The AVC Men's Volleyball Cup (previously known as the AVC Men's Challenge Cup, AVC Challenge Cup for Men and AVC Men's Volleyball Nations Cup), is an annual international volleyball competition in Asia and Oceania contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), one of the sport's continent governing body.
From 2023 to 2024, the winner will qualify for the FIVB Challenger Cup.
This event should not be confused with the other, more prestigious continental competition for Asian national volleyball teams, the Asian Volleyball Championship and the Asian Volleyball Cup (2008–2022).
The six AVC Men's Volleyball Cup tournaments has been won by six different national teams. Bahrain, Indonesia, Iraq, Kyrgyzstan, Qatar and Thailand have won once each.
History Originally, the tournament was awarded every two years beginning 2018. This tournament was initially set up to serve as a qualifier to the Men's Asian Volleyball Cup, which served as the tournament for the top teams of the AVC. The champions were Iraq in the 2018 edition and Kyrgyzstan in the 2022 edition. Both teams defeated Saudi Arabia in a tie-break final.
From 2023 to 2024, the AVC Challenge Cup has reformed from being held biennially to annually as it serve as a qualifier for the FIVB Challenger Cup. Thailand were the champions in the 2023 edition after defeating Bahrain in the straight-sets final. Qatar won the 2024 edition after a straight-sets victory over Pakistan in the final.
Starting in 2025, the tournament is rebranded and will be known as the AVC Men's Volleyball Nations Cup. With the new format of the Nations League and the abolishment of the Challenger Cup, this tournament will be served as an annual competition for teams not participating in the VNL to earn world ranking points to increase their place in the FIVB Senior World Rankings, and possibly qualify to the future editions of the VNL. Furthermore, the champions of this tournament will qualify for the Asian Men's Volleyball Championship, starting on the 2026 edition.
Results summary Finals YearHostsFinal3rd place matchTeamsChampionsScoreRunners-up3rd placeScore4th place2018DetailsColombo3–23–082022DetailsCholpon-Ata3–23–242023DetailsTaipei3–03–1152024DetailsIsa Town3–03–1122025DetailsManama3–13–0112026Details Ahmedabad3–03–111
Performances by country TeamChampionsRunners-up3rd place4th placeTotal 1 1 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 5 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1
Performances by zonal association Zonal associationChampionsRunners-up3rd place4th placeTotalWAVA (West Asia) 3 3 1 1 8SAVA (Southeast Asia) 2 0 0 1 3CAVA (Central Asia) 1 2 3 2 8EAVA (East Asia) 0 1 2 2 5
Medal summary
National team appearances Comprehensive team results +2018 (8)2022 (4)2023 (15)2024 (12)2025 (11)2026 (11)Total••5th8th5th11th4••2nd7th1st4th44th•••••1•••5th1••9th12th7th8th46th•11th•••2••15th••3rd2••6th11th6th1st41st•••••1••7th4th••5th3•1st••••1••12th•••17th•••••18th4th8th•••3••••11th10th2•••••9th1•••2nd2nd••2••10th10th10th•3••1st3rd7th32nd2nd14th•••3••3rd3rd4th2nd43rd•13th•••2••1st9th9th6th45th•••••1•3rd••••1••4th6th8th•3 + Legend1stChampions2ndRunners-up3rd3rd place4th4th placeQQualified for upcoming tournament••Qualified but withdrew•Did not qualify×Withdrew before qualification / Banned by FIVBHostsDid not enterstyle="width:10px" Not a FIVB member
Debut of teams YearDebutantsTotal2018, , , , , , , 82022, 22023, , , , , , , , , , 112024, , 32025120261
Awards
YearMost Valuable Player2018 Ahmed Albakheet2022 Onolbek Kanybek Uulu2023 Anurak Phanram2024 Renan Ribeiro2025 Mohamed Abdulla Yaqoob2026 Boy Arnez Arabi
YearBest Setter2018 Mustafa Haneed Jabbar2022 Medetbek Ergesh Uulu2023 Hwang Taek-eui2024 Borislav Georgiev2025 Mahmood Alafyah2026 Alfin Daniel Pratama
YearBest Outside Spikers2018 Deepthi Romesh Horosit Biswas2022 Omar Alnajrani Ahmed Albakheet2023 Anut Promchan Mohamed Abdulla Yaqoob2024 Raimi Wadidie Kim Ji-han2025 Mohamed Abdulla Yaqoob Murad Jehan2026 Boy Arnez Arabi Jeong Han-yong
YearBest Middle Blockers2018 Ibrahim Majrashi Islam Sachit Challab2022 Azizbek Kurchkorov Ibrahim Majrashi2023 Kissada Nilsawai Kim Min-jae2024 Ibrahim Ibrahim Musawer Khan2025 Musawer Khan Belal Nabel Abunabot2026 Hendra Kurniawan Park Chang-seong
YearBest Opposite Spiker2018 Hussain Nameer Shamil2022 Omurbek Zhunusov2023 Ali Khamis2024 Murad Khan2025 Ali Khamis2026 Shin Ho-jin
YearBest Libero2018 Lakmal Wijesekara2022 Kutmanbek Absatarov2023 Ayman Haroon2024 Nasir Ali2025 Ayman Haroon2026 Anand Kottarathil
See also AVC Women's Volleyball Cup AVC Men's Volleyball Continental Championship AVC Men's U20 Volleyball Championship AVC Boys' U18 Volleyball Championship AVC Boys' U16 Volleyball Championship
References
External links Asian Volleyball Confederation – official website