Czech Republic women's national volleyball team

The Czech Republic women's national volleyball team (Czech : České národní volejbalové družstvo žen) represents the Czech Republic in international women's volleyball competitions and friendly matches. The national team is organized by the Czech Volleyball Association (Czech : Český volejbalový svaz : ČVS) which is a member of the Federation of International Volleyball (FIVB) as well the European Volleyball Confederation (CEV). The national federation is also a part of the Middle European Volleyball Zonal Association (MEVZA).

Czech Republic

Association	Český volejbalový svaz
Confederation	CEV
Head coach	Giannis Athanasopoulos
FIVB ranking	15 (as of 8 January 2025)
Uniforms
Home Away
World Championship
Appearances	5 (First in 1994)
Best result	9th : (1994)
European Championship
Appearances	11 (First in 1997)
Best result	Bronze : (1997)
www.CVF.cz (in Czech)
Honours Challenger Cup 2024 Manila 2019 Lima European Championship 1997 Czech Republic European League 2012 Karlovy Vary 2019 Varaždin 2022 Orléans 2024 Ostrava 2018 Budapest 2023 Piatra Neamt / Lund

Results

World Championship

• 1994 — 9th place
• 2002 — 19th place
• 2010 — 15th place
• 2022 — 18th place
• 2025 — 25th place

World Grand Prix

• 2013 — 14th place
• 2014 — 22nd place (Group 3)
• 2015 — 15th place (Group 2)
• 2016 — 18th place (Group 2)
• 2017 — 16th place (Group 2)

Nations League

• 2025 — 11th place

Challenger Cup

• 2018 — Did not qualify
• 2019 — 2nd
• 2022 — 6th place
• 2023 — Did not qualify
• 2024 — 1st

European Championship

• 1997 — 3rd
• 1999 — Did not qualify
• 2001 — 9th place
• 2003 — 9th place
• 2005 — Did not qualify
• 2007 — 9th place
• 2009 — 10th place
• 2011 — 8th place
• 2013 — 10th place
• 2015 — 11th place
• 2017 — 12th place
• 2019 — Did not qualify
• 2021 — 15th place
• 2023 — 8th place
• 2026 — Qualified

European League

• 2011 — 4th place
• 2012 — 1st
• 2018 — 3rd
• 2019 — 1st
• 2021 — 4th place
• 2022 — 2nd
• 2023 — 3rd
• 2024 — 2nd

Team

Current squad

The following is the Czech roster for the 2025 FIVB Women's World Championships^[1]

Head Coach: Ioannis Athanasopoulos

No.	Name	Date of birth	Pos	Height
1	Ema Kneiflová	22 June 2002	MB	190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
2	Eva Hodanová	18 December 1993	O	189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
3	Elen Jedličková	1 December 2005	MB	190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
4	Silvie Pavlová	20 May 1997	MB	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
5	Eva Svobodová	6 May 1997	OH	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
6	Helena Grozer	25 July 1988	OH	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
7	Magdalena Bukovská	28 April 2003	OH	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
8	Ela Koulisiani	1 October 2002	MB	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
9	Daniela Digrinová	19 October 2000	L	169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
10	Kateřina Valková	6 February 1996	S	177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
11	Veronika Dostálová	7 April 1992	L	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
13	Denisa Pavlíková	13 July 2001	OH	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
14	Lucie Kolářová	2 September 2000	OH	189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
15	Magdaléna Jehlářová	16 January 2000	MB	189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
16	Michaela Mlejnková	26 July 1996	OH	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
17	Klára Dítě	23 December 1997	OH	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
18	Joséfina Smolková	11 April 2006	OH	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
19	Kateřina Pelikánová	25 October 2004	S	177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
20	Květa Grabovská	29 May 2002	S	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
23	Anna Pragerová	3 April 2006	S	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
24	Anna Semanová	7 December 2006	O	193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
25	Monika Brancuská	19 November 2004	O	189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
27	Barbora Chaloupková	4 July 2003	L	172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
28	Eva Rejmanová	9 March 2008	OH	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
29	Jana Fixová	4 August 2003	O	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)

Previous squads

The following is the Czech roster in the 2015 Women's European Volleyball Championship

Head coach: Carlo Parisi

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2015 club
1	Andrea Kossanyiová	6 August 1993	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	72 kg (159 lb)	310 cm (120 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Impel Wrocław
2	Eva Hodanová	18 December 1993	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	306 cm (120 in)	298 cm (117 in)	PVK Olymp Praga
3	Veronika Trnková	13 October 1995	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	90 kg (200 lb)	302 cm (119 in)	299 cm (118 in)	PVK Olymp Praga
4	Aneta Havlíčková	3 July 1987	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	62 kg (137 lb)	295 cm (116 in)	280 cm (110 in)	Lokomotiv Baku
5	Julie Jášová	14 September 1987	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	305 cm (120 in)	293 cm (115 in)	VK Prostějov
6	Lucie Smutná	14 April 1991	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	307 cm (121 in)	285 cm (112 in)	Volley Soverato
8	Barbora Purchartová	9 May 1992	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	85 kg (187 lb)	309 cm (122 in)	300 cm (120 in)	Dauphines Charleroi
11	Veronika Dostálová	7 April 1992	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	278 cm (109 in)	269 cm (106 in)	PVK Olymp Praha
12	Michaela Mlejnková	26 July 1996	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	305 cm (120 in)	298 cm (117 in)	PVK Olymp Praha
13	Tereza Vanžurová	4 April 1991	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	308 cm (121 in)	293 cm (115 in)	Azzurra Volley San Casciano
14	Nikol Sajdová	20 July 1988	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	79 kg (174 lb)	298 cm (117 in)	295 cm (116 in)	Raben Vilsbiburg
16	Helena Havelková (C)	25 July 1988	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	64 kg (141 lb)	308 cm (121 in)	295 cm (116 in)	Yamamay Busto Arsizio
19	Pavla Vincourová	12 November 1992	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	62 kg (137 lb)	303 cm (119 in)	292 cm (115 in)	Budowlani Łódź
20	Marie Toufarová	9 June 1992	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	307 cm (121 in)	294 cm (116 in)	Královo Pole Brno

Notable players

In alphabetical order

Anna Kallistova Helena Havelkova Helena Horka Kristýna Pastulová Markéta Chlumská Martina Utla Michaela Hasalíková Šárka Barborková Šárka Melichárková Tereza Vanzurova