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AVC Men's Volleyball Nations Cup

{{Short description|Indoor volleyball competition for men's national teams}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}

{{Infobox sports league

| title = AVC Men's Volleyball Nations Cup

| current_season =

| last_season =

| upcoming_season = 2025 AVC Men's Volleyball Nations Cup

| logo =

| pixels =

| sport = Volleyball

| founded = {{Start date and age|2018}}

| inaugural = 2018

| teams = 12

| continent = Asia and Oceania (AVC)

| champion = {{vb|QAT}}
(1st title)

| most_champs = {{vb|IRQ}}
{{vb|KGZ}}
{{vb|QAT}}
{{vb|THA}}
(1 title each)

| TV = Volleyball TV {{small|(Global)}}

| website = {{URL|https://asianvolleyball.net}}

}}

The AVC Men's Volleyball Nations Cup (previously known as the AVC Men's Challenge Cup), is an annual international volleyball competition in Asia and Oceania contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), one of the sport's continent governing body.

From 2023 to 2024, the winner will qualify for the FIVB Challenger Cup.

This event should not be confused with the other, more prestigious continental competition for Asian national volleyball teams, the Asian Volleyball Championship and the Asian Volleyball Cup.

The four AVC Men's Nations Cup tournaments has been won by four different national teams. Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Qatar and Thailand have won once each.

History

Originally, the tournament was awarded every two years beginning 2018. This tournament was initially set up to serve as a qualifier to the Men's Asian Volleyball Cup, which served as the tournament for the top teams of the AVC. The champions were Iraq in the 2018 edition{{cite web |title=Iraq Reign Supreme in 1st AVC Men's Challenge Cup |url=https://asianvolleyball.net/old-2018/2018/09/iraq-reign-supreme-in-1st-avc-mens-challenge-cup/ |website=AVC |access-date=25 June 2023 |language=en |date=22 September 2018 |archive-date=20 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120145840/https://asianvolleyball.net/old-2018/2018/09/iraq-reign-supreme-in-1st-avc-mens-challenge-cup/ |url-status=live }} and Kyrgyzstan in the 2022 edition.{{cite web |author=Preechachan |title=Kyrgyzstan Capture Maiden AVC Men's Challenge Cup Title on Home Soil after Comeback 3-2 Win against Saudi Arabia |url=https://asianvolleyball.net/new/kyrgyzstan-capture-maiden-avc-mens-challenge-cup-title-on-home-soil-after-comeback-3-2-win-against-saudi-arabia/ |website=AVC |access-date=25 June 2023 |language=en |date=3 September 2022 |archive-date=23 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023170840/https://asianvolleyball.net/new/kyrgyzstan-capture-maiden-avc-mens-challenge-cup-title-on-home-soil-after-comeback-3-2-win-against-saudi-arabia/ |url-status=live }} Both teams defeated Saudi Arabia in a tie-break final.

From 2023 to 2024, the AVC Challenge Cup has reformed from being held biennially to annually as it serve as a qualifier for the FIVB Challenger Cup.{{Cite web |author=Edria Liang |date=16 June 2023 |script-title=zh:中華女排出戰亞洲挑戰盃 賽程、名單一次看 |trans-title=Chinese women's volleyball team Asian Challenge Cup schedule and list |url=https://volsports.co/blog/2023/06/16/tw-3/ |access-date=17 June 2023 |website=VOL Sports |language=zh-TW |archive-date=17 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617065213/https://volsports.co/blog/2023/06/16/tw-3/ |url-status=live }} Thailand were the champions in the 2023 edition after defeating Bahrain in the straight-sets final.{{Cite web |last=Preechachan |date=16 July 2023 |title=Thailand capture AVC Challenge Cup and final berth in FIVB Volleyball Challenger Cup in Qatar |url=https://asianvolleyball.net/new/thailand-capture-avc-challenge-cup-and-final-berth-in-fivb-volleyball-challenger-cup-in-qatar/ |access-date=16 July 2023 |website=AVC |language=en-US |archive-date=16 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230716030005/https://asianvolleyball.net/new/thailand-capture-avc-challenge-cup-and-final-berth-in-fivb-volleyball-challenger-cup-in-qatar/ |url-status=live }} Qatar won the 2024 edition after a straight-sets victory over Pakistan in the final.{{cite web |author=Preechachan |title=Qatar crowned 2024 AVC Challenge Cup champions, secure FIVB Challenger Cup berth |url=https://asianvolleyball.net/new/qatar-crowned-2024-avc-challenge-cup-champions-secure-fivb-challenger-cup-berth/ |access-date=10 June 2024 |website=AVC |date=10 June 2024}}

