The CAVA Men's Volleyball Championship, earlier known as CAVA Men's Volleyball Nations League, is an international volleyball competition in Central and South Asia contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Central Asian Volleyball Association (CAVA), the sport's regional governing body.
History The tournament was initially named the AVC Asian Senior Men's Central Zone Volleyball Championship. In 2022, the tournament was held in Lahore, Pakistan from 24 to 29 November. The host nation claimed their first title. In 2023 CAVA rebranded the tournament's name into the CAVA Nations League. The next edition was held in Kyrgyzstan. Iran won the first title. In 2024, the tournament was held in Pakistan. The host nation claimed their second title. In 2025 the tournament, originally scheduled in Pakistan, was moved to Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan and Iran claimed their second title in tournament. Precursors Before 2020, the Asian regional federations were not very active. Their entire activity consisted of holding several irregular competitions and in practice there was no clear management structure. Regional competitions were held under the title of zone competitions, and this region was Zone 2 of Asia and was mostly managed by the Asian Federation itself, not the Central Asian Federation. Zone 2 Men's Asia Volleyball Championship was held in 4 editions:http://www.todor66.com/volleyball/Asia/Central_Asia_index.htmlhttps://www.cava.asia/https://www.dawn.com/news/1001118/asian-central-zone-championship-volleyball-squad-gets-indian-visahttps://asianvolleyball.net/new/https://volleybox.net/
YearHostFinalThird place matchTeamsChampionsScoreRunners-up3rd placeScore4th place2006DetailsColomboRound-robinRound-robin5 http://www.todor66.com/volleyball/Asia/Men_Zone_2_2006.html2007DetailsIslamabadRound-robinRound-robin7 http://www.todor66.com/volleyball/Asia/Men_Zone_2_2007.html2010Details2019DetailsKathmandu3–03–07
Results summary YearHostFinalThird place matchTeamsChampionsScoreRunners-up3rd placeScore4th place2022DetailsLahore3–13–252023DetailsCholpon-AtaRound-robinRound-robin72024DetailsIslamabad3–13–162025DetailsFergana3–03–17https://khelnow.com/volleyball/cava-mens-nations-league-2025-schedule-results-2025052026DetailsIslamabad3–03–26
Teams reaching the top four TeamWinnersRunners-upThird-placeFourth-place 3 (2022, 2024, 2026)1 (2025) 2 (2023, 2025)1 (2022) 1 (2023)1 (2024) 1 (2026)1 (2022)1 (2025) 1 (2024) 1 (2026)2 (2022, 2024) 1 (2023) 2 (2023, 2026)1 (2025)
Hosts Number Nations Year(s)3 2022, 2024, 20261 2023 2025
Medal summary
Participating nations Legend – Champions – Runners-up – Third place – Fourth place – Did not enter / Did not qualify – Hosts Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament
Team2022(5)2023(7)2024(6)2025(7)2026(6)Total5th•6th••23rd•••2nd2•••2nd•12nd1st5th1st•4•••4th5th2•2nd3rd5th•3•7th••6th21st•1st3rd1st44th•4th•3rd3•5th2nd6th•3•4th•7th4th3Invitee nations•3rd•••1
See also CAVA Women's Volleyball Nations League Asian Men's Volleyball Championship Asian Eastern Zonal Men's Volleyball Championship SEA V Cup WAVA Men's Volleyball Championship OZVA Men's Volleyball Championship Volleyball at the Asian Games Volleyball at the South Asian Games SAFF Championship SABA Championship
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