The China men's national volleyball team () represents China in international volleyball competitions and friendly matches, governed by Chinese Volleyball Association. The team now ranks 28th in the FIVB World Rankings and the current head coach is Vital Heynen.
The team competed twice in the Olympic Games, finishing in eighth place at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California, and fifth place in the 2008 Summer Olympics at home in Beijing. China have been consistently competing the FIVB World Championship, with a best of seventh place in both 1978 and 1982. On a continental level, China won three gold medals at the Asian Games, in 1986, 1990 and 1998. China also won 3 gold medals at the Asian Championship in 1979, 1997 and 1999.
Competition record Olympic Games Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Olympic Games recordQualification recordYearRoundPosition 1964did not participateordid not qualifydid not participate 1968Unknown Asian qualifier 1972did not participate 19761975 Asian Championship 1980qualified but later withdrew due to US-led boycott1979 Asian Championship 1984Preliminary round8th place615415532136 1988did not qualify9631913 199253297 199631236 20006331111 2004752159 2008Quarterfinals5th place624919Qualified as host 2012did not qualify7341314 20167251415 20208441616 20247161018 2028Future eventsFuture events 2032Total2/18—
World Cup Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
+World Cup recordYearRoundPositionSquad 1949did not participate 1952 1956Final group9th place11381227 1960did not participate 1962Final group9th place12571921 19669th–16th places9th place121023311 1970did not qualify 197413th–18th places15th place11742215 19785th–8th places7th place9542016 19825th–8th places7th place963219 19869th–12th places12th place817421 1990did not qualify 1994First round15th place31236 1998Second round15th place10281123 2002Second round13th place615616 2006First round17th place523913 2010First round19th place30319 2014Second round15th place9451221 2018First round22nd place505315 2022First round24th place30309 2025Preliminary round30th place30319 2027to be determined 2029Total16/23—
World Cup (1965–2019) Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
World Cup (1965–2019) record (Defunct)YearRoundPositionSquad 1965did not qualify 1969 19775th–8th places5th place8441712 1981Round robin5th place7341214 1985did not qualify 1989 1991 1995Round robin9th place11381126 1999Round robin11th place111101031 2003Round robin10th place11291328 2007did not participate (as their country hosted the 2008 Summer Olympics) 2011Round robin11th place11110930 2015did not qualify 2019Total6/14—
World Grand Champions Cup Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
World Grand Champions Cup record (Defunct)YearRoundPositionSquad 1993did not qualify 1997Round robin4th place532910 2001did not qualify 2005Round robin6th place505615 2009did not qualify 2013 2017Total2/7—
World League Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
World League record (Defunct)YearRoundPositionSquad 1990Intercontinental round8th place12012236 1991did not participate 1992Intercontinental round9th place12391731 1993Intercontinental round7th place209113640 1994Intercontinental round11th place12111533 1995Intercontinental round11th place12481828 1996Final round6th place164122040 1997Intercontinental round10th place12210831 1998did not participate 1999 2000 2001 2002Intercontinental round9th place12482127 2003did not participate 2004Intercontinental round10th place12391431 2005did not participate 2006Intercontinental round13th place12012436 2007Intercontinental round9th place12481829 2008Intercontinental round7th place12662423 2009Intercontinental round13th place12391429 2010Intercontinental round15th place121111134 2011did not qualify 2012 2013did not participate 2014G3 Final round23rd place8622010 2015G3 Final round24th place8622115 2016G2 Intercontinental round19th place9451317 2017G2 Intercontinental round17th place9541916Total18/28—
Nations League Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Nations League recordYearRoundPositionSquad 2018Preliminary round15th place153121539 2019Preliminary round16th place15114942 2021qualified but withdrew 2022Preliminary round13th place12391428 2023Preliminary round16th place122101233 2024did not qualify 2025Final round8th place133101333 2026Final round8th place131121136 2027 qualified Total7/9—
Challenger Cup Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Challenger Cup record (Defunct)YearRoundPositionSquad 2018did not participate 2019 2022 2023Quarterfinals5th place10113 2024Final Champions33091Total1 Title2/5—
AVC Continental Championship Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
AVC Continental Championship recordYearRoundPositionSquad 1975Round robin 3rd place642146 1979Round robin Champions660181 1983Round robin Runners up8622111 1987Final round Runners up76121N/A 1989Final round 3rd place8622011 1991Round robin 3rd place752186 1993Final round4th place853189 1995Round robin Runners upN/A 1997Round robin Champions550151 1999Round robin Champions651163 2001Final round4th place6331011 2003Round robin Runners up651174 2005Final round Runners Up541128 2007Round robin4th place7521513 2009Final round4th place8532010 2011Final round Runners up8531911 2013Final round 3rd place761206 2015Final round 3rd place871238 2017Final round6th place8441412 2019Final round6th place8441514 2021Final round 3rd place752189 2023Final round4th place6421213 2026Final round6th place42286–Total3 Titles23/23–––––—
Asian Games Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Asian Games recordYearRoundPositionSquad 1958did not participate 1962 1966 1970 1974Final round 3rd place532108 1978Round robin 3rd place981244 1982Round robin Runners up651155 1986Round robin Champions880242 1990Final round Champions660183 1994Final round Runners up541144 1998Final round Champions660182 2002Final round4th place532139 2006Final Runners up32176 2010Final round5th place862188 2014Final round4th place853198 2018Final round9th place6331312 2022Final Runners up541134 2026Final round4th place6421410Total3 Titles14/18—
AVC Cup Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
AVC Cup recordYearRoundPositionSquad 2018did not participate 2022 2023did not participate 20245th–8th places5th place541126 2025did not participate 2026Total1/6—
AVC Cup for Men Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
AVC Cup for Men record (Defunct)YearRoundPositionSquad 2008Final round 3rd place633149 2010Final round Runners up642149 2012Final round Champions651174 2014Final round5th place6421410 2016Final round Runners up651165 2018qualified but withdrew 2022Final round Champions660185Total2 Titles6/7—
Team Current squad The following is the China roster for the 2026 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League.
