The Asian Women's Volleyball Cup, also known as the AVC Cup for Women, was an international

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competition in

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and

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contested by the top senior women's national teams of the members of

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(AVC), the sport's continent governing body. The tournaments have been awarded every two years since 2008. The current champion is

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, which won its first title at the 2022 tournament. This event should not be confused with the other, more prestigious, continental competition for Asian national volleyball teams, the Asian Volleyball Championship and Asian Volleyball Challenge Cup. The 7 Asian Cup tournaments have been won by three different national teams.

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have won five times. The other Asian Cup winners are

and

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, with one title each.

History

Originally the tournament was awarded every two years beginning 2008. In August 2022, beginning next year the biennial tournament will now be done annually according to AVC Control Committee President and Technical Director Dr. Han Joo Eom.

Results summary

Teams reaching the top four

Champions by region

Hosts

List of hosts by number of cups hosted.

Medal summary

Participating nations

;Legend * – Champions * – Runners-up * – Third place * – Fourth place * – Did not enter / Did not qualify * – Hosts *Q – Qualified for forthcoming tournament

Debut of teams

Awards

Former awards

References

External links

Asian Volleyball Confederation
– official website
AVC Competition Results
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Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2022