Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship

The Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship, previously the AVC Cup Men's Club Tournament (between 1999 and 2002), is an annual continental club volleyball competition organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), the sport's continental governing body. The competition was first contested in 1999 in China. It was not held in 2003 and 2020 due to 2002–2004 SARS outbreak and COVID-19 pandemic respectively.

Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship
Most recent season or competition:
2024 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship
FormerlyAVC Cup Men's Club Tournament (1999–2002)
SportVolleyball
Founded1999; 25 years ago (1999)
AdministratorAVC
No. of teamsVarious
CountryAVC members
ContinentAsia and Oceania
Most recent
champion(s)
Iran Foolad Sirjan
(2024 edition)
Most titlesIran Paykan Tehran
(8 titles)

The winner of the Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship qualifies for the FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship.

Paykan Tehran holds the record for most victories, winning the competition eight times. Teams from Iran have won the tournament 16 times, the most for any nation. The current Asian champions are Japan's Suntory Sunbirds, who defeated Indonesia's Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi 3–1 in the final of the 2023 event.

History

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The competition began in 1999, when the Asian Volleyball Confederation announced the establishment of the first official championship for men's and women's clubs, to be played under its supervision for the first time.[1][2][3] It played the first 4 editions under the name AVC Cup Men's Club Tournament before it changed to its current name starting in 2004.

The first edition was played as a round-robin format. From 2000 to 2004, the tournament consisted of an 'elimination round' (consisting of a group stage, through which the top four teams advanced to the next round) and a 'final round' (consisting of a semi-final and a final). In the 2005 season, the round-robin format was returned. In the years 2006–2009, the tournament again consisted of two rounds: qualifying and final. Currently, the competition is played in a similar system as in the years 2006–2009, but the final tournament currently consists of a quarter-final, semi-final and final.

Format

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The overview of the competition format in the 2021 tournament was as follows:[4]

  • 16 teams competed in the final tournament, including the hosts which were automatically qualified.
  • Teams were seeded by the result of 2019 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship, based on a serpentine system.
  • The tournament was held in 8 days.
  • A team had a maximum 22 team members: 14 players, 6 officials, 1 accompanying referee, and 1 press with FIVB ID.
  • Two foreign players would be eligible for participating on each team with a valid International Transfer Certificate.

In addition, the hosting national federation might have an additional team entry only in case of less than 8 participating teams.

In addition, the hosting national federation might have an additional team entry only in case of less than 8 participating teams.

Results

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# Year Host Final Third place match Teams
Champions Score Runners-up 3rd place Score 4th place
1 1999
Details
 
Hefei
 
Sichuan Fulan
Round-robin  
Samsung Fire
 
Paykan Tehran
Round-robin  
Chengdu Enwei
6
2 2000
Details
 
Suphanburi
 
Samsung Fire
3–1  
Paykan Tehran
 
Jin Han Wang
3–1  
PTT
8
3 2001
Details
 
Shehong
 
Samsung Fire
3–0  
Suntory Sunbirds
 
Shanghai Cable TV
3–1  
Sichuan Fulan
7
4 2002
Details
 
Tehran
 
Paykan Tehran
3–1  
Sanam Tehran
 
Atyrau
3–1  
Al Rayyan
6
- 2003  
Jakarta
Canceled due to 2002–2004 SARS outbreak
5 2004
Details
 