Starting in 2025, the tournament is rebranded and will be known as the AVC Men's Volleyball Nations Cup. With the new format of the Nations League and the abolishment of the Challenger Cup, this tournament will be served as an annual competition for teams not participating in the VNL to earn world ranking points to increase their place in the FIVB Senior World Rankings, and possibly qualify to the future editions of the VNL. Furthermore, the champions of this tournament will qualify for the Asian Men's Volleyball Championship, starting on the 2026 edition.{{cite web |author=Preechachan |title=Vietnam and Bahrain confirmed to host respective AVC Women’s and Men’s Nations Cup in June

|url=https://asianvolleyball.net/new/vietnam-and-bahrain-confirmed-to-host-respective-avc-womens-and-mens-nations-cup-in-june/ |access-date=15 April 2025 |website=AVC |date=15 April 2025}}

Results summary

class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width:100%; text-align:center;"
bgcolor=#c1d8ff

!rowspan=2 width=6%|Year

!rowspan=2 width=12%|Hosts

!width=1% rowspan=8 bgcolor=#ffffff|

!colspan=3|Final

!width=1% rowspan=3 bgcolor=#ffffff|

!colspan=3|3rd place match

!width=1% rowspan=3 bgcolor=#ffffff|

!rowspan=2 width=5%|Teams

bgcolor=#efefef

!width=14%|Champions

!width=9%|Score

!width=14%|Runners-up

!width=14%|3rd place

!width=9%|Score

!width=14%|4th place

2018
Details

|{{flagicon|SRI}}
Colombo

|{{vb-big|IRQ}}

|3–2

|{{vb-big|KSA}}

|{{vb-big|SRI}}

|3–0

|{{vb-big|BAN}}

|8

bgcolor=#e8e8f0

|2020

|{{flagicon|KGZ}}
Cholpon-Ata

|colspan=10|Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic

2022
Details

|{{flagicon|KGZ}}
Cholpon-Ata

|{{vb-big|KGZ}}

|3–2

|{{vb-big|KSA}}

!width=1% rowspan=10 bgcolor=#ffffff|

|{{vb-big|UZB}}

|3–2

|{{vb-big|MGL}}

!width=1% rowspan=10 bgcolor=#ffffff|

|4

bgcolor=#e8e8f0

|2023
Details

|{{flagicon|TWN}}
Taipei

|{{vb-big|THA}}

|3–0

|{{vb-big|BHR}}

|{{vb-big|KOR}}

|3–1

|{{vb-big|VIE}}

|15

2024
Details

|{{flagicon|BHR}}
Isa Town

|{{vb-big|QAT}}

|3–0

|{{vb-big|PAK}}

|{{vb-big|KOR}}

|3–1

|{{vb-big|KAZ}}

|12

bgcolor=#e8e8f0

|2025
Details

|{{flagicon|BHR}}
Manama

|

|

|

|

|

|

|12

= Teams reaching the top four =

class="wikitable"
style="width:20%"|Team

!style="width:20%"|Champions

!style="width:20%"|Runners-up

!style="width:20%"|3rd place

!style="width:20%"|4th place

{{vb|IRQ}}

|style=background:gold|1 (2018)

|

|

|

{{vb|KGZ}}

|style=background:gold|1 (2022)

|

|

|

{{vb|THA}}

|style=background:gold|1 (2023)

|

|

|

{{vb|QAT}}

|style=background:gold|1 (2024)

|

|

|

{{vb|KSA}}

|

|2 (2018, 2022)

|

|

{{vb|BHR}}

|

|1 (2023)

|

|

{{vb|PAK}}

|

|1 (2024)

|

|

{{vb|KOR}}

|

|

|2 (2023, 2024)

|

{{vb|SRI}}

|

|

|1 (2018)

|

{{vb|UZB}}

|

|

|1 (2022)

|

{{vb|BAN}}

|

|

|

|1 (2018)

{{vb|MGL}}

|

|

|

|1 (2022)

{{vb|VIE}}

|

|

|

|1 (2023)

{{vb|KAZ}}

|

|

|

|1 (2024)

= Champions by region =

class="wikitable"

!Federation (region)

!Champions

!Number

WAVA (West Asia)

|{{vb|IRQ}} (1), {{vb|QAT}} (1)

|2 titles

CAVA (Central Asia)

|{{vb|KGZ}} (1)

|1 title

SAVA (Southeast Asia)

|{{vb|THA}} (1)

|1 title

Hosts

List of hosts by number of challenge cups hosted.

class="wikitable"
NumberNationsYear(s)
style="text-align:center;"|2{{BHR}}2024, 2025
rowspan=4 style="text-align:center;"|1{{SRI}}2018
|{{KGZ}}2022
{{TWN}}2023

