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{{Short description|International governing body for indoor volleyball, beach volleyball, and other disciplines}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox organization
| name                     = Asian Volleyball Confederation
| logo                     = Asian Volleyball Confederation logo (2025).svg{{!}}class=skin-invert
| logo_size                = 200px
| logo_caption             = 
| image                    = Asian Volleyball Confederation Map.png
| image_size               = 
| caption                  = 
| map                      = 
| abbreviation             = AVC
| formation                = {{Start date and age|1952}}<ref name="history2">{{cite web |url=https://asianvolleyball.net/new/avc-history-2/
|title=AVC History |publisher=Asian Volleyball Confederation |access-date=13 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250413122458/https://asianvolleyball.net/new/avc-history-2/ |archive-date=13 April 2025 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| type                     = Sports organisation
| headquarters             = [[Bangkok]], Thailand<ref>{{cite web |url=https://asianvolleyball.net/new/headquarters/ |title=Headquarters |publisher=Asian Volleyball Confederation |access-date=13 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250125163437/https://asianvolleyball.net/new/headquarters/ |archive-date=25 January 2025 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| region_served            = [[Asia]] and [[Oceania]]
| membership               = [[#National federations|62 national federations]]
| language                 = [[English language|English]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://asianvolleyball.net/new/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/AVC-statues-revised-Jul-2-15-Final-Jan-7-16.pdf
|title=AVC Statutes Edition 2015  |publisher=Asian Volleyball Confederation |date=7 January 2016 |access-date=13 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214074124/https://asianvolleyball.net/new/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/AVC-statues-revised-Jul-2-15-Final-Jan-7-16.pdf |archive-date=14 December 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| leader_title             = [[List of presidents of the Asian Volleyball Confederation|President]]
| leader_name              = [[Ramon Suzara]]
| leader_title2            = Vice presidents
| leader_name2             = {{ubl
| Craig Carracher
| Mohamed Latheef (CAVA)
| Yuan Lei (EAVA)
| Hugh Graham (OZVA)
| Heyzer Harsono (SAVA)
| {{nowrap|Ali Ghanim Al-Kuwari (WAVA)}}
}}
| leader_title3            = General secretary
| leader_name3             = Hugh Graham
| subsidiaries             = {{plainlist}}
* [[Central Asian Volleyball Association|CAVA]] (Central Asia)
* [[Eastern Asian Volleyball Association|EAVA]] (East Asia)
* [[Oceania Zonal Volleyball Association|OZVA]] (Oceania)
* [[Southeast Asian Volleyball Association|SAVA]] (Southeast Asia)
* [[West Asian Volleyball Association|WAVA]] (West Asia)
{{endplainlist}}
| parent_organization      = [[FIVB]]
| website                  = {{URL|https://asianvolleyball.net/|asianvolleyball.net}}
}}

The '''Asian Volleyball Confederation''' ('''AVC''') is one of five continental bodies of governance in [[volleyball]]. It governs indoor volleyball, [[beach volleyball]] and other disciplines in [[Asia]] and [[Oceania]], excluding  the [[transcontinental countries]] of Russia, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Georgia, as well as the [[West Asian]] countries of Cyprus, Armenia and Israel.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://asianvolleyball.net/new/affiliated-national-federations-2/ |title=Affiliated National Federations |publisher=Asian Volleyball Confederation |access-date=14 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250414050841/https://asianvolleyball.net/new/affiliated-national-federations-2/ |archive-date=14 April 2025 |url-status=live }}</ref> AVC consists of 65 national association members.

AVC consists of the national volleyball federations of Asia and Oceania, and club competitions including the [[Asian Volleyball Championships (disambiguation)|Asian Volleyball Championships]], [[AVC Nations Cup|Nations Cup]], and [[AVC Champions League|Champions League]], and also controls the prize money, regulations, as well as media rights to those competitions.

