# 2016 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship

The 2016 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship was the 17th staging of the AVC Club Championships. The tournament was held in Naypyidaw, Myanmar from 23 to 31 August 2016. The champions qualified for the 2017 Club World Championship as Asia's representative.

## Pools composition

Teams were seeded in the first two positions of each pool following the Serpentine system according to their final standing of the 2015 edition. AVC reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of pool A regardless of the final standing of the 2015 edition. All teams not seeded were drawn. But, Turkmenistan later withdrew. Final standing of the 2015 edition are shown in brackets except the hosts who did not participate in the 2015 edition.
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
| Myanmar (Hosts) | Chinese Taipei (1) | Qatar (2) | Iran (3) |
| Turkmenistan (8) | Iraq (7) | China (5) | Kazakhstan (4) |
| Vietnam (11) | Japan (10) | Thailand (9) | Malaysia (–) |
| | Indonesia (–) | United Arab Emirates (–) | Hong Kong (–) |

## Venues

* Wunna Theikdi Sports Complex – Hall B, Naypyidaw, Myanmar – Preliminary round, Pool E, F and Final eight
* Wunna Theikdi Sports Complex – Hall C, Naypyidaw, Myanmar – Preliminary round, Pool H, 9th–12th places and 13th–14th places

## Pool standing procedure

* Number of matches won
* Match points
* Sets ratio
* Points ratio
* Result of the last match between the tied teams
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

* All times are Myanmar Standard Time (UTC+06:30).

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Asia World | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | MAX | 75 | 58 | 1.293 | Pool E |
| 2 | Maseco TP.HCM | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | 58 | 75 | 0.773 | Pool E |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 23 Aug | 11:30 | Maseco TP.HCM | 0–3 | Asia World | 17–25 | 20–25 | 21–25 | | | 58–75 | P2 |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Taiwan Power Company | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3.000 | 282 | 240 | 1.175 | Pool F |
| 2 | Toyoda Gosei Trefuerza | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1.600 | 298 | 270 | 1.104 | Pool F |
| 3 | Polri Samator | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0.571 | 233 | 260 | 0.896 | Pool H |
| 4 | Gas Al-Janoob | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0.333 | 241 | 284 | 0.849 | Pool H |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 23 Aug | 11:30 | Polri Samator | 1–3 | Taiwan Power Company | 11–25 | 25–23 | 15–25 | 21–25 | | 72–98 | P2 |
| 23 Aug | 14:00 | Toyoda Gosei Trefuerza | 3–2 | Gas Al-Janoob | 25–14 | 23–25 | 25–13 | 27–29 | 15–13 | 115–94 | P2 |
| 24 Aug | 11:30 | Taiwan Power Company | 3–0 | Gas Al-Janoob | 25–18 | 25–22 | 25–22 | | | 75–62 | P2 |
| 24 Aug | 11:40 | Polri Samator | 0–3 | Toyoda Gosei Trefuerza | 25–27 | 23–25 | 19–25 | | | 67–77 | P2 |
| 25 Aug | 11:40 | Toyoda Gosei Trefuerza | 2–3 | Taiwan Power Company | 22–25 | 23–25 | 25–23 | 25–21 | 11–15 | 106–109 | P2 |
| 25 Aug | 14:00 | Gas Al-Janoob | 1–3 | Polri Samator | 23–25 | 20–25 | 25–19 | 17–25 | | 85–94 | P2 |

### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Al Arabi | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 244 | 163 | 1.497 | Pool E |
| 2 | Shanghai Golden Age | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 231 | 198 | 1.167 | Pool E |
| 3 | Wing 46 Phitsanulok | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | 159 | 204 | 0.779 | 9th–12th semifinals |
| 4 | Al Jazira | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 156 | 225 | 0.693 | 9th–12th semifinals |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 23 Aug | 14:10 | Al Arabi | 3–0 | Wing 46 Phitsanulok | 25–10 | 25–10 | 25–12 | | 75–32 | P2 |
| 23 Aug | 16:40 | Al Jazira | 0–3 | Shanghai Golden Age | 17–25 | 19–25 | 16–25 | | 52–75 | P2 |
| 24 Aug | 14:10 | Shanghai Golden Age | 3–0 | Wing 46 Phitsanulok | 25–20 | 25–14 | 25–18 | | 75–52 | P2 |
| 24 Aug | 16:40 | Al Jazira | 0–3 | Al Arabi | 17–25 | 18–25 | 15–25 | | 50–75 | P2 |
| 25 Aug | 14:30 | Wing 46 Phitsanulok | 3–0 | Al Jazira | 25–19 | 25–22 | 25–13 | | 75–54 | P2 |
| 25 Aug | 16:40 | Al Arabi | 3–1 | Shanghai Golden Age | 19–25 | 25–21 | 25–14 | 25–21 | 94–81 | P2 |

