2025 Asian Men's U16 Volleyball Championship

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Host nationThailand
City
Dates12–19 July
Teams16
2025 Asian Men's U16 Volleyball Championship
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Tournament details
Host nationThailand
City
Dates12–19 July
Teams16
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Champions Pakistan (1st title)
Runners-up Iran
Third place India
Fourth place Japan
Tournament awards
MVPPakistan Faizan Ullah
Best SetterIran Aidin Pouzesh
Best OH
Best MB
Best OPPPakistan Muhammad Junaid
Best LiberoIndia Shabad Gautam
Tournament statistics
Matches played56
Attendance15,090 (269 per match)
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2025 Asian Men's U16 Volleyball Championship

The 2025 Asian Men's U16 Volleyball Championship was the second edition of the Asian Men's U16 Volleyball Championship, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Thailand Volleyball Association (TVA). It was held in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand from 12 to 19 July 2025.[1]

This tournament served as a qualification tournament for the FIVB Volleyball Boys' U17 World Championship. The top four teams of the tournament qualified for the 2026 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U17 World Championship as the AVC representatives.

Players must be born on or after January 1, 2010.[2]

The Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) announced on its Facebook page that Thailand was awarded the hosting rights on December 19, 2024.

Team

Qualification

On 3 February 2025 Malaysia Volleyball Association announce 18 teams registered to AVC to compete in AVC U16 Championship.

Following AVC regulation, total of 16 teams in any AVC event will be selected by the followings:

  • 1 team for the Organizer
  • 10 teams based on the rankings of the previous championship
  • 5 teams from each of 5 zones (with a qualification tournament if needed)

Southeast Asian qualification

Southeast Asian qualification were held in Sentul, Bogor in 25 May 2025. From SAVA zone there were originally 3 teams, but Philippines withdrew from the qualification.

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
25 May19:00Indonesia 3–2 Malaysia24–2625–1022–2525–2215–8111–91Report

Qualified teams

Country Zone Qualified as Qualified on Appearances Previous best performance
Total First Last
 Thailand SAVA Host country 19 December 2024 2 2023 7th place (2023)
 Iran CAVA Defending champions 29 July 2023 2 2023 Champions (2023)
 Uzbekistan CAVA 2023 U16 Championship runners-up 29 July 2023 2 2023 Runners-up (2023)
 Chinese Taipei EAVA 2023 U16 Championship 3rd placers 29 July 2023 2 2023 3rd place (2023)
 Pakistan CAVA 2023 U16 Championship 4th placers 29 July 2023 2 2023 4th place (2023)
 Japan EAVA 2023 U16 Championship 5th placers 29 July 2023 2 2023 5th place (2023)
 Kazakhstan CAVA 2023 U16 Championship 6th placers 29 July 2023 2 2023 6th place (2023)
 Australia OZVA 2023 U16 Championship 8th placers 29 July 2023 2 2023 8th place (2023)
 China EAVA 2023 U16 Championship 9th placers 29 July 2023 2 2023 9th place (2023)
 Mongolia EAVA 2023 U16 Championship 10th placers 29 July 2023 2 2023 10th place (2023)
 Hong Kong EAVA 2023 U16 Championship 11th placers 29 July 2023 2 2023 11th place (2023)
 Saudi Arabia WAVA 2023 U16 Championship 12th placers 29 July 2023 2 2023 12th place (2023)
 India CAVA Additional entrant teams from CAVA 3 February 2025 1 None Debut
 South Korea EAVA Additional entrant teams from EAVA 3 February 2025 1 None Debut
 Indonesia SAVA SAVA qualifier winner 25 May 2025 1 None Debut
 United Arab Emirates WAVA Additional entrant teams from WAVA 1 July 2025 1 None Debut

Pool composition

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

Pool A Pool B Pool C Pool D
 Thailand (H)  Iran (1)  Uzbekistan (2)  Chinese Taipei (3)
 Australia (8)  Kazakhstan (6)  Japan (5)  Pakistan (4)
 China  Hong Kong  Mongolia  South Korea
 India  Indonesia  United Arab Emirates  Saudi Arabia

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.

Venues

Preliminary, Classification, 1st–8th places Preliminary, Classification, 9th–16th places
Nakhon Pathom Ratchaburi
Nakhon Pathom Gymnasium Ratchaburi Gymnasium
Capacity: 4,000 Capacity: 4,000

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

Classification round

  • All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00).
  • 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  Japan 3 3 0 9 9 1 9.000 248 183 1.355 Final four
2  India 3 2 1 5 7 5 1.400 252 260 0.969
3  Thailand 3 1 2 3 3 7 0.429 215 230 0.935 5th–8th places
4  Uzbekistan 3 0 3 1 3 9 0.333 231 273 0.846
Source: FIVB
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Jul15:00NPGJapan  3–0  Thailand 25–2225–1925–16  75–57P2 Report
16 Jul17:30NPGIndia  3–2  Uzbekistan 25–2125–1619–2518–2515–13102–100P2 Report
17 Jul15:00NPGThailand  3–1  Uzbekistan 25–2225–1521–2525–18 96–80P2 Report
17 Jul17:30NPGIndia  1–3  Japan 25–2315–2512–2523–25 75–98P2 Report

Pool F

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Pakistan 3 3 0 9 9 1 9.000 253 202 1.252 Final four
2  Iran 3 2 1 6 7 5 1.400 295 284 1.039
3  South Korea 3 1 2 2 4 8 0.500 237 274 0.865 5th–8th places
4  Indonesia 3 0 3 1 3 9 0.333 249 274 0.909
Source: FIVB
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Jul10:00NPGIran  3–1  South Korea 25–2127–2925–2225–20 102–92P2 Report
16 Jul12:30NPGPakistan  3–0  Indonesia 25–2325–2025–20  75–63P2 Report
17 Jul10:00NPGIndonesia  2–3  South Korea 17–2520–2525–2025–1710–1597–102P2 Report
17 Jul12:30NPGIran  1–3  Pakistan 23–2519–2525–2229–31 96–103P2 Report

