North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation

The North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA) is the international governing body for the sports 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.

North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation (NORCECA)

Abbreviation	NORCECA
Formation	1968
Type	Continental sports organisation
Headquarters	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Membership	35 member associations 6 associate members
President	Cristóbal Marte Hoffiz
Parent organization	FIVB
Website	NORCECA.net

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 the visionary mind of 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, Mr. 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	Belize	Belize Volleyball Association
CRC	Costa Rica	Federación Costarricense de Voleibol
ESA	El Salvador	Federación Salvadoreña de Voleibol
GUA	Guatemala	Federación Guatemalteca de Voleibol
HON	Honduras	Federación Hondureña de Voleibol
NCA	Nicaragua	Federación Nicaragüense de Voleibol
PAN	Panama	Federación Panameña de Voleibol

CAZOVA (Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association)

Code	Nation	Federation
ARU	Aruba	Aruba Volleyball Association
BAH	Bahamas	Bahamas Volleyball Association
BAR	Barbados	Barbados Volleyball Association
BON	Bonaire*	Bonairiaanse Volleyball Bond
CAY	Cayman Islands	Cayman Islands Volleyball Federation
CUW	Curaçao	Curaçaose Volleyball Bond
GDP	Guadeloupe	Ligue Guadeloupe de Volleyball
HAI	Haiti	Haiti Volleyball Association
JAM	Jamaica	Jamaica Volleyball Federation
MQE	Martinique	Martinique Volleyball Federation
SUR	Suriname	Surinaamse Volleyball Bond
TRI	Trinidad and Tobago	Trinidad and Tobago Volleyball Federation
TCI	Turks and Caicos Islands*	Turks and Caicos Volleyball Association
ISV	United States Virgin Islands	United States Virgin Island Volleyball Association

ECVA (Eastern Caribbean Zonal Volleyball Association)

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

NCVA (North Central Americas Volleyball Association)

Code	Nation	Federation
CAN	Canada	Volleyball Canada
CUB	Cuba	Federación Cubana de Voleibol
DOM	Dominican Republic	Confederación Dominicana de Voleibol
MEX	Mexico	Federación Mexicana de Voleibol
PUR	Puerto Rico	Federación Puertorriqueña de Voleibol
USA	United States	United States Volleyball Association

Note:

^* Associate members of NORCECA.

FIVB World Rankings

FIVB Men's Rankings (as of 8 January 2025)[1] NORCECA* FIVB +/- National Team Points 1 3  United States 365.87 2 11  Canada 254.46 3 12  Cuba 249.34 4 29 1  Puerto Rico 135.23 5 30 2  Dominican Republic 125.41 6 34 2  Mexico 112.85 7 66 15  Guatemala 22.74 *Local rankings based on FIVB ranking points

FIVB Women's Rankings (as of 8 January 2025)[2] NORCECA* FIVB +/- National Team Points 1 3  United States 362.27 2 8  Canada 284.76 3 11  Dominican Republic 260.54 4 16  Puerto Rico 182.58 5 23  Cuba 145.17 6 25  Mexico 138.42 7 49 4  Costa Rica 53.23 8 50 4  Suriname 50.82 *Local rankings based on FIVB ranking points

Tournaments

Organised entirely by NORCECA

• Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship (men)
• Women's NORCECA Volleyball Championship (women)
• 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)
• 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)
Men	Canada (2023)	Cuba (2023)	Cuba (2023)	United States (2023)
Women	Argentina (2023)	Dominican Republic (2023)	United States (2023)	United States (2022)

Sponsors

Sponsors of NORCECA
FIVB Mikasa Senoh Mizuno