Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship

Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship
Most recent season or competition:; 2024 Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship
Sport	Volleyball
Founded	1980; 45 years ago
First season	1980
No. of teams	16
Continents	Asia and Oceania (AVC)
Most recent; champion(s)	Iran; (8th title)
Most titles	Iran; (8 titles)

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 four teams qualified for the FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship. The current champion is Iran, which won its seventh title at the 2024 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.

Result summary

Year	Host	Final			3rd place match			Teams
Year	Host	Champions	Score	Runners-up	3rd place	Score	4th place	Teams
1980 Details	Seoul	South Korea	Round-robin	Japan	India	Round-robin	Indonesia	10
1984 Details	Riyadh	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	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	Tehran	Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Details	Riffa	Iran	3–1	India	South Korea	3–0	Thailand	17
2024 Details	Surabaya	Iran	3–0	South Korea	Japan	3–1	Indonesia	16

Teams reaching the top four

Team	Winners	Runners-up	Third-place	Fourth-place
Iran	8 (1998, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2024)	3 (2004, 2010, 2016)	2 (2000, 2012)	1 (1992)
South Korea	6 (1980, 1984, 1986, 1992, 1994, 2004)	4 (1988, 1998, 2018, 2024)	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)	3 (1984, 1996, 2024)	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				3 (1980, 1988, 2024)
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 (8)	8 titles

Hosts

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

Medal summary


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Iran	8	3	2	13
2	South Korea	6	4	4	14
3	China	4	4	5	13
4	Japan	3	5	3	11
5	India	0	3	3	6
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 entries)		21	21	21	63

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


Year Team	1980 (10)	1984 (8)	1986 (15)	1988 (17)	1990 (14)	1992 (13)	1994 (12)	1996 (13)	1998 (12)	2000 (13)	2002 (14)	2004 (19)	2006 (16)	2008 (13)	2010 (16)	2012 (13)	2014 (18)	2016 (16)	2018 (23)	2022 (17)	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	11th	19
Bahrain	•	6th	10th	6th	•	10th	•	•	•	8th	6th	18th	11th	•	•	•	4th	15th	9th	7th	•	12
Bangladesh	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	5th	14th	2
China	•	2nd	3rd	3rd	1st	3rd	3rd	1st	4th	1st	3rd	6th	5th	2nd	4th	2nd	2nd	1st	5th	6th	7th	20
Chinese Taipei	•	•	5th	5th	5th	5th	9th	2nd	3rd	11th	7th	9th	4th	9th	6th	6th	6th	12th	6th	14th	10th	19
Hong Kong	10th	•	•	17th	•	•	•	12th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	17th	16th	19th	16th	12th	8
India	3rd	5th	9th	7th	11th	7th	2nd	4th	5th	9th	2nd	5th	3rd	4th	3rd	4th	9th	•	15th	2nd	6th	20
Indonesia	4th	7th	6th	4th	6th	12th	•	•	•	•	•	14th	12th	10th	9th	•	•	•	•	•	4th	11
Iran	•	•	•	11th	9th	4th	6th	6th	1st	3rd	1st	2nd	1st	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	2nd	1st	1st	1st	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	3rd	21
Jordan	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	19th	•	•	•	•	•	•	20th	•	•	2
Kazakhstan	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	10th	12th	•	•	•	12th	11th	9th	10th	8th	8th	•	5th	9
Kuwait	9th	•	12th	•	12th	13th	11th	•	•	•	13th	12th	15th	•	•	•	18th	•	•	17th	15th	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	16th	14
Saudi Arabia	8th	4th	7th	•	10th	•	12th	•	•	2nd	•	10th	•	•	•	•	12th	14th	16th	9th	8th	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	2nd	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	9th	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	•	•	•	•	•	13th	3
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
1988	New Zealand	2
1990	Myanmar	1
1992	Pakistan
1994	Oman
1996	Malaysia	3
	Philippines
	Vietnam
1998	Kazakhstan	1
2000	None	0
2002	None	0
2004	Jordan	1
2006	None	0
2008	Maldives	1
2010	None	0
2012	Afghanistan	3
	Turkmenistan
	Uzbekistan
2014	None	0
2016	None	0
2018	Macau	1
2022	Bangladesh	1
2024	None	0

Awards

Most Valuable Player

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

Best Opposite Spiker

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

Best Outside Spikers

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

Best Middle Blockers

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

Best Setter

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

Best Libero

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

Former awards

Best Scorer

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

Best Spiker

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

Best Server

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

Best Blocker

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

Best Receiver

Tournament	Best Receiver
2002 Tehran	Farhad Zarif
2004 Doha	Salem Mansour
2006 Tehran	Chien Wei-lun
2008 Tehran	Shahrukh Khan

Best Digger

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

References

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