Men's Asian U20 Volleyball Championship

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.

Men's Asian U20 Volleyball Championship
Most recent season or competition:
2022 Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship
SportVolleyball
Founded1980
First season1980
No. of teams16 (Finals)
ContinentAsia and Oceania (AVC)
Most recent
champion(s)
 Iran (7th title)
Most titles Iran (7 titles)
TV partner(s)SMMTV
Official websiteAsian 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 edit

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
16

Teams reaching the top four edit

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 edit

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 edit

Times Hosted Nations Year(s)
7   Iran 1992, 1998 , 2000, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2020
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 edit

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Iran73212
2  South Korea63413
3  China44513
4  Japan35210
5  India0336
6  Chinese Taipei0112
7  Saudi Arabia0101
8  Pakistan0011
  Qatar0011
  Thailand0011
Totals (10 entries)20202060

Participating nations edit

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 18
  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 2
  Yemen 14th 16th 16th 3

Debut of teams edit

Awards edit

Former awards edit

See also edit

References edit

External links edit