Men's Asian U20 Volleyball Championship
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The Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship is an international volleyball competition in Asia and Oceania contested by the under 20 men's national teams of the members of Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), the sport's continent governing body. Tournaments have been awarded every two years since 1980. The top two teams qualified for the FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship. The current champion is Iran, which won its seventh title at the 2022 tournament.
Upcoming season or competition: 2024 Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship | |
| Sport | Volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1980 |
| First season | 1980 |
| No. of teams | 16 (Finals) |
| Continent | Asia and Oceania (AVC) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Iran (7th title) |
| Most titles | Iran (7 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | SMMTV |
| Official website | Asian Volleyball Confederation |
The 20 Asian Championship tournaments have been won by four different national teams: Iran have won seven times. South Korea, with six title; China, with four titles; and Japan, with three titles.
The 2022 Asian Championship took place in Riffa, Bahrain.
Result summary
| Year | Host | Final | 3rd place match | Teams | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | |||||||
| 1980 Details |  Seoul |  South Korea | Round-robin |  Japan |  India | Round-robin |  Indonesia | 10 | ||||
| 1984 Details |  Riyadh |  South Korea |  China | Japan |  Saudi Arabia | 8 | ||||||
| 1986 Details |  Bangkok | South Korea | 3–2 | Japan | China | 3–1 |  North Korea | 15 | ||||
| 1988 Details |  Jakarta | Japan | 3–1 | South Korea | China | Indonesia | 17 | |||||
| 1990 Details | Bangkok | China | Japan | South Korea |  Thailand | 14 | ||||||
| 1992 Details | Tehran | South Korea | Japan | China |  Iran | 13 | ||||||
| 1994 Details |  Doha | South Korea | Round-robin | India | China | Round-robin | Japan | 12 | ||||
| 1996 Details |  Ho Chi Minh City | China | Round-robin |  Chinese Taipei | Japan | Round-robin | India | 13 | ||||
| 1998 Details | Tehran | Iran | Round-robin |  South Korea | Chinese Taipei | Round-robin | China | 12 | ||||
| 2000 Details | Tehran | China | Round-robin | Saudi Arabia | Iran | Round-robin |  Japan | 13 | ||||
| 2002 Details | Tehran | Iran | 3–1 | India | China | 3–0 | South Korea | 14 | ||||
| 2004 Details | Doha | South Korea | 3–1 | Iran |  Qatar | 3–2 | Japan | 19 | ||||
| 2006 Details | Tehran | Iran | Round-robin | Japan | India | Round-robin | Chinese Taipei | 16 | ||||
| 2008 Details | Tehran | Iran | 3–1 | China |  Pakistan | 3–0 | India | 13 | ||||
| 2010 Details | Nakhon Pathom | Japan | 3–1 | Iran | India | 3–2 | China | 16 | ||||
| 2012 Details | Urmia | Japan | 3–0 | China | Iran | 3–0 | India | 13 | ||||
| 2014 Details |  Manama | Iran | 3–0 | China |  South Korea | 3–0 |  Bahrain | 18 | ||||
| 2016 Details |  Kaohsiung | China | 3–2 | Iran | South Korea | 3–2 | Japan | 16 | ||||
| 2018 Details | Riffa | Iran | 3–0 | South Korea | Thailand | 3–1 |  Iraq | 23 | ||||
| 2020 Details | Tehran | Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||||
| 2022 Details | Riffa | Iran | 3–1 | India | South Korea | 3–0 | Thailand | 17 | ||||
| 2024 Details | Surabaya | – | – | TBD | ||||||||
Teams reaching the top four
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third-place | Fourth-place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 7 (1998, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2014, 2018, 2022) | 3 (2004, 2010, 2016) | 2 (2000, 2012) | 1 (1992) |
 South Korea | 6 (1980, 1984, 1986, 1992, 1994, 2004) | 3 (1988, 1998, 2018) | 4 (1990, 2014, 2016, 2022) | 1 (2002) |
 China | 4 (1990, 1996, 2000, 2016) | 4 (1984, 2008, 2012, 2014) | 5 (1986, 1988, 1992, 1994, 2002) | 2 (1998, 2010) |
 Japan | 3 (1988, 2010, 2012) | 5 (1980, 1986, 1990, 1992, 2006) | 2 (1984, 1996) | 4 (1994, 2000, 2004, 2016) |
