West Asian Volleyball Association

West Asian Volleyball Association

Abbreviation	WAVA
Formation	December 1993; 31 years ago [1]
Type	Volleyball organisation
Headquarters	Doha, Qatar
Region	West Asia
Membership	12 national federations
Official languages	English and Arabic
President	Ali Ghanem Al-Kuwari
Parent organization	Asian Volleyball Confederation

The West Asian Volleyball Association (WAVA) is one of five zonal associations of governance in volleyball within the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC). It governs indoor volleyball and beach volleyball in West Asia. ^[2] WAVA consists of 12 national federation members which are full members with the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). All of them also represent the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of their respective countries and dependent territories, allowing them to participate in the Olympic Games. ^[3]

WAVA consists of the national volleyball federations of West Asia and run zonal championships including the West Asian Men's Volleyball Club Championship and West Asian Women's Volleyball Championship. It also promotes regional volleyball, supports the creation of national federations affiliated with FIVB, ensures compliance with FIVB regulations, plans annual activities, and reports competition results to the FIVB and confederations. ^[4]

The current president, Ali Ghanem Al-Kuwari, president of the Qatar Volleyball Association, was elected as WAVA's president for the 2024–2028 term in Doha, Qatar, in March 2024. ^{[5] [6] [7]} His election also secured him the position of vice-president within the continental governing body, AVC. ^[8]

National federations

The West Asian Volleyball Association has 12 national federations. ^{[9] [10]}

Code	Federation	National teams	Founded	FIVB affiliation	AVC affiliation	IOC member
BRN	Bahrain	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17	1976	1976		Yes
IRQ	Iraq	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17	1959	1959		Yes
JOR	Jordan	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17	1961	1971		Yes
KUW	Kuwait	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17	1964	1964		Yes
LBN	Lebanon	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17	1949	1949		Yes
OMA	Oman	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17	1978	1978		Yes
PLE	Palestine	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17	1980	1980		Yes
QAT	Qatar	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17	1974	1974		Yes
KSA	Saudi Arabia	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17	1964	1964		Yes
SYR	Syria	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17	1955	1955		Yes
UAE	United Arab Emirates	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17	1976	1976		Yes
YEM	Yemen	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17	1970	1970		Yes

Competitions

WAVA active competitions

National teams:

• West Asian Men's Volleyball Championship
• West Asian Women's Volleyball Championship
• West Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship
• West Asian Men's U19 Volleyball Championship

beach volleyball competitions:

• West Asian Beach Volleyball Championship
• West Asian Women's U20 Beach Volleyball Championship

Club teams:

• West Asian Men's Volleyball Club Championship

Current title holders

Indoor volleyball

Competition	Champions	Runners-up	3rd place	Ref.
National teams (men)
West Asian Championship (2025)	Qatar	Bahrain	Oman
West Asian U20 Championship (2024)	Saudi Arabia	United Arab Emirates	Bahrain	[11]
West Asian U19 Championship (2023)	Bahrain	Saudi Arabia	Kuwait	[12]
National teams (women)
West Asian Championship (2022)	Lebanon	Jordan	United Arab Emirates	[13]
Club teams (men)
West Asian Volleyball Club Championship (2024)	Al Rayyan	Al Kuwait	Al Arabi	[14]

Beach volleyball

Competition	Champions	Runners-up	3rd place	Ref.
National teams (men)
West Asian Beach Volleyball Championship (2024)	Oman Mazin Alhashmi Hood Al Jalaboubi	Oman Haitham Alshereiqi Ahmed Alhousni	Qatar Abdallah Ibrahim Nassim Mohamed Ihab Zaki	[15]
National teams (women)
West Asian Beach Volleyball Championship (2024)	Lebanon Cheikho Mirna Hamzeh Mirvat	Jordan Farah Alatout Nancy Ayyash	Lebanon Nour Hamze Lara Al Nahi	[16]
West Asian U20 Beach Volleyball Championship (2024)	Lebanon Lara Al Nahi Louna Khorbotly	Jordan Ghayd Alashoush Batoul Husein Ahmad Abdallah	Lebanon Angelina Farah Angy Lakkis	[17]

See also

• Central Asian Volleyball Association
• Eastern Asian Volleyball Association
• Oceania Zonal Volleyball Association
• Southeast Asian Volleyball Association

References

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