Azzurra Volley Firenze
| Full name | Azzurra Volley San Casciano | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1975 | ||
| Ground | Nelson Mandela Forum, Florence, Italy (Capacity: 7,500) | ||
| Chairman | Elio Sità | ||
| Head coach | Marco Mencarelli | ||
| League | FIPAV Women's Serie A1 | ||
| 2016–17 | 9th (Playoff quarterfinalists) | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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Azzurra Volley San Casciano is an Italian women's volleyball club based in San Casciano in Val di Pesa and currently playing in the Serie A1.
Previous names
Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names:
- Volleyball Arci San Casciano (1975–1986)
- Azzurra Volley San Casciano (1986–2004)
- Il Bisonte Azzurra Volley San Casciano (2004–2013)
- Il Bisonte San Casciano (2013–2014)
- Il Bisonte Firenze (2014–present)
History
Founded in 1975 as Volleyball Arci San Casciano, the club originally focused on youth teams. After becoming Azzurra Volley in 1986, the club start making progress in the lower Italian leagues arriving at Serie B2 and eventually reaching the Serie B1 in 2002. With the team showing good potential, the club search for sponsorship in order to fulfil it. In 2004 with main sponsor found, the club change its name to Il Bisonte Azzurra. In the following years, strong campaigns allow the club to compete for promotion to Serie A2 which was reached in 2012. Two seasons later the club was promoted to Serie A1, as a result, the home venue is changed to the Nelson Mandela Forum in Florence.[1]
Team
Season 2017–2018, as of September 2017.[2][3]
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Weight (kg) | Birth date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Indre Sorokaite
|
Opposite | 1.88 | 84 | 2 July 1988 |
| 2 | Sara Alberti
|
Middle Blocker | 1.85 | 72 | 3 January 1993 |
| 3 | Marta Bechis
|
Setter | 1.81 | 59 | 4 September 1989 |
| 5 | Francesca Bonciani
|
Setter | 1.78 | 25 May 1992 | |
| 7 |  Hannah Tapp
|
Middle Blocker | 1.88 | 77 | 21 June 1995 |
| 8 |  Daly Santana
|
Outside Hitter | 1.85 | 65 | 19 February 1995 |
| 9 | Chiara Di Iulio
|
Outside Hitter | 1.85 | 65 | 5 May 1985 |
| 10 | Beatrice Parrocchiale
|
Libero | 1.67 | 59 | 26 December 1995 |
| 12 | Giulia Pietrelli
|
Outside Hitter | 1.80 | 27 August 1988 | |
| 14 |  Ivana Miloš
|
Middle Blocker | 1.87 | 70 | 7 March 1986 |
| 16 | Valentina Tirozzi
|
Outside Hitter | 1.82 | 72 | 26 March 1986 |
| 2016–2017 Team[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Weight (kg) | Birth date |
| 1 | Daly Santana
|
Outside hitter | 1.85 | 19 February 1995 | |
| 1 | Indre Sorokaite
|
Opposite | 1.88 | 2 July 1988 | |
| 2 | Natalia Brussa
|
Opposite | 1.88 | 13 February 1985 | |
| 3 | Marta Bechis
|
Setter | 1.81 | 4 September 1989 | |
| 4 |  Odina Bayramova
|
Outside hitter | 1.86 | 25 May 1990 | |
| 5 | Maria Chiara Norgini
|
Libero | 1.70 | 11 September 1998 | |
| 7 | Stephanie Enright
|
Outside hitter | 1.79 | 15 December 1990 | |
| 8 | Francesca Bonciani
|
Setter | 1.78 | 25 May 1992 | |
| 9 | Laura Melandri
|
Middle blocker | 1.86 | 31 January 1995 | |
| 10 | Beatrice Parrocchiale
|
Libero | 1.67 | 26 December 1995 | |
| 11 | Vittoria Repice
|
Middle blocker | 1.85 | 1 June 1986 | |
| 12 | Giulia Pietrelli
|
Outside hitter | 1.80 | 27 August 1988 | |
| 13 | Raffaella Calloni
|
Middle blocker | 1.87 | 4 May 1983 | |
References
- ^ "Storia". Azzurra Volley San Casciano (in Italian). Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "Team". Azzurra Volley San Casciano (in Italian). Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ "Il Bisonte Firenze 2017-18 Team". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ "Il Bisonte Firenze 2016-17 Team". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 14 February 2017.
External links
- Official website (in Italian)