Asian Volleyball Confederation

Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC)

AVC Map
Formation 1952
Type Sports organization
Headquarters Bangkok, Thailand
Membership
65 members
Official language
English
President
 Saleh Bin Nasser
Website AsianVolleyball.net

Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) is the continental governing body for the sport of volleyball in Asia and Oceania.

Profile

The Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) was established on May 6, 1952,[1] and since then AVC has become one of the largest continental volleyball associations in the world, with its member federations increasing to 65 from only 12 at the time of its set-up. The first concept of the AVC was launched by the initiative of the late Mr. Nishikawa of Japan on April 1952, and on May 6 of the same year, AVC was officially established with 12 countries participating. The major tasks of AVC at the time were the organization of the men's and women's Asian Championships and the Volleyball Tournaments at the Asian Games.

In 1962, AVC was renamed the Asian Volleyball Federation (AVF) with 20 affiliated national federations after the FIVB Congress held in September 1961 decided to establish the continental zone committee.

The first Congress of the Asian sport Committee (ASC) was held in Tokyo with 22 national federations on October 8, 1964 and Mr. Nishikawa was elected Chairman of the ASC. Due to the revisions of the FIVB Constitution, the ASC was renamed as the Asian Volleyball Confederation. In November 1976 an extraordinary General Assembly was held in Tokyo and elected Mr. Maeda of Japan as AVC President (from 1976-1985) and at the 6th AVC General Assembly Mr. Yasutaka Matsudaira, also from Japan, in November 1985 replaced Mr. Maeda to become AVC President. The two AVC Presidents concentrated their efforts to reorganize and consolidate the AVC organizations and its activities step by step. Asian Senior Men's and Women's Championships, Asian Junior Men's and Women's Championships began to be held on a regular basis; the Board of Administration and the 8 Technical Committees meetings are held annually, and the General Assembly is held every other year.

In 2008, the Asian Volleyball Confederation elected Mr. Saleh Bin Nasser of the Saudi Arabia as its new president. He replaced Mr. Wei Jizhong (Chinese: 魏纪中) of China as the leader of AVC. On 19 June 2008, Mr. Wei Jizhong was elected as the third president in the history of the FIVB during the 31st FIVB World Congress in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The handover of the FIVB presidency took place on 24 August 2008 in Beijing, China.

List of presidents

# Period Nat Name
1 1952-1985[2] Japan Mr. Nishikawa
2 1985-1997 Japan Mr. Y. Matsudaira
3 1997-2001 China Mr. Yuan Weimin
4 2001-2008 China Mr. Jizhong Wei
5 2008-present Saudi Arabia Dr. Saleh A. Bin Nasser

Zones

In the spirit of the FIVB 2001 Plan, AVC was the first to create five Zonal Associations at the 10th General Assembly in December 1993 prior to the FIVB Centennial Congress on September 1994.

Tournaments

Current champions

Men Games Men Cup Men U23 Men U20 Men U18 Boys Club Men
 Japan  Iran  Iran  Iran  China  Iran Iran Sarmayeh Bank Tehran
Women Games Women Cup Women U23 Women U19 Women U17 Girls Club Women
 China  South Korea  China  China  China  Japan Japan NEC Red Rockets

Affiliated federations

The following national federations were affiliated to the AVC:

CodeNationFederation
AFG AfghanistanAfghanistan Volleyball Association
ASM American SamoaAmerican Samoa Volleyball Association
AUS AustraliaAustralian Volleyball Federation
BGD BangladeshBangladesh Volleyball Federation
BTN BhutanBhutan Volleyball Federation
BHR BahrainBahrain Volleyball Association
BRN BruneiBrunei Amateur Volleyball Association
CAM CambodiaCambodia Volleyball Federation
CHN ChinaChinese Volleyball Association
COK Cook IslandsCook Islands Volleyball Association
FJI FijiFiji Volleyball Federation
FSM Federated States of MicronesiaFederated States of Micronesia Volleyball Association
GUM GuamGuam Volleyball Federation
HKG Hong KongVolleyball Association of Hong Kong, China
INA IndonesiaThe National Volleyball Federation of Indonesia
IND IndiaVolleyball Federation of India
IRI IranIslamic Republic of Iran Volleyball Federation
IRQ IraqIraq Center Volleyball Federation (Sospesa)
JOR JordanJordan Volleyball Federation
JPN JapanJapan Volleyball Association
KAZ KazakhstanVolleyball Federation of Republic of Kazakhstan
KGZ KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan Volleyball Federation
KIR KiribatiKiribati Volleyball Federation
KOR South KoreaKorea Volleyball Association
KSA Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia Volleyball Federation
KUW KuwaitKuwait Volleyball Association
LAO LaosLao Volleyball Federation
LBN LebanonLebanese Volleyball Federation
MAC MacauAmateur Volleyball Association of Macau
MAS MalaysiaMalaysia Amateur Volleyball Association
MDV MaldivesVolleyball Association of Maldives
MGL MongoliaVolleyball Federation of Mongolia
MHL Marshall IslandsRepublic of the Marshall Islands Volleyball Federation
MYA MyanmarMyanmar Volleyball Federation
NEP   NepalNepal Volleyball Association
NIU NiueNiue Island Volleyball Association
NRU NauruNauru Volleyball Association
NZL New ZealandVolleyball New Zealand
OMN OmanOman Volleyball Association
PAK PakistanPakistan Volleyball Federation
PLW PalauPalau Amateur Volleyball Association
PHI PhilippinesLarong Volleyball sa Pilipinas
PSE PalestinePalestine Volleyball Association
PNG Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea Amateur Volleyball Federation
PRK North KoreaThe Volleyball Association of the D.P.R. Korea
QAT QatarQatar Volleyball Association
MNP Northern Mariana IslandsNorthern Mariana Islands Volleyball Association
WSM SamoaWestern Samoa Volleyball Association
SIN SingaporeVolleyball Association of Singapore
SLM Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands Volleyball Federation
SRI Sri LankaSri Lanka Volleyball Federation
SYR SyriaSyrian Arab Volleyball Federation
PLY French PolynesiaVolleyball Federation of Tahiti
TON TongaTonga National Volleyball Association
THA ThailandThailand Volleyball Association
TJK TajikistanVolleyball Federation of Tajikistan
TLS Timor-Leste Federação de Voleibol do Timor-Leste
TKM TurkmenistanTurkmenistan Volleyball Federation
TPEChinese TaipeiChinese Taipei Volleyball Association
TUV TuvaluFederation De Volleyball De Tuvalu
UAE United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates Volleyball Association
UZB UzbekistanUzbekistan Volleyball Federation
VUT VanuatuVanuatu Amateur Volleyball
VIE VietnamVolleyball Federation of Vietnam
YMN YemenYemen Volleyball Association

See also

References

  1. ↑ "AVC History". asianvolleyball.net. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  2. ↑ http://asianvolleyball.net/boxes/avc-history/
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