UYBA Volley

UYBA Volley
Full nameUYBA Volley
NicknameLe Farfalle (The Butterflies)
Founded1998
GroundE-Work Arena, Busto Arsizio, Italy
(Capacity: 4,490)
ChairmanGiuseppe Pirola
Head coachEnrico Barbolini
LeagueFIPAV Women's Serie A1
2023–2411th
WebsiteClub home page
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UYBA Volley is an Italian professional women's volleyball club based in Busto Arsizio, in the province of Varese. The team currently plays in the Serie A1, Italy's highest professional league.

Previous names

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

  • Brums Busto Arsizio (2000–2002)
  • Dimeglio Brums Busto Arsizio (2002–2006)
  • Yamamay Busto Arsizio (2006–2012)
  • Unendo Yamamay Busto Arsizio (2012–2016)
  • Unet Yamamay Busto Arsizio (2016–2017)
  • Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio (2017–2022)
  • E-Work Busto Arsizio (2022–2023)
  • UYBA Volley Busto Arsizio (2023–2024)
  • Eurotek UYBA Busto Arsizio (2024–present)

History

In 1996, Serie A1 club Unione Sportiva Cistellum Volley was playing at the Palazzetto dello Sport in Cislago,[1] a venue with small capacity, forcing the club to look for a new home venue.[2] In 1997, when the nearby city of Busto Arsizio inaugurated a 4,490 seat venue named PalaYamamay-Maria Piantanida,[3] Cistellum decided to relocate to Busto Arsizio where it remained for three seasons.[4] After relegation to Serie A2 at the end of the 1999–00 season, the club transferred all its sporting activities to Yamamay and Futura Volley Busto Arsizio is created.[2][5]

The club's first season was at the Serie A2 in 2000–01,[6] promotion to the Serie A1 was achieved after seven seasons, in 2007.[7] The first title was the 2009–10 Women's CEV Cup and in 2012 the club won four titles (Serie A1, Italian Cup, CEV Cup and Italian Super Cup).

Arena

The team currently plays at the E-Work Arena, an indoor arena owned by the municipality of Busto Arsizio.

Supporters

The main group of supporters of the Yamamay Busto Arsizio is called "Amici delle Farfalle" (AdF) (Friends of the butterflies).

Team

Further information: UYBA Volley Past Squads

The following is the roster for the 2024–2025 season.[8]

Number Player Position Height (m) Birth date
1 United States Skyy Howard Middle Blocker 1.91 (2001-06-25) 25 June 2001 (age 23)
2 Italy Federica Pelloni Libero 1.72 (2002-12-26) 26 December 2002 (age 21)
3 Netherlands Pleun Van Der Pijl Opposite 1.96 (2003-01-11) 11 January 2003 (age 21)
4 Italy Rebecca Piva Outside Hitter 1.86 (2001-05-01) 1 May 2001 (age 23)
5 Colombia Ana Karina Olaya Outside Hitter 1.87 (2002-09-13) 13 September 2002 (age 22)
6 Belgium Silke Van Avermaet Middle Blocker 1.92 (1999-06-02) 2 June 1999 (age 25)
7 Italy Martina Morandi Libero 1.75 (2002-01-16) 16 January 2002 (age 22)
8 Italy Giuditta Lualdi (c) Middle Blocker 1.86 (1995-09-13) 13 September 1995 (age 29)
10 Italy Benedetta Sartori Middle Blocker 1.87 (2001-04-14) 14 April 2001 (age 23)
11 Italy Josephine Obossa Opposite 1.83 (1999-05-02) 2 May 1999 (age 25)
12 Italy Giorgia Frosini Opposite 1.89 (2002-11-29) 29 November 2002 (age 22)
14 Switzerland Laura Künzler Outside Hitter 1.89 (1996-12-25) 25 December 1996 (age 27)
19 Italy Jennifer Boldini Setter 1.87 (1999-04-06) 6 April 1999 (age 25)
20 Italy Francesca Scola Setter 1.83 (2001-09-15) 15 September 2001 (age 23)

Current coaching staff

Enrico Barbolini (1970-01-01) 1 January 1970 (age 54) Head coach
Filippo Lualdi (1992-05-07) 7 May 1992 (age 32) Assistant coach

Honours

National competitions

2011–12
2011–12
2012

International competitions

2009–10, 2011–12, 2018–19

References

  1. ^ "Cislago". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Chi siamo". US Cistellum (in Italian). Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Serie A1 femminile: Il Club Italia giocherà al PalaYamamay di Busto Arsizio". vivovolley.net (in Italian). 29 August 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Busto Arsizio (ex-Cislago)". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  5. ^ "La nostra Storia". US Cistellum (in Italian). Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  6. ^ "La storia - Stagione 2000-2001 Campionato di Serie A2". Futura Volley Busto Arsizio (in Italian). Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Busto Arsizio Futura". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Le farfalle pallavolo femminile Serie A1". volleybusto.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on 26 June 2024. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
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