Central Asian Volleyball Association
 | |
| Abbreviation | CAVA |
|---|---|
| Formation | December 1993; 31 years ago |
Region served | Central Asia and South Asia |
| Membership | 14 member associations |
Official language | English |
President |  Mohamed Latheef |
Parent organization | AVC |
| Website | cava.asia |
The Central Asian Volleyball Association is the governing body for the sports of indoor, beach and grass volleyball in Central Asia and South Asia.
In the spirit of the FIVB 2001 plan, AVC was the first to create five zonal associations at the 10th general assembly in December 1993.
Members associations
| Code | Association | National teams | IOC member |
OCA member |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AFG |  Afghanistan |
(M, W) | Yes | Yes |
| BGD |  Bangladesh |
(M, W) | Yes | Yes |
| BTN |  Bhutan |
(M, W) | Yes | Yes |
| IND |  India |
(M, W) | Yes | Yes |
| IRN |  Iran |
(M, W) | Yes | Yes |
| KAZ |  Kazakhstan |
(M, W) | Yes | Yes |
| KGZ |  Kyrgyzstan |
(M, W) | Yes | Yes |
| MDV | Maldives |
(M, W) | Yes | Yes |
| NEP |  Nepal |
(M, W) | Yes | Yes |
| PAK |  Pakistan |
(M, W) | Yes | Yes |
| SRI |  Sri Lanka |
(M, W) | Yes | Yes |
| TJK |  Tajikistan |
(M, W) | Yes | Yes |
| TKM |  Turkmenistan |
(M, W) | Yes | Yes |
| UZB |  Uzbekistan |
(M, W) | Yes | Yes |
Ranking
Executive committee
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| President | Mohamed Latheef
|
| Members | Ramvtar Singh
|
| Klych Sarbaghyshev
| |
| Jitendra Bahadur Chand
|
Competitions
Indoor Volleyball
| Competition | Host | Year | Winners | Runner-up | Third place | Title | Next event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior (Men's) tournament | |||||||
| CAVA Nations Men's Volleyball Championship | Islamabad |
2024[3] |  Pakistan |
 Turkmenistan |
 Kyrgyzstan |
CAVA Men's Champion | 2025 |
| CAVA Men’s Volleyball Challenge Cup | Colombo |
2023[4] |  Sri Lanka |
 Uzbekistan |
 Afghanistan |
CAVA Men's Challenge Champion | 2024 |
| CAVA Men’s Club Volleyball Championship | Kathmandu |
2024 | Calicut Heroes |
HNSC |
Iran U18 |
CAVA Men's Club Champion | 2025 |
| Senior (Women's) tournament | |||||||
| CAVA Nations Women's Volleyball Championship | Kathmandu |
2024[5] |  India |
 Nepal |
 Iran |
CAVA Women's Champion | 2025 |
| CAVA Women’s Volleyball Challenge Cup | Malé |
2024[6] | Kyrgyzstan |
 Maldives |
 Tajikistan |
CAVA Women's Challenge Champion | 2025 |
| CAVA Women’s Club Volleyball Championship | Malé |
2024[7] | NPC |
Humo V.C. |
Wamco V.C. |
CAVA Women's Club Champion | 2025 |
| Youth (Men's) tournament | |||||||
| CAVA Nations Men's U20 Volleyball Championship | Colombo |
2024 | Uzbekistan |
Nepal |
Turkmenistan |
CAVA Men's U20 Champion | 2025 |
| CAVA Nations Men's U18 Volleyball Championship | Tashkent |
2024[8] | Pakistan |
Iran |
 Kazakhstan |
CAVA Men's U18 Champion | 2025 |
| Youth (Women's) tournament | |||||||
| CAVA Nations Women's U20 Volleyball Championship | Malé |
2024[9] | Kyrgyzstan |
Sri Lanka |
Nepal |
CAVA Women's U20 Champion | 2025 |
| CAVA Nations Women's U18 Volleyball Championship | Tashkent |
2024[10] | Iran |
Kazakhstan |
Uzbekistan |
CAVA Women's U18 Champion | 2025 |
Beach volleyball
CAVA Beach volleyball Challenge Cup
| Senior (Men's) tournament | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref | |||
| Country | Team | Country | Team | Country | Team | |||
| 2024 Details |
Thimphu
|
MDV |
Naseem Adam, Ismail Sajid |
NEP |
Man Bahadur Shrestha, Dil Bahadur Sunar |
TJK |
Ismoilov Fakhridin, Davlatmamadov Raim |
[11] [12] |
| Senior (Women's) tournament | ||||||||
| Year | Host | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref | |||
| Country | Team | Country | Team | Country | Team | |||
| 2024 Details |
Thimphu
|
NEP |
Kamala Pun, Manisha Chaudhary |
UZB |
Jalolova Mukhlisakhon, Olimova Malikabonu |
UZB |
Askarova Zamigora, Nurmatova Dinorakhon |
[11] |
Volleyball in Asia
| Competition | Winners | Runner-up | Third place | Current event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men tournament | ||||
| Asian Games | Iran |
 China |
 Japan |
2022[13] |
| Asian Men's Volleyball Championship | Japan |
Iran |
 Qatar |
2023[14] |
| Youth (Men's) tournament | ||||
| Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship | Iran |
 South Korea |
Japan |
2024 |
| Asian Men's U18 Volleyball Championship | China |
Iran |
Pakistan |
2024 |
| Asian Men's U16 Volleyball Championship | Iran |
Uzbekistan |
 Chinese Taipei |
2023 |
See also
- East Asian Zonal Volleyball Association
- Oceania Zonal Volleyball Association
- Southeast Asian Volleyball Association
References
- ^ "FIVB Men's U21 World Ranking – As per September 2015". FIVB.
- ^ "FIVB Men's U21 World Ranking – As per September 2015". FIVB.
- ^ "PAKISTAN CROWNED CAVA NATIONS LEAGUE CHAMPIONS". Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "HOSTS SRI LANKA REIGN SUPREME AT CAVA MEN'S CHALLENGE CUP". Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "INDIA CROWNED CAVA WOMEN'S NATIONS LEAGUE CHAMPIONS". Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "KYRGYZSTAN REIGN SUPREME AS CAVA WOMEN'S CHALLENGE CUP CHAMPIONS". Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "NEPAL POLICE CLUB TRIUMPH AS CAVA WOMEN'S CLUB CHAMPIONS". Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "IRANIAN GIRLS AND PAKISTANI BOYS CROWNED CHAMPIONS OF CAVA U18 CHAMPIONSHIPS". Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "KYRGYZSTAN TRIUMPH AT CAVA WOMEN'S U20 CHAMPIONSHIP". Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "IRANIAN GIRLS AND PAKISTANI BOYS CROWNED CHAMPIONS OF CAVA U18 CHAMPIONSHIPS". Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ a b "CAVA Beach Volleyball tournament concludes". Bhutan Broadcasting Service. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "MALDIVIANS ADAM/ISMAIL, NEPALESE PUN/MANISHA CROWNED MEN'S AND WOMEN'S CHAMPIONS AT CAVA BEACH VOLLEYBALL CHALLENGE CUP IN BHUTAN". Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ رامش (2014-07-01). "نام رسمی دبی یا دوبی و اصل نام دبی به نام دبا".
{cite journal}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Nepal defend Central Zone volleyball crown". Retrieved 2022-01-06.
External links
- AVC official website (in English)