CAVA Men's Volleyball Nations League

CAVA Men's Volleyball Nations League

Most recent season or competition: 2025 CAVA Men's Volleyball Nations League
Sport	Volleyball
Founded	2022
No. of teams	Various
Continent	Central and South Asia (CAVA)
Most recent champion(s)	Iran (2nd title)
Most titles	Iran   Pakistan (2 titles each)
Official website	Asian Volleyball Confederation

The CAVA Men's Volleyball Nations League is an international volleyball competition in Central and South Asia contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Central Asian Zonal Volleyball Association (CAVA), the sport's regional governing body.

History

The tournament was initially named the AVC Asian Senior Men's Central Zone Volleyball Championship. ^[1] In 2022, the tournament was held in Lahore, Pakistan from 24 to 29 November. ^[2] The host nation claimed their first title. ^[3] In 2023 CAVA rebranded the tournament's name into the CAVA Nations League. The next edition was held in Kyrgyzstan. Iran won the first title. ^[4] In 2024, the tournament was held in Pakistan. The host nation claimed their second title. In 2025 the tournament, originally scheduled in Pakistan, was moved to Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan and Iran claimed their second title in tournament. ^[5]

Results summary

Year	Host		Final				Third place match				Teams
			Champions	Score	Runners-up		3rd place	Score	4th place
2022 Details	Lahore		Pakistan	3–1	Iran		Bangladesh	3–2	Sri Lanka		5
2023 Details	Cholpon-Ata		Iran	Round-robin	Kyrgyzstan		Mongolia	Round-robin	Uzbekistan		7
2024 Details	Islamabad		Pakistan	3–1	Turkmenistan		Kyrgyzstan	3–1	Sri Lanka		6
2025 Details [6]	Fergana		Iran	3–0	India		Pakistan	3–1	Kazakhstan		7

Teams reaching the top four

Team	Winners	Runners-up	Third-place	Fourth-place
Iran	2 (2023, 2025)	1 (2022)
Pakistan	2 (2022, 2024)		1 (2025)
Kyrgyzstan		1 (2023)	1 (2024)
India		1 (2025)
Turkmenistan		1 (2024)
Bangladesh			1 (2022)
Mongolia			1 (2023)
Sri Lanka				2 (2022, 2024)
Kazakhstan				1 (2025)
Uzbekistan				1 (2023)

Hosts

Number	Nations	Year(s)
2	Pakistan	2022, 2024
1	Kyrgyzstan	2023
	Uzbekistan	2025

Medal summary

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Iran	2	1	0	3
2	Pakistan	2	0	1	3
3	Kyrgyzstan	0	1	1	2
4	India	0	1	0	1
	Turkmenistan	0	1	0	1
6	Bangladesh	0	0	1	1
	Mongolia	0	0	1	1
Totals (7 entries)		4	4	4	12

Participating nations

Legend

• 1st – Champions
• 2nd – Runners-up
• 3rd – Third place
• 4th – Fourth place
•  •  – Did not enter / Did not qualify
•    – Hosts
• Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament

Team	2022 (5)	2023 (7)	2024 (6)	2025 (7)	Total
Afghanistan	5th	•	6th	•	2
Bangladesh	3rd	•	•	•	1
India	•	•	•	2nd	1
Iran	2nd	1st	5th	1st	4
Kazakhstan	•	•	•	4th	1
Kyrgyzstan	•	2nd	3rd	5th	3
Nepal	•	7th	•	•	1
Pakistan	1st	•	1st	3rd	3
Sri Lanka	4th	•	4th	•	2
Turkmenistan	•	5th	2nd	6th	3
Uzbekistan	•	4th	•	7th	2
Invitee nations
Mongolia	•	3rd	•	•	1

See also

• CAVA Women's Volleyball Nations League
• Asian Men's Volleyball Championship
• Eastern Asian Men's Volleyball Championship
• SEA V.League
• Volleyball at the Asian Games
• Volleyball at the South Asian Games
• SAFF Championship
• SABA Championship

References

1. "Kyrgyzstan beat Uzbekistan in straight sets to win volleyball title". The Kathmandu Post. August 25, 2019. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
2. "Pakistan hosts Engro Central Asian Volleyball Championship 2022 powered by JAZZ". Daily Times. November 24, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
3. "Pakistan crowned champions on home soil in Engro Central Asian Men's Volleyball Championship". AVC. November 30, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2023.
4. "IRAN CROWNED CHAMPIONS IN 2023 CAVA MEN'S VOLLEYBALL NATION'S LEAGUE". Asian Volleyball Confederation. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
5. "CAVA Men's Nations League: Indian team finishes as runner-up to Iran".
6. https://khelnow.com/volleyball/cava-mens-nations-league-2025-schedule-results-202505