Volley Soverato
Full name | Volley Soverato | ||
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Founded | 1994 | ||
Ground | PalaScoppa, Soverato, Italy (Capacity: 550) | ||
Chairman | Antonio Matozzo | ||
Head coach | Leonardo Barbieri | ||
League | FIPAV Women's Serie A2 | ||
2016–17 | 4th (Promotion playoff semifinalists) | ||
Website | Club home page | ||
Uniforms | |||
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Volley Soverato is an Italian women's volleyball club based in Soverato and currently playing in the Serie A2.
Previous names
[edit]Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names:
- Frigorcarni Soverato (2010–2011)
- Assitur Corriere Espresso Soverato (2011–2012)
- Volley Soverato (2012–present)
History
[edit]The club was founded in 1994 and it played in the lower leagues (serie D and C) it reach the Serie B2 in 2000 and the Serie B1 in 2002. In the next following seasons the club struggled to remain in the Serie B1, until the president decided to build a team to fight for the promotion playoffs. After a total of eight seasons at Serie B1, the club achieved promotion to Serie A2 on 25 April 2010. The first two seasons at Serie A2 (2010–11 and 2011–12) proved difficult for the club, who fought to stay in the league. In the following two seasons (2012–13 and 2013–14) the club improved and reached the promotion playoffs. It had a bad season in 2014–15, finishing in the bottom four and avoided relegation by winning a play-out.[1]
Team
[edit]Season 2017–2018, as of September 2017.[2]
Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Weight (kg) | Birth date |
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1 | ![]() |
Setter | 1.81 | 28 July 1994 | |
3 | ![]() |
Middle blocker | 1.85 | 27 April 1995 | |
4 | ![]() |
Outside hitter | 1.75 | 4 March 1996 | |
8 | ![]() |
Middle blocker | 1.85 | 2 July 1995 | |
9 | ![]() |
Outside hitter | 1.80 | 67 | 11 April 1982 |
10 | ![]() |
Outside hitter | 1.85 | 7 August 1994 | |
11 | ![]() |
Middle blocker | 1.85 | 72 | 26 October 1990 |
12 | ![]() |
Setter | 1.75 | 3 March 1994 | |
13 | ![]() |
Outside hitter | 1.78 | 15 February 1992 | |
14 | ![]() |
Libero | 1.68 | 16 September 1994 | |
16 | ![]() |
Outside hitter | 1.85 | 22 March 1994 | |
18 | ![]() |
Opposite | 1.95 | 80 | 27 February 1993 |
2016–2017 Team[3] | |||||
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Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Weight (kg) | Birth date |
1 | ![]() |
Middle blocker | 1.92 | 15 May 1992 | |
3 | ![]() |
Middle blocker | 1.88 | 10 April 1988 | |
5 | ![]() |
Libero | 1.68 | 16 September 1994 | |
6 | ![]() |
Outside hitter | 1.75 | 62 | 11 January 1994 |
7 | ![]() |
Outside hitter | 1.76 | 4 May 1994 | |
8 | ![]() |
Middle blocker | 1.85 | 2 July 1995 | |
9 | ![]() |
Setter | 1.78 | 27 August 1987 | |
10 | ![]() |
Outside hitter | 1.81 | 1 July 1993 | |
11 | ![]() |
Outside hitter | 1.88 | 67 | 16 July 1988 |
13 | ![]() |
Setter | 1.82 | 23 June 1996 | |
17 | ![]() |
Outside hitter | 1.82 | 65 | 27 October 1988 |
18 | ![]() |
Libero | 1.74 | 62 | 27 January 1991 |
References
[edit]- ^ "La storia". Volley Soverato (in Italian). Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ^ "Volley Soverato 2017-2018". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ "Volley Soverato 2016-2017". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). 24 May 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
External links
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- Official website (in Italian)