North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation

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North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA)
AbbreviationNORCECA
Formation1968
TypeContinental sports organisation
HeadquartersSanto Domingo, Dominican Republic
Membership35 member associations
6 associate members
President
Dominican Republic Cristóbal Marte Hoffiz
Parent organization
FIVB
WebsiteNORCECA.net

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)

Code Nation Federation
BIZ File:Flag of Belize.svg Belize Belize Volleyball Association
CRC File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica Federación Costarricense de Voleibol
ESA File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador Federación Salvadoreña de Voleibol
GUA File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala Federación Guatemalteca de Voleibol
HON File:Flag of Honduras (1949–2022, 2026–present).svg Honduras Federación Hondureña de Voleibol
NCA File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua Federación Nicaragüense de Voleibol
PAN File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama Federación Panameña de Voleibol

CAZOVA (Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association)

Code Nation Federation
ARU File:Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba Aruba Volleyball Association
BAH File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas Bahamas Volleyball Association
BAR File:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados Barbados Volleyball Association
BON File:Flag of Bonaire.svg Bonaire* Bonairiaanse Volleyball Bond
CAY File:Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands Cayman Islands Volleyball Federation
CUW File:Flag of Curaçao.svg Curaçao Curaçaose Volleyball Bond
GDP File:Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg Guadeloupe Ligue de Guadeloupe de Volley-Ball
HAI File:Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti Haiti Volleyball Association
JAM File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Jamaica Volleyball Association
MQE File:Flag-of-Martinique.svg Martinique Ligue de Martinique de Volley-Ball
SUR File:Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname Surinaamse Volleyball Bond
TRI File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Volleyball Federation
TCI File:Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg Turks and Caicos Islands* Turks and Caicos Volleyball Association
ISV File:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Island Volleyball Association

ECVA (Eastern Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association)

Code Nation Federation
AGU File:Flag of Anguilla.svg Anguilla Anguilla Volleyball Association
ANT File:Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda Volleyball Association
BER File:Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda Bermuda Volleyball Association
IVB File:Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands Volleyball Association
DMA File:Flag of Dominica.svg Dominica Dominica Volleyball Association
GRN File:Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada Grenada Volleyball Association
MSR File:Flag of Montserrat.svg Montserrat Montserrat Volleyball Federation
SAB File:Flag of Saba.svg Saba* Saba Volleyball Association
SKN File:Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis St. Kitts & Nevis Volleyball Federation
LCA File:Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia St. Lucia Volleyball Association
MAF File:Local flag of the Collectivity of Saint Martin.svg Saint Martin* Ligue de Volley-Ball de Saint-Martin
VIN File:Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Volleyball Association
EUX File:Flag of Sint Eustatius.svg Sint Eustatius* Sint Eustatius Volleyball Association
SXM File:Flag of Sint Maarten.svg Sint Maarten* Sint Maarten Volleyball Association

NCVA (North Central Americas Volleyball Association)

Code Nation Federation
CAN File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Volleyball Canada
CUB File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba Federación Cubana de Voleibol
DOM File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic Confederación Dominicana de Voleibol
MEX Error creating thumbnail:  Mexico Federación Mexicana de Voleibol
PUR File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico Federación Puertorriqueña de Voleibol
USA  United States United States Volleyball Association

Note:

* Associate members of NORCECA.

FIVB World Rankings

Tournaments

Organised entirely by NORCECA

Organised alongside the CSV

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)
Men File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela (2025) File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic (2025) File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (2025) File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (2025)
Women File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic (2025) File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (2025) File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (2025) File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (2025)

Title holders

Volleyball

Championship Final Four U–21 U–19 U–17
Men File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
(2023) 		File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico
(2025) 		File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
(2024) 		File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
(2024) 		File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico
(2025)
Women File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic
(2023) 		File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico
(2025) 		File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
(2024) 		File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
(2024) 		File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
(2025)

Sponsors

Sponsors of NORCECA

References

  1. ^ "The FIVB World Ranking". FIVB. 5 October 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  2. ^ "The FIVB Women's World Ranking". FIVB. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
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