# AVC Women's Champions League

The AVC Women's Champions League, previously the AVC Cup Women's Club Tournament (between 1999 and 2002) and Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship (between 2004–2024), is an annual continental club volleyball competition organized by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC), the sport's continental governing body. The competition was first contested in Thailand in 1999. It was not held in 2003 and 2020 due to 2002–2004 SARS outbreak and COVID-19 pandemic respectively.
For a long time, the winner of the Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship qualifies for the FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship. Starting in 2024, the restructured qualification now allows the two finalists to directly qualify in the world tournament.
Tianjin Bohai Bank holds the record for most victories, winning the competition five times. China's teams have won the tournament eight times, the most for any nation. The current Asian club champions are NEC Red Rockets from Japan, who defeated LP Bank Ninh Bình 3–0 in the final of the 2024 event.
Starting from the 2025 edition, the tournament is rebranded and will be known as the AVC Women's Volleyball Champions League.

## Format
### Entrants and team composition

* A maximum of 12 teams will join the tournament, including the hosts, which were automatically qualified.
* The host country is allowed to field two teams in the tournament.
* A team had a maximum 22 team members: 14 players, 6 officials, 1 accompanying referee, and 1 press with FIVB ID.
* A maximum of three foreign players with a valid International Transfer Certificate can be on the team roster playing at any time.

### Competition formula

The tournament will span a total of 8 game days. The overview of the competition format in the AVC Champions League is as follows:

#### Preliminary round

* Participating teams are divided into four pools of three teams apiece.
* The top two teams per pool will advance to the Final round.

#### Final round

* Quarterfinals
** Quarterfinal 1: A1 VS. D2
** Quarterfinal 2: A2 VS. D1
** Quarterfinal 3: B1 VS. C2
** Quarterfinal 4: B2 VS. C1
* Semifinals
** Semifinal 1: QF1 winner vs. QF2 winner
** Semifinal 2: QF3 winner vs. QF4 winner
* Finals
** Bronze medal: SF1 loser vs. SF2 loser
** Gold medal: SF1 winner vs. SF2 winner

