Arab Volleyball Association

Arab Volleyball Association
الإتحاد العربي للكرة الطائرة

AVA logo
Abbreviation	AVA
Formation	1975
Type	Sports organization
Headquarters	Manama, Bahrain
Membership	18 national associations
Official language	Arabic, English
President	Ali bin Mohammed Al Khalifa
Website	http://www.arabvolleyball.org/

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

History

The Arab Volleyball Association (AVA) was established in 1975 in Baghdad, Iraq.

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 The Pan Arab Games Arab Beach Volley Championship Afro-Arab Volleyball Friendship Cup (defunct)

Youth Arab Junior Championship Arab Youth Championship

Clubs Arab Clubs Championship

Rankings

Men's National Teams

Rankings are calculated by FIVB.

AVA	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

Last updated August 13, 2012

Women's National Teams

Rankings are calculated by FIVB.

AVA	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

External links

• AVA Homepage