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| Sport | Volleyball |
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| Category | Continental Sports Organization |
| Membership | 65 National Association |
| Abbreviation | AVC |
| Founded | 1952[1] |
| Regional affiliation | Asia and Oceania |
| Headquarters | Bangkok, Thailand |
| President | Rita Subowo |
| Vice president(s) | Cai Yi |
| Other key staff | Secretary-General Kiattipong Radchatagriengkai Treasurer Cai Yi |
| Official website | |
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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.
The main headquarters is located in Bangkok, Thailand and the current president is Rita Subowo of Indonesia.
Board of Administration
List of presidents
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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
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
Afghanistan Volleyball Association
Bangladesh Volleyball Federation
Bhutan Volleyball Federation
Volleyball Federation of India
Islamic Republic of Iran Volleyball Federation
Kazakhstan Volleyball Federation
Kyrgyzstan Volleyball Federation
Volleyball Association of Maldives
Nepal Volleyball Association
Pakistan Volleyball Federation
Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation
Volleyball Federation of Tajikistan
Turkmenistan Volleyball Federation
Uzbekistan Volleyball Federation
East Asia
- Chinese Volleyball Association
Volleyball Association of Hong Kong, China- Japan Volleyball Association
Amateur Volleyball Association of Macau
Volleyball Federation of Mongolia
The Volleyball Association of the D.P.R. Korea
Korea Volleyball Association
Chinese Taipei Volleyball Association
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South East Asia
Brunei Amateur Volleyball Association
Cambodia Volleyball Federation- The National Volleyball Federation of Indonesia
Lao Volleyball Federation
Malaysia Amateur Volleyball Association
Myanmar Volleyball Federation- Philippine National Volleyball Federation
Volleyball Association of Singapore
Thailand Volleyball Association
Federação de Voleibol do Timor-Leste
Volleyball Federation of Vietnam
Oceania
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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).
- Asian Men's Volleyball Championship (held in odd years; held in every four years as FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship Qualification Tournament since 2021)
- Asian Women's Volleyball Championship (held in odd years; held in every four years as FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship Qualification Tournament since 2021)
- Asian Beach Volleyball Championships (held in every year; involving two-gender tournaments)
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.
- 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)
Cups
AVC organizes four cups for volleyball national teams in two divisions per gender.
- AVC Cup for Men (held in even year; top division for men's national teams)
- AVC Cup for Women (held in even year; top division for women's national teams)
- AVC Men's Challenge Cup (held in even year; first division for men's national teams)
- AVC Women's Challenge Cup (held in even year; first division for women's national teams)
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 |
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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) |
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| Wang F / Xia XY China (2020) | Pawarun C / Thatsarida S Thailand (2019) | Pawarun C / Thatsarida S Thailand (2018) | |||
Sponsors
- Mikasa
- SMM Sport
- Senoh
- Grand Sport Group
References
- ^ "AVC History – Asian Volleyball Confederation". Asian Volleyball Confederation. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
- ^ "FIVB Senior World Ranking – Men – As per 1 February 2020". FIVB and Hypercube. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "FIVB Senior World Ranking – Women – As per 1 February 2020". FIVB and Hypercube. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "AVC Senior Continental Ranking – Men – As per 1 February 2020". Hypercube. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
- ^ "AVC Senior Continental Ranking – Women – As per 1 February 2020". Hypercube. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
External links
- Official AVC website (in English)