Asian Boys' U18 Volleyball Championship
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The Asian Boys' U18 Volleyball Championship, formerly known as the Asian Boys' U19 Volleyball Championship, is an international volleyball competition in Asia and Oceania contested by the under 19 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 1997. The top four teams qualified for the FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship. The current champion is Japan, which won its third title at the 2022 tournament.
| Most recent season or competition: 2022 Asian Boys' U18 Volleyball Championship | |
| Sport | Volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 |
| Inaugural season | 1997 |
| No. of teams | 16 (Finals) |
| Continent | Asia and Oceania (AVC) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Japan (3rd title) |
| Most titles |  Iran (7 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | SMMTV |
| Official website | Asian Volleyball Confederation |
The 13 Asian Championship tournaments have been won by five different national teams. Iran have won seven times and Japan have won three times. The other Asian Championship winners are Chinese Taipei, South Korea and India, with one title each.
The 2022 Asian Championship took place in Tehran, Iran.
Result summaryEdit
Teams reaching the top fourEdit
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third-place | Fourth-place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran
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7 (2001, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) | 2 (2003, 2022) | 1 (2018) | 1 (2017) |
| Japan
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3 (2017, 2018, 2022) | 3 (1999, 2008, 2014) | 2 (1997, 2012) | |
 South Korea
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1 (1999) | 5 (1997, 2001, 2005, 2017, 2018) | 1 (2010) | 3 (2007, 2012, 2022) |
 India
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1 (2003) | 1 (2007) | 3 (2005, 2008, 2022) | 1 (2010) |
 Chinese Taipei
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1 (1997) | 1 (2001) | 3 (2005, 2014, 2018) | |
 China
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2 (2010, 2012) | 4 (1999, 2007, 2014, 2017) | 3 (1997, 2003, 2008) | |
 North Korea
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1 (2003) | 1 (2001) | ||
 Saudi Arabia
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1 (1999) |
Champions by regionEdit
| Federation (Region) | Champion(s) | Number |
|---|---|---|
| CAZVA (Central Asia) | Iran (7), India (1) | 8 titles |
| EAZVA (East Asia) | Japan (3), Chinese Taipei (1), South Korea (1) | 5 titles |
HostsEdit
| Times Hosted | Nations | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Iran |
2001, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2018, |
| 2 |  Sri Lanka |
2008, 2014 |
| 1 |  Taiwan |
1999 |
| India |
2003 | |
 Malaysia |
2007 | |
 Myanmar |
2017 | |
 Philippines |
1997 |
Medal summaryEdit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | South Korea | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | India | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | China | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | North Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 | |
Participating nationsEdit
- 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
| Nation |  1997 (8) |
1999 (8) |
2001 (10) |
2003 (9) |
2005 (8) |
2007 (11) |
2008 (11) |
2010 (10) |
2012 (11) |
2014 (15) |
2017 (11) |
2018 (17) |
2022 (8) |
Total |
 Australia |
6th | 7th | 10th | 6th | 8th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 9th | 8th | 7th | 8th | • | 12 |
 Bahrain |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9th | • | • | • | 1 |
 Bangladesh |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10th | • | • | 1 |
| China |
4th | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 6th | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 6th | 5th | 13 |
| Chinese Taipei |
1st | 5th | 3rd | 8th | 4th | 6th | 5th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 4th | 6th | 13 |
 Hong Kong |
• | • | • | • | • | 11th | • | • | • | 13th | 11th | 17th | • | 4 |
| India |
• | • | 7th | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 7th | 7th | • | 7th | 3rd | 10 |
| Iran |
• | • | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | '1st | 1st | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 11 |
| Japan |
3rd | 2nd | 6th | • | 5th | 5th | 2nd | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 12 |
 Kazakhstan |
• | • | • | • | • | • | 9th | 10th | 10th | 9th | • | 12th | × | 5 |
 Kuwait |
• | • | • | • | • | • | 10th | • | • | • | • | • | 8th | 2 |
| Malaysia |
• | • | • | • | • | 8th | • | • | • | • | • | 10th | • | 2 |
 Maldives |
• | • | • | • | • | • | 11t | • | • | 14th | • | • | • | 2 |
| Myanmar |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8th | • | • | 1 |
 New Zealand |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 14th | • | 1 |
| North Korea |
• | • | 4th | 3rd | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
 Oman |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 13th | • | 1 |
 Pakistan |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11th | • | 1 |
| Philippines |
8th | 8th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
 Qatar |
• | • | 8th | 7th | • | • | • | • | • | 15th | • | 16th | • | 4 |
| Saudi Arabia |
• | 4th | 9th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11th | • | • | • | 3 |
| South Korea |
2nd | 1st | 2nd | 9th | 2nd | 4th | • | 3rd | 4th | 6th | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 12 |
| Sri Lanka |
• | • | • | • | • | 10th | 7th | 8th | 6th | 5th | 9th | 9th | • | 7 |
 Thailand |
5th | 6th | • | 5th | 7th | 9th | 6th | 7th | 8th | • | 6th | 5th | 7th | 11 |
 Turkmenistan |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11th | 12th | • | 15th | • | 3 |
 United Arab Emirates |
7th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
Debut of teamsEdit
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AwardsEdit
Former awardsEdit
Best ScorerEdit
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Best SpikerEdit
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Best ServerEdit
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Best BlockerEdit
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Best ReceiverEdit
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Best DiggerEdit
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