Asian Volleyball Confederation
| Abbreviation | AVC |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1952[1] |
| Type | Sports organisation |
| Headquarters | Bangkok, Thailand[2] |
Region served | Asia and Oceania |
| Membership | 62 national federations |
Official language | English[3] |
| Ramon Suzara | |
Vice presidents |
|
General secretary | Hugh Graham |
Parent organization | FIVB |
| Subsidiaries | |
| Website | asianvolleyball.net |
The Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) is one of five continental bodies of governance in volleyball. It governs indoor volleyball, beach volleyball and other disciplines in Asia and Oceania, excluding the transcontinental countries of Russia, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Georgia, as well as the West Asian countries of Cyprus, Armenia and Israel.[4] AVC consists of 65 national association members.
AVC consists of the national volleyball federations of Asia and Oceania, and club competitions including the Asian Volleyball Championships, Nations Cup, and Champions League, and also controls the prize money, regulations, as well as media rights to those competitions.
Masaichi Nishikawa acted as the first president. The current president is Ramon Suzara, a Philippine National Volleyball Federation president, who was elected as AVC's ninth president at the 25th AVC General Assembly in Bangkok in August 2024.[5][6]
History
After William G. Morgan, the physical education director of the YMCA in Massachusetts, United States, invented the sport of volleyball in 1895, ten years later, in the early 1900s, the YMCA began spreading the sport to Asian countries such as Qing dynasty, Empire of Japan, the Philippine Islands, and British Raj.[1][7]
Later, in 1913, volleyball was included in the Far Eastern Games held in Manila, Philippine Islands, which is considered the first international volleyball competition in the world.[8] AVC was established in 1952, four years after the founding of the FIVB, following an initiative by Masaichi Nishikawa, then President of the Japan Volleyball Association.[9]
Asia has become one of the most important continents in the world of volleyball, as it has the largest number of member federations and enjoys widespread popularity of the sport. The continent has also hosted many major international volleyball events — most notably, the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, which marked the debut of volleyball in the Olympic Games. In that historic event, the Japanese women's team won the first-ever Olympic gold medal in volleyball.
Presidents
| No. | President | Nationality | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masaichi Nishikawa | Japan | 1952–1976 |
| 2 | Nemesio Yabut | Philippines | 1976–1979 |
| 3 | Yutaka Maeda | Japan | 1979–1985 |
| 4 | Yasutaka Matsudaira | Japan | 1985–1996 |
| 5 | Yuan Weimin | China | 1997–2001 |
| 6 | Wei Jizhong | China | 2001–2008 |
| 7 | Saleh Ahmad Bin Nasser | Saudi Arabia | 2008–2020 |
| 8 | Rita Subowo | Indonesia | 2020–2024 |
| 9 | Ramon Suzara | Philippines | 2024–present |
- Notes
- Wei Jizhong served as the third FIVB president from 2008 to 2012.
Board of administration
| Designation[10][11][12] | Name | Nationality | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Ramon Suzara | Philippines | FIVB executive vice-president |
| Senior vice-president | Craig Carracher | Australia | FIVB board of administration member |
| Executive vice-president | Mohamed Latheef | Maldives | |
| Zonal executive vice-president | Mohamed Latheef | Maldives | CAVA president |
| Yuan Lei | China | EAVA president, FIVB board of administration member | |
| Hugh Graham | Cook Islands | OZVA president, FIVB executive vice-president | |
| Heyzer Harsono | Indonesia | SAVA president | |
| Ali Ghanim Al-Kuwari | Qatar | WAVA president, FIVB board of administration member | |
| Female executive member | Fong Sok Van Alice Oliver | Macau | |
| Hila Asanuma | Palau | FIVB executive vice-president | |
| Secretary general | Hugh Graham | Cook Islands | |
