Asian Volleyball Confederation

The Asian Volleyball Confederation, commonly known by the acronym AVC, is the governing body for the sports of indoor, beach and grass volleyball in Asia and Oceania. It has 65 member countries, mostly located in the Asia-Pacific region, but excludes the six transcontinental countries with territory in both Europe and Asia – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russia, Turkey and Cyprus, along Israel – which are instead members of CEV.

Asian Volleyball Confederation
SportVolleyball
CategoryContinental Sports Organization
Membership65 National Association
AbbreviationAVC
Founded1952[1]
Regional affiliationAsia and Oceania
HeadquartersBangkok, Thailand
PresidentRita Subowo
Vice president(s)Cai Yi
Other key staffSecretary-General
Kiattipong Radchatagriengkai
Treasurer
Cai Yi
Official website
asianvolleyball.net

Official languages
English

The main headquarters is located in Bangkok, Thailand and the current president is Rita Subowo of Indonesia.

Board of Administration

List of presidents
Asian Volleyball Confederation
  • Masaichi Nishikawa (1952–1976)
  • Nemesio Yabut (1976–1979)
  • Yutaka Maeda (1979–1985)
  • Yasutaka Matsudaira (1985–1996)
  • Yuan Weimin (1997–2001)
  • Wei Jizhong (2001–2008)
  • Saleh A Bin Nasser (2008–2020)
  • Rita Subowo (2020–present)

Members
codeAssociationNational teamsFoundedFIVB
affiliation		AVC
affiliation		IOC
member
WAZVA (12)
BHR Bahrain(M, W)Yes
IRQ Iraq(M, W)Yes
JOR Jordan(M, W)Yes
KUW Kuwait(M, W)Yes
LBN Lebanon(M, W)Yes
OMA Oman(M, W)Yes
PLE Palestine(M, W)Yes
QAT Qatar(M, W)Yes
KSA Saudi Arabia(M)Yes
SYR Syria(M, W)Yes
UAE UAE(M, W)Yes
YEM Yemen(M, W)Yes
CAZVA (14)
AFG Afghanistan(M, W)Yes
BAN Bangladesh(M, W)1973Yes
BHU Bhutan(M, W)Yes
IND India(M, W)1951Yes
IRN Iran(M, W)1945Yes
KAZ Kazakhstan(M, W)Yes
MDV Maldives(M, W)19821984Yes
NEP Nepal(M, W)Yes
PAK Pakistan(M, W)1955Yes
SRI Sri Lanka(M, W)1951Yes
TJK Tajikistan(M, W)Yes
KGZ Kyrgyzstan(M, W)Yes
TKM Turkmenistan(M, W)Yes
UZB Uzbekistan(M, W)Yes
SEAZVA (11)
BRU Brunei(M, W)Yes
CAM Cambodia(M, W)Yes
IDN Indonesia(M, W)1955Yes
LAO Laos(M, W)Yes
MAS Malaysia(M, W)Yes
MYA Myanmar(M, W)Yes
PHI Philippines(M, W)201520212021Yes
SIN Singapore(M, W)Yes
THA Thailand(M, W)1959Yes
TLS Timor-Leste(M, W)Yes
VIE Vietnam(M, W)196119911991Yes
EAZVA (9)
CHN China(M, W)1953Yes
HKG Hong Kong(M, W)Yes
JPN Japan(M, W)192719511952Yes
MAC Macau(M, W)No
MNG Mongolia(M, W)Yes
PRK North Korea(M, W)Yes
KOR South Korea(M, W)1947Yes
TPE Chinese Taipei(M, W)1954Yes
OZVA (20)
ASA American Samoa(M, W)Yes
AUS Australia(M, W)Yes
COK Cook Islands(M, W)Yes
FIJ Fiji(M, W)Yes
GUM Guam(M, W)Yes
KIR Kiribati(M, W)Yes
MRI Marshall Islands(M, W)Yes
MIC Micronesia(M, W)Yes
NAU Nauru(M, W)Yes
NZL New Zealand(M, W)Yes
NIE Niue(M, W)No
NMI Northern Mariana Islands(M, W)Yes
PAL Palau(M, W)Yes
PNG Papua New Guinea(M, W)Yes
SOL Solomon Islands(M, W)Yes
TAH Tahiti(M, W)No
TGA Tonga(M, W)Yes
TUV Tuvalu(M, W)Yes
VAN Vanuatu(M, W)Yes
SAM Samoa(M, W)Yes

Events

Championships

AVC organizes three championships, involving two of three FIVB disciplines (volleyball and beach volleyball).

Age-restricted championships

AVC also runs various competitions restricted to a younger age.

