Participating Teams:
EMS Funvic/Taubaté
SESI-SP
Sada Cruzeiro
SESC-RJ
Fiat/Minas
Vôlei Renata
Copel Telecom/Maringá
Vôlei UM/Itapetininga
São Francisco Saúde/Ribeirão Preto
América-MG Vôlei
Botafogo
APAN Blumenau Vôlei
Participating Teams:
EMS Funvic/Taubaté
SESI-SP
Sada Cruzeiro
SESC-RJ
Fiat/Minas
Vôlei Renata
Copel Telecom/Maringá
Vôlei UM/Itapetininga
São Francisco Saúde/Ribeirão Preto
América-MG Vôlei
Botafogo
APAN Blumenau Vôlei
EMS Funvic/Taubaté
Coach:
Renan Dal Zotto
Setters:
Raphael Oliveira
Eduardo Carísio
Opposites:
Mohamed Al Hachdadi
Leandro Vissotto
Outside Hitters:
Ricardo Lucarelli
Douglas Souza
Felipe "Lipe" Fonteles
Renan Bonora (also L)
Middle Blockers:
Maurício Souza
Lucas "Pétrus" Saatkamp
Pétrus Montes
Libero:
Thales Hoss
Rogério "Rogerinho" Batista
SESI-SP
Coach:
Roberley "Rubinho" Leonaldo
Setters:
William Arjona
Matheus Brasília
Opposites:
Alan Souza
Daniel Bala
Outside Hitters:
Lucas Lóh
Victor Birigui
Fábio Rodrigues
Murilo Endres (also L)
Alan Patrick
Middle Blockers:
Éder Carbonera
Sidney "Sidão" dos Santos
Gabriel Bertolini
Lucas Barreto
Libero:
Douglas Pureza
Felipe "Felipinho" Leme
Sada Cruzeiro
Coach:
Marcelo Mendez
Setters:
Fernando Cachopa
Rodrigo "Rodriguinho" Leme
Opposites:
Evandro Guerra
Luan Weber
Outside Hitters:
Facundo Conte
Gordon Perrin
Rodrigo "Rodriguinho" Leão
Filipe Ferraz
Middle Blockers:
Isac Viana
Otávio Pinto
Cledenilson Batista
Éder Levi
Libero:
Lucas "Lukinha" Provenzano
Lucas Bauer
Sesc-RJ
Coach:
Giovane Gávio
Setters:
Marlon Yared
Matias Sanchez
Opposites:
Wallace Souza
Daniel Cagliari
Outside Hitters:
Maurício Borges
Gabriel Pessoa
Jan Martinez
José Ademar
Middle Blockers:
Flávio Gualberto
Gustavo "Gustavão" Bonatto
Tiago Barth
Libero:
Tiago Brendle
Alexandre Elias
Fiat/Minas
Coach:
Nery Tambeiro
Setters:
Rodrigo Ribeiro
Bernardo Westermann
Opposites:
Felipe Roque
Davy Silva
Outsite Hitters:
Henrique Honorato
Lucas Ocampo
Nicolas Lazo
Middle Blockers:
Deivid Júnior
Matheus Bispo
Matheus Cunda
Libero:
Maique Reis
Felipe Lourenço
América Vôlei
Coach:
Henrique Furtado
Setters:
Rhendrick Resley
Opposites:
Welinton Oppenkoski
Outside Hitters:
Thiago Alves
Felipi Rammé
Jonatas Cardoso
Middle Blockers:
Pedro "Pedrão" Santos
Renan Michelucci
Libero:
Guilherme Kachel
Botafogo
Coach: Mauro Nei
Setters:
Pedro Teles
Opposites:
Fabrício "Lorena" Dias
Outside Hitters:
Leonardo "Leozinho" Nascimento
Hugo Hamacher
Middle Blockers:
Victor Hugo
Riad Ribeiro
Libero:
Mário Júnior
Filipe "Filipinho" Stolberg
APAN Blumenau Vôlei
Coach:
Setters:
Opposites:
Outside Hitters:
Middle Blockers:
Libero:
I should have missed something.
What is América Vôlei?
I should have missed something.
What is América Vôlei?
I'll try to explain it the best I can. Until 2017/2018, the league had a team from Montes Claros. They've kept their spot in the league since then, but lost sponsorship and couldn't compete anymore. Therefore, they gave the rights to Corinthians (Serginho's team) in the 2018/2019 season. However, Montes Claros decided to sell the rights to another team in the upcoming 2019/2020 season, that team being América Vôlei. América is a traditional football/soccer club that's trying to venture in volleyball.
About Corinthians, just to make things clearer: they never won a spot to compete in Superliga. In 2017/2018, they were playing using the spot left by São Bernardo, as SB didn't have sponsorship and an able team to compete. In 2018/2019, however, São Bernardo decided to reclaim their spot and competed as São Judas Vôlei, which left Corinthians hanging dry until Montes Claros gave their spot to them. Corinthians will now have a much lower budget and will try to win their actual spot in Superliga by competing in the B league.
Hope this is understandable lol
All clear thanks.
Just missed the fact that Montes Claros decided to give their spot to this new team. When that is happened? Last week? 1 month ago?
All clear thanks.
Just missed the fact that Montes Claros decided to give their spot to this new team. When that is happened? Last week? 1 month ago?
Pretty much a month ago, yeah. I thought of writing something about it here, but didn't think anyone would care lol
América is shaping up to be a very young team. Rammé (22yo), Rhendrick (20yo) and Oppenkoski (19yo) have just been confirmed by them, as well as other ones that got announced previously: Michelucci (25yo), Pedrão (25yo) and Kachel (28yo). Coach is Henrique Furtado, who's a promising guy that's been working with smaller teams from Minas Gerais these last few seasons. I hope they manage to perform decently!
Meanwhile, we haven't heard anything from some of the smaller teams so far, namely Maringá, Ribeirão Preto and Blumenau, which is worrisome but pretty standard at this point I guess. Market for the male Superliga tends to be so, so slow...
Botafogo is likely shutting down, just 2 weeks before the beginning of the season. The club is in deep financial crisis and hasn't paid players since July. Plenty of players have already left for other teams (Hugo moved to Sada, Leozinho went all the way to Turkey, Pedro joined Ribeirão Preto, etc). It remains unknown what's gonna happen with their spot in Superliga.
I'll see if I can update all rosters this week.
ETA: Botafogo has officially withdrawn from Superliga. Yikes.
The new Taubaté is like half and half of last season's Taubaté and Minas. Any news on Vissotto?