AVC Women's Volleyball Champions League

The AVC Women's Champions League, previously the AVC Cup Women's Club Tournament (between 1999 and 2002) and Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship (between 2004 and 2024), is an annual continental club volleyball competition organized by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), the sport's continental governing body. The competition was first contested in Thailand in 1999. It was not held in 2003 and 2020 due to 2002–2004 SARS outbreak and COVID-19 pandemic respectively.

For a long time, the winner of the Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship qualifies for the FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship. Starting in 2024, the restructured qualification now allows the two finalists to directly qualify in the world tournament.

Starting from the 2025 edition, the tournament is rebranded and will be known as the AVC Women's Volleyball Champions League.

Tianjin Bohai Bank holds the record for most victories, winning the competition five times. China's teams have won the tournament eight times, the most for any nation. The current Asian club champions are Zhetysu VC from Kazakhstan, who defeated VTV Bình Điền Long An from Vietnam (3–1) in the final of the 2025 edition.

History The competition began in 1999 when the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) announced the establishment of the first official men's and women's club championships, to be held under its supervision. The tournament was initially known as the AVC Cup Women's Club Volleyball Tournament for its first four editions, before being renamed the Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship in 2004.

The first three editions was played in a round-robin format. In 2002, the competition adopted a two-round system: a preliminary round (featuring a pool round, from which the top four teams advanced) followed by a final round (consisting of semi-finals and a final). From 2004 to 2007, the tournament reverted to a round-robin format. From 2008 to 2021, the tournament followed a similar format, with the final stage included quarter-finals, semi-finals, and a final (except in 2016, when the tournament had a three-round system: a preliminary round, a classification round, and a final round). In 2022, a round-robin preliminary round had been adopted, with a final round consisting of just two matches (a third place match and a final). From 2023 up to now, the same format as from 2008 to 2021 has been followed, with little difference in 2023 when there are no quarter-finals in the final stage.

Starting with the 2025 edition, the tournament will be rebranded as the AVC Women's Volleyball Champions League.

Competition formula Qualification The tournament features a maximum of 12 participating teams, with the host country automatically qualifying. The host nation is permitted to field up to two teams in the competition. Other teams will qualify through the designated qualification pathway established for that particular year.

For the 2025 edition, all remaining participating teams were granted entry by invitation only.

Final tournament The tournament consists of two rounds: a preliminary round (pool phase) and a final round (direct elimination phase). During the preliminary round, the 12 qualified teams are divided into four pools—labeled A through D—each containing three teams. Within each pool, teams compete in a round-robin format, with each team playing against the other two teams once. Following the pool phase, the top two teams from each pool advance to the final round, which includes the quarter-finals, semi-finals, and the final match.

Prize money The teams advancing to the semifinals of this competition will be awarded a total prize of US$50,000 by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC). This marks the first time that a prize has been introduced in an AVC event in 2025. Champions: US$20,000 Runners-up: US$15,000 Third place: US$10,000 Fourth place: US$5,000

Results Finals YearHostFinalThird place matchTeamsChampionsScoreRunners-up3rd placeScore4th place1999DetailsUbon RatchathaniCaltexAero ThaiShanghaiAlma Dinamo62000DetailsShaoxingShanghaiRound-robinNEC Red RocketsZhejiangRound-robinHyundai62001DetailsHo Chi Minh CityShanghaiRound-robinHisamitsu SpringsAero ThaiRound-robinRahat82002DetailsBangkokHisamitsu Springs3–0BEC WorldRahat3–1Shanghai82004DetailsAlmatyRahatRound-robinBa'YiChung ShanRound-robinAstana62005DetailsNinh BìnhTianjinRound-robinChung ShanKorea ExpresswayRound-robinRahat72006DetailsManilaTianjinRound-robinChung ShanSang SomRound-robinRahat72007DetailsVĩnh PhúcRahatRound-robinSang SomHisamitsu SpringsRound-robinSobaeksu72008DetailsVĩnh PhúcTianjin3–2Sang SomToray Arrows3–2Sobaeksu82009DetailsNakhon PathomFederbrau3–2TianjinToray Arrows3–2Zhetysu112010DetailsGresikFederbrau3–1ZhetysuJT Marvelous3–2Tianjin102011DetailsVĩnh PhúcChang3–0TianjinZhetysu3–0Thông tin82012DetailsNakhon RatchasimaTianjin3–2Toray ArrowsChang3–0Zhetysu102013 DetailsĐắk LắkGuangdong3–1ZhetysuPFU BlueCats3–0Bo Tong Gang82014DetailsNakhon PathomHisamitsu Springs3–0TianjinZhetysu3–0 Taipei102015Details Hà Nam Bangkok Glass3–2 Hisamitsu Springs Zhejiang3–0 Taiwan Power92016 Details Biñan NEC Red Rockets3–0 Ba'Yi Bangkok Glass3–2 Altay132017Details Oskemen Supreme3–1 Hisamitsu Springs Tianjin3–1 Altay82018 Details Oskemen Supreme3–2 NEC Red Rockets Jiangsu3–2 Altay92019 Details Tianjin Tianjin3–1 Supreme Hisamitsu Springs3–0 Altay102021 Details Nakhon Ratchasima Altay3–0 Nakhon Ratchasima Supreme3–0 Saipa72022 Details Semey Kuanysh3–2 Altay Diamond Food3–1 Barij Essence62023Details Vĩnh Phúc Sport Center 13–2 Diamond Food Liaoning3–1 KingWhale92024 Details Nakhon Ratchasima NEC Red Rockets3–0 Ninh Bình Nakhon Ratchasima3–0 Kuanysh82025Details PasigZhetysu3–1 Long An Nakhon Ratchasima3–1 Beijing122026Details Bangkok NEC Red Rockets3–0Nakhon RatchasimaZhetysu3–0Supreme8