  • Asian Men's U23 Volleyball Championship (held in odd years as FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship Qualification Tournament)
  • Asian Women's U23 Volleyball Championship (held in odd years as FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship Qualification Tournament)
  • Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship (held in even years as FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship Qualification Tournament)
  • Asian Women's U19 Volleyball Championship (held in even years as FIVB Volleyball Men's U20 World Championship Qualification Tournament)
  • Asian Boys' U18 Volleyball Championship (held in even years as FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship Qualification Tournament)
  • Asian Girls' U17 Volleyball Championship (held in even years as FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship Qualification Tournament)
  • Asian U21 Beach Volleyball Championships (held in even years as FIVB Beach Volleyball U21 World Championships Qualification Tournament; involving two-gender tournaments)
  • Asian U19 Beach Volleyball Championships (held in even years as FIVB Beach Volleyball U19 World Championships Qualification Tournament; involving two-gender tournaments)
  • Asian U17 Beach Volleyball Championships (held in even years as FIVB Beach Volleyball U17 World Championships Qualification Tournament; involving two-gender tournaments)

Results (2013 it was probably unofficial):[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Year Host Men Women
1234 1234
U21 Beach Volleyball
2013 India , Chennai  Indonesia Kazakhstan Australia Kazakhstan Australia Japan Kazakhstan Indonesia
2016 Thailand , Kamphaengphet  China Thailand Thailand Australia China Japan Thailand Australia
2017 Thailand , Roi Et  Australia Thailand Thailand Iran Thailand Japan Indonesia Vanuatu
2019 Thailand , Roi Et  Thailand Australia Kazakhstan Australia Thailand Thailand China China
2021 Thailand , Nakhon Pathom  Iran Thailand Thailand Thailand Australia Thailand Australia Thailand
U19 Beach Volleyball
2016 Laos , Vientiane  Thailand Australia Iran Iran Thailand New Zealand China Thailand
2018 Thailand , Nakhon Pathom  Indonesia Thailand Kazakhstan Pakistan Thailand China Kazakhstan Indonesia
2021 Thailand , Nakhon Pathom  Iran Thailand Kazakhstan Thailand Australia Thailand Thailand Australia
U17 Beach Volleyball
2016 Thailand , Ratchaburi  Thailand Thailand Thailand Thailand Thailand Thailand Kazakhstan Kazakhstan

U21/U19/U17 Beach Volleyball Medals (2013-2021)
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Thailand (THA)810624
2 Australia (AUS)4228
3 China (CHN)2125
4 Indonesia (INA)2013
 Iran (IRI)2013
6 Japan (JPN)0303
7 Kazakhstan (KAZ)0167
8 New Zealand (NZL)0101
Totals (8 nations)18181854

Club championships

AVC organizes two more championships for volleyball clubs.

Cups

AVC organizes four cups for volleyball national teams in two divisions per gender.

Tour

AVC organizes a continental tour for beach volleyball teams.

  • AVC Beach Tour (held in even year; involving two-gender tournaments)

Continental qualification tournaments

AVC organizes four continental qualification tournaments, involving two of three FIVB disciplines (volleyball and beach volleyball).

  • AVC Men's Tokyo Volleyball Qualification (held in every four years as Olympic Qualification Tournament; tournament's name was exclusive for 2020 Summer Olympics)
  • AVC Women's Tokyo Volleyball Qualification (held in every four years as Olympic Qualification Tournament; tournament's name was exclusive for 2020 Summer Olympics)
  • AVC Continental Qualifications for FIVB Volleyball Challenger Cup (held in every year as FIVB Volleyball Challenger Cup Qualification Tournament; involving two-gender tournaments)
  • AVC Beach Volleyball Continental Cup (held in three seasons as Olympic Qualification Tournament; involving two-gender tournaments)

Current title holders
Championship Cup Challenge Cup U-19/20/21 U-17/18/19 Club
Men's team
 Iran (2021)		 Men's team
 Qatar (2018)		 Men's team
 Iraq (2018)		 Men's U20 team
 Iran (2018)		 Boys' U18 team
 Japan (2018)		 Foolad Sirjan
 Iran (2021)
Women's team
 Japan (2019)		 Women's team
 China (2018)		 Cancelled Women's U19 team
 Japan (2018)		 Girls' U17 team
 Japan (2018)		 Tianjin Bohai Bank
 China (2019)
C McHugh / D Schumann
 Australia (2020)		 Phichakon N / Phanupong T
 Thailand (2019)		 D Herlambang / B Akbar
 Indonesia (2018)
Wang F / Xia XY
 China (2020)		 Pawarun C / Thatsarida S
 Thailand (2019)		 Pawarun C / Thatsarida S
 Thailand (2018)

Sponsors

References
  1. "AVC History – Asian Volleyball Confederation". Asian Volleyball Confederation. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  2. "ASIAN BEACH TOUR – BULLETIN – Asian Volleyball Confederation".
  3. "ASIAN UNDER-AGES BEACH VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS – BULLETIN – Asian Volleyball Confederation".
  4. "2021 BEACH VOLLEYBALL COMPETITIONS – Asian Volleyball Confederation".
  5. https://asianvolleyball.net/new/4th-asian-u21-beach-volleyball-championships/
  6. https://asianvolleyball.net/new/3rd-asian-u19-beach-volleyball-chapionships/
  7. "ASIAN U21 BEACH VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS – Asian Volleyball Confederation".
  8. "ASIAN U19 BEACH VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS – Asian Volleyball Confederation".
  9. "ASIAN U17 BEACH VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS – Asian Volleyball Confederation".
  10. "FIVB Senior World Ranking – Men – As per 1 February 2020". FIVB and Hypercube. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  11. "FIVB Senior World Ranking – Women – As per 1 February 2020". FIVB and Hypercube. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  12. "AVC Senior Continental Ranking – Men – As per 1 February 2020". Hypercube. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  13. "AVC Senior Continental Ranking – Women – As per 1 February 2020". Hypercube. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
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