Men's Asian U20 Volleyball Championship

International volleyball competition in Asia and Oceania
Men's Asian U20 Volleyball Championship
Most recent season or competition:
2022 Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship
SportVolleyball
Founded1980
First season1980
No. of teams16 (Finals)
ContinentAsia and Oceania (AVC)
Most recent
champion(s)		 Iran (7th title)
Most titles Iran (7 titles)
TV partner(s)SMMTV
Official websiteAsian 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 top two teams qualified for the FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship. The current champion is Iran, which won its seventh title at the 2022 tournament.

The 20 Asian Championship tournaments have been won by four different national teams: Iran have won seven times. South Korea, with six title; China, with four titles; and Japan, with three titles.

The 2022 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 		South Korea
Seoul
South Korea 		Round-robin
Japan
India 		Round-robin
Indonesia 		10
1984
Details 		Saudi Arabia
Riyadh
South Korea
China
Japan
Saudi Arabia 		8
1986
Details 		Thailand
Bangkok
South Korea 		3–2
Japan
China 		3–1
North Korea 		15
1988
Details 		Indonesia
Jakarta
Japan 		3–1
South Korea
China
Indonesia 		17
1990
Details 		Thailand
Bangkok
China
Japan
South Korea
Thailand 		14
1992
Details 		Iran
Tehran
South Korea
Japan
China
Iran 		13
1994
Details 		Qatar
Doha
South Korea 		Round-robin
India
China 		Round-robin
Japan 		12
1996
Details 		Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City
China 		Round-robin
Chinese Taipei
Japan 		Round-robin
India 		13
1998
Details 		Iran
Tehran
Iran 		Round-robin
South Korea
Chinese Taipei 		Round-robin
China 		12
2000
Details 		Iran
Tehran
China 		Round-robin
Saudi Arabia
Iran 		Round-robin
Japan 		13
2002
Details 		Iran
Tehran
Iran 		3–1
India
China 		3–0
South Korea 		14
2004
Details 		Qatar
Doha
South Korea 		3–1
Iran
Qatar 		3–2
Japan 		19
2006
Details 		Iran
Tehran
Iran 		Round-robin
Japan
India 		Round-robin
Chinese Taipei 		16
2008
Details 		Iran
Tehran
Iran 		3–1
China
Pakistan 		3–0
India 		13
2010
Details 		Thailand
Nakhon Pathom
Japan 		3–1
Iran
India 		3–2
China 		16
2012
Details 		Iran
Urmia
Japan 		3–0
China
Iran 		3–0
India 		13
2014
Details 		Bahrain
Manama
Iran 		3–0
China
South Korea 		3–0
Bahrain 		18
2016
Details 		Taiwan
Kaohsiung
China 		3–2
Iran
South Korea 		3–2
Japan 		16
2018
Details 		Bahrain
Riffa
Iran 		3–0
South Korea
Thailand 		3–1
Iraq 		23
2020
Details 		Iran
Tehran 		Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022
Details 		Bahrain
Riffa
Iran 		3–1
India
South Korea 		3–0
Thailand 		17
2024
Details 		Indonesia
Surabaya 		16

Teams reaching the top four

Team Winners Runners-up Third-place Fourth-place
 Iran 7 (1998, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2014, 2018, 2022) 3 (2004, 2010, 2016) 2 (2000, 2012) 1 (1992)
 South Korea 6 (1980, 1984, 1986, 1992, 1994, 2004) 3 (1988, 1998, 2018) 4 (1990, 2014, 2016, 2022) 1 (2002)
 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 3 (1994, 2002, 2022) 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) 2 (1990, 2022)
 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 (7) 7 titles

Hosts

Times Hosted Nations Year(s)
7  Iran 1992, 1998 , 2000, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2020
3  Bahrain 2014, 2018, 2022
 Thailand 1986, 1990, 2010
2  Qatar 1994, 2004
 Indonesia 1988, 2024
1  Saudi Arabia 1984
 South Korea 1980
 Taiwan 2016
 Vietnam 1996

Medal summary

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Iran73212
2 South Korea63413
3 China44513
4 Japan35210
5 India0336
6 Chinese Taipei0112
7 Saudi Arabia0101
8 Pakistan0011
 Qatar0011
 Thailand0011
Totals (10 entries)20202060