| Treasurer | Marina Tsui | Hong Kong | |
| Executive director | Shanrit Wongprasert | Thailand | AVC lifetime honorary vice-president |
| Board of administration member | Mohammed bin Khalifa Al-khalifa | Bahrain | |
| Seyed Milad Taghavi | Iran | ||
| Shunichi Kawai | Japan | ||
| Princess Ayah bint Faisal | Jordan | FIVB board of administration member | |
| Kylychbek Sarbaghyshev | Kyrgyzstan | ||
| Terry Sasser | Marshall Islands | ||
| Jitendra Bahadur Chand | Nepal | ||
| Ibrahim bin Abdulla Al-muqbali | Oman | ||
| Huang Kuo Kuang | Chinese Taipei | ||
| Thiti Pluckchaoom | Thailand | FIVB board of administration member | |
| Trần Đức Phấn | Vietnam |
Committees
| Committee[10][13] | President | Nationality |
|---|---|---|
| Sports events council | Kylychbek Sarbaghyshev | Kyrgyzstan |
| Referees committee | Dean Edward Turner Oam | Australia |
| Coaches committee | Feng Kun | China |
| Development and marketing committee | Seong Keehak | South Korea |
| Finance committee | Terry Sasser | Marshall Islands |
| Medical committee | Oh Jae-Keun | South Korea |
| Beach volleyball committee | Craig Carracher | Australia |
National federations
CAVA (Central Asia)
| Code | Federation | National teams | Founded | FIVB affiliation |
AVC affiliation |
IOC member |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFG | Afghanistan | Yes | ||||
| BAN | Bangladesh | Yes | ||||
| BHU | Bhutan |
|
1973 | Yes | ||
| IND | India | 1951 | Yes | |||
| IRI | Iran | 1945 | 1959 | Yes | ||
| KAZ | Kazakhstan | Yes | ||||
| KGZ | Kyrgyzstan |
|
Yes | |||
| MDV | Maldives |
|
Yes | |||
| NEP | Nepal | Yes | ||||
| PAK | Pakistan |
|
1955 | Yes | ||
| SRI | Sri Lanka | 1951 | Yes | |||
| TJK | Tajikistan | Yes | ||||
| TKM | Turkmenistan |
|
Yes | |||
| UZB | Uzbekistan | Yes |
EAVA (East Asia)
| Code | Federation | National teams | Founded | FIVB affiliation |
AVC affiliation |
IOC member |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN | China | 1953 | 1954 | Yes | ||
| HKG | Hong Kong | Yes | ||||
| TPE | Chinese Taipei | 1954 | Yes | |||
| JPN | Japan | 1927 | 1951 | 1952 | Yes | |
| PRK | North Korea | Yes | ||||
| KOR | South Korea | 1946 | 1959 | Yes | ||
| MAC | Macau |
|
No | |||
| MGL | Mongolia | Yes |
OZVA (Oceania)
| Code | Federation | National teams | Founded | FIVB affiliation |
AVC affiliation |
IOC member |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASA | American Samoa |
|
Yes | |||
| AUS | Australia | 1963 | Yes | |||
| COK | Cook Islands |
|
Yes | |||
| FIJ | Fiji |
|
Yes | |||
| PYF | French Polynesia |
|
No | |||
| GUM | Guam |
|
Yes | |||
| KIR | Kiribati |
|
Yes | |||
| MSH | Marshall Islands |
|
Yes | |||
| FSM | Micronesia |
|
Yes | |||
| NZL | New Zealand | Yes | ||||
| NIU | Niue |
|
No | |||
| NMI | Northern Mariana Islands |
|
No | |||
| PAU | Palau |
|
Yes | |||
| PNG | Papua New Guinea |
|
Yes | |||
| SAM | Samoa |
|
Yes | |||
| SOL | Solomon Islands |
|
Yes | |||
| TGA | Tonga |
|
Yes | |||
| TUV | Tuvalu |
|
Yes | |||
| VAN | Vanuatu |
|
Yes |
SAVA (Southeast Asia)
| Code | Federation | National teams | Founded | FIVB affiliation |
AVC affiliation |
IOC member |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRU | Brunei |
|
Yes | |||
| CAM | Cambodia | Yes | ||||
| INA | Indonesia | 1955 | Yes | |||
| LAO | Laos |
|
Yes | |||
| MAS | Malaysia |
|
Yes | |||
| PHI | Philippines | 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | Yes | |
| SIN | Singapore | Yes | ||||
| THA | Thailand | 1959 | Yes | |||
| TLS | Timor-Leste |
|
Yes | |||
| VIE | Vietnam | 1961 | 1991 | 1991 | Yes |
WAVA (West Asia)
| Code | Federation | National teams | Founded | FIVB affiliation |
AVC affiliation |
IOC member |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRN | Bahrain |
|
1976 | 1976 | Yes | |
| IRQ | Iraq |
|
1959 | 1959 | Yes | |
| JOR | Jordan |
|
1961 | 1971 | Yes | |
| KUW | Kuwait |
|
Yes | |||
| LBN | Lebanon |
|
1949 | 1949 | Yes | |
| OMA | Oman |
|
Yes | |||
| PLE | Palestine |
|
Yes | |||
| QAT | Qatar | Yes | ||||
| KSA | Saudi Arabia |
|
Yes | |||
| SYR | Syria | Yes | ||||
