Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC)

AVC logo
Sport	Volleyball
Category	Continental sports organisation
Membership	65 member associations
Abbreviation	AVC
Founded	1952; 72 years ago (1952)[1]
Regional affiliation	Asia and Oceania
Headquarters	Bangkok, Thailand
President	Rita Subowo
Vice president(s)	Cai Yi (senior) Abdulaziz A. Albalool
Other key staff	Secretary General Kiattipong Radchatagriengkai Treasurer Cai Yi
Official website
asianvolleyball.net
Official language English

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

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

Board of Administration[edit]

List of presidents[edit]

• 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)

Member associations[edit]

Code	Association	National teams	Founded	FIVB affiliation	AVC affiliation	IOC member
Western Zone (WAVA) (12)
BRN	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, W)				Yes
SYR	Syria	(M, W)				Yes
UAE	United Arab Emirates	(M, W)				Yes
YEM	Yemen	(M, W)				Yes
Central Zone* (CAVA) (14)
AFG	Afghanistan	(M, W)				Yes
BAN	Bangladesh	(M, W)	1973			Yes
BHU	Bhutan	(M, W)				Yes
IND	India	(M, W)	1951			Yes
IRI	Iran	(M, W)	1945			Yes
KAZ	Kazakhstan	(M, W)				Yes
KGZ	Kyrgyzstan	(M, W)				Yes
MDV	Maldives	(M, W)	1982	1984		Yes
NEP	Nepal	(M, W)				Yes
PAK	Pakistan	(M, W)	1955			Yes
SRI	Sri Lanka	(M, W)	1951			Yes
TJK	Tajikistan	(M, W)				Yes
TKM	Turkmenistan	(M, W)				Yes
UZB	Uzbekistan	(M, W)				Yes
Eastern Zone (EAZVA) (8)
CHN	China	(M, W)	1953			Yes
TPE	Chinese Taipei	(M, W)	1954			Yes
HKG	Hong Kong	(M, W)				Yes
JPN	Japan	(M, W)	1927	1951	1952	Yes
MAC	Macau	(M, W)				No
MGL	Mongolia	(M, W)				Yes
PRK	North Korea	(M, W)				Yes
KOR	South Korea	(M, W)	1947			Yes
Southeastern Zone (SEAVA) (11)
BRU	Brunei	(M, W)				Yes
CAM	Cambodia	(M, W)				Yes
INA	Indonesia	(M, W)	1955			Yes
LAO	Laos	(M, W)				Yes
MAS	Malaysia	(M, W)				Yes
MYA	Myanmar	(M, W)				Yes
PHI	Philippines	(M, W)	2015	2021	2021	Yes
SGP	Singapore	(M, W)				Yes
THA	Thailand	(M, W)	1959			Yes
TLS	Timor-Leste	(M, W)				Yes
VIE	Vietnam	(M, W)	1961	1991	1991	Yes
Oceania Zone† (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
SAM	Samoa	(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

Notes:

^* The Central Zone includes member associations from Central Asia and Southern Asia.

^† Possible future member associations from Oceania: Christmas Island, the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, the Pitcairn Islands, Tokelau, and Wallis and Futuna.

FIVB World Rankings[edit]

FIVB Men's Rankings (as of 31 January 2024)[2] AVC* FIVB +/- National Team Points 1 4  Japan 340.3 2 15  Iran 207.82 3 21  Qatar 149.27 4 28  South Korea 137.46 5 31  China 125.66 6 35  Australia 118.27 7 43  Chinese Taipei 92.34 8 49 2  Pakistan 74.27 9 53 6  Kazakhstan 57.91 10 54 6  Vietnam 57.9 11 57 6  Philippines 50.71 12 59 6  Saudi Arabia 49.3 13 64 7  Thailand 44.49 14 66 7  India 40.23 15 67 7  Bahrain 39.98 16 78 8  Uzbekistan 27.71 17 81 9  Hong Kong 18.57 18 82 9  Mongolia 15.01 *Local rankings based on FIVB ranking points

FIVB Women's Rankings (as of 18 October 2023)[3] AVC* FIVB +/- National Team Points 1 6  China 329.65 2 9  Japan 305.09 3 13  Thailand 222 4 32  Kazakhstan 111.25 5 40  South Korea 93.72 *Local rankings based on FIVB ranking points

Tournaments[edit]

Championships[edit]

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

• Men's Asian Volleyball Championship (held in odd years; held in every two years as FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship Qualification Tournament since 2021)
• Women's Asian Volleyball Championship (held in odd years; held in every two years as FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship Qualification Tournament since 2021)
• Asian Beach Volleyball Championships (held in every year; involving two-gender tournaments)
• Asian Beach Volleyball Tour – Since 2008 ^[4]

Age-restricted championships[edit]

The AVC also runs various competitions restricted to a younger age.

• Men's Asian U23 Volleyball Championship (held in odd years as FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship Qualification Tournament)
• Women's Asian U23 Volleyball Championship (held in odd years as FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship Qualification Tournament)
• Men's Asian U20 Volleyball Championship (held in even years as FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship Qualification Tournament)
• Women's Asian U20 Volleyball Championship (held in even years as FIVB Volleyball Women's U21 World Championship Qualification Tournament)
• Boys' Asian U18 Volleyball Championship (held in even years as FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship Qualification Tournament)
• Girls' Asian U18 Volleyball Championship (held in even years as FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship Qualification Tournament)
• Boys' Asian U16 Volleyball Championship (held in odd years as FIVB Volleyball Boys' U17 World Championship Qualification Tournament)
• Girls' Asian U16 Volleyball Championship (held in odd years as FIVB Volleyball Girls' U17 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)

Cups[edit]

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

• AVC Cup for Men (held in even year; top division for men's national teams)
• AVC Cup for Women (held in even year; top division for women's national teams)
• AVC Challenge Cup for Men (held annually as FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup Qualification Tournament since 2023)
• AVC Challenge Cup for Women (held annually as FIVB Volleyball Women's Challenger Cup Qualification Tournament since 2023)

Club championships[edit]

The AVC organizes two more championships for volleyball clubs.

