The Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) is one of five continental governing bodies in volleyball. It governs indoor volleyball, beach volleyball, and other disciplines in Asia and Oceania, excluding the transcontinental countries of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russia, and Turkey, as well as the West Asian countries of Armenia, Cyprus, and Israel.[4] The AVC consists of 65 national association members.

The AVC consists of the national volleyball federations of Asia and Oceania, and club competitions including the Asian Championships, Cup, and Champions League, and also controls the prize money, regulations, as well as media rights to those competitions.

Masaichi Nishikawa [ja] 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.

In September 2025, the AVC House was inaugurated in Bangkok.[10]

Presidents

No.PresidentNationalityTerm
1 Masaichi Nishikawa [ja] Japan1952–1976
2 Nemesio Yabut Philippines1976–1979
3 Yutaka Maeda [ja] Japan1979–1985
4 Yasutaka Matsudaira Japan1985–1996
5 Yuan Weimin China1997–2001
6 Wei Jizhong [zh][a] China2001–2008
7 Saleh Ahmad Bin Nasser Saudi Arabia2008–2020
8 Rita Subowo Indonesia2020–2024
9 Ramon Suzara Philippines2024–present

Board of administration

Designation[11][12][13]NameNationalityNote
President Ramon Suzara PhilippinesFIVB executive vice-president
Senior vice-president Craig Carracher AustraliaFIVB board of administration member
Executive vice-president Mohamed Latheef Maldives
Zonal executive vice-president Mohamed Latheef MaldivesCAVA president
Yuan Lei ChinaEAVA president, FIVB board of administration member
Hugh Graham Cook IslandsOZVA president, FIVB executive vice-president
Heyzer Harsono IndonesiaSAVA president
Ali Ghanim Al-Kuwari QatarWAVA president, FIVB board of administration member
Female executive member Fong Sok Van Alice Oliver Macau
Hila Asanuma PalauFIVB executive vice-president
Secretary general Hugh Graham Cook Islands
Treasurer Marina Tsui Hong Kong
Executive director Shanrit Wongprasert ThailandAVC 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 JordanFIVB 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 ThailandFIVB board of administration member
Trần Đức Phấn Vietnam

Committees

Committee[11][14]PresidentNationality
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 and South Asia)

CodeFederationNational teamsFoundedFIVB
affiliation		AVC
affiliation		IOC
member
AFG Afghanistan Yes
BAN Bangladesh Yes
BHU Bhutan 1973Yes
IND India 1951Yes
IRI Iran 19451959Yes
KAZ Kazakhstan Yes
KGZ Kyrgyzstan Yes
MDV Maldives Yes
NEP   Nepal Yes
PAK Pakistan 1955Yes
SRI Sri Lanka 1951Yes
TJK Tajikistan Yes
TKM Turkmenistan Yes
UZB Uzbekistan Yes

EAVA (East Asia)

CodeFederationNational teamsFoundedFIVB
affiliation		AVC
affiliation		IOC
member
CHN China 19531954Yes
TPE Chinese Taipei 1954Yes
HKG Hong Kong Yes
JPN Japan 192719511952Yes
MAC Macau No
MGL Mongolia Yes
PRK North Korea Yes
KOR South Korea 19461959Yes

OZVA (Oceania)

CodeFederationNational teamsFoundedFIVB
affiliation		AVC
affiliation		IOC
member
ASA American Samoa Yes
AUS Australia 1963Yes
COK Cook Islands Yes
FIJ Fiji Yes
PYF French Polynesia No
GUM Guam Yes
KIR Kiribati Yes
MSH Marshall Islands Yes
FSM Federated States of 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)

CodeFederationNational teamsFoundedFIVB
affiliation		AVC
affiliation		IOC
member
BRU Brunei Yes
CAM Cambodia Yes
INA Indonesia 1955Yes
LAO Laos Yes
MAS Malaysia Yes
MYA Myanmar Yes
PHI Philippines 202120212021Yes
SIN Singapore Yes
THA Thailand 1959Yes
TLS Timor-Leste Yes
VIE Vietnam 196119911991Yes

WAVA (West Asia)

CodeFederationNational teamsFoundedFIVB
affiliation		AVC
affiliation		IOC
member
BRN Bahrain 19761976Yes
IRQ Iraq 19591959Yes
JOR Jordan 19611971Yes
KUW Kuwait Yes
LBN Lebanon 19491949Yes
OMA Oman Yes
PLE Palestine Yes
QAT Qatar Yes
KSA Saudi Arabia Yes
SYR Syria Yes
UAE United Arab Emirates Yes
YEM Yemen 19761976Yes

FIVB World Rankings

Competitions

Volleyball

Clubs:

Men
Women

Beach volleyball

Title holders

Volleyball

Championship Cup U–20 U–18 U–16 Champions League
Men  Japan
(2023)		  Indonesia
(2026)		  Iran
(2024)		  China
(2024)		  Pakistan
(2025)		 Indonesia Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi
(2026)
Women  Thailand
(2023)		  South Korea
(2026)		  China
(2024)		  China
(2026)		  South Korea
(2025)		 Japan NEC Red Rockets
(2026)

Beach volleyball

Championship U–21 U–19
Men D. Potts / J. Pearse
Australia (2024)		 V. Mastikhin / K. Ryukhov
Kazakhstan (2025)		 K.H. Akbarzadeh / A.A. Ghalehnovi
Iran (2024)
Women J. Zh. Wang / X. Y. Xia
China (2024)		 K. Y. Jiang / M. L. Zhou
China (2025)		 J. Rayner / C. Zajer
Australia (2024)

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Wei Jizhong served as the third FIVB president from 2008 to 2012.

References

  1. 1 2 "AVC History". Asian Volleyball Confederation. Archived from the original on 13 April 2025. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  2. ↑ "Headquarters". Asian Volleyball Confederation. Archived from the original on 25 January 2025. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "AVC Statutes Edition 2015" (PDF). Asian Volleyball Confederation. 7 January 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 December 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "Affiliated National Federations". Asian Volleyball Confederation. Archived from the original on 14 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Tats Suzara elected president of AVC". Tiebreaker Times. 30 August 2024. Archived from the original on 8 October 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "History". Asian Volleyball Confederation. Archived from the original on 14 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ คู่มือตัดสินนักกีฬา [Volleyball Referee Guide] (PDF). Department of Physical Education (Thailand). Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  10. ↑ Demigillo, Kiko (5 September 2025). "Southeast Asia becomes volleyball's epicenter with new AVC house in Bangkok". One Sports. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  11. 1 2 "AVC - Asian Volleyball Confederation". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Archived from the original on 14 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  12. ↑ "Board of Organization". Asian Volleyball Confederation. Archived from the original on 14 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  13. ↑ "Executive Committee". Asian Volleyball Confederation. Archived from the original on 14 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  14. ↑ "Committee & Council". Asian Volleyball Confederation. Archived from the original on 18 March 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  15. ↑ "The FIVB World Ranking". FIVB. 5 October 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  16. ↑ "The FIVB Women's World Ranking". FIVB. 24 May 2026. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
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