Host nation Thailand Dates 29 Sep 2016 – 5 Oct 2016 Teams 8 | Champions Iran (3rd title) MVP Alireza Behboudi Venues 1 | |
Location Thai-Japanese Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Similar 2015 Asian Men's Volleyball, 2013 Asian Men's Volleyball, 2015 Asian Women's Volleyball | ||
The 2016 AVC Cup for Men was the 5th edition of the AVC Cup for Men, played by top eight teams of the 2015 Asian Championship. It was held in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand from 22 to 28 September 2016.
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Pools composition
Teams were seeded in the first two positions of each pool following the Serpentine system according to their final standing of the 2015 Asian Championship. AVC reserved the right to seed the hosts as head of Pool A regardless of the final standing of the 2015 Asian Championship. All teams not seeded were drawn. Final standing of the 2015 Asian Championship are shown in brackets except Hosts who ranked 8th.
* Kazakhstan replaced Qatar, who withdrew from the tournament.
Venue
Pool standing procedure
- Number of matches won
- Match points
- Sets ratio
- Points ratio
- Result of the last match between the tied teams
Match won 3–0 or 3–1: 3 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3–2: 2 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser