Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship
| Most recent season or competition: 2022 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship | |
| Formerly | AVC Cup Men's Club Tournament (1999–2002) |
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| Sport | Volleyball |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Administrator | AVC |
| No. of teams | Various |
| Country | AVC members |
| Continent | Asia and Oceania |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Paykan Tehran (8th title) |
| Most titles | Paykan Tehran (8 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | PPTV |
| Official website | Asian Volleyball Confederation |
The Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship, previously the AVC Cup Men's Club Tournament (between 1999–2002), is an annual continental club volleyball competition organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), the sport's continental governing body. The competition was first contested in 1999 in China. It was not held in 2003 and 2020 due to 2002–2004 SARS outbreak and COVID-19 pandemic respectively.
The winner of the Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship qualifies for the FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship.
Paykan Tehran hold the record for most victories, winning the competition eight times. Teams from Iran have won the tournament 16 times, the most for any nation. The current Asian champions are Iran's Paykan Tehran, who defeated Japan's Suntory Sunbirds 3–2 in the final of the 2022 event.
Peace Cup
The competition started as the Peace Cup back in 1989 and the tournament was held annually until 1998. The first six editions hosted by Hiroshima, Japan.
Format
The overview of the competition format in the 2021 tournament was as follows:[1]
- 16 teams competed in the final tournament, including the hosts which were automatically qualified.
- Teams were seeded by the result of 2019 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship, based on a serpentine system.
- The tournament was held in 8 days.
- A team had a maximum 22 team members: 14 players, 6 officials, 1 accompanying referee, and 1 press with FIVB ID.
- Two foreign players would be eligible for participating on each team with a valid International Transfer Certificate.
In addition, the hosting national federation might have an additional team entry only in case of less than 8 participating teams.
Results summary
Performances by club
| Club | Titles | Runners-up | Third place | Years won | Years runners-up | Years third place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paykan Tehran
|
8 | 2 | 2 | 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2022 | 2000, 2004 | 1999, 2015 |
 Daejeon Samsung Fire Bluefangs
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 2000, 2001 | 1999 | — |
| Shahrdari Varamin
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2014, 2019 | — | — |
| Sarmayeh Bank Tehran
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2016, 2017 | — | — |
 Al Arabi
|
1 | 4 | 3 | 2012 | 2010, 2015, 2016, 2021 | 2007, 2009, 2017 |
| Sanam Tehran
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 2004 | 2002 | — |
 Rahat CSKA
|
1 | 1 | 0 | 2005 | 2006 | — |
| Kalleh Mazandaran
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 2013 | — | 2012 |
 Sichuan
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1999 | — | — |
 Taichung Bank
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 2015 | — | — |
| Khatam Ardakan
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 2018 | — | — |
| Foolad Sirjan
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 2021 | — | — |
| Al Rayyan
|
0 | 2 | 1 | — | 2013, 2014 | 2019 |
 Al Hilal
|
0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2007, 2009 | — |
| Rahat Almaty
|
0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2008, 2011 | — |
| Shanghai
|
0 | 1 | 3 | — | 2012 | 2001, 2005, 2011 |
| Atyrau
|
0 | 1 | 2 | — | 2018 | 2002, 2004 |
 Suntory Sunbirds
|
0 | 2 | 1 | — | 2001, 2022 | 2008 |
| Wolf Dogs Nagoya
|
0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2017 | 2016 |
| Panasonic Panthers
|
0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2019 | 2010 |
| Saipa Tehran
|
0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2005 | — |
| Jin Han Wang
|
0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 2000 |
 Jakarta BNI 46
|
0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 2006 |
| Taiwan Power Company
|
0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 2013 |
| Beijing BAIC Motor
|
0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 2014 |
 Wapda
|
0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 2018 |
| Burevestnik Almaty
|
0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 2021 |
| Moghavemat Shahdab Yazd
|
0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 2022 |
Performances by country
| Country | Titles | Runner-up | Third place | Years won | Years runner-up | Years third place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran
|
16 | 4 | 4 | 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 | 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005 | 1999, 2012, 2015, 2022 |
