2025 Asian Women's U16 Volleyball Championship

2025 Asian Women's U16 Championship
Tournament details
Host nationJordan
CityAmman
Dates1–8 November
Teams14
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Champions South Korea (1st title)
Runners-up Chinese Taipei
Third place China
Fourth place Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played44

The 2025 Asian Women's U16 Volleyball Championship was the second edition of the Asian Women's U16 Volleyball Championship which organised by Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Jordan Volleyball Federation. the tournament, originally scheduled for July 20 to 27, 2025, in Amman, Jordan, was postponed to November 1 to 8, 2025, due to the Iran–Israel war.[1]

This tournament served as a qualification tournament for the FIVB Volleyball Girls' U17 World Championship. The top four teams and defending champions China qualified for the 2026 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U17 World Championship as the AVC representatives.

Players must be born on or after January 1, 2010.

Pools composition

The draw for the pool composition took place on 25 May 2025 at the Edsa Shangri-La, Manila in Mandaluyong, Philippines.[2][3][4]

Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
 Jordan  Japan  China  Chinese Taipei
 Uzbekistan  Iran  Kazakhstan  Thailand
 Lebanon*  Saudi Arabia*  Qatar  Australia
 Hong Kong  Philippines  South Korea  India

* Lebanon and Saudi Arabia withdrew from the tournament.

Venue

Preliminary, Classification 1st–8th Preliminary, Classification 9th–14th
Amman
Prince Hamza Arena (Court 1) Princess Sumaya Hall (Court 2)
Capacity: 6,000 Capacity: 1,200

Format

In preliminary round, all teams are divided into four pools (A, B, C, & D) with four teams each. The teams battled in a single round-robin with the top two teams in each pool qualified to 1st–8th classification while bottom two teams qualified to 9th–16th classification.

In classification round, all teams in each pools (E, F, G, & H) battle again in a single round-robin where top two teams in pools E and F qualify to semifinals and the two bottom teams qualify to 5th–8th places, while the top two teams in pools G and H qualify to 9th–12th places and 13th–16th places, respectively. Teams who faced each other in the preliminary will not play again rather their win-loss record will carry over.

In final round, the teams battle in knockout format.

Pool standing procedure

  1. Number of Victories
  2. Match points
  3. Set quotient
  4. Points quotient
  5. If the tie continues as per the point quotient between two teams, the priority will be given to the team which won the last match between them. When the tie in points quotient is between three or more teams, a new classification of these teams in the terms of points 1, 2 and 3 will be made taking into consideration only the matches in which they were opposed to each other.

Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser

Preliminary round

Due to late cancellations, all matches between Saudi Arabia and Lebanon were declared 3-0 in favor of the rivals.

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Hong Kong 2 2 0 6 6 1 6.000 173 118 1.466 Pool E
2  Uzbekistan 2 1 1 3 4 3 1.333 155 146 1.062
3  Jordan (H) 2 0 2 0 0 6 0.000 86 150 0.573 Pool G
4  Lebanon 3 0 3 0 0 9 0.000 0 225 0.000
Source: VIS Live Center
(H) Host
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Nov 18:00 Court 1 Uzbekistan  1–3  Hong Kong 16–25 25–23 21–25 18–25   80–98 Report
2 Nov 18:00 Court 1 Jordan  0–3  Hong Kong 10–25 11–25 17–25     38–75 Report
3 Nov 18:00 Court 1 Jordan  0–3  Uzbekistan 17–25 19–25 12–25     48–75 Report

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Japan 2 2 0 6 6 1 6.000 171 125 1.368 Pool F
2  Philippines 2 1 1 3 4 3 1.333 153 161 0.950
3  Iran 2 0 2 0 0 6 0.000 112 150 0.747 Pool H
4  Saudi Arabia 3 0 3 0 0 9 0.000 0 225 0.000
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Nov 18:00 Court 2 Japan  3–1  Philippines 25–17 21–25 25–16 25–20   96–78 Report
2 Nov 18:00 Court 2 Iran  0–3  Philippines 21–25 22–25 22–25     65–75 Report
3 Nov 18:00 Court 2 Japan  3–0  Iran 25–15 25–19 25–13     75–47 Report

