Current season, competition or edition: 2015 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship |
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Sport | Volleyball |
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Founded | 1975 |
Inaugural season | 1975 |
No. of teams | 16 (Finals) |
Continent | Asia and Oceania (AVC) |
Most recent champion(s) |
Japan (8th title) |
Most titles | Japan (8 titles) |
TV partner(s) | SMMTV |
Official website | Asian Volleyball Confederation |
The Asian Men's Volleyball Championship is an international volleyball competition in Asia and Oceania contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), the sport's continent governing body. The initial gap between championships was four years, but since 1987 they have been awarded every two years. The current champion is Japan, which won its eighth title at the 2015 tournament.
The 18 Asian Championship tournaments have been won by five different national teams. Japan have won eight times. The other Asian Championship winners are South Korea, with four titles; China with three titles; Iran with two titles; and Australia, with one title.
The 2015 Asian Championship took place in Tehran, Iran. The next Asian Championship will be hosted by Surabaya, Indonesia in 2017.