Asian Men's U18 Volleyball Championship
Upcoming season or competition: 2024 Asian Boys' U18 Volleyball Championship | |
| Sport | Volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 |
| First 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 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.
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 summary
Teams reaching the top four
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third-place | Fourth-place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran
|
7 (2001, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) | 2 (2003, 2022) | 1 (2018) | 1 (2017) |
| Japan
|
3 (2017, 2018, 2022) | 3 (1999, 2008, 2014) | 2 (1997, 2012) | |
 South Korea
|
1 (1999) | 5 (1997, 2001, 2005, 2017, 2018) | 1 (2010) | 3 (2007, 2012, 2022) |
 India
|
1 (2003) | 1 (2007) | 3 (2005, 2008, 2022) | 1 (2010) |
 Chinese Taipei
|
1 (1997) | 1 (2001) | 3 (2005, 2014, 2018) | |
 China
|
2 (2010, 2012) | 4 (1999, 2007, 2014, 2017) | 3 (1997, 2003, 2008) | |
 North Korea
|
1 (2003) | 1 (2001) | ||
 Saudi Arabia
|
1 (1999) |
Champions by region
| 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 |
Hosts
| 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 summary
| 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 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
| 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 teams
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Awards
Former awards
Best Scorer
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Best Spiker
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Best Server
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Best Blocker
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Best Receiver
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Best Digger
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See also
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- Women's Asian U18 Volleyball Championship
- Asian Men's Volleyball Championship
- Asian Women's U20 Volleyball Championship
- Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship
External links
Categories:
- Asian Boys' U18 Volleyball Championship
- Asian volleyball championships
- Recurring sporting events established in 1997
- International men's volleyball competitions
- Biennial sporting events
- Asian Volleyball Confederation competitions
- Asian youth sports competitions
- Under-18 volleyball competitions
- 1997 establishments in Asia