West Asian Volleyball Association


The West Asian Volleyball Association is one of five zonal associations of governance in volleyball within the Asian Volleyball Confederation. It governs indoor volleyball and beach volleyball in West Asia. WAVA consists of 12 national federation members which are full members with the Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. All of them also represent the National Olympic Committees of their respective countries and dependent territories, allowing them to participate in the Olympic Games.
WAVA consists of the national volleyball federations of West Asia and run zonal championships including the West Asian Men's Volleyball Club Championship and West Asian Women's Volleyball Championship. It also promotes regional volleyball, supports the creation of national federations affiliated with FIVB, ensures compliance with FIVB regulations, plans annual activities, and reports competition results to the FIVB and confederations.
The current president, Ali Ghanem Al-Kuwari, president of the Qatar Volleyball Association, was elected as WAVA's president for the 2024–2028 term in Doha, Qatar, in March 2024. His election also secured him the position of vice-president within the continental governing body, AVC.

National federations

The West Asian Volleyball Association has 12 national federations.
CodeFederationNational teamsFoundedFIVB
affiliation
AVC
affiliation
IOC
member
BRN19761976
IRQ19591959
JOR19611971
KUW19641964
LBN19491949
OMA19781978
PLE19801980
QAT19741974
KSA19641964
SYR19551955
UAE19761976
YEM19701970

Competitions

WAVA active competitions

National teams:
beach volleyball competitions:
Club teams:
  • West Asian Men's Volleyball Club Championship