The 2008 Asian Women's Volleyball Cup, so-called 2008 AVC Cup for Women was the inaugural edition of the Asian Cup, a biennial international volleyball tournament organised by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) with Thailand Volleyball Association (TVA). The tournament was held in MCC Hall Convention Center The Mall Nakhon Ratchasima Shopping Mall, Thailand from 1 to 7 October.
The top 2 teams qualified for the 2009 FIVB World Grand Prix.
The teams are seeded based on their final ranking at the 2007 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship.
* Kazakhstan withdrew and replaced by .