| UAE | United Arab Emirates | Yes | ||||
| YEM | Yemen |
|
1976 | 1976 | Yes |
FIVB World Rankings
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Competitions
Volleyball
Beach volleyball
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National teams:
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Professional tours:
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Defunct
Volleyball
National teams:
- Men
- AVC Men's Volleyball Cup
- AVC Men's Olympic Volleyball Qualification
- AVC Men's Volleyball World Championship Qualification
- AVC Asian Men's U23 Volleyball Championship
- Women
- AVC Women's Volleyball Cup
- AVC Women's Olympic Volleyball Qualification
- AVC Women's Volleyball World Championship Qualification
- AVC Asian Women's U23 Volleyball Championship
Title holders
Volleyball
| Championship | Nations Cup | U–20 | U–18 | U–16 | Champions League | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Japan (2023) |
Bahrain (2025) |
Iran (2024) |
China (2024) |
Iran (2023) |
Al Rayyan (2025) |
| Women | Thailand (2023) |
Vietnam (2025) |
China (2024) |
China (2024) |
Japan (2023) |
Zhetysu (2025) |
Beach volleyball
| Championship | U–21 | U–17 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | D. Potts / J. Pearse Australia (2024) |
J. Lucas / B. Hood Australia (2023) |
K.H. Akbarzadeh / A.A. Ghalehnovi Iran (2024) |
| Women | J. Zh. Wang / X. Y. Xia China (2024) |
J. Fleming / S. Fejes Australia (2023) |
J. Rayner / C. Zajer Australia (2024) |
See also
- African Volleyball Confederation (CAVB)
- European Volleyball Confederation (CEV)
- North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA)
- South American Volleyball Confederation (CSV)
References
- ^ a b "AVC History". Asian Volleyball Confederation. Archived from the original on 13 April 2025. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ^ "Headquarters". Asian Volleyball Confederation. Archived from the original on 25 January 2025. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ^ "AVC Statutes Edition 2015" (PDF). Asian Volleyball Confederation. 7 January 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 December 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ^ "Affiliated National Federations". Asian Volleyball Confederation. Archived from the original on 14 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "PNVF chief Tats Suzara voted AVC president". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 30 August 2024. Archived from the original on 21 November 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Tats Suzara elected president of AVC". Tiebreaker Times. 30 August 2024. Archived from the original on 8 October 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "History". Asian Volleyball Confederation. Archived from the original on 14 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ England, Frederick (1926). "History of the Far Eastern Athletic Association" (PDF). Official Bulletin of the International Olympic Committee. International Olympic Committee. p. 19. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
- ^ คู่มือตัดสินนักกีฬา [Volleyball Referee Guide] (PDF). Department of Physical Education (Thailand). Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ a b "AVC - Asian Volleyball Confederation". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Archived from the original on 14 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Board of Organization". Asian Volleyball Confederation. Archived from the original on 14 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Executive Committee". Asian Volleyball Confederation. Archived from the original on 14 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Committee & Council". Asian Volleyball Confederation. Archived from the original on 18 March 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "The FIVB World Ranking". FIVB. 8 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ "The FIVB Women's World Ranking". FIVB. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
External links
- AVC official website (in English)