Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship
Upcoming season or competition: 2024 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship | |
Formerly | AVC Cup Women's Club Tournament (1999–2002) |
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Sport | Volleyball |
Founded | 1999; 25 years ago (1999) |
Administrator | AVC |
No. of teams | Various |
Country | AVC members |
Continent | Asia and Oceania |
Most recent champion(s) | Sport Center 1 (1st title) |
Most titles | Tianjin Bohai Bank (5 titles) |
TV partner(s) | PPTV |
Official website | Asian Volleyball Confederation |
The Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship, previously the AVC Cup Women's Club Tournament (between 1999 and 2002), is an annual continental club volleyball competition organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), the sport's continental governing body. The competition was first contested in 1999 in Thailand. It was not held in 2003 and 2020 due to 2002–2004 SARS outbreak and COVID-19 pandemic respectively.
The winner of the Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship qualifies for the FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship.
Tianjin Bohai Bank holds the record for most victories, winning the competition five times. Teams from China have won the tournament eight times, the most for any nation. The current Asian club champions is Sport Center 1 from Vietnam, who defeated Diamond Food–Fine Chef (3–2) in the final of the 2023 event.
Format
The overview of the competition format in the 2021 tournament was as follows:[1]
- 16 teams competed in the final tournament, including the hosts which were automatically qualified.
- Teams were seeded by the result of 2019 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship, based on a serpentine system.
- The tournament was held in 8 days.
- A team had a maximum 22 team members: 14 players, 6 officials, 1 accompanying referee, and 1 press with FIVB ID.
- A maximum of two foreign players, with a valid International Transfer Certificate, are allowed to be on court at the same time.
In addition, the hosting national federation might have an additional team entry only in case of less than 8 participating teams.
Championships
Edition | Season | Hosts | Champions | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | Ref |
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1 | 1999 | Thailand | LG Caltex | Round-robin | Aero Thai | Shanghai | Round-robin | Alma Dinamo | |
2 | 2000 | China | Shanghai | Round-robin | NEC Red Rockets | Zhejiang Nandu | Round-robin | Hyundai E&C Greenfox | |
3 | 2001 | Vietnam | Shanghai | Round-robin | Hisamitsu Springs | Aero Thai | Round-robin | Rahat Almaty | |
4 | 2002 | Thailand | Hisamitsu Springs | 3–0 | BEC World | Rahat Almaty | 3–1 | Shanghai | |
– | 2003 | Canceled due to 2002–2004 SARS outbreak | |||||||
5 | 2004 | Kazakhstan | Rahat Almaty | Round-robin | Bayi Yiyang High-Tech District | Chung Shan | Round-robin | Astana Kanaty | [2] |
6 | 2005 | Vietnam | Tianjin Bridgestone | Round-robin | Chung Shan | Korea Highway Corporation | Round-robin | Rahat Almaty | |
7 | 2006 | Philippines | Tianjin Bridgestone | Round-robin | Chung Shan | Sang Som | Round-robin | Rahat Almaty | |
8 | 2007 | Vietnam | Rahat Almaty | Round-robin | Sang Som | Hisamitsu Springs | Round-robin | Sobaeksu | [3] |
9 | 2008 | Tianjin Bridgestone | 3–2 | Sang Som | Toray Arrows | 3–2 | Sobaeksu | ||
10 | 2009 | Thailand | Federbrau | 3–2 | Tianjin Bridgestone | Toray Arrows | 3–2 | Zhetyssu Almaty | [4] |
11 | 2010 | Indonesia | Federbrau | 3–1 | Zhetyssu Almaty | JT Marvelous | 3–2 | Tianjin Bridgestone | [5] |
12 | 2011 | Vietnam | Chang | 3–0 | Tianjin Bridgestone | Zhetyssu Almaty | 3–0 | Thông tin LienVietPostBank | [6] |
13 | 2012 | Thailand | Tianjin Bridgestone | 3–2 | Toray Arrows | Chang | 3–0 | Zhetyssu Almaty | [7] |
