NEW: Swiss Volleyball League 2012/2013

    I just came back from Biel, where the local team was hosting Sm’Aesch Pfeffingen. Tonight, VBC Biel-Bienne probably played its best game since a long time. But finally Sm’Aesch Pfeffingen won the game 3:2 with a reduced roster (only 1 substitue). Geneva and Cheseaux might be in real danger if they’re not able to play better than they are.

    I've seen also two games of VBC Biel-Bienne lately. The teams looks like it has improved a lot since the beginning of the season. And with all this young Swiss Players they still have probably a huge potential for the rest of the championship.

    The drawing for the 8th finals of the Swiss Cup gave us a crazy game. Sagres Neuchâtel UC will namely host VC Kanti Schaffhausen. That’s for sure the highlight of the next round.


    Two more games will oppose NLA teams. VBC Voléro Zürich looks up its partner VBC Biel-Bienne while FKB Volley Düdingen will be playing versus Hôtel Cristal VFM. This could be a hard fight.


    Genève Volley is the lucky team since it will be playing versus VBC Schmitten (1st regional league).


    Any NLA to NLB duels will be very interesting as well. One of the best teams in NLB, Volley Toggenburg, has a good chance to defeat VBC Cheseaux, one of the weakest teams in NLA. VBC Schaffhausen, the best team in NLB will do everything to sink Volley Köniz (NLA).


    The games will be played on December 19th. Only one games takes place in the French part of Switzerland, i.e. Neuchâtel


    Volley Toggenburg (NLB) vs. VBC Cheseaux (NLA)
    VBC Schaffhausen (NLB) vs. Volley Köniz (NLA)
    VBC Volleya Obwalden (NLB) vs. Sm'Aesch Pfeffingen (NLA)
    VBC Schmitten (1L) vs. Genève Volley (NLA)
    VBC Biel-Bienne (NLA) vs. VBC Voléro Zürich (NLA)
    VBC Aadorf (NLB) vs. VBC Cossonay (NLB)
    SAGRES NUC (NLA) vs. VC Kanti Schaffhausen (NLA)
    FKB Volley Düdingen (NLA) vs. Hôtel Cristal VFM (NLA)

    NLA – 11th round (27-28.11.2010)
    VBC Cheseaux - VBC Voléro Zürich 0:3 (13:25, 20:25, 11:25)
    Sm’Aesch Pfeffingen - Genève Volley 3:1 (25:13, 22:25, 25:16, 25:13)
    Volley Köniz - FKB Volley Düdingen 3:0 (25:21, 25:23, 26:24)
    Hôtel Cristal VFM - VC Kanti Schaffhausen 3:0 (25:17, 30:28, 25:23)
    Sagres Neuchâtel UC - VBC Biel-Bienne 3:2 (23:25, 23:25, 25:14, 25:12, 17:15)


    Ranking
    1. VBC Voléro Zürich 22 pts
    2. Volley Köniz 16 pts 28:15 sets
    3. Sagres Neuchâtel UC 16 pts 29:16 sets
    4. Hôtel Cristal VFM 14 pts 23:17 sets
    5. Sm’Aesch Pfeffingen 14 pts 25:19 sets
    4. VC Kanti Schaffhausen 14 pts 23:18 sets
    7. FKB Volley Düdingen 8 pts
    8. VBC Cheseaux 4 pts
    9. Genève Volley 2 pts
    10. VBC Biel-Bienne 0 pts


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    NLB East – 10th round
    VBC Aadorf - Volley Lugano 3:0
    VBC Galina Schaan - VB Therwil 2:3
    TSV Jona - VBC Glaronia Glarus
    Volley Toggenburg - VBC Schaffhausen


    Ranking
    1. VBC Schaffhausen 18 pts
    2. VBC Aadorf 14 pts 26:12 sets
    3. VB Therwil 14 pts 23:17 sets
    4. Volley Toggenburg 12 pts 22:16 sets
    5. TSV Jona 12 pts 20:20 sets
    6. Volley Lugano 4 pts 15:26 sets
    7. VBC Glaronia Glarus 4 pts 14:26 sets
    8. VBC Galina Schaan 0 pts


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    NLB West – 10th round
    FC Luzern - Volley Köniz Future 3:0
    VB Fides Ruswil - VBC Steinhausen 1:3
    VBC Volleya Obwalden - VBC Ecublens
    VBC Cossonay - VBC Val-de-Travers


    Ranking
    1. VBC Steinhausen 16 pts
    2. VBC Val-de-Travers 14 pts
    3. FC Luzern 12 pts
    4. VBC Ecublens 10 pts
    5. VBC Cossonay 8 pts 17:17 sets
    6. VB Fides Ruswil 8 pts 19:23 sets
    7. VBC Volleya Obwalden 8 pts 17:21 sets
    8. Volley Köniz Future 2 pts

    Volley Köniz that cruised past FKB Volley Düdingen is promoted to the 2nd place. Sagres Neuchâtel UC that won to VBC Biel-Bienne can regret the 2 lost sets as the team also loses its 2nd place and is now ranked 3rd. Hôtel Cristal VFM downed VB Kanti Schaffhausen and takes 4th place. It's the 3rd defeat in 3 games for Schaffhausen that falls down to 6th place.


    The teams ranked 2nd to 6th are very close to each other and every single lost set might have significant effect.

    The famous Top Volley International tournament that takes place in Basel every year between Christmas and New Year will host some very interesting teams once again. The information needs to be confirmed but the teams might be the following:


    Voléro Zurich (http://www.volero.ch/001vol_0201_de.htm)
    Sirio Perugia[/b] (http://www.legavolleyfemminile…quadra.asp?IdSquadra=2579)
    Atom Trefl Sopot (http://www.treflsport.com/siat…ska/druzyny/Trefl_Sopot,5)
    TVC Amstelveen (http://topvolleybalamstelveen.nl/de-teams/)
    Cuba (NT or club team to be defined?)
    Brazil (NT or club team to be defined?)


    So don’t forget to go to Basel from December 27th to 29th, 2010.

    Today I have been browsing trough several volleyball agencies websites. On one of them I saw that message: "We are looking for a strong girl 1990 1991 or in the absence of proposal for that years, we would consider also players older but not over 30 positions Middle Blocker/Opposite to League in Swiss".


    Is Genève Volley finally trying to replace Jana Endlerová? Is it Sm’Aesch Pfeffingen that maybe wants to replace Indira Mestre that has never played so far? We’ll see by the end of the year.


    The concerned agency provides particularly players from Eastern countries and Brazilian players as well.


    One player represented by that agency, Renata Schmutz, plays for FKB Volley Düdingen and an other one, Kerley Becker, has been recruited by Sm’Aesch Pfeffingen.

    Quote from quimporte

    TVC Amstelveen (http://topvolleybalamstelveen.nl/de-teams/)
    Cuba (NT or club team to be defined?)
    Brazil (NT or club team to be defined?)


    Brazil: Volei Futuro (a new Brazilian team) with Paula Pequeno, Joycinha, Fabiana, Stacy Sykora and Alisha Glass.
    TVC Amstelveen is not a 100% correct. They announce a Dutch All Star Team with several National Team Players.
    The 6th team was supposed to be Racing Club de Cannes, but they withdrew. We heard some rumors about a Cuban All Star Team.

    Quote from philipp_schuetz

    Brazil: Volei Futuro (a new Brazilian team) with Paula Pequeno, Joycinha, Fabiana, Stacy Sykora and Alisha Glass.
    TVC Amstelveen is not a 100% correct. They announce a Dutch All Star Team with several National Team Players.
    The 6th team was supposed to be Racing Club de Cannes, but they withdrew. We heard some rumors about a Cuban All Star Team.


    It's quite possible there will be a kind of Dutch All Star Team....


    1. there are some NT-players not playing in a clubteam (Grothues, Dijkema, Schoot, De Kruijf)
    2. Current TVC Amstelveen-team is far too weak for this tournament.


    So it could be a mixture of both. :teach:

    That's very, very hot news. U.S. middle blocker Stefani Eddins is Biel’s new recruitment. She will be ready for the next game vs. VBC Cheseaux this upcoming week end.


