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Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship

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Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship
Most recent season or competition:
2024 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship
FormerlyAVC Cup Men's Club Tournament (1999–2002)
SportVolleyball
Founded1999; 25 years ago (1999)
AdministratorAVC
No. of teamsVarious
CountryAVC members
ContinentAsia and Oceania
Most recent
champion(s)
Iran Foolad Sirjan
(2024 edition)
Most titlesIran Paykan Tehran
(8 titles)

The Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship, previously the AVC Cup Men's Club Tournament (between 1999 and 2002), is an annual continental club volleyball competition organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), the sport's continental governing body. The competition was first contested in 1999 in China. It was not held in 2003 and 2020 due to 2002–2004 SARS outbreak and COVID-19 pandemic respectively.

The winner of the Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship qualifies for the FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship.

Paykan Tehran holds the record for most victories, winning the competition eight times. Teams from Iran have won the tournament 16 times, the most for any nation. The current Asian champions are Japan's Suntory Sunbirds, who defeated Indonesia's Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi 3–1 in the final of the 2023 event.

History

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The competition began in 1999, when the Asian Volleyball Confederation announced the establishment of the first official championship for men's and women's clubs, to be played under its supervision for the first time.[1][2][3] It played the first 4 editions under the name AVC Cup Men's Club Tournament before it changed to its current name starting in 2004.

The first edition was played as a round-robin format. From 2000 to 2004, the tournament consisted of an 'elimination round' (consisting of a group stage, through which the top four teams advanced to the next round) and a 'final round' (consisting of a semi-final and a final). In the 2005 season, the round-robin format was returned. In the years 2006–2009, the tournament again consisted of two rounds: qualifying and final. Currently, the competition is played in a similar system as in the years 2006–2009, but the final tournament currently consists of a quarter-final, semi-final and final.

Format

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The overview of the competition format in the 2021 tournament was as follows:[4]

  • 16 teams competed in the final tournament, including the hosts which were automatically qualified.
  • Teams were seeded by the result of 2019 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship, based on a serpentine system.
  • The tournament was held in 8 days.
  • A team had a maximum 22 team members: 14 players, 6 officials, 1 accompanying referee, and 1 press with FIVB ID.
  • Two foreign players would be eligible for participating on each team with a valid International Transfer Certificate.

In addition, the hosting national federation might have an additional team entry only in case of less than 8 participating teams.

In addition, the hosting national federation might have an additional team entry only in case of less than 8 participating teams.

