Asian Men's U18 Volleyball Championship

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Asian Men's U18 Volleyball Championship
Most recent season or competition:
2024 Asian Men's U18 Volleyball Championship
Sport Volleyball
Founded1997;27 years ago (1997)
First season 1997
No. of teams16
Continents Asia and Oceania (AVC)
Most recent
champion(s)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
(1st title)
Most titlesFlag of Iran.svg  Iran
(7 titles)

The Asian Men's U18 Volleyball Championship is an international volleyball competition in Asia and Oceania contested by the under-18 men's national teams of the members of Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), the sport's Asian-continent governing body. Tournaments have been held every two years since 1997. It broke its biennial design only in 2008, a year after it held its 2007 competition in Colombo, and in 2018, following the holding of a competition in 2017 in Naypyidaw after the tournament skipped the year 2016. It formerly carried the title Asian Boys' U19 Volleyball Championship (in the tournament's 11th edition), Asian Boys' U18 Volleyball Championship (in the 10th edition), Asian Youth Boys' Volleyball Championship (in the 4th-9th editions), and Asian Youth Men's Volleyball Championship (in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd editions).

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The top four teams of each tournament qualified for the FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship. The current champion is China, which won its first title at the 2024 tournament.

14 of the championship's tournaments have been won by six different national teams. Iran have won seven times and Japan have won three times. The other winners are China, Chinese Taipei, South Korea and India with one title each.

Result summary

YearHostFinal3rd place matchTeams
ChampionsScoreRunners-up3rd placeScore4th place
1997
Details
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg
Baguio
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg
Chinese Taipei
Round-robin Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg
South Korea
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Japan
Round-robin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
China
8
1999
Details
Flag of the Republic of China.svg
Chiayi
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg
South Korea
Round-robin Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg
Japan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
China
Round-robin Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg
Saudi Arabia
8
2001
Details
Flag of Iran.svg
Isfahan
Flag of Iran.svg
Iran
3–1Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg
South Korea
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg
Chinese Taipei
3–2Flag of North Korea.svg
North Korea
10
2003
Details
Flag of India.svg
Visakhapatnam
Flag of India.svg
India
3–1Flag of Iran.svg
Iran
Flag of North Korea.svg
North Korea
3–0Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
China
9
2005
Details
Flag of Iran.svg
Tehran
Flag of Iran.svg
Iran
3–0Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg
South Korea
Flag of India.svg
India
3–0Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg
Chinese Taipei
8
2007
Details
Flag of Malaysia.svg
Kuala Lumpur
Flag of Iran.svg
Iran
3–0Flag of India.svg
India
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
China
3–2Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg
South Korea
11
2008
Details
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
Colombo
Flag of Iran.svg
Iran
3–0Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
Flag of India.svg
India
3–2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
China
11
2010
Details
Flag of Iran.svg
Tehran
Flag of Iran.svg
Iran
3–2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
China
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg
South Korea
3–1Flag of India.svg
India
10
2012
Details
Flag of Iran.svg
Tehran
Flag of Iran.svg
Iran
3–2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
China
Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
3–2Flag of South Korea.svg
South Korea
11
2014
Details
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
Colombo
Flag of Iran.svg
Iran
3–0Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
China
3–1Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg
Chinese Taipei
15
2017
Details
Flag of Myanmar.svg
Naypyidaw
Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
3–0Flag of South Korea.svg
South Korea
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
China
3–1Flag of Iran.svg
Iran
11
2018
Details
Flag of Iran.svg
Tabriz
Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
3–1Flag of South Korea.svg
South Korea
Flag of Iran.svg
Iran
3–1Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg
Chinese Taipei
17
2020
Details
Flag of Iran.svg
Shiraz
Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022
Details
Flag of Iran.svg
Tehran
Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
3–0Flag of Iran.svg
Iran
Flag of India.svg
India
3–2Flag of South Korea.svg
South Korea
8
2024
Details
Flag of Bahrain.svg
Manama
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
China
3–2Flag of Iran.svg
Iran
Flag of Pakistan.svg
Pakistan
3–0Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
16

Teams reaching the top four

TeamWinnersRunners-upThird-placeFourth-place
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 7 (2001, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)3 (2003, 2022, 2024)1 (2018)1 (2017)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3 (2017, 2018, 2022)3 (1999, 2008, 2014)2 (1997, 2012)1 (2024)
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1 (1999)5 (1997, 2001, 2005, 2017, 2018)1 (2010)3 (2007, 2012, 2022)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1 (2024)2 (2010, 2012)4 (1999, 2007, 2014, 2017)3 (1997, 2003, 2008)
Flag of India.svg  India 1 (2003)1 (2007)3 (2005, 2008, 2022)1 (2010)
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 1 (1997)1 (2001)3 (2005, 2014, 2018)
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 1 (2003)1 (2001)
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 1 (2024)
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 1 (1999)

Champions by region

Federation (Region)Champion(s)Number
CAZVA (Central Asia) Iran (7), India (1)8 titles
EAZVA (East Asia) Japan (3), China (1), Chinese Taipei (1), South Korea (1)6 titles

Hosts

Times HostedNationsYear(s)
6Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 2001, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2018, 2020, 2022
2Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 2008, 2014
1Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 2024
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 1999
Flag of India.svg  India 2003
Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia 2007
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 2017
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 1997

Medal summary

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 73111
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3328
3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1517
4Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1247
5Flag of India.svg  India 1135
6Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 1012
7Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 0011
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 0011
Totals (8 entries)14141442

Participating nations

Legend
Year
Team
Flag of the Philippines (navy blue).svg
1997
(8)
Flag of the Republic of China.svg
1999
(8)
Flag of Iran.svg
2001
(10)
Flag of India.svg
2003
(9)
Flag of Iran.svg
2005
(8)
Flag of Malaysia.svg
2007
(11)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
2008
(11)
Flag of Iran.svg
2010
(10)
Flag of Iran.svg
2012
(11)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
2014
(15)
Flag of Myanmar.svg
2017
(11)
Flag of Iran.svg
2018
(17)
Flag of Iran.svg
2022
(8)
Flag of Bahrain.svg
2024
(16)
Total
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 6th7th10th6th8th7th8th9th9th8th7th8th12th13
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 9th7th2
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 10th1
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 4th3rd5th4th6th3rd4th2nd2nd3rd3rd6th5th1st14
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 1st5th3rd8th4th6th5th6th5th4th5th4th6th8th14
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 11th13th11th17th13th5
Flag of India.svg  India 7th1st3rd2nd3rd4th7th7th7th3rd9th11
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 1st2nd1st1st1st1st1st1st4th3rd2nd2nd12
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3rd2nd6th5th5th2nd5th3rd2nd1st1st1st4th13
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 9th10th10th9th12th10th6
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 10th8th16th3
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 14th1
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 8th10th2
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 11th14th2
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 8th1
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 14th1
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 4th3rd2
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 13th1
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 11th3rd2
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 8th8th11th3
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 8th7th15th16th4
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 4th9th11th15th4
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 2nd1st2nd9th2nd4th3rd4th6th2nd2nd4th5th13
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 10th7th8th6th5th9th9th7
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 5th6th5th7th9th6th7th8th6th5th7th6th12
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan 11th12th15th3
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 7th1

Debut of teams

Awards

Former awards

See also

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