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{{Infobox FIVB tournament
| competition  = Asian Club Championship
| continent    = Asia
| gender       = 
| year         = 2008
| logo         = 
| size         = 160
| caption      = 
| host         = {{flag|Kazakhstan}}
| dates        = 17–22 July
| teams        = 8
| venues       = 1
| cities       = 1
| champions_other = {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Paykan Tehran VC|Paykan Tehran]]
| title_number = 4
| mvp          = {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Marat Imangaliyev]]
| website      = 
| last         = 2007 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship
| next         = 2009 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship
}}

The '''2008 [[AVC Club Championships|Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship]]''' was the 9th staging of the [[Asian Volleyball Confederation|AVC]] Club Championships. The tournament was held in [[Almaty]], [[Kazakhstan]].

==Pools composition==
The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the [[2007 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship]].

{| class="wikitable" width=50%
!width=50%|Pool A 
!width=50%|Pool B
|- 
|valign=top|
{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Volleyball Federation of Republic of Kazakhstan|Kazakhstan]] (Host)<br />
{{flagicon|BHR}} [[Bahrain Volleyball Association|Bahrain]] (4th)<br />
{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Japan Volleyball Association|Japan]]<br />
{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Kuwait Volleyball Association|Kuwait]]
|
{{flagicon|IRI}} [[Islamic Republic of Iran Volleyball Federation|Iran]] (1st)<br />
<s>{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Qatar Volleyball Association|Qatar]] (3rd)</s> *<br />
{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Chinese Volleyball Association|China]]<br />
{{flagicon|UAE}} [[United Arab Emirates Volleyball Association|United Arab Emirates]]<br />
<s>{{flagicon|INA}} [[The National Volleyball Federation of Indonesia|Indonesia]]</s> *
|}

''* Withdrew, replaced by Kazakhstan B.

==Preliminary round==
===Pool A===
{{Vb cl2 header}}
{{Vb cl2 team |p=1 |t={{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Rahat Almaty|Almaty]] |mw=3 |ml=0 |sw=9 |sl=1 |spw=252 |spl=211 |bc=#ccffcc}}
{{Vb cl2 team |p=2 |t={{flagicon|JPN}} [[Suntory Sunbirds]] |mw=2 |ml=1 |sw=7 |sl=4 |spw=270 |spl=251 |bc=#ccffcc}}
{{Vb cl2 team |p=3 |t={{flagicon|KUW}} [[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]] |mw=1 |ml=2 |sw=4 |sl=6 |spw=229 |spl=240}}
{{Vb cl2 team |p=4 |t={{flagicon|BHR}} [[Al-Najma]] |mw=0 |ml=3 |sw=0 |sl=9 |spw=179 |spl=228}}
|}

{{Vb res start 4}}
{{Vb res 4|17 Jul|16:00|[[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]] {{flagicon|KUW}} |1–3|'''{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Suntory Sunbirds]]'''|19–25|25–20|15–25|31–33||90–103}}
{{Vb res 4|17 Jul|19:00|[[Al-Najma]] {{flagicon|BHR}}|0–3|'''{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Rahat Almaty|Almaty]]'''|19–25|20–25|19–25|||58–75}}
{{Vb res 4|18 Jul|16:00|[[Al-Najma]] {{flagicon|BHR}}|0–3|'''{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]]'''|18–25|21–25|23–25|||62–75}}
{{Vb res 4|18 Jul|18:00|'''[[Rahat Almaty|Almaty]] {{flagicon|KAZ}}'''|3–1|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Suntory Sunbirds]]|25–21|25–20|27–29|25–19||102–89}}
{{Vb res 4|19 Jul|16:00|'''[[Suntory Sunbirds]] {{flagicon|JPN}}'''|3–0|{{flagicon|BHR}} [[Al-Najma]]|25–18|28–26|25–15|||78–59}}
{{Vb res 4|19 Jul|18:00|[[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]] {{flagicon|KUW}} |0–3|'''{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Rahat Almaty|Almaty]]'''|23–25|19–25|22–25|||64–75}}
|}

