1997 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship

The 1997 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship was the 15th edition of the tournament, played from 12 to 18 September in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The top team qualified for the 1999 World Grand Champions Cup.^[1]

1997 Men's NORCECA Championship

Tournament details
Host nation	Puerto Rico
Dates	12–18 September
Teams	8
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Champions	Cuba (12th title)
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Competing nations

The following national teams have qualified:

Pool A	Pool B
Cuba	Canada
United States	Mexico
Barbados	Puerto Rico
Dominican Republic	Guatemala

Squads

Main article: 1997 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship squads

Pool standing procedure

1. Number of matches won
2. Match points
3. Points ratio
4. Sets ratio
5. Result of the last match between the tied teams

Match won 3–0: 5 match points for the winner, 0 match points for the loser
Match won 3–1: 4 match points for the winner, 1 match point for the loser
Match won 3–2: 3 match points for the winner, 2 match points for the loser

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SPW	SPL	SPR	SW	SL	SR	Qualification
1	Cuba	3	3	0	15	135	38	3.553	9	0	MAX	Semifinals
2	United States	3	2	1	10	117	68	1.721	6	3	2.000	Quarterfinals
3	Barbados	3	1	2	5	55	90	0.611	3	6	0.500
4	Dominican Republic	3	0	3	0	24	135	0.178	0	9	0.000	7th–8th classification

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
12 Sep		Cuba	3–0	Dominican Republic	15–2	15–5	15–1			45–8
12 Sep		United States	3–0	Barbados	15–1	15–5	15–1			45–7
13 Sep		Cuba	3–0	Barbados	15–3	15–0	15–0			45–3
13 Sep		United States	3–0	Dominican Republic	15–6	15–6	15–4			45–16
14 Sep		Barbados	3–0	Dominican Republic
14 Sep		Cuba	3–0	United States	15–6	15–10	15–11			45–27

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	SPW	SPL	SPR	SW	SL	SR	Qualification
1	Canada	3	3	0	14	141	74	1.905	9	1	9.000	Semifinals
2	Mexico	3	2	1	10	108	63	1.714	6	3	2.000	Quarterfinals
3	Puerto Rico	3	1	2	6	91	113	0.805	4	6	0.667
4	Guatemala	3	0	3	0	42	135	0.311	0	9	0.000	7th–8th classification

Source: ^{[citation needed]}

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
12 Sep		Canada	3–0	Mexico	15–10	15–3	15–5			45–18
12 Sep		Puerto Rico	3–0	Guatemala	15–5	15–5	15–7			45–17
13 Sep		Mexico	3–0	Guatemala	15–1	15–10	15–7			45–18
13 Sep		Canada	3–1	Puerto Rico	6–15	15–10	15–11	15–10		51–46
14 Sep		Canada	3–0	Guatemala	15–3	15–7	15–0			45–10
14 Sep		Mexico	3–0	Puerto Rico

Final round

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
					17 September
					Cuba	3
	16 September
					Mexico	0
	Mexico	3
									18 September
	Barbados	0
									Cuba	3
									United States	0
					17 September
					Canada	1
	16 September
					United States	3			3rd place
	United States	3
									18 September
	Puerto Rico	0
									Mexico	1
									Canada	3

7th place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
16 Sep		Dominican Republic	3–0	Guatemala	17–15	15–3	15–5			47–23

Quarterfinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
16 Sep		Mexico	3–0	Barbados	15–12	15–8	15–8			45–28
16 Sep		United States	3–0	Puerto Rico	15–12	15–11	15–12			45–35

5th place match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
17 Sep		Puerto Rico	3–0	Barbados

Semifinals

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
17 Sep		Cuba	3–0	Mexico	15–1	15–4	15–8			45–13
17 Sep		United States	3–1	Canada	15–10	15–13	12–15	15–13		57–51

Bronze medal match

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
18 Sep		Canada	3–1	Mexico	15–9	15–8	13–15	15–9		58–41

Final

Date	Time		Score		Set 1	Set 2	Set 3	Set 4	Set 5	Total	Report
18 Sep		Cuba	3–0	United States	15–11	15–11	15–4			45–26

Final standing

Rank Team     Cuba     United States     Canada 4   Mexico 5   Puerto Rico 6   Barbados 7   Dominican Republic 8   Guatemala Qualified for the 1999 World Grand Champions Cup

1997 Men's NORCECA champions    Cuba 12th title

References

1. Krastev, Todor. "Men 1997 Volleyball NORCECA Championship 1997 San Juan (PUR) - 12-18.09 Winner Cuba". todor66. Retrieved 22 June 2017.

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