Central Asian Volleyball Association

Zonal association of volleyball in Central Asia and South Asia

Central Asian Volleyball AssociationAbbreviation| CAVA

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Formation| December 1993; 31 years ago[1]
Type| Volleyball organisation
Headquarters| Malé, Maldives

Region

| Central Asia and South Asia
Membership| 14 national federations

Official languages

| English

President

| Mohamed Latheef

Parent organization

| Asian Volleyball Confederation
Website| cava.asia

The Central Asian Volleyball Association (CAVA) is one of five zonal associations of governance in volleyball within the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC). It governs indoor volleyball and beach volleyball in Central Asia and South Asia.[2] CAVA consists of 14 national federation members which are full members with the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). All of them also represent the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of their respective countries and dependent territories, allowing them to participate in the Olympic Games.[3]

CAVA consists of the national volleyball federations of Central Asia and South Asia and run zonal championships including the Central Asian Men's Volleyball Championship and Central Asian Women's Volleyball Championship. It also promotes regional volleyball, supports the creation of national federations affiliated with FIVB, ensures compliance with FIVB regulations, plans annual activities, and reports competition results to the FIVB and confederations.[4]

The current president, Mohamed Latheef, former president of the Volleyball Association of Maldives, was elected as CAVA's president for the 2024–2028 term in Bangkok, Thailand, in February 2024.[5][6][7] His election also secured him the position of vice-president within the continental governing body, AVC.[8]

## National federations

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The Central Asian Volleyball Association has 14 national federations.[9][10]

Code | Federation | National teams | Founded | FIVB
affiliation | AVC
affiliation | IOC
member

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AFG |  Afghanistan |

* Men's
* U23
* U21
* U19
* U17
* Women's
* U23
* U21
* U19
* U17

|  |  |  | Yes
BAN |  Bangladesh |

* Men's
* U23
* U21
* U19
* U17
* Women's
* U23
* U21
* U19
* U17

|  |  |  | Yes
BHU |  Bhutan |

* Men's
* U23
* U21
* U19
* U17
* Women's
* U23
* U21
* U19
* U17

| 1973 |  |  | Yes
IND |  India |

* Men's
* U23
* U21
* U19
* U17
* Women's
* U23
* U21
* U19
* U17

| 1951 |  |  | Yes
IRI |  Iran |

* Men's
* U23
* U21
* U19
* U17
* Women's
* U23
* U21
* U19
* U17

| 1945 | 1959 |  | Yes
KAZ |  Kazakhstan |

* Men's
* U23
* U21
* U19
* U17
* Women's
* U23
* U21
* U19
* U17

|  |  |  | Yes
KGZ |  Kyrgyzstan |

* Men's
* U23
* U21
* U19
* U17
* Women's
* U23
* U21
* U19
* U17

|  |  |  | Yes
NEP |  Nepal |

* Men's
* U23
* U21
* U19
* U17
* Women's
* U23
* U21
* U19
* U17

|  |  |  | Yes
PAK |  Pakistan |

* Men's
* U23
* U21
* U19
* U17
* Women's
* U23
* U21
* U19
* U17

| 1955 |  |  | Yes
SRI |  Sri Lanka |

* Men's
* U23
* U21
* U19
* U17
* Women's
* U23
* U21
* U19
* U17

| 1951 |  |  | Yes
TJK |  Tajikistan |

* Men's
* U23
* U21
* U19
* U17
* Women's
* U23
* U21
* U19
* U17

|  |  |  | Yes
TKM |  Turkmenistan |

* Men's
* U23
* U21
* U19
* U17
* Women's
* U23
* U21
* U19
* U17

|  |  |  | Yes
UZB |  Uzbekistan |

* Men's
* U23
* U21
* U19
* U17
* Women's
* U23
* U21
* U19
* U17

|  |  |  | Yes

## Current title holders

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### Indoor Volleyball

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Competition | Champions | Runners-up | 3rd place | Ref.

