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

Official language
English

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

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


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

List of presidents
  • 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
CodeAssociationNational teamsFoundedFIVB
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)1973Yes
BHU Bhutan(M, W)Yes
IND India(M, W)1951Yes
IRI Iran(M, W)1945Yes
KAZ Kazakhstan(M, W)Yes
KGZ Kyrgyzstan(M, W)Yes
MDV Maldives(M, W)19821984Yes
NEP Nepal(M, W)Yes
PAK Pakistan(M, W)1955Yes
SRI Sri Lanka(M, W)1951Yes
TJK Tajikistan(M, W)Yes
TKM Turkmenistan(M, W)Yes
UZB Uzbekistan(M, W)Yes
Eastern Zone (EAZVA) (8)
CHN China(M, W)1953Yes
TPE Chinese Taipei(M, W)1954Yes
HKG Hong Kong(M, W)Yes
JPN Japan(M, W)192719511952Yes
MAC Macau(M, W)No
MGL Mongolia(M, W)Yes
PRK North Korea(M, W)Yes
KOR South Korea(M, W)1947Yes
Southeastern Zone (SEAVA) (11)
BRU Brunei(M, W)Yes
CAM Cambodia(M, W)Yes
INA Indonesia(M, W)1955Yes
LAO Laos(M, W)Yes
MAS Malaysia(M, W)Yes
MYA Myanmar(M, W)Yes
PHI Philippines(M, W)201520212021Yes
SGP Singapore(M, W)Yes
THA Thailand(M, W)1959Yes
TLS Timor-Leste(M, W)Yes
VIE Vietnam(M, W)196119911991Yes
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

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.

Defunct tournaments:

  • Men's Asian U23 Volleyball Championship: 2015–2019 (held in odd years as FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship Qualification Tournament)
  • Women's Asian U23 Volleyball Championship: 2015–2019 (held in odd years as FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship Qualification Tournament)
  • Asian U17 Beach Volleyball Championships: 2016 (held in even years as FIVB Beach Volleyball U17 World Championships Qualification Tournament; involving two-gender tournaments)

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 annually; 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)

Title holders
Championship Cup Challenge Cup U–20 U–18 U–16 Club
Indoor Volleyball – Men  Japan (2023)  China (2022)  Qatar (2024)  Iran (2022)  Japan (2022)  Iran (2023) Suntory Sunbirds (2023)
Indoor Volleyball – Women  Thailand (2023)  Japan (2022)  Vietnam (2024)  Japan (2022)  China (2024)  Japan (2023) Sport Center 1 VC (2023)
Beach Volleyball – Men Z. Schubert and T. Hodges
 Australia (2023)		 — J. Lucas / B. Hood
 Australia (2023)		 K.H. Akbarzadeh / A.A. Ghalehnovi
 Iran (2024)		 —
Beach Volleyball – Women C. Xue / X. Xia
 China (2023)		 J. Fleming / S. Fejes
 Australia (2023)		 J. Rayner / C. Zajer
 Australia (2024)

Sponsors

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

References
  1. "AVC History – Asian Volleyball Confederation". Asian Volleyball Confederation. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  2. "The FIVB World Ranking". FIVB. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
  3. "The FIVB Women's World Ranking". FIVB. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  4. "FIVB Men's Volleyball World Ranking". VOLLEYBALLWORLD. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  5. "FIVB Women's Volleyball World Ranking". VOLLEYBALLWORLD. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
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