Head Coach: Vital Heynen
+NameDate of birthHeightWeightSpikeBlock2025–26 clubWen Zihua Baoding WoliJiang Chuan Beijing BAIC MotorWang Hebin Guangdong Taishan HeliLi Lei Qingdao Xinglun YouyouHu Hanlin Qingdao Xinglun YouyouYu Yuantai JiangsuLi Tianyue JiangsuLi Yongzhen Sporting CPWu Zhai Fujian FuqingZhang Zhejia Shanghai BrightFan Xuanyu Qingdao Xinglun YouyouPeng Shikun Osaka BluteonQu Zongshuai Shanghai BrightWang Changli Tianjin Food GroupWang Bin Zhejiang ZhendeYang Baoqi Baoding WoliLi Hai Qingdao Xinglun YouyouXue Zhihong Tianjin Food Group
Former squads
Olympic Games 1984 Cao Ping, Liu Changcheng, Shen Keqin, Song Jinwei, Xiao Qingsong, Yang Liqun, Yan Jianming, Yu Juemin, Ju Jixin, Zhang Yousheng, Zhao Feng, Zuo Yue. Head coach: Zou Zhihua. 2008 Bian Hongmin, Yuan Zhi, Guo Peng, Shi Hairong, Cui Jianjun, Jiao Shuai, Yu Dawei, Shen Qiong, Jiang Fudong, Ren Qi, Sui Shengsheng, Fang Yingchao. Head coach: Zhou Jianan.
FIVB Volleyball Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments 2023 Jiang Chuan (c), Wang Dongchen, Wang Hebin, Yang Yiming, Yu Yuantai, Yu Yaochen, Li Yongzhen, Peng Shikun, Qu Zongshuai, Zhang Guanhua, Miao Ruantong, Zhang Jingyin, Wang Bin, Dai Qingyao. Head coach: Wu Sheng.
FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship 1994 Weng Yiqing, Zhang Di, Li Haiyun, Hou Jing, Li Mu, Lu Weizhong, Zhang Liming, Zhou Jianan, Chen Feng, Zheng Liang, Zhang Xiang, Yan Feng, An Jiajie, Xie Guochen. Head Coach: Fulin Shen. 1998 Zheng Liang, Chen Qi, Lu Weizhong, Zhang Liming, Zhou Jianan, Chen Fang, Wang Hebing, Zhang Xiang, Zhao Yong, An Jiajie, Zhu Gang, Li Tieming. Head Coach: Wang Jiawei. 2002 Shi Hairong (c), Zhang Xiaodong, Sui Shengsheng, Zheng Liang, Lu Fei, Tang Miao, He Jiong, Li Hang, Shen Qiong, Wang Haichuan, Chu Hui, Li Chun. Head Coach: Di Anhe. 2006 Cui Xiaodong, Yuan Zhi, Guo Peng, Wang Haichuan, Tang Miao, Cui Jianjun, Li Chun, Yu Dawei, Shen Qiong, Jiang Fudong, Ren Qi, Sui Shengsheng. Head Coach: Zhou Jianan. 2010 Bian Hongmin, Yuan Zhi, Zhang Chen, Guo Peng, Liang Chunlong, Zhong Weijun, Cui Jianjun, Jiao Shuai, Chen Ping, Shen Qiong, Li Runming, Ren Qi. Head Coach: Zhou Jianan. 2014 Chen Longhai, Yuan Zhi, Liang Chunlong, Zhong Weijun, Cui Jianjun, Jiao Shuai, Geng Xin, Kong Fanwei, Kou Zhichao, Xu Jingtao, Li Runming, Ren Qi, Ji Daoshuai, Fang Yingchao. Head Coach: Xie Guochen. 2018 Ji Daoshuai (c), Jiang Chuan, Mao Tianyi, Zhang Binglong, Zhang Jingyin, Yu Yaochen, Du Haixiang, Chen Longhai, Tang Chuanhang, Tong Jiahua, Liu Libin, Rao Shuhan, Miao Ruantong, Ma Xiaoteng. Head Coach: Raúl Lozano. 