The Australian Men 's Volleyball Championship is Australia 's annual men's volleyball team competition.
| Australian Championship |
|---|
| Current season |
| First season |
| Organizer |
| Australian Volleyball Federation, Australian Volleyball League |
| Reigning champion |
| Queensland Pirates |
| The most titled club |
| Most titled player |
| Official site |
| avf.org.au avl.org.au |
Since 1999, the organizer has been the Australian Volleyball League (AVL) . Until 1998, national and state teams participated in the championship.
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Competition Formula
In 2018, the AVL championship was held in two stages - preliminary and playoffs. At the preliminary stage, the participating teams are divided into 4 groups, in which they played in one round. According to its results, 2 best teams from each group reached the playoffs and in the format of “final eight” (quarter finals, semi-finals and finals) determined the winners of the championship.
The 2018 championship was held from October to December with the participation of 12 teams: Queensland Pirates ( Brisbane ), West Ostrelia Hornets ( Perth ), Canberra Heath ( Canberra ), Adelaide Storm ( Adelaide ), Canberra Center of Excellence ”( Canberra ),“ Tessie Echidnas ”( Hobart ),“ Queensland Buccaneers ”( Brisbane ), UTSSU ( Sydney ),“ Sydney Warriors ”( Sydney ),“ Uni Blues ”( Melbourne ),“ Victorian Academy Volleyball ”( Melbourne ) , Canberra Cobras ( Canberra ). In the final, Queensland Pirates defeated the Canberra Heat 3: 1. 3rd place went to West Ostreilia Hornets.
AVL Champions
- 1999 Sydney Cedars Sydney
- 2000 Melbourne Falcons Melbourne
- 2001 Melbourne Falcons Melbourne
- 2002 Melbourne Falcons Melbourne
- 2003 AIS Canberra
- 2004 Loft Rangers Adelaide
- 2005 AIS Canberra
- 2006 AIS Canberra
- 2007 AIS Canberra
- 2008 AIS Canberra
- 2009 AIS Canberra
- 2010 University Blues Melbourne
- 2011 Canberra Heath Canberra
- 2012 AIS Canberra
- 2013 Queensland Pirates Brisbane
- 2014 Queensland Pirates Brisbane
- 2015 Canberra Heath Canberra
- 2016 Queensland Pirates Brisbane
- 2017 Queensland Pirates Brisbane
- 2018 Queensland Pirates Brisbane
Notes
See also
- Australian Women's Volleyball Championship