Results

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# Year Host Final Third place match Teams
Champions Score Runners-up 3rd place Score 4th place
1 1999
Details
China
Hefei
China
Sichuan Fulan
Round-robin South Korea
Samsung Fire
Iran
Paykan Tehran
Round-robin China
Chengdu Enwei
6
2 2000
Details
Thailand
Suphanburi
South Korea
Samsung Fire
3–1 Iran
Paykan Tehran
China
Jin Han Wang
3–1 Thailand
PTT
8
3 2001
Details
China
Shehong
South Korea
Samsung Fire
3–0 Japan
Suntory Sunbirds
China
Shanghai Cable TV
3–1 China
Sichuan Fulan
7
4 2002
Details
Iran
Tehran
Iran
Paykan Tehran
3–1 Iran
Sanam Tehran
Kazakhstan
Atyrau
3–1 Qatar
Al Rayyan
6
- 2003 Indonesia
Jakarta
Canceled due to 2002–2004 SARS outbreak
5 2004
Details
Iran
Tehran
Iran
Sanam Tehran
3–0 Iran
Paykan Tehran
Kazakhstan
Atyrau
3–0 China
Shanghai Oriental
7[5]
6 2005
Details
Pakistan
Islamabad
Kazakhstan
Rahat CSKA
Round-robin Iran
Saipa Tehran
China
Shanghai Oriental
Round-robin Pakistan
Habib Bank Limited
7
7 2006
Details
Vietnam
Hanoi
Iran
Paykan Tehran
3–1 Kazakhstan
Rahat CSKA
Indonesia
Jakarta BNI Taplus
3–2 Thailand
Army
10
8 2007
Details
Bahrain
Manama
Iran
Paykan Tehran
3–0 Saudi Arabia
Al Hilal
Qatar
Al Arabi
3–1 Bahrain
Al Najma
12[6]
9 2008
Details
Kazakhstan
Almaty
Iran
Paykan Tehran
3–1 Kazakhstan
Rahat Almaty
Japan
Suntory Sunbirds
3–2 United Arab Emirates
Al Nasr
8
10 2009
Details
United Arab Emirates
Dubai
Iran
Paykan Tehran
3–0 Saudi Arabia
Al Hilal
Qatar
Al Arabi
3–0 United Arab Emirates
Al Nasr
13[7]
11 2010
Details
China
Zhenjiang
Iran
Paykan Tehran
3–1 Qatar
Al Arabi
Japan
Panasonic Panthers
3–0 China
Shanghai Tang Dynasty
10[8]
12 2011
Details
Indonesia
Palembang
Iran
Paykan Tehran
3–0 Kazakhstan
Rahat Almaty
China
Shanghai Tang Dynasty
3–0 Japan
Osaka Blazers Sakai
12[9]
13 2012
Details
China
Shanghai
Qatar
Al Arabi
3–1 China
Shanghai Tang Dynasty
Iran
Kalleh Mazandaran
3–0 Kazakhstan
Rahat Almaty
16[10]
14 2013
Details
Iran
Tehran
Iran
Kalleh Mazandaran
3–1 Qatar
Al Rayyan
Chinese Taipei
Taiwan Power Company
3–0 China
Liaoning
13[11]
15 2014
Details
Philippines
Pasay
Iran
Matin Varamin
3–1 Qatar
Al Rayyan
China
Beijing BAIC Motor
3–0 Kazakhstan
Kondensat Zhaikmunay
16[12]
16 2015
Details
Taiwan
Taipei
Chinese Taipei
Taichung Bank
3–1 Qatar
Al Arabi
Iran
Paykan Tehran
3–1 Kazakhstan
Pavlodar
16[13]
17 2016
Details
Myanmar
Naypyidaw
Iran
Sarmayeh Bank Tehran
3–1 Qatar
Al Arabi
Japan
Toyoda Gosei Trefuerza
3–2 China
Shanghai Golden Age
14[14]
18 2017
Details
Vietnam
Ninh Bình / Nam Định
Iran
Sarmayeh Bank Tehran
3–0 Japan
Toyoda Gosei Trefuerza
Qatar
Al Arabi
3–1 Kazakhstan
Altay
13[15]
19 2018
Details
Myanmar
Naypyidaw
Iran
Khatam Ardakan
3–0 Kazakhstan
Atyrau
Pakistan
Wapda
3–2 Vietnam
Sanest Khánh Hòa
13[16]
20 2019
Details
Taiwan
Taipei
Iran
Shahrdari Varamin
3–2 Japan
Panasonic Panthers
Qatar
Al Rayyan
3–0 India
Chennai Spartans
14[17]
- 2020 Thailand
Nakhon Ratchasima
Canceled due to COVID-19 Pandemic
21 2021
Details
Thailand
Nakhon Ratchasima
Iran
Foolad Sirjan
3–1 Qatar
Al Arabi
Kazakhstan
Burevestnik Almaty
3–0 Thailand
Nakhon Ratchasima QminC
10[18]
22 2022
Details
Iran
Tehran
Iran
Paykan Tehran
3–2 Japan
Suntory Sunbirds
Iran
Shahdab Yazd
3–0 Kazakhstan
Taraz
8[19]
23 2023
Details
Bahrain
Manama
Japan
Suntory Sunbirds
3–1 Indonesia
Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi
Qatar
Police SC
3–1 Iran
Shahdab Yazd
16[20]
24 2024
Details
Iran
Yazd
Iran
Foolad Sirjan
3–0 Iran
Shahdab Yazd
Indonesia
Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi
3–0 Kazakhstan
Pavlodar
8[21]

