Participating teams:
1. Pomì Casalmaggiore - Champions League 2015/16
2. Igor Gorgonzola Novara - Champions League 2015/16
3. Liu•Jo Modena
4. Nordmeccanica Piacenza - Champions League 2015/16
5. Unendo Yamamay Busto Arsizio
6. Imoco Volley Conegliano
7. Metalleghe Sanitars Montichiari
8. Foppapedretti Bergamo
9. Savino Del Bene Scandicci
10. Il Bisonte Firenze
11. Sudtirol Neruda Bolzano - Winner of Serie A2 2015/16
12. Obiettivo Risarcimento Vicenza - Winner of Serie A2 playoff 2015/16
13. Club Italia
Italy - Serie A1 2015/16
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Pomì Casalmaggiore
Coach:
Massimo BarboliniSetter:
Carli Lloyd
Carlotta CambiOpposite:
Margareta Kozuch
Tereza Rossi MatuszkovaOutside Hitter:
Francesca Piccinini
Valentina Tirozzi
Lucia Bacchi
Marianna FerraraMiddle Blocker:
Jovana Stevanovic
Lauren Gibbemeyer
Rossella OlivottoLibero:
Immacolata Sirressi
Giada Cecchetto -
Igor Gorgonzola Novara
Coach:
Luciano Pedullà
Marco FenoglioSetter:
Noemi Signorile
Francesca BosioOpposite:
Samanta Fabris
Magdalena WawrzyniakOutside Hitter:
Nicole Fawcett
Aurea Cruz
Caterina Bosetti
Helene Rousseaux
Tijana MalesevicMiddle Blocker:
Martina Guiggi
Cristina Chirichella
Sara Bonifacio
Noura MabiloLibero:
Stefania Sansonna
Eleonora Bruno -
Liu•Jo Modena
Coach:
Alessandro BeltramiSetter:
Francesca Ferretti
Giulia Carraro
Marta GaleottiOpposite:
Valentina Diouf
Sanja StarovicOutside Hitter:
Dora Horvath
Chiara Di Iulio
Jessica Rivero
Lana ScukaMiddle Blocker:
Raphaela Folie
Laura Heyrman
Floriana Bertone
Bernarda CutukLibero:
Chiara Arcangeli -
Nordmeccanica Piacenza
Coach:
Marco GaspariSetter:
Maja Ognjenovic
Alessandra PetrucciOpposite:
Indre Sorokaite
Marika Bianchini
Veronica TaborelliOutside Hitter:
Floortje Meijners
Francesca Marcon
Giulia Pascucci
Federica ValerianoMiddle Blocker:
Christina Bauer
Yvon Beliën
Laura MelandriLibero:
Giulia Leonardi -
Unendo Yamamay Busto Arsizio
Coach:
Marco MencarelliSetter:
Jenna Hagglund
Caterina CialfiOpposite:
Karsta Lowe
Giulia AngelinaOutside Hitter:
Helene Rousseaux
Gözde Yilmaz
Alice Degradi
Valeria PapaMiddle Blocker:
Jaimie Thibeault
Giulia Pisani
Silvia FondriestLibero:
Celeste Poma -
Imoco Volley Conegliano
Coach:
Davide MazzantiSetter:
Alisha Glass
Marta Bechis
Valentina SerenaOpposite:
Serena Ortolani
Anna NicolettiOutside Hitter:
Megan Hodge Easy
Kelsey Robinson
Alice Santini
Anthi VasilantonakiMiddle Blocker:
Rachael Adams
Valentina Arrighetti
Jenny Barazza
Lucia CrisantiLibero:
Monica De Gennaro
Chiara De Bortoli -
Metalleghe Sanitars Montichiari
Coach:
Leonardo BarbieriSetter:
Ludovica Dalia
Lisa ZecchinOpposite:
Berenika TomsiaOutside Hitter:
Maren Brinker
Cristina Barcellini
Gilda Lombardo
Camilla MingardiMiddle Blocker:
Simona Gioli
Dominika Sobolska
Giuditta LualdiLibero:
Luna Carocci -
Foppapedretti Bergamo
Coach:
Stefano LavariniSetter:
Eleonora Lo Bianco
Eva MoriOpposite:
Katarina BarunOutside Hitter:
Celeste Plak
Alessia Gennari
Miriam Sylla
Benedetta MambelliMiddle Blocker:
Freya Aelbrecht
Paola Paggi
Vesna Djurisic
Laura FrigoLibero:
Paola Cardullo -
Savino Del Bene Scandicci
Coach:
Massimo Bellano
Mauro ChiappafreddoSetter:
Giulia Rondon
Chiara ScacchettiOpposite:
Emiliya NikolovaOutside Hitter:
Sara Loda
Valentina Fiorin
Judith Pietersen
Silvia Lotti
Matea IkicMiddle Blocker:
Bahar Toksoy
Federica Stufi
Cándida Arias
Sara AlbertiLibero:
Enrica Merlo
Alice Giampietri -
Il Bisonte Firenze
Coach:
Francesca VanniniSetter:
Marta Bechis
Ilka Van de Vyver
Fiamma MazziniOpposite:
Carmen TurleaOutside Hitter:
Senna Usic
Tereza Vanzurova
Chiara Negrini
Elena Perinelli
Giulia PietrelliMiddle Blocker:
Natasa Krsmanovic
Raffaella Calloni
Nadja Ninkovic
Linda MartinuzzoLibero:
Beatrice Parrocchiale -
Sudtirol Neruda Bolzano
Coach:
Stefano Micoli
Fabio BonafedeSetter:
Bernarda Brcic
Anna NewsomeOpposite:
Marianne Steinbrecher
Gina MambruOutside Hitter:
Brayelin Martinez
Prisilla Rivera
Brittney Page
Matea Ikic
Rabecka Lazic
Kathrin WaldthalerMiddle Blocker:
Ilaria Garzaro
Elisa Manzano
Sara Bertolini
Tiziana VegliaLibero:
Sara Paris
Martina Boscoscuro -
Obiettivo Risarcimento Vicenza
Coach:
Delio RossettoSetter:
Lora Kitipova
Vittoria PrandiOpposite:
Marta Drpa
Katie Carter
Karolina GoliatOutside Hitter:
Bianka Busa
Laura Partenio
Elisa Cella
Francesca TrevisanMiddle Blocker:
Lucia Crisanti
Arielle Wilson
Mina Popovic
Valentina PastorelloLibero:
Alessia Lanzini
Veronica Bisconti -
Club Italia
Coach:
Marco BonittaSetter:
Ofelia Malinov
Alessia OrroOpposite:
Elisa Zanette
Vittoria PianiOutside Hitter:
Paola Egonu
Anastasia Guerra
Sofia D'OdoricoMiddle Blocker:
Anna Danesi
Beatrice Berti
Alexandra BotezatLibero:
Simona Minervini
Ilaria Spirito
Ilaria Bonvicini -
Unendo Yamamay Busto Arsizio
Coach:
Marco MencarelliSetter:
Opposite:
Outside Hitter:
Alice Degradi
Giulia AngelinaMiddle Blocker:
Giulia PisaniLibero:
