The Eastern Asian Volleyball Association (EAVA) is one of five zonal associations of governance in volleyball within the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC). It governs indoor volleyball and beach volleyball in East Asia. EAVA consists of 8 national federation members which are full members with the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). Among these, 7 national federations represent the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of their respective countries and dependent territories, allowing them to participate in the Olympic Games.
EAVA consists of the national volleyball federations of East Asia and run zonal championships including the Eastern Asian Men's Volleyball Championship and Eastern Asian Women's Volleyball Championship. It also promotes regional volleyball, supports the creation of national federations affiliated with FIVB, ensures compliance with FIVB regulations, plans annual activities, and reports competition results to the FIVB and confederations.
The current president, Yuan Lei, vice-president of the Chinese Volleyball Association, was elected as EAVA's president for the 2024–2028 term in Beijing, China, in March 2024. His election also secured him the position of vice-president within the continental governing body, AVC.
National federations The Eastern Asian Volleyball Association has 8 national federations.
Code Federation National teams Founded FIVBaffiliation AVCaffiliation IOCmember CHN 1953 1954 HKG TPE 1954 JPN 1927 1951 1952 PRK KOR 1946 1959 MAC MGL
Competitions
EAVA active competitions National teams: Eastern Asian Men's Volleyball Championship Eastern Asian Women's Volleyball Championship co-sanctioned competition with the East Asian Games Association East Asian Youth Games Volleyball Tournament (U-19)
EAVA defunct competitions National teams: co-sanctioned competition with the East Asian Games Association East Asian Games Volleyball Tournament
Current title holders
Indoor volleyball CompetitionChampionsRunners-up3rd placeRef.National teams (men) Eastern Asian Volleyball Championship (2026) East Asian Youth Games (2023) National teams (women) Eastern Asian Volleyball Championship (2025) East Asian Youth Games (2023)
See also Central Asian Volleyball Association Oceania Zonal Volleyball Association Southeast Asian Volleyball Association West Asian Volleyball Association
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