Medal summary

{{Medals table

| caption =

| host =

| flag_template = vb

| event =

| team =

| gold_IRQ = 1 | silver_IRQ = 0 | bronze_IRQ = 0

| gold_KGZ = 1 | silver_KGZ = 0 | bronze_KGZ = 0

| gold_THA = 1 | silver_THA = 0 | bronze_THA = 0

| gold_QAT = 1 | silver_QAT = 0 | bronze_QAT = 0

| gold_KSA = 0 | silver_KSA = 2 | bronze_KSA = 0

| gold_BHR = 0 | silver_BHR = 1 | bronze_BHR = 0

| gold_PAK = 0 | silver_PAK = 1 | bronze_PAK = 0

| gold_KOR = 0 | silver_KOR = 0 | bronze_KOR = 2

| gold_SRI = 0 | silver_SRI = 0 | bronze_SRI = 1

| gold_UZB = 0 | silver_UZB = 0 | bronze_UZB = 1

}}

Participating nations

;Legend

  • {{bg|gold|1st}} – Champions
  • {{bg|silver|2nd}} – Runners-up
  • {{bg|#cc9966|3rd}} – Third place
  • {{bg|#9acdff|4th}} – Fourth place
  • {{border|width=1px|color=gray| • }} – Did not enter / Did not qualify
  • {{border|width=3px|color=red|  }} – Hosts
  • Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament

class="wikitable shortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
Team

|{{flagicon|SRI}}
2018
(8)

|{{flagicon|KGZ}}
2022
(4)

|{{flagicon|TWN}}
2023
(15)

|{{flagicon|BHR}}
2024
(12)

|{{flagicon|BHR}}
2025
(12)

|Total

bgcolor=#ffffff

|align=left|{{vb|AUS}}

|•

•5th8thQ

|3

bgcolor=#e8e8f0

|align=left|{{vb|BHR}}

|•

•bgcolor="silver"|2ndstyle="border:3px solid red"|7thstyle="border:3px solid red"|Q

|3

bgcolor=#ffffff

|align=left|{{vb|BAN}}

|bgcolor="9acdff"|4th

••••

|1

bgcolor=#e8e8f0

|align=left|{{vb|CHN}}

|•

••5th•

|1

bgcolor=#ffffff

|align=left|{{vb|TPE}}

|•

•style="border:3px solid red"|9th12thQ

|3

bgcolor=#e8e8f0

|align=left|{{vb|HKG}}

|6th

•11th••

|2

bgcolor=#ffffff

|align=left|{{vb|IND}}

|•

•15th••

|1

bgcolor=#e8e8f0

|align=left|{{vb|INA}}

|•

•6th11thQ

|3

bgcolor=#ffffff

|align=left|{{vb|IRQ}}

|bgcolor="gold"|1st

••••

|1

bgcolor=#e8e8f0

|align=left|{{vb|KAZ}}

|•

•7thbgcolor="9acdff"|4thQ

|3

bgcolor=#ffffff

|align=left|{{vb|KGZ}}

|•

style="border:3px solid red" bgcolor="gold"|1st•••

|1

bgcolor=#e8e8f0

|align=left|{{vb|MAC}}

|•

•12th••

|1

bgcolor=#ffffff

|align=left|{{vb|MAS}}

|7th

••••

|1

bgcolor=#e8e8f0

|align=left|{{vb|MGL}}

|8th

bgcolor="9acdff"|4th8th••

|3

bgcolor=#ffffff

|align=left|{{vb|NZL}}

|•

•••Q

|1

bgcolor=#e8e8f0

|align=left|{{vb|PAK}}

|•

••bgcolor="silver"|2ndQ

|2

bgcolor=#ffffff

|align=left|{{vb|PHI}}

|•

•10th10thQ

|3

bgcolor=#e8e8f0

|align=left|{{vb|QAT}}

|•

••bgcolor="gold"|1stQ

|2

bgcolor=#ffffff

|align=left|{{vb|KSA}}

|bgcolor="silver"|2nd

bgcolor="silver"|2nd14th••

|3

bgcolor=#e8e8f0

|align=left|{{vb|KOR}}

|•

•bgcolor="cc9966"|3rdbgcolor="cc9966"|3rdQ

|3

bgcolor=#ffffff

|align=left|{{vb|SRI}}

|style="border:3px solid red" bgcolor="cc9966"|3rd

•13th••

|2

bgcolor=#e8e8f0

|align=left|{{vb|THA}}

|•

•bgcolor="gold"|1st9thQ

|3

bgcolor=#ffffff

|align=left|{{vb|UAE}}

|5th

••••

|1

bgcolor=#e8e8f0

|align=left|{{vb|UZB}}

|•

bgcolor="cc9966"|3rd•••

|1

bgcolor=#ffffff

|align=left|{{vb|VIE}}

|•

•bgcolor="9acdff"|4th6thQ

|3

= Debut of teams =

class="wikitable"
Year

!Debutants

!Total

rowspan=8|2018

|{{vb|BAN}}

|rowspan=8 align=center|8

{{vb|HKG}}
{{vb|IRQ}}
{{vb|MAS}}
{{vb|MGL}}
{{vb|KSA}}
{{vb|SRI}}
{{vb|UAE}}
rowspan=2|2022