===Pool B===
{{Vb cl2 header}}
{{Vb cl2 team |p=1 |t={{flagicon|IRI}} [[Paykan Tehran VC|Paykan Tehran]] |mw=3 |ml=0 |sw=9 |sl=1 |spw=249 |spl=180 |bc=#ccffcc}}
{{Vb cl2 team |p=2 |t={{flagicon|UAE}} [[Al Nasr SC (Dubai)|Al-Nasr]] |mw=2 |ml=1 |sw=6 |sl=3 |spw=208 |spl=191 |bc=#ccffcc}}
{{Vb cl2 team |p=3 |t={{flagicon|CHN}} [[Henan Tianguan]] |mw=1 |ml=2 |sw=4 |sl=6 |spw=233 |spl=237}}
{{Vb cl2 team |p=4 |t={{flagicon|KAZ}} [[FC Esil Bogatyr|Esil Petropavlovsk]] |mw=0 |ml=3 |sw=0 |sl=9 |spw=143 |spl=225}}
|}

{{Vb res start 4}}
{{Vb res 4|17 Jul|11:00|'''[[Paykan Tehran VC|Paykan Tehran]] {{flagicon|IRI}}'''|3–1|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Henan Tianguan]]|24–26|25–23|25–15|25–20||99–84}}
{{Vb res 4|17 Jul|14:00|'''[[Al Nasr SC (Dubai)|Al-Nasr]] {{flagicon|UAE}}'''|3–0|{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[FC Esil Bogatyr|Esil Petropavlovsk]]|25–15|25–13|25–14|||75–42}}
{{Vb res 4|18 Jul|11:00|'''[[Henan Tianguan]] {{flagicon|CHN}}'''|3–0|{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[FC Esil Bogatyr|Esil Petropavlovsk]]|25–17|25–18|25–21|||75–56}}
{{Vb res 4|18 Jul|14:00|'''[[Paykan Tehran VC|Paykan Tehran]] {{flagicon|IRI}}'''|3–0|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Al Nasr SC (Dubai)|Al-Nasr]]|25–18|25–19|25–14|||75–51}}
{{Vb res 4|19 Jul|11:00|'''[[Al Nasr SC (Dubai)|Al-Nasr]] {{flagicon|UAE}}'''|3–0|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Henan Tianguan]]|25–22|32–30|25–22|||82–74}}
{{Vb res 4|19 Jul|14:00|[[FC Esil Bogatyr|Esil Petropavlovsk]] {{flagicon|KAZ}}|0–3|'''{{flagicon|IRI}} [[Paykan Tehran VC|Paykan Tehran]]'''|21–25|9–25|15–25|||45–75}}
|}

==Classification 5th–8th==
{{Round4-with third
|RD1=5th–8th places
|RD2=5th place
|Consol=7th place
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
|21 July – [[Almaty]] |'''{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]]'''|'''3'''|{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[FC Esil Bogatyr|Esil]]|1
|21 July – [[Almaty]] |'''{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Henan Tianguan|Henan]]'''|'''3'''|{{flagicon|BHR}} [[Al-Najma]]|1
<!--final  -->
|22 July – [[Almaty]] |{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]]|1|'''{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Henan Tianguan|Henan]]'''|'''3'''
|22 July – [[Almaty]] |{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[FC Esil Bogatyr|Esil]]|0|'''{{flagicon|BHR}} [[Al-Najma]]'''|'''3'''}}

===Semifinals===
{{Vb res start 4}}
{{Vb res 4|21 Jul|11:00|'''[[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]] {{flagicon|KUW}}'''|3–1|{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[FC Esil Bogatyr|Esil Petropavlovsk]]|23–25|25–20|25–22|25–18||98–85}}
{{Vb res 4|21 Jul|14:00|'''[[Henan Tianguan]] {{flagicon|CHN}}'''|3–1|{{flagicon|BHR}} [[Al-Najma]]|25–23|25–17|23–25|25–21||98–86}}
|}

===7th place===
{{Vb res start 4}}
{{Vb res 4|22 Jul|11:00|[[FC Esil Bogatyr|Esil Petropavlovsk]] {{flagicon|KAZ}}|0–3|'''{{flagicon|BHR}} [[Al-Najma]]'''|19–25|20–25|16–25|||55–75}}
|}

===5th place===
{{Vb res start 4}}
{{Vb res 4|22 Jul|14:00|[[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]] {{flagicon|KUW}}|1–3|'''{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Henan Tianguan]]'''|19–25|22–25|25–23|24–26||90–99}}
|}