Pool C

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  China 3 3 0 8 9 2 4.500 245 165 1.485 Pool E
2  South Korea 3 2 1 7 8 3 2.667 252 153 1.647
3  Kazakhstan 3 1 2 3 3 6 0.500 170 169 1.006 Pool G
4  Qatar 3 0 3 0 0 9 0.000 45 225 0.200
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Nov 13:00 Court 1 China  3–2  South Korea 11–25 25–20 19–25 25–19 15–13 95–102 Report
1 Nov 15:30 Court 1 Kazakhstan  3–0  Qatar 25–8 25–6 25–5     75–19 Report
2 Nov 13:00 Court 1 Kazakhstan  0–3  South Korea 18–25 13–25 14–25     45–75 Report
2 Nov 15:30 Court 1 China  3–0  Qatar 25–2 25–6 25–5     75–13 Report
3 Nov 13:00 Court 1 Qatar  0–3  South Korea 5–25 4–25 4–25     13–75 Report
3 Nov 15:30 Court 1 China  3–0  Kazakhstan 25–17 25–22 25–11     75–50 Report

Pool D

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Chinese Taipei 3 3 0 9 9 1 9.000 247 132 1.871 Pool F
2  Thailand 3 2 1 6 7 3 2.333 234 159 1.472
3  Australia 3 1 2 3 3 6 0.500 156 200 0.780 Pool H
4  India 3 0 3 0 0 9 0.000 79 225 0.351
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
1 Nov 13:00 Court 2 Chinese Taipei  3–0  India 25–0 25–0 25–0     75–0 Report
1 Nov 15:30 Court 2 Thailand  3–0  Australia 25–12 25–10 25–11     75–33 Report
2 Nov 13:00 Court 2 Thailand  3–0  India 25–7 25–12 25–10     75–29 Report
2 Nov 15:30 Court 2 Chinese Taipei  3–0  Australia 25–19 25–15 25–14     75–48 Report
3 Nov 13:00 Court 2 Australia  3–0  India 25–17 25–15 25–18     75–50 Report
3 Nov 15:30 Court 2 Chinese Taipei  3–1  Thailand 25–18 22–25 25–18 25–23   97–84 Report

Classification round

  • All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+03:00).
  • The results and the points of the matches between the same teams that were already played during the preliminary round shall be taken into account for the classification round.

Pool E

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  China 3 3 0 8 9 2 4.500 245 173 1.416 Final four
2  South Korea 3 2 1 7 8 3 2.667 252 167 1.509
3  Hong Kong 3 1 2 3 3 7 0.429 175 230 0.761 5th–8th places
4  Uzbekistan 3 0 3 0 1 9 0.111 146 248 0.589
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
5 Nov 16:00 Court 1 China  3–0  Uzbekistan 25–9 25–11 25–8     75–28 Report
5 Nov 18:30 Court 1 Hong Kong  0–3  South Korea 11–25 12–25 11–25     34–75 Report
6 Nov 16:00 Court 1 Uzbekistan  0–3  South Korea 13–25 7–25 18–25     38–75 Report
6 Nov 18:30 Court 1 Hong Kong  0–3  China 15–25 18–25 10–25     43–75 Report

Pool F

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 8 9 3 3.000 281 236 1.191 Final four
2  Chinese Taipei 3 2 1 7 8 4 2.000 276 244 1.131
3  Thailand 3 1 2 2 4 8 0.500 249 268 0.929 5th–8th places
4  Philippines 3 0 3 1 3 9 0.333 224 282 0.794
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
5 Nov 11:00 Court 1 Japan  3–0  Thailand 25–19 25–16 25–19     75–54 Report
5 Nov 13:30 Court 1 Chinese Taipei  3–0  Philippines 25–14 25–21 25–15     75–50 Report
6 Nov 11:00 Court 1 Philippines  2–3  Thailand 25–23 15–25 25–23 23–25 8–15 96–111 Report
6 Nov 13:30 Court 1 Japan  3–2  Chinese Taipei 25–21 25–23 22–25 23–25 15–10 110–104 Report

Pool G

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Kazakhstan 2 2 0 6 6 0 MAX 150 58 2.586 9th–12th places
2  Jordan (H) 2 1 1 3 3 3 1.000 114 127 0.898
3  Qatar 2 0 2 0 0 6 0.000 71 150 0.473 13th place match
4  Lebanon 3 0 3 0 0 9 0.000 0 225 0.000
Source: VIS Live Center
(H) Host
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
5 Nov 16:00 Court 2 Jordan  3–0  Qatar 25–18 25–15 25–19     75–52 Report
6 Nov 16:00 Court 2 Jordan  0–3  Kazakhstan 12–25 15–25 12–25     39–75 Report

