Asian Volleyball Confederation

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Asian Volleyball Confederation

AVC logo
AVC logo

Formation 1952
Type Sports organization
Membership 65 members
President Flag of the People's Republic of China Jizhong Wei
Website asianvolleyball.org

Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) is the continental governing body for the sport of volleyball in Asia.

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[edit] Profile

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 on April of 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 volleyball championships and 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Tournaments

[edit] Affiliated Federations

The following national federations were affiliated to the AVC:

Code Nation Federation
AFG Flag of Afghanistan Afghanistan Afghanistan Volleyball Association
ASM Flag of American Samoa American Samoa American Samoa Volleyball Association
AUS Flag of Australia Australia Australia Volleyball Federation
BGD Flag of Bangladesh Bangladesh Bangladesh Volleyball Federation
BTN Flag of Bhutan Bhutan Bhutan Volleyball Federation
BHR Flag of Bahrain Bahrain Bahrain Volleyball Association
BRN Flag of Brunei Brunei Brunei Amateur Volleyball Association
KHM Flag of Cambodia Cambodia Cambodia Volleyball Federation
CHN Flag of the People's Republic of China China China Volleyball Association
COK Flag of the Cook Islands Cook Islands Cook Islands Volleyball Association
FJI Flag of Fiji Fiji Fiji Volleyball Federation
FSM Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia Federated States of Micronesia Federated States of Micronesia Volleyball Association
GUM Flag of Guam Guam Guam Volleyball Federation
HKG Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong Volleyball Association of Hong Kong, China
INA Flag of Indonesia Indonesia The National Volleyball Federation of Indonesia
IND Flag of India India Volleyball Federation of India
IRI Flag of Iran Iran Islamic Republic of Iran Volleyball Federation
IRQ Flag of Iraq Iraq Iraq Center Volleyball Federation (Sospesa)
JOR Flag of Jordan Jordan Jordan Volleyball Federation
JPN Flag of Japan Japan Japan Volleyball Association
KAZ Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Volleyball Federation of Republic of Kazakhstan
KGZ Flag of Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan Kirigistan Volleyball Federation
KIR Flag of Kiribati Kiribati Kiribati Volleyball Federation
KOR Flag of South Korea South Korea Korea Volleyball Association
KSA Flag of Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia Volleyball Federation
KUW Flag of Kuwait Kuwait Kuwait Volleyball Association
LAO Flag of Laos Laos Lao Volleyball Federation
LBN Flag of Lebanon Lebanon Lebanese Volleyball Federation
MAC Flag of Macau Macau Amateur Volleyball Association of Macao
MYS Flag of Malaysia Malaysia Malaysia Amateur Volleyball Association
MDV Flag of the Maldives Maldives Volleyball Association of Maldives
MGL Flag of Mongolia Mongolia Volleyball Federation of Mongolia
MHL Flag of the Marshall Islands Marshall Islands Republic of the Marshall Islands Volleyball Federation
MMR Flag of Burma Myanmar Myamar Volleyball Federation
NEP Flag of Nepal Nepal Nepal Volleyball Association
NIU Flag of Niue Niue Niue Island Volleyball Association
NRU Flag of Nauru Nauru Nauru Volleyball Association
NZL Flag of New Zealand New Zealand Volleyball New Zealand
OMN Flag of Oman Oman Oman Volleyball Association
PAK Flag of Pakistan Pakistan Pakistan Volleyball Federation
PLW Flag of Palau Palau Palau Amateur Volleyball Association
PHI Flag of the Philippines Philippines Philippine Amateur Volleyball Association
PSE Palestinian flag Palestinian Authority Palestine Volleyball Association
PNG Flag of Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Amateur Volleyball Federation
PRK Flag of North Korea North Korea The Volleyball Association of the D.P.R. Korea
QAT Flag of Qatar Qatar Qatar Volleyball Association
MNP Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands Northern Mariana Islands Saipan Amateur Volleyball Association
WSM Flag of Samoa Samoa Western Samoa Volleyball Association
SGP Flag of Singapore Singapore Volleyball Association of Singapore
SLB Flag of the Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Solomon Islands Volleyball Federation
SRI Flag of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation
SYR Flag of Syria Syria Syrian Arab Volleyball Federation
PLY Flag of French Polynesia French Polynesia Volleyball Federation of Tahiti
TON Flag of Tonga Tonga Tonga National Volleyball Association
THA Flag of Thailand Thailand The Amateur Volleyball Association of Thailand
TJK Flag of Tajikistan Tajikistan Volleyball Federation of Tadjikistan
TLS Flag of East Timor Timor-Leste unknown
TKM Flag of Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Volleyball Federation
TPE Flag of Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei Volleyball Association
TUV Flag of Tuvalu Tuvalu Federation De Volleyball De Tuvalu
UAE Flag of the United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates Volleyball Association
UZB Flag of Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Volleyball Federation
VUT Flag of Vanuatu Vanuatu Vanuatu Amateur Volleyball
VIE Flag of Vietnam Vietnam Volleyball Federation of Vietnam
YEM Flag of Yemen Yemen Yemen Volleyball Association