LEÓN, Guanajuato, Mexico, September 5, 2026. – The Women’s Pan American Cup returns to León, Guanajuato, for its twenty-third edition, bringing together ten teams from September 11-18 at the Domo de la Feria.
León welcomes the Women’s Pan American Cup for the second time, after hosting the event in 2024, and continues its role as a host of international volleyball competitions, having also staged the NORCECA Men’s Final Four this past June.
Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico, United States and Venezuela will compete in this year’s edition.
In addition to competing for the Women’s Pan American Cup title, the tournament provides FIVB World Ranking points for NORCECA teams that do not participate in the Volleyball Nations League (VNL). The event also forms part of the qualification pathway toward the Lima 2027 Pan American Games, although it does not directly qualify teams for the Games.
The teams are divided into two pools of five. Pool A consists of Canada, Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, Puerto Rico and Venezuela, while Pool B features Costa Rica, Cuba, Guatemala, host Mexico and the United States. The preliminary round will be played from September 11-15 under a round-robin format.
The first-place team in each pool will advance directly to the semifinals, while the teams finishing second and third will move on to the quarterfinals. The quarterfinals and classification matches will be played on September 16, followed by the semifinals on September 17 and the final round on September 18.
The Dominican Republic enters the tournament as defending champion after capturing the 2025 title. The Dominicans lead the all-time medal count with 19 medals, including six gold, ten silver and three bronze medals.
The United States holds the record for the most Women’s Pan American Cup titles with seven, followed by the Dominican Republic with six, Cuba with four, Brazil with three and Argentina with two.
Competition gets underway on Friday, September 11, with Puerto Rico facing Venezuela at 2:00 p.m., followed by Dominican Republic against Nicaragua at 4:00 p.m. Pool B action begins with United States against Cuba at 6:00 p.m., while host Mexico closes the opening day against Costa Rica at 8:00 p.m.
Preliminary Round Schedule
September 11
2:00 p.m. – Puerto Rico vs. Venezuela
4:00 p.m. – Dominican Republic vs. Nicaragua
6:00 p.m. – United States vs. Cuba
8:00 p.m. – Mexico vs. Costa Rica
September 12
2:00 p.m. – Dominican Republic vs. Venezuela
4:00 p.m. – Canada vs. Puerto Rico
6:00 p.m. – Cuba vs. Guatemala
8:00 p.m. – United States vs. Mexico
September 13
2:00 p.m. – Venezuela vs. Nicaragua
4:00 p.m. – United States vs. Costa Rica
6:00 p.m. – Dominican Republic vs. Canada
8:00 p.m. – Mexico vs. Guatemala
September 14
2:00 p.m. – Puerto Rico vs. Nicaragua
4:00 p.m. – Costa Rica vs. Guatemala
6:00 p.m. – Canada vs. Venezuela
8:00 p.m. – Mexico vs. Cuba
September 15
2:00 p.m. – United States vs. Guatemala
4:00 p.m. – Cuba vs. Costa Rica
6:00 p.m. – Canada vs. Nicaragua
8:00 p.m. – Dominican Republic vs. Puerto Rico
HISTORIC MEDALS WOMEN’S PAN AMERICAN CUP
| YEAR | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
| 2002 | CUB | DOM | CAN |
| 2003 | USA | DOM | CUB |
| 2004 | CUB | USA | DOM |
| 2005 | CUB | DOM | BRA |
| 2006 | BRA | CUB | DOM |
| 2007 | CUB | BRA | DOM |
| 2008 | DOM | BRA | ARG |
| 2009 | BRA | DOM | PUR |
| 2010 | DOM | PER | USA |
| 2011 | BRA | DOM | USA |
| 2012 | USA | BRA | CUB |
| 2013 | USA | DOM | ARG |
| 2014 | DOM | USA | PUR |
| 2015 | USA | DOM | ARG |
| 2016 | DOM | PUR | USA |
| 2017 | USA | DOM | PUR |
| 2018 | USA | DOM | CAN |
| 2019 | USA | DOM | COL |
| 2022 | DOM | COL | USA |
| 2023 | ARG | PUR | USA |
| 2024 | ARG | USA | COL |
| 2025 | DOM | COL | PUR |
MEDAL COMPOSITION
| COUNTRY | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE | TOTAL |
| USA | 7 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| DOM | 6 | 10 | 3 | 19 |
| CUB | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| BRA | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| ARG | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| PUR | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| COL | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| PER | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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