The West Asian Volleyball Association (WAVA) is one of five zonal associations of governance in volleyball within the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC). It governs indoor volleyball and beach volleyball in West Asia. WAVA consists of 12 national federation members which are full members with the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). All of them also represent the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of their respective countries and dependent territories, allowing them to participate in the Olympic Games.
WAVA consists of the national volleyball federations of West Asia and run zonal championships including the West Asian Men's Volleyball Club Championship and West Asian Women's Volleyball Championship. It also promotes regional volleyball, supports the creation of national federations affiliated with FIVB, ensures compliance with FIVB regulations, plans annual activities, and reports competition results to the FIVB and confederations.
The current president, Ali Ghanem Al-Kuwari, president of the Qatar Volleyball Association, was elected as WAVA's president for the 2024–2028 term in Doha, Qatar, in March 2024. His election also secured him the position of vice-president within the continental governing body, AVC.
National federations The West Asian Volleyball Association has 12 national federations.
Code Federation National teams Founded FIVBaffiliation AVCaffiliation IOCmember BRN 1976 1976 IRQ 1959 1959 JOR 1961 1971 KUW 1964 1964 LBN 1949 1949 OMA 1978 1978 PLE 1980 1980 QAT 1974 1974 KSA 1964 1964 SYR 1955 1955 UAE 1976 1976 YEM 1970 1970
Competitions WAVA active competitions National teams: West Asian Men's Volleyball Championship West Asian Women's Volleyball Championship West Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship West Asian Men's U19 Volleyball Championship
beach volleyball competitions: West Asian Beach Volleyball Championship West Asian Women's U20 Beach Volleyball Championship
Club teams: West Asian Men's Volleyball Club Championship
Current title holders
Indoor volleyball CompetitionChampionsRunners-up3rd placeRef.National teams (men) West Asian Championship (2026) West Asian U20 Championship (2024) West Asian U19 Championship (2023) National teams (women) West Asian Championship (2025) Club teams (men) West Asian Volleyball Club Championship (2024) Al Rayyan Al Kuwait Al Arabi
Beach volleyball CompetitionChampionsRunners-up3rd placeRef.National teams (men) Mazin AlhashmiHood Al Jalaboubi Haitham AlshereiqiAhmed Alhousni Abdallah Ibrahim NassimMohamed Ihab ZakiNational teams (women) Cheikho MirnaHamzeh Mirvat Farah AlatoutNancy Ayyash Nour HamzeLara Al Nahi Lara Al NahiLouna Khorbotly Ghayd AlashoushBatoul Husein Ahmad Abdallah Angelina FarahAngy Lakkis
See also Central Asian Volleyball Association Eastern Asian Volleyball Association Oceania Zonal Volleyball Association Southeast Asian Volleyball Association
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