Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship

Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship

Current season, competition or edition: 2020 Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship
Sport	Volleyball
Founded	1980
Inaugural season
No. of teams	16 (Finals)
Continent	Asia and Oceania (AVC)
Most recent champion(s)	Iran (6th title)
Most titles	Iran (6 titles)   (6 titles)
TV partner(s)	SMMTV
Official website	Asian Volleyball Confederation

The Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship is an international volleyball competition in Asia and Oceania contested by the under 20 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 1980. The tournament doubled as the World Championship qualifiers, where the top two teams qualified for the FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship. The current champion is Iran, which won its sixth title at the 2018 tournament.

The 19 Asian Championship tournaments have been won by four different national teams. Iran have won six times as well as . China, with four titles; and Japan, with three titles.

The 2018 Asian Championship took place in Riffa, Bahrain.

Result summary[]

Year	Host		Final				3rd place match				Teams
			Champions	Score	Runners-up		3rd place	Score	4th place
1980	Seoul			Round-robin	Japan			Round-robin			10
1984	Riyadh				China		Japan				8
1986	Bangkok			3–2	Japan		China	3–1			15
1988	Jakarta		Japan	3–1			China				17
1990	Bangkok		China		Japan						14
1992	Tehran				Japan		China		Iran		13
1994	Doha			Round-robin			China	Round-robin	Japan		12
1996	Ho Chi Minh City		China	Round-robin			Japan	Round-robin			13
1998 Details	Tehran		Iran	Round-robin				Round-robin	China		12
2000 Details	Tehran		China	Round-robin			Iran	Round-robin	Japan		13
2002 Details	Tehran		Iran	3–1			China	3–0			14
2004 Details	Doha			3–1	Iran			3–2	Japan		19
2006 Details	Tehran		Iran	Round-robin	Japan			Round-robin			16
2008 Details	Tehran		Iran	3–1	China			3–0			13
2010 Details	Nakhon Pathom		Japan	3–1	Iran			3–2	China		16
2012 Details	Urmia		Japan	3–0	China		Iran	3–0			13
2014 Details	Manama		Iran	3–0	China			3–0			18
2016 Details	Kaohsiung		China	3–2	Iran			3–2	Japan		16
2018 Details	Riffa		Iran	3–0				3–1			23
2020 Details	Originally scheduled to be held in Tehran, Iran, canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic.
2022	Riffa

Teams reaching the top four[]

Team	Winners	Runners-up	Third-place	Fourth-place
South Korea	6 (, , , , , 2004)	3 (, 1998, 2018)	3 (, 2014, 2016)	1 (2002)
Iran	6 (1998, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2014, 2018)	3 (2004, 2010, 2016)	2 (2000, 2012)	1 ()
China	4 (, , 2000, 2016)	4 (, 2008, 2012, 2014)	5 (, , , , 2002)	2 (1998, 2010)
Japan	3 (, 2010, 2012)	5 (, , , , 2006)	2 (, )	4 (, 2000, 2004, 2016)
India		2 (, 2002)	3 (, 2006, 2010)	3 (, 2008, 2010)
Chinese Taipei		1 ()	1 (1998)	1 (2006)
		1 (2000)		1 ()
Thailand			1 (2018)	1 ()
Pakistan			1 (2008)
Qatar			1 (2010)
Indonesia				2 (, )
North Korea				1 ()
Bahrain				1 (2014)
Iraq				1 (2018)

Champions by region[]

Federation (Region)	Champion(s)	Number
EAZVA (East Asia)	South Korea (6), China (4), Japan (3)	13 titles
CAZVA (Central Asia)	Iran (6)	6 titles

Hosts[]

Times Hosted	Nations	Year(s)
7	Iran	1992, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2012
3	Thailand	1986, 1990, 2010
	Bahrain	2014, 2018, 2022
2	Qatar	1994, 2004
1	South Korea	1980
	Saudi Arabia	1984
	Indonesia	1988
	Vietnam	1996
	Taiwan	2016

Medal summary[]

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	South Korea	6	3	3	12
2	Iran	6	3	2	11
3	China	4	4	5	13
4	Japan	3	5	2	10
5	India	0	2	3	5
6	Chinese Taipei	0	1	1	2
7		0	1	0	1
8	Pakistan	0	0	1	1
	Qatar	0	0	1	1
	Thailand	0	0	1	1
Totals (10 nations)		19	19	19	57

