Tonight (8.), the Vietnam men's volleyball team will leave for Kyoto, Japan to compete in the 2025 Asian Club Championship (AVC Champions League). Coach Tran Dinh Tien and his team participated in the tournament called Sport Center 3.
After arriving in Japan, Ngoc Thuan and his teammates had about 3 days to get acquainted and practice their skills before entering the official competition.
According to the match schedule, the Vietnam men's volleyball team will meet Al Muhharraq (Bahrain) on May 12 and Al Rayyan (Qatar) on May 13.
Regarding opponents, Al Rayyan club is the current champion of the Qatar National Volleyball Championship in the 2024-2025 season. This is also the 12th title in the team's history.
Previously, Al Rayyan also successfully defended his title at the 2025 ASEAN Men's Club Championship with an unbeaten record, earning 15 points after 5 wins. They showed their superior strength when possessing many excellent players such as Marcos Vinicius, Pape Magueye or Oliver Venno - Best Player of the tournament.
Al Rayyan's strengths lie in his ability to coordinate flexibly and have diverse attacking power, especially in the opposite and main attack positions. The Qatari representative is considered a strong candidate in the AVC Champions League 2025.
Meanwhile, Al Muharraq is one of the strongest teams in the West Asia region, and is also the reigning champion of the Bahrain National Volleyball Championship.
At this time, details about the squad participating in the Asian tournament of this team have not been announced. However, in previous appearances, Al Muharraq brought a squad of quality players such as setter Mohamed Hadi, Saif Yusuf, opposite setter Hasan Mohamed, main striker Samuel Ogwuche...
They have a strong attacking style of play and solid defense. The representative of Bahrain regularly competes in international tournaments, so she has experience facing many strong teams in the region.
