Current season, competition or edition: 2023 Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship | |
Sport | Volleyball |
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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.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 | |
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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 |
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