Oceania Zonal Volleyball Association

The Oceania Zonal Volleyball Association (OZVA) is one of five zonal associations of governance in volleyball within the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC). It governs indoor volleyball and beach volleyball in Oceania.^[2] OZVA consists of 20 national federation members which are full members with the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) and 4 associate members. Among these, 17 national federations represent the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of their respective countries and dependent territories, allowing them to participate in the Olympic Games.^[3]

Oceania Zonal Volleyball Association

Abbreviation	OZVA
Formation	December 1993; 31 years ago[1]
Type	Volleyball organisation
Headquarters	Avarua, Cook Islands
Region	Oceania
Membership	20 national federations
Official languages	English
President	Hugh Graham
Parent organization	Asian Volleyball Confederation
Website	oceaniavolleyball.com

OZVA consists of the national volleyball federations of Oceania and run zonal championships including the Oceania Men's Volleyball Championship and Oceania Women's Volleyball Championship. It also promotes regional volleyball, supports the creation of national federations affiliated with FIVB, ensures compliance with FIVB regulations, plans annual activities, and reports competition results to the FIVB and confederations.^[4]

The current president, Hugh Graham, president of the Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee, was elected as OZVA's president for the 2024–2028 term in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, in March 2024.^[5][6] His election also secured him the position of vice-president within the continental governing body, AVC.^[7]

National federations

The Oceania Zonal Volleyball Association has 20 full national federation members and 4 associate members.^[8][9]

Code	Federation	National teams	Founded	FIVB affiliation	AVC affiliation	IOC member
ASA	American Samoa	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17				Yes
AUS	Australia	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17	1963			Yes
COK	Cook Islands	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17				Yes
FIJ	Fiji	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17				Yes
PYF	French Polynesia	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17				No
GUM	Guam	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17				Yes
KIR	Kiribati	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17				Yes
MSH	Marshall Islands	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17				Yes
FSM	Micronesia	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17				Yes
NZL	New Zealand	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17				Yes
NIU	Niue	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17				No
NMI	Northern Mariana Islands	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17				No
PAU	Palau	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17				Yes
PNG	Papua New Guinea	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17				Yes
SAM	Samoa	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17				Yes
SOL	Solomon Islands	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17				Yes
TGA	Tonga	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17				Yes
TUV	Tuvalu	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17				Yes
VAN	Vanuatu	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17				Yes

Associate members

Code	Federation	National teams	Founded	IOC member
NRU	Nauru	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17		No
NCL	New Caledonia	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17		No
TKL	Tokelau	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17		No
WLF	Wallis and Futuna	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17		No

Competitions

OZVA active competitions

National teams:
co-sanctioned competitions with the Pacific Games Council

• Pacific Games Volleyball Tournament (Zonal Championships)
• Pacific Mini Games Volleyball Tournament (Zonal Championships)
• Pacific Games Beach Volleyball Tournament (Zonal Championships)
• Pacific Mini Games Beach Volleyball Tournament (Zonal Championships)

co-sanctioned competitions with the Micronesian Games Council

• Micronesian Games Volleyball Tournament (Western Sub-zonal Championships)
• Micronesian Games Beach Volleyball Tournament (Western Sub-zonal Championships)

Current title holders

Indoor volleyball

Competition	Champions	Runners-up	3rd place	Ref.
National teams (men)
Pacific Games (2023)	French Polynesia	Papua New Guinea	Samoa	[10]
Pacific Mini Games (2013)	Papua New Guinea	Wallis and Futuna	New Caledonia	[11]
Micronesian Games (2024)	Micronesia (Pohnpei)	Palau	Kiribati	[12]
National teams (women)
Pacific Games (2023)	French Polynesia	New Caledonia	Fiji	[10]
Pacific Mini Games (2013)	French Polynesia	New Caledonia	Fiji	[11]
Micronesian Games (2024)	Micronesia (Kosrae)	Palau	Marshall Islands	[12]

Beach volleyball

Competition	Champions	Runners-up	3rd place	Ref.
National teams (men)
Pacific Games (2023)	Australia Ben Hood D'Artagnan Potts	Tuvalu Ampex Isaac Saaga Malosa	Northern Mariana Islands Andrew Johnson Logan Mister	[13]
Pacific Mini Games (2022)	Vanuatu James Chilia Stivano Banga	Northern Mariana Islands Andrew Johnson Logan Mister	Tuvalu Ampex Isaac Saaga Malosa	[14]
Micronesian Games (2024)	Palau	Nauru	Northern Mariana Islands
National teams (women)
Pacific Games (2023)	Australia Jana Milutinovic Stefanie Fejes	Solomon Islands Hannah U'una Kirstain Puia	Vanuatu Majabelle Lawac Sherysyn Toko	[13]
Pacific Mini Games (2022)	French Polynesia Heikura Tauraa Kahaialanie Tauraa	Vanuatu Majabelle Lawac Sherysyn Toko	Wallis and Futuna Gladys Pressense Tekela Fiafialoto	[14]
Micronesian Games (2024)	Palau	Guatemala	Northern Mariana Islands

See also

• Central Asian Volleyball Association
• Eastern Asian Volleyball Association
• Southeast Asian Volleyball Association
• West Asian Volleyball Association