PONCE, Puerto Rico, May 11, 2024.- Eight national teams will be competing at the Boys U19 NORCECA Continental Championship in Ponce, Puerto Rico from May 14-19.
The NORCECA Continental event, to be contested at Salvador Dijols Coliseum, is part of the qualifying process to the 2025 Boys U19 FIVB World Championship.
Cuba is the current champion, with a historic record of five titles since the tournament’s inception back in 1998.
The Caribbean country has reached five consecutive title matches, losing once to the United States in 2024 while seeking a hat-trick, and has clashed against the Americans in the last three editions of the event (2014, 2015, 2018).
United States and Puerto Rico have two titles each.
The preliminary pool-play round has two pools consisting of pool A with Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Guatemala and host team Puerto Rico; while Canada, Cuba, Suriname and the United States are in pool B.
The top ranked teams resulting from each pool after the conclusion of the preliminary round will advance directly into the semifinals.
Year by Year Podiums
| 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 Medal Table
| 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 |
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