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For the equivalent women's tournament, see 2026 AVC Women's Volleyball Cup.
The 2026 AVC Men's Volleyball Cup is the sixth edition of the AVC Men's Volleyball Cup, an annual international volleyball tournament organized by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC). It is the first edition of the tournament since its rebranding from the AVC Men's Challenge Cup. The event is organized in cooperation with a steering committee appointed by the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB), following the suspension of the Volleyball Federation of India (VFI).[1] The tournament is being held from 20 to 28 June 2026 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, marking the first time India has hosted the event.[2]
Host selection
India was selected to host the 2026 AVC Men's Volleyball Nations Cup after AVC unveiled its 2026 calendar in December 2025.[3]Ahmedabad was named the host city of the tournament with games to be held at the Veer Savarkar Sports Complex.[4]
Qualification
A maximum of 12 teams were selected for the AVC Men's Volleyball Cup based on specific qualification criteria. This included one slot reserved for the host country and another for the defending champions from the previous edition, with the runner-up taking the spot if the defending champion happened to be the host nation. Additionally, five teams were selected based on the highest FIVB World Rankings among those that had not yet qualified. The remaining five slots were awarded to teams from zonal competitions that had not already qualified for the tournament. Furthermore, any teams competing in the FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League were strictly ineligible to submit entries to this tournament.[2]
The following 12 teams qualified for the tournament, listed by the method of qualification.
The draw of lots took place on 10 April 2026 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India led by AVC President Ramon Suzara, with Nilofer Shaikh, Assistant Director of the Sports Authority of Gujarat. Teams were split into two pools with six teams each.[5]
External videos
[ LIVE ] Drawing of Lots : AVC Men's Cup Amdavad 2026
Total number of victories (matches won, matches lost)
In the event of a tie, the following first tiebreaker will apply: The teams will be ranked by the most point gained per match as follows:
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 points for the winner, 0 points for the loser
Match won 3–2: 2 points for the winner, 1 point for the loser
Match forfeited: 3 points for the winner, 0 points (0–25, 0–25, 0–25) for the loser
If teams are still tied after examining the number of victories and points gained, then the AVC will examine the results in order to break the tie in the following order:
Set quotient: if two or more teams are tied on the number of points gained, they will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of the number of all set won by the number of all sets lost.
Points quotient: if the tie persists based on the set quotient, the teams will be ranked by the quotient resulting from the division of all points scored by the total of points lost during all sets.
If the tie persists based on the point quotient, the tie will be broken based on the team that won the match of the Round Robin Phase between the tied teams. When the tie in point quotient is between three or more teams, these teams ranked taking into consideration only the matches involving the teams in question.
Qualified for the 2027 AVC Cup as the defending champions
Awards
Most valuable player
Best setter
Best outside spikers
Best middle blockers
Best opposite spiker
Best libero
See also
2026 Men's European Volleyball League
Notes
^As China, Iran, and Japan were ineligible due to competing in the 2026 FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League, and with Bahrain qualifying as defending champions, their ranking slots were reallocated to the next highest-ranked teams.
^Pakistan has withdrawn from the tournament due to the Pakistani government's refusal to grant travel permits. AVC has appointed Turkmenistan as its replacement. However, Turkmenistan has also withdrawn from participation.[citation needed]
^As India and Pakistan had already qualified, their slots were reallocated to Kazakhstan.
^As South Korea had already qualified, its slot was reallocated to Chinese Taipei.
^As Indonesia had already qualified, its slot was reallocated to Thailand.
^As Bahrain and Qatar had already qualified, their slots were reallocated to Oman.
India
Bahrain
Qatar
South Korea
Australia
Pakistan
Indonesia
Kazakhstan
Chinese Taipei
New Zealand
Thailand
Oman
Drawing of Lots Live Streaming
