AVC Men's Volleyball Nations Cup

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AVC Men's Volleyball Nations Cup
Most recent season or competition:
2025 AVC Men's Volleyball Nations Cup
Sport Volleyball
Founded2018;7 years ago (2018)
First season 2018
No. of teams12
Continent Asia and Oceania (AVC)
Most recent
champion(s)		Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
(1st title)
Most titlesFlag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
(1 title each)
Broadcaster(s)Volleyball TV (Global)
Official website asianvolleyball.net

The AVC Men's Volleyball Nations Cup (previously known as the AVC Men's Challenge Cup), is an annual international volleyball competition in Asia and Oceania contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), one of the sport's continent governing body.

Contents

From 2023 to 2024, the winner will qualify for the FIVB Challenger Cup.

This event should not be confused with the other, more prestigious continental competition for Asian national volleyball teams, the Asian Volleyball Championship and the Asian Volleyball Cup.

The five AVC Men's Nations Cup tournaments has been won by five different national teams. Bahrain, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Qatar and Thailand have won once each.

History

Originally, the tournament was awarded every two years beginning 2018. This tournament was initially set up to serve as a qualifier to the Men's Asian Volleyball Cup, which served as the tournament for the top teams of the AVC. The champions were Iraq in the 2018 edition [1] and Kyrgyzstan in the 2022 edition. [2] Both teams defeated Saudi Arabia in a tie-break final.

From 2023 to 2024, the AVC Challenge Cup has reformed from being held biennially to annually as it serve as a qualifier for the FIVB Challenger Cup. [3] Thailand were the champions in the 2023 edition after defeating Bahrain in the straight-sets final. [4] Qatar won the 2024 edition after a straight-sets victory over Pakistan in the final. [5]

Starting in 2025, the tournament is rebranded and will be known as the AVC Men's Volleyball Nations Cup. With the new format of the Nations League and the abolishment of the Challenger Cup, this tournament will be served as an annual competition for teams not participating in the VNL to earn world ranking points to increase their place in the FIVB Senior World Rankings, and possibly qualify to the future editions of the VNL. Furthermore, the champions of this tournament will qualify for the Asian Men's Volleyball Championship, starting on the 2026 edition. [6]

Results summary

YearHostsFinal3rd place matchTeams
ChampionsScoreRunners-up3rd placeScore4th place
2018
Details 		Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
Colombo 		Flag of Iraq.svg
Iraq 		3–2Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg
Saudi Arabia 		Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
Sri Lanka 		3–0Flag of Bangladesh.svg
Bangladesh 		8
2020 Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg
Cholpon-Ata 		Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022
Details 		Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg
Cholpon-Ata 		Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg
Kyrgyzstan 		3–2Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg
Saudi Arabia 		Flag of Uzbekistan.svg
Uzbekistan 		3–2Flag of Mongolia.svg
Mongolia 		4
2023
Details 		Flag of the Republic of China.svg
Taipei 		Flag of Thailand.svg
Thailand 		3–0Flag of Bahrain.svg
Bahrain 		Flag of South Korea.svg
South Korea 		3–1Flag of Vietnam.svg
Vietnam 		15
2024
Details 		Flag of Bahrain.svg
Isa Town 		Flag of Qatar.svg
Qatar 		3–0Flag of Pakistan.svg
Pakistan 		Flag of South Korea.svg
South Korea 		3–1Flag of Kazakhstan.svg
Kazakhstan 		12
2025
Details 		Flag of Bahrain.svg
Manama 		Flag of Bahrain.svg
Bahrain 		3–1Flag of Pakistan.svg
Pakistan 		Flag of Qatar.svg
Qatar 		3–0Flag of South Korea.svg
South Korea 		11

Teams reaching the top four

TeamChampionsRunners-up3rd place4th place
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 1 (2025)1 (2023)
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 1 (2024)1 (2025)
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 1 (2018)
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 1 (2022)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1 (2023)
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 2 (2018, 2022)
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 2 (2024, 2025)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2 (2023, 2024)1 (2025)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1 (2018)
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 1 (2022)
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 1 (2018)
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 1 (2022)
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 1 (2023)
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 1 (2024)

Champions by region

Federation (region)ChampionsNumber
WAVA (West Asia) Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain (1), Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq (1), Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar (1)3 titles
CAVA (Central Asia) Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan (1)1 title
SAVA (Southeast Asia) Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand (1)1 title

Hosts

List of hosts by number of times hosted.

NumberNationsYear(s)
2Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 2024, 2025
1Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 2018
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 2022
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 2023

Medal summary

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 1102
2Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 1012
3Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 1001
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 1001
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1001
6Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 0202
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 0202
8Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 0022
9Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 0011
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 0011
Totals (10 entries)55515

Participating nations

Legend
Year
Team
 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
2018
(8)		 Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg
2022
(4)		 Flag of the Republic of China.svg
2023
(15)		 Flag of Bahrain.svg
2024
(12)		 Flag of Bahrain.svg
2025
(11)		 
2026
(12)		Total
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia ••5th8th5th3
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain ••2nd7th1st3
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 4th••••1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China •••5th••1
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei ••9th12th7th3
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 6th•11th••2
Flag of India.svg  India ••15th••1
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia ••6th11th6thQ4
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 1st••••1
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan ••7th4th•2
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan •1st•••1
Flag of Macau.svg  Macau ••12th••1
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 7th••••1
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 8th4th8th••3
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand ••••11th1
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan •••2nd2nd2
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines ••10th10th10th3
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar •••1st3rd2
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 2nd2nd14th••3
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea ••3rd3rd4th3
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 3rd•13th••2
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand ••1st9th9thQ4
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 5th••••1
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan •3rd•••1
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam ••4th6th8th3

Debut of teams

YearDebutantsTotal
2018Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 8
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
2022Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan 2
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
2023Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Flag of India.svg  India
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Flag of Macau.svg  Macau
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
2024Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
2025Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1

Awards

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Iraq Reign Supreme in 1st AVC Men's Challenge Cup". AVC. 22 September 2018. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  2. ↑ Preechachan (3 September 2022). "Kyrgyzstan Capture Maiden AVC Men's Challenge Cup Title on Home Soil after Comeback 3-2 Win against Saudi Arabia". AVC. Archived from the original on 23 October 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  3. ↑ Edria Liang (16 June 2023). 中華女排出戰亞洲挑戰盃 賽程、名單一次看 [Chinese women's volleyball team Asian Challenge Cup schedule and list]. VOL Sports (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Archived from the original on 17 June 2023. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  4. ↑ Preechachan (16 July 2023). "Thailand capture AVC Challenge Cup and final berth in FIVB Volleyball Challenger Cup in Qatar". AVC . Archived from the original on 16 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  5. ↑ Preechachan (10 June 2024). "Qatar crowned 2024 AVC Challenge Cup champions, secure FIVB Challenger Cup berth". AVC . Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  6. ↑ Preechachan (15 April 2025). "Vietnam and Bahrain confirmed to host respective AVC Women's and Men's Nations Cup in June". AVC . Retrieved 15 April 2025.
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