Asian Volleyball Confederation
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| Formation | 1952 |
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| Type | Sports organization |
| Headquarters | Bangkok, Thailand |
Membership | 65 members |
Official language | English |
President |
 Saleh Bin Nasser |
| Website | asianvolleyball.org |
Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) is the continental governing body for the sport of volleyball in Asia.
Profile
The Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) was established on May 6, 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 1952, and on May 6 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 8, 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 Saudi Arabia as its new president. He replaced Mr. Wei Jizhong (Chinese: 魏纪中) 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.
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.
Tournaments
- Asian Senior Volleyball Championship
- Asian Cup Volleyball Championship
- Asian U23 Volleyball Championship
- Asian Junior Volleyball Championship
- Asian Youth Volleyball Championship
- AVC Club Volleyball Championship
- Asian Beach Volleyball Championship
Current Champions
| Men's Championship | Men's Asian Cup | Junior Men's Championship | Youth Boys Championship | Men's Club Championships | Asian Games |
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 Iran |  South Korea | Iran | Iran | Matin Varamin | Iran |
| Women's Championship | Women's Asian Cup | Junior Women's Championship | Youth Girls Championship | Women's Club Championships | Asian Games |
 Thailand |  China | China |  Japan | Hisamitsu Springs | South Korea |
Affiliated federations
The following national federations were affiliated to the AVC:
| Code | Nation | Federation |
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| AFG |  Afghanistan | Afghanistan Volleyball Association |
| ASM |  American Samoa | American Samoa Volleyball Association |
| AUS |  Australia | Australian Volleyball Federation |
| BGD |  Bangladesh | Bangladesh Volleyball Federation |
| BTN |  Bhutan | Bhutan Volleyball Federation |
| BHR |  Bahrain | Bahrain Volleyball Association |
| BRN |  Brunei | Brunei Amateur Volleyball Association |
| KHM |  Cambodia | Cambodia Volleyball Federation |
| CHN | China | Chinese Volleyball Association |
| COK |  Cook Islands | Cook Islands Volleyball Association |
| FJI |  Fiji | Fiji Volleyball Federation |
| FSM |  Federated States of Micronesia | Federated States of Micronesia Volleyball Association |
| GUM |  Guam | Guam Volleyball Federation |
| HKG |  Hong Kong | Volleyball Association of Hong Kong, China |
| INA |  Indonesia | The National Volleyball Federation of Indonesia |
| IND |  India | Volleyball Federation of India |
| IRI | Iran | Islamic Republic of Iran Volleyball Federation |
| IRQ |  Iraq | Iraq Center Volleyball Federation (Sospesa) |
| JOR |  Jordan | Jordan Volleyball Federation |
| JPN | Japan | Japan Volleyball Association |
| KAZ |  Kazakhstan | Volleyball Federation of Republic of Kazakhstan |
| KGZ |  Kyrgyzstan | Kyrgyzstan Volleyball Federation |
| KIR |  Kiribati | Kiribati Volleyball Federation |
| KOR | South Korea | Korea Volleyball Federation |
| KSA | Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia Volleyball Federation |
| KUW |  Kuwait | Kuwait Volleyball Association |
| LAO |  Laos | Lao Volleyball Federation |
| LBN |  Lebanon | Lebanese Volleyball Federation |
| MAC |  Macau | Amateur Volleyball Association of Macao |
| MYS |  Malaysia | Malaysia Amateur Volleyball Association |
| MDV |  Maldives | Volleyball Association of Maldives |
| MGL |  Mongolia | Volleyball Federation of Mongolia |
| MHL |  Marshall Islands | Republic of the Marshall Islands Volleyball Federation |
| MMR |  Burma | Myanmar Volleyball Federation |
| NEP |  Nepal | Nepal Volleyball Association |
| NIU |  Niue | Niue Island Volleyball Association |
| NRU |  Nauru | Nauru Volleyball Association |
| NZL |  New Zealand | Volleyball New Zealand |
| OMN |  Oman | Oman Volleyball Association |
| PAK |  Pakistan | Pakistan Volleyball Federation |
| PLW |  Palau | Palau Amateur Volleyball Association |
| PHI |  Philippines | Philippine Volleyball Federation |
| PSE |  Palestine | Palestine Volleyball Association |
| PNG |  Papua New Guinea | Papua New Guinea Amateur Volleyball Federation |
| PRK |  North Korea | The Volleyball Association of the D.P.R. Korea |
| QAT |  Qatar | Qatar Volleyball Association |
| MNP |  Northern Mariana Islands | Northern Mariana Islands Volleyball Association |
| WSM |  Samoa | Western Samoa Volleyball Association |
| SGP |  Singapore | Volleyball Association of Singapore |
| SLB |  Solomon Islands | Solomon Islands Volleyball Federation |
| SRI |  Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka Volleyball Federation |
| SYR |  Syria | Syrian Arab Volleyball Federation |
| PLY |  French Polynesia | Volleyball Federation of Tahiti |
| TON |  Tonga | Tonga National Volleyball Association |
| THA | Thailand | Thailand Volleyball Association |
| TJK |  Tajikistan | Volleyball Federation of Tajikistan |
| TLS |  Timor-Leste | unknown |
| TKM |  Turkmenistan | Turkmenistan Volleyball Federation |
| TPE |  Chinese Taipei | Chinese Taipei Volleyball Association |
| TUV |  Tuvalu | Federation De Volleyball De Tuvalu |
| UAE |  United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates Volleyball Association |
| UZB |  Uzbekistan | Uzbekistan Volleyball Federation |
| VUT |  Vanuatu | Vanuatu Amateur Volleyball |
| VIE |  Vietnam | Volleyball Federation of Vietnam |
| YEM |  Yemen | Yemen Volleyball Association |
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