Future Stars Head to Costa Rica for the
2026 NORCECA Girls' U19 Championship
SAN JOSÉ, Costa
Rica, July 16, 2026. – Nine of NORCECA's top young women's
national teams will gather in Costa Rica for the 2026 NORCECA
Girls' U19 Continental Championship, to be held from July 19 to
24 at the Gimnasio Nacional in San José, where they will compete
for the continental title.
The
championship is the region's pathway to the 2027 FIVB Girls' U19
World Championship and a key stage in the development of the
region's most promising young athletes as they progress toward
the senior national team level.
Defending
champion United States, the most successful nation in tournament
history with nine continental titles, will be aiming to capture
its third consecutive championship. The Americans headline Pool
A alongside Cuba and Dominican Republic.
Pool B features
Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, while host
Costa Rica will compete in Pool C against Canada and Jamaica.
The two
best-ranked pool winners will advance directly to the
semifinals, while the third-ranked pool winner will move into
the quarterfinals along with the three second-place finishers
from each pool. The quarterfinal winners will complete the
semifinal lineup, with the tournament concluding on July 24.
From the
opening serve to the championship match, the tournament promises
six days of exciting volleyball featuring the next generation of
NORCECA stars.
Preliminary
Schedule
July 19
15:30 United
States vs Cuba
17:30 Mexico vs
U.S. Virgin Islands
19:30 Costa Rica vs Jamaica
July 20
15:30 Puerto Rico vs U.S. Virgin Islands
17:30 Dominican Republic vs Cuba
19:30 Canada vs Jamaica
July 21
15:30 United
States vs Dominican Republic
17:30 México vs Puerto Rico
19:30 Costa Rica vs Canada
Historic Medals NORCECA Girls’ U19
|
YEAR |
GOLD |
SILVER |
BRONZE |
|
1998 |
USA |
PUR |
CAN |
|
2000 |
PUR |
USA |
DOM |
|
2002 |
USA |
DOM |
PUR |
|
2004 |
USA |
PUR |
MEX |
|
2006 |
USA |
DOM |
PUR |
|
2008 |
USA |
MEX |
DOM |
|
2010 |
USA |
MEX |
PUR |
|
2012 |
USA |
DOM |
MEX |
|
2014 |
DOM |
USA |
MEX |
|
2016 |
DOM |
USA |
MEX |
|
2018 |
USA |
CAN |
CUB |
|
2024 |
USA |
CAN |
PUR |
Medal Composition
|
COUNTRY |
GOLD |
SILVER |
BRONZE |
TOTAL |
|
USA |
9 |
3 |
0 |
12 |
|
DOM |
2 |
3 |
2 |
7 |
|
PUR |
1 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
|
MEX |
0 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
|
CAN |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
|
CUB |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
