| Most recent season or competition: 2022 Asian Boys' U18 Volleyball Championship | |
| Sport | Volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1997 |
| Inaugural season | 1997 |
| No. of teams | 16 (Finals) |
| Continent | Asia and Oceania (AVC) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Japan (3rd title) |
| Most titles |  Iran (7 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | SMMTV |
| Official website | Asian Volleyball Confederation |
The Asian Boys' U18 Volleyball Championship, formerly known as the Asian Boys' U19 Volleyball Championship, is an international volleyball competition in Asia and Oceania contested by the under 19 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 1997. The top four teams qualified for the FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship. The current champion is Japan, which won its third title at the 2022 tournament.
The 13 Asian Championship tournaments have been won by five different national teams. Iran have won seven times and Japan have won three times. The other Asian Championship winners are Chinese Taipei, South Korea and India, with one title each.
The 2022 Asian Championship took place in Tehran, Iran.
Result summary
| Year | Host | Final | 3rd place match | Teams | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | |||||||
| 1997 Details |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Baguio |
 Chinese Taipei |
Round-robin | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Korea |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Japan |
Round-robin |  China |
8 | ||||
| 1999 Details |
 Chiayi |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Korea |
Round-robin | Japan |
China |
Round-robin |  Saudi Arabia |
8 | ||||
| 2001 Details |
Isfahan |
Iran |
3–1 | South Korea |
Chinese Taipei |
3–2 |  North Korea |
10 | ||||
| 2003 Details |
 Visakhapatnam |
India |
3–1 | Iran |
North Korea |
3–0 | China |
9 | ||||
| 2005 Details |
Tehran |
Iran |
3–0 | South Korea |
India |
3–0 | Chinese Taipei |
8 | ||||
| 2007 Details |
 Kuala Lumpur |
Iran |
3–0 | India |
China |
3–2 | South Korea |
11 | ||||
| 2008 Details |
 Colombo |
Iran |
3–0 | Japan |
India |
3–2 | China |
11 | ||||
| 2010 Details |
Tehran |
Iran |
3–2 | China |
South Korea |
3–1 | India |
10 | ||||
| 2012 Details |
Tehran |
Iran |
3–2 | China |
Japan |
3–2 |  South Korea |
11 | ||||
| 2014 Details |
Colombo |
Iran |
3–0 | Japan |
China |
3–1 | Chinese Taipei |
15 | ||||
| 2017 Details |
 Naypyidaw |
Japan |
3–0 | South Korea |
China |
3–1 | Iran |
11 | ||||
| 2018 Details |
Tabriz |
Japan |
3–1 | South Korea |
Iran |
3–1 | Chinese Taipei |
17 | ||||
| 2020 Details |
Shiraz |
Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||||||||||
| 2022 Details |
Tehran |
Japan |
3–0 | Iran |
India |
3–2 | South Korea |
8 | ||||
Teams reaching the top four
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third-place | Fourth-place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran |
7 (2001, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) | 2 (2003, 2022) | 1 (2018) | 1 (2017) |
| Japan |
3 (2017, 2018, 2022) | 3 (1999, 2008, 2014) | 2 (1997, 2012) | |
| South Korea |
1 (1999) | 5 (1997, 2001, 2005, 2017, 2018) | 1 (2010) | 3 (2007, 2012, 2022) |
| India |
1 (2003) | 1 (2007) | 3 (2005, 2008, 2022) | 1 (2010) |
| Chinese Taipei |
1 (1997) | 1 (2001) | 3 (2005, 2014, 2018) | |
| China |
2 (2010, 2012) | 4 (1999, 2007, 2014, 2017) | 3 (1997, 2003, 2008) | |
| North Korea |
1 (2003) | 1 (2001) | ||
| Saudi Arabia |
1 (1999) |
Champions by region
| Federation (Region) | Champion(s) | Number |
|---|---|---|
| CAZVA (Central Asia) | Iran (7), India (1) | 8 titles |
| EAZVA (East Asia) | Japan (3), Chinese Taipei (1), South Korea (1) | 5 titles |
Hosts
| Times Hosted | Nations | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Iran | 2001, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2018, |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | 2008, 2014 |
| 1 | Taiwan | 1999 |
| India | 2003 | |
| Malaysia | 2007 | |
| Myanmar | 2017 | |
 Philippines | 1997 |
Medal summary
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | South Korea | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | India | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | China | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 | North Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 | |
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
| Nation | 1997 (8) | 1999 (8) | 2001 (10) | 2003 (9) | 2005 (8) | 2007 (11) | 2008 (11) | 2010 (10) | 2012 (11) | 2014 (15) | 2017 (11) | 2018 (17) | 2022 (8) | Total |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 6th | 7th | 10th | 6th | 8th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 9th | 8th | 7th | 8th | • | 12 |
 Bahrain | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9th | • | • | • | 1 |
 Bangladesh | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10th | • | • | 1 |
| China | 4th | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 6th | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 6th | 5th | 13 |
| Chinese Taipei | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 8th | 4th | 6th | 5th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 4th | 6th | 13 |
 Hong Kong | • | • | • | • | • | 11th | • | • | • | 13th | 11th | 17th | • | 4 |
| India | • | • | 7th | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 7th | 7th | • | 7th | 3rd | 10 |
| Iran | • | • | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 11 |
| Japan | 3rd | 2nd | 6th | • | 5th | 5th | 2nd | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 12 |
 Kazakhstan | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9th | 10th | 10th | 9th | • | 12th | × | 5 |
 Kuwait | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10th | • | • | • | • | • | 8th | 2 |
| Malaysia | • | • | • | • | • | 8th | • | • | • | • | • | 10th | • | 2 |
 Maldives | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11t | • | • | 14th | • | • | • | 2 |
| Myanmar | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8th | • | • | 1 |
 New Zealand | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 14th | • | 1 |
| North Korea | • | • | 4th | 3rd | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
 Oman | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 13th | • | 1 |
 Pakistan | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11th | • | 1 |
| Philippines | 8th | 8th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
 Qatar | • | • | 8th | 7th | • | • | • | • | • | 15th | • | 16th | • | 4 |
| Saudi Arabia | • | 4th | 9th | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11th | • | • | • | 3 |
| South Korea | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 9th | 2nd | 4th | • | 3rd | 4th | 6th | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 12 |
| Sri Lanka | • | • | • | • | • | 10th | 7th | 8th | 6th | 5th | 9th | 9th | • | 7 |
 Thailand | 5th | 6th | • | 5th | 7th | 9th | 6th | 7th | 8th | • | 6th | 5th | 7th | 11 |
 Turkmenistan | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11th | 12th | • | 15th | • | 3 |
 United Arab Emirates | 7th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
Debut of teams
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Awards
Most Valuable Player
Best Outside Spikers
Best Opposite Spiker
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Best Setter
Best Middle Blockers
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
External links
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