Women's Asian Volleyball Championship

The Asian Women's Volleyball Championship is an international volleyball competition in Asia and Oceania contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), the sport's continent governing body. The initial gap between championships was four years, but since 1987 they have been awarded every two years. The current champion is Thailand, which won its third title in 2023.

Asian Women's Volleyball Championship
Most recent season or competition:
2023 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship
SportVolleyball
Founded1975; 49 years ago (1975)
First season1975
No. of teams16
ContinentsAsia and Oceania (AVC)
Most recent
champion(s)
 Thailand
(3rd title)
Most titles China
(13 titles)

The 21 Asian Championship tournaments have been won by three different national teams. China have won thirteen times. The other Asian Championship winners are Japan, with five titles; and Thailand with three titles.

The 2021 edition was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic. The 2023 edition was held in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. Starting in 2026, the tournaments will now be held every even year, conforming to the 2025–28 Volleyball Calendar of the FIVB.[1]

Results summary

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Year Host Final 3rd place match Teams
Champions Score Runners-up 3rd place Score 4th place
1975
Details
 
Melbourne
 
Japan
Round-robin  
South Korea
 
China
Round-robin  
Australia
5
1979
Details
 
Hong Kong
 
China
Round-robin  
Japan
 
South Korea
Round-robin  
Australia
7
1983
Details
 
Fukuoka
 
Japan
Round-robin  
China
 
South Korea
Round-robin  
Chinese Taipei
9
1987
Details
 
Shanghai
 
China
3–0  
Japan
 
South Korea
3–0  
New Zealand
11
1989
Details
 
Hong Kong
 
China
3–0  
South Korea
 
Japan
3–1  
Chinese Taipei
10
1991
Details
 
Bangkok
 
China
3–0  
Japan
 
South Korea
3–0  
North Korea
14
1993
Details
 
Shanghai
 
China
3–0  
Japan
 
South Korea
3–1  
Chinese Taipei
14
1995
Details
 
Chiang Mai
 
China
Round-robin  
South Korea
 
Japan
Round-robin  
Chinese Taipei
9
1997
Details
 
Manila
 
China
Round-robin  
South Korea
 
Japan
Round-robin  
Chinese Taipei
9
1999
Details
 
Hong Kong
 
China
Round-robin  
South Korea
 
Japan
Round-robin  
Thailand
9
2001
Details
 
Nakhon Ratchasima
 
China
3–0  
South Korea
 
Thailand
3–2  
Japan
9
2003
Details
 
Ho Chi Minh City
 
China
3–0  
Japan
 
South Korea
3–1  
Thailand
10
2005
Details
 
Taicang
 
China
3–0  
Kazakhstan
 
Japan
3–0  
South Korea
12
2007
Details
 
Nakhon Ratchasima
 
Japan
Round-robin  
China
 
Thailand
Round-robin  
South Korea
13
2009
Details
 
Hanoi
 
Thailand
3–1  
China
 
Japan
3–0  
South Korea
14
2011
Details
 
Taipei
 
China
3–1  
Japan
 
South Korea
3–2  
Thailand
14
2013
Details
 
Nakhon Ratchasima
 
Thailand
3–0  
Japan
 
South Korea
3–2  
China
16
2015
Details
 
Tianjin
 
China
3–0  
South Korea
 
Thailand
3–0  
Chinese Taipei
14
2017
Details
 
Biñan / Muntinlupa
 
Japan
3–2  
Thailand
 
South Korea
3–0  
China
14
2019
Details
 
Seoul
 
Japan
3–1  
Thailand
 
South Korea
3–0  
China
13
2021
Details
 
San Fernando / Angeles City / Olongapo
Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2023
Details
 
