# 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.

## History

| Year | Host | Final | Final | Final | 3rd place match | 3rd place match | 3rd place match | Teams |
| Year | Host | Champions | Score | Runners-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | Teams |
| 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 | | | | | | | | 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

| 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) | 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 |