### Pool D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Sarmayeh Bank Tehran | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | 245 | 171 | 1.433 | Pool F |
| 2 | Altay | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2.333 | 235 | 173 | 1.358 | Pool F |
| 3 | Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 181 | 224 | 0.808 | Pool H |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 151 | 244 | 0.619 | Pool H |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 23 Aug | 17:05 | Malaysia | 3–1 | Hong Kong | 25–15 | 19–25 | 25–17 | 25–17 | 94–74 | P2 |
| 23 Aug | 18:30 | Sarmayeh Bank Tehran | 3–1 | Altay | 25–18 | 20–25 | 25–20 | 25–22 | 95–85 | P2 |
| 24 Aug | 16:30 | Hong Kong | 0–3 | Altay | 15–25 | 12–25 | 14–25 | | 41–75 | P2 |
| 24 Aug | 18:40 | Malaysia | 0–3 | Sarmayeh Bank Tehran | 22–25 | 18–25 | 10–25 | | 50–75 | P2 |
| 25 Aug | 16:30 | Sarmayeh Bank Tehran | 3–0 | Hong Kong | 25–6 | 25–19 | 25–11 | | 75–36 | P2 |
| 25 Aug | 19:05 | Altay | 3–0 | Malaysia | 25–12 | 25–12 | 25–13 | | 75–37 | P2 |

## Classification round

* All times are Myanmar Standard Time (UTC+06:30).
* 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 | Al Arabi | 6 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 0.900 | 244 | 199 | 1.226 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Shanghai Golden Age | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1.750 | 254 | 233 | 1.090 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Asia World | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 214 | 231 | 0.926 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Maseco TP.HCM | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 176 | 225 | 0.782 | Quarterfinals |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 27 Aug | 14:10 | Asia World | 1–3 | Shanghai Golden Age | 19–25 | 24–26 | 25–22 | 14–25 | 82–98 | P2 |
| 27 Aug | 19:10 | Al Arabi | 3–0 | Maseco TP.HCM | 25–22 | 25–20 | 25–19 | | 75–61 | P2 |
| 28 Aug | 14:10 | Asia World | 0–3 | Al Arabi | 17–25 | 19–25 | 21–25 | | 57–75 | P2 |
| 28 Aug | 19:10 | Maseco TP.HCM | 0–3 | Shanghai Golden Age | 20–25 | 18–25 | 19–25 | | 57–75 | P2 |

### Pool F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Sarmayeh Bank Tehran | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 272 | 232 | 1.172 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Toyoda Gosei Trefuerza | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1.000 | 263 | 268 | 0.981 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Altay | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 218 | 226 | 0.965 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Taiwan Power Company | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0.375 | 230 | 257 | 0.895 | Quarterfinals |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 27 Aug | 11:30 | Taiwan Power Company | 0–3 | Altay | 21–25 | 17–25 | 18–25 | | 56–75 | P2 |
| 27 Aug | 16:40 | Sarmayeh Bank Tehran | 3–1 | Toyoda Gosei Trefuerza | 28–26 | 25–18 | 23–25 | 25–13 | 101–82 | P2 |
| 28 Aug | 11:30 | Toyoda Gosei Trefuerza | 3–0 | Altay | 25–20 | 25–18 | 25–20 | | 75–58 | P2 |
| 28 Aug | 16:40 | Taiwan Power Company | 0–3 | Sarmayeh Bank Tehran | 21–25 | 24–26 | 20–25 | | 65–76 | P2 |