Celeste PomaGiulia Angelina is OPP and not OH
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Excuse the length of this post. It is something worth discussing.
For those of you who don't know, Club Italia is a developmental team controlled by the federation and trained by the National team juniores/youth staff. The athletes, about 17-19 years old, are selected among the most promising Italians of their group of age. In the 2014-15 season Club Italia competed in serie A2 with surprising success (7th place). It used to be in serie B before (third tier), and it would have been relegated to the lower tier almost every year but the federation is allowed to include it in *whatever* league they wish.
http://www.oasport.it/2015/04/…-azzurro-campionato-a-13/
http://www.legavolleyfemminile…eggi.asp?tipo=2&ID=138990
The participation of Club Italia to the next serie A1 was approved with enthusiasm by the Italian volleyball league. It will be the thirteenth team.
I know that it's still early to draw conclusions, but the league and the federation had already decided in April.1) Club Italia is in serie A1 exceptionally in view of the 2016 Olympics. Then, it may or may not continue its activity (planning ). This thing will have made sense if Egonu Danesi D'Odorico and the like make the Olympic team. Don't get me wrong: they are good, and full of olympic spirit, but it's hard to believe they will (Egonu is a phenomenon, but only 16). Even then, why don't they just sign for a pro team and prove their worth? Like Nicoletti in Conegliano, Bonifacio in Novara.
2) A 13-team championship is a "questionable" decision. It happened before to have odd numbers, but it was by accident (like the absence of Cuneo in our last Superlega). Instead, why not promote Forlì back into serie A1? Who doesn't miss the annual promotion of Forlì?!
No way. Unfortunately, the next club season is too short. 14 teams would make it last way too much longer than 133) The league president is proud to be a pioneer, an innovator, the creator of a model that delegates from other countries and other sports will admire and imitate. Pioneering aside, his main interests should be competitiveness and marketability of the league. As far as competition goes, perhaps Club Italia will be good enough, but I am skeptical. Will Club Italia attract more audience and more investors? Apparently, they hope so. Let's go to the next point.
4) What will the home court be? A few weeks ago they played their playoff home games in the opponent's arena. Their facility for the last few years has been "centro federale Pavesi", a gym in Milano. The proposition is to be itinerant, that is: today here, next week no one knows. The purpose is to promote top level volleyball throughout the country, maybe outside the traditional places. The championship is composed of 10 out of 12 teams based in Padania & Alps and 2 just below the gothic line. Who is the lucky winner of a road game in Bari?
Conclusion: 2014-2015 has been a successful and exciting year for women's volleyball in Italy. To make it last, you can try two things: leave it as is, or change something. In my opinion, the players, the teams, the audience, the won't benefit from this change.
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I agree with you! On all the points you've written... firstly they can be good players, but I think they will have to continue to work hard in A2, showing the same good things they showed this year. Of course Forlì won't be missed, but it would be a wiser decision to make these girls play in a league that is suitable for them in terms of task. Let's not forget that they also have to finish their high school, ok volleybal is their prime issue, but I think it is good also for their future if they would get a diploma.
It won't be good to travel through out Italy searching for new gyms and palas where to train and play. Better to play in A2 with teams at your right level and develop eve more.I wonder if this is a way to give to Bonitta a double role, in NT and in a sort of "club"...
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During the press conference of yesterday, the club of Busto Arsizio made it clear that they won't take part to the Challenge Cup because they want to focus on Italian league.
Update: Conegliano gave up Challange Cup too. Piacenza will ask a wild card for Champions League.
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Even LJ Modena gave up the CEV Cup, it's all explained here: http://www.volleyball.it/notiz…otizia_id=101298&n=101298
This means that italian teams who will compete in Europe will be Pomì Casalmaggiore, Igor Gorgonzola Novara and Nordmeccanica Rebecchi Piacenza, all qualified for Champions League. -
The post on 1st page about Casalmaggiore says Gyselle Silva will play there Any source for that??