2025 AVC Men's Champions League

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2025 AVC Men's Champions League
2025 AVC Men's Champions League logo.png
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Tournament details
Host nationJapan
City Hirakata and Kyoto
Dates11–18 May 2025
Teams12
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)

The 2025 AVC Men's Champions League will be the first edition of the newly-rebranded AVC Men's Champions League, and the 25th overall edition of the formerly named Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship), an annual international men's volleyball club tournament, organized by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with the Japan Volleyball Association (JVA) and the SV.League. It is scheduled to be held from 11 to 18 May 2025 in Japan. [1]

Contents

Host selection

In February, JVA announced that Japan will be the official host team of the tournament. [1]

Participating teams

Teams by zonal association

Central Asia (CAVA) East Asia (EAVA) Oceania (OZVA) Southeast Asia (SAVA) West Asia (WAVA)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia

Entrant teams

The 1st AVC Men's Champions League is an invitational tournament with a maximum of twelve teams allowed to enter. [2] As hosts, Japan was allowed to enter two teams. The following teams are expected to take part in tournament.

AssociationTeamDomestic league standing
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Queensland Pirates 2024–25 Australian Men's Volleyball League champions
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain TBD2024–25 Bahraini Men's Volleyball League champions
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Shanghai Bright 2024–25 Chinese Volleyball Super League champions
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Taichung Bank N/A
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Foolad Sirjan 2024–25 Iranian Volleyball Super League champions [3]
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Suntory Sunbirds Osaka 2023–24 V.League Division 1 champions [1]
Osaka Bluteon 2023–24 V.League Division 1 runners-up [1]
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Aktobe 2024–25 Kazakhstan Men's National League runners-up
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Cignal HD Spikers N/A (national team) [a]
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Al Rayyan 2024–25 Qatari Volleyball League champions
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Nakhon Ratchasima QminC 2023–24 Men's Volleyball Thailand League champions
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Sport Center 3 N/A (national team) [b]

Squads

With the rebranded tournament, each team can now have a maximum of three foreign players in its roster that can play at any time. [6]

Pools composition

The teams will be split into four pools with three teams each. [7] The draw of lots is scheduled to took place at The Grand Fourwings Hotel Bangkokon 12 March 2025. [8] [9]

Teams were seeded in the first position of each pool following the serpentine system according to their FIVB Senior World Rankings as of 8 January 2025. All teams not seeded were drawn to take other available positions in the remaining lines, following the World Ranking. The host's two teams and the top two countries are automatically seeded as the first teams of the four pools.

Seeded teamsPot 1Pot 2
Flag of Japan.svg Suntory Sunbirds Osaka (6) (H-A)
Flag of Japan.svg Osaka Bluteon (6) (H-B)
Flag of Iran.svg Iranian Team [c] (15)
Flag of Qatar.svg Al Rayyan (21)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai Bright (24)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Queensland Pirates (33)
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Taichung Bank (45)
Flag of Vietnam.svg Sport Center 3 (52)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Aktobe (53)
Flag of the Philippines.svg Cignal HD Spikers (56)
Flag of Thailand.svg Nakhon Ratchasima QminC (57)
Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahraini Team [d] (58)
Drawing results
Pool APool BPool CPool D
Flag of Japan.svg Suntory Sunbirds Osaka (6) (H-A) Flag of Japan.svg Osaka Bluteon (6) (H-B) Flag of Iran.svg Iranian Team [c] (15) Flag of Qatar.svg Al Rayyan (21)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Queensland Pirates (33) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai Bright (24) Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Taichung Bank (45) Flag of Vietnam.svg Sport Center 3 (52)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Aktobe (53) Flag of the Philippines.svg Cignal HD Spikers (56) Flag of Thailand.svg Nakhon Ratchasima QminC (57) Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahraini Team [d] (58)

Venues

The tournament will be hosted in Hirakata and Kyoto in the Kansai region. [1]

Preliminary roundFinal round
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Panasonic Arena
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Shimadzu Arena
2025 AVC Men's Champions League (Kansai region)
Hirakata Kyoto
Panasonic Arena Shimadzu Arena Kyoto
Capacity: 2,200Capacity: 8,635
Panasonic Arena Panpans vs Suntory.JPG Arena of the Shimadzu arena.jpg

Pool standing procedure

  1. Total number of victories (matches won, matches lost)
  2. In the event of a tie, the following first tiebreaker will apply: The teams will be ranked by the most point gained per match as follows:
    • Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 points for the winner, 0 points for the loser
    • Match won 3–2: 2 points for the winner, 1 point for the loser
    • Match forfeited: 3 points for the winner, 0 points (0–25, 0–25, 0–25) for the loser
  3. If teams are still tied after examining the number of victories and points gained, then the AVC will examine the results in order to break the tie in the following order:
    • Set quotient: if two or more teams are tied on the number of points gained, they will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of the number of all set won by the number of all sets lost.
    • Points quotient: if the tie persists based on the set quotient, the teams will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of all points scored by the total of points lost during all sets.
    • If the tie persists based on the point quotient, the tie will be broken based on the team that won the match of the Round Robin Phase between the tied teams. When the tie in point quotient is between three or more teams, these teams ranked taking into consideration only the matches involving the teams in question.