Performances by club ClubChampionsRunners-up3rd place4th placeTotal Tianjin531110 Chang32207 NEC Red Rockets32005 Hisamitsu Springs23207 Supreme21115 Rahat20136 Shanghai20113 Zhetysu12328 Altay11046 Bangkok Glass10102 Kuanysh10012 GS Caltex10001 Guangdong10001 Sport Center 110001 Nakhon Ratchasima02204 Chung Shan 02103 Ba'Yi02002 Toray Arrows01203 Aero Thai 01102 Diamond Food01102 BEC World01001 Ninh Bình01001 Long An01001 Zhejiang00202 Korea Expressway00101 JT Marvelous00101 PFU BlueCats00101 Jiangsu00101 Liaoning00101 Sobaeksu00022 Alma Dinamo00011 Hyundai00011 Astana00011 Thông tin00011 Bo Tong Gang00011 Taipei00011 Taiwan Power00011 Saipa00011 Barij Essence00011 KingWhale00011

Performances by association AssociationChampionsRunners-up3rd place4th placeTotal 8 5 6 3 21 6 8 8 1 23 5 6 6 0 17 5 3 4 12 24 1 2 0 1 4 1 0 1 1 3 0 2 1 3 6 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 2 2

Performances by zonal association Zonal associationChampionsRunners-up3rd place4th placeTotalEAVA (East Asia) 14 13 14 10 51SAVA (Southeast Asia) 7 10 8 2 27CAVA (Central Asia) 5 3 4 14 26

Medal summary Medal table by club

Medal table by association

Awards

YearMost Valuable Player1999 Park Soo-jeong (GS Caltex)2001 Shen Hong (Shanghai)2002 Keiko Hara (Hisamitsu Springs)2004 Olga Grushko (Rahat Almaty)2005 Li Shan (Tianjin)2006 Wang Li (Tianjin)2007 Yelena Pavlova (Rahat)2008 Li Shan (Tianjin)2009 Onuma Sittirak (Federbrau)2010 Nootsara Tomkom (Federbrau)2011 Wilavan Apinyapong (Chang)2012 Yin Na (Tianjin)2013 Xu Yunli (Guangdong)2014 Miyu Nagaoka (Hisamitsu Springs)2015 Pleumjit Thinkaow (Bangkok Glass)2016 Sarina Koga (NEC Red Rockets)2017 Fatou Diouck (Supreme)2018 Ajcharaporn Kongyot (Supreme)2019 Li Yingying (Tianjin)2021 Sana Anarkulova (Altay)2022 Aleksandra Ćirović (Kuanysh)2023 Trần Thị Thanh Thúy (Sport Center 1)2024 Yoshino Sato (NEC Red Rockets)2025 Karina Denisova (Zhetysu)2026 Yoshino Sato (NEC Red Rockets)

YearBest Setter1999 Kim Guy-hyun (GS Caltex)2002 Keiko Hara (Hisamitsu Springs)2004 Wu Hsiao-li (Chung Shan)2005 Wu Hsiao-li (Chung Shan)2007 Nootsara Tomkom (Sang Som)2008 Nootsara Tomkom (Sang Som)2009 Yu Jing (Tianjin)2010 Yuki Kawai (JT Marvelous)2011 Yao Di (Tianjin)2012 Yao Di (Tianjin)2013 Korinna Ishimtseva (Zhetyssu)2014 Chizuru Kotō (Hisamitsu Springs)2015 Pornpun Guedpard (Bangkok Glass)2016 Pornpun Guedpard (Bangkok Glass)2017 Yao Di (Tianjin)2018 Rong Wanqianbai (Jiangsu)2019 Yao Di (Tianjin)2021 Nootsara Tomkom (Nakhon Ratchasima)2022 Danica Radenković (Altay)2023 Nootsara Tomkom (Diamond Food)2024 Shiori Tsukada (NEC Red Rockets)2025 Daria Sharhorodska (Zhetysu)2026 Tsukasa Nakagawa (NEC Red Rockets)