14 | 2013 | Vietnam | Guangdong Evergrande | 3–1 | Zhetyssu Almaty | PFU BlueCats | 3–0 | Bo Tong Gang | [8] |
15 | 2014 | Thailand | Hisamitsu Springs | 3–0 | Tianjin Bohai Bank | Zhetyssu Taldykorgan | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | [9] |
16 | 2015 | Vietnam | Bangkok Glass | 3–2 | Hisamitsu Springs | Zhejiang | 3–0 | Taiwan Power | [10] |
17 | 2016 | Philippines | NEC Red Rockets | 3–0 | Bayi Shenzhen | Bangkok Glass | 3–2 | Altay Oskemen | [11] |
18 | 2017 | Kazakhstan | Supreme Chonburi | 3–1 | Hisamitsu Springs | Tianjin Bohai Bank | 3–1 | Altay | [12] |
19 | 2018 | Supreme Chonburi | 3–2 | NEC Red Rockets | Jiangsu Zenith Steel | 3–2 | Altay | [13] | |
20 | 2019 | China | Tianjin Bohai Bank | 3–1 | Supreme Chonburi | Hisamitsu Springs | 3–0 | Altay | [14] |
– | 2020 | Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic | [15] | ||||||
21 | 2021 | Thailand | Altay | 3–0 | Nakhon Ratchasima QminC | Supreme Chonburi | 3–0 | Saipa Tehran | [16] |
22 | 2022 | Kazakhstan | Kuanysh | 3–2 | Altay | Diamond Food–Fine Chef | 3–1 | Barij Essence | [17] |
23 | 2023 | Vietnam | Sport Center 1 | 3–2 | Diamond Food–Fine Chef | Liaoning Donghua | 3–1 | King Whale Taipei | [18] |
24 | 2024 | Thailand |
Performances by club
Club | Titles | Runners-up | Years won | Years runners-up |
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Tianjin Bohai Bank | 5 | 3 | 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2019 | 2009, 2011, 2013 |
Chang | 3 | 2 | 2009, 2010, 2011 | 2007, 2008 |
Hisamitsu Springs | 2 | 3 | 2002, 2014 | 2001, 2015, 2017 |
Supreme Chonburi | 2 | 1 | 2017, 2018 | 2019 |
Shanghai Bright Ubest | 2 | 0 | 2000, 2001 | — |
Rahat Almaty | 2 | 0 | 2004, 2007 | — |
NEC Red Rockets | 1 | 2 | 2016 | 1999, 2018 |
Altay | 1 | 1 | 2021 | 2022 |
GS Caltex Seoul KIXX | 1 | 0 | 1999 | — |
Guangdong Evergrande | 1 | 0 | 2013 | — |
Bangkok Glass | 1 | 0 | 2015 | — |
Kuanysh | 1 | 0 | 2022 | — |
Sport Center 1 | 1 | 0 | 2023 | — |
Chung Shan | 0 | 2 | — | 2005, 2006 |
Zhetyssu Taldykorgan | 0 | 2 | — | 2010, 2013 |
Bayi Nanchang | 0 | 2 | — | 2004, 2016 |
Aero Thai | 0 | 1 | — | 1999 |
BEC World | 0 | 1 | — | 2002 |
Toray Arrows | 0 | 1 | — | 2012 |
Nakhon Ratchasima QminC | 0 | 1 | — | 2021 |
Diamond Food–Fine Chef | 0 | 1 | — | 2023 |
Performances by country
Country | Titles | Runners-up | Years won | Years runners-up |
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China | 8 | 5 | 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2019 | 2004, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2016, |
Thailand | 6 | 7 | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2018 | 1999, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2019, 2021, 2023 |
Kazakhstan | 4 | 3 | 2004, 2007, 2021, 2022 | 2010, 2013, 2022 |
Japan | 3 | 6 | 2002, 2014, 2016 | 1999, 2001, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018 |
South Korea | 1 | 0 | 1999 | — |
Vietnam | 1 | 0 | 2023 | — |
Chinese Taipei | 0 | 2 | — | 2005, 2006 |
Performances by zonal association
Zonal association | Titles | Runners-up |
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EAZVA | 12 | 13 |
SEAZVA | 7 | 7 |
CAZVA | 4 | 3 |
Total | 23 | 23 |
Medals
As of 2023 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | China | 8 | 5 | 6 | 19 |
2 | Thailand | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
3 | Kazakhstan | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
4 | Japan | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
5 | South Korea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
6 | Vietnam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Totals (7 entries) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 69 |
MVP by edition
- 1999 – Park Soo-jeong (KOR) (LG Oil)
- 2000 – not awarded
- 2001 – Shen Hong (CHN) (Shanghai)
- 2002 – Keiko Hara (JPN) (Hisamitsu Springs)
- 2003 – tournament canceled
- 2004 – Olga Grushko (KAZ) (Rahat Almaty)
