Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol

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Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol
CSV logo.jpg
AbbreviationCSV
Formation1946
TypeSports organisation
HeadquartersBrazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Location
Membership
12 member associations
Official language
Spanish and Portuguese
President
Colombia Rafael Lloreda
Parent organization
FIVB
WebsiteVoleysur.org

Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (CSV) or Portuguese Confederação Sul-americana de Voleibol is the continental governing body for the sport of volleyball in South America. Its headquarters is located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Profile[]

The CSV's origins are still under dispute. Some argue it was founded in Buenos Aires, Argentina on February 12, 1946; some, that it was founded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on July 3 of the same year. Either way, it was formed even before the FIVB itself, and stands as the oldest of all volleyball continental confederations.

Up to now (2004), the CSV has had a total of eight presidents, all but one from national federations with some volleyball tradition at a certain point in history: Brazil, Peru, Argentina, Venezuela and Colombia, which is the exception. Following the election of the current president, Brazilian Mr. Ary Graça Filho, in 2003 the headquarters were relocated from Lima, Peru to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The CSV presides over national volleyball federations located in South America and organizes continental competitions such as the South American Men's Volleyball Championship (first edition, 1951) and the Pan American Games, sometimes in conjunction with the FIVB and with other confederations, notably NORCECA with whom CSV co-organises the Pan-American tournaments. It also takes part in the organization of qualification tournaments for major events such as the Olympic Games or the men's and women's World Championships, and of international competitions hosted by one of its affiliated federations.[1]

Teams[]

Lately, the only national South American federation with expressive results in international competitions is Brazil, which maintains intensive development programs for men's and women's volleyball.

Argentina has some tradition in men's volleyball, but it has shown unmistakable signs of decline: in recent years, Venezuela has been constantly threatening to take its long held position as the second volleyball force of the continent. However, Argentina is still one of the dominant forces in Men's volleyball.

With a silver medal at the Seoul Olympic Games, Peru had a very strong women's volleyball team in the 1980s. Its level of play has nevertheless dropped after the retirement of superstar players like Cecilia Tait, Natalia Málaga, Rosa García and Gabriela Pérez del Solar. Nevertheless, Peru is still a respectively good team, and one of the main forces of the continent.

In recent years, the Junior and Youth categories in both boys and girls categories have started to shine in the CSV; as with their senior teams, Brazil in one of the world main forces in Junior and Youth categories but Argentina and Peru have started to shine in the Boys and Girls category respectively; after the I Youth Olympic Games where Argentinean boys got silver and Peruvian girls took bronze, Argentina claimed the top spot and Peru the third spot at the FIVB World Rankings.[2]

Affiliated federations[]

As of 2020, the following national federations were affiliated to the CSV:

Code Country Federation
ARG  Argentina Federación Argentina de Voleibol
BOL  Bolivia
BRA  Brazil Confederação Brasileira de Voleibol
CHI  Chile
COL  Colombia
ECU  Ecuador
GUF Flag of French Guiana.svg French Guiana
GUY  Guyana
PAR  Paraguay
PER  Peru Federación Peruana de Voleibol
URU  Uruguay
VEN  Venezuela

Tournaments[]

Organised entirely by CSV[]

Male

Female

Current champions[]

Senior
Championship
(M / W)		 U23 Championship
(M / W)		 Junior Championship
(M / W)		 Youth Championship
(M / W)		 Child Championship
(M / W)		 Club Championship
(M / W)
Men  Brazil (2021)  Brazil (2016)  Brazil ()  Brazil ()  Argentina () Brazil Sada Cruzeiro ()
Women  Brazil (2021)  Brazil (2016)  Brazil (2018)  Argentina (2018)  Chile () Brazil Praia Clube ()

Organised alongside NORCECA[]

Male

Female

Current champions[]

Senior Pan-American Cup
(M / W)		 U23 Pan-American Cup
(M / W)		 Junior Pan-American Cup
(M / W)		 Youth Pan-American Cup
(M / W)
Men  Mexico ()  Mexico ()  Cuba (2019)  Cuba (2019)
Women  Dominican Republic (2021)  Dominican Republic ()  Cuba (2019)  Peru (2019)

Beach Tournaments[]

References[]

  1. ^ CSV History (in Spanish)
  2. ^ CSV Affiliated Federations (in Spanish)

External links[]

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