{{ill|Masaichi Nishikawa|ja|西川政一}} acted as the first [[List of presidents of the Asian Volleyball Confederation|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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/582699/pnvf-chief-tats-suzara-voted-avc-president |title=PNVF chief Tats Suzara voted AVC president |publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=30 August 2024 |access-date=14 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241121052416/https://sports.inquirer.net/582699/pnvf-chief-tats-suzara-voted-avc-president |archive-date=21 November 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/tats-suzara-elected-president-of-avc/310825 |title=Tats Suzara elected president of AVC |publisher=Tiebreaker Times |date=30 August 2024 |access-date=14 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241008051335/https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/tats-suzara-elected-president-of-avc/310825 |archive-date=8 October 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== 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 [[Insular Government of the Philippine Islands|Philippine Islands]], and [[British Raj]].<ref name="history2"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://asianvolleyball.net/new/history/ |title=History |publisher=Asian Volleyball Confederation |access-date=14 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250414061513/https://asianvolleyball.net/new/history/ |archive-date=14 April 2025 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite news|last1=England|first1=Frederick|title=History of the Far Eastern Athletic Association|url=http://library.la84.org/OlympicInformationCenter/OlympicReview/1926/BODE3/BODE3i.pdf|access-date=21 July 2014|work=Official Bulletin of the International Olympic Committee|publisher=International Olympic Committee|page=19|date=1926}}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://wwwbackend2.dpe.go.th/storage/data/manual/doc/601100000161.pdf |script-title=th:คู่มือตัดสินนักกีฬา |trans-title=Volleball Referee Guide |publisher=Department of Physical Education (Thailand) |access-date=14 April 2025 }}</ref>

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 [[Volleyball at the 1964 Summer Olympics|1964 Summer Olympics]] in [[Tokyo]], Japan, which marked the debut of [[Volleyball at the Summer Olympics|volleyball]] in the [[Olympic Games]]. In that historic event, the [[Japan women's national volleyball team|Japanese women's team]] won the first-ever Olympic gold medal in volleyball.

==Presidents==
{{main article|List of presidents of the Asian Volleyball Confederation}}

{|class="wikitable"
!No.!!President!!Nationality!!Term
|-
! 1
| {{ill|Masaichi Nishikawa|ja|西川政一}} || {{flag|Japan|1870}} || 1952–1976 
|-
! 2
|[[Nemesio Yabut]] || {{flag|Philippines|1936}} || 1976–1979 
|-
! 3
|{{ill|Yutaka Maeda|ja|前田豊}} || {{flag|Japan|1870}} || 1979–1985 
|-
! 4
|[[Yasutaka Matsudaira]] || {{flag|Japan|1870}} || 1985–1996 
|-
! 5
|[[Yuan Weimin]] || {{flag|China}} || 1997–2001
|-
! 6
|{{ill|Wei Jizhong|zh|魏纪中}} || {{flag|China}} || 2001–2008 
|-
! 7
|[[Saleh Ahmad Bin Nasser]] || {{flag|Saudi Arabia}} || 2008–2020 
|-
! 8
|[[Rita Subowo]] || {{flag|Indonesia}} || 2020–2024 
|-
! 9
|[[Ramon Suzara]] || {{flag|Philippines}} || 2024–present 
|}

;Notes
* {{ill|Wei Jizhong|zh|魏纪中}} served as the third [[FIVB]] president from 2008 to 2012.

