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Volley Bergamo
Full name	Volley Bergamo 1991
Founded	1991
Ground	PalaFacchetti, Treviglio, Italy; (Capacity: 2,880)
Chairman	Chiara Paola Rusconi
Head coach	Alberto Bigarelli
League	FIPAV Women's Serie A1
Website	Club home page
Uniforms
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Volley Bergamo is an Italian women's volleyball club based in Bergamo and currently playing in the Serie A1.

Previous names edit

Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names:

Volley Bergamo (1991–1992)
Foppapedretti Bergamo (1992–2000)
Radio 105 Foppapedretti Bergamo (2000–2006)
Play Radio Foppapedretti Bergamo (2006–2007)
Foppapedretti Bergamo (2007–2010)
Norda Foppapedretti Bergamo (2010–2012)
Foppapedretti Bergamo (2012–2018)
Zanetti Bergamo (2018–2021)
Volley Bergamo 1991 (2021– )

History edit

Beginnings (1991–1994) edit

Volley Bergamo was founded in 1991 by Mauro Ferraris and first played in the 1991–92 Serie B1 (third tier). In the following season (1992–93) it started a partnership with Foppapedretti and gained promotion to the Serie A2 (second tier). The club gain a second successive promotion in 1993–94 by winning the Serie A2 and being promoted to the Serie A1 (first tier).^[1]

Major success (1995–2007) edit

In 1994–95, its debut season at Serie A1, the club finished in fifth position, earning for the first time qualification for a European competition (CEV Cup).^[2] In the following season it won both the Serie A1 and the Coppa Italia for the first time. In the 1996–97 the club won the Serie A1, Coppa Italia, Italian Super Cup and the CEV Champions League.^[3] For the next decade the club became one of the strongest women's volleyball clubs in Europe, winning another five Serie A1 (1997–98, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2005–06), two Coppa Italia (1997–98, 2005–06), four Italian Super Cups (1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2004–05), four CEV Champions League (1998–99, 1999–00, 2004–05, 2006–07) and one CEV Cup (2003–04).^[4]

Recent years (2008–present) edit

Despite not being as dominant as before, the club after 2008 won the Serie A again (2010–11), the Coppa Italia (2007–08 and 2015–16), the Italian Super Cup (2011–12) and the CEV Champions League (2008–09 and 2009–10).^[4] It is the most successful Italian team in the CEV Champions League history with 7 titles and the second most successful team in Serie A history with 8 titles.

In June 2021 Volley Bergamo Foppapedretti sold its rights to play in Serie A1 to a new company, Volley Bergamo 1991 S.r.l.^[5]^[6]

Team edit

The following is the roster for the 2023–2024 season.^[7]

Number	Player	Position	Height (m)	Birth date
1	Laura Bovo	Middle Blocker	1.92	(1996-05-15) 15 May 1996 (age 27)
2	Audriana Fitzmorris	Opposite	1.97	(1997-10-30) 30 October 1997 (age 26)
3	Olivia Różański	Outside Hitter	1.85	(1997-06-05) 5 June 1997 (age 26)
4	Božana Butigan	Middle Blocker	1.92	(2000-08-19) 19 August 2000 (age 23)
5	Rebecca Scialanca	Libero	1.65	(2005-05-29) 29 May 2005 (age 18)
6	Giada Cecchetto	Libero	1.64	(1991-06-06) 6 June 1991 (age 32)
7	Lorrayna Marys	Opposite	1.85	(1999-06-19) 19 June 1999 (age 24)
9	Laura Pasquino	Setter	1.81	(2002-01-09) 9 January 2002 (age 22)
10	Luna Cicola	Libero	1.70	(2004-01-15) 15 January 2004 (age 20)
11	Stella Nervini	Outside Hitter	1.84	(2003-09-10) 10 September 2003 (age 20)
13	Aurora Pistolesi	Outside Hitter	1.82	(1999-06-03) 3 June 1999 (age 24)
18	Anna Davyskiba	Outside Hitter	1.88	(2000-02-08) 8 February 2000 (age 24)
19	Laura Melandri	Middle Blocker	1.86	(1995-01-31) 31 January 1995 (age 29)
22	Federica Stufi	Middle Blocker	1.85	(1988-03-22) 22 March 1988 (age 36)
23	Giulia Gennari	Setter	1.84	(1996-06-23) 23 June 1996 (age 27)

Notable players edit

Maurizia Cacciatori (1995-1998/1999-2003)
Antonella Del Core (2008–2010)
Paola Croce (2004–2008)
Jenny Barazza (2003–2009)
Paola Paggi (2002–2007/2014-current)
Simona Rinieri (1999–2001)
Eleonora Lo Bianco (2005–2011/2015-current)
Serena Ortolani (2008–2011)
Valentina Arrighetti (2007–2012)
Francesca Piccinini (1999–2012)
Iuliana Nucu (2010–2012)
Antonina Zetova (2000–2001)
Jelena Nikolić (2002–2003)
Prikeba Phipps (1995-1997/2001-2002)
Tara Cross-Battle (2001–2002)
Heather Bown (2002–2003)
Iryna Zhukova (2003–2005)
Christiane Fürst (2009–2010)
Angelina Grün (2003–2008)
Irina Kirillova (1998–1999)
Maja Poljak (2003–2008)
Lioubov Sokolova (2002–2005)
Mireya Luis (1998–2000)
Ana Fernández (1998–1999)
Marlenys Costa (1998–1999)
Gabriela Pérez del Solar (1999–2001)

Retired numbers

11 Giseli Gavio; the number was retired in 1999
12 Francesca Piccinini; the number was retired in 2013

Head coaches edit

Francesco Sbalchiero (1993–1995)
Atanas Malinov (1995–1997)
Marco Bonitta (1997–2000)
Giuseppe Cuccarini (2000–2002)
Mario Di Pietro (2002–2003)
Giovanni Caprara (2003–2005)
Marco Fenoglio (2005–2007)
Lorenzo Micelli (2007–2010)
Davide Mazzanti (2010–2012)
Stefano Lavarini (2012–2017)
Stefano Micoli (2017–2018)
Matteo Bertini (2018–2019)
Marcello Abbondanza (2019)
Marco Fenoglio (2019–2020)
Daniele Turino (2020–2021)
Pasqualino Giangrossi (2021–2022)
Stefano Micoli (2022–2023)
Matteo Solforati (2023)
Alberto Bigarelli (2023–)

Honours edit

National competitions edit

National League: 8

1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2010–11

Coppa Italia: 6

1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2015–16

Italian Super Cup: 6

1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2004–05, 2011–12

International competitions edit

CEV Champions League: 7

1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10

CEV Challenge Cup: 1

2003–04

Women's Top Volley International: 2

1996

1998 (January)

References edit

^ "Volley Bergamo Storia". Volley Bergamo (in Italian). Archived from the original on 20 June 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
^ "1995/96 CEV Cup - Volley Bergamo". CEV. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
^ "Champion Women - EC 96/97 - Final". CEV. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Albo d'oro". Volley Bergamo (in Italian). Archived from the original on 25 August 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
^ "Volley Bergamo 1991 – Chi siamo". volleybergamo1991.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
^ "Nasce il Volley Bergamo 1991". volleynews.it (in Italian). Retrieved 16 March 2024.
^ "2023–24 Volley Bergamo 1991 Team". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 16 March 2024.