Nakhon Ratchasima
 
Thailand
3–2  
China
 
Japan
3–2  
Vietnam
14

Teams reaching the top four

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Team Champions Runners-up 3rd place 4th place
  China 13 (1979, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2011, 2015) 4 (1983, 2007, 2009, 2023) 1 (1975) 3 (2013, 2017, 2019)
  Japan 5 (1975, 1983, 2007, 2017, 2019) 7 (1979, 1987, 1991, 1993, 2003, 2011, 2013) 7 (1989, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2009, 2023) 1 (2001)
  Thailand 3 (2009, 2013, 2023) 2 (2017, 2019) 3 (2001, 2007, 2015) 3 (1999, 2003, 2011)
  South Korea 7 (1975, 1989, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2015) 10 (1979, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1993, 2003, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2019) 3 (2005, 2007, 2009)
  Kazakhstan 1 (2005)
  Chinese Taipei 6 (1983, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2015)
  Australia 2 (1975, 1979)
  New Zealand 1 (1987)
  North Korea 1 (1991)
  Vietnam 1 (2023)

Champions by region

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Federation (Region) Champion(s) Number
EAZVA (East Asia) China (13), Japan (5) 18 titles
SEAZVA (Southeast Asia) Thailand (3) 3 titles

Hosts

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List of hosts by number of championships hosted.

Times Hosted Nations Year(s)
6   Thailand 1991, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2013, 2023
4   China 1987, 1993, 2005, 2015
3   Hong Kong 1979, 1989, 1999
2   Philippines 1997, 2017
  Vietnam 2003, 2009
1   Australia 1975
  Japan 1983
  South Korea 2019
  Taiwan 2011

Medal summary

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  China134118
2  Japan57719
3  Thailand3238
4  South Korea071017
5  Kazakhstan0101
Totals (5 entries)21212163

Participating nations

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Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  •  •  – Did not enter / Did not qualify
  •    – Hosts
  • Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
Year
Team
 
1975
(5)
 
1979
(7)
 
1983
(9)
 
1987
(11)
 
1989
(10)
 
1991
(14)
 
1993
(14)
 
1995
(9)
 
1997
(9)
 
1999
(9)
 
2001
(9)
 
2003
(10)
 
2005
(12)
 
2007
(13)
 
2009
(14)
 
2011
(14)
 
2013
(16)
 
2015
(14)
 
2017
(14)
 
2019
(13)
 
2023
(14)
Total
  Australia 4th 4th 7th 7th 7th 6th 10th 6th 7th 6th 6th 9th 10th 8th 9th 10th 9th 9th 10th 9th 8th 21
  China 3rd 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 1st 4th 1st 4th 4th 2nd 21
  Chinese Taipei 4th 4th 5th 4th 4th 4th 5th 5th 5th 5th 6th 6th 5th 7th 4th 6th 6th 9th 18
  Hong Kong 6th 8th 10th 8th 11th 12th 9th 9th 8th 12th 10th 13th 13th 11th 11th 11th 16
  India 7th 14th 11th 11th 11th 11th 10th 10th 7th 9
  Indonesia 5th 6th 6th 9th 9th 8th 9th 13th 13th 10th 8th 11
  Iran 12th 8th 8th 8th 8th 9th 7th 10th 8
  Japan 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 4th 2nd 3rd 1st 3rd 2nd 2nd 6th 1st 1st 3rd 21
  Kazakhstan 5th 9th 7th 2nd 5th 5th 9th 5th 7th 7th 5th 5th 12
  Macau 11th 10th 2
  Malaysia 9th 1
  Maldives 14th 1
  Mongolia 14th 11th 12th 3
  Myanmar 16th 1
  New Zealand 5th 9th 4th 10th 11th 7th 8th 10th 11th 12th 12th 11
  North Korea 5th 4th 9th 7th 6th 5
  Philippines 5th 13th 13th 8th 8th 8th 9th 12th 12th 8th 13th 11
  Singapore 8th 1
  South Korea 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 4th 4th 4th 3rd 3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd 6th 21
  Sri Lanka 12th 14th 9th 10th 14th 12th 15th 14th 13th 13th 10
  Thailand 5th 6th 7th 7th 5th 5th 4th 3rd 4th 6th 3rd 1st 4th 1st 3rd 2nd 2nd 1st 18
  Turkmenistan 14th 1
  Uzbekistan 6th 6th 7th 13th 12th 14th 6
  Vietnam 8th 7th 6th 8th 7th 7th 7th 6th 5th 5th 4th 11

Debut of teams

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Most valuable player by edition

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Volleyball Calendar 2025-2028 launched: The best ever!". FIVB. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
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