Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol

Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol
CSV logo
Formation	1946
Type	Sports organization
Headquarters	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Location	South America
Membership	12 nations
President	Ary Graça Filho
Website	http://www.voleysur.org/

Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (CSV) or Portuguese Confederação Sul-americana de Voleibol is the continental governing body for the sport of volleyball in South America. Its headquarters are located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Profile

The CSV's origins are still under dispute. Some argue it was founded in Buenos Aires, Argentina on February 12, 1946; some, that it was founded in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on July 3 of the same year. Either way, it was formed even before the FIVB itself, and stands as the oldest of all volleyball continental confederations.

Up to now (2004), the CSV has had a total of eight presidents, all but one from national federations with some volleyball tradition at a certain point in history: Brazil, Peru, Argentina, Venezuela and Colombia, which is the exception. Following the election of the current president, Brazilian Mr. Ary Graça Filho, in 2003 the headquarters were relocated from Lima, Peru to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The CSV presides over national volleyball federations located in South America and organizes continental competitions such as the South American Volleyball Championship (first edition, 1951) and the Pan American Games, sometimes in conjunction with other confederations and with the FIVB. It also takes part in the organization of qualification tournaments for major events such as the Olympic Games or the World Championship, and of international competitions hosted by one of its affiliated federations.

Teams

Lately, the only national South American federation with expressive results in international competitions is Brazil, which maintains intensive development programmes for men's and women's volleyball.

Argentina has some tradition in men's volleyball, but it has shown unmistakable signs of decline: in recent years, Venezuela has been constantly threatening to take its long held position as the second volleyball force of the continent.

With a silver medal at the Seoul Olympic Games, Peru had a very strong women's volleyball team in the 1980s. Its level of play has nevertheless dropped to below average after the retirement of superstar players like Cecilia Tait, Natalia Málaga, Rosa García and Gabriela Pérez del Solar. Nevertheless, Peru is still a respectively good team, and one of the main forces of the continent.

Affiliated Federations

As of 2004, the following national federations were affiliated to the CSV:

Code	Country	Federation
ARG	Argentina	Federación Argentina de Voleibol (FEVA)
BOL	Bolivia	Federación Boliviana de Voleibol
BRA	Brazil	Confederação Brasileira de Voleibol
CHI	Chile	Federación de Voleibol de Chile
COL	Colombia	Federación Colombiana de Voleibol
ECU	Ecuador	Federación Ecuatoriana de Voleibol
FGU	French Guyana	Ligue de Guyane de Volley-Ball
GUY	Guyana	Guyana Volleyball Federation
PAR	Paraguay	Federación Paraguaya de Voleibol
PER	Peru	Federación Peruana de Voleibol
URU	Uruguay	Federación Uruguaya de Voleibol
VEN	Venezuela	Federación Venezolana de Voleibol

Tournaments

• South American Volleyball Championship (male and female)
• South American Volleyball Club Championship (male and female)
• South America Volleyball Championship U21 (male)
• South America Volleyball Championship U20 (female)
• South America Volleyball Championship U19 (male)
• South America Volleyball Championship U18 (female)
• Final Four Women’s Volleyball Cup (female)

External links

• BGVolley
• CSV Homepage
• National Volleyball Federation of Argentina
• National Volleyball Federation of Bolivia
• National Volleyball Federation of Brazil
• National Volleyball Federation of Chile
• National Volleyball Federation of Colombia
• National Volleyball Federation of Ecuador
• National Volleyball Federation of Peru
• National Volleyball Federation of Uruguay
• National Volleyball Federation of Venezuela