==Final round==
{{Round4-with third
|RD1=Semifinals
|RD2=Final
|Consol=3rd place
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
|21 July – [[Almaty]] |'''{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Rahat Almaty|Almaty]]'''|'''3'''|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Al Nasr SC (Dubai)|Al-Nasr]]|2
|21 July – [[Almaty]] |'''{{flagicon|IRI}} [[Paykan Tehran VC|Paykan]]'''|'''3'''|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Suntory Sunbirds|Suntory]]|0
<!--final  -->
|22 July – [[Almaty]] |{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Rahat Almaty|Almaty]]|1|'''{{flagicon|IRI}} [[Paykan Tehran VC|Paykan]]'''|'''3'''
<!--third place -->
|22 July – [[Almaty]] |{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Al Nasr SC (Dubai)|Al-Nasr]]|2|'''{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Suntory Sunbirds|Suntory]]'''|'''3'''
}}

===Semifinals===
{{Vb res start 4}}
{{Vb res 4|21 Jul|16:00|'''[[Paykan Tehran VC|Paykan Tehran]] {{flagicon|IRI}}'''|3–0|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Suntory Sunbirds]]|25–20|25–20|25–15|||75–55}}
{{Vb res 4|21 Jul|18:00|'''[[Rahat Almaty|Almaty]] {{flagicon|KAZ}}'''|3–2|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Al Nasr SC (Dubai)|Al-Nasr]]|23–25|25–20|25–19|25–27|15–10|113–101}}
|}

===3rd place===
{{Vb res start 4}}
{{Vb res 4|22 Jul|16:00|[[Al Nasr SC (Dubai)|Al-Nasr]] {{flagicon|UAE}}|2–3|'''{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Suntory Sunbirds]]'''|25–22|16–25|25–20|13–25|13–15|92–107}}
|}

===Final===
{{Vb res start 4}}
{{Vb res 4|22 Jul|18:00|[[Rahat Almaty|Almaty]] {{flagicon|KAZ}}|1–3|'''{{flagicon|IRI}} [[Paykan Tehran VC|Paykan Tehran]]'''|25–20|26–28|22–25|19–25||92–98}}
|}

==Final standing==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

!width=40|Rank
!width=240|Team
|-
|{{Gold1}}
| align="left"|{{flagicon|IRI}} [[Paykan Tehran VC|Paykan Tehran]]
|-
|{{Silver2}}
| align="left"|{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Rahat Almaty|Almaty]]
|-
|{{Bronze3}}
| align="left"|{{flagicon|JPN}} [[Suntory Sunbirds]]
|-
| 4
| align="left"|{{flagicon|UAE}} [[Al Nasr SC (Dubai)|Al-Nasr]]
|-
| 5
| align="left"|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Henan Tianguan]]
|-
| 6
| align="left"|{{flagicon|KUW}} [[Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait)|Al-Arabi]]
|-
| 7
| align="left"|{{flagicon|BHR}} [[Al-Najma]]
|-
| 8
| align="left"|{{flagicon|KAZ}} [[FC Esil Bogatyr|Esil Petropavlovsk]]
|}

==Awards==
*'''MVP''': {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Marat Imangaliyev]] (Almaty)
*'''Best Scorer''': {{flagicon|ALG}} [[Hicham Guemmadi]] (Al-Nasr)
*'''Best Server''': {{flagicon|ALG}} [[Ali Kerboua]] (Al-Nasr)
*'''Best Spiker''': {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Mohsen Andalib]] (Paykan)
*'''Best Blocker''': {{flagicon|IRI}} [[Alireza Nadi]] (Paykan)
*'''Best Receiver''': {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Dmitriy Gorbatkov]] (Almaty)
*'''Best Setter''': {{flagicon|KAZ}} [[Alexey Stepanov (volleyball)|Alexey Stepanov]] (Almaty)
*'''Best Digger''': {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Kenji Sabato]] (Suntory)

==References==
*[http://www.asianvolleyball.org/special%20events/2008-06-14/186780.html Asian Volleyball Confederation]
* {{ru icon}} [http://volley.kz/pages/news_i/news_i1_ru.shtml Results]

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