Asian Volleyball Confederation

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.

Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC)
AVC logo
SportVolleyball
CategoryContinental sports organisation
Membership65 member associations
AbbreviationAVC
Founded1952 (1952)[1]
Regional affiliationAsia and Oceania
HeadquartersBangkok, Thailand
PresidentRita Subowo
Vice president(s)Cai Yi (senior)
Abdulaziz A. Albalool
Other key staffSecretary General
Kiattipong Radchatagriengkai
Treasurer
Cai Yi
Official website
asianvolleyball.net
Asia
Official language
English

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

Board of Administration
President
  • Indonesia Rita Subowo
Senior Executive Vice President
  • China Cai Yi
Executive Vice President
  • Kuwait Abdulaziz A. Albalool
Executive Zonal Vice Presidents
Secretary General
Treasurer
  • China Cai Yi


Board Members
Female Members
  • Macau Fong Sok Van Alice Oliver
  • Palau Hila Asanuma
Auditor
  • Bahrain Jehad Khalfan

List of presidents
  • Japan Masaichi Nishikawa (1952–1976)
  • Philippines Nemesio Yabut (1976–1979)
  • Japan Yutaka Maeda (1979–1985)
  • Japan Yasutaka Matsudaira (1985–1996)
  • China Yuan Weimin (1997–2001)
  • China Wei Jizhong (2001–2008)
  • Saudi Arabia Saleh A Bin Nasser (2008–2020)
  • Indonesia Rita Subowo (2020–present)

Member associations
CodeAssociationNational teamsFoundedFIVB
affiliation		AVC
affiliation		IOC
member
Western Zone (WAVA) (12)
BRNBahrain Bahrain(M, W)Yes
IRQIraq Iraq(M, W)Yes
JORJordan Jordan(M, W)Yes
KUWKuwait Kuwait(M, W)Yes
LBNLebanon Lebanon(M, W)Yes
OMAOman Oman(M, W)Yes
PLEState of Palestine Palestine(M, W)Yes
QATQatar Qatar(M, W)Yes
KSASaudi Arabia Saudi Arabia(M, W)Yes
SYRSyria Syria(M, W)Yes
UAEUnited Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates(M, W)Yes
YEMYemen Yemen(M, W)Yes
Central Zone* (CAVA) (14)
AFGAfghanistan Afghanistan(M, W)Yes
BANBangladesh Bangladesh(M, W)1973Yes
BHUBhutan Bhutan(M, W)Yes
INDIndia India(M, W)1951Yes
IRIIran Iran(M, W)1945Yes
KAZKazakhstan Kazakhstan(M, W)Yes
KGZKyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan(M, W)Yes
MDVMaldives Maldives(M, W)19821984Yes
NEPNepal Nepal(M, W)Yes
PAKPakistan Pakistan(M, W)1955Yes
SRISri Lanka Sri Lanka(M, W)1951Yes
TJKTajikistan Tajikistan(M, W)Yes
TKMTurkmenistan Turkmenistan(M, W)Yes
UZBUzbekistan Uzbekistan(M, W)Yes
Eastern Zone (EAZVA) (8)
CHNChina China(M, W)1953Yes
TPEChinese Taipei Chinese Taipei(M, W)1954Yes
HKGHong Kong Hong Kong(M, W)Yes
JPNJapan Japan(M, W)192719511952Yes
MACMacau Macau(M, W)No
MGLMongolia Mongolia(M, W)Yes
PRKNorth Korea North Korea(M, W)Yes
KORSouth Korea South Korea(M, W)1947Yes
Southeastern Zone (SEAVA) (11)
BRUBrunei Brunei(M, W)Yes
CAMCambodia Cambodia(M, W)Yes
INAIndonesia Indonesia(M, W)1955Yes
LAOLaos Laos(M, W)Yes
MASMalaysia Malaysia(M, W)Yes
MYAMyanmar Myanmar(M, W)Yes
PHIPhilippines Philippines(M, W)201520212021Yes
SGPSingapore Singapore(M, W)Yes
THAThailand Thailand(M, W)1959Yes
TLSEast Timor Timor-Leste(M, W)Yes
VIEVietnam Vietnam(M, W)196119911991Yes
Oceania Zone† (OZVA) (20)
ASAAmerican Samoa American Samoa(M, W)Yes
AUSAustralia Australia(M, W)Yes
COKCook Islands Cook Islands(M, W)Yes
FIJFiji Fiji(M, W)Yes
GUMGuam Guam(M, W)Yes
KIRKiribati Kiribati(M, W)Yes
MRIMarshall Islands Marshall Islands(M, W)Yes
MICFederated States of Micronesia Micronesia(M, W)Yes
NAUNauru Nauru(M, W)Yes
NZLNew Zealand New Zealand(M, W)Yes
NIENiue Niue(M, W)No
NMINorthern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands(M, W)Yes
PALPalau Palau(M, W)Yes
PNGPapua New Guinea Papua New Guinea(M, W)Yes
SAMSamoa Samoa(M, W)Yes
SOLSolomon Islands Solomon Islands(M, W)Yes
TAHFrench Polynesia Tahiti(M, W)No
TGATonga Tonga(M, W)Yes
TUVTuvalu Tuvalu(M, W)Yes
VANVanuatu 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

