Asian Volleyball Confederation
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Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) is the continental governing body for the sport of volleyball
in Asia
.
The first concept of the AVC was launched by the initiative of the late Mr. Nishikawa of Japan
on April 1952, and on May 6th of the same year, AVC was officially established with 12 countries participating. The major tasks of AVC at the time were the organization of the Asian Volleyball Championships and the Volleyball Tournaments at the Asian Games
.
In 1962, AVC was renamed the Asian Volleyball Federation (AVF) with 20 affiliated national federations after the FIVB
Congress held in September 1961 decided to establish the continental zone committee.
The first Congress of the Asian sport Committee (ASC) was held in Tokyo
with 22 national federations on October 8th 1964 and Mr. Nishikawa was elected Chairman of the ASC. Due to the revisions of the FIVB Constitution, the ASC was renamed as the Asian Volleyball Confederation. In November 1976 an extraordinary General Assembly was held in Tokyo
and elected Mr. Maeda of Japan as AVC President (from 1976-1985) and at the 6th AVC General Assembly Mr. Yasutaka Matsudaira, also from Japan, in November 1985 replaced Mr. Maeda to become AVC President. The two AVC Presidents concentrated their efforts to reorganize and consolidate the AVC organizations and its activities step by step. Asian Senior Men's and Women's Championships, Asian Junior Men's and Women's Championships began to be held on a regular basis; the Board of Administration and the 8 Technical Committees meetings are held annually, and the General Assembly is held every other year.
In 2008, the Asian Volleyball Confederation elected Mr. Saleh Bin Nasser of the United Arab Emirates
as its new president. He replaced Mr. Wei Jizhong of China
as the leader of AVC. On 19 June 2008, Mr. Wei Jizhong was elected as the third president in the history of the FIVB
during the 31st FIVB World Congress in Dubai
, United Arab Emirates
. The handover of the FIVB presidency took place on 24 August 2008 in Beijing
, China
.
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
in Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
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The Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) was established on May 6th, 1952, and since then AVC has become one of the largest continental volleyball associations in the world, with its member federations increasing to 65 from only 12 at the time of its set-up.The first concept of the AVC was launched by the initiative of the late Mr. Nishikawa of Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
on April 1952, and on May 6th of the same year, AVC was officially established with 12 countries participating. The major tasks of AVC at the time were the organization of the Asian Volleyball Championships and the Volleyball Tournaments at the Asian Games
Volleyball at the Asian Games
Volleyball for men is played at the Asian Games since 1958 in Tokyo, Japan. Women event is played since 1962 in Jakarta, Indonesia.-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:...
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In 1962, AVC was renamed the Asian Volleyball Federation (AVF) with 20 affiliated national federations after the FIVB
Fédération Internationale de Volleyball
The Fédération Internationale de Volleyball , commonly known by the acronym FIVB, is the international governing body for the sport of indoor, beach and grass volleyball.. Its headquarters are located in Lausanne, Switzerland and its current president is Wei Jizhong .- History :The FIVB was founded...
Congress held in September 1961 decided to establish the continental zone committee.
The first Congress of the Asian sport Committee (ASC) was held in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
with 22 national federations on October 8th 1964 and Mr. Nishikawa was elected Chairman of the ASC. Due to the revisions of the FIVB Constitution, the ASC was renamed as the Asian Volleyball Confederation. In November 1976 an extraordinary General Assembly was held in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
and elected Mr. Maeda of Japan as AVC President (from 1976-1985) and at the 6th AVC General Assembly Mr. Yasutaka Matsudaira, also from Japan, in November 1985 replaced Mr. Maeda to become AVC President. The two AVC Presidents concentrated their efforts to reorganize and consolidate the AVC organizations and its activities step by step. Asian Senior Men's and Women's Championships, Asian Junior Men's and Women's Championships began to be held on a regular basis; the Board of Administration and the 8 Technical Committees meetings are held annually, and the General Assembly is held every other year.
In 2008, the Asian Volleyball Confederation elected Mr. Saleh Bin Nasser of the United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
as its new president. He replaced Mr. Wei Jizhong of China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
as the leader of AVC. On 19 June 2008, Mr. Wei Jizhong was elected as the third president in the history of the FIVB
Fédération Internationale de Volleyball
The Fédération Internationale de Volleyball , commonly known by the acronym FIVB, is the international governing body for the sport of indoor, beach and grass volleyball.. Its headquarters are located in Lausanne, Switzerland and its current president is Wei Jizhong .- History :The FIVB was founded...
during the 31st FIVB World Congress in Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
, United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
. The handover of the FIVB presidency took place on 24 August 2008 in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
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Zones
In the spirit of the FIVB 2001 Plan, AVC was the first to create five Zonal Associations at the 10th General Assembly in December 1993 prior to the FIVB Centennial Congress on September 1994.- Central AsiaCentral AsiaCentral Asia is a core region of the Asian continent from the Caspian Sea in the west, China in the east, Afghanistan in the south, and Russia in the north...
- Eastern AsiaEast AsiaEast Asia or Eastern Asia is a subregion of Asia that can be defined in either geographical or cultural terms...
- OceaniaOceaniaOceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago...
- South Eastern AsiaSoutheast AsiaSoutheast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
- Western Asia
Tournaments
- Asian Senior Volleyball Championship
- Asian Cup Volleyball ChampionshipAsian Cup Volleyball ChampionshipThe Asian Cup Volleyball Championship is a sport competition for Asian and Oceanian national teams, currently held biannually and organized by the Asian Volleyball Confederation, the Asia volleyball federation...
- Asian Junior Volleyball ChampionshipAsian Junior Volleyball ChampionshipThe Asian Junior Volleyball Championship is a sport competition for national teams under 20 years, currently held biannually and organized by the Asian Volleyball Confederation, the Asia volleyball federation.- Summary :- Medal table :...
