CAVA Men's Volleyball Nations League
| Most recent season or competition: 2025 CAVA Men's Volleyball Nations League | |
| Sport | Volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2022 |
| No. of teams | Various |
| Continent | Central and South Asia (CAVA) |
| Most recent champion(s) | Iran (2nd title) |
| Most titles | Iran Pakistan (2 titles each) |
| Broadcaster(s) | YouTube |
| Official website | Asian Volleyball Confederation |
The CAVA Men's Volleyball Nations League is an international volleyball competition in Central and South Asia contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Central Asian Zonal Volleyball Association (CAVA), the sport's regional governing body.
History
Before its name became CAVA Nations League, this tournament was named AVC Asian Senior Men's Central Zone Volleyball Championship.[1]
In 2022, the tournament were held in Lahore, Pakistan from 24–29 November 2022.[2] The host nation, Pakistan, claimed their first title in tournament.[3]
In 2023 CAVA rebrand the tournament's name into CAVA Nations League which were held in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan. Iran crowned the first title.[4]
In 2024, the tournament were held in Islamabad, Pakistan. The host nation, Pakistan, claimed their second title in tournament.
In 2025 the tournament, originally scheduled in Islamabad. However, during CAVA’s Annual General Meeting in Nepal on 25 April, multiple member nations reportedly expressed hesitation about travelling to Pakistan under the current climate. With India’s formal withdrawal due to safety considerations, the tournament was later held in Fergana, Uzbekistan and Iran claimed their second title in tournament.[5]
Zone 2 Asia
- 2006 Colombo (SRI) Kazakhstan Pakistan India
- 2007 Islamabad (PAK) India Iran Kazakhstan
- 2010 was held in Pakistan [8]
- 2017 was held in Sari, Iran
- 2019 was held in Lalitpur, Nepal
Results summary
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | Teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||||
| 2022 Details |
Lahore |
Pakistan |
3–1 | Iran |
Bangladesh |
3–2 | Sri Lanka |
5 | |||
| 2023 Details |
Cholpon-Ata |
Iran |
Round-robin | Kyrgyzstan |
Mongolia |
Round-robin | Uzbekistan |
7 | |||
| 2024 Details |
Islamabad |
Pakistan |
3–1 | Turkmenistan |
Kyrgyzstan |
3–1 | Sri Lanka |
6 | |||
| 2025 Details[9] |
Fergana |
Iran |
3–0 | India |
Pakistan |
3–1 | Kazakhstan |
7 | |||
Teams reaching the top four
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third-place | Fourth-place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 2 (2023, 2025) | 1 (2022) | ||
| Pakistan | 2 (2022, 2024) | 1 (2025) | ||
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 (2023) | 1 (2024) | ||
| India | 1 (2025) | |||
| Turkmenistan | 1 (2024) | |||
| Bangladesh | 1 (2022) | |||
| Mongolia | 1 (2023) | |||
| Sri Lanka | 2 (2022, 2024) | |||
| Kazakhstan | 1 (2025) | |||
| Uzbekistan | 1 (2023) |
Hosts
| Number | Nations | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Pakistan | 2022, 2024 |
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 2023 |
| Uzbekistan | 2025 |
Medal summary
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Pakistan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | India | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Turkmenistan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mongolia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Participating nations
- Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place
- 4th – Fourth place
- • – Did not enter / Did not qualify
- – Hosts
- Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
| Team | 2022 (5) |
2023 (7) |
2024 (6) |
2025 (7) |
Total |
| Afghanistan | 5th | • | 6th | • | 2 |
| Bangladesh | 3rd | • | • | • | 1 |
| India | • | • | • | 2nd | 1 |
| Iran | 2nd | 1st | 5th | 1st | 4 |
| Kazakhstan | • | • | • | 4th | 1 |
| Kyrgyzstan | • | 2nd | 3rd | 5th | 3 |
| Nepal | • | 7th | • | • | 1 |
| Pakistan | 1st | • | 1st | 3rd | 3 |
| Sri Lanka | 4th | • | 4th | • | 2 |
| Turkmenistan | • | 5th | 2nd | 6th | 3 |
| Uzbekistan | • | 4th | • | 7th | 2 |
| Invitee nations | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mongolia | • | 3rd | • | • | 1 |
See also
- CAVA Women's Volleyball Nations League
- Asian Men's Volleyball Championship
- Eastern Asian Men's Volleyball Championship
- SEA V.League
- Volleyball at the Asian Games
- Volleyball at the South Asian Games
- SAFF Championship
- SABA Championship
References
- ^ "Kyrgyzstan beat Uzbekistan in straight sets to win volleyball title". The Kathmandu Post. August 25, 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- ^ "Pakistan hosts Engro Central Asian Volleyball Championship 2022 powered by JAZZ". Daily Times. November 24, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- ^ "Pakistan crowned champions on home soil in Engro Central Asian Men's Volleyball Championship". AVC. November 30, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
- ^ "IRAN CROWNED CHAMPIONS IN 2023 CAVA MEN'S VOLLEYBALL NATION'S LEAGUE". Asian Volleyball Confederation. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "CAVA Men's Nations League: Indian team finishes as runner-up to Iran".
- ^ http://www.todor66.com/volleyball/Asia/Central_Asia_index.html
- ^ https://www.cava.asia/
- ^ https://www.dawn.com/news/1001118/asian-central-zone-championship-volleyball-squad-gets-indian-visa
- ^ https://khelnow.com/volleyball/cava-mens-nations-league-2025-schedule-results-202505