Participating nations

Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  •  •  – Did not enter / Did not qualify
  •    – Hosts
  • Q – Qualified for the forthcoming tournament
Team South Korea
1980
(10)		 Saudi Arabia
1984
(8)		 Thailand
1986
(15)		 Indonesia
1988
(17)		 Thailand
1990
(14)		 Iran
1992
(13)		 Qatar
1994
(12)		 Vietnam
1996
(13)		 Iran
1998
(12)		 Iran
2000
(13)		 Iran
2002
(14)		 Qatar
2004
(19)		 Iran
2006
(16)		 Iran
2008
(13)		 Thailand
2010
(16)		 Iran
2012
(13)		 Bahrain
2014
(18)		 Taiwan
2016
(16)		 Bahrain
2018
(23)		 Bahrain
2022
(17)		 Indonesia
2024
(16)		 Total
 Afghanistan • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 13th • • • • • 1
 Australia 5th • 11th 10th 8th 6th 8th 8th 7th 7th 9th 7th 7th 5th 15th 7th • 9th 7th 15th • 18
 Bahrain • 6th 10th 6th • 10th • • • 8th 6th 18th 11th • • • 4th 15th 9th 7th • 12
 Bangladesh • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 5th Q 2
 China • 2nd 3rd 3rd 1st 3rd 3rd 1st 4th 1st 3rd 6th 5th 2nd 4th 2nd 2nd 1st 5th 6th Q 20
 Chinese Taipei • • 5th 5th 5th 5th 9th 2nd 3rd 11th 7th 9th 4th 9th 6th 6th 6th 12th 6th 14th Q 19
 Hong Kong 10th • • 17th • • • 12th • • • • • • • • 17th 16th 19th 16th • 7
 India 3rd 5th 9th 7th 11th 7th 2nd 4th 5th 9th 2nd 5th 3rd 4th 3rd 4th 9th • 15th 2nd Q 20
 Indonesia 4th 7th 6th 4th 6th 12th • • • • • 14th 12th 10th 9th • • • • • Q 11
 Iran • • • 11th 9th 4th 6th 6th 1st 3rd 1st 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 1st 1st Q 18
 Iraq • 8th • 12th • • • • • • • • • • 13th • • 11th 4th 10th • 6
 Japan 2nd 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd 4th 3rd 6th 4th 10th 4th 2nd 7th 1st 1st 5th 4th 13th 13th Q 21
 Jordan • • • • • • • • • • • 19th • • • • • • 20th • • 2
 Kazakhstan • • • • • • • • 10th 12th • • • 12th 11th 9th 10th 8th 8th • • 8
 Kuwait 9th • 12th • 12th 13th 11th • • • 13th 12th 15th • • • 18th • • 17th Q 11
 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 8th • 11
 Philippines • • • • • • • 11th • • • • • • • • • • • • • 1
 Qatar • • 15th 14th • • 7th • 11th • 8th 3rd 8th 8th 8th • 7th 10th 12th 11th Q 14
 Saudi Arabia 8th 4th 7th • 10th • 12th • • 2nd • 10th • • • • 12th 14th 16th 9th Q 12
 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 3rd Q 21
 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 4th Q 14
 Turkmenistan • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 11th 13th 6th 11th • • 4
 United Arab Emirates 6th • • 8th • • • • 9th • 11th 15th 13th • • • • • 18th 12th • 8
 Uzbekistan • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 12th 16th • • • • 2
 Vietnam • • • • • • • 9th • • • • • • 12th • • • • • • 2
 Yemen • • • • • • • • • • 14th 16th 16th • • • • • • • • 3

Debut of teams

Year Debutants Total
1980  Australia 10
 Hong Kong
 India
 Indonesia
 Japan
 Kuwait
 Saudi Arabia
 Singapore
 South Korea
 United Arab Emirates
1984  Bahrain 3
 China
 Iraq
1986  Chinese Taipei 5
 North Korea
 Qatar
 Sri Lanka
 Thailand
1988  Iran 2
 New Zealand
1990  Myanmar 1
1992  Pakistan
1994  Oman
1996  Malaysia 3
 Philippines
 Vietnam
1998  Kazakhstan 1
2000 None 0
2002
2004  Jordan 1
2006 None 0
2008  Maldives 1
2010 None 0
2012  Afghanistan 3
 Turkmenistan
 Uzbekistan
2014 None 0
2016
2018  Macau 1
2022  Bangladesh
2024 None 0