- Asian Youth Volleyball ChampionshipAsian Youth Volleyball ChampionshipThe Asian Youth Volleyball Championship is a sport competition for national teams under 18 years, currently held biannually and organized by the Asian Volleyball Confederation, the Asia volleyball federation.-Summary:-Medal table:...
- AVC Club Volleyball Championship
Current champions
| Men's Championship | Women's Championship | U-20 Men's | U-18 Men's | Men's Club Championships |
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 Paykan Tehran |
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| Men's Asian Cup | Women's Asian Cup | U-20 Women's | U-18 Women's | Women's Club Championships |
 Chang |
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Affiliated federations
The following national federations were affiliated to the AVC:| Code | Nation | Federation |
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| AFG | Afghanistan Volleyball Association | |
| ASM | American Samoa Volleyball Association | |
| AUS | Australian Volleyball Federation Australian Volleyball Federation The Australian Volleyball Federation, also known as Volleyball Australia is the peak body for volleyball in Australia. Founded in 1963, the AVF is responsible for maintaining national Volleyball competitions, alongside state level associations.... |
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| BGD | Bangladesh Volleyball Federation | |
| BTN | Bhutan Volleyball Federation | |
| BHR | Bahrain Volleyball Association | |
| BRN | Brunei Amateur Volleyball Association | |
| KHM | Cambodia Volleyball Federation | |
| CHN | Chinese Volleyball Association Chinese Volleyball Association Chinese Volleyball Association is a national non-governmental, nonprofit sports organization in the People's Republic of China. It represents China in the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball and the Asian Volleyball Confederation, as well as the volleyball sports in the All-China Sports... |
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| COK | Cook Islands Volleyball Association | |
| FJI | Fiji Volleyball Federation | |
| FSM | Federated States of Micronesia Volleyball Association | |
| GUM | Guam Volleyball Federation | |
| HKG | Volleyball Association of Hong Kong, China | |
| INA | The National Volleyball Federation of Indonesia | |
| IND | Volleyball Federation of India | |
| IRI | Islamic Republic of Iran Volleyball Federation Islamic Republic of Iran Volleyball Federation The Islamic Republic of Iran Volleyball Federation ' is the governing body for Volleyball in Iran. It was founded in 1945, and has been a member of FIVB since ?. It was a part of Iranian Basketball Federation till 1957. It is also a member of the Asian Volleyball Confederation... |
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| IRQ | Iraq Center Volleyball Federation (Sospesa) | |
| JOR | Jordan Volleyball Federation | |
| JPN | Japan Volleyball Association | |
| KAZ | Volleyball Federation of Republic of Kazakhstan | |
| KGZ | Kyrgyzstan Volleyball Federation | |
| KIR | Kiribati Volleyball Federation | |
| KOR | Korea Volleyball Federation Korea Volleyball Federation The Korea Volleyball Federation is the governing body for Volleyball in South Korea. It was founded in 2004, and has been a member of FIVB. It is also a member of the Asian Volleyball Confederation. The KOVO is responsible for organizing the South Korea men's national volleyball team and South... |
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| KSA | Saudi Arabia Volleyball Federation | |
| KUW | Kuwait Volleyball Association | |
| LAO | Lao Volleyball Federation | |
| LBN | Lebanese Volleyball Federation | |
| MAC | Amateur Volleyball Association of Macao | |
| MYS | Malaysia Amateur Volleyball Association | |
| MDV | Volleyball Association of Maldives | |
| MGL | Volleyball Federation of Mongolia | |
| MHL | Republic of the Marshall Islands Volleyball Federation | |
| MMR | Myanmar Volleyball Federation | |
| NEP | Nepal Volleyball Association | |
| NIU | Niue Island Volleyball Association | |
| NRU | Nauru Volleyball Association | |
| NZL | Volleyball New Zealand | |
| OMN | Oman Volleyball Association | |
| PAK | Pakistan Volleyball Federation | |
| PLW | Palau Amateur Volleyball Association | |
| PHI | Philippine Volleyball Federation Philippine Volleyball Federation The Philippine Volleyball Federation is the national governing body for volleyball in the Philippines.-External links:**... |
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| PSE | Palestine Volleyball Association | |
| PNG | Papua New Guinea Amateur Volleyball Federation | |
| PRK | The Volleyball Association of the D.P.R. Korea | |
| QAT | Qatar Volleyball Association | |
| MNP | Saipan Amateur Volleyball Association | |
| WSM | Western Samoa Volleyball Association | |
| SGP | Volleyball Association of Singapore | |
| SLB | Solomon Islands Volleyball Federation | |
| SRI | Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation is the main governing body of Volleyball in Sri Lanka,where volleyball is its national sport. The game of volleyball was introduced to Sri Lanka in 1916 by Mr. R. W... |
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| SYR | Syrian Arab Volleyball Federation | |
| PLY | Volleyball Federation of Tahiti | |
| TON | Tonga National Volleyball Association | |
| THA | The Amateur Volleyball Association of Thailand | |
| TJK | Volleyball Federation of Tajikistan | |
| TLS | unknown | |
| TKM | Turkmenistan Volleyball Federation | |
| TPE | Chinese Taipei Volleyball Association Chinese Taipei Volleyball Association The Chinese Taipei Volleyball Association is the governing body of volleyball in Republic of China . - See also :* Chinese Taipei men's national volleyball team... |
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| TUV | Federation De Volleyball De Tuvalu | |
| UAE | United Arab Emirates Volleyball Association | |
| UZB | Uzbekistan Volleyball Federation | |
| VUT | Vanuatu Amateur Volleyball | |
| VIE | Volleyball Federation of Vietnam | |
| YEM | Yemen Volleyball Association |