Asian Women's U16 Volleyball Championship
| Most recent season or competition: 2025 Asian Women's U16 Volleyball Championship | |
| Sport | Volleyball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2023 |
| First season | 2023 |
| No. of teams | 16 |
| Continent | Asia and Oceania (AVC) |
| Most recent champions | South Korea (1st title) |
| Most titles | Japan South Korea (1 title) |
The Asian Girls' U16 Volleyball Championship, is an international volleyball competition in Asia and Oceania contested by the under 16 women's national teams of the members of Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), the sport's continent governing body. Tournaments have been awarded every two years since 2023. The top four teams qualified for the FIVB Volleyball Girls' U17 World Championship.[1]
Result summary
| Year | Host | Final | 3rd place match | Teams | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||||
| 2023 Details |
Hangzhou |
Japan |
3–1 | China |
Chinese Taipei |
3–0 | Thailand |
11 | |||
| 2025 Details |
Amman |
South Korea |
3–2 | Chinese Taipei |
China |
3–2 | Japan |
14 | |||
Teams reaching the top four
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third-place | Fourth-place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1 (2023) | 1 (2025) | ||
| South Korea | 1 (2025) | |||
| Chinese Taipei | 1 (2025) | 1 (2023) | ||
| China | 1 (2023) | 1 (2025) | ||
| Thailand | 1 (2023) |
Champions by region
| Federation (Region) | Champion(s) | Number |
|---|---|---|
| EAZVA (East Asia) | Japan (1) South Korea (1) |
2 title(s) |
Hosts
| Times Hosted | Nations | Year(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 2023 |
| Jordan | 2025 |
Medal summary
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| South Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | China | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Participating nations
- Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place
- 4th – Fourth place
- • – Did not enter / Did not qualify
- º – Withdrew but remained listed in the competition.
- – Hosts
- Q – Qualified for the forthcoming tournament
Year Team
|
2023 (11) |
2025 (16) |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 11th | 11th | 2 |
| China | 2nd | 3rd | 2 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3rd | 2nd | 2 |
| Hong Kong | 9th | 8th | 2 |
| India | • | 13th | 1 |
| Iran | 6th | 10th | 2 |
| Japan | 1st | 4th | 2 |
| Jordan | • | 12th | 1 |
| Kazakhstan | 5th | 9th | 2 |
| Lebanon | • | 16th[a] | 1 |
| Macau | 8th | • | 1 |
| Mongolia | 10th | • | 1 |
| Philippines | • | 5th | 1 |
| Qatar | • | 14th | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia | • | 16th[a] | 1 |
| South Korea | • | 1st | 1 |
| Thailand | 4th | 6th | 2 |
| Uzbekistan | 7th | 7th | 2 |
Debut of teams
| Year | Debutants | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Australia | 11 |
| China | ||
| Chinese Taipei | ||
| Hong Kong | ||
| Iran | ||
| Japan | ||
| Kazakhstan | ||
| Macau | ||
| Mongolia | ||
| Thailand | ||
| Uzbekistan | ||
| 2025 | India | 5 |
| Jordan | ||
| Philippines | ||
| Qatar | ||
| South Korea |
Awards
Most valuable player
Best outside spikers
Best opposite spiker
|
Best setter
Best middle Blockers
Best libero
|
See also
- Asian Men's U16 Volleyball Championship
- Asian Women's Volleyball Championship
- Asian Women's U20 Volleyball Championship
- Asian Women's U18 Volleyball Championship
Notes
References
- ^ Preechachan (2023-06-30). "General Technical Meeting held to confirm all is set for First Asian Women's U16 Championship". Asian Volleyball Confederation. Retrieved 2023-08-01.