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Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship
Most recent season or competition:
2024 Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship
SportVolleyball
Founded1980; 44 years ago (1980)
First season1980
No. of teams16
ContinentsAsia 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
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

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
 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 Iran83213
2 South Korea64414
3 China44513
4 Japan35311
5 India0336
6 Chinese Taipei0112
7 Saudi Arabia0101
8 Pakistan0011
 Qatar0011
 Thailand0011
Totals (10 entries)21212163

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
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 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

Awards

Former awards

See also

References