Asian Eastern Zonal Men's Volleyball Championship

Asian Eastern Zonal Men's Volleyball Championship

Most recent season or competition: 2025 Asian Eastern Zonal Men's Volleyball Championship
Sport	Volleyball
Founded	1998;27 years ago (1998)
First season	1998
No. of teams	8
Continent	East Asia (AVC)
Most recent champion(s)	South Korea (3rd title)
Most titles	Japan (6 titles)
Official website	asianvolleyball.net

Asian Eastern Zonal Men's Volleyball Championship is a men's international volleyball competition in East Asia for member nations of the East Asian Zonal Volleyball Association (EAZVA). ^[1] The first competition was contested in 1998 in Macau and have been played every two years until 2024. The current champion is South Korea, which won its third title at the 2025 tournament. ^[2]

Results summary

Year	Host		Final				Third place match				Teams
			Champions	Score	Runners-up		3rd place	Score	4th place
1998 Details	Macau		Japan		South Korea		China		Mongolia		6
2000 Details	Ulaanbaatar		Japan		South Korea		China		Hong Kong		6
2002 Details	Shanghai		China		South Korea		Japan		Chinese Taipei		7
2004 Details	Taicang		Japan		South Korea		Chinese Taipei		China		7
2006 Details	Pingtung		Japan	Round-robin	Chinese Taipei		South Korea	Round-robin	China		6
2008 Details	Ulaanbaatar		South Korea		Chinese Taipei		Japan		China		7
2010 Details	Jeju		South Korea		Chinese Taipei		Japan		Hong Kong		6
2013 Details	Taipei		Chinese Taipei	3–0	South Korea		Japan	3–2	China		6
2015 Details	Ulaanbaatar		Japan	3–0	Chinese Taipei		South Korea	3–0	Mongolia		8
2017 Details	Ulaanbaatar		Japan	3–1	Chinese Taipei		South Korea	3–0	Mongolia		7
2019 Details	Zhangjiagang		China	Round-robin	Chinese Taipei		North Korea	Round-robin	South Korea		6
2021	No tournament was held
2024
2025 Details	Zhangjiagang		South Korea	3–0	Chinese Taipei		China	3–1	Hong Kong		6

Teams reaching the top four

Team	Titles	Runners-up	Third place	Fourth place
Japan	6 (1998, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2015, 2017)	—	4 (2002, 2008, 2010, 2004)	—
South Korea	3 (2008, 2010, 2025)	5 (1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2013)	3 (2006, 2015, 2017)	1 (2019)
China	2 (2002, 2019)	—	3 (1998, 2000, 2025)	4 (2004, 2006, 2008, 2013)
Chinese Taipei	1 (2013)	7 (2006, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2025)	1 (2004)	1 (2002)
North Korea	—	—	1 (2019)	—
Hong Kong	—	—	—	3 (2000, 2010, 2025)
Mongolia	—	—	—	3 (1998, 2015, 2017)

Medal summary

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Japan	6	0	4	10
2	South Korea	3	5	3	11
3	China	2	0	3	5
4	Chinese Taipei	1	7	1	9
5	North Korea	0	0	1	1
Totals (5 entries)		12	12	12	36

Participating nations

Team	1998	2000	2002	2004	2006	2008	2010	2013	2015	2017	2019	2025	Total
China	3rd	3rd	1st	4th	4th	4th	•	4th	7th	•	1st	3rd	10
Chinese Taipei	•	•	4th	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	10
Hong Kong	6th	6th	7th	5th	6th	5th	4th	5th	6th	6th	5th	4th	12
Japan	1st	1st	3rd	1st	1st	3rd	3rd	3rd	1st	1st	•	•	10
Mongolia	4th	5th	5th	7th	•	6th	5th	•	4th	4th	•	5th	9
Macau	5th	4th	6th	6th	5th	7th	6th	6th	8th	7th	6th	6th	12
North Korea	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	5th	5th	3rd	•	3
South Korea	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd	1st	1st	2nd	3rd	3rd	4th	1st	12

Awards

Most Valuable Player Year Players 2013 Huang Chien-feng 2017 Otake Issei 2019 Yu Yuantai 2025 Im Dong-hyeok

Best Coach Year Best Coach 2013 Yu Ching-fang 2017 Matsui Taiji 2019 Lu Weizhong

References

1. "AVC Eastern Zone Volleyball Association hold annual meeting in Hong Kong". FIVB . Retrieved 17 July 2018.
2. Preechachan (24 August 2025). "KOREA CROWNED ASIAN EASTERN ZONAL MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 WINNERS AFTER DOMINANT VICTORY OVER CHINESE TAIPEI". AVC . Retrieved 5 September 2025.

External links

• Official website