Participating nations[]

Nation									1998	2000	2002	2004	2006	2008	2010	2012	2014	2016	2018	Years
Afghanistan	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	13th	•	•	•	1
Australia	5th	•	11th	10th	8th	6th	8th	8th	7th	7th	9th	7th	7th	5th	15th	7th	•	9th	7th	17
Bahrain	•	6th	10th	6th	•	10th	•	•	•	8th	6th	18th	11th	•	•	•	4th	15th	9th	11
China	���	2nd	3rd	3rd	1st	3rd	3rd	1st	4th	1st	3rd	6th	5th	2nd	4th	2nd	2nd	1st	5th	18
Chinese Taipei	•	•	5th	5th	5th	5th	9th	2nd	3rd	11th	7th	9th	4th	9th	6th	6th	6th	12th	6th	17
Hong Kong	10th	•	•	17th	•	•	•	12th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	17th	16th	19th	6
India	3rd	5th	9th	7th	11th	7th	2nd	4th	5th	9th	2nd	5th	3rd	4th	3rd	4th	9th	•	15th	18
Indonesia	4th	7th	6th	4th	6th	12th	•	•	•	•	•	14th	12th	10th	9th	•	•	•	•	10
Iran	•	•	•	11th	9th	4th	6th	6th	1st	3rd	1st	2nd	1st	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	1st	16
Iraq	•	8th	•	12th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	13th	•	•	11th	4th	5
Japan	2nd	3rd	2nd	1st	2nd	2nd	4th	3rd	6th	4th	10th	4th	2nd	7th	1st	1st	5th	4th	13th	19
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	19th	•	•	•	•	•	•	20th	2
Kazakhstan	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	10th	12th	•	•	•	12th	11th	9th	10th	8th	8th	8
Kuwait	9th	•	12th	•	12th	13th	11th	•	•	•	13th	12th	15th	•	•	•	18th	•	•	9
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	21st	1
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	13th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	23rd	2
Maldives	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	13th	16th	•	15th	•	22nd	4
Myanmar	•	•	•	•	7th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
New Zealand	•	•	•	16th	14th	8th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	14th	•	14th	•	17th	6
North Korea	•	•	4th	•	•	•	•	•	•	10th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	2
	•	•	•	•	•	•	10th	•	•	•	•	8th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	2
Pakistan	•	•	•	•	•	9th	5th	•	8th	6th	5th	13th	9th	3rd	•	•	•	13th	14th	10
Philippines	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	11th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Qatar	•	•	15th	14th	•	•	7th	•	11th	•	8th	3rd	8th	8th	8th	•	7th	10th	12th	12
	8th	4th	7th	•	10th	•	12th	•	•	2nd	•	10th	•	•	•	•	12th	14th	16th	10
Singapore	7th	•	14th	13th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	3
South Korea	1st	1st	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	1st	5th	2nd	5th	4th	1st	6th	6th	5th	5th	3rd	3rd	2nd	19
Sri Lanka	•	•	13th	15th	13th	11th	•	10th	12th	13th	•	17th	14th	11th	10th	10th	11th	7th	10th	15
Thailand	•	•	8th	9th	4th	•	•	7th	•	•	12th	11th	10th	•	7th	8th	8th	5th	3rd	12
Turkmenistan	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	11th	13th	6th	11th	4
United Arab Emirates	6th	•	•	8th	•	•	•	•	9th	•	11th	15th	13th	•	•	•	•	•	18th	7
Uzbekistan	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	12th	16th	•	•	2
Vietnam	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	9th	•	•	•	•	•	•	12th	•	•	•	•	2
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	14th	16th	16th	•	•	•	•	•	•	3
Total	10	8	15	17	14	13	12	13	12	13	14	19	16	13	16	13	18	16	23

Debut of teams[]

Awards[]

Former awards[]

See also[]

• Asian Women's U19 Volleyball Championship
• Asian Men's Volleyball Championship
• Volleyball at the Asian Games
• AVC Cup for Men
• Asian Men's U23 Volleyball Championship
• Asian Boys' U18 Volleyball Championship

References[]

• asianvolleyball.org

External links[]

• Official AVC website