Boys' Asian U18 Volleyball Championship
Most recent season or competition:
2022 Asian Boys' U18 Volleyball Championship
SportVolleyball
Founded1997
Inaugural season1997
No. of teams16 (Finals)
ContinentAsia and Oceania (AVC)
Most recent
champion(s)
 Japan (3rd title)
Most titles Iran (7 titles)
TV partner(s)SMMTV
Official websiteAsian Volleyball Confederation

The Asian Boys' U18 Volleyball Championship, formerly known as the Asian Boys' U19 Volleyball Championship, is an international volleyball competition in Asia and Oceania contested by the under 19 men's national teams of the members of Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), the sport's continent governing body. Tournaments have been awarded every two years since 1997. The top four teams qualified for the FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship. The current champion is Japan, which won its third title at the 2022 tournament.

The 13 Asian Championship tournaments have been won by five different national teams. Iran have won seven times and Japan have won three times. The other Asian Championship winners are Chinese Taipei, South Korea and India, with one title each.

The 2022 Asian Championship took place in Tehran, Iran.

Result summary

Year Host Final 3rd place match Teams
Champions Score Runners-up 3rd place Score 4th place
1997
Details
Philippines
Baguio

Chinese Taipei
Round-robin
South Korea

Japan
Round-robin
China
8
1999
Details
Taiwan
Chiayi

South Korea
Round-robin
Japan

China
Round-robin
Saudi Arabia
8
2001
Details
Iran
Isfahan

Iran
3–1
South Korea

Chinese Taipei
3–2
North Korea
10
2003
Details
India
Visakhapatnam

India
3–1
Iran

North Korea
3–0
China
9
2005
Details
Iran
Tehran

Iran
3–0
South Korea

India
3–0
Chinese Taipei
8
2007
Details
Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur

Iran
3–0
India

China
3–2
South Korea
11
2008
Details
Sri Lanka
Colombo

Iran
3–0
Japan

India
3–2
China
11
2010
Details
Iran
Tehran

Iran
3–2
China

South Korea
3–1
India
10
2012
Details
Iran
Tehran

Iran
3–2
China

Japan
3–2
South Korea
11
2014
Details
Sri Lanka
Colombo

Iran
3–0
Japan

China
3–1
Chinese Taipei
15
2017
Details
Myanmar
Naypyidaw

Japan
3–0
South Korea

China
3–1
Iran
11
2018
Details
Iran
Tabriz

Japan
3–1
South Korea

Iran
3–1
Chinese Taipei
17
2020
Details
Iran
Shiraz
Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022
Details
Iran
Tehran

Japan
3–0
Iran

India
3–2
South Korea
8


Teams reaching the top four

Team Winners Runners-up Third-place Fourth-place
 Iran 7 (2001, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014) 2 (2003, 2022) 1 (2018) 1 (2017)
 Japan 3 (2017, 2018, 2022) 3 (1999, 2008, 2014) 2 (1997, 2012)
 South Korea 1 (1999) 5 (1997, 2001, 2005, 2017, 2018) 1 (2010) 3 (2007, 2012, 2022)
 India 1 (2003) 1 (2007) 3 (2005, 2008, 2022) 1 (2010)
 Chinese Taipei 1 (1997) 1 (2001) 3 (2005, 2014, 2018)
 China 2 (2010, 2012) 4 (1999, 2007, 2014, 2017) 3 (1997, 2003, 2008)
 North Korea 1 (2003) 1 (2001)
 Saudi Arabia 1 (1999)

Champions by region

Federation (Region) Champion(s) Number
CAZVA (Central Asia) Iran (7), India (1) 8 titles
EAZVA (East Asia) Japan (3), Chinese Taipei (1), South Korea (1) 5 titles

Hosts

Times HostedNationsYear(s)
6 Iran2001, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2018, 2020, 2022
2 Sri Lanka2008, 2014
1 Taiwan1999
 India2003
 Malaysia2007
 Myanmar2017
 Philippines1997

Medal summary

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Iran72110
2 Japan3328
3 South Korea1517
4 India1135
5 Chinese Taipei1012
6 China0246
7 North Korea0011
Totals (7 entries)13131339

Participating nations

Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  •    – Did not enter / Did not qualify
  •    – Hosts
  • Q – Qualified for the forthcoming tournament
NationPhilippines
1997
(8)
Taiwan
1999
(8)
Iran
2001
(10)
India
2003
(9)
Iran
2005
(8)
Malaysia
2007
(11)
Sri Lanka
2008
(11)
Iran
2010
(10)
Iran
2012
(11)
Sri Lanka
2014
(15)
Myanmar
2017
(11)
Iran
2018
(17)
Iran
2022
(8)
Total
 Australia6th7th10th6th8th7th8th9th9th8th7th8th12
 Bahrain9th1
 Bangladesh10th1
 China4th3rd5th4th6th3rd4th2nd2nd3rd3rd6th5th13
 Chinese Taipei1st5th3rd8th4th6th5th6th5th4th5th4th6th13
 Hong Kong11th13th11th17th4
 India7th1st3rd2nd3rd4th7th7th7th3rd10
 Iran1st2nd1st1st1st1st1st1st4th3rd2nd11
 Japan3rd2nd6th5th5th2nd5th3rd2nd1st1st1st12
 Kazakhstan9th10th10th9th12th×5
 Kuwait10th8th2
 Malaysia8th10th2
 Maldives11t14th2
 Myanmar8th1
 New Zealand14th1
 North Korea4th3rd2
 Oman13th1
 Pakistan11th1
 Philippines8th8th2
 Qatar8th7th15th16th4
 Saudi Arabia4th9th11th3
 South Korea2nd1st2nd9th2nd4th3rd4th6th2nd2nd4th12
 Sri Lanka10th7th8th6th5th9th9th7
 Thailand5th6th5th7th9th6th7th8th6th5th7th11
 Turkmenistan11th12th15th3
 United Arab Emirates7th1

Debut of teams

Awards

Former awards

See also

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