2025 AVC Women's Volleyball Champions League
Official logo | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nation | Philippines |
| City | Pasig |
| Dates | 20–27 April 2025 |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Champions | Zhetysu VC (1st title) |
| Runners-up | VTV Bình Điền Long An |
| Third place | Nakhon Ratchasima Qmin C VC |
| Fourth place | BAIC Motor Volleyball Club |
| Tournament awards | |
| MVP | Karina Denisova |
| Best Setter | Daria Sharhorodska |
| Best OH |
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| Best MB |
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| Best OPP | Trần Thị Thanh Thúy |
| Best Libero | Nguyễn Khánh Đang |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Attendance | 18,750 (938 per match) |
| Official website | |
| 2025 AVC Women's Volleyball Champions League | |
The 2025 AVC Women's Volleyball Champions League was the first edition of the newly-rebranded AVC Women's Volleyball Champions League and the 25th overall edition of the formerly named Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship, an annual international women's volleyball club tournament organized by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with the Philippine National Volleyball Federation (PNVF) and the Premier Volleyball League (PVL). It was held at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig, Philippines from 20 to 27 April 2025.[1]
Zhetysu VC won the tournament for the first time by beating VTV Bình Điền Long An in the final and Karina Denisova named the MVP.[2][3] Both teams qualified for the 2025 FIVB Women's Volleyball Club World Championship.[4] Nakhon Ratchasima Qmin C VC claimed the bronze against BAIC Motor Volleyball Club in the 3rd place match.[5]
Host selection
In January 2025, South Korea and Vietnam were originally considered as possible options to be the hosts.[6][7][8] The next month, the PNVF announced that the Philippines would be the official host nation of the tournament.[9]
Participating teams
Teams by zonal association
| Central Asia (CAVA) | East Asia (EAVA) | Oceania (OZVA) | Southeast Asia (SAVA) | West Asia (WAVA) |
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Australia |
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Jordan |
Entrant teams
The AVC Women's Volleyball Champions League is an invitational tournament with a maximum of twelve teams allowed to enter.[11] As the hosts, the Philippines were initially allowed to enter two teams.[12] The hosts were later granted a wild card slot to field a third team, in replacement of Japan's withdrawal from the tournament.[13][14][10] The following teams took part in the tournament.
Squads
With the rebranded tournament, each team can now have a maximum of three foreign players in its roster that can play at any time. Previously, teams can only have two foreign players and only one of which can play at a time.[16][17]
Pools composition
For the first time since the 2016 edition, the teams were split into four pools with three teams each.[18] The draw of lots took place at The Grand Fourwings Hotel Bangkok on 12 March 2025.[12][19][20]
Teams were seeded in the first position of each pool following the serpentine system according to their FIVB Senior World Rankings as of 8 January 2025. All teams not seeded were drawn to take other available positions in the remaining lines, following the World Ranking. The host's two teams and the top two countries are automatically seeded as the first teams of the four pools. As the Philippines have fielded a third team as a wild card, it will be in the pot in accordance with the country's current FIVB ranking.[21]
| Seeded teams | Pot 1 | Pot 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Creamline Cool Smashers (52) (H-A) Petro Gazz Angels (52) (H-B) Beijing BAIC Motor (5) Nakhon Ratchasima Qmin C VC (13) |
Zhetysu (31) VTV Bình Điền Long An (32) Kaohsiung Taipower (45) PLDT High Speed Hitters (52) |
Queensland Pirates (55) Iranian Team[e] (57) Hip Hing (60) Al Naser (–) |
- Drawing results
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creamline Cool Smashers (52) (H-A) | Petro Gazz Angels (52) (H-B) | BAIC Motor Volleyball Club (5) | Nakhon Ratchasima Qmin C VC (13) |
| Zhetysu VC (31) | Taipower (45) | VTV Bình Điền Long An (32) | PLDT High Speed Hitters (52) |
| Al Naser Club (–) | Hip Hing Women's Volleyball Team (60) | Iranian Team[e] (57) | Queensland Pirates (55) |
Venue
The tournament will take place in Pasig in Metro Manila.[12]
| All matches | PhilSports Arena 2025 AVC Women's Volleyball Champions League (Metro Manila) |
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| Pasig, Philippines | |
| PhilSports Arena | |
| Capacity: 10,000 | |
Pool standing procedure
- Total number of victories (matches won, matches lost)
- In the event of a tie, the following first tiebreaker will apply: The teams will be ranked by the most point gained per match as follows:
- Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 points for the winner, 0 points for the loser
- Match won 3–2: 2 points for the winner, 1 point for the loser
- Match forfeited: 3 points for the winner, 0 points (0–25, 0–25, 0–25) for the loser
- If teams are still tied after examining the number of victories and points gained, then the AVC will examine the results in order to break the tie in the following order:
- Set quotient: if two or more teams are tied on the number of points gained, they will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of the number of all set won by the number of all sets lost.
- Points quotient: if the tie persists based on the set quotient, the teams will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of all points scored by the total of points lost during all sets.
- If the tie persists based on the point quotient, the tie will be broken based on the team that won the match of the Round Robin Phase between the tied teams. When the tie in point quotient is between three or more teams, these teams ranked taking into consideration only the matches involving the teams in question.
Preliminary round
- All times are Philippine Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhetysu VC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | MAX | 150 | 86 | 1.744 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Creamline Cool Smashers (H) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1.000 | 129 | 141 | 0.915 | |
| 3 | Al Naser Club | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 102 | 154 | 0.662 |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr | 16:00 | Creamline Cool Smashers | 3–0 | Al Naser Club | 29–27 | 25–20 | 25–19 | 79–66 | P2 Report | ||
| 21 Apr | 19:00 | Zhetysu VC | 3–0 | Creamline Cool Smashers | 25–16 | 25–17 | 25–17 | 75–50 | P2 Report | ||
| 22 Apr | 13:00 | Al Naser Club | 0–3 | Zhetysu VC | 10–25 | 15–25 | 11–25 | 36–75 | P2 Report |
Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taipower | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6.000 | 169 | 116 | 1.457 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Petro Gazz Angels (H) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1.333 | 151 | 126 | 1.198 | |
| 3 | Hip Hing Women's Volleyball Team | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 72 | 150 | 0.480 |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr | 10:00 | Taipower | 3–0 | Hip Hing Women's Volleyball Team | 25–10 | 25–16 | 25–14 | 75–40 | P2 Report | ||
| 21 Apr | 16:00 | Petro Gazz Angels | 1–3 | Taipower | 15–25 | 16–25 | 25–19 | 20–25 | 76–94 | P2 Report | |
| 22 Apr | 19:00 | Hip Hing Women's Volleyball Team | 0–3 | Petro Gazz Angels | 8–25 | 12–25 | 12–25 | 32–75 | P2 Report |
Pool C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAIC Motor Volleyball Club | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3.000 | 186 | 159 | 1.170 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | VTV Bình Điền Long An | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1.250 | 189 | 183 | 1.033 | |
| 3 | Saipa Tehran | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0.167 | 142 | 175 | 0.811 |
Source: FIVB Live Center
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr | 13:00 | BAIC Motor Volleyball Club | 3–0 | Saipa Tehran | 28–26 | 25–22 | 25–19 | 78–67 | P2 Report | ||
| 21 Apr | 10:00 | VTV Bình Điền Long An | 2–3 | BAIC Motor Volleyball Club | 25–22 | 25–21 | 19–25 | 13–25 | 10–15 | 92–108 | P2 Report |
| 22 Apr | 10:00 | Saipa Tehran | 1–3 | VTV Bình Điền Long An | 25–22 | 15–25 | 20–25 | 15–25 | 75–97 | P2 Report |
Pool D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nakhon Ratchasima Qmin C VC | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3.000 | 181 | 141 | 1.284 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | PLDT High Speed Hitters (H) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1.667 | 178 | 149 | 1.195 | |
| 3 | Queensland Pirates | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.000 | 81 | 150 | 0.540 |
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr | 19:00 | Queensland Pirates | 0–3 | PLDT High Speed Hitters | 19–25 | 12–25 | 12–25 | 43–75 | P2 Report | ||
| 21 Apr | 13:00 | Nakhon Ratchasima Qmin C VC | 3–0 | Queensland Pirates | 25–10 | 25–16 | 25–12 | 75–38 | P2 Report | ||
| 22 Apr | 16:00 | PLDT High Speed Hitters | 2–3 | Nakhon Ratchasima Qmin C VC | 24–26 | 20–25 | 25–20 | 25–20 | 9–15 | 103–106 | P2 Report |
Final round
- All times are Philippine Standard Time (UTC+08:00).