Performances by club

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Club Titles Runners-up Third place Years won Years runners-up Years third place
Iran Paykan Tehran 8 2 2 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2022 2000, 2004 1999, 2015
South Korea Daejeon Samsung Fire Bluefangs 2 1 0 2000, 2001 1999
Iran Shahrdari Varamin 2 0 0 2014, 2019
Iran Sarmayeh Bank Tehran 2 0 0 2016, 2017
Iran Foolad Sirjan 2 0 0 2021, 2024
Qatar Al Arabi 1 4 3 2012 2010, 2015, 2016, 2021 2007, 2009, 2017
Japan Suntory Sunbirds 1 2 1 2023 2001, 2022 2008
Iran Sanam Tehran 1 1 0 2004 2002
Kazakhstan Rahat CSKA 1 1 0 2005 2006
Iran Kalleh Mazandaran 1 0 1 2013 2012
China Sichuan 1 0 0 1999
Chinese Taipei Taichung Bank 1 0 0 2015
Iran Khatam Ardakan 1 0 0 2018
Qatar Al Rayyan 0 2 1 2013, 2014 2019
Saudi Arabia Al Hilal 0 2 0 2007, 2009
Kazakhstan Rahat Almaty 0 2 0 2008, 2011
China Shanghai 0 1 3 2012 2001, 2005, 2011
Kazakhstan Atyrau 0 1 2 2018 2002, 2004
Japan Wolfdogs Nagoya 0 1 1 2017 2016
Japan Panasonic Panthers 0 1 1 2019 2010
Indonesia Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi 0 1 1 2023 2024
Iran Shahdab Yazd 0 1 1 2024 2022
Iran Saipa Tehran 0 1 0 2005
China Jin Han Wang 0 0 1 2000
Indonesia Jakarta BNI 46 0 0 1 2006
Chinese Taipei Taiwan Power Company 0 0 1 2013
China Beijing BAIC Motor 0 0 1 2014
Pakistan Wapda 0 0 1 2018
Kazakhstan Burevestnik Almaty 0 0 1 2021
Qatar Police SC 0 0 1 2023

Performances by country

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Country Titles Runner-up Third place Years won Years runner-up Years third place
 Iran 17 5 4 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2024 1999, 2012, 2015, 2022
 South Korea 2 1 0 2000, 2001 1999
 Qatar 1 6 5 2012 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021 2007, 2009, 2017, 2019, 2023
 Kazakhstan 1 4 3 2005 2006, 2008, 2011, 2018 2002, 2004, 2021
 Japan 1 4 3 2023 2001, 2017, 2019, 2022 2008, 2010, 2016
 China 1 1 5 1999 2012 2000, 2001, 2005, 2011, 2014
 Chinese Taipei 1 0 1 2015 2013
 Saudi Arabia 0 2 0 2007, 2009
 Indonesia 0 1 2 2023 2006, 2024
 Pakistan 0 0 1 2018

Performances by zonal association

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Zonal association Titles Runners-up Third place
CAZVA 17 8 8
EAZVA 5 6 9
WAZVA 1 8 5
SEAZVA 0 1 2
Total 23 23 23

Medals

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As of 2024 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship.

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Iran175426
2 South Korea2103
3 Qatar16512
4 Japan1438
 Kazakhstan1438
6 China1157
7 Chinese Taipei1012
8 Saudi Arabia0202
9 Indonesia0123
10 Pakistan0011
Totals (10 entries)24242472

See also

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References

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  2. ^ "ASIAN MEN'S CLUB VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP". Asian Volleyball Confederation. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  3. ^ "AVC History – Asian Volleyball Confederation – AVC". Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Regulations – 2021 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship" (PDF). Asian Volleyball Confederation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 February 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
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  12. ^ "Matin Varamin claim Asian Club Championship title, ticket to FIVB Men's Club Championship". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
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  19. ^ "Host's Peykan defend Asian Men's Club Title for Iran after five set thriller against Suntory Sunbirds". Asian Volleyball Confederation. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
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  21. ^ Preechachan (15 September 2024). "FOOLAD SIRJAN IRANIAN CROWNED ASIAN MEN'S CLUB CHAMPIONS FOR SECOND TIME". Asian Volleyball Confederation. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
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