Eastern Asian Volleyball Association

The Eastern Asian Volleyball Association (EAVA) is one of five zonal associations of governance in volleyball within the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC). It governs indoor volleyball and beach volleyball in East Asia.^[2] EAVA consists of 8 national federation members which are full members with the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). Among these, 7 national federations represent the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of their respective countries and dependent territories, allowing them to participate in the Olympic Games.^[3]

Eastern Asian Volleyball Association

Abbreviation	EAVA
Formation	December 1993; 31 years ago[1]
Type	Volleyball organisation
Headquarters	Beijing, China
Region	East Asia
Membership	8 national federations
Official languages	English
President	Yuan Lei
Parent organization	Asian Volleyball Confederation

EAVA consists of the national volleyball federations of East Asia and run zonal championships including the Eastern Asian Men's Volleyball Championship and Eastern Asian 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, Yuan Lei, vice-president of the Chinese Volleyball Association, was elected as EAVA's president for the 2024–2028 term in Beijing, China, in March 2024.^[5][6][7] His election also secured him the position of vice-president within the continental governing body, AVC.^[8]

National federations

The Eastern Asian Volleyball Association has 8 national federations.^[9][10]

Code	Federation	National teams	Founded	FIVB affiliation	AVC affiliation	IOC member
CHN	China	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17	1953	1954		Yes
HKG	Hong Kong	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17				Yes
TPE	Chinese Taipei	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17	1954			Yes
JPN	Japan	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17	1927	1951	1952	Yes
PRK	North Korea	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17				Yes
KOR	South Korea	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17	1946	1959		Yes
MAC	Macau	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17				No
MGL	Mongolia	Men's U23 U21 U19 U17 Women's U23 U21 U19 U17				Yes

Competitions

EAVA active competitions National teams: Eastern Asian Men's Volleyball Championship Eastern Asian Women's Volleyball Championship co-sanctioned competition with the East Asian Games Association East Asian Youth Games Volleyball Tournament (U-19)

EAVA defunct competitions National teams: co-sanctioned competition with the East Asian Games Association East Asian Games Volleyball Tournament

Current title holders

Indoor volleyball

Competition	Champions	Runners-up	3rd place	Ref.
National teams (men)
Eastern Asian Volleyball Championship (2019)	China	Chinese Taipei	North Korea	[11]
East Asian Youth Games (2023)	China	Chinese Taipei	Mongolia
National teams (women)
Eastern Asian Volleyball Championship (2024)	China	Japan	North Korea	[12]
East Asian Youth Games (2023)	China	Mongolia	Hong Kong

See also

• Central Asian Volleyball Association
• Oceania Zonal Volleyball Association
• Southeast Asian Volleyball Association
• West Asian Volleyball Association

References

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