## Results
### As Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship

| # | Year | Host | | Final | Final | Final | | Third place match | Third place match | Third place match | | Teams |
| # | Year | Host | | Champions | Score | Runners-up | | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | | Teams |
| 1 | 1999 Details | Ubon Ratchathani | | LG Caltex | Round-robin | Aero Thai | | Shanghai | Round-robin | Alma Dinamo | | 6 |
| 2 | 2000 Details | Shaoxing | | Shanghai | Round-robin | NEC Red Rockets | | Zhejiang Nandu | Round-robin | Hyundai E&C Greenfox | | 6 |
| 3 | 2001 Details | Ho Chi Minh City | | Shanghai | Round-robin | Hisamitsu Springs | | Aero Thai | Round-robin | Rahat Almaty | | 8 |
| 4 | 2002 Details | Bangkok | | Hisamitsu Springs | 3–0 | BEC World | | Rahat Almaty | 3–1 | Shanghai | | 8 |
| – | 2003 | | | Canceled due to 2002–2004 SARS outbreak | Canceled due to 2002–2004 SARS outbreak | Canceled due to 2002–2004 SARS outbreak | Canceled due to 2002–2004 SARS outbreak | Canceled due to 2002–2004 SARS outbreak | Canceled due to 2002–2004 SARS outbreak | Canceled due to 2002–2004 SARS outbreak | Canceled due to 2002–2004 SARS outbreak | Canceled due to 2002–2004 SARS outbreak |
| 5 | 2004 Details | Almaty | | Rahat Almaty | Round-robin | Bayi Yiyang High-Tech District | | Chung Shan | Round-robin | Astana Kanaty | | 6 |
| 6 | 2005 Details | Ninh Bình | | Tianjin Bridgestone | Round-robin | Chung Shan | | Korea Highway Corporation | Round-robin | Rahat Almaty | | 7 |
| 7 | 2006 Details | Manila | | Tianjin Bridgestone | Round-robin | Chung Shan | | Sang Som | Round-robin | Rahat Almaty | | 7 |
| 8 | 2007 Details | Vĩnh Phúc | | Rahat Almaty | Round-robin | Sang Som | | Hisamitsu Springs | Round-robin | Sobaeksu | | 7 |
| 9 | 2008 Details | Vĩnh Phúc | | Tianjin Bridgestone | 3–2 | Sang Som | | Toray Arrows | 3–2 | Sobaeksu | | 8 |
| 10 | 2009 Details | Nakhon Pathom | | Federbrau | 3–2 | Tianjin Bridgestone | | Toray Arrows | 3–2 | Zhetysu Almaty | | 11 |
| 11 | 2010 Details | Gresik | | Federbrau | 3–1 | Zhetysu Almaty | | JT Marvelous | 3–2 | Tianjin Bridgestone | | 10 |
| 12 | 2011 Details | Vĩnh Phúc | | Chang | 3–0 | Tianjin Bridgestone | | Zhetysu Almaty | 3–0 | Thông tin LVPB | | 8 |
| 13 | 2012 Details | Nakhon Ratchasima | | Tianjin Bridgestone | 3–2 | Toray Arrows | | Chang | 3–0 | Zhetysu Almaty | | 10 |
| 14 | 2013 Details | Đắk Lắk | | Guangdong Evergrande | 3–1 | Zhetysu Almaty | | PFU BlueCats | 3–0 | Bo Tong Gang | | 8 |
| 15 | 2014 Details | Nakhon Pathom | | Hisamitsu Springs | 3–0 | Tianjin Bohai Bank | | Zhetysu Taldykorgan | 3–0 | Chinese Taipei | | 10 |
| 16 | 2015 Details | Hà Nam | | Bangkok Glass | 3–2 | Hisamitsu Springs | | Zhejiang | 3–0 | Taiwan Power | | 9 |
| 17 | 2016 Details | Biñan | | NEC Red Rockets | 3–0 | Bayi Shenzhen | | Bangkok Glass | 3–2 | Altay Oskemen | | 13 |
| 18 | 2017 Details | Ust-Kamenogorsk | | Supreme Chonburi | 3–1 | Hisamitsu Springs | | Tianjin Bohai Bank | 3–1 | Altay | | 8 |
| 19 | 2018 Details | Ust-Kamenogorsk | | Supreme Chonburi | 3–2 | NEC Red Rockets | | Jiangsu Zenith Steel | 3–2 | Altay | | 9 |
| 20 | 2019 Details | Tianjin | | Tianjin Bohai Bank | 3–1 | Supreme Chonburi | | Hisamitsu Springs | 3–0 | Altay | | 10 |
| – | 2020 | Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic | Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 21 | 2021 Details | Nakhon Ratchasima | | Altay | 3–0 | Nakhon Ratchasima QminC | | Supreme Chonburi | 3–0 | Saipa Tehran | | 7 |
| 22 | 2022 Details | Semey | | Kuanysh | 3–2 | Altay | | Diamond Food Fine Chef | 3–1 | Barij Essence | | 6 |
| 23 | 2023 Details | Vĩnh Phúc | | Sport Center 1 | 3–2 | Diamond Food Fine Chef | | Liaoning Donghua | 3–1 | King Whale Taipei | | 9 |
| 24 | 2024 Details | Nakhon Ratchasima | | NEC Red Rockets | 3–0 | LP Bank Ninh Bình | | Nakhon Ratchasima QminC | 3–0 | Kuanysh | | 8 |

### As AVC Women's Champions League

| # | Year | Host | Final | Final | Final | Third place match | Third place match | Third place match | Teams |
| # | Year | Host | Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | Teams |
| 1 (25) | 2025 Details | Pasig | | | | | | | 12 |

