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| Abbreviation | CSV |
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| Formation | 1946 |
| Type | Continental sports organisation |
| Headquarters | Rio de Janeiro,Brazil |
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| Membership | 12 member associations |
Official language | Spanish andPortuguese |
President |  Rafael Lloreda |
Parent organization | FIVB |
| Website | VoleySur.org |
TheConfederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (CSV) (Portuguese:Confederação Sul-americana de Voleibol) is the continentalgoverning body for the sports ofvolleyball inSouth America. Itsheadquarters is located inRio de Janeiro,Brazil.
The CSV's origins are still under dispute. Some argue it was founded inBuenos Aires,Argentina on February 12, 1946; some, that it was founded inRio de Janeiro,Brazil on July 3 of the same year. Either way, it was formed even before theFIVB 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 fromLima,Peru toRio de Janeiro,Brazil.
The CSV presides over national volleyball federations located in South America and organizes continental competitions such as theSouth American Men's Volleyball Championship (first edition, 1951) and thePan American Games, sometimes in conjunction with the FIVB and with other confederations, notablyNORCECA with whom CSV co-organises the Pan-American tournaments. It also takes part in the organization of qualification tournaments for major events such as theOlympic Games or themen's andwomen's world championships, and of international competitions hosted by one of its affiliated federations.[1]
Lately, the only national South American federation with expressive results in international competitions is Brazil, which maintains intensive development programs 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. However, Argentina is still one of the dominant forces in Men's volleyball.
With a silver medal at theSeoul Olympic Games, Peru had a very strong women's volleyball team in the 1980s. Its level of play has nevertheless dropped after the retirement of superstar players likeCecilia Tait,Natalia Málaga,Rosa García andGabriela Pérez del Solar. Nevertheless, Peru is still a respectively good team, and one of the main forces of the continent.
In recent years, the Junior and Youth categories in both boys and girls categories have started to shine in the CSV; as with their senior teams, Brazil in one of the world main forces in Junior and Youth categories but Argentina and Peru have started to shine in the Boys and Girls category respectively; after theI Youth Olympic Games where Argentinean boys got silver and Peruvian girls took bronze, Argentina claimed the top spot and Peru the third spot at theFIVB Senior World Rankings.[2]
As of 2022, the following 12 national federations were affiliated to the CSV:
| Code | Federation | National teams | Founded | FIVB affiliation | CSV affiliation | IOC member |
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| ARG |  Argentina | 2003 | 2003 | 2003 | Yes | |
| BOL |  Bolivia | Yes | ||||
| BRA |  Brazil | 1954 | Yes | |||
| CHI |  Chile | Yes | ||||
| COL | Colombia | Yes | ||||
| ECU |  Ecuador | Yes | ||||
| GUF |  French Guiana | No | ||||
| GUY |  Guyana | Yes | ||||
| PAR |  Paraguay | 1943 | Yes | |||
| PER |  Peru | 1942 | Yes | |||
| URU |  Uruguay | Yes | ||||
| VEN |  Venezuela | Yes |
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| Championship | Copa América | U–20 | U–18 | U–16 | Club Championship | |
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| Men | Argentina (2023) | Brazil (2025) | Brazil (2024) | Argentina (2024) | Brazil (2023) | Sada Cruzeiro (2025) |
| Women | Brazil (2023) | Argentina (2025) | Brazil (2024) | Brazil (2024) | Venezuela (2025) | Praia Clube (2025) |
| Senior Pan-American Cup (M /W) | U23 Pan-American Cup (M /W) | Junior Pan-American Cup (M /W) | Youth Pan-American Cup (M /W) | |
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| Men | Venezuela(2025) |  Dominican Republic(2025) |  United States(2025) | United States(2025) |
| Women | Dominican Republic(2025) | United States(2025) | United States(2025) | United States(2025) |
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