|{{vb|KGZ}}

|rowspan=2 align=center|2

{{vb|UZB}}
rowspan=11|2023

|{{vb|AUS}}

|rowspan=11 align=center|11

{{vb|BHR}}
{{vb|TPE}}
{{vb|IND}}
{{vb|INA}}
{{vb|KAZ}}
{{vb|MAC}}
{{vb|PHI}}
{{vb|KOR}}
{{vb|THA}}
{{vb|VIE}}
rowspan=3|2024

|{{vb|CHN}}

|rowspan=3 align=center|3

{{vb|PAK}}
{{vb|QAT}}
2025

|{{vb|NZL}}

|align=center|1

Awards

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

class=wikitable style="width: 300px;"
style="width: 20%;"|Year

!style="width: 80%;"|Most Valuable Player

align=center|2018

|{{vbicon|KSA}} Ahmed Albakheet

align=center|2022

|{{vbicon|KGZ}} Onolbek Kanybek Uulu

align=center|2023

|{{vbicon|THA}} Anurak Phanram

align=center|2024

|{{vbicon|QAT}} Renan Ribeiro

align=center|2025

|{{vbicon|unknown}}

{{col-2}}

class="wikitable" style="width: 300px;"
style="width: 20%;"|Year

!style="width: 80%;"|Best Setter

align=center|2018

|{{vbicon|IRQ}} Mustafa Haneed Jabbar

align=center|2022

|{{vbicon|KGZ}} Medetbek Ergesh Uulu

align=center|2023

|{{vbicon|KOR}} Hwang Taek-eui

align=center|2024

|{{vbicon|QAT}} Borislav Georgiev

align=center|2025

|{{vbicon|unknown}}

{{col-end}}

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

class="wikitable" style="width: 300px;"
style="width: 20%;"|Year

!style="width: 80%;"|Best Outside Spikers

align=center rowspan=2|2018

|{{vbicon|SRI}} Deepthi Romesh

{{vbicon|BAN}} Horosit Biswas
align=center rowspan=2|2022

|{{vbicon|KSA}} Omar Alnajrani

{{vbicon|KSA}} Ahmed Albakheet
align=center rowspan=2|2023

|{{vbicon|THA}} Anut Promchan

{{vbicon|BHR}} Mohamed Abdulla Yaqoob
align=center rowspan=2|2024

|{{vbicon|QAT}} Raimi Wadidie

{{vbicon|KOR}} Kim Ji-han
align=center rowspan=2|2025

|{{vbicon|unknown}}

{{vbicon|unknown}}

{{col-2}}

class="wikitable" style="width: 300px;"
style="width: 20%;"|Year

!style="width: 80%;"|Best Middle Blockers

align=center rowspan=2|2018

|{{vbicon|KSA}} Ibrahim Majrashi

{{vbicon|IRQ}} Islam Sachit Challab
align=center rowspan=2|2022

|{{vbicon|UZB}} Azizbek Kurchkorov

{{vbicon|KSA}} Ibrahim Majrashi
align=center rowspan=2|2023

|{{vbicon|THA}} Kissada Nilsawai

{{vbicon|KOR}} Kim Min-jae
align=center rowspan=2|2024

|{{vbicon|QAT}} Ibrahim Ibrahim

{{vbicon|PAK}} Musawer Khan
align=center rowspan=2|2025

|{{vbicon|unknown}}

{{vbicon|unknown}}

{{col-end}}

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

class="wikitable" style="width: 300px;"
style="width: 20%;"|Year

!style="width: 80%;"|Best Opposite Spiker

align=center|2018

|{{vbicon|IRQ}} Hussain Nameer Shamil

align=center|2022

|{{vbicon|KGZ}} Omurbek Zhunusov

align=center|2023

|{{vbicon|BHR}} Ali Khamis

align=center|2024

|{{vbicon|PAK}} Murad Khan

align=center|2025

|{{vbicon|unknown}}

{{col-2}}

class="wikitable" style="width: 300px;"
style="width: 20%;"|Year

!style="width: 80%;"|Best Libero

align=center|2018

|{{vbicon|SRI}} Lakmal Wijesekara

align=center|2022

|{{vbicon|KGZ}} Kutmanbek Absatarov

align=center|2023

|{{vbicon|BHR}} Ayman Haroon

align=center|2024

|{{vbicon|PAK}} Nasir Ali

align=center|2025

|{{vbicon|unknown}}

{{col-end}}

See also

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • [https://asianvolleyball.net/ Asian Volleyball Confederation] – official website

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