Pool G

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Mongolia 3 3 0 9 9 0 MAX 226 121 1.868 9th–12th places
2  China 3 2 1 6 6 3 2.000 216 132 1.636
3  Australia 3 1 2 3 3 6 0.500 188 152 1.237 13th–16th places
Source: FIVB
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Jul10:00RGChina  3–0 Bye 25–025–025–0  75–0P2 Report
16 Jul12:30RGMongolia  3–0  Australia 25–2125–1925–17  75–57P2 Report
17 Jul10:00RGAustralia  3–0 Bye 25–025–025–0  75–0P2 Report
17 Jul12:30RGChina  0–3  Mongolia 19–2524–2621–25  64–76P2 Report

Pool H

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Chinese Taipei 3 3 0 9 9 0 MAX 225 162 1.389 9th–12th places
2  Kazakhstan 3 2 1 6 6 4 1.500 226 209 1.081
3  Saudi Arabia 3 1 2 3 4 7 0.571 232 255 0.910 13th–16th places
4  Hong Kong 3 0 3 0 1 9 0.111 192 249 0.771
Source: FIVB
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 Jul15:00RGKazakhstan  3–1  Saudi Arabia 25–2325–1423–2525–17 98–79P2 Report
16 Jul17:30RGChinese Taipei  3–0  Hong Kong 25–1525–2125–19  75–55P2 Report
17 Jul15:00RGHong Kong  1–3  Saudi Arabia 23–2517–2526–2416–25 82–99P2 Report
17 Jul17:30RGKazakhstan  0–3  Chinese Taipei 16–2522–2515–25  53–75P2 Report

Final round

13th–16th places

 
13th–16th semifinals13th place match
 
      
 
18 July
 
 
 Australia3
 
19 July
 
 Hong Kong2
 
 Australia3
 
18 July
 
 Saudi Arabia2
 
 Saudi Arabia3
 
 
Bye0
 
15th place match
 
 
19 July
 
 
 Hong Kong3
 
 
Bye0

13th–16th semifinals

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Jul10:00RGSaudi Arabia  3–0 Bye 25–025–025–0  75–0P2 Report
18 Jul12:30RGAustralia  3–2  Hong Kong 12–2525–1925–2321–2516–1499–106P2 Report

15th place match

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Jul—RGHong Kong  3–0 Bye 25–025–025–0  75–0P2 Report

13th place match

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Jul10:00RGAustralia  3–2  Saudi Arabia 25–2023–2523–2525–2215–13111–105P2 Report

9th–12th places

 
9th–12th semifinals9th place match
 
      
 
18 July
 
 
 Mongolia3
 
19 July
 
 Kazakhstan2
 
 Mongolia1
 
18 July
 
 Chinese Taipei3
 
 Chinese Taipei3
 
 
 China2
 
11th place match
 
 
19 July
 
 
 Kazakhstan2
 
 
 China3

9th–12th semifinals

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Jul15:00RGMongolia  3–2  Kazakhstan 25–2713–2525–1926–2415–11104–106P2 Report
18 Jul17:30RGChinese Taipei  3–2  China 23–2522–2525–1825–1315–12110–93P2 Report

11th place match

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Jul12:30RGKazakhstan  2–3  China 26–2425–2217–2517–2510–1595–111P2 Report

9th place match

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Jul15:00RGMongolia  1–3  Chinese Taipei 19–2514–2526–2415–25 74–99P2 Report

5th–8th places

 
5th–8th semifinals5th place match
 
      
 
18 July
 
 
 Thailand2
 
19 July
 
 Indonesia3
 
 Indonesia3
 
18 July
 
 Uzbekistan2
 
 South Korea2
 
 
 Uzbekistan3
 
7th place match
 
 
19 July
 
 
 Thailand1
 
 
 South Korea3

5th–8th semifinals

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Jul10:00NPGThailand  2–3  Indonesia 20–2525–1624–2625–1610–15104–98P2 Report
18 Jul12:30NPGSouth Korea  2–3  Uzbekistan 21–2525–2325–1816–2511–1598–106P2 Report

7th place match

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Jul10:00NPGThailand  1–3  South Korea 16–2525–2220–2526–28 87–100P2 Report

5th place match

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Jul12:30NPGIndonesia  3–2  Uzbekistan 25–2116–2525–1423–2516–14105–99P2 Report

Final four

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
18 July
 
 
 Japan0
 
19 July
 
 Iran3
 
 Iran2
 
18 July
 
 Pakistan3
 
 Pakistan3
 
 
 India0
 
3rd place match
 
 
2 July
 
 
 Japan2
 
 
 India3

Semifinals

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
18 Jul15:00NPGJapan  0–3  Iran 20–2522–2519–25  61–75P2 Report
18 Jul17:30NPGPakistan  3–0  India 25–1625–1925–12  75–47P2 Report

3rd place match

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Jul15:00NPGJapan  2–3  India 21–2525–1223–2525–1810–15104–95P2 Report

Final

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Jul17:30NPGIran  2–3  Pakistan 25–2225–2128–3021–2510–15109–113P2 Report

Final standing

Awards

Qualified teams for FIVB U17 World Championship

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

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in the FIVB Volleyball Boys' U17 World Championship
 Pakistan 16 July 2025 0 (Debut)
 Iran 16 July 2025 1 (2024)
 India 16 July 2025 0 (Debut)
 Japan 16 July 2025 0 (Debut)

See also

References

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