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Sport | Volleyball |
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Founded | 1980 |
Inaugural season | 1980 |
No. of teams | 16 (Finals) |
Continent | Asia and Oceania (AVC) |
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TV partner(s) | SMMTV |
Official website | Asian Volleyball Confederation |
The Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship is an international volleyball competition in Asia and Oceania contested by the under 20 men's national teams of the members of Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), the sport's continent governing body. Tournaments have been awarded evry two years since 1980. The tournament doubled as the World Championship qualifiers, where the top 2 teams qualified for the FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship. The current champion is China, which won its fourth title at the 2016 tournament.
The 18 Asian Championship tournaments have been won by four different national teams. South Korea have won six times. The other Asian Championship winners are Iran, with five titles; China, with four titles; and Japan, with three titles.
The 2016 Asian Championship took place in Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei.