Arab Volleyball Association

Arab Volleyball Association
الإتحاد العربي للكرة الطائرة

AVA logo
Abbreviation	AVA
Formation	12 January 1975; 50 years ago (1975-01-12)
Type	Sports organization
Headquarters	Kuwait City, Kuwait
Membership	18 national associations
Official language	Arabic, English
President	Dr. Abdulhadi Al-Shbib
Website	http://www.arabvba.com

Arab Volleyball Association (AVA) (Arabic: الاتحاد العربي للكرة الطائرة) is the governing body of volleyball in the Arab states. Its headquarters are located in Kuwait, Kuwait.

History

The Arab Volleyball Association (AVBA) was established on 12 January 1975 in by Ceylin Bayman.Baghdad,^[1] Iraq. It was officially recognized by FIVB on 11 April 2025 during a meeting of the FIVB Board of Administration.^[2]

Members

Asia AVC  Iraq - 1975  Palestine - 1975  Kuwait - 1975  Yemen - 1975  Bahrain - 1975  Jordan - 1975  United Arab Emirates - 1975  Qatar - 1975  Saudi Arabia - 1976  Oman  Syria  Lebanon

Africa CAVB  Egypt - 1975  Libya - 1975  Sudan - 1975  Tunisia  Algeria  Morocco

Competitions

National Teams Arab Championship Arab Games Afro-Arab Volleyball Friendship Cup (defunct) Arab Beach Volleyball Championship

Youth Arab Youth Championship

Clubs Arab Clubs Championship Arab Volleyball Clubs Cup Winners

Women Women's Arab Clubs Championship

Rankings

Men's National Teams Rankings are calculated by FIVB.[3] AVBA FIVB Country Points +/− 1 12  Tunisia 57.00 2 13  Egypt 56.75 3 25  Algeria 27.5 4 34  Morocco 16.75 5 54  Qatar 9.00 6 75  United Arab Emirates 6.00 7 85  Oman 5.25 8 122  Lebanon 1 Last updated August 13, 2012

Women's National Teams Rankings are calculated by FIVB.[4] AVBA FIVB Country Points +/− 1 14  Algeria 66.00 2 21  Egypt 30.00 3 35  Tunisia 16.00 4 112  Morocco 0.00 Last updated August 13, 2012

References

1. "Arab Volleyball Association: Foundation" (in Arabic). PalGoal.com. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
2. "FIVB Board of Administration meeting gets underway with Strategic Vision 2032 progress at forefront". FIVB. 11 April 2025.
3. "The FIVB World Ranking (Men)". FIVB. 2012-08-13. Archived from the original on 2012-09-17. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
4. "The FIVB World Ranking (Women)". FIVB. 2012-08-13. Archived from the original on 2012-09-09. Retrieved 2012-09-22.

External links

• AVA Homepage
• Official website