Pool H

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Iran 2 2 0 5 6 2 3.000 180 138 1.304 9th–12th places
2  Australia 2 1 1 4 5 3 1.667 180 155 1.161
3  India 2 0 2 0 0 6 0.000 83 150 0.553 13th place match
4  Saudi Arabia 3 0 3 0 0 9 0.000 0 225 0.000
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
5 Nov 18:30 Court 2 Iran  3–0  India 25–10 25–17 25–6     75–33 Report
6 Nov 18:30 Court 2 Iran  3–2  Australia 25–23 16–25 25–17 22–25 17–15 105–105 Report

Final round

13th place match

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Nov 10:00 Court 2 Qatar  0–3  India 12–25 7–25 10–25     29–75 Report

9th–12th places

 
9th–12th semifinals9th place match
 
      
 
7 November
 
 
 Kazakhstan3
 
8 November
 
 Australia0
 
 Kazakhstan3
 
7 November
 
 Iran0
 
 Iran3
 
 
 Jordan0
 
11th place match
 
 
8 November
 
 
 Australia3
 
 
 Jordan0

9th–12th semifinals

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 Nov 16:00 Court 2 Kazakhstan  3–0  Australia 26–24 25–12 25–14     76–50 Report
7 Nov 18:30 Court 2 Iran  3–0  Jordan 25–10 25–18 25–10     75–38 Report

11th place match

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Nov 12:30 Court 2 Australia  3–0  Jordan 25–14 25–14 25–15     75–43 Report

9th place match

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Nov 15:00 Court 2 Kazakhstan  3–0  Iran 25–18 25–17 25–18     75–53 Report

5th–8th places

 
5th–8th semifinals5th place match
 
      
 
7 November
 
 
 Hong Kong0
 
8 November
 
 Philippines3
 
 Philippines3
 
7 November
 
 Thailand1
 
 Thailand3
 
 
 Uzbekistan0
 
7th place match
 
 
8 November
 
 
 Hong Kong1
 
 
 Uzbekistan3

5th–8th semifinals

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 Nov 11:00 Court 1 Hong Kong  0–3  Philippines 20–25 19–25 10–25     49–75 Report
7 Nov 13:30 Court 1 Thailand  3–0  Uzbekistan 25–9 25–14 25–14     75–37 Report

7th place match

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Nov 10:00 Court 1 Hong Kong  1–3  Uzbekistan 12–25 23–25 25–15 18–25   78–90 Report

5th place match

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Nov 12:30 Court 1 Philippines  3–1  Thailand 25–23 25–20 19–25 25–22   94–90 Report

Final four

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
7 November
 
 
 China1
 
8 November
 
 Chinese Taipei3
 
 Chinese Taipei2
 
7 November
 
 South Korea3
 
 Japan2
 
 
 South Korea3
 
3rd place match
 
 
8 November
 
 
 China3
 
 
 Japan2

Semifinals

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
7 Nov 16:00 Court 1 China  1–3  Chinese Taipei 21–25 25–20 19–25 23–25   88–95 Report
7 Nov 18:30 Court 1 Japan  2–3  South Korea 25–20 19–25 25–15 22–25 8–15 99–100 Report

3rd place match

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Nov 15:00 Court 1 China  3–2  Japan 26–28 25–16 25–21 21–25 15–13 112–103 Report

Final

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
8 Nov 18:00 Court 1 Chinese Taipei  2–3  South Korea 28–26 21–25 11–25 25–19 13–15 98–110 Report

Final standing

Qualified teams for FIVB U17 World Championship

The following teams from AVC qualified for the 2026 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U17 World Championship.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in the
U17 World Championship
 Japan 5 November 2025 1 (2024)
 Chinese Taipei 5 November 2025 1 (2024)
 South Korea 6 November 2025 0 (Debut)
 Philippines 8 November 2025 0 (Debut)

See also

References

  1. ^ "2nd Asian Women's U16 Championship in Jordan Postponed to November 1–8". Asian Volleyball Confederation. 25 June 2025.
  2. ^ "AVC Unveils Drawing of Lots Results for its Remaining Four 2025 Championships Home". Asian Volleyball Confederation. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  3. ^ Caacbay, Kennedy (27 May 2025). "Alas Pilipinas Men, Women brace for tough challenges abroad". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  4. ^ "Iran draw with Japan in 2nd Asian Women's U16 Volleyball Championship". Tehran Times. 26 May 2025. Retrieved 3 November 2025.