1997 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship

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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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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]

Competing nations[]

The following national teams have qualified:

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

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[]

	Qualified for the Semifinals
	Qualified for the Quarterfinals
	Qualified for the 7th–8th classification

Pool A[]

		Matches		Pts	Points			Sets
Rank	Team	W	L		W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Cuba	3	0	15	135	38	3.553	9	0	MAX
2	United States	2	1	10	117	68	1.721	6	3	2.000
3	Barbados	1	2	5	55	90	0.611	3	6	0.500
3	Dominican Republic	0	3	0	24	135	0.178	0	9	0.000

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[]

		Matches		Pts	Points			Sets
Rank	Team	W	L		W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Canada	3	0	14	141	74	1.905	9	1	9.000
2	Mexico	2	1	10	108	63	1.714	6	3	2.000
3	Puerto Rico	1	2	6	91	113	0.805	4	6	0.667
4		0	3	0	42	135	0.311	0	9	0.000

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		15–5	15–5	15–7			45–17
13 Sep		Mexico	3–0		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		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		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[]

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