 India | 3 (1994, 2002, 2022) | 3 (1980, 2006, 2010) | 3 (1996, 2008, 2010) | |
 Chinese Taipei | 1 (1996) | 1 (1998) | 1 (2006) | |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 (2000) | 1 (1984) | ||
| Thailand | 1 (2018) | 2 (1990, 2022) | ||
 Pakistan | 1 (2008) | |||
| Qatar | 1 (2010) | |||
| Indonesia | 2 (1980, 1988) | |||
 North Korea | 1 (1986) | |||
| Bahrain | 1 (2014) | |||
 Iraq | 1 (2018) |
Champions by region
| Federation (Region) | Champion(s) | Number |
|---|---|---|
| EAZVA (East Asia) | South Korea (6), China (4), Japan (3) | 13 titles |
| CAZVA (Central Asia) | Iran (7) | 7 titles |
Hosts
| Times Hosted | Nations | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Iran | 1992, 1998 , 2000, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2012, |
| 3 | Bahrain | 2014, 2018, 2022 |
| Thailand | 1986, 1990, 2010 | |
| 2 | Qatar | 1994, 2004 |
| Indonesia | 1988, 2024 | |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 1984 |
| South Korea | 1980 | |
| Taiwan | 2016 | |
| Vietnam | 1996 |
Medal summary
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 | South Korea | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| 3 | China | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 4 | Japan | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 5 | India | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Qatar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Thailand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 | |
Participating nations
- Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place
- 4th – Fourth place
- • – Did not enter / Did not qualify
- – Hosts
- Q – Qualified for the forthcoming tournament
| Team | 1980 (10) | 1984 (8) | 1986 (15) | 1988 (17) | 1990 (14) | 1992 (13) | 1994 (12) | 1996 (13) | 1998 (12) | 2000 (13) | 2002 (14) | 2004 (19) | 2006 (16) | 2008 (13) | 2010 (16) | 2012 (13) | 2014 (18) | 2016 (16) | 2018 (23) | 2022 (17) | 2024 (16) | Total |
 Afghanistan | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 13th | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
 Australia | 5th | • | 11th | 10th | 8th | 6th | 8th | 8th | 7th | 7th | 9th | 7th | 7th | 5th | 15th | 7th | • | 9th | 7th | 15th | Q | 19 |
| Bahrain | • | 6th | 10th | 6th | • | 10th | • | • | • | 8th | 6th | 18th | 11th | • | • | • | 4th | 15th | 9th | 7th | • | 12 |
 Bangladesh | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 5th | Q | 2 |
| China | • | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 4th | 1st | 3rd | 6th | 5th | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 5th | 6th | Q | 20 |
| Chinese Taipei | • | • | 5th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 9th | 2nd | 3rd | 11th | 7th | 9th | 4th | 9th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 12th | 6th | 14th | Q | 19 |
 Hong Kong | 10th | • | • | 17th | • | • | • | 12th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 17th | 16th | 19th | 16th | • | 7 |
| India | 3rd | 5th | 9th | 7th | 11th | 7th | 2nd | 4th | 5th | 9th | 2nd | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 9th | • | 15th | 2nd | Q | 20 |
| Indonesia | 4th | 7th | 6th | 4th | 6th | 12th | • | • | • | • | • | 14th | 12th | 10th | 9th | • | • | • | • | • | Q | 11 |
| Iran | • | • | • | 11th | 9th | 4th | 6th | 6th | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | Q | 18 |
| Iraq | • | 8th | • | 12th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 13th | • | • | 11th | 4th | 10th | • | 6 |
| Japan | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 6th | 4th | 10th | 4th | 2nd | 7th | 1st | 1st | 5th | 4th | 13th | 13th | Q | 21 |
 Jordan | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 19th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 20th | • | • | 2 |
 Kazakhstan | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10th | 12th | • | • | • | 12th | 11th | 9th | 10th | 8th | 8th | • | • | 8 |
 Kuwait | 9th | • | 12th | • | 12th | 13th | 11th | • | • | • | 13th | 12th | 15th | • | • | • | 18th | • | • | 17th | Q | 11 |
