North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation

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North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA)
AbbreviationNORCECA
Formation1968
Type Continental sports organisation
Headquarters Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Membership 35 member associations
6 associate members
President
 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Cristóbal Marte Hoffiz
Parent organization
 FIVB
Website NORCECA.net

The North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA) is the international governing body for the sports of volleyball in Northern America, Central America, and the Caribbean. NORCECA is the continental confederation that represents its 35 member associations at the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) level. It also has six associate members: Bonaire, Saba, Saint Martin, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten, and the Turks and Caicos Islands. The confederation is responsible for, among other things, the staging of Olympic and World Championship zone qualification tournaments, as well as continental championships for both men and women in indoor volleyball and beach volleyball. In 2022, NORCECA celebrated its fifty-fourth (54th) anniversary.

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Origins and expansion

During the 1966 Caribbean and Central American Games held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the idea of the NORCECA concept was born. At that time it was known as the Caribbean and Central American Zone. The development of the NORCECA Confederation came from the visionary mind of today’s FIVB President, Dr. Rubén Acosta Hernández, in conjunction with several other sportsmen from Puerto Rico, Cuba, Dominican Republic and Haiti. NORCECA was formally created by the FIVB and its President, Mr. Paul Liband in 1968, when Canada and the United States of America joined the confederation. Its first Senior Championship was held in Mexico from August 4–9, 1969 and the inaugural game featured Haiti vs. Panama, with Haiti winning 3-0. NORCECA’s first Junior Championship was staged in 1980.

NORCECA's presidents

Affiliated federations

AFECAVOL (Asociación de Federaciones CentroAmericanas de Voleibol)

CodeNationFederation
BIZFlag of Belize.svg  Belize Belize Volleyball Association
CRCFlag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Federación Costarricense de Voleibol
ESAFlag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador Federación Salvadoreña de Voleibol
GUAFlag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Federación Guatemalteca de Voleibol
HONFlag of Honduras (2022-).svg  Honduras Federación Hondureña de Voleibol
NCAFlag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua Federación Nicaragüense de Voleibol
PANFlag of Panama.svg  Panama Federación Panameña de Voleibol

CAZOVA (Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association)

CodeNationFederation
ARUFlag of Aruba.svg  Aruba Aruba Volleyball Association
BAHFlag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas Bahamas Volleyball Association
BARFlag of Barbados.svg  Barbados Barbados Volleyball Association
BONFlag of Bonaire.svg Bonaire *Bonairiaanse Volleyball Bond
CAYFlag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands Cayman Islands Volleyball Federation
CUWFlag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao Curaçaose Volleyball Bond
GDPFlag of Guadeloupe (local).svg Guadeloupe Ligue de Guadeloupe de Volley-Ball
HAIFlag of Haiti.svg  Haiti Haiti Volleyball Association
JAMFlag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica Jamaica Volleyball Federation
MQEFlag-of-Martinique.svg Martinique Ligue de Martinique de Volley-Ball
SURFlag of Suriname.svg  Suriname Surinaamse Volleyball Bond
TRIFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Volleyball Federation
TCIFlag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  Turks and Caicos Islands *Turks and Caicos Volleyball Association
ISVFlag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Island Volleyball Association

ECVA (Eastern Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association)

CodeNationFederation
AGUFlag of Anguilla.svg  Anguilla Anguilla Volleyball Association
ANTFlag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda Volleyball Association
BERFlag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda Bermuda Volleyball Association
IVBFlag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands Volleyball Association
DMAFlag of Dominica.svg  Dominica Dominica Volleyball Association
GRNFlag of Grenada.svg  Grenada Grenada Volleyball Association
MSRFlag of Montserrat.svg  Montserrat Montserrat Volleyball Federation
SABFlag of Saba.svg Saba *Saba Volleyball Association
SKNFlag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis St. Kitts & Nevis Volleyball Federation
LCAFlag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia St. Lucia Volleyball Association
MAFLocal flag of the Collectivity of Saint Martin.svg Saint Martin *Ligue de Volley-Ball de Saint-Martin
VINFlag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Volleyball Association
EUXFlag of Sint Eustatius.svg Sint Eustatius *Sint Eustatius Volleyball Association
SXMFlag of Sint Maarten.svg  Sint Maarten *Sint Maarten Volleyball Association

NCVA (North Central Americas Volleyball Association)

CodeNationFederation
CANFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Volleyball Canada
CUBFlag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Federación Cubana de Voleibol
DOMFlag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Confederación Dominicana de Voleibol
MEXFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Federación Mexicana de Voleibol
PURFlag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Federación Puertorriqueña de Voleibol
USAFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States United States Volleyball Association

Note:

* Associate members of NORCECA.

FIVB World Rankings

Tournaments

Organised entirely by NORCECA

Organised alongside the CSV

Current champions

Senior Pan-American Cup
(M / W)		U23 Pan-American Cup
(M / W)		Junior Pan-American Cup
(M / W)		Youth Pan-American Cup
(M / W)
MenFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (2023)Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba (2023)Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba (2023)Flag of the United States.svg  United States (2023)
WomenFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina (2023)Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic (2023)Flag of the United States.svg  United States (2023)Flag of the United States.svg  United States (2022)

Title holders

Volleyball

ChampionshipFinal FourU–21U–19U–17
MenFlag of the United States.svg  United States
(2023)		Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
(2025)		Flag of the United States.svg  United States
(2024)		Flag of the United States.svg  United States
(2024)		TBD
(2025)
WomenFlag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
(2023)		Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
(2025)		Flag of the United States.svg  United States
(2024)		Flag of the United States.svg  United States
(2024)		TBD
(2025)

Sponsors

Sponsors of NORCECA

References

  1. ↑ "The FIVB World Ranking". FIVB. 8 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "The FIVB Women's World Ranking". FIVB. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
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