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Boys U19 NORCECA Championship to be held in Guatemala
GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala, March 7, 2023. – The 2023 Boys U19 NORCECA
Continental Championship will be held in Guatemala from March 11-19 at
the Guatemala City Dome with eight teams competing for two berths to the
2025 FIVB U19 Boys World Championship.
The preliminary round will kick off on March 13 with Pool A consisting
of Belize, Costa Rica, Mexico and United States, while host Guatemala,
alongside Nicaragua, Puerto Rico and Suriname will play in Pool B.
The top ranked team from each pool will advance directly into the
semifinals, while second and third ranked teams will play in the
quarterfinal round of the event.
Cuba is NORCECA's current champion and will not be in Guatemala to
defend their title having won the championship on a record of five
occasions, followed by United States and Puerto Rica with two titles
each. Dominican Republic and Mexico have won it once.
Cuba and United States have reached the gold medal match in the past
three editions, with Cuba winning in 2018 and 2016, while USA won in
2014.
Year by year podium
|
Year |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
|
1998 |
DOM |
MEX |
PUR |
|
2000 |
MEX |
PUR |
CAN |
|
2002 |
PUR |
USA |
MEX |
|
2004 |
CUB |
CAN |
MEX |
|
2006 |
PUR |
USA |
CUB |
|
2008 |
USA |
PUR |
MEX |
|
2010 |
CUB |
USA |
PUR |
|
2012 |
CUB |
MEX |
USA |
|
2014 |
USA |
CUB |
MEX |
|
2016 |
CUB |
USA |
MEX |
|
2018 |
CUB |
USA |
PUR |
Composite podium
|
Country |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
|
CUB |
5 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
|
USA |
2 |
5 |
1 |
8 |
|
PUR |
2 |
2 |
3 |
7 |
|
MEX |
1 |
2 |
5 |
8 |
|
DOM |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
CAN |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
Preliminary Round Schedule
March 13
14:00 United States v Belize
16:00 Costa Rica v Mexico
18:00 Puerto Rico v Nicaragua
20:00 Guatemala v Suriname
March 14
14:00 United States v Mexico
16:00 Costa Rica v Belize
18:00 Puerto Rico v Suriname
20:00 Guatemala v Nicaragua
March 15
14:00 Costa Rica v United States
16:00 Mexico v Belize
18:00 Suriname v Nicaragua
20:00 Guatemala v Puerto Rico |
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