YearBest Outside Spikers2014 Yuki Ishii (Hisamitsu Springs) Chen Liyi (Tianjin)2015 Miyu Nagaoka (Hisamitsu Springs) Risa Shinnabe (Hisamitsu Springs)2016 Wilavan Apinyapong (Bangkok Glass) Liu Yanhan (Ba'Yi)2017 Chatchu-on Moksri (Supreme) Inna Matveyeva (Altay)2018 Ajcharaporn Kongyot (Supreme) Olga Kubassevich (Altay)2019 Li Yingying (Tianjin) Hikari Kato (Hisamitsu Springs)2021 Nadiia Kodola (Altay) Chatchu-on Moksri (Nakhon Ratchasima)2022 Sana Anarkulova (Altay) Karyna Denysova (Kuanysh)2023 Sasipaporn Janthawisut (Diamond Food) Trần Thị Thanh Thúy (Sport Center 1)2024 Onuma Sittirak (Nakhon Ratchasima) Warisara Seetaloed (Ninh Bình)2025 Vi Thị Như Quỳnh (Long An) Karina Denisova (Zhetysu)2026 Yoshino Sato (NEC Red Rockets) Sasipaporn Janthawisut (Nakhon Ratchasima)

YearBest Middle Blockers2014 Kanako Hirai (Hisamitsu Springs) Lyudmila Anarbayeva (Zhetyssu)2015 Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Hoa (Bangkok Glass) Yang Zhou (Zhejiang)2016 Kana Ono (NEC Red Rockets) Pleumjit Thinkaow (Bangkok Glass)2017 Pleumjit Thinkaow (Supreme) Kristina Anikonova (Altay)2018 Natalia Sharshakova (Altay) Wang Chenyue (Jiangsu)2019 Li Yanan (Tianjin) Wang Yuanyuan (Tianjin)2021 Pleumjit Thinkaow (Supreme) Pouran Zare (Saipa)2022 Kristina Anikonova (Altay) Sasiwimol Sangpan (Diamond Food)2023 Kaewkalaya Kamulthala (Diamond Food) Wang Lujia (Liaoning Donghua)2024 Haruyo Shimamura (NEC Red Rockets) Markenzie Benoit (Nakhon Ratchasima)2025 Valeriya Yakutina (Zhetysu) Tichakorn Boonlert (Nakhon Ratchasima)2026 Kaewkalaya Kamutthala (Nakhon Ratchasima) Nichika Yamada (NEC Red Rockets)

YearBest Libero2002 Sachiko Takahashi (Hisamitsu Springs)2008 Kanari Hamaguchi (Toray Arrows)2009 Wanna Buakaew (Federbrau)2010 Kotoe Inoue (JT Marvelous)2011 Piyanut Pannoy (Chang)2012 Wang Qian (Tianjin)2013 Zhang Xian (Guangdong)2014 Marina Storozhenko (Zhetyssu)2015 Tikamporn Changkeaw (Bangkok Glass)2016 Tikamporn Changkeaw (Bangkok Glass)2017 Mana Toe (Hisamitsu Springs)2018 Sayaka Iwasaki (NEC Red Rockets)2019 Sayaka Tsutsui (Hisamitsu Springs)2021 Madina Beket (Altay)2022 Sabira Bekisheva (Kuanysh)2023 Nguyễn Khánh Đang (Sport Center 1)2024 Sayaka Daikuzono (NEC Red Rockets)2025 Nguyễn Khánh Đang (Long An)2026 Madina Beket (Zhetysu)

YearBest Opposite Spiker2014 Li Ying (Tianjin)2015 Chen Wan-ting (Taiwan Power)2016 Mizuki Yanagita (NEC Red Rockets)2017 Akane Ukishima (Hisamitsu Springs)2018 Nanami Hirose (NEC Red Rockets)2019 Ajcharaporn Kongyot (Supreme)2021 Kristina Belova (Altay)2022 Tatyana Aldoshina (Kuanysh)2023 Beatriz Flávio (KingWhale)2024 Nguyễn Thị Bích Tuyền (Ninh Bình)2025 Trần Thị Thanh Thúy (Long An)2026 Sylvia Nwakalor (NEC Red Rockets)

AVC Women's Volleyball Champions League

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