The Thai Volleyball Federation has announced the schedule of the qualifying match for the AVC Champions League 2026 women's event, according to the arrangement of the Asian Volleyball Federation.
The match takes place at 5 pm on February 26 at MCC Hall in Bangkok (Thailand) between the home team representative Supreme Tip Chonburi-E.Tech and VTV Binh Dien Long An team. The winning team will win a direct spot to participate in the AVC Champions League 2026 held in April in Korea.
This is the first time that teams from each region have to compete in the qualifying round to compete for tickets to participate in the AVC Champions League 2026.
VTV Binh Dien Long An is the reigning women's volleyball champion of Vietnam.
The team officially returned to training from February 20 (4th day of Tet) to prepare for the match in Thailand. Before the Tet holiday, the coaching staff of VTV Binh Dien Long An team affirmed that they would not add foreign players to come to Thailand to play.
Last year, VTV Binh Dien Long An team won the runner-up position in the AVC Champions League 2025. Leading the team at that time was head coach Thai Quang Lai. Currently, the head coach of VTV Binh Dien Long An team is Ms. Nguyen Thi Ngoc Hoa. Ms. Hoa and her students won the national championship in 2025.
This year, main attacker Tran Thi Thanh Thuy is playing in Japan, so she will not participate with VTV Binh Dien Long An in the AVC Champions League 2026 qualifying match. Libero Nguyen Khanh Dang also left the team in 2026.
According to the announcement, this match will be broadcast live on volleyball social media platforms in Thailand.