Tournaments

Championships

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

Age-restricted championships

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

Cups

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

Club championships

The AVC organizes two more championships for volleyball clubs.

Tour

The AVC organizes a continental tour for beach volleyball teams.

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

Continental qualification tournaments

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
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) Japan Suntory Sunbirds (2023)
Indoor Volleyball – Women  Thailand (2023)  Japan (2022)  Vietnam (2023)  Japan (2022)  Japan (2022)  Japan (2023) Vietnam 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
ChampionsRunners-upThird placeFourth place ChampionsRunners-upThird placeFourth place
U21 Beach Volleyball
2013India Chennai  Indonesia Kazakhstan Australia Kazakhstan Australia Japan Kazakhstan Indonesia
2016Thailand Kamphaeng Phet  China Thailand Thailand Australia China Japan Thailand Australia
2017Thailand Roi Et  Australia Thailand Thailand Iran Thailand Japan Indonesia Vanuatu
2019Thailand Roi Et  Thailand Australia Kazakhstan Australia Thailand Thailand China China
2021Thailand Nakhon Pathom  Iran Thailand Thailand Thailand Australia Thailand Australia Thailand
U19 Beach Volleyball
2016Laos Vientiane  Thailand Australia Iran Iran Thailand New Zealand China Thailand
2018Thailand Nakhon Pathom  Indonesia Thailand Kazakhstan Pakistan Thailand China Kazakhstan Indonesia
2021Thailand Nakhon Pathom  Iran Thailand Kazakhstan Thailand Australia Thailand Thailand Australia
2022Thailand Roi Et Thailand Iran China Kazakhstan Thailand Thailand Thailand China
U17 Beach Volleyball
2016Thailand Ratchaburi  Thailand Thailand Thailand Thailand Thailand Thailand Kazakhstan Kazakhstan

U21/U19/U17 Beach Volleyball Medals (2013–2022)
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Thailand (THA)1011728
2 Australia (AUS)4228
3 China (CHN)2136
4 Iran (IRI)2114
5 Indonesia (INA)2013
6 Japan (JPN)0303
7 Kazakhstan (KAZ)0167
8 New Zealand (NZL)0101
Totals (8 entries)20202060

Sponsors

AVC Continental Rankings
Main article: FIVB Senior Continental Rankings § AVC Continental Rankings
Top 20 rankings as of 24 September 2023
Men's[12]
RankChange*TeamPoints
1Steady Japan334.34
2Steady Iran243.55
3Steady Qatar181.45
4Steady South Korea137.46
5Steady China134.52
6Steady Australia118.27
7Steady Chinese Taipei92.34
8Steady Pakistan74.27
9Steady Indonesia61.27
10Steady Kazakhstan57.91
11Steady Vietnam57.90
12Steady Philippines50.71
13Steady Saudi Arabia49.30
14Steady Sri Lanka48.01
15Steady Afghanistan47.06
16Steady Macau45.08
17Steady Thailand44.49
18Steady Bangladesh43.02
19Steady India40.23
20Steady Bahrain39.98
Women's[13]
RankChange*TeamPoints
1Steady China321.21
2Steady Japan307.36
3Steady Thailand218.61
4Steady Kazakhstan111.25
5Steady Vietnam94.82
6Steady South Korea93.72
7Steady Chinese Taipei89.16
8Steady Indonesia47.97
9Steady Iran46.64
10Steady Australia44.12
11Steady India40.19
12Steady Philippines39.91
13Steady Macau39.83
14Steady Hong Kong38.47
15Steady Mongolia24.53
16Steady Uzbekistan5.86
*Change: n/a

References
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  6. "2021 BEACH VOLLEYBALL COMPETITIONS – Asian Volleyball Confederation".
  7. 4TH ASIAN U21 BEACH VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
  8. 3RD ASIAN U19 BEACH VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
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  10. "ASIAN U19 BEACH VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS – Asian Volleyball Confederation".
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