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National teams (men)
CAVA Nations Volleyball Championship (2024) |  Pakistan |  Turkmenistan |  Kyrgyzstan | [11]
CAVA Volleyball Challenge Cup (2023) |  Sri Lanka |  Uzbekistan |  Afghanistan | [12]
South Asian Games (2019) |  India |  Pakistan |  Sri Lanka |
CAVA Nations U20 Volleyball Championship (2024) |  Uzbekistan |  Nepal |  Turkmenistan |
CAVA Nations U18 Volleyball Championship (2024) |  Pakistan |  Iran |  Kazakhstan | [13]
National teams (women)
CAVA Nations Volleyball Championship (2024) |  India |  Nepal |  Iran | [14]
CAVA Volleyball Challenge Cup (2024) |  Kyrgyzstan |  Maldives |  Tajikistan | [15]
South Asian Games (2019) |  India |  Nepal |  Sri Lanka |
CAVA Nations U20 Volleyball Championship (2024) |  Kyrgyzstan |  Sri Lanka |  Nepal | [16]
CAVA Nations U18 Volleyball Championship (2024) |  Iran |  Kazakhstan |  Uzbekistan | [17]
Club teams (men)
CAVA Club Volleyball Championship (2024) |  Calicut Heroes |  Help Nepal Sports Club |  Iran U18 |
Club teams (women)
CAVA Club Volleyball Championship (2024) |  NPC |  Humo V.C. |  Wamco V.C. | [18]

### Beach volleyball

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#### CAVA Beach volleyball Challenge Cup

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Senior (Men's) tournament

Year  | Host  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze  | Ref
Country  | Team  | Country  | Team  | Country  | Team
2024
Details |  Thimphu |  MDV | Naseem Adam,
Ismail Sajid |  NEP | Man Bahadur Shrestha,
Dil Bahadur Sunar |  TJK | Ismoilov Fakhridin,
Davlatmamadov Raim | [19] [20]
Senior (Women's) tournament
Year  | Host  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze  | Ref
Country  | Team  | Country  | Team  | Country  | Team
2024
Details |  Thimphu |  NEP | Kamala Pun,
Manisha Chaudhary |  UZB | Jalolova Mukhlisakhon,
Olimova Malikabonu |  UZB | Askarova Zamigora,
Nurmatova Dinorakhon | [19]

## See also

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* Eastern Asian Volleyball Association
* Oceania Zonal Volleyball Association
* Southeast Asian Volleyball Association
* West Asian Volleyball Association

## References

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1. ^ "AVC History". Asian Volleyball Confederation. Archived from the original on 8 December 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
2. ^ "FIVB Zonal Associations". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
3. ^ "National Olympic Committees". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 1 August 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
4. ^ "FIVB General Regulations – ZA". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Archived from the original on 22 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
5. ^ "Mohamed Latheef re-elected as President of Central Asian Volleyball Association" (Press release). Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 12 February 2024. Archived from the original on 23 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
6. ^ "Latheef Re-elected as CAVA President" (Press release). Asian Volleyball Confederation. 13 February 2024. Archived from the original on 23 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
7. ^ "Mohamed Latheef" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 January 2025. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
8. ^ "Executive Committee". Asian Volleyball Confederation. Archived from the original on 22 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
9. ^ "AVC Zonal Associations (5 Zones)". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Archived from the original on 22 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
10. ^ "Federations". Asian Volleyball Confederation. Archived from the original on 22 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
11. ^ "PAKISTAN CROWNED CAVA NATIONS LEAGUE CHAMPIONS". Retrieved 8 October 2024.
12. ^ "HOSTS SRI LANKA REIGN SUPREME AT CAVA MEN'S CHALLENGE CUP". Retrieved 8 October 2024.
13. ^ "IRANIAN GIRLS AND PAKISTANI BOYS CROWNED CHAMPIONS OF CAVA U18 CHAMPIONSHIPS". Retrieved 8 October 2024.
14. ^ "INDIA CROWNED CAVA WOMEN'S NATIONS LEAGUE CHAMPIONS". Retrieved 8 October 2024.
15. ^ "KYRGYZSTAN REIGN SUPREME AS CAVA WOMEN'S CHALLENGE CUP CHAMPIONS". Retrieved 8 October 2024.
16. ^ "KYRGYZSTAN TRIUMPH AT CAVA WOMEN'S U20 CHAMPIONSHIP". Retrieved 8 October 2024.
17. ^ "IRANIAN GIRLS AND PAKISTANI BOYS CROWNED CHAMPIONS OF CAVA U18 CHAMPIONSHIPS". Retrieved 8 October 2024.
18. ^ "NEPAL POLICE CLUB TRIUMPH AS CAVA WOMEN'S CLUB CHAMPIONS". Retrieved 8 October 2024.
19. ^ a b "CAVA Beach Volleyball tournament concludes". Bhutan Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
20. ^ "MALDIVIANS ADAM/ISMAIL, NEPALESE PUN/MANISHA CROWNED MEN'S AND WOMEN'S CHAMPIONS AT CAVA BEACH VOLLEYBALL CHALLENGE CUP IN BHUTAN". Retrieved 11 October 2024.

