Volley Pesaro

Volley Pesaro
Full nameVolley Pesaro
Founded1967
Dissolved2018
GroundPadiglione D,
Pesaro, Italy
LeagueFIPAV Women's Serie A1
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Volley Pesaro was an Italian women's volleyball club based in Pesaro. The club won three Italian Serie A1 titles and two international titles.

Previous names

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

  • Fiam ITA Meta Pesaro (2000–2001)
  • Vitrifrigo Fiam Italia Pesaro (2001–2003)
  • Scavolini Pesaro (2003–2012)
  • Robursport Volley Pesaro (2012–2013)
  • myCicero Pesaro (2013–2017)
  • myCicero Volley Pesaro (2017–2018)

History

The club was created in 1967 and made its way from regional tournaments during the 1970s to the national leagues in the 1980s and 1990s. It reached the Serie A1 (highest Italian league) in 2003.[1] Home games took place at the PalaCampanara and success soon followed, with the club winning its first major title, the CEV Challenge Cup in 2005–06. Since then, three successive Serie A1 titles, one Italian Cup, four Italian Supercups and a CEV Cup title were added in just four years.[1][2] The club also played in five editions of the CEV Women's Champions League.[3]

In 2013, the club withdrew from the Serie A1 and along with Snoopy Pallavolo (another volleyball club from Pesaro) started a project called Volley Pesaro which apart from the professional level had also the goal of focusing on youth players.[4]

In 2017 the club returned to the Serie A1, after winning the promotion playoffs of the 2016–17 Serie A2.[5] However, in June 2018, after just one season in the top division the club announced that it would withdraw from Serie A1 due to budget problems.[6]

Team

Further information: Volley Pesaro Past Squads

Season 2017–2018, as of September 2017.[7]

Number Player Position Height (m) Weight (kg) Birth date
1 Montenegro Tatjana Bokan Outside hitter 1.86 72 (1988-04-09) 9 April 1988 (age 36)
2 Italy Carlotta Cambi Setter 1.76 66 (1996-05-28) 28 May 1996 (age 28)
3 Italy Rossella Olivotto Middle blocker 1.84 (1991-04-27) 27 April 1991 (age 33)
5 Argentina Yamila Nizetich Outside hitter 1.83 76 (1989-01-27) 27 January 1989 (age 35)
7 Italy Alessia Ghilardi Libero 1.63 (1979-05-05) 5 May 1979 (age 45)
8 Italy Silvia Bussoli Outside hitter 1.83 (1993-11-22) 22 November 1993 (age 30)
9 Belgium Freya Aelbrecht Middle blocker 1.89 74 (1990-02-10) 10 February 1990 (age 34)
10 Belgium Lise Van Hecke Opposite 1.92 70 (1992-07-01) 1 July 1992 (age 32)
11 Italy Gloria Baldi Opposite 1.85 (1993-05-31) 31 May 1993 (age 31)
12 Italy Giulia Carraro Setter 1.75 65 (1994-07-25) 25 July 1994 (age 30)
16 Italy Alessia Arciprete Outside hitter 1.80 (1997-09-06) 6 September 1997 (age 27)
18 Italy Chiara Lapi Middle blocker 1.82 (1991-03-03) 3 March 1991 (age 33)

Notable players

Honours

National competitions

2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
2008–09
2006, 2008, 2009, 2010

International competitions

2007–08
2005–06

References

  1. ^ a b "Robursport storia". Volley Pesaro (in Italian). Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Scavolini PESARO". CEV. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Scavolini PESARO joins CEV Volleyball Champions League for fifth time in history". CEV. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Volley Pesaro". Volley Pesaro (in Italian). Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Samsung Gear Volley Cup A2: la Lega premia Lardini Filottrano e myCicero Pesaro. Le due marchigiane festeggiano con i tifosi la promozione in Serie A1". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). 12 May 2017. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Pesaro rinuncia all'unica serie A femminile". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 22 March 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Volley Pesaro 2017-2018". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 8 September 2017.
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