# 1997 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship

The 1997 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship was the 15th edition of the tournament, played from 12 to 18 September in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The top team qualified for the 1999 World Grand Champions Cup.

## Competing nations

The following national teams have qualified:
| Pool A | Pool B |
| Cuba | Canada |
| United States | Mexico |
| Barbados | Puerto Rico |
| Dominican Republic | Guatemala |

## Pool standing procedure

* Number of matches won
* Match points
* Points ratio
* Sets ratio
* Result of the last match between the tied teams
Match won 3–0: 5 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser Match won 3–1: 4 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser Match won 3–2: 3 match points for the winner, 2 match points for the loser

## Preliminary round
### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
| 1 | Cuba | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 135 | 38 | 3.553 | 9 | 0 | MAX | Semifinals |
| 2 | United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 117 | 68 | 1.721 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Barbados | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 55 | 90 | 0.611 | 3 | 6 | 0.500 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 135 | 0.178 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 7th–8th classification |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Total |
| 12 Sep | Cuba | 3–0 | Dominican Republic | 15–2 | 15–5 | 15–1 | 45–8 |
| 12 Sep | United States | 3–0 | Barbados | 15–1 | 15–5 | 15–1 | 45–7 |
| 13 Sep | Cuba | 3–0 | Barbados | 15–3 | 15–0 | 15–0 | 45–3 |
| 13 Sep | United States | 3–0 | Dominican Republic | 15–6 | 15–6 | 15–4 | 45–16 |
| 14 Sep | Barbados | 3–0 | Dominican Republic | | | | |
| 14 Sep | Cuba | 3–0 | United States | 15–6 | 15–10 | 15–11 | 45–27 |

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR | Qualification |
| 1 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 141 | 74 | 1.905 | 9 | 1 | 9.000 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 108 | 63 | 1.714 | 6 | 3 | 2.000 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 91 | 113 | 0.805 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Guatemala | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 135 | 0.311 | 0 | 9 | 0.000 | 7th–8th classification |
| Date | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Total |
| 12 Sep | Canada | 3–0 | Mexico | 15–10 | 15–3 | 15–5 | | 45–18 |
| 12 Sep | Puerto Rico | 3–0 | Guatemala | 15–5 | 15–5 | 15–7 | | 45–17 |
| 13 Sep | Mexico | 3–0 | Guatemala | 15–1 | 15–10 | 15–7 | | 45–18 |
| 13 Sep | Canada | 3–1 | Puerto Rico | 6–15 | 15–10 | 15–11 | 15–10 | 51–46 |
| 14 Sep | Canada | 3–0 | Guatemala | 15–3 | 15–7 | 15–0 | | 45–10 |
| 14 Sep | Mexico | 3–0 | Puerto Rico | | | | | |

## Final round

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| | | 17 September | 17 September | | |
| | | Cuba | 3 | |
| 16 September | 16 September | | Cuba | 3 | |
| 16 September | 16 September | Mexico | 0 | |
| Mexico | 3 | Mexico | 0 | |
| Mexico | 3 | | | | 18 September | 18 September |
| Barbados | 0 | | | | 18 September | 18 September |
| Barbados | 0 | | | | Cuba | 3 |
| | | | | | United States | 0 |
| | | 17 September | 17 September | | | |
| | | Canada | 1 | | | |
| 16 September | 16 September | | Canada | 1 | | |
| 16 September | 16 September | United States | 3 | | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| United States | 3 | United States | 3 | | 3rd place | 3rd place |
| United States | 3 | | | | 18 September | 18 September |
| Puerto Rico | 0 | | | | 18 September | 18 September |
| Puerto Rico | 0 | | | | Mexico | 1 |
| | | | | | Canada | 3 |

### 7th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 16 Sep | | Dominican Republic | 3–0 | Guatemala | 17–15 | 15–3 | 15–5 | | | 47–23 | |

### Quarterfinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 16 Sep | | Mexico | 3–0 | Barbados | 15–12 | 15–8 | 15–8 | | | 45–28 | |
| 16 Sep | | United States | 3–0 | Puerto Rico | 15–12 | 15–11 | 15–12 | | | 45–35 | |

### 5th place match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 Sep | | Puerto Rico | 3–0 | Barbados | | | | | | | |

### Semifinals

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 17 Sep | | Cuba | 3–0 | Mexico | 15–1 | 15–4 | 15–8 | | | 45–13 | |
| 17 Sep | | United States | 3–1 | Canada | 15–10 | 15–13 | 12–15 | 15–13 | | 57–51 | |

### Bronze medal match

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 18 Sep | | Canada | 3–1 | Mexico | 15–9 | 15–8 | 13–15 | 15–9 | | 58–41 | |

### Final

| Date | Time | | Score | | Set 1 | Set 2 | Set 3 | Set 4 | Set 5 | Total | Report |
| 18 Sep | | Cuba | 3–0 | United States | 15–11 | 15–11 | 15–4 | | | 45–26 | |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| | Cuba |
| | United States |
| | Canada |
| 4 | Mexico |
| 5 | Puerto Rico |
| 6 | Barbados |
| 7 | Dominican Republic |
| 8 | Guatemala |
* Qualified for the 1999 World Grand Champions Cup
* 1997 Men's NORCECA champions
* Cuba 12th title