2022 Yu Yaochen (c), Dai Qingyao, Yang Yiming, Zhang Binglong, Yu Yuantai, Yang Tianyuan, Li Yongzhen, Liu Meng, Zhang Zhejia, Peng Shikun, Zhang Guanhua, Miao Ruantong, Zhang Jingyin, Wang Bin. Head Coach: Wu Sheng. 2025 Jiang Chuan (c), Wen Zihua, Wang Hebin, Li Lei, Yu Yuantai, Yu Yaochen, Li Yongzhen, Ji Daoshuai, Zhang Zhejia, Peng Shikun, Qu Zongshuai, Wang Bin, Li Tianyue, Liu Libin. Head coach: Vital Heynen. FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup 2003 Shi Hairong (c), Zhang Xiaodong, Hu Song, Yuan Zhi, Cui Xiaodong, Tang Miao, He Jiong, Li Hang, Li Chun, Shen Qiong, Wu Xiaojiang, Chu Hui. Head Coach: Di Anhe. 2011 Cui Jianjun (c), Bian Hongmin, Zhan Guojun, Yuan Zhi, Zhang Chen, Liang Chunlong, Zhong Weijun, Chen Ping, Geng Xin, Xu Jingtao, Li Runming, Ren Qi, Kong Fanwei, Song Jianwei. Head Coach: Zhou Jianan.
FIVB Volleyball Men's World Grand Champions Cup 1997 Sui Shengsheng (c), Xie Wenhao, Yuan Zhi, Guo Peng, Tang Miao, Zhang Chen, He Jiong, Li Chun, Shen Qiong, Fang Yingchao, Chu Hui, Yu Dawei. Head Coach: Di Anhe.
FIVB Volleyball World League 2009 Shen Qiong (c), Bian Hongmin, Dai Qingyao, Guo Peng, Liang Chunlong, Zhong Weijun, Cui Jianjun, Jiao Shuai, Chen Ping, Yu Dawei, Jiang Kun, Li Runming, Ren Qi, Ding Hui. Head Coach: Zhou Jian'an. 2010 Shen Qiong (c), Bian Hongmin, Yuan Zhi, Zhang Chen, Liang Chunlong, Zhong Weijun, Cui Jianjun, Jiao Shuai, Chen Ping, Yu Dawei, Jiang Kun, Xu Jingtao, Li Runming, Ren Qi, Ding Hui. Head Coach: Zhou Jian'an. 2014 Zhong Weijun (c), Bian Hongmin, Yuan Zhi, Zhang Chen, Liang Chunlong, Cui Jianjun, Jiao Shuai, Geng Xin, Kou Zhichao, Li Runming, Chu Hui, Ji Daoshuai. Head Coach: Xie Guochen. 2015 Jiao Shuai (c), Zhang Zhejia, Yuan Zhi, Zhang Chen, Li Yuanbo, Li Runming, Cui Jianjun, Ji Daoshuai, Geng Xin, Dai Qingyao, Rao Shuhan, Tong Jiahua, Ke Junhuang, Song Jianwei. Head Coach: Xie Guochen. 2016 Chen Longhai, Zhang Chen, Li Yuanbo, Li Runming, Cui Jianjun, Jiao Shuai (c), Ji Daoshuai, Geng Xin, Rao Shuhan, Dai Qingyao, Tong Jiahua, Ke Junhuang, Liu Xiangdong and Song Jianwei. Head Coach: Yang Liqun (Week 1 and Week 2), Xie Guochen (Week 3). 2017 Zhong Weijun (c), Li Rui, Jiang Chuan, Mao Tianyi, Zhang Binglong, Li Runming, Han Tianyi, Zhan Guojun, Ji Daoshuai, Chen Longhai, Tong Jiahua, Ke Junhuang, Tang Chuanhang, Liu Libin and Rao Shuhan. Head Coach: Raúl Lozano.
FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League 2018