### Pool H

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification |
| 1 | Polri Samator | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4.500 | 274 | 220 | 1.245 | 9th–12th semifinals |
| 2 | Gas Al-Janoob | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1.750 | 266 | 237 | 1.122 | 9th–12th semifinals |
| 3 | Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0.714 | 272 | 285 | 0.954 | 13th place match |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0.111 | 174 | 244 | 0.713 | 13th place match |
| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 27 Aug | 14:00 | Polri Samator | 3–0 | Hong Kong | 25–14 | 25–20 | 25–13 | | 75–47 | P2 |
| 27 Aug | 16:30 | Malaysia | 1–3 | Gas Al-Janoob | 32–30 | 18–25 | 16–25 | 24–26 | 90–106 | P2 |
| 28 Aug | 14:00 | Gas Al-Janoob | 3–0 | Hong Kong | 25–21 | 25–18 | 25–14 | | 75–53 | P2 |
| 28 Aug | 16:30 | Polri Samator | 3–1 | Malaysia | 25–23 | 25–17 | 30–32 | 25–16 | 105–88 | P2 |

## Final round

* All times are Myanmar Standard Time (UTC+06:30).

### 13th–14th places
#### 13th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 30 Aug | 14:00 | Malaysia | 3–0 | Hong Kong | 25–18 | 25–21 | 25–18 | | | 75–57 | P2 |

### 9th–12th places

* After the August 2016 Myanmar earthquake, Al Jazira decided to give up the 9th–12th places.
| 9th–12th semifinals | 9th–12th semifinals | 9th place match | 9th place match |
| 29 August | 29 August |
| Phitsanulok | 1 |
| Phitsanulok | 1 | 30 August | 30 August |
| Gas Al-Janoob | 3 | 30 August | 30 August |
| Gas Al-Janoob | 3 | Gas Al-Janoob | 2 |
| | | Polri Samator | 3 |
| Polri Samator | Bye | Polri Samator | 3 |
| Al Jazira | | | |
| Al Jazira | | 11th place match | 11th place match |
| | | Phitsanulok | Bye |
| | | Al Jazira | |

#### 9th–12th semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 29 Aug | 14:00 | Wing 46 Phitsanulok | 1–3 | Gas Al-Janoob | 26–24 | 23–25 | 27–29 | 15–25 | | 91–103 | P2 |

#### 9th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 30 Aug | 16:30 | Gas Al-Janoob | 2–3 | Polri Samator | 19–25 | 20–25 | 25–12 | 25–18 | 12–15 | 101–95 | P2 |

### Final eight

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| 29 August | 29 August | | | |
| Sarmayeh Bank | 3 | | | |
| Sarmayeh Bank | 3 | 30 August | 30 August | | |
| Maseco TP.HCM | 0 | 30 August | 30 August | |
| Maseco TP.HCM | 0 | Sarmayeh Bank | 3 | |
| 29 August | 29 August | | Sarmayeh Bank | 3 | |
| 29 August | 29 August | Shanghai | 0 | |
| Shanghai | 3 | Shanghai | 0 | |
| Shanghai | 3 | | | | 31 August | 31 August |
| Altay | 1 | | | | 31 August | 31 August |
| Altay | 1 | | | | Sarmayeh Bank | 3 |
| 29 August | 29 August | | | | | Sarmayeh Bank | 3 |
| 29 August | 29 August | | | | Al Arabi | 1 |
| Al Arabi | 3 | | | | Al Arabi | 1 |
| Al Arabi | 3 | 30 August | 30 August | | | |
| Taiwan Power | 1 | 30 August | 30 August | | | |
| Taiwan Power | 1 | Al Arabi | 3 | | | |
| 29 August | 29 August | | Al Arabi | 3 | | | |
| 29 August | 29 August | Toyoda Gosei | 2 | | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| Toyoda Gosei | 3 | Toyoda Gosei | 2 | | 3rd place match | 3rd place match |
| Toyoda Gosei | 3 | | | | 31 August | 31 August |
| Asia World | 0 | | | | 31 August | 31 August |
| Asia World | 0 | | | | Shanghai | 2 |
| | | | | | Toyoda Gosei | 3 |
| 5th–8th semifinals | 5th–8th semifinals | 5th place match | 5th place match |
| 30 August | 30 August |
| Maseco TP.HCM | 2 |
| Maseco TP.HCM | 2 | 31 August | 31 August |
| Altay | 3 | 31 August | 31 August |
| Altay | 3 | Altay | 3 |
| 30 August | 30 August | | Altay | 3 |
| 30 August | 30 August | Taiwan Power | 1 |
| Taiwan Power | 3 | Taiwan Power | 1 |
| Asia World | 0 | | |
| Asia World | 0 | 7th place match | 7th place match |
| | | 31 August | 31 August |
| | | Maseco TP.HCM | 3 |
| | | Asia World | 1 |

#### Quarterfinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total | Report |
| 29 Aug | 11:40 | Sarmayeh Bank Tehran | 3–0 | Maseco TP.HCM | 25–18 | 25–16 | 25–18 | | 75–52 | P2 |
| 29 Aug | 14:10 | Toyoda Gosei Trefuerza | 3–0 | Asia World | 25–12 | 25–19 | 25–17 | | 75–48 | P2 |
| 29 Aug | 16:40 | Shanghai Golden Age | 3–1 | Altay | 29–27 | 23–25 | 36–34 | 25–23 | 113–109 | P2 |
| 29 Aug | 19:35 | Al Arabi | 3–1 | Taiwan Power Company | 25–18 | 19–25 | 25–12 | 25–18 | 94–73 | P2 |

#### 5th–8th semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 30 Aug | 11:30 | Maseco TP.HCM | 2–3 | Altay | 33–31 | 21–25 | 21–25 | 25–21 | 14–16 | 114–118 | P2 |
| 30 Aug | 14:30 | Taiwan Power Company | 3–0 | Asia World | 25–21 | 30–28 | 25–21 | | | 80–70 | P2 |

#### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 30 Aug | 16:40 | Sarmayeh Bank Tehran | 3–0 | Shanghai Golden Age | 28–26 | 25–16 | 25–21 | | | 78–63 | P2 |
| 30 Aug | 19:10 | Al Arabi | 3–2 | Toyoda Gosei Trefuerza | 25–19 | 19–25 | 23–25 | 28–26 | 15–9 | 110–104 | P2 |

#### 7th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 31 Aug | 14:10 | Maseco TP.HCM | 3–1 | Asia World | 25–22 | 29–27 | 17–25 | 26–24 | | 97–98 | P2 |

#### 5th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 31 Aug | 11:30 | Altay | 3–1 | Taiwan Power Company | 25–22 | 21–25 | 25–21 | 25–20 | | 96–88 | P2 |

#### 3rd place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 31 Aug | 16:40 | Shanghai Golden Age | 2–3 | Toyoda Gosei Trefuerza | 21–25 | 25–23 | 19–25 | 25–17 | 13–15 | 103–105 | P2 |

#### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 31 Aug | 19:30 | Sarmayeh Bank Tehran | 3–1 | Al Arabi | 24–26 | 25–18 | 25–16 | 25–19 | | 99–79 | P2 |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Sarmayeh Bank Tehran |
| | Al Arabi |
| | Toyoda Gosei Trefuerza |
| 4 | Shanghai Golden Age |
| 5 | Altay |
| 6 | Taiwan Power Company |
| 7 | Maseco TP.HCM |
| 8 | Asia World |
| 9 | Polri Samator |
| 10 | Gas Al-Janoob |
| 11 | Wing 46 Phitsanulok |
| 12 | Al Jazira |
| 13 | Malaysia |
| 14 | Hong Kong |
* Qualified for the 2017 Club World Championship
* 2016 Asian Men's Club Champions
* Sarmayeh Bank Tehran 1st title
* 12–man Roster
* Mahmoudi, Ebadipour, Ćaćić, Ghaemi, Mousavi, G. Karkhaneh, Zarif, Gholami, Mahdavi (c), Shafiei, Żygadło, Jalali
* Head coach
* M. Karkhaneh

## Awards

* Most Valuable Player
    Shahram Mahmoudi (Sarmayeh Bank Tehran)
* Best Setter
    Mehdi Mahdavi (Sarmayeh Bank Tehran)
* Best Outside Spikers
    Uroš Kovačević (Al Arabi)
    Milad Ebadipour (Sarmayeh Bank Tehran)
* Best Middle Blockers
    Leandro Vissotto (Al Arabi)
    Mohammad Mousavi (Sarmayeh Bank Tehran)
* Best Opposite Spiker
    György Grozer (Shanghai Golden Age)
* Best Libero
    Koichiro Koga (Toyoda Gosei Trefuerza)