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Asian Men's Volleyball Championship

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Asian Men's Volleyball Championship
Most recent season or competition:
2023 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship
SportVolleyball
Founded1975; 49 years ago (1975)
First season1975
No. of teams16
ContinentsAsia and Oceania (AVC)
Most recent
champion(s)
 Japan
(10th title)
Most titles Japan
(10 titles)

The Asian Men's Volleyball Championship is an international volleyball competition in Asia and Oceania contested by the senior men'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 top three teams qualified for the FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship. The current champion is Japan, which won its tenth title at the 2023 tournament.

History

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The first tournament was held in 1975 with the participation of seven national teams. Japan captured the first gold. The next edition was held in 1979, were won by China and Wang Jiawei hailed as the first ever MVP of the tournament. However, in 1980s Japan managed to return at first position. They captured another Asian gold in 1983 and repeated this success at next edition in 1987. In 1989, twice runners-up South Korea won its maiden Asian title at the home tournament. The three teams from East Asia dominated the tournament for next three decades.

The domination of East Asian teams was ceased in 2007 when Australia unprecedentally won their first ever title. The next tournament was won again by Japan. In 2011, Iran took their first ever title at the home tournament and repeated this success at the next edition in 2013.

The 2015 Asian Championship took place again in Tehran, Iran. It was won by Japan who managed to beat home favorites – Iran – in 3–1 victory. They also won the next tournament.

The 2019 Asian Championship was hosted by Iran for the fourth time and they won and captured their 3rd title after defeating Australia in 3–0 victory. For the first time in the tournament, the 2021 edition was held in two venues in Japan. In the final match held in Chiba, Iran finally took their revenge against home favorites – Japan – in 3–0 victory and won their fourth Asian title.

The 2023 Asian Championship was held in Iran for the fifth time. However, the host and two-time defending champions failed to defend their title, having defeated by a young Japanese squad who had just captured historic bronze medal in the 2023 Nations League.

The 22 Asian Championship tournaments have been won by five different national teams. Japan have won ten times. The other Asian Championship winners are South Korea and Iran, with four titles each; China, with three titles; and Australia, with one title.

China, Japan, and South Korea co-holds record for the participation at the Asian Championships (22 times).

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
Australia
Melbourne

Japan
Round-robin
South Korea

China
Round-robin
Australia
7
1979
Details
Bahrain
Manama

China
Round-robin
South Korea

Japan
Round-robin
Australia
15
1983
Details
Japan
Tokyo

Japan
Round-robin
China

South Korea
Round-robin
Chinese Taipei
11
1987
Details
Kuwait
Kuwait City

Japan
3–0
China

South Korea
3–0
Kuwait
17
1989
Details
South Korea
Seoul

South Korea
3–0
Japan

China
3–2
Pakistan
19
1991
Details
Australia
Perth

Japan
Round-robin
South Korea

China
Round-robin
Australia
15
1993
Details
Thailand
Nakhon Ratchasima

South Korea
3–0
Kazakhstan

Japan
3–2
China
16
1995
Details
South Korea
Seoul

Japan
Round-robin
China

South Korea
Round-robin
Iran
14
1997
Details
Qatar
Doha

China
Round-robin
Japan

Australia
Round-robin
Chinese Taipei
17
1999
Details
Iran
Tehran

China
Round-robin
Australia

South Korea
Round-robin
Japan
14
2001
Details
South Korea
Changwon

South Korea
3–1
Australia

Japan
3–1
China
12
2003
Details
China
Tianjin

South Korea
Round-robin
China

Iran
Round-robin
Australia
15
2005
Details
Thailand
Suphan Buri

Japan
3–0
China

South Korea
3–1
India
18
2007
Details
Indonesia
Jakarta

Australia
Round-robin
Japan

South Korea
Round-robin
China
17
2009
Details
Philippines
Manila

Japan
3–1
Iran

South Korea
3–1
China
18
2011
Details
Iran
Tehran

Iran
3–1
China

South Korea
3–1
Australia
16
2013
Details
United Arab Emirates
Dubai

Iran
3–0
South Korea

China
3–1
Japan
21
2015
Details
Iran
Tehran

Japan
3–1
Iran

China
3–2
Qatar
16
2017
Details
Indonesia
Gresik

Japan
3–1
Kazakhstan

South Korea
3–0
Indonesia
16
2019
Details
Iran
Tehran

Iran
3–0
Australia

Japan
3–1
South Korea
16
2021
Details
Japan
Chiba / Funabashi

Iran
3–0
Japan

China
3–0
Chinese Taipei
16
2023
Details
Iran
Urmia

Japan
3–0
Iran

Qatar
3–0
China
17

Teams reaching the top four

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Team Champions Runners-up 3rd place 4th place
 Japan 10 (1975, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1995, 2005, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2023) 4 (1989, 1997, 2007, 2021) 4 (1979, 1993, 2001, 2019) 2 (1999, 2013)
 South Korea 4 (1989, 1993, 2001, 2003) 4 (1975, 1979, 1991, 2013) 9 (1983, 1987, 1995, 1999, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2017) 1 (2019)
 Iran 4 (2011, 2013, 2019, 2021) 3 (2009, 2015, 2023) 1 (2003) 1 (1995)
 China 3 (1979, 1997, 1999) 6 (1983, 1987, 1995, 2003, 2005, 2011) 6 (1975, 1989, 1991, 2013, 2015, 2021) 5 (1993, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2023)
 Australia 1 (2007) 3 (1999, 2001, 2019) 1 (1997) 5 (1975, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2011)
 Kazakhstan 2 (1993, 2017)
 Qatar 1 (2023) 1 (2015)
 Chinese Taipei 3 (1983, 1997, 2021)
 Kuwait 1 (1987)
 Pakistan 1 (1989)
 India 1 (2005)
 Indonesia 1 (2017)

Champions by region

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Federation (Region) Champion(s) Number
EAZVA (East Asia) Japan (10), South Korea (4), China (3) 17 titles
CAZVA (Central Asia) Iran (4) 4 titles
OZVA (Oceania) Australia (1) 1 title

Hosts

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List of hosts by number of championships hosted.

