Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship

The NORCECA Women's Volleyball Championship is the official competition for senior women's national volleyball teams of North America, Central America and the Caribbean, organized by the North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA). Since its introduction in 1969 the tournaments have been awarded every two years. The competition has been dominated by Cuba and United States, which won together 21 of the 27 editions of the tournament.

Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship
Most recent season or competition:
2023 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship
SportVolleyball
Founded1969
No. of teams8 (Finals)
ContinentNorth America, Central America and the Caribbean (NORCECA)
Most recent
champion(s)
 Dominican Republic
(4th title)
Most titles Cuba (13 titles)

History

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Year Host Final 3rd place match Teams
Champions Score Runners-up 3rd place Score 4th place
1969
Details
 
Mexico City
 
Mexico
3–2  
Cuba
 
United States
3–1  
Canada
7
1971
Details
 
Havana
 
Mexico
Round-robin  
Cuba
 
Netherlands Antilles
Round-robin  
Puerto Rico
4
1973
Details
 
Tijuana
 
Cuba
3–0  
Canada
 
United States
3–2  
Mexico
7
1975
Details
 
Los Angeles
 
Cuba
Round-robin  
United States
 
Mexico
Round-robin  
Canada
5
1977
Details
 
Santo Domingo
 
Cuba
3–1  
United States
 
Canada
3–0  
Dominican Republic
9
1979
Details
 
Havana
 
Cuba
Round-robin  
United States
 
Mexico
Round-robin  
Canada
7
1981
Details
 
Mexico City
 
United States
3–1  
Cuba
 
Mexico
3–1  
Canada
9
1983
Details
 
Indianapolis
 
United States
Round-robin  
Cuba
 
Canada
Round-robin  
Mexico
6
1985
Details
 
Santiago de los Caballeros
 
Cuba
3–0  
United States
 
Canada
3–?  
Puerto Rico
10
1987
Details
 
Havana
 
Cuba
Round-robin  
United States
 
Canada
Round-robin  
Mexico
7
1989
Details
 
San Juan
 
Cuba
3–0  
Canada
 
United States
3–0  
Mexico
11
1991
Details
 
Regina
 
Cuba
Round-robin  
United States
 
Canada
Round-robin  
Mexico
7
1993
Details
 
Colorado
 
Cuba
3–1  
United States
 
Canada
3–?  
Mexico
6
1995
Details
 
Santo Domingo
 
Cuba
3–1  
United States
 
Canada
3–?  
Dominican Republic
6
1997
Details
 
Caguas
 
Cuba
3–1  
United States
 
Dominican Republic
3–1  
Canada
8
1999
Details
 
Monterrey
 
Cuba
3–0  
United States
 
Canada
3–1  
Dominican Republic
8
2001
Details
 
Santo Domingo
 
United States
3–1  
Cuba
 
Dominican Republic
3–1  
Mexico
6
2003
Details
 
Santo Domingo
 
United States
3–0  
Cuba
 
Dominican Republic
3–0  
Canada
7
2005
Details
 
Port of Spain
 
United States
3–2  
Cuba
 
Dominican Republic
3–0  
Puerto Rico
8
2007
Details
 
Winnipeg
 
Cuba
3–2  
United States
 
Dominican Republic
3–2  
Canada
8
2009
Details
 
Bayamón
 
Dominican Republic
3–2  
Puerto Rico
 
Cuba
3–2  
United States
8
2011
Details
 
Caguas
 
United States
3–0  
Dominican Republic
 
Cuba
3–0  
Puerto Rico
9
2013
Details
 
Omaha
 
United States
3–1  
Dominican Republic
 
Puerto Rico
3–0  
Canada
9
2015
Details
 
Morelia
 
United States
3–1  
Dominican Republic
 
Puerto Rico
3–1  
Canada
8
2017
Details
[note 1] 12
2019
Details
 
San Juan
 
Dominican Republic
3–2  
United States
 
Canada
3–0  
Puerto Rico
8
2021
Details
 
Guadalajara
 
Dominican Republic
3–2  
Puerto Rico
 
Canada
3–2  
United States
7
2023
Details
 
Quebec City
 
Dominican Republic
3–2  
United States
 
Canada
3–1  
Cuba
7

Medals summary

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Cuba137222
2  United States813324
3  Dominican Republic43512
4  Mexico2035
5  Canada021113
6  Puerto Rico0224
7  Netherlands Antilles0011
Totals (7 entries)27272781

Most valuable player by edition

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All-time team records

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Number of appearances
1 Dominican Republic 12
2 Canada 11
3 Costa Rica 11
4 Cuba 11
5 Mexico 11
6 Puerto Rico 11
7 United States 11
8 Trinidad and Tobago 10
9 Saint Lucia 3
10 Barbados 2
Number of matches
1 Dominican Republic 60
2 Canada 57
3 United States 55
4 Puerto Rico 54
5 Cuba 53
6 Mexico 52
7 Costa Rica 45
8 Trinidad and Tobago 39
9 Barbados 9
10 Saint Lucia 6
Wins
1 Dominican Republic 46
2 United States 44
3 Cuba 36
4 Puerto Rico 32
5 Canada 29
6 Mexico 22
7 Costa Rica 8
8 Trinidad and Tobago 4
9 Barbados 1
10 Guatemala 1
Number of wins in games played
1 United States 80 %
2 Dominican Republic 77 %
3 Cuba 68 %
4 Puerto Rico 59 %
5 Canada 51 %
6 Mexico 42 %
7 Guatemala 33 %
8 Nicaragua 33 %
9 Costa Rica 18 %
10 Barbados 11 %

(Based on W=2 pts and D=1 pts)

Team S Firs Best Pts MP W L GF GA diff
1 Dominican Republic 12 1999 1st 106 60 46 14 145 65 +80
2 United States 11 1999 1st 99 55 44 11 146 47 +99
3 Cuba 11 1999 1st 89 53 36 17 124 65 +59
4 Puerto Rico 11 1999 2nd 86 54 32 22 111 81 +30
5 Canada 11 1999 3rd 86 57 29 28 102 98 +4
6 Mexico 11 1999 1st 74 52 22 30 77 100 -23
7 Costa Rica 11 1999 3rd 53 45 8 37 35 112 -77
8 Trinidad and Tobago 10 2003 2nd 43 39 4 35 16 107 -91
9 Barbados 2 1999 - 10 9 1 8 3 25 -22
10 Saint Lucia 3 2011 - 6 6 0 6 0 18 -18
11 Guatemala 1 2017 - 4 3 1 2 3 6 -3
- Nicaragua 1 2017 - 4 3 1 2 3 6 -3
13 Panama 1 2011 - 3 3 0 3 1 9 -8
14 Jamaica 1 2017 - 3 3 0 3 0 9 -9
- Dominica 1 2017 4th 3 3 0 3 0 9 -9
- El Salvador 1 2001 - 3 3 0 3 0 9 -9

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The 2017 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship played from 26 September to 16 October 2017 in Canada, Dominican Republic and Trinidad and Tobago was a qualifying event for the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Qualification Process" (PDF). NORCECA. 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
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