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Asian Volleyball Confederation

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Asian Volleyball Confederation
SportVolleyball
CategoryContinental sports organisation
Membership65 member associations
AbbreviationAVC
Founded1952; 73 years ago (1952)[1]
Regional affiliationAsia and Oceania
HeadquartersBangkok, Thailand
PresidentPhilippines Ramon Suzara
Vice president(s)
  • Australia Craig Carracher
  • Maldives Mohamed Latheef
Other key staff
  • Secretary General
  • Cook Islands Hugh Graham
  • Treasurer
  • Hong Kong Marina Tsui
Official website
asianvolleyball.net
Asia
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 Ramon Suzara of the Philippines.

Board of Administration

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List of presidents

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  • 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 (2020–2024)
  • Philippines Ramon Suzara (2024–present)[2]

Member associations

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AVC zones and member nations
Code Association National teams Founded FIVB
affiliation		 AVC
affiliation		 IOC
member
Western Zone (WAVA) (12)
BRN Bahrain Bahrain (M, W) Yes
IRQ Iraq Iraq (M, W) Yes
JOR Jordan Jordan (M, W) Yes
KUW Kuwait Kuwait (M, W) Yes
LBN Lebanon Lebanon (M, W) Yes
OMA Oman Oman (M, W) Yes
PLE Palestine Palestine (M, W) Yes
QAT Qatar Qatar (M, W) Yes
KSA Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia (M, W) Yes
SYR Syria Syria (M, W) Yes
UAE United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates (M, W) Yes
YEM Yemen Yemen (M, W) Yes
Central Zone* (CAVA) (14)
AFG Afghanistan Afghanistan (M, W) Yes
BAN Bangladesh Bangladesh (M, W) 1973 Yes
BHU Bhutan Bhutan (M, W) Yes
IND India India (M, W) 1951 Yes
IRI Iran Iran (M, W) 1945 Yes
KAZ Kazakhstan Kazakhstan (M, W) Yes
KGZ Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan (M, W) Yes
MDV Maldives Maldives (M, W) 1982 1984 Yes
NEP Nepal Nepal (M, W) 1976 Yes
PAK Pakistan Pakistan (M, W) 1955 Yes
SRI Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (M, W) 1951 Yes
TJK Tajikistan Tajikistan (M, W) Yes
TKM Turkmenistan Turkmenistan (M, W) Yes
UZB Uzbekistan Uzbekistan (M, W) Yes
Eastern Zone (EAZVA) (8)
CHN China China (M, W) 1953 Yes
TPE Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei (M, W) 1954 Yes
HKG Hong Kong Hong Kong (M, W) Yes
JPN Japan Japan (M, W) 1927 1951 1952 Yes
MAC Macau Macau (M, W) No
MGL Mongolia Mongolia (M, W) Yes
PRK North Korea North Korea (M, W) Yes
KOR South Korea South Korea (M, W) 1947 Yes
Southeastern Zone (SAVA) (11)
BRU Brunei Brunei (M, W) Yes
CAM Cambodia Cambodia (M, W) Yes
INA Indonesia Indonesia (M, W) 1955 Yes
LAO Laos Laos (M, W) Yes
MAS Malaysia Malaysia (M, W) Yes
MYA Myanmar Myanmar (M, W) Yes
PHI Philippines Philippines (M, W) 2015 2021 2021 Yes
SGP Singapore Singapore (M, W) Yes
THA Thailand Thailand (M, W) 1959 Yes
TLS East Timor Timor-Leste (M, W) Yes
VIE Vietnam Vietnam (M, W) 1961 1991 1991 Yes
Oceania Zone† (OZVA) (20)
ASA American Samoa American Samoa (M, W) Yes
AUS Australia Australia (M, W) Yes
COK Cook Islands Cook Islands (M, W) Yes
FIJ Fiji Fiji (M, W) Yes
GUM Guam Guam (M, W) Yes
KIR Kiribati Kiribati (M, W) Yes
MRI Marshall Islands Marshall Islands (M, W) Yes
MIC Federated States of Micronesia Micronesia (M, W) Yes
NAU Nauru Nauru (M, W) Yes
NZL New Zealand New Zealand (M, W) Yes
NIE Niue Niue (M, W) No
NMI Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands (M, W) Yes
PAL Palau Palau (M, W) Yes
PNG Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (M, W) Yes
SAM Samoa Samoa (M, W) Yes
SOL Solomon Islands Solomon Islands (M, W) Yes
TAH French Polynesia Tahiti (M, W) No
TGA Tonga Tonga (M, W) Yes
TUV Tuvalu Tuvalu (M, W) Yes
VAN Vanuatu 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

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Main article: FIVB Senior Continental Rankings § AVC Continental Rankings

Tournaments

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Championships

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

Age-restricted championships

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

Defunct tournaments:

Cups

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

Defunct tournaments:

Club championships

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The AVC organizes two more championships for volleyball clubs.

Tour

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The AVC organizes a continental tour for beach volleyball teams.

Continental qualification tournaments

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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 Men's World Championship Qualification (held in quadrenially as FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship Qualification Tournament; in 1974–2018)
  • AVC Women's World Championship Qualification (held in quadrenially as FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship Qualification Tournament; in 1974–2018)
  • AVC Beach Volleyball Continental Cup (held in three seasons as Olympic Qualification Tournament; involving two-gender tournaments)

Title holders

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Championship Challenge Cup U–20 U–18 U–16 Club
Indoor Volleyball – Men  Japan
(2023) 		 Qatar
(2024) 		 Iran
(2024) 		 China
(2024) 		 Iran
(2023) 		Iran Foolad Sirjan
(2024)
Indoor Volleyball – Women  Thailand
(2023) 		 Vietnam
(2024) 		 China
(2024) 		 China
(2024) 		 Japan
(2023) 		Japan NEC Red Rockets
(2024)
Beach Volleyball – Men D. Potts / J. Pearse
 Australia (2024) 		— J. Lucas / B. Hood
 Australia (2023) 		K.H. Akbarzadeh /
A.A. Ghalehnovi
 Iran (2024) 		—
Beach Volleyball – Women J. Zh. Wang / X. Y. Xia
 China (2024) 		J. Fleming / S. Fejes
 Australia (2023) 		J. Rayner / C. Zajer
 Australia (2024)

Sponsors

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References

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  1. ^ "AVC History – Asian Volleyball Confederation". Asian Volleyball Confederation. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  2. ^ Villar, Joey. "Suzara elected president of Asian Volleyball Confederation". Philstar.com. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  3. ^ "The FIVB World Ranking". FIVB. 8 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  4. ^ "The FIVB Women's World Ranking". FIVB. 8 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
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