Times Hosted Nations Year(s)
5  Iran 1999, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023
3  South Korea 1989, 1995, 2001
2  Australia 1975, 1991
 Japan 1983, 2021
 Thailand 1993, 2005
 Indonesia 2007, 2017
1  Bahrain 1979
 China 2003
 Kuwait 1987
 Philippines 2009
 Qatar 1997
 United Arab Emirates 2013

Medal summary

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Japan104418
2 South Korea44917
3 Iran4318
4 China36615
5 Australia1315
6 Kazakhstan0202
7 Qatar0011
Totals (7 entries)22222266

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 the forthcoming tournament
Year
Team
Australia
1975
(7)
Bahrain
1979
(15)
Japan
1983
(11)
Kuwait
1987
(17)
South Korea
1989
(19)
Australia
1991
(15)
Thailand
1993
(16)
South Korea
1995
(14)
Qatar
1997
(17)
Iran
1999
(14)
South Korea
2001
(12)
China
2003
(15)
Thailand
2005
(18)
Indonesia
2007
(17)
Philippines
2009
(18)
Iran
2011
(16)
United Arab Emirates
2013
(21)
Iran
2015
(16)
Indonesia
2017
(16)
Iran
2019
(16)
Japan
2021
(16)
Iran
2023
(17)
Total
 Afghanistan 15th 20th 14th 3
 Australia 4th 4th 6th 11th 10th 4th 6th 5th 3rd 2nd 2nd 4th 8th 1st 7th 4th 5th 5th 8th 2nd 6th 21
 Bahrain 14th 8th 16th 10th 10th 13th 10th 12th 12th 10th 8th 11
 Bangladesh 17th 16th 15th 3
 China 3rd 1st 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 4th 2nd 1st 1st 4th 2nd 2nd 4th 4th 2nd 3rd 3rd 6th 6th 3rd 4th 22
 Chinese Taipei 4th 6th 9th 5th 10th 6th 4th 7th 6th 9th 13th 8th 8th 13th 9th 6th 7th 5th 4th 6th 20
 Hong Kong 10th 14th 12th 18th 17th 16th 16th 14th 16th 9
 India 5th 5th 5th 6th 10th 9th 9th 9th 7th 5th 4th 9th 9th 6th 7th 11th 8th 9th 11th 19
 Indonesia 6th 9th 6th 6th 11th 7th 6th 11th 4th 12th 9th 11
 Iran 6th 10th 8th 7th 5th 4th 6th 5th 5th 3rd 6th 5th 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 5th 1st 1st 2nd 20
 Iraq 8th 9th 7th 13th 13th 12th 6
 Japan 1st 3rd 1st 1st 2nd 1st 3rd 1st 2nd 4th 3rd 6th 1st 2nd 1st 5th 4th 1st 1st 3rd 2nd 1st 22
 Jordan 17th 1
 Kazakhstan 2nd 14th 11th 9th 8th 10th 5th 9th 10th 9th 2nd 10th 11th 13th 14
 Kuwait 7th 7th 4th 5th 14th 13th 14th 17th 17th 14th 15th 16th 12
 Lebanon 13th 11th 8th 3
 Macau 13th 1
 Maldives 16th 18th 2
 Myanmar 10th 18th 2
   Nepal 11th 18th 2
 New Zealand 7th 11th 8th 12th 12th 12th 11th 12th 14th 15th 10
 North Korea 11th 1
 Oman 19th 15th 13th 3
 Pakistan 7th 4th 8th 8th 8th 7th 8th 7th 9th 13th 7th 10th 12th 7th 7th 7th 16
 Philippines 5th 15th 11th 14th 14th 15th 6
 Qatar 19th 12th 10th 8th 13th 11th 11th 7th 11th 14th 12th 11th 4th 9th 9th 5th 3rd 17
 Samoa 15th 1
 Saudi Arabia 9th 13th 13th 12th 8th 12th 12th 21st 15th 12th 10
 Singapore 12th 1
 South Korea 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 1st 2nd 1st 3rd 5th 3rd 1st 1st 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd 7th 3rd 4th 8th 5th 22
 Sri Lanka 13th 13th 9th 15th 12th 14th 16th 8th 15th 13th 14th 14th 12
 Syria 10th 1
 Thailand 14th 15th 9th 7th 7th 11th 10th 5th 6th 13th 10th 6th 8th 11th 11th 15th 10th 17
 Turkmenistan 14th 16th 2
 United Arab Emirates 15th 11th 14th 17th 10th 15th 17th 14th 8
 Uzbekistan 16th 16th 16th 16th 13th 17th 6
 Vietnam 12th 15th 12th 10th 4
Discontinued team
 South Yemen 15th 16th 2

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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