2025 Asian Men's U16 Volleyball Championship

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
  • Pakistan Faizan Ullah
  • Iran Azhvan Namazi
Best MB
  • Iran Maziar Fallahkharyeki
  • Pakistan Wahab Abdullah
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]

Host selection

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.

  •  Indonesia
  •  Malaysia
  •  Philippines
Date Time Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
25 May 19:00 Indonesia  3–2  Malaysia 24–26 25–10 22–25 25–22 15–8 111–91 Report

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 overview of pools was released on 25 May 2025.[1][3]

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.[3]

Venues

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

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

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  India 3 3 0 9 9 0 MAX 226 170 1.329 Pool E
2  Thailand (H) 3 2 1 6 6 5 1.200 233 179 1.302
3  China 3 1 2 3 4 6 0.667 213 228 0.934 Pool G
4  Australia 3 0 3 0 0 9 0.000 150 227 0.661
Source: FIVB
(H) Host
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Jul 15:00 NPG Australia  0–3  China 18–25 13–25 25–27     56–77 P2 Report
12 Jul 17:30 NPG Thailand  0–3  India 20–25 22–25 20–25     62–75 P2 Report
13 Jul 12:30 NPG India  3–0  Australia 25–16 25–17 25–18     75–51 P2 Report
13 Jul 17:30 NPG Thailand  3–1  China 21–25 25–20 25–15 25–19   96–79 P2 Report
14 Jul 12:30 NPG China  0–3  India 18–25 24–26 15–25     57–76 P2 Report
14 Jul 17:30 NPG Thailand  3–0  Australia 25–15 25–10 25–18     75–43 P2 Report

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Iran 3 3 0 9 9 1 9.000 247 189 1.307 Pool F
2  Indonesia 3 2 1 6 7 4 1.750 257 210 1.224
3  Kazakhstan 3 1 2 3 4 6 0.667 188 223 0.843 Pool H
4  Hong Kong 3 0 3 0 0 9 0.000 155 225 0.689
Source: FIVB
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Jul 10:00 NPG Kazakhstan  3–0  Hong Kong 25–16 25–17 25–22     75–55 P2 Report
12 Jul 12:30 NPG Iran  3–1  Indonesia 21–25 25–21 25–19 26–24   97–89 P2 Report
13 Jul 10:00 NPG Indonesia  3–1  Kazakhstan 25–14 25–15 18–25 25–11   93–65 P2 Report
13 Jul 15:00 NPG Iran  3–0  Hong Kong 25–20 25–15 25–17     75–52 P2 Report
14 Jul 10:00 NPG Hong Kong  0–3  Indonesia 15–25 13–25 20–25     48–75 P2 Report
14 Jul 15:00 NPG Iran  3–0  Kazakhstan 25–11 25–16 25–21     75–48 P2 Report

Pool C

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 9 9 0 MAX 225 104 2.163 Pool E
2  Uzbekistan 3 2 1 6 6 3 2.000 202 137 1.474
3  Mongolia 3 1 2 3 3 6 0.500 190 151 1.258 Pool G
4  United Arab Emirates[a] (D) 3 0 3 0 0 9 0.000 0 225 0.000
Source: FIVB
(D) Disqualified
Notes:
  1. ^  United Arab Emirates failed to appear at the competition venue, thus forfeiting all of their matches in the tournament.[4] This was the original match result between UAE and UZB: 3–0 (25–16, 25–17, 25–9).[5]
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Jul 15:00 RG Uzbekistan  3–0  United Arab Emirates 25–0 25–0 25–0     75–0 P2 Report
12 Jul 17:30 RG Japan  3–0  Mongolia 25–13 25–20 25–20     75–53 P2 Report
13 Jul 12:30 RG United Arab Emirates  0–3  Japan 0–25 0–25 0–25     0–75 P2 Report
13 Jul 17:30 RG Uzbekistan  3–0  Mongolia 26–24 25–19 25–19     76–62 P2 Report
14 Jul 12:30 RG Mongolia  3–0  United Arab Emirates 25–0 25–0 25–0     75–0 P2 Report
14 Jul 17:30 RG Uzbekistan  0–3  Japan 16–25 19–25 16–25     51–75 P2 Report

Pool D

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Pakistan 3 3 0 9 9 0 MAX 150 82 1.829 Pool F
2  South Korea 3 2 1 5 6 5 1.200 220 204 1.078
3  Chinese Taipei 3 1 2 4 5 6 0.833 174 156 1.115 Pool H
4  Saudi Arabia 3 0 3 0 0 9 0.000 101 225 0.449
Source: FIVB
Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
12 Jul 10:00 RG Chinese Taipei  3–0  Saudi Arabia 25–11 25–20 25–23     75–54 P2 Report
12 Jul 12:30 RG Pakistan  3–0  South Korea 25–16 25–19 25–8     75–43 P2 Report
13 Jul 10:00 RG Chinese Taipei  2–3  South Korea 21–25 16–25 25–21 25–16 12–15 99–102 P2 Report
13 Jul 15:00 RG Saudi Arabia  0–3  Pakistan 14–25 13–25 12–25     39–75 P2 Report
14 Jul 10:00 RG South Korea  3–0  Saudi Arabia 25–11 25–11 25–8     75–30 P2 Report
14 Jul 15:00 RG Chinese Taipei  0–3  Pakistan 24–26 14–25 16–25     54–76 P2 Report

