Central Asian Volleyball Association

Central Asian Volleyball Association
AbbreviationCAVA
FormationDecember 1993; 31 years ago[1][2]
TypeVolleyball organisation
HeadquartersMalé, Maldives
Region
Central Asia and South Asia
Membership14 national federations
Official languages
English
President
Mohamed Latheef
Parent organization
Asian Volleyball Confederation
Websitecava.asia

The Central Asian Volleyball Association (CAVA) is one of five zonal associations of governance in volleyball within the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC). It governs indoor volleyball and beach volleyball in Central Asia and South Asia. CAVA was formed in 10th AVC General Assembly in 1993.[3][4] CAVA consists of 14 national federation members which are full members with the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). All of them also represent the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of their respective countries and dependent territories, allowing them to participate in the Olympic Games.[5]

CAVA consists of the national volleyball federations of Central Asia and South Asia and run zonal championships including the CAVA Asian Men's Nations League and CAVA Asian Women's Nations League. It also promotes regional volleyball, supports the creation of national federations affiliated with FIVB, ensures compliance with FIVB regulations, plans annual activities, and reports competition results to the FIVB and confederations.[6]

The current president, Mohamed Latheef, former president of the Volleyball Association of Maldives, was elected as CAVA's president for the 2024–2028 term in Bangkok, Thailand, in February 2024.[7][8][9] His election also secured him the position of vice-president within the continental governing body, AVC.[10]

National federations

The Central Asian Volleyball Association has 14 national federations.[11][12]

Code Federation National teams Founded FIVB
affiliation		 AVC
affiliation		 IOC
member
AFG  Afghanistan
Yes
BAN  Bangladesh
1973 Yes
BHU  Bhutan
  • Men's
    • U23
    • U21
    • U19
    • U17
  • Women's
    • U23
    • U21
    • U19
    • U17
 Yes
IND  India
1951 Yes
IRI  Iran
1945 1959 Yes
KAZ  Kazakhstan
1992 Yes
KGZ  Kyrgyzstan
  • Men's
    • U23
    • U21
    • U19
    • U17
  • Women's
    • U23
    • U21
    • U19
    • U17
 Yes
MDV  Maldives
  • Men's
    • U23
    • U21
    • U19
    • U17
  • Women's
    • U23
    • U21
    • U19
    • U17
 Yes
NEP    Nepal
1976 Yes
PAK  Pakistan
  • Men's
    • U23
    • U21
    • U19
    • U17
  • Women's
    • U23
    • U21
    • U19
    • U17
 1955 Yes
SRI  Sri Lanka
1951 Yes
TJK  Tajikistan
Yes
TKM  Turkmenistan
  • Men's
    • U23
    • U21
    • U19
    • U17
  • Women's
    • U23
    • U21
    • U19
    • U17
 Yes
UZB  Uzbekistan
Yes

Competitions

Current title holders

Indoor Volleyball

Competition Champions Runners-up 3rd place Ref.
National teams (men)
CAVA Volleyball Nations League (2025)  Iran  India  Pakistan [13]
CAVA Volleyball Challenge Cup (2024)  Kyrgyzstan  Uzbekistan  Turkmenistan [14]
South Asian Games (2019)  India  Pakistan  Sri Lanka
CAVA U20 Volleyball Championship (2024)  Uzbekistan    Nepal  Turkmenistan
CAVA U18 Volleyball Championship (2024)  Pakistan  Iran  Kazakhstan [15]
National teams (women)
CAVA Volleyball Nations League (2024)  India    Nepal  Iran [16]
CAVA Volleyball Challenge Cup (2024)  Kyrgyzstan  Maldives  Tajikistan [17]
South Asian Games (2019)  India    Nepal  Sri Lanka
CAVA U20 Volleyball Championship (2024)  Kyrgyzstan  Sri Lanka    Nepal [18]
CAVA U18 Volleyball Championship (2024)  Iran  Kazakhstan  Uzbekistan [19]
Club teams (men)
CAVA Club Volleyball Championship (2024) Calicut Heroes Help Nepal Sports Club Iran Club [20]
Club teams (women)
CAVA Club Volleyball Championship (2024) NPC V.C. Humo V.C. Wamco V.C. [21]

Beach volleyball

Competition Champions Runners-up 3rd place Ref.
National teams (men)
CAVA Beach Volleyball Championships (2024)  Maldives
Naseem Adam
Ismail Sajid		    Nepal
Man Bahadur Shrestha
Dil Bahadur Sunar		  Tajikistan
Ismoilov Fakhridin
Davlatmamadov Raim 		[22][23]
National teams (women)
CAVA Beach Volleyball Championships (2024)    Nepal
Kamala Pun
Manisha Chaudhary		  Uzbekistan
Jalolova Mukhlisakhon
Olimova Malikabonu		  Uzbekistan
Askarova Zamigora
Nurmatova Dinorakhon 		[22]

CAVA Beach Volleyball Tour

Events

2025

Source:[24][25]

Beach

  1. CAVA Beach Volleyball Championships (Men / Women)  Sri Lanka Jan
  2. Beach U21 (Men / Women)  Maldives June
  3. Beach Challenge Cup (Men / Women)  Bhutan July
  4. Beach Nations League (Men / Women)  Maldives
  5. Beach Clubs (Men / Women)  Maldives

Indoor

  1. U16 Men  Uzbekistan June
  2. U19 Men  Uzbekistan June
  3. U16 Women  Tajikistan July
  4. Champions League Men Clubs  Maldives July
  5. Nations League Men August
  6. Nations Cup Women  Maldives September
  7. Nations Cup Men  Bangladesh October
  8. Nations League Women  Nepal October
  9. U19 Women  Sri Lanka November
  10. CISM  Uzbekistan November
  11. FISU  Uzbekistan November
  12. Champions League Women Clubs  Nepal December

See also

References

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  2. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20230417121156/https://www.cava.asia/
  3. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20230417121156/https://www.cava.asia/
  4. ^ "FIVB Zonal Associations". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Archived from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  5. ^ "National Olympic Committees". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 1 August 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  6. ^ "FIVB General Regulations – ZA". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Archived from the original on 22 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
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  14. ^ "INDOMITABLE KYRGYZSTAN EMERGE TRIUMPHANT AT CAVA MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP". Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  15. ^ "IRANIAN GIRLS AND PAKISTANI BOYS CROWNED CHAMPIONS OF CAVA U18 CHAMPIONSHIPS". Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  16. ^ "INDIA CROWNED CAVA WOMEN'S NATIONS LEAGUE CHAMPIONS". Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  17. ^ "KYRGYZSTAN REIGN SUPREME AS CAVA WOMEN'S CHALLENGE CUP CHAMPIONS". Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  18. ^ "KYRGYZSTAN TRIUMPH AT CAVA WOMEN'S U20 CHAMPIONSHIP". Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  19. ^ "IRANIAN GIRLS AND PAKISTANI BOYS CROWNED CHAMPIONS OF CAVA U18 CHAMPIONSHIPS". Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  20. ^ "CALICUT HEROES CROWNED CHAMPIONS AT HISTORIC CAVA MEN'S CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP IN KATHMANDU". AVC. 15 December 2024.
  21. ^ "NEPAL POLICE CLUB TRIUMPH AS CAVA WOMEN'S CLUB CHAMPIONS". Retrieved 8 October 2024.
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  23. ^ "MALDIVIANS ADAM/ISMAIL, NEPALESE PUN/MANISHA CROWNED MEN'S AND WOMEN'S CHAMPIONS AT CAVA BEACH VOLLEYBALL CHALLENGE CUP IN BHUTAN". Retrieved 11 October 2024.
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