== Board of administration ==
{|class="wikitable"
!Designation<ref name="FIVB">{{cite web |url=https://www.fivb.com/inside-fivb/fivb/directory/avc/ |title=AVC - Asian Volleyball Confederation |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Volleyball |access-date=14 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250414061513/https://asianvolleyball.net/new/history/ |archive-date=14 April 2025 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://asianvolleyball.net/new/board-of-organization/ |title=Board of Organization |publisher=Asian Volleyball Confederation |access-date=14 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250414061513/https://asianvolleyball.net/new/history/ |archive-date=14 April 2025 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://asianvolleyball.net/new/executive-committee/ |title=Executive Committee |publisher=Asian Volleyball Confederation |access-date=14 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250414094355/https://www.fivb.com/inside-fivb/fivb/directory/avc/ |archive-date=14 April 2025 |url-status=live }}</ref> !!Name!!Nationality!!Note
|-
! style="text-align:left;"| [[List of presidents of the Asian Volleyball Confederation|President]]
| [[Ramon Suzara]] || {{flag|Philippines}} || FIVB executive vice-president
|-
! style="text-align:left;"| Senior vice-president 
| Craig Carracher || {{flag|Australia}} || FIVB board of administration member 
|-
! style="text-align:left;"| Executive vice-president
| Mohamed Latheef || {{flag|Maldives}} ||
|-valign=top
! rowspan=5 style="text-align:left;"| Zonal executive vice-president 
| Mohamed Latheef || {{flag|Maldives}} || [[Central Asian Volleyball Association|CAVA]] president
|-
| Yuan Lei || {{flag|China }} || [[Eastern Asian Volleyball Association|EAVA]] president, FIVB board of administration member
|-
| Hugh Graham || {{flag|Cook Islands}} || [[Oceania Zonal Volleyball Association|OZVA]] president, FIVB executive vice-president
|-
| Heyzer Harsono || {{flag|Indonesia}} || [[Southeast Asian Volleyball Association|SAVA]] president
|-
| Ali Ghanim Al-Kuwari || {{flag|Qatar}} || {{nowrap|[[West Asian Volleyball Association|WAVA]] president, FIVB board of administration member}}
|-valign=top
! rowspan=2 style="text-align:left;"| Female executive member 
| Fong Sok Van Alice Oliver || {{flag|Macau}} ||
|-
| Hila Asanuma || {{flag|Palau}} || FIVB executive vice-president
|-
! style="text-align:left;"| Secretary general
| Hugh Graham || {{nowrap|{{flag|Cook Islands}}}} ||
|-
! style="text-align:left;"| Treasurer
| Marina Tsui || {{flag|Hong Kong}} ||
|-
! style="text-align:left;"| Executive director
| Shanrit Wongprasert || {{flag|Thailand}} || AVC lifetime honorary vice-president
|-valign=top
! rowspan=11 style="text-align:left;"| {{nowrap|Board of administration member}}
| {{nowrap|[[Mohammed bin Khalifa bin Ali Al Khalifa|Mohammed bin Khalifa Al-khalifa]]}} || {{flag|Bahrain}} || 
|-
| Seyed Milad Taghavi || {{flag|Iran}} || 
|-
| [[Shunichi Kawai]] || {{flag|Japan}} || 
|-
| [[Princess Ayah bint Faisal]] || {{flag|Jordan}} || FIVB board of administration member
|-
| Kylychbek Sarbaghyshev || {{flag|Kyrgyzstan}} ||
|-
| Terry Sasser || {{flag|Marshall Islands}} ||
|-
| Jitendra Bahadur Chand || {{flag|Nepal}} ||
|-
| Ibrahim bin Abdulla Al-muqbali || {{flag|Oman}} ||
|-
| Huang Kuo Kuang || {{flag|Chinese Taipei}} ||
|-
| Thiti Pluckchaoom || {{flag|Thailand}} || FIVB board of administration member
|-
| Trần Đức Phấn || {{flag|Vietnam}} || 
|}

== Committees ==
{|class="wikitable"
!Committee<ref name="FIVB"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://asianvolleyball.net/new/committee-council/ |title=Committee & Council
 |publisher=Asian Volleyball Confederation |access-date=14 April 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250318121644/https://asianvolleyball.net/new/committee-council/ |archive-date=18 March 2025 |url-status=live }}</ref>!!President!!Nationality
|-
! style="text-align:left;"| Sports events council
| Kylychbek Sarbaghyshev || {{flag|Kyrgyzstan}} 
|-
! style="text-align:left;"| Referees committee
| Dean Edward Turner Oam || {{flag|Australia}} 
|-
! style="text-align:left;"| Coaches committee
| [[Feng Kun]] || {{flag|China}} 
|-
! style="text-align:left;"| Development and marketing committee
| Seong Keehak || {{flag|South Korea}} 
|-
! style="text-align:left;"| Finance committee
| Terry Sasser || {{flag|Marshall Islands}}
|-
! style="text-align:left;"| Medical committee
| Oh Jae-Keun || {{flag|South Korea}} 
|-
! style="text-align:left;"| Beach volleyball committee
| Craig Carracher || {{flag|Australia}}
|}

==National federations==

===CAVA (Central Asia)===
{{main article|Central Asian Volleyball Association}}

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Code !! Federation !! class="unsortable"|National teams !! Founded !! FIVB<br />affiliation !! AVC<br />affiliation !! [[International Olympic Committee|IOC]]<br />[[National Olympic Committee|member]]
|-
| AFG ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Afghanistan|2013}} || {{nowrap|{{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Afghanistan|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}}}
| || || || {{yes}}
|-
| BAN ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Bangladesh}} || {{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Bangladesh|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}
| || || || {{yes}}
|-
| BHU ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Bhutan}} || {{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Bhutan|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}
| 1973 || || || {{yes}}
|-
| IND ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|India}} || {{flatlist|1={{nvt links|India|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}
| 1951 || || || {{yes}}
|-
| IRI ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Iran}} || {{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Iran|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}
| 1945 || 1959 || || {{yes}}
|-
| KAZ ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Kazakhstan}} || {{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Kazakhstan|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}
| || || || {{yes}}
|-
| KGZ ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Kyrgyzstan}} || {{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Kyrgyzstan|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}
| || || || {{yes}}
|-
| MDV ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Maldives}} || {{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Maldives|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}
| || || || {{yes}}
|-
| NEP ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Nepal}} || {{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Nepal|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}
| || || || {{yes}}
|-
| PAK ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Pakistan}} || {{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Pakistan|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}
| 1955 || || || {{yes}}
|-
| SRI ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Sri Lanka}} || {{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Sri Lanka|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}
| 1951 || || || {{yes}}
|-
| TJK ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Tajikistan}} || {{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Tajikistan|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}
| || || || {{yes}}
|-
| TKM ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Turkmenistan}} || {{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Turkmenistan|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}
| || || || {{yes}}
|-
| UZB ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Uzbekistan}} || {{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Uzbekistan|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}
| || || || {{yes}}
|}

