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

West Asia
Main article: West Asian Zonal Volleyball Association
  • Bahrain Volleyball Association
  • Iraq Center Volleyball Federation
  • Jordan Volleyball Federation
  • Kuwait Volleyball Association
  • Lebanese Volleyball Federation
  • Oman Volleyball Association
  • Palestine Volleyball Association
  • Qatar Volleyball Association
  • Saudi Arabia Volleyball Federation
  • Syria Volleyball Federation
  • United Arab Emirates Volleyball Association
  • Yemen Volleyball Association

Central Asia
Main article: Central Asian Zonal Volleyball Association

East Asia
Main article: East Asian Zonal Volleyball Association

South East Asia
Main article: South East Asian Zonal Volleyball Association

Oceania
Main article: Oceania Zonal Volleyball Association
  • American Samoa Volleyball Association
  • Australian Volleyball Federation
  • Cook Islands Volleyball Association
  • Fiji Volleyball Federation
  • Guam Volleyball Federation
  • Kiribati Volleyball Federation
  • Republic of the Marshall Islands Volleyball Federation
  • Federated States of Micronesia Volleyball Association
  • Nauru Volleyball Association
  • Volleyball New Zealand
  • Niue Island Volleyball Association
  • Northern Mariana Islands Volleyball Association
  • Palau Amateur Volleyball Association
  • Papua New Guinea Amateur Volleyball Federation
  • Solomon Islands Volleyball Federation
  • Volleyball Federation of Tahiti
  • Tonga National Volleyball Association
  • Federation De Volleyball De Tuvalu
  • Vanuatu Amateur Volleyball
  • Western Samoa Volleyball Association

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 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 odd years; 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)

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 (2019)		 Men's team
 Qatar (2018)		 Men's team
 Iraq (2018)		 Men's U20 team
 Iran (2018)		 Boys' U18 team
 Japan (2018)		 Shahrdari Varamin
 Iran (2019)
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. "FIVB Senior World Ranking – Men – As per 1 February 2020". FIVB and Hypercube. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  3. "FIVB Senior World Ranking – Women – As per 1 February 2020". FIVB and Hypercube. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  4. "AVC Senior Continental Ranking – Men – As per 1 February 2020". Hypercube. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  5. "AVC Senior Continental Ranking – Women – As per 1 February 2020". Hypercube. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
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