Central Asian Volleyball Association

The Central Asian Volleyball Association (CAVA) is one of five zonal associations of governance in volleyball within the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC). It governs indoor volleyball and beach volleyball in Central Asia and South Asia. CAVA was formed in 10th AVC General Assembly in 1993.^[3][4] CAVA consists of 14 national federation members which are full members with the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). All of them also represent the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of their respective countries and dependent territories, allowing them to participate in the Olympic Games.^[5]

Central Asian Volleyball Association

Abbreviation	CAVA
Formation	December 1993; 31 years ago[1][2]
Type	Volleyball organisation
Headquarters	Malé, Maldives
Region	Central Asia and South Asia
Membership	14 national federations
Official languages	English
President	Mohamed Latheef
Parent organization	Asian Volleyball Confederation

CAVA consists of the national volleyball federations of Central Asia and South Asia and run zonal championships including the CAVA Asian Men's Nations League and CAVA Asian Women's Nations League. It also promotes regional volleyball, supports the creation of national federations affiliated with FIVB, ensures compliance with FIVB regulations, plans annual activities, and reports competition results to the FIVB and confederations.^[6]

The current president, Mohamed Latheef, former president of the Volleyball Association of Maldives, was elected as CAVA's president for the 2024–2028 term in Bangkok, Thailand, in February 2024.^[7][8][9] His election also secured him the position of vice-president within the continental governing body, AVC.^[10]

National federations

The Central Asian Volleyball Association has 14 national federations.^[11][12]

Code	Federation	National teams	Founded	FIVB affiliation	AVC affiliation	IOC member
AFG	Afghanistan	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17				Yes
BAN	Bangladesh	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17	1973			Yes
BHU	Bhutan	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17				Yes
IND	India	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17	1951			Yes
IRI	Iran	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17	1945	1959		Yes
KAZ	Kazakhstan	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17	1992			Yes
KGZ	Kyrgyzstan	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17				Yes
MDV	Maldives	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17				Yes
NEP	Nepal	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17	1976			Yes
PAK	Pakistan	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17	1955			Yes
SRI	Sri Lanka	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17	1951			Yes
TJK	Tajikistan	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17				Yes
TKM	Turkmenistan	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17				Yes
UZB	Uzbekistan	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17				Yes

Competitions

National teams: CAVA Men's Volleyball Nations League CAVA Women's Volleyball Nations League CAVA Men's Volleyball Challenge Cup CAVA Women's Volleyball Challenge Cup Central Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship Central Asian Women's U20 Volleyball Championship Central Asian Men's U18 Volleyball Championship Central Asian Women's U18 Volleyball Championship Beach volleyball: Central Asian Beach Volleyball Championships Co-sanctioned (South Asia Olympic Council): South Asian Games Volleyball Tournament South Asian Games Beach Volleyball Tournament Clubs: Central Asian Men's Volleyball Club Championship Central Asian Women's Volleyball Club Championship

Defunct National teams: South Asian Beach Games Beach Volleyball Tournament (co-sanctioned with the South Asia Olympic Council)

Current title holders

Indoor Volleyball

Competition	Champions	Runners-up	3rd place	Ref.
National teams (men)
CAVA Volleyball Nations League (2025)	Iran	India	Pakistan	[13]
CAVA Volleyball Challenge Cup (2024)	Kyrgyzstan	Uzbekistan	Turkmenistan	[14]
South Asian Games (2019)	India	Pakistan	Sri Lanka
CAVA U20 Volleyball Championship (2024)	Uzbekistan	Nepal	Turkmenistan
CAVA U18 Volleyball Championship (2024)	Pakistan	Iran	Kazakhstan	[15]
National teams (women)
CAVA Volleyball Nations League (2024)	India	Nepal	Iran	[16]
CAVA Volleyball Challenge Cup (2024)	Kyrgyzstan	Maldives	Tajikistan	[17]
South Asian Games (2019)	India	Nepal	Sri Lanka
CAVA U20 Volleyball Championship (2024)	Kyrgyzstan	Sri Lanka	Nepal	[18]
CAVA U18 Volleyball Championship (2024)	Iran	Kazakhstan	Uzbekistan	[19]
Club teams (men)
CAVA Club Volleyball Championship (2024)	Calicut Heroes	Help Nepal Sports Club	Iran Club	[20]
Club teams (women)
CAVA Club Volleyball Championship (2024)	NPC V.C.	Humo V.C.	Wamco V.C.	[21]

Beach volleyball

Competition	Champions	Runners-up	3rd place	Ref.
National teams (men)
CAVA Beach Volleyball Championships (2024)	Maldives Naseem Adam Ismail Sajid	Nepal Man Bahadur Shrestha Dil Bahadur Sunar	Tajikistan Ismoilov Fakhridin Davlatmamadov Raim	[22][23]
National teams (women)
CAVA Beach Volleyball Championships (2024)	Nepal Kamala Pun Manisha Chaudhary	Uzbekistan Jalolova Mukhlisakhon Olimova Malikabonu	Uzbekistan Askarova Zamigora Nurmatova Dinorakhon	[22]

CAVA Beach Volleyball Tour

Events

2024

1. 1st U16 Boys and Girls - UZB
2. 1st U18 Boys and Girls - UZB

2025

Source:^[24][25]

Beach

1. CAVA Beach Volleyball Championships (Men / Women)  Sri Lanka Jan
2. Beach U21 (Men / Women)  Maldives June
3. Beach Challenge Cup (Men / Women)  Bhutan July
4. Beach Nations League (Men / Women)  Maldives
5. Beach Clubs (Men / Women)  Maldives

Indoor

1. U16 Men  Uzbekistan June (2nd)
2. U19 Men  Uzbekistan June (2nd)
3. U16 Women  Tajikistan July
4. Champions League Men Clubs  Maldives July
5. Nations League Men August
6. Nations Cup Women  Maldives September
7. Nations Cup Men  Bangladesh October
8. Nations League Women  Nepal October
9. U19 Women  Sri Lanka November
10. CISM  Uzbekistan November
11. FISU  Uzbekistan November
12. Champions League Women Clubs  Nepal December

See also

• Eastern Asian Volleyball Association
• Oceania Zonal Volleyball Association
• Southeast Asian Volleyball Association
• West Asian Volleyball Association