• Men's Asian Club Volleyball Championship (held in every year as FIVB Volleyball Men's World Club Championship Qualification Tournament)
• Women's Asian Club Volleyball Championship (held in every year as FIVB Volleyball Women's World Club Championship Qualification Tournament)

Tour[edit]

The AVC organizes a continental tour for beach volleyball teams.

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

Continental qualification tournaments[edit]

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

• AVC Men's Tokyo Volleyball Qualification (held once as Olympic Qualification Tournament; tournament's name was exclusive for 2020 Summer Olympics)
• AVC Women's Tokyo Volleyball Qualification (held once as Olympic Qualification Tournament; tournament's name was exclusive for 2020 Summer Olympics)
• AVC Challenger (held once 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[edit]

	Championship	Cup	Challenge Cup	U–20	U–18	U–16	Club
Indoor Volleyball – Men	Japan (2023)	China (2022)	Thailand (2023)	Iran (2022)	Japan (2022)	Iran (2023)	Suntory Sunbirds (2023)
Indoor Volleyball – Women	Thailand (2023)	Japan (2022)	Vietnam (2023)	Japan (2022)	Japan (2022)	Japan (2023)	Sport Center 1 VC (2023)
Beach Volleyball – Men	B. Salemi / Abolhassan K.  Iran (2021)	—		Abolhassan K. / S. Shekarsaraei  Iran (2021)	K. Puthanet / R. Saiphirun  Thailand (2022)	—
Beach Volleyball – Women	Naraphornrapat / Worapeerachayakorn Thailand (2021)			S. Fejas / Alisha S.  Australia (2021)	M. Salinda / S. Samitta  Thailand (2022)

Results (the 2013 edition was probably unofficial):^{[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]}

Year	Hosts	Men				Women
		Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place	Champions	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
U21 Beach Volleyball
2013	Chennai	Indonesia	Kazakhstan	Australia	Kazakhstan	Australia	Japan	Kazakhstan	Indonesia
2016	Kamphaeng Phet	China	Thailand	Thailand	Australia	China	Japan	Thailand	Australia
2017	Roi Et	Australia	Thailand	Thailand	Iran	Thailand	Japan	Indonesia	Vanuatu
2019	Roi Et	Thailand	Australia	Kazakhstan	Australia	Thailand	Thailand	China	China
2021	Nakhon Pathom	Iran	Thailand	Thailand	Thailand	Australia	Thailand	Australia	Thailand
U19 Beach Volleyball
2016	Vientiane	Thailand	Australia	Iran	Iran	Thailand	New Zealand	China	Thailand
2018	Nakhon Pathom	Indonesia	Thailand	Kazakhstan	Pakistan	Thailand	China	Kazakhstan	Indonesia
2021	Nakhon Pathom	Iran	Thailand	Kazakhstan	Thailand	Australia	Thailand	Thailand	Australia
2022	Roi Et	Thailand	Iran	China	Kazakhstan	Thailand	Thailand	Thailand	China
U17 Beach Volleyball
2016	Ratchaburi	Thailand	Thailand	Thailand	Thailand	Thailand	Thailand	Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan

U21/U19/U17 Beach Volleyball Medals (2013–2022)[edit]

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Thailand (THA)	10	11	7	28
2	Australia (AUS)	4	2	2	8
3	China (CHN)	2	1	3	6
4	Iran (IRI)	2	1	1	4
5	Indonesia (INA)	2	0	1	3
6	Japan (JPN)	0	3	0	3
7	Kazakhstan (KAZ)	0	1	6	7
8	New Zealand (NZL)	0	1	0	1
Totals (8 entries)		20	20	20	60

Sponsors[edit]

• Mikasa
• SMM Sport
• Senoh
• Gerflor
• Grand Sport Group

AVC Continental Rankings[edit]

Top 20 rankings as of 24 September 2023

Men's[12] Rank Change* Team Points 1  Japan 334.34 2  Iran 243.55 3  Qatar 181.45 4  South Korea 137.46 5  China 134.52 6  Australia 118.27 7  Chinese Taipei 92.34 8  Pakistan 74.27 9  Indonesia 61.27 10  Kazakhstan 57.91 11  Vietnam 57.90 12  Philippines 50.71 13  Saudi Arabia 49.30 14  Sri Lanka 48.01 15  Afghanistan 47.06 16  Macau 45.08 17  Thailand 44.49 18  Bangladesh 43.02 19  India 40.23 20  Bahrain 39.98

Women's[13] Rank Change* Team Points 1  China 321.21 2  Japan 307.36 3  Thailand 218.61 4  Kazakhstan 111.25 5  Vietnam 94.82 6  South Korea 93.72 7  Chinese Taipei 89.16 8  Indonesia 47.97 9  Iran 46.64 10  Australia 44.12 11  India 40.19 12  Philippines 39.91 13  Macau 39.83 14  Hong Kong 38.47 15  Mongolia 24.53 16  Uzbekistan 5.86

*Change: n/a

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• AVC official website (in English)