Asian Men's Volleyball Championship
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Sport | Volleyball |
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Founded | 1975 |
Inaugural season | 1975 |
No. of teams | 16 (Finals) |
Continent | Asia and Oceania (AVC) |
Most recent champion(s) |
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Most titles |
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TV partner(s) | SMMTV |
Official website | Asian Volleyball Confederation |
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 current champion is Japan, which won its ninth title at the 2017 tournament.
The 19 Asian Championship tournaments have been won by five different national teams. Japan have won nine times. The other Asian Championship winners are South Korea, with four titles; China with three titles; Iran with two titles; and Australia, with one title.
The 2017 Asian Championship took place in Gresik, Indonesia. The next Asian Championship will be hosted by Australia in 2019.
Results summary
Teams reaching the top four
Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third-place | Fourth-place |
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9 (1975, 1983, 1987, 1991, 1995, 2005, 2009, 2015, 2017) | 3 (1989, 1997, 2007) | 3 (1979, 1993, 2001) | 2 (1999, 2013) | |
4 (1989, 1993, 2001, 2003) | 4 (1975, 1979, 1991, 2013) | 9 (1983, 1987, 1995, 1999, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2017) | ||
3 (1979, 1997, 1999) | 6 (1983, 1987, 1995, 2003, 2005, 2011) | 5 (1975, 1989, 1991, 2013, 2015) | 4 (1993, 2001, 2007, 2009) | |
2 (2011, 2013) | 2 (2009, 2015) | 1 (2003) | 1 (1995) | |
1 (2007) | 2 (1999, 2001) | 1 (1997) | 5 (1975, 1979, 1991, 2003, 2011) | |
2 (1993, 2017) | ||||
2 (1983, 1997) | ||||
1 (1987) | ||||
1 (1989) | ||||
1 (2005) | ||||
1 (2015) | ||||
1 (2017) |
Champions by region
Federation (Region) | Champion(s) | Number |
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EAZVA (East Asia) | Japan (9), South Korea (4), China (3) | 16 titles |
CAZVA (Central Asia) | Iran (2) | 2 titles |
OZVA (Oceania) | Australia (1) | 1 title |
Hosts
Times Hosted | Nations | Year(s) |
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3 | 1975, 1991, 2019 | |
1989, 1995, 2001 | ||
1999, 2011, 2015 | ||
2 | 1993, 2005 | |
2007, 2017 | ||
1 | 1979 | |
1983 | ||
1987 | ||
1997 | ||
2003 | ||
2009 | ||
2013 |
Medal summary
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 15 | |
2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 | |
3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | |
4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
Totals (6 nations) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 |
Participating nations
Nation | 1975 | 1979 | 1983 | 1987 | 1989 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 1997 | 1999 | 2001 | 2003 | 2005 | 2007 | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | Years |
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15th | 20th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
4th | 4th | 6th | 11th | 10th | 4th | 6th | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 8th | 1st | 7th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 8th | 19 | |
14th | 8th | 16th | 10th | 10th | 13th | 10th | 12th | 12th | 9 | |||||||||||
17th | 16th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
3rd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 6th | 19 | |
4th | 6th | 9th | 5th | 10th | 6th | 4th | 7th | 6th | 9th | 13th | 8th | 8th | 13th | 9th | 6th | 7th | 17 | |||
10th | 14th | 12th | 18th | 17th | 16th | 6 | ||||||||||||||
5th | 5th | 5th | 6th | 10th | 9th | 9th | 9th | 7th | 5th | 4th | 9th | 9th | 6th | 7th | 11th | 16 | ||||
6th | 9th | 6th | 6th | 11th | 7th | 6th | 11th | 4th | 9 | |||||||||||
6th | 10th | 8th | 7th | 5th | 4th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 6th | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 5th | 17 | |||
8th | 9th | 7th | 13th | 13th | 5 | |||||||||||||||
1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 6th | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 5th | 4th | 1st | 1st | 19 | |
17th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
2nd | 14th | 11th | 9th | 8th | 10th | 5th | 9th | 10th | 9th | 2nd | 11 | |||||||||
7th | 7th | 4th | 5th | 14th | 13th | 14th | 17th | 17th | 14th | 10 | ||||||||||
13th | 11th | 8th | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
13th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
16th | 18th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
10th | 18th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
11th | 18th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
7th | 11th | 8th | 12th | 12th | 12th | 11th | 12th | 14th | 15th | 10 | ||||||||||
11th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
19th | 15th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
7th | 4th | 8th | 8th | 8th | 7th | 8th | 7th | 9th | 13th | 7th | 10th | 12th | 13 | |||||||
5th | 15th | 11th | 14th | 14th | 15th | 6 | ||||||||||||||
19th | 12th | 10th | 8th | 13th | 11th | 11th | 7th | 11th | 14th | 12th | 11th | 4th | 9th | 14 | ||||||
15th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
9th | 13th | 13th | 12th | 8th | 12th | 12th | 21st | 15th | 9 | |||||||||||
12th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 5th | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 7th | 3rd | 19 | |
13th | 13th | 9th | 15th | 12th | 14th | 16th | 8th | 15th | 13th | 14th | 11 | |||||||||
10th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
14th | 15th | 9th | 7th | 7th | 11th | 10th | 5th | 6th | 13th | 10th | 6th | 8th | 11th | 14 | ||||||
14th | 16th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
15th | 11th | 14th | 17th | 10th | 15th | 17th | 14th | 8 | ||||||||||||
16th | 16th | 16th | 16th | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
12th | 15th | 12th | 10th | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
15th | 16th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total | 7 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 16 |
Debut of teams
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Awards
Most Valuable Player
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Best Opposite Spiker
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Best Outside Spikers
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Best Middle Blockers
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Best Setter
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Best Libero
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Former awards
Best Scorer
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Best Spiker
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Best Server
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Best Blocker
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Best Receiver
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Best Digger
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