Awards

Most Valuable Player

Tournament Most Valuable Player
1998 Tehran Iran Alireza Nadi
2002 Tehran Iran Rouhollah Kolivand
2004 Doha Japan Tatsuya Fukuzawa
2006 Tehran Iran Pouria Fathollahi
2008 Tehran Iran Mojtaba Ghiasi
2010 Nakhon Pathom Japan Taiki Tsuruda
2012 Urmia Japan Masahiro Sekita
2014 Manama Iran Mohammad Javad Manavinejad
2016 Kaohsiung China Liu Zhihao
2018 Riffa Iran Amir Hossein Esfandiar
2022 Riffa Iran Amir Mohammad Golzadeh

Best Opposite Spiker

Tournament Best Opposite Spiker
2014 Manama Bahrain Mohamed Anan
2016 Kaohsiung Iran Rasoul Aghchehli
2018 Riffa Iraq Ali Abushanan
2022 Riffa Iran Amir Mohammad Golzadeh

Best Outside Spikers

Tournament Best Outside Spikers
2014 Manama Iran Amir Hossein Esfandiar
China Yu Yuantai
2016 Kaohsiung Iran Akbar Valaei
China Xia Runtao
2018 Riffa Iran Morteza Sharifi
Iran Porya Yali
2022 Riffa South Korea Lee Yun-soo
Thailand Kittipong Sangsak

Best Middle Blockers

Tournament Best Middle Blockers
2014 Manama Iran Sahand Allah Verdian
China Zhang Zhejia
2016 Kaohsiung Iran Ali Asghar Mojarad
China Tao Zixuan
2018 Riffa Thailand Soranan Nuampara
Iran Mehran Feyz
2022 Riffa India Dushyan Singh
Iran Erfan Norouzi

Best Setter

Tournament Best Setter
1998 Tehran Iran Mohammad Shariati
2002 Tehran Iran Behzad Behnejad
2004 Doha South Korea You Kwang-woo
2006 Tehran Japan Shogo Okamoto
2008 Tehran Iran Farhad Salafzoun
2010 Nakhon Pathom China Xu Xiantao
2012 Urmia China Mao Tianyi
2014 Manama China Yu Yaochen
2016 Kaohsiung Iran Javad Karimi
2018 Riffa South Korea Choi Ik-je
2022 Riffa Iran Arshia Behnezhad

Best Libero

Tournament Best Libero
2010 Nakhon Pathom Japan Satoshi Ide
2012 Urmia Japan Raita Takino
2014 Manama South Korea Lee Sang-uk
2016 Kaohsiung South Korea Oh Eun-ryeol
2018 Riffa South Korea Park Kyeong-min
2022 Riffa India Karthikeyan K

Former awards

Best Scorer

Tournament Best Scorer
1998 Tehran Iran Behnam Mahmoudi
2004 Doha Japan Hiromitsu Matsuzaki
2006 Tehran Japan Hiromitsu Matsuzaki
2008 Tehran China Dai Qingyao
2010 Nakhon Pathom China Dai Qingyao
2012 Urmia Iran Javad Hosseinabadi

Best Spiker

Tournament Best Spiker
1998 Tehran Iran Mohammad Torkashvand
2002 Tehran China Yuan Zhi
2004 Doha Iran Mohammad Soleimani
2006 Tehran India Guttikonda Pradeep
2008 Tehran China Dai Qingyao
2010 Nakhon Pathom China Song Jianwei
2012 Urmia China Jin Zhihong

Best Server

Tournament Best Server
1998 Tehran Iran Behnam Mahmoudi
2002 Tehran Iran Rouhollah Kolivand
2004 Doha South Korea Lim Si-hyung
2006 Tehran Iran Mansour Zadvan
2008 Tehran Iran Farhad Salafzoun
2010 Nakhon Pathom China Song Jianwei
2012 Urmia Iran Alireza Nasr Esfahani

Best Blocker

Tournament Best Blocker
1998 Tehran China Liu Yuyi
2002 Tehran Iran Davoud Moghbeli
2004 Doha Qatar Jumah Faraj
2006 Tehran Iran Mohammad Mousavi
2008 Tehran Iran Alireza Jadidi
2010 Nakhon Pathom India G. R. Vaishnav
2012 Urmia India Dipesh Kumar Sinha

Best Receiver

Tournament Best Receiver
2002 Tehran Iran Farhad Zarif
2004 Doha Qatar Salem Mansour
2006 Tehran Chinese Taipei Chien Wei-lun
2008 Tehran Pakistan Shahrukh Khan

Best Digger

Tournament Best Digger
2004 Doha Iran Arash Sadeghiani
2006 Tehran Japan Tomohiko Sakanashi
2008 Tehran Iran Golmohammad Sakhavi

See also

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References

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External links

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