    Last season she was playing in the Spanish Superliga 2 with Algar and the season before with Liiga Somero in Finland.

    Tour préliminaire de LNA
    12ᵉ journée
    VBC Voléro Zürich - Genève Volley 3:1 23:25, 25:14, 25:8, 25:19
    VBC Biel-Bienne - VBC Cheseaux 3:0 25:22, 25:23, 25:17
    VC Kanti Schaffhausen - Volley Köniz 2:3 21:25, 25:18, 26:24, 19:25, 8:15
    FKB Volley Düdingen - Sagres Neuchâtel UC 2:3 31:29, 20:25, 19:25, 25:10, 12:15
    Hôtel Cristal VFM - Sm’Aesch Pfeffingen 3:0 25:21, 25:17, 25:22


    Classement
    1. VBC Voléro Zürich 12:24 point 36:5 sets
    2. Volley Köniz 12:18 point 31:17 sets
    3. Sagres Neuchâtel UC 12:18 point 32:18 sets
    4. Hôtel Cristal VFM 12:16 point 26:17 sets
    5. VC Kanti Schaffhausen 12:14 point 25:21 sets
    6. Sm’Aesch Pfeffingen 12:14 point 25:22 sets
    7. FKB Volley Düdingen 12:8 point 19:27 sets
    8. VBC Cheseaux 12:4 point 9:33 sets
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    9. VBC Biel-Bienne 12:2 point 13:33 sets
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    10. Genève Volley 12:2 point 11:34 sets



    Tour préliminaire de LNA
    11ᵉ tour (sa.-di. 4-5.12.2010)


    Groupe est
    VB Therwil - Volley Toggenburg 3:2 20:25, 25:21, 25:23, 25:23, 12:15
    Volley Lugano - VBC Galina Schaan 2:3 10:25, 25:23, 25:12, 19:25, 10:15
    VBC Schaffhausen - TSV Jona 2:3 14:25, 25:27, 25:18, 25:23, 13:15
    VBC Glaronia Glarus - VBC Aadorf 0:0


    Groupe ouest
    VBC Val-de-Travers - VB Fides Ruswil 0:3 23:25, 20:25, 16:25
    Volley Köniz Future - VBC Cossonay 3:1 25:21, 17:25, 26:24, 25:22
    VBC Ecublens - FC Luzern 3:2 15:25, 25:22, 18:25, 25:12, 15:8
    VBC Steinhausen - VBC Volleya Obwalden 0:3 21:25, 16:25, 23:25



    Classement 11ᵉ journée


    Groupe est
    1. VBC Schaffhausen 11:18 point 31:12 sets
    2. Volley Toggenburg 11:16 point 28:20 sets
    3. VBC Aadorf 10:14 point 26:12 sets
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    4. VB Therwil 11:14 point 25:20 sets
    5. TSV Jona 11:14 point 23:22 sets
    6. VBC Glaronia Glarus 10:4 point 14:26 sets
    7. Volley Lugano 11:4 point 17:29 sets
    8. VBC Galina Schaan 11:2 point 9:32 sets


    Groupe ouest
    1. VBC Steinhausen 11:16 point 26:13 sets
    2. VBC Val-de-Travers 11:16 point 25:18 sets
    3. FC Luzern 11:12 point 24:18 sets
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    4. VBC Ecublens 11:12 point 22:24 sets
    5. VB Fides Ruswil 11:10 point 22:23 sets
    6. VBC Volleya Obwalden 11:10 point 20:21 sets
    7. VBC Cossonay 11:8 point 20:23 sets
    8. Volley Köniz Future 11:4 point 11:30 sets

    The Czech player Jana Endlerová that had been fired from Genève Volley a few weeks ago, has joinded Sm’Aesch Pfeffingen. She has played her first game last week-end against Hôtel Cristal VFM.

    There's a rumour abroad that Genève Volley might be connected with a Romanian player. A new recruitment would be very helpful for the important upcoming games versus VBC Cheseaux and VBC Biel-Bienne next year.