===EAVA (East Asia)===
{{main article|Eastern Asian Volleyball Association}}
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Code !! Federation !! class="unsortable"|National teams !! Founded !! FIVB<br />affiliation !! AVC<br />affiliation !! [[International Olympic Committee|IOC]]<br />[[National Olympic Committee|member]]
|-
| CHN ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|China}} || {{nowrap|{{flatlist|1={{nvt links|China|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}}}
| 1953 || 1954 || || {{yes}}
|-
| HKG ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Hong Kong}} || {{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Hong Kong|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}
| || || || {{yes}}
|-
| TPE ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Chinese Taipei}} || {{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Chinese Taipei|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}
| 1954 || || || {{yes}}
|-
| JPN ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Japan}} || {{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Japan|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}
| 1927 || 1951 || 1952 || {{yes}}
|-
| PRK ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|North Korea}} || {{flatlist|1={{nvt links|North Korea|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}
| || || || {{yes}}
|-
| KOR ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|South Korea}} || {{flatlist|1={{nvt links|South Korea|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}
| 1946 || 1959 || || {{yes}}
|-
| MAC ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Macau}} || {{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Macau|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}
| || || || {{no}}
|-
| MGL ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Mongolia}} || {{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Mongolia|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}
| || || || {{yes}}
|}

===OZVA (Oceania)===
{{main article|Oceania Zonal Volleyball Association}}

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Code !! Federation !! class="unsortable"|National teams !! Founded !! FIVB<br />affiliation !! AVC<br />affiliation !! [[International Olympic Committee|IOC]]<br />[[National Olympic Committee|member]]
|-
| ASA ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|American Samoa}} || {{nowrap|{{flatlist|1={{nvt links|American Samoa|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}}}
| || || || {{yes}}
|-
| AUS ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Australia}} || {{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Australia|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}
| 1963 || || || {{yes}}
|-
| COK ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Cook Islands}} || {{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Cook Islands|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}
| || || || {{yes}}
|-
| FIJ ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Fiji}} || {{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Fiji|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}
| || || || {{yes}}
|-
| PYF ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|French Polynesia}} || {{flatlist|1={{nvt links|French Polynesia|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}
| || || || {{no}}
|-
| GUM ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Guam}} || {{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Guam|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}
| || || || {{yes}}
|-
| KIR ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Kiribati}} || {{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Kiribati|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}
| || || || {{yes}}
|-
| MSH ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Marshall Islands}} || {{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Marshall Islands|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}
| || || || {{yes}}
|-
| FSM ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Micronesia}} || {{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Micronesia|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}
| || || || {{yes}}
|-
| NZL ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|New Zealand}} || {{flatlist|1={{nvt links|New Zealand|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}
| || || || {{yes}}
|-
| NIU ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Niue}} || {{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Niue|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}
| || || || {{no}}
|-
| NMI ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Northern Mariana Islands}} || {{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Northern Mariana Islands|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}
| || || || {{no}}
|-
| PAU ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Palau}} || {{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Palau|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}
| || || || {{yes}}
|-
| PNG ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Papua New Guinea}} || {{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Papua New Guinea|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}
| || || || {{yes}}
|-
| SAM ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Samoa}} || {{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Samoa|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}
| || || || {{yes}}
|-
| SOL ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Solomon Islands}} || {{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Solomon Islands|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}
| || || || {{yes}}
|-
| TGA ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Tonga}} || {{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Tonga|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}
| || || || {{yes}}
|-
| TUV ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Tuvalu}} || {{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Tuvalu|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}
| || || || {{yes}}
|-
| VAN ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Vanuatu}} || {{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Vanuatu|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}
| || || || {{yes}}
|}