| South Korea
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 2000, 2001 | 1999 | — |
| Qatar
|
1 | 6 | 4 | 2012 | 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021 | 2007, 2009, 2017, 2019 |
| Kazakhstan
|
1 | 4 | 3 | 2005 | 2006, 2008, 2011, 2018 | 2002, 2004, 2021 |
| China
|
1 | 1 | 5 | 1999 | 2012 | 2000, 2001, 2005, 2011, 2014 |
| Chinese Taipei
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 2015 | — | 2013 |
| Japan
|
0 | 4 | 3 | — | 2001, 2017, 2019, 2022 | 2008, 2010, 2016 |
| Saudi Arabia
|
0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2007, 2009 | — |
| Indonesia
|
0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 2006 |
| Pakistan
|
0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 2018 |
Performances by zonal association
| Zonal association | Titles | Runners-up | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAZVA | 17 | 8 | 8 |
| EAZVA | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| WAZVA | 1 | 8 | 4 |
| SEAZVA | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Medals
As of 2022 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran | 16 | 4 | 4 | 24 |
| 2 | South Korea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Qatar | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | China | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 6 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Japan | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 entries) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 | |
MVP by edition
- 1999 – Zhang Xiang (CHN) (Sichuan Fulan)
- 2000 – Kim Se-jin (KOR) (Samsung Fire)
- 2001 – Shin Jin-sik (KOR) (Samsung Fire)
- 2002 – Behnam Mahmoudi (IRI) (Paykan Tehran)
- 2004 – Mohammad Torkashvand (IRI) (Sanam Tehran)
- 2005 –
- 2006 & 2007 – Mohammad Soleimani (IRI) (Paykan Tehran)
- 2008 – Marat Imangaliyev (KAZ) (Almaty)
- 2009 –
Hichem Guemmadi (ALG) (Al-Nasr) - 2010 – Peyman Akbari (IRI) (Paykan Tehran)
- 2011 – Hamzeh Zarini (IRI) (Paykan Tehran)
- 2012 –
Salvador Hidalgo (CUB) (Al-Arabi) - 2013 – Hamzeh Zarini (IRI) (Kalleh Mazandaran)
- 2014 – Shahram Mahmoudi (IRI) (Matin Varamin)
- 2015 – Huang Pei-Hung (TPE) (Taichung Bank)
- 2016 & 2017 – Shahram Mahmoudi (IRI) (Sarmayeh Bank Tehran)
- 2018 – Hamzeh Zarini (IRI) (Khatam Ardakan)
- 2019 – Alireza Jalali (IRI) (Shahrdari Varamin)
- 2021 – Saber Kazemi (IRI) (Foolad Sirjan)
- 2022 – Saeid Marouf (IRI) (Paykan Tehran)
See also
References
- ^ "Regulations – 2021 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship" (PDF). Asian Volleyball Confederation. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Club Sanam crowned kings of Asia". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 30 April 2004. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
- ^ "Paykan of Iran Defend Title at Asian Men's Club Championship". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 9 June 2007. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "Payakan qualifies for FIVB Men's Club World Championship". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 25 June 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "Paykan of Iran book ticket to FIVB World Men's Club Championship". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 14 June 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "Paykan clinch club world champs berth". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 31 July 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "Qatar score historic victory at Asian men's club volleyball championship". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "Kaleh of Iran qualify for FIVB Men's Club World Championship". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 30 April 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "Matin Varamin claim Asian Club Championship title, ticket to FIVB Men's Club Championship". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "Taichung Bank capture maiden Asian Men's Club title". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "Bank Sarmayeh win Asian Men's Club Championship to secure 2017 World Championship berth". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "Sarmayeh Bank underline Asian Men's Club title credentials with scintillating win over Toyota in final showdown". Asian Volleyball Confederation. 7 July 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "Khatam Ardakan of Iran claim 2018 Asian Men's Club Championship title". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "Varamin keep Asian Club title in Iran for fourth year running". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
- ^ "Cancellation and postponement confirmed for 2020 AVC Championships". Asian Volleyball Confederation. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Sirjan Foulad Iranian dominate 2021 Asian Men's Club Championship to secure berth for Club Worlds". Asian Volleyball Confederation. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ "Host's Peykan defend Asian Men's Club Title for Iran after five set thriller against Suntory Sunbirds". Asian Volleyball Confederation. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
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