Volley Pesaro was an Italian women's volleyball club based in Pesaro. The club won three Italian Serie A1 titles and two international titles.
| Full name | Volley Pesaro | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1967 | ||
| Dissolved | 2018 | ||
| Ground | Padiglione D, Pesaro, Italy | ||
| League | FIPAV Women's Serie A1 | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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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
Season 2017–2018, as of September 2017.[7]
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Weight (kg) | Birth date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tatjana Bokan | Outside hitter | 1.86 | 72 | 9 April 1988 |
| 2 |  Carlotta Cambi | Setter | 1.76 | 66 | 28 May 1996 |
| 3 | Rossella Olivotto | Middle blocker | 1.84 | 27 April 1991 | |
| 5 |  Yamila Nizetich | Outside hitter | 1.83 | 76 | 27 January 1989 |
| 7 | Alessia Ghilardi | Libero | 1.63 | 5 May 1979 | |
| 8 | Silvia Bussoli | Outside hitter | 1.83 | 22 November 1993 | |
| 9 |  Freya Aelbrecht | Middle blocker | 1.89 | 74 | 10 February 1990 |
| 10 | Lise Van Hecke | Opposite | 1.92 | 70 | 1 July 1992 |
| 11 | Gloria Baldi | Opposite | 1.85 | 31 May 1993 | |
| 12 | Giulia Carraro | Setter | 1.75 | 65 | 25 July 1994 |
| 16 | Alessia Arciprete | Outside hitter | 1.80 | 6 September 1997 | |
| 18 | Chiara Lapi | Middle blocker | 1.82 | 3 March 1991 |
Notable players
Sheilla Castro (2004–2008)- Marianne Steinbrecher (2006–2008)
- Jaqueline Carvalho (2008–2009)
Antonella Del Core (2003–2006)- Nadia Centoni (2003–2005)
- Simona Rinieri (2004–2006)
- Carolina Costagrande (2005–2010)
Kinga Maculewicz (2005–2007)
Lindsey Berg (2004–2007)
Christiane Fürst (2007–2009)
Katarzyna Skowrońska (2008–2010)
Elke Wijnhoven (2007–2010)
Honours
National competitions
- 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
Coppa Italia: 1
- 2008–09
- 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
International competitions
CEV Cup: 1
- 2005–06
References
External links
- Official website (in Italian)