Preliminary round

Pool A

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1 Flag of Japan.svg Suntory Sunbirds Osaka (H)00000000 Quarterfinals
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Queensland Pirates 00000000
3 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Aktobe 00000000
First match(es) will be played: 11 May 2025. Source: [ citation needed ]
(H) Host
DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
11 May19:05 Suntory Sunbirds Osaka Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Australia (converted).svg Queensland Pirates   0–0 
12 May15:05 Aktobe Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Flag of Australia (converted).svg Queensland Pirates   0–0 
13 May19:05 Suntory Sunbirds Osaka Flag of Japan.svg Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Aktobe   0–0 

Pool B

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1 Flag of Japan.svg Osaka Bluteon (H)00000000 Quarterfinals
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai Bright 00000000
3 Flag of the Philippines.svg Cignal HD Spikers 00000000
First match(es) will be played: 11 May 2025. Source: [ citation needed ]
(H) Host
DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
11 May15:35 Osaka Bluteon Flag of Japan.svg Flag of the Philippines.svg Cignal HD Spikers   0–0 
12 May19:05 Osaka Bluteon Flag of Japan.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai Bright   0–0 
13 May15:05 Cignal HD Spikers Flag of the Philippines.svg Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai Bright   0–0 

Pool C

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1 Flag of Iran.svg Foolad Sirjan 00000000 Quarterfinals
2 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Taichung Bank 00000000
3 Flag of Thailand.svg Nakhon Ratchasima QminC 00000000
First match(es) will be played: 11 May 2025. Source: [ citation needed ]
DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
11 May10:05 Foolad Sirjan Flag of Iran.svg Flag of Thailand.svg Nakhon Ratchasima QminC   0–0 
12 May10:05 Taichung Bank Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Flag of Thailand.svg Nakhon Ratchasima QminC   0–0 
13 May10:05 Foolad Sirjan Flag of Iran.svg Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Taichung Bank   0–0 

Pool D

PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification
1 Flag of Qatar.svg Al Rayyan 00000000 Quarterfinals
2 Flag of Vietnam.svg Sport Center 3 00000000
3 Flag of Bahrain.svg TBA00000000
First match(es) will be played: 11 May 2025. Source: [ citation needed ]
DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
11 May12:35 Al Rayyan Flag of Qatar.svg Flag of Bahrain.svg TBA  0–0 
12 May12:35 Sport Center 3 Flag of Vietnam.svg Flag of Bahrain.svg TBA  0–0 
13 May12:35 Al Rayyan Flag of Qatar.svg Flag of Vietnam.svg Sport Center 3   0–0 

Final round

 
Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
 
          
 
 
 
 
A1
 
 
 
D2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A2
 
18 May
 
D1
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
B1
 
 
 
C2
 
 
 
 
 
  3rd place match
 
B2
 
18 May
 
C1
 
 
 
 
 
 

Quarterfinals

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
      0–0 
      0–0 
      0–0 
      0–0 

Semifinals

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
      0–0 
      0–0 

3rd place match

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
18 May     0–0 

Final

DateTimeScoreSet 1Set 2Set 3Set 4Set 5TotalReport
18 May     0–0 

Final standing

RankTeam
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Silver medal icon.svg
Bronze medal icon.svg
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Qualified for the 2025 Club World Championship

Notes

  1. Philippine national team competing under the name 'Cignal HD Spikers', which shares the same name as the Cignal HD Spikers, the 2024 Spiker's Turf Invitational Conference champions.
    This is a result of an approved request by the Philippine National Volleyball Federation to the AVC and is part of the national team's preparation for the 2025 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship which the Philippines will be hosting. [4]
  2. The Vietnam national team will replace Biên Phòng, the 2024 Volleyball Vietnam League champions. [5]
  3. 1 2 The identity of the team from Iran was yet to be determined at the time of the draw.
  4. 1 2 The identity of the team from Bahrain was yet to be determined at the time of the draw.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "AVC Men's Champions League Japan 2025 to be Held in Japan". SVL Official website. SV.League. 19 February 2025. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  2. "Regulations: 1st AVC Men Champions League" (PDF). Asian Volleyball Confederation. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  3. "Iran Learns Fate at 2025 AVC Men's Champions League - Sports news". Tasnim News Agency. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  4. Garcia, John Mark (10 January 2025). "Alas Pilipinas to compete as Cignal in AVC Men's Champions League". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  5. Chiến, Minh (2 March 2025). "Tuyển bóng chuyền Việt Nam sẽ dự Cúp các câu lạc bộ nam châu Á 2025". SGGPO (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  6. Dannug, Jonash (1 March 2025). "AVC classifies BVS, MJ Phillips as imports for Petro Gazz's AVC Champions League campaign". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  7. "AVC Reaches New Milestone with the Launch of AVC Champions League". Asian Volleyball Confederation. Preechachan. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  8. "Press Conference and Drawing of Lots Set off Electrifying Action in 1st AVC Champions League in Philippines and Japan". Asian Volleyball Confederation. Preechachan. 12 March 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  9. Dannug, Jonash (12 March 2025). "Creamline, Petro Gazz eye strong start; PLDT, Cignal Men brace for battle in AVC Champions League". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 12 March 2025.