Pakistan surprised finishing fourth in a highly competitive field.[5]
It won the silver at the2019 South Asian Games in their first participation in the tournament after falling againstIndia.[6]
The national team achieved gold at the2022 Central Asian Men's Volleyball Championship, after defeatingIran in the final.[7]
In 2024, the team achieved silver at the2024 AVC Men's Challenge Cup after falling againstQatar.[8]
1975 – Did not participate
1979 – Did not participate
1983 – Did not participate
1987 – 7th place
1989 – 4th place1991 – 8th place
1993 – 8th place1995 – 8th place
1997 – 7th place
1999 – 8th place2001 – Did not participate
2003 – 7th place2005 – 9th place
2007 – 13th place
2009 – Did not participate2011 – 7th place
2013 – Did not participate2015 – 10th place2017 – 12th place2019 – 7th place
2021 – 7th place2023 – 7th place1962 –
3rd place1966 – 9th place1970 – 8th place
1974 – 7th place1978 – 9th place
1986 – 8th place1990 – 5th place1994 – 6th place1998 – 9th place
2002 – 7th place2010 – 10th place2014 – 11th place2018 – 8th place2022 – 5th placeChampions Runners up Third place Fourth place
| Asian Nations Cup record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad | |
 2018 | Did not participate | ||||||||
 2022 | |||||||||
 2023 | Qualified but withdrew | ||||||||
 2024 | Final |  Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 6 | Squad | |
| 2025 | Final | Runners-up | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 7 | Squad | |
| Total | 0 Titles | 2/5 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 13 | — | |
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
| CAVA Nations League record | |||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad | |
 2022 | Final | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 2 | Squad | |
| 2023 | Did not enter | ||||||||
| 2024 | Final | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | 18 | 3 | Squad | |
 2025 | Semifinals | 3rd place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | Squad | |
| Total | 2 Titles | 3/4 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 41 | 15 | — | |
2019 –
Runners-up| 30 May 2025 13:00 (UTC+05:00) | Pakistan | 3–0 | Kyrgyzstan | Samo Sport Complex,Fergana,Uzbekistan |
| (25–15, 25–14, 25–18) Report | ||||
| 31 May 2025 16:00 (UTC+05:00) | Pakistan | 1–3 |  Kazakhstan | Samo Sport Complex,Fergana,Uzbekistan |
| (29–31, 25–27, 25–19, 20–25) Report | ||||
| 2 June 2025 19:00 (UTC+05:00) | India  | 3–0 | Pakistan | Samo Sport Complex,Fergana,Uzbekistan |
| (25–15, 25–19, 25–23) Report | ||||
| 3 June 2025 16:00 (UTC+05:00) | Iran | 3–1 | Pakistan | Samo Sport Complex,Fergana,Uzbekistan |
| (28–26, 21–25, 25–17, 25–22) Report | ||||
| 4 June 2025 14:30 (UTC+05:00) | Kazakhstan | 1–3 | Pakistan | Samo Sport Complex,Fergana,Uzbekistan |
| (19–25, 25–23, 16–25, 22–25) Report | ||||
| 17 June 2025 14:00 (UTC+03:00) | Pakistan | 3–1 | Philippines | Isa Bin Rashed Hall,Manama,Bahrain |
| (25–18, 25–12, 21–25, 25–22) Report | ||||
| 19 June 2025 14:00 (UTC+03:00) | Pakistan | 3–2 |  Chinese Taipei | Isa Bin Rashed Hall,Manama,Bahrain |
| (25–20, 25–22, 21–25, 16–25, 18–16) Report | ||||
| 21 June 2025 14:00 (UTC+03:00) | Indonesia | 1–3 | Pakistan | Isa Bin Rashed Hall,Manama,Bahrain |
| (25–20, 21–25, 20–25, 17–25) Report | ||||
| 23 June 2025 16:30 (UTC+03:00) | Pakistan | 3–0 | Qatar | Isa Bin Rashed Hall,Manama,Bahrain |
| (25–22, 25–22, 25–21) Report | ||||
| 24 June 2025 19:00 (UTC+03:00) | Bahrain | 3–1 | Pakistan | Isa Bin Rashed Hall,Manama,Bahrain |
| (23–25, 25–16, 25–17, 25–18) Report | ||||
The following is the Pakistani roster in the2025 Asian Nations Cup.[9]
Head coach:Rahman Mohammadirad
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Pos. | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2024–25 club |
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| 1 | Salman Khan | 7 August 2004 | OH | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 88 kg (194 lb) | 336 cm (132 in) | 326 cm (128 in) | Navy |
| 7 | Usman Faryad Ali | 22 May 1999 | OH | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 345 cm (136 in) | 340 cm (130 in) | Wapda |
| 10 | Fahad Raza | 7 March 1997 | OP | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | 93 kg (205 lb) | 335 cm (132 in) | 325 cm (128 in) | PAF |
| 11 | Murad Khan | 2 March 2000 | OP | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | 100 kg (220 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 339 cm (133 in) | Wapda |
| 13 | Muhammad Kashif Naveed | 1 January 1994 | S | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 325 cm (128 in) | 315 cm (124 in) | Wapda |
| 14 | Abdul Zaheer | 25 February 1996 | MB | 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 340 cm (130 in) | 332 cm (131 in) | Army |
| 15 | Murad Jehan (c) | 22 April 1994 | OH | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 338 cm (133 in) | 327 cm (129 in) | Wapda |
| 16 | Afaq Khan | 26 March 2000 | OH | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 83 kg (183 lb) | 345 cm (136 in) | 335 cm (132 in) | PAF |
| 17 | Hamid Yazman | 20 March 1998 | S | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 333 cm (131 in) | 325 cm (128 in) | Army |
| 18 | Musawer Khan | 15 January 2005 | MB | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | 84 kg (185 lb) | 340 cm (130 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | Wapda |
| 19 | Nasir Ali | 6 July 1994 | L | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 75 kg (165 lb) | 290 cm (110 in) | 280 cm (110 in) | Wapda |
| 21 | Muhammad Yaseen | 2 February 1999 | L | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | 79 kg (174 lb) | 285 cm (112 in) | 277 cm (109 in) | Army |
| 24 | Ahmed Nazir | 11 May 1998 | MB | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 340 cm (130 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | Army |
Hamid Mohavedi (2017–2019)[10] Kim Kyoung-hoon (2019) Rahman Mohammadirad (2021, 2025)
Cristiano Rodrigues Campos (2022) Issanaye Ramires Ferraz (2023)
Ruben Wolochin (2024)[11]
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