Roma Volley Club (women's volleyball)
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| Full name | Roma Volley Club | ||
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| Founded | 2013 | ||
| Ground | Palazzetto dello Sport Rome, Italy (Capacity: 3,500) | ||
| Chairman | Pietro Mele | ||
| Head coach | Giuseppe Cuccarini | ||
| League | FIPAV Women's Serie A1 | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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Roma Volley Club Femminile is the professional women's section of the Italian volleyball club Roma Volley Club. The team is based in Rome and currently plays in the Serie A1, Italy's highest professional league.
Previous names
Due to sponsorship, the club has competed under the following names:
- Volley Group Roma (2013–2017)
- Acqua & Sapone Roma Volley Group (2017–2019)
- Acqua & Sapone Roma Volley Club (2019–2022)
- Roma Volley Club (2022–2023)
- Aeroitalia SMI Roma (2023–present)
History
Volley Group Roma was founded in 2013 as a joint collaboration between three clubs: G.S. Divino Amore, A.P.D. Palocco and A.P.D. San Paolo Ostiense.[1] Volley Group Roma played its first season (2013–2014) in Serie B2 where it finished the regular season in second place in pool G.[2] While the club failed to reach a promotion spot in the playoffs it was still promoted to Serie B1 due to repechage.[3] Volley Group Roma's first try in Serie B1 only lasted one season as the club finished the regular season (2014–2015) last in pool D.[4] The club once again managed to get promoted to Serie B1 in 2016.
In 2018 Volley Group Roma acquired the rights to play in Serie A2 from another club, San Lazzaro, which had financial problems.[5] After just one season in Serie A2 the club was relegated back to Serie B1.[6] However, Volley Group Roma got the chance to continue playing in Serie A2 when the club Zambelli Orvieto announced that it would abandon the league.[7]
In the summer of 2019 Volley Group Roma formed a joint partnership with the men's volleyball club A.P.D. Roma and the club changed its name to Roma Volley Club.[8] In the 2020–2021 season Roma Volley Club won the Serie A2 promotion pool and was for the first time promoted to Serie A1.[9] In 2022 the club was relegated back to Serie A2, but the following season it won the promotion pool once again and returned to Serie A1 for the 2023–2024 season.[10]
Team
The following is the roster for the 2023–2024 season.[11]
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Birth date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Erblira Bici
|
Opposite | 1.85 | 27 June 1995 |
| 2 |  Dezirett Madan
|
Opposite | 1.90 | 10 December 2002 |
| 3 |  Marta Bechis (c)
|
Setter | 1.80 | 9 April 1989 |
| 4 |  Jessica Rivero
|
Outside Hitter | 1.81 | 15 March 1995 |
| 5 | Michela Ciarrocchi
|
Middle Blocker | 1.84 | 16 December 1999 |
| 6 |  Celeste Plak
|
Outside Hitter | 1.90 | 26 October 1995 |
| 6 |  Amber Igiede
|
Middle Blocker | 1.99 | 8 January 2001 |
| 7 | Martina Ferrara
|
Libero | 1.68 | 28 January 1999 |
| 8 | Michela Rucli
|
Middle Blocker | 1.85 | 1 May 1996 |
| 9 | Sofia Valoppi
|
Libero | 1.67 | 25 July 2003 |
| 11 | Ana Beatriz Correa
|
Middle Blocker | 1.90 | 7 February 1992 |
| 13 | Giulia Melli
|
Outside Hitter | 1.85 | 8 January 1998 |
| 16 | Courtney Schwan
|
Outside Hitter | 1.85 | 9 May 1996 |
| 19 | Margherita Muzi
|
Setter | 1.82 | 25 January 1994 |
| 2022–2023 Team[12] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Birth date |
| 1 | Erblira Bici
|
Opposite | 1.85 | 27 June 1995 |
| 3 | Marta Bechis (c)
|
Setter | 1.80 | 9 April 1989 |
| 4 | Jessica Rivero
|
Outside Hitter | 1.81 | 15 March 1995 |
| 5 | Michela Ciarrocchi
|
Middle Blocker | 1.84 | 16 December 1999 |
| 7 | Martina Ferrara
|
Libero | 1.68 | 28 January 1999 |
| 8 | Michela Rucli
|
Middle Blocker | 1.85 | 1 May 1996 |
| 9 | Sofia Valoppi
|
Libero | 1.67 | 25 July 2003 |
| 10 | Alice De Luca Bossa
|
Setter | 1.77 | 8 June 2000 |
| 13 | Giulia Melli
|
Outside Hitter | 1.85 | 8 January 1998 |
| 14 | Marika Bianchini
|
Outside Hitter | 1.78 | 23 April 1993 |
| 15 | Sofia Rebora
|
Middle Blocker | 1.79 | 23 February 1993 |
| 16 | Giulia Valerio
|
Outside Hitter | 1.87 | 9 November 2003 |
| 2021–2022 Team[13] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Birth date |
| 1 | Giorgia Avenia
|
Setter | 1.80 | 4 April 1994 |
| 2 |  Veronika Trnková
|
Middle Blocker | 1.89 | 13 October 1995 |
| 3 | Giulia Bucci
|
Libero | 1.73 | 8 May 2002 |
| 4 | Madison Bugg
|
Setter | 1.83 | 4 August 1994 |
| 5 | Dobriana Rabadzhieva
|
Outside Hitter | 1.90 | 14 June 1991 |
| 6 | Agnese Cecconello
|
Middle Blocker | 1.90 | 6 November 1999 |
| 7 | Maila Venturi
|
Libero | 1.62 | 23 October 1996 |
| 8 |  Lena Stigrot (c)
|
Outside Hitter | 1.82 | 20 December 1994 |
| 9 | Valeria Papa
|
Outside Hitter | 1.83 | 9 September 1989 |
| 10 | Alice Pamio
|
Outside Hitter | 1.81 | 15 January 1998 |
| 11 |  Hanna Klimets
|
Opposite | 1.86 | 4 March 1998 |
| 12 | Alessia Arciprete
|
Outside Hitter | 1.81 | 6 September 1997 |
| 15 | Sofia Rebora
|
Middle Blocker | 1.79 | 23 February 1993 |
| 17 | Clara Decortes
|
Opposite | 1.83 | 7 March 1996 |
References
- ^ "Volley Group Roma, tutti a bordo – si decolla". Volleymania (in Italian). Archived from the original on 20 October 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Serie B2 Femminile - Classifica". federvolley.it (in Italian). Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Il Volleygroup Roma è in B1". Volleymania (in Italian). Archived from the original on 18 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Serie B1 Femminile - Classifica". federvolley.it (in Italian). Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "San Lazzaro (senza budget) rinuncia alla A2". iVolleyMagazine.it (in Italian). Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Classifica pool salvezza A2 2018/19". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Flavio Zambelli annuncia che Orvieto lascia la A2 e collaborerà con una realta di A1". iVolleyMagazine.it (in Italian). Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Un nuovo progetto per Roma". dal15al25.gazzetta.it (in Italian). Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Roma mette le ali e vola in Serie A1". romavolleyclub.it (in Italian). Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Roma Volley celebrate A2 title and promotion to A1". volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Aeroitalia Smi Roma Team 2023–24". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Roma Volley Club Team 2022–23". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Acqua & Sapone Roma Volley Club Team 2021–22". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 18 March 2024.