Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship
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.
Current season, competition or edition: 2020 Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship | |
| Sport | Volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1980 |
| Inaugural season | 1980 |
| No. of teams | 16 (Finals) |
| Continent | Asia and Oceania (AVC) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Iran (6th title) |
| Most titles | Iran /  South Korea (6 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | SMMTV |
| Official website | Asian Volleyball Confederation |
The 19 Asian Championship tournaments have been won by four different national teams. Iran have won six times as well as South Korea. 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 Details |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Seoul |
South Korea |
Round-robin | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Japan |
 India |
Round-robin |  Indonesia |
10 | |||
| 1984 Details |
 Riyadh |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Korea |
 China |
Japan |
Saudi Arabia |
8 | |||||
| 1986 Details |
 Bangkok |
South Korea |
3–2 | Japan |
China |
3–1 |  North Korea |
15 | |||
| 1988 Details |
Jakarta |
Japan |
3–1 | South Korea |
China |
Indonesia |
17 | ||||
| 1990 Details |
Bangkok |
China |
Japan |
South Korea |
Thailand |
14 | |||||
| 1992 Details |
Tehran |
South Korea |
Japan |
China |
Iran |
13 | |||||
| 1994 Details |
 Doha |
South Korea |
Round-robin | India |
China |
Round-robin | Japan |
12 | |||
| 1996 Details |
 Ho Chi Minh City |
China |
Round-robin |  Chinese Taipei |
Japan |
Round-robin | India |
13 | |||
| 1998 Details |
Tehran |
Iran |
Round-robin | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Korea |
Chinese Taipei |
Round-robin | China |
12 | |||
| 2000 Details |
Tehran |
China |
Round-robin | Saudi Arabia |
Iran |
Round-robin |  Japan |
13 | |||
| 2002 Details |
Tehran |
Iran |
3–1 | India |
China |
3–0 | South Korea |
14 | |||
| 2004 Details |
Doha |
South Korea |
3–1 | Iran |
Qatar |
3–2 | Japan |
19 | |||
| 2006 Details |
Tehran |
Iran |
Round-robin | Japan |
India |
Round-robin | Chinese Taipei |
16 | |||
| 2008 Details |
Tehran |
Iran |
3–1 | China |
 Pakistan |
3–0 | India |
13 | |||
| 2010 Details |
Nakhon Pathom |
Japan |
3–1 | Iran |
India |
3–2 | China |
16 | |||
| 2012 Details |
Urmia |
Japan |
3–0 | China |
Iran |
3–0 | India |
13 | |||
| 2014 Details |
 Manama |
Iran |
3–0 | China |
South Korea |
3–0 | Bahrain |
18 | |||
| 2016 Details |
Kaohsiung |
China |
3–2 | Iran |
South Korea |
3–2 | Japan |
16 | |||
| 2018 Details |
Riffa |
Iran |
3–0 | South Korea |
Thailand |
3–1 |  Iraq |
23 | |||
| 2020 Details |
Originally scheduled to be held in Tehran, Iran, canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||||||||
Teams reaching the top four
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third-place | Fourth-place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea |
6 (1980, 1984, 1986, 1992, 1994, 2004) | 3 (1988, 1998, 2018) | 3 (1990, 2014, 2016) | 1 (2002) |
| Iran |
6 (1998, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2014, 2018) | 3 (2004, 2010, 2016) | 2 (2000, 2012) | 1 (1992) |
| China |
4 (1990, 1996, 2000, 2016) | 4 (1984, 2008, 2012, 2014) | 5 (1986, 1988, 1992, 1994, 2002) | 2 (1998, 2010) |
| Japan |
3 (1988, 2010, 2012) | 5 (1980, 1986, 1990, 1992, 2006) | 2 (1984, 1996) | 4 (1994, 2000, 2004, 2016) |
| India |
2 (1994, 2002) | 3 (1980, 2006, 2010) | 3 (1996, 2008, 2010) | |
| Chinese Taipei |
1 (1996) | 1 (1998) | 1 (2006) | |
| Saudi Arabia |
1 (2000) | 1 (1984) | ||
| Thailand |
1 (2018) | 1 (1990) | ||
| Pakistan |
1 (2008) | |||
| Qatar |
1 (2010) | |||
| Indonesia |
2 (1980, 1988) | |||
| North Korea |
1 (1986) | |||
| 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 |
| 2 | Qatar | 1994, 2004 |
| Bahrain | 2014, 2018 | |
| 1 | South Korea | 1980 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1984 | |
| Indonesia | 1988 | |
| Vietnam | 1996 | |
| Chinese Taipei | 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 | Saudi Arabia | 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 | 1980 | 1984 | 1986 | 1988 | 1990 | 1992 | 1994 | 1996 | 1998 | 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 13th | • | • | • | 1 |
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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 |
 Jordan |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 19th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 20th | 2 |
 Kazakhstan |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10th | 12th | • | • | • | 12th | 11th | 9th | 10th | 8th | 8th | 8 |
 Kuwait |
9th | • | 12th | • | 12th | 13th | 11th | • | • | • | 13th | 12th | 15th | • | • | • | 18th | • | • | 9 |
 Macau |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 21st | 1 |
 Malaysia |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | 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 |
 Oman |
• | • | • | • | • | • | 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 |
| Saudi Arabia |
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 |
 Yemen |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 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
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Awards
Most Valuable Player
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Best Opposite Spiker
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Best Outside Spikers
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Best Middle Blockers
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Best Setter
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Best Libero
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Former awards
Best Scorer
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Best Spiker
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Best Server
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Best Blocker
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Best Receiver
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Best Digger
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See also
References
External links
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