Asian Eastern Zonal Men's Volleyball Championship
| Most recent season or competition: 2025 Asian Eastern Zonal Men's Volleyball Championship | |
| Sport | Volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1998 |
| First season | 1998 |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Continent | East Asia (AVC) |
| Most recent champion | South Korea (3rd title) |
| Most titles | Japan (6 titles) |
| Official website | asianvolleyball |
Asian Eastern Zonal Men's Volleyball Championship is a men's international volleyball competition in East Asia for member nations of the East Asian Zonal Volleyball Association (EAZVA).[1] The first competition was contested in 1998 in Macau and have been played every two years until 2024. The current champion is South Korea, which won its third title at the 2025 tournament.[2]
Results summary
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | Teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||||
| 1998 Details |
Macau |
Japan |
South Korea |
China |
Mongolia |
6 | |||||
| 2000 Details |
Ulaanbaatar |
Japan |
South Korea |
China |
Hong Kong |
6 | |||||
| 2002 Details |
Shanghai |
China |
South Korea |
Japan |
Chinese Taipei |
7 | |||||
| 2004 Details |
Taicang |
Japan |
South Korea |
Chinese Taipei |
China |
7 | |||||
| 2006 Details |
Pingtung |
Japan |
Round-robin | Chinese Taipei |
South Korea |
Round-robin | China |
6 | |||
| 2008 Details |
Ulaanbaatar |
South Korea |
Chinese Taipei |
Japan |
China |
7 | |||||
| 2010 Details |
Jeju |
South Korea |
Chinese Taipei |
Japan |
Hong Kong |
6 | |||||
| 2013 Details |
Taipei |
Chinese Taipei |
3–0 | South Korea |
Japan |
3–2 | China |
6 | |||
| 2015 Details |
Ulaanbaatar |
Japan |
3–0 | Chinese Taipei |
South Korea |
3–0 | Mongolia |
8 | |||
| 2017 Details |
Ulaanbaatar |
Japan |
3–1 | Chinese Taipei |
South Korea |
3–0 | Mongolia |
7 | |||
| 2019 Details |
Zhangjiagang |
China |
Round-robin | Chinese Taipei |
North Korea |
Round-robin | South Korea |
6 | |||
| 2021 | No tournament was held | ||||||||||
| 2024 | |||||||||||
| 2025 Details |
Zhangjiagang |
South Korea |
3–0 | Chinese Taipei |
China |
3–1 | Hong Kong |
6 | |||
Teams reaching the top four
| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 6 (1998, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2015, 2017) | — | 4 (2002, 2008, 2010, 2004) | — |
| South Korea | 3 (2008, 2010, 2025) | 5 (1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2013) | 3 (2006, 2015, 2017) | 1 (2019) |
| China | 2 (2002, 2019) | — | 3 (1998, 2000, 2025) | 4 (2004, 2006, 2008, 2013) |
| Chinese Taipei | 1 (2013) | 7 (2006, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2025) | 1 (2004) | 1 (2002) |
| North Korea | — | — | 1 (2019) | — |
| Hong Kong | — | — | — | 3 (2000, 2010, 2025) |
| Mongolia | — | — | — | 3 (1998, 2015, 2017) |
Medal summary
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 6 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | South Korea | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | China | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 |
| 5 | North Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 | |
Participating nations
| Team | 1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 |
2013 |
2015 |
2017 |
2019 |
2025 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 4th | 4th | 4th | • | 4th | 7th | • | 1st | 3rd | 10 |
| Chinese Taipei | • | • | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 10 |
| Hong Kong | 6th | 6th | 7th | 5th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 6th | 6th | 5th | 4th | 12 |
| Japan | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | • | • | 10 |
| Mongolia | 4th | 5th | 5th | 7th | • | 6th | 5th | • | 4th | 4th | • | 5th | 9 |
| Macau | 5th | 4th | 6th | 6th | 5th | 7th | 6th | 6th | 8th | 7th | 6th | 6th | 12 |
| North Korea | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 5th | 5th | 3rd | • | 3 |
| South Korea | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 12 |
Awards
Most Valuable Player
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Best Coach
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References
- ^ "AVC Eastern Zone Volleyball Association hold annual meeting in Hong Kong". FIVB. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ Preechachan (24 August 2025). "KOREA CROWNED ASIAN EASTERN ZONAL MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP 2025 WINNERS AFTER DOMINANT VICTORY OVER CHINESE TAIPEI". AVC. Retrieved 5 September 2025.