Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship

Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship

Most recent season or competition: 2023 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship
Sport	Volleyball
Founded	1969
No. of teams	8 (Finals)
Continent	North America, Central America and the Caribbean (NORCECA)
Most recent champion(s)	Dominican Republic (4th title)
Most titles	Cuba (13 titles)

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.

History

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
2026 Details	Santo Domingo

Medals summary

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Cuba	13	7	2	22
2	United States	8	13	3	24
3	Dominican Republic	4	3	5	12
4	Mexico	2	0	3	5
5	Canada	0	2	11	13
6	Puerto Rico	0	2	2	4
7	Netherlands Antilles	0	0	1	1
Totals (7 entries)		27	27	27	81

Most valuable player by edition

• 1969 – 1999 – Unknown
• 2001 – Tara Cross-Battle
• 2003 – Yumilka Ruíz
• 2005 – Nancy Metcalf
• 2007 – Nancy Carrillo
• 2009 – Prisilla Rivera
• 2011 – Bethania de la Cruz
• 2013 – Kelly Murphy
• 2015 – Nicole Fawcett
• 2019 – Brayelin Martínez
• 2021 – Gaila González
• 2023 – Brenda Castillo

All-time team records

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

• Volleyball portal
• Sports portal
• North America portal
• Central America portal
• Caribbean portal

• NORCECA Men's Volleyball Championship
• Women's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship
• Girls' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship
• Volleyball at the Pan American Games
• Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
• Volleyball at the Central American and Caribbean Games

Notes

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

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

External links

• NORCECA