===SAVA (Southeast Asia)===
{{main article|Southeast Asian Volleyball Association}}

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Code !! Federation !! class="unsortable"|National teams !! Founded !! FIVB<br />affiliation !! AVC<br />affiliation !! [[International Olympic Committee|IOC]]<br />[[National Olympic Committee|member]]
|-
| BRU ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Brunei}} || {{nowrap|{{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Brunei|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}}}
| || || || {{yes}}
|-
| CAM ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Cambodia}} || {{nowrap|{{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Cambodia|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}}}
| || || || {{yes}}
|-
| INA ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Indonesia}} || {{nowrap|{{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Indonesia|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}}}
| 1955 || || || {{yes}}
|-
| LAO ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Laos}} || {{nowrap|{{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Laos|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}}}
| || || || {{yes}}
|-
| MAS ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Malaysia}} || {{nowrap|{{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Malaysia|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}}}
| || || || {{yes}}
|-
| PHI ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Philippines}} || {{nowrap|{{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Philippines|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}}}
| 2021 || 2021 || 2021 || {{yes}}
|-
| SIN ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Singapore}} || {{nowrap|{{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Singapore|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}}}
| || || || {{yes}}
|-
| THA ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Thailand}} || {{nowrap|{{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Thailand|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}}}
| 1959 || || || {{yes}}
|-
| TLS ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Timor-Leste}} || {{nowrap|{{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Timor-Leste|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}}}
| || || || {{yes}}
|-
| VIE ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Vietnam}} || {{nowrap|{{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Vietnam|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}}}
| 1961 || 1991 || 1991 || {{yes}}
|}

===WAVA (West Asia)===
{{main article|West Asian Volleyball Association}}

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Code !! Federation !! class="unsortable"|National teams !! Founded !! FIVB<br />affiliation !! AVC<br />affiliation !! [[International Olympic Committee|IOC]]<br />[[National Olympic Committee|member]]
|-
| BRN ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Bahrain}} || {{nowrap|{{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Bahrain|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}}}
| 1976 || 1976 || || {{yes}}
|-
| IRQ ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Iraq}} || {{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Iraq|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}
| 1959 || 1959 || || {{yes}}
|-
| JOR ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Jordan}} || {{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Jordan|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}
| 1961 || 1971 || || {{yes}}
|-
| KUW ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Kuwait}} || {{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Kuwait|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}
| || || || {{yes}}
|-
| LBN ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Lebanon}} || {{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Lebanon|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}
| 1949 || 1949 || || {{yes}}
|-
| OMA ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Oman}} || {{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Oman|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}
| || || || {{yes}}
|-
| PLE ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Palestine}} || {{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Palestine|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}
| || || || {{yes}}
|-
| QAT ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Qatar}} || {{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Qatar|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}
| || || || {{yes}}
|-
| KSA ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Saudi Arabia}} || {{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Saudi Arabia|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}
| || || || {{yes}}
|-
| SYR ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Syria}} || {{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Syria|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}
| || || || {{yes}}
|-
| UAE ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|United Arab Emirates}} || {{flatlist|1={{nvt links|United Arab Emirates|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}
| || || || {{yes}}
|-
| YEM ||style="text-align:left"| {{vba|Yemen}} || {{flatlist|1={{nvt links|Yemen|sublist_style=font-size:90%}}}}
| 1976 || 1976 || || {{yes}}
|}