## Performances by club

| Club | Titles | Runners-up | Years won | Years runners-up |
| Tianjin Bohai Bank | 5 | 3 | 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2019 | 2009, 2011, 2013 |
| Chang | 3 | 2 | 2009, 2010, 2011 | 2007, 2008 |
| Hisamitsu Springs | 2 | 3 | 2002, 2014 | 2001, 2015, 2017 |
| Supreme Chonburi | 2 | 1 | 2017, 2018 | 2019 |
| Shanghai Bright Ubest | 2 | 0 | 2000, 2001 | — |
| Rahat Almaty | 2 | 0 | 2004, 2007 | — |
| NEC Red Rockets | 2 | 2 | 2016, 2024 | 1999, 2018 |
| Altay | 1 | 1 | 2021 | 2022 |
| GS Caltex Seoul KIXX | 1 | 0 | 1999 | — |
| Guangdong Evergrande | 1 | 0 | 2013 | — |
| Bangkok Glass | 1 | 0 | 2015 | — |
| Kuanysh | 1 | 0 | 2022 | — |
| Sport Center 1 | 1 | 0 | 2023 | — |
| Chung Shan | 0 | 2 | — | 2005, 2006 |
| Zhetysu | 0 | 2 | — | 2010, 2013 |
| Bayi Nanchang | 0 | 2 | — | 2004, 2016 |
| Aero Thai | 0 | 1 | — | 1999 |
| BEC World | 0 | 1 | — | 2002 |
| Toray Arrows | 0 | 1 | — | 2012 |
| Nakhon Ratchasima QminC | 0 | 1 | — | 2021 |
| Diamond Food–Fine Chef | 0 | 1 | — | 2023 |
| LP Bank Ninh Bình | 0 | 1 | — | 2024 |

## Performances by country

| Country | Titles | Runners-up | Years won | Years runners-up |
| China | 8 | 5 | 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2019 | 2004, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2016, |
| Thailand | 6 | 7 | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2018 | 1999, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2019, 2021, 2023 |
| Japan | 4 | 6 | 2002, 2014, 2016, 2024 | 1999, 2001, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 3 | 2004, 2007, 2021, 2022 | 2010, 2013, 2022 |
| South Korea | 1 | 0 | 1999 | — |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | 2 | — | 2005, 2006 |

## Performances by zonal association

| Zonal association | Titles | Runners-up |
| EAVA | 13 | 13 |
| SAVA | 7 | 8 |
| CAVA | 4 | 3 |
| Total | 24 | 24 |

## Hosts

List of hosts by number of championships hosted.
| Times Hosted | Nations | Year(s) |
| 8 | Vietnam | 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2023 |
| 7 | Thailand | 1999, 2002, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2021, 2024 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 2004, 2017, 2018, 2022 |
| 3 | Philippines | 2006, 2016, 2025 |
| 2 | China | 2000, 2019 |
| 1 | Indonesia | 2010 |

## Medals

As of 2024 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 8 | 5 | 6 | 19 |
| 2 | Thailand | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| 3 | Japan | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Vietnam | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | South Korea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 72 |

## MVP by edition

* 1999 – Park Soo-jeong (KOR) (LG Oil)
* 2000 – not awarded
* 2001 – Shen Hong (CHN) (Shanghai)
* 2002 – Keiko Hara (JPN) (Hisamitsu Springs)
* 2003 – tournament canceled
* 2004 – Olga Grushko (KAZ) (Rahat Almaty)
* 2005 – Li Shan (CHN) (Tianjin Bridgestone)
* 2006 – Wang Li (CHN) (Tianjin Bridgestone)
* 2007 – Yelena Pavlova (KAZ) (Rahat Almaty)
* 2008 – Li Shan (CHN) (Tianjin Bridgestone)
* 2009 – Onuma Sittirak (THA) (Federbrau)
* 2010 – Nootsara Tomkom (THA) (Federbrau)
* 2011 – Wilavan Apinyapong (THA) (Chang)
* 2012 – Yin Na (CHN) (Tianjin Bridgestone)
* 2013 – Xu Yunli (CHN) (Guangdong Evergrande)
* 2014 – Miyu Nagaoka (JPN) (Hisamitsu Springs)
* 2015 – Pleumjit Thinkaow (THA) (Bangkok Glass)
* 2016 – Sarina Koga (JPN) (NEC Red Rockets)
* 2017 – Fatou Diouck (SEN) (Supreme Chonburi)
* 2018 – Ajcharaporn Kongyot (THA) (Supreme Chonburi)
* 2019 – Li Yingying (CHN) (Tianjin Bohai Bank)
* 2020 – tournament canceled
* 2021 – Sana Anarkulova (KAZ) (Altay)
* 2022 – Aleksandra Ćirović (SRB) (Kuanysh)
* 2023 – Trần Thị Thanh Thúy (VIE) (Sport Center 1)
* 2024 – Yoshino Sato (JPN) (NEC Red Rockets)