2025 AVC Men's Champions League
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| Host nation | Japan |
| Dates | 11–18 May 2025 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
The 2025 AVC Men's Champions League will be the 25th edition of the AVC Men's Champions League (formerly the Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship), an annual international men's volleyball club tournament organized by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with the Japan Volleyball Association (JVA) and the SV.League. It is scheduled to be held from 11 to 18 May 2025 in Japan.[1]
Squads
[edit]Participating teams
[edit]The following teams are expected to take part in tournament.
| Association | Team | Domestic league standing |
|---|---|---|
 Japan
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Suntory Sunbirds Osaka[1] | 2023–24 V.League Division 1 champions |
| Osaka Bluteon[1] | 2023–24 V.League Division 1 runners-up | |
 Philippines
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Cignal[a] | N/A (national team[a]) |
Venues
[edit]The tournament will be hosted in Hirakata and Kyoto in the Kansai region.[1]
| Preliminary round | Final round |   Panasonic Arena Shimadzu Arena 2025 AVC Men's Champions League (Kansai region) |
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| Hirakata | Kyoto | |
| Panasonic Arena | Shimadzu Arena Kyoto | |
| Capacity: 2,200 | Capacity: 8,635 | |
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Final standing
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| 12 |
| Qualified for the 2025 Club World Championship |
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Philippine national team competing under the name 'Cignal', which shares the same name as the Cignal HD Spikers, the 2024 Spiker's Turf Invitational Conference champions.
This is a result of an approved request by the Philippine National Volleyball Federation to the AVC and is part of the national team's preparation for the 2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship which the Philippines will be hosting.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "AVC Men's Champions League Japan 2025 to be Held in Japan". SVL Official website. SV.League. 19 February 2025. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
- ^ Garcia, John Mark (10 January 2025). "Alas Pilipinas to compete as Cignal in AVC Men's Champions League". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
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