- 2005 – Li Shan (CHN) (Tianjin Bridgestone)
- 2006 – Wang Li (CHN) (Tianjin Bridgestone)
- 2007 – Yelena Pavlova (KAZ) (Rahat Almaty)
- 2008 – Li Shan (CHN) (Tianjin Bridgestone)
- 2009 – Onuma Sittirak (THA) (Federbrau)
- 2010 – Nootsara Tomkom (THA) (Federbrau)
- 2011 – Wilavan Apinyapong (THA) (Chang)
- 2012 – Yin Na (CHN) (Tianjin Bridgestone)
- 2013 – Xu Yunli (CHN) (Guangdong Evergrande)
- 2014 – Miyu Nagaoka (JPN) (Hisamitsu Springs)
- 2015 – Pleumjit Thinkaow (THA) (Bangkok Glass)
- 2016 – Sarina Koga (JPN) (NEC Red Rockets)
- 2017 – Fatou Diouck (SEN) (Supreme Chonburi)
- 2018 – Ajcharaporn Kongyot (THA) (Supreme Chonburi)
- 2019 – Li Yingying (CHN) (Tianjin Bohai Bank)
- 2020 – tournament canceled
- 2021 – Sana Anarkulova (KAZ) (Altay)
- 2022 – Aleksandra Ćirović (SRB) (Kuanysh)
- 2023 – Trần Thị Thanh Thúy (VIE) (Sport Center 1)
See also
References
- ^ "Regulations – 2021 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship" (PDF). Asian Volleyball Confederation. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Joyous Kazakhs celebrate title success". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 26 April 2004. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Rahat Wins Gold Medal at Asian Women's Club Championhsip". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 24 June 2007. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Thai Federbrau win Asian Women's Club Championship". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 9 June 2009. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Federbrau crowned Asian Women's Club Champion". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 5 July 2010. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Thailand's Chang takes Asian Women's Club title". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 26 June 2011. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Tianjin seal Club World champs berth". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 30 April 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Evergrande qualify for FIVB Women's Club World Champs". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 6 May 2013. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Hisamitsu Springs capture Asian Women's Club Championship title and ticket to FIVB Club World Championship". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Bangkok Glass reign supreme in Asian Women's Club Championship". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "NEC Red Rockets reign Supreme over Asian Women's Club Championship". Asian Volleyball Confederation. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Thailand's Supreme VC win Asian Women's Club Championship". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Supreme win back-to-back Asian Women's Club Championship titles". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Li Yingying powers Tianjin to Asian Women's Club Championship triumph". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Cancellation and postponement confirmed for 2020 AVC Championships". Asian Volleyball Confederation. 17 July 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ "Altay power past Nakhon Ratchasima in thrilling three-setter to reign supreme at Asian Women's Club Championship". Asian Volleyball Confederation. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ "Defending champs Altay dethroned, Denysova's heroics help Kuanysh in epic comeback win at 2022 Asian Women's Club Championship". Asian Volleyball Confederation. 30 April 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ "Sport Center 1 make hosts Vietnam proud after epic comeback win against Diamond Food for their unprecedented title in 2023 Asian Women's Club Championship". Asian Volleyball Confederation. 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
External links
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