 Macau | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 21st | • | • | 1 |
 Malaysia | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 13th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 23rd | • | • | 2 |
 Maldives | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 13th | 16th | • | 15th | • | 22nd | • | • | 4 |
 Myanmar | • | • | • | • | 7th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
 New Zealand | • | • | • | 16th | 14th | 8th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 14th | • | 14th | • | 17th | • | • | 6 |
| North Korea | • | • | 4th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
 Oman | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10th | • | • | • | • | 8th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
| Pakistan | • | • | • | • | • | 9th | 5th | • | 8th | 6th | 5th | 13th | 9th | 3rd | • | • | • | 13th | 14th | 8th | • | 11 |
 Philippines | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Qatar | • | • | 15th | 14th | • | • | 7th | • | 11th | • | 8th | 3rd | 8th | 8th | 8th | • | 7th | 10th | 12th | 11th | Q | 14 |
| Saudi Arabia | 8th | 4th | 7th | • | 10th | • | 12th | • | • | 2nd | • | 10th | • | • | • | • | 12th | 14th | 16th | 9th | Q | 12 |
 Singapore | 7th | • | 14th | 13th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3 |
| South Korea | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 5th | 2nd | 5th | 4th | 1st | 6th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | Q | 21 |
 Sri Lanka | • | • | 13th | 15th | 13th | 11th | • | 10th | 12th | 13th | • | 17th | 14th | 11th | 10th | 10th | 11th | 7th | 10th | • | • | 15 |
| Thailand | • | • | 8th | 9th | 4th | • | • | 7th | • | • | 12th | 11th | 10th | • | 7th | 8th | 8th | 5th | 3rd | 4th | Q | 14 |
 Turkmenistan | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11th | 13th | 6th | 11th | • | • | 4 |
 United Arab Emirates | 6th | • | • | 8th | • | • | • | • | 9th | • | 11th | 15th | 13th | • | • | • | • | • | 18th | 12th | • | 8 |
 Uzbekistan | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 12th | 16th | • | • | • | • | 2 |
| Vietnam | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 12th | • | • | • | • | • | Q | 3 |
 Yemen | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 14th | 16th | 16th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3 |
Debut of teams
Awards
Best Opposite Spiker
| Tournament | Best Opposite Spiker |
|---|---|
| 2014 Manama | Mohamed Anan |
| 2016 Kaohsiung | Rasoul Aghchehli |
| 2018 Riffa | Ali Abushanan |
| 2022 Riffa | Amir Mohammad Golzadeh |
Best Middle Blockers
| Tournament | Best Middle Blockers |
|---|---|
| 2014 Manama | Sahand Allah Verdian |
| Zhang Zhejia | |
| 2016 Kaohsiung | Ali Asghar Mojarad |
| Tao Zixuan | |
| 2018 Riffa | Soranan Nuampara |
| Mehran Feyz | |
| 2022 Riffa | Dushyan Singh |
| Erfan Norouzi |
Best Libero
| Tournament | Best Libero |
|---|---|
| 2010 Nakhon Pathom | Satoshi Ide |
| 2012 Urmia | Raita Takino |
| 2014 Manama | Lee Sang-uk |
| 2016 Kaohsiung | Oh Eun-ryeol |
| 2018 Riffa | Park Kyeong-min |
| 2022 Riffa | Karthikeyan K |
Former awards
Best Spiker
| Tournament | Best Spiker |
|---|---|
| 1998 Tehran | Mohammad Torkashvand |
| 2002 Tehran | Yuan Zhi |
| 2004 Doha | Mohammad Soleimani |
| 2006 Tehran | Guttikonda Pradeep |
| 2008 Tehran | Dai Qingyao |
| 2010 Nakhon Pathom | Song Jianwei |
| 2012 Urmia | Jin Zhihong |
Best Blocker
| Tournament | Best Blocker |
|---|---|
| 1998 Tehran | Liu Yuyi |
| 2002 Tehran | Davoud Moghbeli |
| 2004 Doha | Jumah Faraj |
| 2006 Tehran | Mohammad Mousavi |
| 2008 Tehran | Alireza Jadidi |
| 2010 Nakhon Pathom | G. R. Vaishnav |
| 2012 Urmia | Dipesh Kumar Sinha |
Best Digger
| Tournament | Best Digger |
|---|---|
| 2004 Doha | Arash Sadeghiani |
| 2006 Tehran | Tomohiko Sakanashi |
| 2008 Tehran | Golmohammad Sakhavi |
See also
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References
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