Asian Volleyball Confederation

Asian Volleyball Confederation

Sport	Volleyball
Category	Continental sports organisation
Membership	65 member associations
Abbreviation	AVC
Founded	1952; 72 years ago (1952)[1]
Regional affiliation	Asia and Oceania
Headquarters	Bangkok, Thailand
President	Ramon Suzara
Vice president(s)	Cai Yi (senior) Abdulaziz A. Albalool
Other key staff	Secretary General Kiattipong Radchatagriengkai Treasurer Cai Yi
Official website
asianvolleyball.net
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.

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

Code	Association	National teams	Founded	FIVB 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)	1973			Yes
BHU	Bhutan	(M, W)				Yes
IND	India	(M, W)	1951			Yes
IRI	Iran	(M, W)	1945			Yes
KAZ	Kazakhstan	(M, W)				Yes
KGZ	Kyrgyzstan	(M, W)				Yes
MDV	Maldives	(M, W)	1982	1984		Yes
NEP	Nepal	(M, W)	1976			Yes
PAK	Pakistan	(M, W)	1955			Yes
SRI	Sri Lanka	(M, W)	1951			Yes
TJK	Tajikistan	(M, W)				Yes
TKM	Turkmenistan	(M, W)				Yes
UZB	Uzbekistan	(M, W)				Yes
Eastern Zone (EAZVA) (8)
CHN	China	(M, W)	1953			Yes
TPE	Chinese Taipei	(M, W)	1954			Yes
HKG	Hong Kong	(M, W)				Yes
JPN	Japan	(M, W)	1927	1951	1952	Yes
MAC	Macau	(M, W)				No
MGL	Mongolia	(M, W)				Yes
PRK	North Korea	(M, W)				Yes
KOR	South Korea	(M, W)	1947			Yes
Southeastern Zone (SEAVA) (11)
BRU	Brunei	(M, W)				Yes
CAM	Cambodia	(M, W)				Yes
INA	Indonesia	(M, W)	1955			Yes
LAO	Laos	(M, W)				Yes
MAS	Malaysia	(M, W)				Yes
MYA	Myanmar	(M, W)				Yes
PHI	Philippines	(M, W)	2015	2021	2021	Yes
SGP	Singapore	(M, W)				Yes
THA	Thailand	(M, W)	1959			Yes
TLS	Timor-Leste	(M, W)				Yes
VIE	Vietnam	(M, W)	1961	1991	1991	Yes
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 Men's Rankings (as of 30 August 2024)[3] AVC* FIVB +/- National Team Points 1 6 3  Japan 338.12 2 15  Iran 185.07 3 21  Qatar 151.46 4 25 1  China 144.02 5 28  South Korea 138.48 6 35 1  Australia 114.61 7 47 1  Chinese Taipei 81.22 8 48 1  Pakistan 80.71 9 54 1  Indonesia 59.29 10 55 1  Vietnam 58.91 11 56 1  Kazakhstan 57.96 12 61 3  Saudi Arabia 49.3 13 62 3  Sri Lanka 48.01 14 63 3  Afghanistan 47.06 15 64 3  Philippines 46.69 16 65 3  Thailand 46.43 17 66 3  Macau 45.08 18 68 3  Bahrain 43.12 19 69 3  Bangladesh 43.02 20 70 3  India 40.23 21 75 3  Iraq 31.53 22 79 2  Uzbekistan 27.71 23 85  Hong Kong 18.57 24 86  Mongolia 15.01 *Local rankings based on FIVB ranking points

FIVB Women's Rankings (as of 30 August 2024)[4] AVC* FIVB +/- National Team Points 1 5  China 350.3 2 7  Japan 325.18 3 13  Thailand 194.91 4 32  Kazakhstan 112.89 5 33  Vietnam 112.73 6 37  South Korea 104.61 7 46  Chinese Taipei 80.08 8 58  Philippines 46.77 9 59  India 46.53 10 60  Indonesia 45.6 11 61  Australia 44.13 12 64  Iran 41.46 13 65  Macau 39.83 14 66  Singapore 39.47 15 69  Hong Kong 36.18 16 75  Mongolia 24.53 17 78  Uzbekistan 5.86 *Local rankings based on FIVB ranking points