## External links

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* AVC official website (in English)

* v
* t
* e

Men's National Volleyball Teams of Asia (AVC)

Asian Volleyball Confederation

Zone 1 (WAZVA)|

* Bahrain
* Iraq
* Jordan
* Kuwait
* Lebanon
* Oman
* Palestine
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Syria
* United Arab Emirates
* Yemen

Zone 2 (CAZVA)|

* Afghanistan
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* India
* Iran
* Kazakhstan
* Kyrgyzstan
* Maldives
* Nepal
* Pakistan
* Sri Lanka
* Tajikistan
* Turkmenistan
* Uzbekistan

Zone 3 (EAZVA)|

* China
* Hong Kong
* Japan
* Macau
* Mongolia
* North Korea
* South Korea
* Taiwan (Chinese Taipei)

Zone 4 (SEAZVA)|

* Brunei
* Cambodia
* Indonesia
* Laos
* Malaysia
* Myanmar
* Philippines
* Singapore
* Thailand
* Timor-Leste
* Vietnam

Zone 5 (OZVA)|

* American Samoa
* Australia
* Cook Islands
* FS of Micronesia
* Fiji
* French Polynesia
* Guam
* Kiribati
* Marshall Islands
* Nauru
* New Zealand
* Niue
* Northern Mariana Islands
* Palau
* Papua New Guinea
* Samoa
* Solomon Islands
* Tonga
* Tuvalu
* Vanuatu

Men's Asian Volleyball Championship

* v
* t
* e

Women's National Volleyball Teams of Asia (AVC)

Asian Volleyball Confederation

Zone 1 (WAVA)|

* Bahrain
* Iraq
* Jordan
* Kuwait
* Lebanon
* Oman
* Palestine
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Syria
* United Arab Emirates
* Yemen

Zone 2 (CAVA)|

* Afghanistan
* Bangladesh
* Bhutan
* India
* Iran
* Kazakhstan
* Kyrgyzstan
* Maldives
* Nepal
* Pakistan
* Sri Lanka
* Tajikistan
* Turkmenistan
* Uzbekistan

Zone 3 (EAZVA)|

* China
* Chinese Taipei
* Hong Kong
* Japan
* Macau
* Mongolia
* North Korea
* South Korea

Zone 4 (SEAVA)|

* Brunei
* Cambodia
* Indonesia
* Laos
* Malaysia
* Myanmar
* Philippines
* Singapore
* Thailand
* Timor-Leste
* Vietnam

Zone 5 (OZVA)|

* American Samoa
* Australia
* Cook Islands
* FS of Micronesia
* Fiji
* French Polynesia
* Guam
* Kiribati
* Marshall Islands
* Nauru
* New Zealand
* Niue
* Northern Mariana Islands
* Palau
* Papua New Guinea
* Samoa
* Solomon Islands
* Tonga
* Tuvalu
* Vanuatu

Women's Asian Volleyball Championship
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