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 Jul 15:00 NPG Japan  3–0  Thailand 25–22 25–19 25–16     75–57 P2 Report
16 Jul 17:30 NPG India  3–2  Uzbekistan 25–21 25–16 19–25 18–25 15–13 102–100 P2 Report
17 Jul 15:00 NPG Thailand  3–1  Uzbekistan 25–22 25–15 21–25 25–18   96–80 P2 Report
17 Jul 17:30 NPG India  1–3  Japan 25–23 15–25 12–25 23–25   75–98 P2 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 Jul 10:00 NPG Iran  3–1  South Korea 25–21 27–29 25–22 25–20   102–92 P2 Report
16 Jul 12:30 NPG Pakistan  3–0  Indonesia 25–23 25–20 25–20     75–63 P2 Report
17 Jul 10:00 NPG Indonesia  2–3  South Korea 17–25 20–25 25–20 25–17 10–15 97–102 P2 Report
17 Jul 12:30 NPG Iran  1–3  Pakistan 23–25 19–25 25–22 29–31   96–103 P2 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 Jul 10:00 RG China  3–0 Bye 25–0 25–0 25–0     75–0 P2 Report
16 Jul 12:30 RG Mongolia  3–0  Australia 25–21 25–19 25–17     75–57 P2 Report
17 Jul 10:00 RG Australia  3–0 Bye 25–0 25–0 25–0     75–0 P2 Report
17 Jul 12:30 RG China  0–3  Mongolia 19–25 24–26 21–25     64–76 P2 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 Jul 15:00 RG Kazakhstan  3–1  Saudi Arabia 25–23 25–14 23–25 25–17   98–79 P2 Report
16 Jul 17:30 RG Chinese Taipei  3–0  Hong Kong 25–15 25–21 25–19     75–55 P2 Report
17 Jul 15:00 RG Hong Kong  1–3  Saudi Arabia 23–25 17–25 26–24 16–25   82–99 P2 Report
17 Jul 17:30 RG Kazakhstan  0–3  Chinese Taipei 16–25 22–25 15–25     53–75 P2 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 Jul 10:00 RG Saudi Arabia  3–0 Bye 25–0 25–0 25–0     75–0 P2 Report
18 Jul 12:30 RG Australia  3–2  Hong Kong 12–25 25–19 25–23 21–25 16–14 99–106 P2 Report

15th place match

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

13th place match

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Jul 10:00 RG Australia  3–2  Saudi Arabia 25–20 23–25 23–25 25–22 15–13 111–105 P2 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 Jul 15:00 RG Mongolia  3–2  Kazakhstan 25–27 13–25 25–19 26–24 15–11 104–106 P2 Report
18 Jul 17:30 RG Chinese Taipei  3–2  China 23–25 22–25 25–18 25–13 15–12 110–93 P2 Report

11th place match

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Jul 12:30 RG Kazakhstan  2–3  China 26–24 25–22 17–25 17–25 10–15 95–111 P2 Report

9th place match

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Jul 15:00 RG Mongolia  1–3  Chinese Taipei 19–25 14–25 26–24 15–25   74–99 P2 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 Jul 10:00 NPG Thailand  2–3  Indonesia 20–25 25–16 24–26 25–16 10–15 104–98 P2 Report
18 Jul 12:30 NPG South Korea  2–3  Uzbekistan 21–25 25–23 25–18 16–25 11–15 98–106 P2 Report

7th place match

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Jul 10:00 NPG Thailand  1–3  South Korea 16–25 25–22 20–25 26–28   87–100 P2 Report

5th place match

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Jul 12:30 NPG Indonesia  3–2  Uzbekistan 25–21 16–25 25–14 23–25 16–14 105–99 P2 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 Jul 15:00 NPG Japan  0–3  Iran 20–25 22–25 19–25     61–75 P2 Report
18 Jul 17:30 NPG Pakistan  3–0  India 25–16 25–19 25–12     75–47 P2 Report

3rd place match

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Jul 15:00 NPG Japan  2–3  India 21–25 25–12 23–25 25–18 10–15 104–95 P2 Report

Final

Date Time Venue Score Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total Report
19 Jul 17:30 NPG Iran  2–3  Pakistan 25–22 25–21 28–30 21–25 10–15 109–113 P2 Report

Final standing

Awards

  • Most valuable player
     Faizan Ullah (PAK)
  • Best setter
     Aidin Pouzesh (IRI)
  • Best outside spikers
     Faizan Ullah (PAK)
     Azhvan Namazi (IRI)
  • Best opposite spiker
     Muhammad Junaid (PAK)
  • Best middle blockers
     Maziar Fallahkharyeki (IRI)
     Wahab Abdullah (PAK)
  • Best libero
     Shabad Gautam (IND)

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

  • 2025 Asian Women's U16 Volleyball Championship

References

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  2. ^ "Competition regulation" (PDF).
  3. ^ a b Preechachan (1 July 2025). "MATCHUPS REVEALED FOR ASIAN MEN'S U16 CHAMPIONSHIP THAILAND 2025 IN NAKHON PATHOM AND RATCHABURI". Asian Volleyball Confederation. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
  4. ^ Preechachan (14 July 2025). "FOUR STRONG CONTENDERS SECURE BACK-TO-BACK VICTORIES ON THRILLING DAY 2 OF ASIAN MEN'S U16 CHAMPIONSHIP THAILAND 2025". AVC. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
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