The North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA) is the international governing body for the sport 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.
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 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, 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 Dr. Rubén Acosta Hernández (1968–1984) Lcdo. Libertario Pérez, Esq. (1984–1988) Lcdo. Luis R. Mendoza, Esq. (1988–2001) Lic. Cristóbal Marte Hoffiz (2001–present)
Affiliated federations AFECAVOL (Asociación de Federaciones CentroAmericanas de Voleibol) CodeNationFederationBIZBelize Volleyball AssociationCRCFederación Costarricense de VoleibolESAFederación Salvadoreña de VoleibolGUAFederación Guatemalteca de VoleibolHONFederación Hondureña de VoleibolNCAFederación Nicaragüense de VoleibolPANFederación Panameña de Voleibol
CAZOVA (Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association) CodeNationFederationARUAruba Volleyball AssociationBAHBahamas Volleyball AssociationBARBarbados Volleyball AssociationBON*Bonairiaanse Volleyball BondCAYCayman Islands Volleyball FederationCUWCuraçaose Volleyball BondGDPLigue de Guadeloupe de Volley-BallHAIHaiti Volleyball AssociationJAMJamaica Volleyball AssociationMQELigue de Martinique de Volley-BallSURSurinaamse Volleyball BondTRITrinidad and Tobago Volleyball FederationTCI*Turks and Caicos Volleyball AssociationISVUnited States Virgin Island Volleyball Association
ECVA (Eastern Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association) CodeNationFederationAGUAnguilla Volleyball AssociationANTAntigua and Barbuda Volleyball AssociationBERBermuda Volleyball AssociationIVBBritish Virgin Islands Volleyball AssociationDMADominica Volleyball AssociationGRNGrenada Volleyball AssociationMSRMontserrat Volleyball FederationSAB*Saba Volleyball AssociationSKNSt. Kitts & Nevis Volleyball FederationLCASt. Lucia Volleyball AssociationMAF Saint Martin*Ligue de Volley-Ball de Saint-MartinVINSaint Vincent and the Grenadines Volleyball AssociationEUX*Sint Eustatius Volleyball AssociationSXM*Sint Maarten Volleyball Association
NCVA (North Central Americas Volleyball Association) CodeNationFederationCANVolleyball CanadaCUBFederación Cubana de VoleibolDOMConfederación Dominicana de VoleibolMEXFederación Mexicana de VoleibolPURFederación Puertorriqueña de VoleibolUSAUnited States Volleyball Association
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* Associate members of NORCECA.
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Tournaments Organised entirely by NORCECA Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship Men's NORCECA Final Six Women's NORCECA Final Six Men's NORCECA Final Four Women's NORCECA Final Four Men's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship (men) Women's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship (women) Boys' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship (men) Girls' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship (women) NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit (men and women)
Organised alongside the CSV Pan-American Games (men and woman) Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup (men) Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup (women) Men's Junior Pan-American Volleyball Cup (men) Women's Junior Pan-American Volleyball Cup (women) Boys' Youth Pan-American Volleyball Cup (men) Girls' Youth Pan-American Volleyball Cup (women) Boys' U17 NORCECA Pan American Volleyball Cup (men) Girls' U17 NORCECA Pan American Volleyball Cup (women) Final Four Women's Volleyball Cup (women)
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) U17 Pan-American Cup (M / W)Men (2026) (2026) (2026) (2025) (2026)Women (2026) (2026) (2026) (2025) (2026)
Title holders Volleyball ChampionshipFinal FourU–21U–19U–17 Men (2026) (2026) (2024) (2026) (2025) Women (2026) (2026) (2024) (2026) (2025)
Sponsors Sponsors of NORCECA FIVB Mikasa Senoh Mizuno
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