2026 AVC Men's Volleyball Champions League

2026 AVC Men's Volleyball Champions League
Tournament details
Host countryIndonesia
CityPontianak
Dates13–17 May 2026
Teams8
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsIndonesia Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi (1st title)
Runners-upIran Foolad Sirjan Iranian
Third placeJapan JTEKT Stings Aichi
Fourth placeSouth Korea Hyundai Capital Skywalkers
Tournament awards
MVPMali Noumory Keita
Best SetterIran Ali Ramezani
Best OH
Best MB
Best OPPMali Noumory Keita
Best LiberoJapan Kazuyuki Takahashi
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Attendance27,075 (3,384 per match)
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The 2026 AVC Men's Volleyball Champions League was the second edition of the AVC Men's Volleyball Champions League and the 26th overall edition of the formerly named Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship, an annual international men's volleyball club tournament organized by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC). It was held at the Ahmad Yani Integrated Sports Hall in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Indonesia from 13 to 17 May 2026.[1]

Unlike the 2025 edition which featured 12 teams in a pool-play format, the 2026 edition featured eight teams competing in a direct knockout format, starting from the quarterfinals. Both finalists will qualify for the 2026 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship.[2]

Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi won the tournament, defeating Foolad Sirjan Iranian 3–1 in the final, becoming the first Indonesian club to win the AVC Men's Champions League title.

Host selection

In December 2025, the AVC announced that Indonesia would host the 2026 AVC Men's Champions League in Pontianak, West Kalimantan. The drawing of lots took place on 15 March 2026 at Le Méridien in Jakarta.[3]

Participating teams

A maximum of eight teams qualified for the AVC Men's Volleyball Champions League, featuring one automatic berth for the host nation and five spots for the champions of each zonal tournament. In the event that a zonal tournament was not held, that specific vacancy—along with any other remaining slots—was distributed as a wild card. The following eight teams qualified for the tournament, listed by the method of qualification.

Country Zone Qualified as Qualified on Previous appearances Previous best performance
Total First Last
Indonesia Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi SAVA Host country 20 December 2025 0 None Debut
Kazakhstan Zhaiyk CAVA 2025 CAVA Champions League 23 July 2025 0 None Debut
Qatar Al-Rayyan Sports Club WAVA 2026 WAVA Club Championship 15 February 2026 1 2025 Champions (2025)
Iran Foolad Sirjan Iranian CAVA Wild card 15 March 2026 1 2025 4th place (2025)
Japan JTEKT Stings Aichi EAVA 0 None Debut
South Korea Hyundai Capital Skywalkers EAVA 0 None Debut
Indonesia Jakarta Garuda Jaya SAVA 0 None Debut
Thailand Nakhon Ratchasima 3M Films SAVA 1 2025 5th place (2025)

Venues

The tournament is hosted entirely in Pontianak, the capital of West Kalimantan province, Indonesia.

Venue
2026 AVC Men's Volleyball Champions League is located in West Kalimantan
Ahmad Yani Sports Hall
Ahmad Yani Sports Hall
2026 AVC Men's Volleyball Champions League (West Kalimantan)
Pontianak
Ahmad Yani Sports Hall
Capacity: 5,000

Format

Unlike the 2025 edition which used a preliminary round pool play system, the 2026 edition uses a direct knockout format starting from the quarterfinals. The four quarterfinals were played on 13–14 May, with the semifinals scheduled for 16 May and the medal matches on 17 May 2026.

Final round

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
13 May
 
 
Indonesia Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi3
 
16 May
 
Kazakhstan Zhaiyk1
 
Indonesia Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi3
 
13 May
 
South Korea Hyundai Capital Skywalkers0
 
Qatar Al-Rayyan Sports Club1
 
17 May
 
South Korea Hyundai Capital Skywalkers3
 
Indonesia Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi3
 
14 May
 
Iran Foolad Sirjan Iranian1
 
Japan JTEKT Stings Aichi3
 
16 May
 
Thailand Nakhon Ratchasima 3M Films0
 
Japan JTEKT Stings Aichi0
 
14 May
 
Iran Foolad Sirjan Iranian3 3rd place match
 
Iran Foolad Sirjan Iranian3
 
17 May
 
Indonesia Jakarta Garuda Jaya0
 
South Korea Hyundai Capital Skywalkers0
 
 
Japan JTEKT Stings Aichi3
 

Quarterfinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
13 May15:00Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi Indonesia3–1Kazakhstan Zhaiyk25–1925–2725–1925–21 100–86Report
13 May19:00Al-Rayyan Sports Club Qatar1–3South Korea Hyundai Capital Skywalkers20–2520–2525–2121–25 86–96Report
14 May15:00JTEKT Stings Aichi Japan3–0Thailand Nakhon Ratchasima 3M Films25–2025–1425–18  75–52Report
14 May19:00Foolad Sirjan Iranian Iran3–0Indonesia Jakarta Garuda Jaya25–1425–1225–12  75–38Report

Semifinals

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
16 May15:00JTEKT Stings Aichi Japan0–3Iran Foolad Sirjan Iranian22–2519–2520–25  61–75Report
16 May19:00Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi Indonesia3–0South Korea Hyundai Capital Skywalkers25–2327–2525–23  77–71Report

3rd place match

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 May15:00Hyundai Capital Skywalkers South Korea0–3Japan JTEKT Stings Aichi19–2519–2521–25  59–75Report

Final

Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
17 May19:00Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi Indonesia3–1Iran Foolad Sirjan Iranian25–2024–2625–2325–23 99–92Report
Match details
  • Date: 17 May 2026
  • Time: 19:00–21:09 WIB (UTC+07:00)
  • Duration: 2 hours 9 minutes (set durations: 0:24, 0:28, 0:30, 0:32)
  • Venue: Ahmad Yani Sports Hall, Pontianak, West Kalimantan, Indonesia
  • Attendance: 5,237
  • Referees: Wensheng Luo (CHN), Jae-Hyo Choi (KOR)
  • Challenge referee: Ismail Ibrahim Alblooshi (UAE)

Final standing

Awards

Statistical leaders

Statistics sourced from Volleyball World.[4]

CategoryPlayerClubTotal
Best scorerNoumory Keita (9)Indonesia Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi90
Best attackerNoumory Keita (9)Indonesia Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi76
Best blockerRobertlandy Simon (13)Indonesia Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi8
Best serverPoriya Khanzadeh (9)Iran Foolad Sirjan Iranian11
Best receiverFarhan Halim (26)Indonesia Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi33
Best setterAli Ramezani (13)Iran Foolad Sirjan Iranian55
Best diggerKazuyuki Takahashi (21)Japan JTEKT Stings Aichi20

See also

References

  1. ↑ "AVC Unveils 2026 International Volleyball Calendar and Host Cities". Asian Volleyball Confederation. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Star-studded AVC Men's Champions League takes off on Wednesday". Volleyball World. 12 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Indonesia to Host AVC Men's Champions League in May 2026". RRI. 16 March 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "AVC Men's Champions League 2026 – Statistics". Volleyball World. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
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