Tehran
 
Sanam Tehran
3–0  
Paykan Tehran
 
Atyrau
3–0  
Shanghai Oriental
7[5]
6 2005
Details
 
Islamabad
 
Rahat CSKA
Round-robin  
Saipa Tehran
 
Shanghai Oriental
Round-robin  
Habib Bank Limited
7
7 2006
Details
 
Hanoi
 
Paykan Tehran
3–1  
Rahat CSKA
 
Jakarta BNI Taplus
3–2  
Army
10
8 2007
Details
 
Manama
 
Paykan Tehran
3–0  
Al Hilal
 
Al Arabi
3–1  
Al Najma
12[6]
9 2008
Details
 
Almaty
 
Paykan Tehran
3–1  
Rahat Almaty
 
Suntory Sunbirds
3–2  
Al Nasr
8
10 2009
Details
 
Dubai
 
Paykan Tehran
3–0  
Al Hilal
 
Al Arabi
3–0  
Al Nasr
13[7]
11 2010
Details
 
Zhenjiang
 
Paykan Tehran
3–1  
Al Arabi
 
Panasonic Panthers
3–0  
Shanghai Tang Dynasty
10[8]
12 2011
Details
 
Palembang
 
Paykan Tehran
3–0  
Rahat Almaty
 
Shanghai Tang Dynasty
3–0  
Osaka Blazers Sakai
12[9]
13 2012
Details
 
Shanghai
 
Al Arabi
3–1  
Shanghai Tang Dynasty
 
Kalleh Mazandaran
3–0  
Rahat Almaty
16[10]
14 2013
Details
 
Tehran
 
Kalleh Mazandaran
3–1  
Al Rayyan
 
Taiwan Power Company
3–0  
Liaoning
13[11]
15 2014
Details
 
Pasay
 
Matin Varamin
3–1  
Al Rayyan
 
Beijing BAIC Motor
3–0  
Kondensat Zhaikmunay
16[12]
16 2015
Details
 
Taipei
 
Taichung Bank
3–1  
Al Arabi
 
Paykan Tehran
3–1  
Pavlodar
16[13]
17 2016
Details
 
Naypyidaw
 
Sarmayeh Bank Tehran
3–1  
Al Arabi
 
Toyoda Gosei Trefuerza
3–2  
Shanghai Golden Age
14[14]
18 2017
Details
 
Ninh Bình / Nam Định
 
Sarmayeh Bank Tehran
3–0  
Toyoda Gosei Trefuerza
 
Al Arabi
3–1  
Altay
13[15]
19 2018
Details
 
Naypyidaw
 
Khatam Ardakan
3–0  
Atyrau
 
Wapda
3–2  
Sanest Khánh Hòa
13[16]
20 2019
Details
 
Taipei
 
Shahrdari Varamin
3–2  
Panasonic Panthers
 
Al Rayyan
3–0  
Chennai Spartans
14[17]
- 2020  
Nakhon Ratchasima
Canceled due to COVID-19 Pandemic
21 2021
Details
 
Nakhon Ratchasima
 
Foolad Sirjan
3–1  
Al Arabi
 
Burevestnik Almaty
3–0  
Nakhon Ratchasima QminC
10[18]
22 2022
Details
 
Tehran
 
Paykan Tehran
3–2  
Suntory Sunbirds
 
Shahdab Yazd
3–0  
Taraz
8[19]
23 2023
Details
 
Manama
 
Suntory Sunbirds
3–1  
Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi
 
Police SC
3–1  
Shahdab Yazd
16[20]
24 2024
Details
 
Yazd
 
Foolad Sirjan
3–0  
Shahdab Yazd
 
Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi
3–0  
Pavlodar
8[21]

Performances by club

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Club Titles Runners-up Third place Years won Years runners-up Years third place
  Paykan Tehran 8 2 2 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2022 2000, 2004 1999, 2015
  Daejeon Samsung Fire Bluefangs 2 1 0 2000, 2001 1999
  Shahrdari Varamin 2 0 0 2014, 2019
  Sarmayeh Bank Tehran 2 0 0 2016, 2017
  Foolad Sirjan 2 0 0 2021, 2024
  Al Arabi 1 4 3 2012 2010, 2015, 2016, 2021 2007, 2009, 2017
  Suntory Sunbirds 1 2 1 2023 2001, 2022 2008
  Sanam Tehran 1 1 0 2004 2002
  Rahat CSKA 1 1 0 2005 2006
  Kalleh Mazandaran 1 0 1 2013 2012
  Sichuan 1 0 0 1999
  Taichung Bank 1 0 0 2015
  Khatam Ardakan 1 0 0 2018
  Al Rayyan 0 2 1 2013, 2014 2019
  Al Hilal 0 2 0 2007, 2009
  Rahat Almaty 0 2 0 2008, 2011
  Shanghai 0 1 3 2012 2001, 2005, 2011
  Atyrau 0 1 2 2018 2002, 2004
  Wolfdogs Nagoya 0 1 1 2017 2016
  Panasonic Panthers 0 1 1 2019 2010
  Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi 0 1 1 2023 2024
  Shahdab Yazd 0 1 1 2024 2022
  Saipa Tehran 0 1 0 2005
  Jin Han Wang 0 0 1 2000
  Jakarta BNI 46 0 0 1 2006
  Taiwan Power Company 0 0 1 2013
  Beijing BAIC Motor 0 0 1 2014
  Wapda 0 0 1 2018
  Burevestnik Almaty 0 0 1 2021
  Police SC 0 0 1 2023

Performances by country

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Country Titles Runner-up Third place Years won Years runner-up Years third place
  Iran 17 5 4 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2024 1999, 2012, 2015, 2022
  South Korea 2 1 0 2000, 2001 1999
  Qatar 1 6 5 2012 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021 2007, 2009, 2017, 2019, 2023
  Kazakhstan 1 4 3 2005 2006, 2008, 2011, 2018 2002, 2004, 2021
  Japan 1 4 3 2023 2001, 2017, 2019, 2022 2008, 2010, 2016
  China 1 1 5 1999 2012 2000, 2001, 2005, 2011, 2014
  Chinese Taipei 1 0 1 2015 2013
  Saudi Arabia 0 2 0 2007, 2009
  Indonesia 0 1 2 2023 2006, 2024
  Pakistan 0 0 1 2018

Performances by zonal association

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Zonal association Titles Runners-up Third place
CAZVA 17 8 8
EAZVA 5 6 9
WAZVA 1 8 5
SEAZVA 0 1 2
Total 23 23 23

Medals

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As of 2024 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Iran175426
2  South Korea2103
3  Qatar16512
4  Japan1438
  Kazakhstan1438
6  China1157
7  Chinese Taipei1012
8  Saudi Arabia0202
9  Indonesia0123
10  Pakistan0011
Totals (10 entries)24242472

See also

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References

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  2. ^ "ASIAN MEN'S CLUB VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP". Asian Volleyball Confederation. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
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