Men's Asian Club Volleyball Championship
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The Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship, previously the AVC Cup Men's Club Tournament (between 1999 and 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.
Most recent season or competition: 2023 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship | |
Formerly | AVC Cup Men's Club Tournament (1999–2002) |
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Sport | Volleyball |
Founded | 1999; 25 years ago (1999) |
Administrator | AVC |
No. of teams | Various |
Country | AVC members |
Continent | Asia and Oceania |
Most recent champion(s) | Suntory Sunbirds (1st title) |
Most titles | Paykan Tehran (8 titles) |
TV partner(s) | PPTV |
Official website | Asian Volleyball Confederation |
The winner of the Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship qualifies for the FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship.
Paykan Tehran holds 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 Japan's Suntory Sunbirds, who defeated Indonesia's Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi 3–1 in the final of the 2023 event.