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

• Asian Men's Volleyball Championship (held in even years; held in every two years as FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship Qualification Tournament since 2021)
• Women's Asian Volleyball Championship (held in even years; held in every two years as FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship Qualification Tournament since 2021)
• Asian Beach Volleyball Championships (held annually; involving two-gender tournaments)

The 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 U20 Volleyball Championship (held in even years as FIVB Volleyball Women's U21 World Championship Qualification Tournament)
• Asian Men's U18 Volleyball Championship (held in even years as FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship Qualification Tournament)
• Asian Women's U18 Volleyball Championship (held in even years as FIVB Volleyball Girls' U19 World Championship Qualification Tournament)
• Asian Men's U16 Volleyball Championship (held in odd years as FIVB Volleyball Boys' U17 World Championship Qualification Tournament)
• Asian Women's U16 Volleyball Championship (held in odd years as FIVB Volleyball Girls' U17 World Championship Qualification Tournament)
• Asian U21 Beach Volleyball Championships (held in even years as FIVB Beach Volleyball U21 World Championships Qualification Tournament; 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)

Defunct tournaments:

• Asian Men's U23 Volleyball Championship: 2015–2019 (held in odd years as FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship Qualification Tournament)
• Asian Women's 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)

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

• AVC Men's Challenge Cup (held annually as FIVB Volleyball Men's Challenger Cup Qualification Tournament since 2023)
• AVC Women's Challenge Cup (held annually as FIVB Volleyball Women's Challenger Cup Qualification Tournament since 2023)

Defunct tournaments:

• Asian Men's Volleyball Cup: 2008–2022 (held in even years; top division for men's national teams)
• Asian Women's Volleyball Cup: 2008–2022 (held in even years; top division for women's national teams)

The AVC organizes two more championships for volleyball clubs.

• Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship (held in every year as FIVB Volleyball Men's World Club Championship Qualification Tournament)
• Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship (held in every year as FIVB Volleyball Women's World Club Championship Qualification Tournament)

The AVC organizes a continental tour for beach volleyball teams.

• AVC Beach Tour (held annually; involving two-gender 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 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)

	Championship	Cup	Challenge Cup	U–20	U–18	U–16	Club
Indoor Volleyball – Men	Japan (2023)	China (2022)	Qatar (2024)	Iran (2024)	China (2024)	Iran (2023)	Foolad Sirjan (2024)
Indoor Volleyball – Women	Thailand (2023)	Japan (2022)	Vietnam (2024)	China (2024)	China (2024)	Japan (2023)	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)

• Mikasa
• SMM Sport
• Senoh
• Gerflor
• Grand Sport Group

Top 20 rankings as of 27 August 2024

Men's[5] Rank Change* Team Points 1  Japan 338.12 2  Iran 185.07 3  Qatar 151.26 4  China 144.02 5  South Korea 138.48 6  Australia 114.61 7  Chinese Taipei 81.22 8  Pakistan 81.22 9  Indonesia 59.29 10  Vietnam 58.91 11  Kazakhstan 57.96 12  Saudi Arabia 49.30 13  Sri Lanka 48.01 14  Afghanistan 47.06 15  Philippines 46.69 16  Thailand 46.43 17  Macau 45.08 18  Bahrain 43.12 19  Bangladesh 43.02 20  India 40.23

Women's[6] Rank Change* Team Points 1  China 350.30 2  Japan 325.18 3  Thailand 194.91 4  Kazakhstan 112.89 5  Vietnam 112.73 6  South Korea 104.61 7  Chinese Taipei 80.08 8  Philippines 46.77 9  India 46.53 10  Indonesia 45.60 11  Australia 44.13 12  Iran 41.46 13  Macau 39.83 14  Singapore 39.47 15  Hong Kong 36.18 16  Mongolia 24.53 17  Uzbekistan 5.86

*Change: from 27 August 2024

• AVC official website (in English)