2026 AVC Men's Volleyball Nations Cup
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host nation | India |
| City | Ahmedabad |
| Dates | 20–28 June |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
The 2026 AVC Men's Volleyball Cup will be the second edition of the AVC Men's Volleyball Nations Cup, and seventh overall edition of the formerly known AVC Men's Challenge Cup, an annual international volleyball tournament organized by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Volleyball Federation of India (VFI). It will be held from 20 to 28 June 2026 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. This marks India's first time hosting the tournament.
Qualification
Following AVC regulations, a maximum of 12 teams for the AVC Nations Cup were selected through the following criteria:[citation needed]
- 1 team for the host country.
- 1 team for the defending champion from the previous edition. (If the defending champion is also the host nation, the runners-up take the place)
- 5 teams based on the FIVB World Rankings that have not yet qualified.
- 5 remaining teams from the zonal competitions that haven't already qualified for neither the FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League nor the Nations Cup.
| Country | Zone | Qualified as | Qualified on | Previous appearances | Previous best performance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Last | |||||
 India |
CAVA | Host country | 20 December 2025 | 1 | 2023 | 15th place (2023) | |
 Bahrain |
WAVA | Defending champions | 24 June 2025 | 3 | 2023 | 2025 | Champions (2025) |
 Qatar |
WAVA | World Rankings qualifiers | 2 February 2026 | 2 | 2024 | 2025 | Champions (2024) |
 South Korea |
EAVA | 3 | 2023 | 2025 | 3rd place (2023, 2024) | ||
 Australia |
OZVA | 3 | 2023 | 2025 | 5th place (2023, 2025) | ||
 Pakistan |
CAVA | 2 | 2024 | 2025 | Runners-up (2024, 2025) | ||
 Indonesia |
SAVA | 3 | 2023 | 2025 | 6th placers (2023, 2025) | ||
 Chinese Taipei |
EAVA | 2025 EAVA runners-up | 3 | 2023 | 2025 | 7th placers (2025) | |
 Kazakhstan |
CAVA | 2025 CAVA 4th placers | 2 | 2023 | 2024 | 4th place (2024) | |
 New Zealand |
OZVA | OZVA qualification qualifier | 1 | 2025 | 11th placers (2025) | ||
 Oman |
WAVA | 2025 WAVA 3rd placers | 0 | None | Debut | ||
 Thailand |
SAVA | 2025 SAVA runners-up | 3 | 2022 | 2025 | Champions (2023) | |
China, 
Iran, and 
Japan, which are competing at the 2026 Nations League, are ineligible to submit entries to this tournament.
Pools composition
The draw of lots took place on 10 April 2026 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India led by AVC President Ramon Suzara, with Nilofer Shaikh, Assistant Director of the Sports Authority of Gujarat. Teams were split into two pools with six teams each.[3]
| External videos | |
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| [ LIVE ] Drawing of Lots : AVC Men's Cup Amdavad 2026 | |
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 Drawing of Lots Live Streaming |
Seeding
| Seeded teams | Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| India (58) (Hosts) Qatar (21) South Korea (26) Australia (33) Bahrain (40) Pakistan (44) |
Indonesia (51) Chinese Taipei (53) |
Thailand (59) Kazakhstan (60) |
Oman (76) New Zealand (82) |
Draw results
| Pool A | Pool B |
|---|---|
| India |
Qatar |
| Australia |
South Korea |
| Bahrain |
Pakistan |
| Chinese Taipei |
Indonesia |
| Kazakhstan |
Thailand |
| New Zealand |
Oman |
Venue
| Ahmedabad, India |
|---|
| Veer Savarkar Sports Complex |
| Capacity: 5,000 |
Pool standing procedure
- Total number of victories (matches won, matches lost)
- In the event of a tie, the following first tiebreaker will apply: The teams will be ranked by the most point gained per match as follows:
- Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 points for the winner, 0 points for the loser
- Match won 3–2: 2 points for the winner, 1 point for the loser
- Match forfeited: 3 points for the winner, 0 points (0–25, 0–25, 0–25) for the loser
- If teams are still tied after examining the number of victories and points gained, then the AVC will examine the results in order to break the tie in the following order:
- Set quotient: if two or more teams are tied on the number of points gained, they will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of the number of all set won by the number of all sets lost.
- Points quotient: if the tie persists based on the set quotient, the teams will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of all points scored by the total of points lost during all sets.
- If the tie persists based on the point quotient, the tie will be broken based on the team that won the match of the Round Robin Phase between the tied teams. When the tie in point quotient is between three or more teams, these teams ranked taking into consideration only the matches involving the teams in question.