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 24 April | ||||||||||
| Zhetysu VC | 3 | |||||||||
| 26 April | ||||||||||
| PLDT High Speed Hitters | 0 | |||||||||
| Zhetysu VC | 3 | |||||||||
| 24 April | ||||||||||
| Nakhon Ratchasima Qmin C VC | 0 | |||||||||
| Creamline Cool Smashers | 0 | |||||||||
| 27 April | ||||||||||
| Nakhon Ratchasima Qmin C VC | 3 | |||||||||
| Zhetysu VC | 3 | |||||||||
| 25 April | ||||||||||
| VTV Bình Điền Long An | 1 | |||||||||
| Taipower | 1 | |||||||||
| 26 April | ||||||||||
| VTV Bình Điền Long An | 3 | |||||||||
| VTV Bình Điền Long An | 3 | |||||||||
| 25 April | ||||||||||
| BAIC Motor Volleyball Club | 0 | 3rd place match | ||||||||
| Petro Gazz Angels | 2 | |||||||||
| 27 April | ||||||||||
| BAIC Motor Volleyball Club | 3 | |||||||||
| Nakhon Ratchasima Qmin C VC | 3 | |||||||||
| BAIC Motor Volleyball Club | 1 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr | 16:00 | Zhetysu VC | 3–0 | PLDT High Speed Hitters | 25–13 | 25–22 | 25–20 | 75–55 | P2 Report | ||
| 24 Apr | 19:00 | Creamline Cool Smashers | 0–3 | Nakhon Ratchasima Qmin C VC | 15–25 | 22–25 | 16–25 | 53–75 | P2 Report | ||
| 25 Apr | 16:00 | Taipower | 1–3 | VTV Bình Điền Long An | 20–25 | 25–17 | 22–25 | 26–28 | 93–95 | P2 Report | |
| 25 Apr | 19:00 | Petro Gazz Angels | 2–3 | BAIC Motor Volleyball Club | 29–31 | 25–19 | 25–20 | 20–25 | 12–15 | 111–110 | P2 Report |
Semifinals
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr | 16:00 | Zhetysu VC | 3–0 | Nakhon Ratchasima Qmin C VC | 25–20 | 25–21 | 25–21 | 75–62 | P2 Report | ||
| 26 Apr | 19:00 | VTV Bình Điền Long An | 3–0 | BAIC Motor Volleyball Club | 25–15 | 25–19 | 25–21 | 75–55 | P2 Report |
3rd place match
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr | 16:00 | Nakhon Ratchasima Qmin C VC | 3–1 | BAIC Motor Volleyball Club | 25–21 | 21–25 | 25–21 | 25–19 | 96–86 | P2 Report |
Final
| Date | Time | Score | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report | ||
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| 27 Apr | 19:00 | Zhetysu VC | 3–1 | VTV Bình Điền Long An | 25–14 | 20–25 | 25–23 | 25–18 | 95–80 | P2 Report |
Final standing
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Awards
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See also
Notes
- ^ Japan was supposed to send the 2023–24 V.League 1 champions, NEC Red Rockets to participate in the tournament, but later confirmed that they withdrew from the tournament due to scheduling conflicts with the ongoing 2024–25 SV.League.[10]
- ^ Zhetysu qualified by winning the 2024–25 Kazakhstan Super Cup.[15]
- ^ a b As the 2024–25 PVL All-Filipino Conference is still ongoing days before the date of the draw, the league decided to field the top 2 teams in the preliminary round — Creamline Cool Smashers and Petro Gazz Angels. At the end of the tournament, the Petro Gazz Angels emerged as the champions, while the Creamline Cool Smashers was the conference runners-up.[12]
- ^ Even if the hosts are only entitled with two teams, they are later granted a wildcard slot in place of Japan's withdrawal from the tournament. PVL announced on the draw date that the PLDT High Speed Hitters would be the Philippines' third representative as they are ranked 4th in the preliminaries. The PLDT High Speed Hitters then finished the tournament in 5th place.[13][10]
- ^ a b The identity of the team from Iran was yet to be determined at the time of the draw. This slot was later filled in by Saipa Tehran.
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