The 2008 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup, so-called 2008 AVC Cup for Men was the inaugural edition of the Asian Cup, played by top eight teams of the 2007 Asian Championship. The tournament was held at MCC Hall Convention Center, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand from 20 to 26 September 2008.
Pools composition The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 2007 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship.
Pool APool B (Host) (3rd) (1st) (2nd)
Venue All matchesNakhon Ratchasima, ThailandMCC Hall Convention CenterCapacity: Unknown
Preliminary round
Pool A
Pool B
Final round
Quarterfinals
5th–8th semifinals
Semifinals
7th place
5th place
3rd place
Final
Final standing
RankTeam 4 5 6 7 8
Team Roster Mojtaba Attar, Saeid Marouf, Javad Mohammadinejad, Arash Keshavarzi, Hamzeh Zarini, Mohammad Mohammadkazem, Alireza Nadi, Ahsanollah Shirkavand, Mansour Zadvan, Farhad Nazari Afshar, Mehdi Mahdavi, Mohammad Mousavi Head Coach: Hossein Maadani
Awards MVP: Hamzeh Zarini Best scorer: Yasuyuki Shibakoya Best spiker: Park Chul-woo Best server: Cui Jianjun Best setter: Saranchit Charoensuk Best receiver: Yeo Oh-hyun Best digger: Chien Wei-lun Best libero: Yeo Oh-hyun
External links Asian Volleyball Confederation