Roma Volley Club (women's volleyball)

Roma Volley Club
Full nameRoma Volley Club
Founded2013
GroundPalazzetto dello Sport
Rome, Italy
(Capacity: 3,500)
ChairmanPietro Mele
Head coachGiuseppe Cuccarini
LeagueFIPAV Women's Serie A1
WebsiteClub home page
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Roma Volley Club Femminile is the professional women's section of the Italian volleyball club Roma Volley Club. The team is based in Rome and currently plays in the Serie A1, Italy's highest professional league.

Previous names

Due to sponsorship, the club has competed under the following names:

  • Volley Group Roma (2013–2017)
  • Acqua & Sapone Roma Volley Group (2017–2019)
  • Acqua & Sapone Roma Volley Club (2019–2022)
  • Roma Volley Club (2022–2023)
  • Aeroitalia SMI Roma (2023–2024)
  • SMI Roma Volley (2024–present)

History

Volley Group Roma was founded in 2013 as a joint collaboration between three clubs: G.S. Divino Amore, A.P.D. Palocco and A.P.D. San Paolo Ostiense.[1] Volley Group Roma played its first season (2013–2014) in Serie B2 where it finished the regular season in second place in pool G.[2] While the club failed to reach a promotion spot in the playoffs it was still promoted to Serie B1 due to repechage.[3] Volley Group Roma's first try in Serie B1 only lasted one season as the club finished the regular season (2014–2015) last in pool D.[4] The club once again managed to get promoted to Serie B1 in 2016.

In 2018 Volley Group Roma acquired the rights to play in Serie A2 from another club, San Lazzaro, which had financial problems.[5] After just one season in Serie A2 the club was relegated back to Serie B1.[6] However, Volley Group Roma got the chance to continue playing in Serie A2 when the club Zambelli Orvieto announced that it would abandon the league.[7]

In the summer of 2019 Volley Group Roma formed a joint partnership with the men's volleyball club A.P.D. Roma and the club changed its name to Roma Volley Club.[8] In the 2020–2021 season Roma Volley Club won the Serie A2 promotion pool and was for the first time promoted to Serie A1.[9] In 2022 the club was relegated back to Serie A2, but the following season it won the promotion pool once again and returned to Serie A1 for the 2023–2024 season.[10]

Team

The following is the roster for the 2024–2025 season.[11]

Number Player Position Height (m) Birth date
1 Italy Claudia Provaroni Outside Hitter 1.81 (1998-05-14) 14 May 1998 (age 26)
2 Cuba Wilma Salas Outside Hitter 1.88 (1991-03-09) 9 March 1991 (age 33)
5 Italy Michela Ciarrocchi Middle Blocker 1.84 (1999-12-16) 16 December 1999 (age 24)
7 France Amelie Rotar Opposite 1.88 (2000-10-24) 24 October 2000 (age 24)
8 Italy Michela Rucli (c) Middle Blocker 1.85 (1996-05-01) 1 May 1996 (age 28)
9 Italy Anna Adelusi Outside Hitter 1.86 (2003-06-10) 10 June 2003 (age 21)
10 Italy Luna Cicola Libero 1.70 (2004-01-15) 15 January 2004 (age 20)
11 Germany Marie Schölzel Middle Blocker 1.90 (1997-08-01) 1 August 1997 (age 27)
13 Italy Giulia Melli Outside Hitter 1.85 (1998-01-08) 8 January 1998 (age 26)
14 Italy Giorgia Zannoni Libero 1.71 (1998-02-11) 11 February 1998 (age 26)
17 Serbia Slađana Mirković Setter 1.85 (1995-10-07) 7 October 1995 (age 29)
18 Czech Republic Gabriela Orvošová Opposite 1.91 (2001-01-28) 28 January 2001 (age 23)
19 Italy Margherita Muzi Setter 1.82 (1994-01-25) 25 January 1994 (age 30)
23 Italy Veronica Costantini Middle Blocker 1.91 (2003-03-23) 23 March 2003 (age 21)

References

  1. ^ "Volley Group Roma, tutti a bordo – si decolla". Volleymania (in Italian). Archived from the original on 20 October 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Serie B2 Femminile - Classifica". federvolley.it (in Italian). Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Il Volleygroup Roma è in B1". Volleymania (in Italian). Archived from the original on 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Serie B1 Femminile - Classifica". federvolley.it (in Italian). Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  5. ^ "San Lazzaro (senza budget) rinuncia alla A2". iVolleyMagazine.it (in Italian). Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Classifica pool salvezza A2 2018/19". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Flavio Zambelli annuncia che Orvieto lascia la A2 e collaborerà con una realta di A1". iVolleyMagazine.it (in Italian). Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Un nuovo progetto per Roma". dal15al25.gazzetta.it (in Italian). Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Roma mette le ali e vola in Serie A1". romavolleyclub.it (in Italian). Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Roma Volley celebrate A2 title and promotion to A1". volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Roma Volley Team 2024–25". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Aeroitalia Smi Roma Team 2023–24". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  13. ^ "Roma Volley Club Team 2022–23". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Acqua & Sapone Roma Volley Club Team 2021–22". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 18 March 2024.