# West Asian Volleyball Association

The West Asian Volleyball Association (WAVA) is one of five zonal associations of governance in volleyball within the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC). It governs indoor volleyball and beach volleyball in West Asia. WAVA consists of 12 national federation members which are full members with the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB). All of them also represent the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) of their respective countries and dependent territories, allowing them to participate in the Olympic Games.
WAVA consists of the national volleyball federations of West Asia and run zonal championships including the West Asian Men's Volleyball Club Championship and West 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.
The current president, Ali Ghanem Al-Kuwari, president of the Qatar Volleyball Association, was elected as WAVA's president for the 2024–2028 term in Doha, Qatar, in March 2024. His election also secured him the position of vice-president within the continental governing body, AVC.

## National federations

The West Asian Volleyball Association has 12 national federations.
| Code | Federation | National teams | Founded | FIVB affiliation | IOC member |
| BRN | Bahrain | Men'sU23U21U19U17Women'sU23U21U19U17 | 1976 | 1976 | Yes |
| IRQ | Iraq | Men'sU23U21U19U17Women'sU23U21U19U17 | 1959 | 1959 | Yes |
| JOR | Jordan | Men'sU23U21U19U17Women'sU23U21U19U17 | 1961 | 1971 | Yes |
| KUW | Kuwait | Men'sU23U21U19U17Women'sU23U21U19U17 | | | Yes |
| LBN | Lebanon | Men'sU23U21U19U17Women'sU23U21U19U17 | 1949 | 1949 | Yes |
| OMA | Oman | Men'sU23U21U19U17Women'sU23U21U19U17 | | | Yes |
| PLE | Palestine | Men'sU23U21U19U17Women'sU23U21U19U17 | | | Yes |
| QAT | Qatar | Men'sU23U21U19U17Women'sU23U21U19U17 | | | Yes |
| KSA | Saudi Arabia | Men'sU23U21U19U17Women'sU23U21U19U17 | | | Yes |
| SYR | Syria | Men'sU23U21U19U17Women'sU23U21U19U17 | | | Yes |
| UAE | United Arab Emirates | Men'sU23U21U19U17Women'sU23U21U19U17 | | | Yes |
| YEM | Yemen | Men'sU23U21U19U17Women'sU23U21U19U17 | 1976 | 1976 | Yes |

## Competitions
### WAVA active competitions

National teams:
* West Asian Women's Volleyball Championship
* West Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship
* West Asian Men's U19 Volleyball Championship
beach volleyball competitions:
* West Asian Beach Volleyball Championship
* West Asian Women's U20 Beach Volleyball Championship
Club teams:
* West Asian Men's Volleyball Club Championship

## Current title holders
### Indoor volleyball

| Competition | Champions | Runners-up | 3rd place |
| National teams (men) |||||
| West Asian U20 Volleyball Championship (2024) | Saudi Arabia | United Arab Emirates | Bahrain |
| West Asian U19 Volleyball Championship (2023) | Bahrain | Saudi Arabia | Kuwait |
| National teams (women) |||||
| West Asian Volleyball Championship (2022) | Lebanon | Jordan | United Arab Emirates |
| Club teams (men) |||||
| West Asian Volleyball Club Championship (2024) | Al Rayyan | Al Kuwait | Al Arabi |

### Beach volleyball

| Competition | Champions | Runners-up | 3rd place |
| National teams (men) |||||
| West Asian Beach Volleyball Championship (2024) | Oman Mazin Alhashmi Hood Al Jalaboubi | Oman Haitham Alshereiqi Ahmed Alhousni | Qatar Abdallah Ibrahim Nassim Mohamed Ihab Zaki |
| National teams (women) |||||
| West Asian Beach Volleyball Championship (2024) | Lebanon Cheikho Mirna Hamzeh Mirvat | Jordan Farah Alatout Nancy Ayyash | Lebanon Nour Hamze Lara Al Nahi |
| West Asian U20 Beach Volleyball Championship (2024) | Lebanon Lara Al Nahi Louna Khorbotly | Jordan Ghayd Alashoush Batoul Husein Ahmad Abdallah | Lebanon Angelina Farah Angy Lakkis |