== FIVB World Rankings ==
{{Main|FIVB Senior Continental Rankings#AVC Continental Rankings}}
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{{Sports rankings table|FIVB World Rankings|1|211|select=AVC|style=
|caption=FIVB Men's Rankings<br />(as of INSERT_UPDATE_DATE)
|footer1= *Local rankings based on FIVB ranking points
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|rank_header=FIVB
|change_header=+/-
|team_header=National Team
|points_header=Points
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{{Sports rankings table|FIVB Women's World Rankings|1|211|select=AVC|style=
|caption=FIVB Women's Rankings<br />(as of INSERT_UPDATE_DATE)
|footer1= *Local rankings based on FIVB ranking points
|selection_header = AVC*
|rank_header=FIVB
|change_header=+/-
|team_header=National Team
|points_header=Points
}}
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== Competitions ==
===Volleyball===
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'''National teams:'''
;Men
*[[AVC Asian Men's Volleyball Championship]]
*[[AVC Men's Volleyball Nations Cup]]
*[[AVC Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship]]
*[[AVC Asian Men's U18 Volleyball Championship]]
*[[AVC Asian Men's U16 Volleyball Championship]]
;Women
*[[AVC Asian Women's Volleyball Championship]]
*[[AVC Women's Volleyball Nations Cup]]
*[[AVC Asian Women's U20 Volleyball Championship]]
*[[AVC Asian Women's U18 Volleyball Championship]]
*[[AVC Asian Women's U16 Volleyball Championship]]
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'''Clubs:'''
;Men
*[[AVC Men's Volleyball Champions League]]
;Women
*[[AVC Women's Volleyball Champions League]]
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===Beach volleyball===
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'''National teams:'''
*[[AVC Asian Beach Volleyball Championships]]
*[[AVC Beach Volleyball Continental Cup]]
*[[AVC Asian U21 Beach Volleyball Championships]]
*[[AVC Asian U19 Beach Volleyball Championships]]
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'''Professional tours:'''
*[[AVC Beach Volleyball Tour]]
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===Defunct===
'''Volleyball'''<br />
'''National teams:'''
;Men
*[[AVC Men's Volleyball Cup]]
*[[Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian qualification|AVC Men's Olympic Volleyball Qualification]]
*[[FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship Qualification (AVC)|AVC Men's Volleyball World Championship Qualification]]
*[[AVC Asian Men's U23 Volleyball Championship]]
;Women
*[[AVC Women's Volleyball Cup]]
*[[Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's Asian qualification|AVC Women's Olympic Volleyball Qualification]]
*[[FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship Qualification (AVC)|AVC Women's Volleyball World Championship Qualification]]
*[[AVC Asian Women's U23 Volleyball Championship]]

==Title holders==
===Volleyball===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; width:100%"
!style="width:8%"|
!style="width:15%"|Championship
!style="width:15%"|Nations Cup
!style="width:15%"|U–20
!style="width:15%"|U–18
!style="width:15%"|U–16
!style="width:15%"|Champions League
|-valign=top
! style="text-align:left;"| Men
| {{vb|JPN}}<br />([[2023 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship|2023]])
| {{vb|BHR}}<br />([[2025 AVC Men's Volleyball Nations Cup|2025]])
| {{vbu|20|IRI}}<br />([[2024 Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship|2024]])
| {{vbu|18|CHN}}<br />([[2024 Asian Men's U18 Volleyball Championship|2024]])
| {{vbu|16|IRI}}<br />([[2023 Asian Men's U16 Volleyball Championship|2023]])
| {{vbaicon|QAT}} [[Al Rayyan SC Volleyball Team|Al Rayyan]]<br />([[2025 AVC Men's Volleyball Champions League|2025]])
|-valign=top
! style="text-align:left;"| Women
| {{vbw|THA}}<br />([[2023 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship|2023]])
| {{vbw|VIE}}<br />([[2025 AVC Women's Volleyball Nations Cup|2025]])
| {{vbwu|20|CHN}}<br />([[2024 Asian Women's U20 Volleyball Championship|2024]])
| {{vbwu|18|CHN}}<br />([[2024 Asian Women's U18 Volleyball Championship|2024]])
| {{vbwu|16|JPN}}<br />([[2023 Asian Women's U16 Volleyball Championship|2023]])
| {{vbaicon|KAZ}} [[Zhetysu VC|Zhetysu]]<br />([[2025 AVC Women's Volleyball Champions League|2025]])
|}

===Beach volleyball===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; width:100%"
!style="width:8%"|
!style="width:30%"|Championship
!style="width:30%"|U–21
!style="width:30%"|U–17
|-valign=top
! style="text-align:left;"| Men
|D. Potts / J. Pearse <br />{{flag|Australia}} ([[2024 Asian Beach Volleyball Championships|2024]])
|J. Lucas / B. Hood<br />{{flag|Australia}} (2023)
|K.H. Akbarzadeh / A.A. Ghalehnovi<br />{{flag|Iran}} (2024)
|-valign=top
! style="text-align:left;"| Women
|J. Zh. Wang / X. Y. Xia <br />{{flag|China}} ([[2024 Asian Beach Volleyball Championships|2024]])
|J. Fleming / S. Fejes <br />{{flag|Australia}} (2023)
|J. Rayner / C. Zajer <br />{{flag|Australia}} (2024)
|}

== See also ==
*[[African Volleyball Confederation]] (CAVB)
*[[European Volleyball Confederation]] (CEV)
*[[North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation]] (NORCECA)
*[[Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol|South American Volleyball Confederation]] (CSV)

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://asianvolleyball.net|name=AVC official website}} {{in lang|en}}

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