The 2026 AVC Men's Volleyball Champions League was the second edition of the AVC Men's Volleyball Champions League and the 26th overall edition of the formerly named Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship, an annual international men's volleyball club tournament organized by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC). It was held at the Ahmad Yani Integrated Sports Hall in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Indonesia from 13 to 17 May 2026.
Unlike the 2025 edition which featured 12 teams in a pool-play format, the 2026 edition featured eight teams competing in a direct knockout format, starting from the quarterfinals. Both finalists will qualify for the 2026 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship.
Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi won the tournament, defeating Foolad Sirjan Iranian 3–1 in the final, becoming the first Indonesian club to win the AVC Men's Champions League title.
Host selection In December 2025, the AVC announced that Indonesia would host the 2026 AVC Men's Champions League in Pontianak, West Kalimantan. The drawing of lots took place on 15 March 2026 at in Jakarta.
Participating teams A maximum of eight teams qualified for the AVC Men's Volleyball Champions League, featuring one automatic berth for the host nation and five spots for the champions of each zonal tournament. In the event that a zonal tournament was not held, that specific vacancy—along with any other remaining slots—was distributed as a wild card. The following eight teams qualified for the tournament, listed by the method of qualification. CountryZoneQualified asQualified onPrevious appearancesPrevious best performanceTotalFirstLast Jakarta Bhayangkara PresisiSAVAHost country20 December 20250NoneDebut ZhaiykCAVA2025 CAVA Champions League23 July 20250NoneDebut Al-Rayyan Sports ClubWAVA2026 WAVA Club Championship15 February 202612025Champions (2025) Foolad Sirjan IranianCAVAWild card15 March 2026120254th place (2025) JTEKT Stings AichiEAVA0NoneDebut Hyundai Capital SkywalkersEAVA0NoneDebut Jakarta Garuda JayaSAVA0NoneDebut Nakhon Ratchasima 3M FilmsSAVA120255th place (2025)
Venues The tournament is hosted entirely in Pontianak, the capital of West Kalimantan province, Indonesia.
+ Venue Pontianak Ahmad Yani Sports Hall Capacity: 5,000
Format Unlike the 2025 edition which used a preliminary round pool play system, the 2026 edition uses a direct knockout format starting from the quarterfinals. The four quarterfinals were played on 13–14 May, with the semifinals scheduled for 16 May and the medal matches on 17 May 2026.
Final round All times are West Indonesia Time (UTC+07:00).
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
3rd place match
Final
Match details Date: 17 May 2026 Time: 19:00–21:09 WIB (UTC+07:00) Duration: 2 hours 9 minutes (set durations: 0:24, 0:28, 0:30, 0:32) Venue: Ahmad Yani Sports Hall, Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Indonesia Attendance: 5,237 Referees: Wensheng Luo (CHN), Jae-Hyo Choi (KOR) Challenge referee: Ismail Ibrahim Alblooshi (UAE)
Final standing
Rank Team Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi Foolad Sirjan Iranian JTEKT Stings Aichi 4 Hyundai Capital Skywalkers 5 Al-Rayyan Sports Club 6 Zhaiyk 7 Nakhon Ratchasima 3M Films 8 Jakarta Garuda Jaya Qualified for the 2026 Club World Championship
14–man rosterYuda Mardiansyah Putra, Hernanda Zulfi, Noumory Keita, Raden Ahmad Gumilar, Rendy Febriant Tamamilang, Robertlandy Simon, Henry Ade Novian, Alfin Daniel Pratama, Rok Možič, Agil Angga Anggara, Farhan Halim, Arjuna Mahendra, Nizar Julfikar, Fahreza Rakha Abhinaya Head coach Reidel Alfonso Gonzales Toiran
Awards
Most Valuable Player (Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi) Best Setter (Foolad Sirjan Iranian) Best Outside Spikers (Foolad Sirjan Iranian) (Foolad Sirjan Iranian)
Best Middle Blockers (Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi) (Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi) Best Opposite Spiker (Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi) Best Libero (JTEKT Stings Aichi)
Statistical leaders Statistics sourced from Volleyball World. Category Player Club Total Best scorer Noumory Keita (9) Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi 90 Best attacker Noumory Keita (9) Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi 76 Best blocker Robertlandy Simon (13) Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi 8 Best server Poriya Khanzadeh (9) Foolad Sirjan Iranian 11 Best receiver Farhan Halim (26) Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi 33 Best setter Ali Ramezani (13) Foolad Sirjan Iranian 55 Best digger Kazuyuki Takahashi (21) JTEKT Stings Aichi 20
See also 2026 AVC Women's Volleyball Champions League 2026 AVC Men's Volleyball Champions League squads
References
External links
2026 AVC Men's Champions League at Asian Volleyball Confederation