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for the

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. It has 65 member associations, mostly located in the Asia-Pacific region, but excludes four transcontinental countries with territory in both Asia and Europe –

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– along with

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, which are members of the CEV instead. The main headquarters is located in

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and the current president is Rita Subowo of

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Board of Administration

;President * Rita Subowo ;Senior Executive Vice President * Cai Yi ;Executive Vice President * Abdulaziz A. Albalool ;Executive Zonal Vice Presidents * Ali Ghanim Al-Kuwari (Western Zone) *

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(Central Zone) * Cai Yi (Eastern Zone) * Kiattipong Radchatagriengkai (Southeastern Zone) * Hugh Graham (Oceania Zone) ;Secretary General * Kiattipong Radchatagriengkai ;Treasurer * Cai Yi ;Board Members * Shaikh Ali bin Mohamed bin Rashid Al Khalifa * Badar Ali Said Al Rawas * Atiqul Islam * Yermek Syrlybayev * Mohammed Reza Davarzani * Eom Han-joo *

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Wang Kuei-shiang * Trần Đức Phấn * Thein Win * Craig Carracher * Terry Sasser ;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

Notes: ^* The Central Zone includes member associations from

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Tournaments

Championships

The 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 two years as FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship Qualification Tournament since 2021)'' * Asian Women's Volleyball Championship ''(held in odd years; held in every two years as FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship Qualification Tournament since 2021)'' *

Asian Beach Volleyball Championships The Asian Beach Volleyball Championships is an international beach volleyball competition held every year in Asia and Oceania contested by the double-gender beach volleyball of the members of Asian Volleyball Confederation. Men's tournaments Sum ...

''(held in every year; involving two-gender tournaments)'' *

Asian Beach Volleyball Tour Asian may refer to: * Items from or related to the continent of Asia: ** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia ** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia ** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...

- Since 2008

Age-restricted championships

The AVC also runs various competitions restricted to a younger age. * Asian Men's U23 Volleyball Championship ''(held in odd years as FIVB Volleyball Men's U23 World Championship Qualification Tournament)'' *

Asian Women's U23 Volleyball Championship The Asian Women's U23 Volleyball Championship is an international volleyball competition in Asia and Oceania contested by the under 23 Women's national teams of the members of Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), the sport's continent governing b ...

''(held in odd years as FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship Qualification Tournament)'' *

Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship The Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship is an international volleyball competition in Asia and Oceania contested by the under 20 men's national teams of the members of Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), the sport's continent governing body ...

''(held in even years as FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship Qualification Tournament)'' *

Asian Women's U20 Volleyball Championship The Asian Women's U20 Volleyball Championship is an international volleyball competition in Asia and Oceania contested by the under 20 women's national teams of the members of Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), the sport's continent governing b ...

''(held in even years as FIVB Volleyball Women's U21 World Championship Qualification Tournament)'' * Asian Boys' U18 Volleyball Championship ''(held in even years as FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship Qualification Tournament)'' *

Asian Girls' U18 Volleyball Championship The Asian Girls' U18 Volleyball Championship is a biennial competition contested by the under 18 women's national teams of the Asian Volleyball Confederation as part of the Asian Youth Volleyball Championship. Formerly, the championship was ent ...

''(held in even years as FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 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 Asian may refer to: * Items from or related to the continent of Asia: ** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia ** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia ** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...

''(held in even years as FIVB Beach Volleyball U19 World Championships Qualification Tournament; involving two-gender tournaments)'' *

Asian U17 Beach Volleyball Championships Asian may refer to: * Items from or related to the continent of Asia: ** Asian people, people in or descending from Asia ** Asian culture, the culture of the people from Asia ** Asian cuisine, food based on the style of food of the people from Asi ...

''(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. * 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; bottom division for men's national teams)'' * AVC Women's Challenge Cup ''(held in even year; bottom division for women's national teams)''

Club championships

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)''

Tour

The AVC organizes a continental tour for beach volleyball teams. * AVC Beach Tour ''(held in even year; 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 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 Challenger'' (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

Results (the 2013 edition was probably unofficial):

U21/U19/U17 Beach Volleyball Medals (2013-2022)

FIVB World Rankings

AVC Continental Rankings

References

External links

* {{Women's AVC teams Fédération Internationale de Volleyball confederations Volleyball organizations

Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ...

Volleyball in Asia Volleyball in Oceania Sports organizations established in 1952

Board of Administration

List of presidents

Member associations

Tournaments

Championships

Age-restricted championships

Cups

Club championships

Tour

Continental qualification tournaments

Current title holders

U21/U19/U17 Beach Volleyball Medals (2013-2022)

Sponsors

FIVB World Rankings

AVC Continental Rankings

References

External links