Men's Asian Club Volleyball Championship

Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship

Most recent season or competition: 2023 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship
Formerly	AVC Cup Men's Club Tournament (1999–2002)
Sport	Volleyball
Founded	1999; 25 years ago (1999)
Administrator	AVC
No. of teams	Various
Country	AVC members
Continent	Asia and Oceania
Most recent champion(s)	Suntory Sunbirds (1st title)
Most titles	Paykan Tehran (8 titles)
TV partner(s)	PPTV
Official website	Asian Volleyball Confederation

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

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

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.

• Championship, based on a serpentine sysng 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.

Results summary

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

Performances by club

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

Performances by country

Country	Titles	Runner-up	Third place	Years won	Years runner-up	Years third place
Iran	16	4	4	2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022	2000, 2002, 2004, 2005	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	1	—	2023	2006
Pakistan	0	0	1	—	—	2018

Performances by zonal association

Medals

As of 2023 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Iran	16	4	4	24
2	South Korea	2	1	0	3
3	Qatar	1	6	5	12
4	Japan	1	4	3	8
	Kazakhstan	1	4	3	8
6	China	1	1	5	7
7	Chinese Taipei	1	0	1	2
8	Saudi Arabia	0	2	0	2
9	Indonesia	0	1	1	2
10	Pakistan	0	0	1	1
Totals (10 entries)		23	23	23	69

See also

• Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship
• Asian Men's Volleyball Championship
• Asian Volleyball Confederation

References

External links

• Website Official
• Asian Volleyball Confederation at Facebook
• Asian Volleyball Confederation at Twitter
• Asian Volleyball Confederation at Instagram