JAKARTA - Indonesia will send two teams to participate in the 2026 AVC Men's Volleyball Champions League which is scheduled to take place in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, on May 13-17, 2026.
The two teams that will carry the name of Indonesia on the stage of the best men's volleyball club tournament in the Asian region are Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi and Jakarta Garuda Jaya.
The Chairman of the Central Board of the Indonesian Volleyball Association (PP PBVSI), Imam Sudjarwo, expressed his confidence that the host representative has the opportunity to compete competitively with the big teams in the event.
"I hope Bhayangkara Precision can become the champion. With the experience of appearing in the Asian tournament, of course Bhayangkara Precision can compete with teams from Iran, Qatar, Thailand, South Korea, and Japan," he said in a statement received by the media.
PBVSI not only aims for maximum results through Bhayangkara Presisi, but also uses this championship as a means of training for the Jakarta Garuda Jaya team, which is mostly made up of potential young players.
Imam assessed that the opportunity to compete at the Asian level would accelerate the development of the quality of young athletes' games, such as Dawuda Alaihimassalam and Fauzan Nibras, who are being prepared to be an important part of the Indonesian National Team in the future.
"We also conduct performance coaching by giving the opportunity to Jakarta Garuda Jaya which is filled with young players (to feel) playing at the international level," he said.
The decision of the PBVSI was based on the reason that Jakarta Garuda is Indonesia's hope in the men's sector to compete in the 2032 Brisbane Olympics. The national volleyball federation is also trying to naturalize players from Brazil to support that plan.
Meanwhile, Bhayangkara Precision Manager, Pipit Rismanto, said that the experience of appearing twice in similar tournaments made his team more ready to read the character of the opponent to be faced.
"We have competed in this event twice so of course the opponents we face are not strangers," said Pipit.
In addition to maintaining the main strength, Bhayangkara will also add a number of players to increase the depth of the squad, one of which is by signing Noumory Keita after his contract expires in the Italian competition.
Bhayangkara Presisi previously managed to come out as runners-up in the 2024 edition and ranked third last year.
Based on the results of the draw, Jakarta Bhayangkara Presisi will face Zhaiyk VC (Kazakhstan) and Jakarta Garuda Jaya will immediately meet the strong club from Iran, Foolad Sirjan Iranian.
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