| Competition: | Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship |
| Continent: | Asia |
| Gender: | women |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Size: | 250px |
| Dates: | 1–7 October |
| Teams: | 7 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Champions Other: |  Altay |
| Title Number: | 1 |
| Second Other: |  Nakhon Ratchasima QminC |
| Third Other: | Supreme Chonburi |
| Fourth Other: | Saipa Tehran |
| Mvp: | Sana Anarkulova (Altay) |
| Outside Spikers: |  Nadiia Kodola (Altay) Chatchu-on Moksri (Nakhon Ratchasima QminC) |
| Opposite Spiker: | Kristina Belova (Altay) |
| Middle Blockers: | Pleumjit Thinkaow (Supreme Chonburi) Pouran Zare (Saipa Tehran) |
| Setter: | Nootsara Tomkom (Nakhon Ratchasima QminC) |
| Libero: | Madina Beket (Altay) |
| Website: | 2021 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship |
| Last: | 2019 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship |
| Next: | 2022 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship |
The 2021 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship was the 21st edition of the Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship, an annual international volleyball club tournament organized by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Thailand Volleyball Association (TVA). The tournament was held in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, from 1 to 7 October 2021.[1] The winner of the tournament qualified to 2021 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship.[2]
The last edition of the tournament was held in 2019. The 2020 edition, due to be hosted in Tianjin, China.[3] The hosting duties was moved to Thailand before the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
Following the AVC regulations, the maximum of 16 teams in all AVC events will be selected by:[2]
Due to anticipated difficulty for national federations to field teams due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the AVC allowed two clubs from the same national federation to participate in the case that there are less than 8 federations enter the tournament. In the case of less than 16 entrants, the host is entitled to enter two teams. Only four national federations entered with Iran the only country to have one representative club.[1]
| Event(s) | Dates | Location | Berths | Qualifier(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Country | 1 | Thailand | |||
| 2019 Asian Championship | 27 April–5 May 2019 |  Tianjin | 2 | Thailand Kazakhstan Hong Kong Turkmenistan | |
| CAZVA representatives | No later than 2 February 2021 | Bangkok | 1 | Iran | |
| SEAZVA representatives | 1 | Philippines | |||
| Extra slots | 2 | Kazakhstan Philippines | |||
| Total | 7 | ||||
Thailand as host country is entitled to enter two teams if they are less than 16 entrants. Their two berths are credited to have been attained as host nation and second placers in the 2019 championships.
Under tournament regulations the top ten associations are reserved a berth. Only two from the ten participating associations in the 2019 championship elected to enter a team.
National federations other than the host are entitled to send two teams if there are less than 8 entrants. Philippines and Kazakhstan, who also qualified a berth as the fourth-best finishing team in the 2019 edition, elected to send two teams.
See main article: 2021 Asian Women's Club Volleyball Championship squads.
The following teams were entered for the tournament.
| width=180 | Association | width=250 | Team | width=350 | Domestic league standing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 Women's Volleyball Thailand League runner-up | |||||
| 2020–21 Women's Volleyball Thailand League third placers | |||||
| N/A (National team) | |||||
| N/A (Developmental national team) | |||||
The PNVF fielded the Philippine national team as a club under the Rebisco name.[5]
The identity of the team is not known at the time of the draw and was listed as "PVL". The PNVF has invited the Premier Volleyball League to send its best finishing team in the 2021 Open Conference but all teams declined to enter.[5] [6] The PNVF will field a second team composing of national team players instead.[7] The second team was named Team Choco Mucho.[8]
The draw was held on 3 August 2021 in Bangkok, Thailand.[1] [9]
Matches will be held at the Terminal Hall – Terminal 21 Korat, an indoor arena within the Terminal 21
| All Matches | |
|---|---|
| Terminal 21 Korat | |
| Capacity: 3,500 | |
| width=40 | Rank | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Altay | ||
| Nakhon Ratchasima QminC | ||
| Supreme Chonburi | ||
| 4 | Saipa Tehran | |
| 5 | Zhetysu | |
| 6 | Choco Mucho | |
| 7 | Rebisco PH |
| width=10px bgcolor=#ccffcc | Qualified for the 2021 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship |
| 14-Women roster | |
| Sana Anarkulova, Kristina Anikonova, Madina Beket, Kristina Belova, Lyudmila Issayeva, Zinat Kadyrbekova, Irina Kenzhebayeva, Yelizaveta Meister, Zhannel Nogaibayeva, Zarina Sitkazinova, Zhanna Syroyeshkina, Polina Ufimtseva, Danica Radenković, Nadiia Kodola | |
| Head coach | |
| Marko Grsic |
(Altay)
(Nakhon Ratchasima QminC)
(Altay)
(Nakhon Ratchasima QminC)
(Altay)
(Altay)