River Volley

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This article is about the volleyball club playing as Liu Jo Nordmeccanica Modena since 2016. For the volleyball club which competed as Liu Jo Modena from 2013 until 2016, see LJ Volley.
Liu Jo Nordmeccanica Modena
Full nameRiver Volley
Founded1983
GroundPalaPanini, Modena, Italy
(Capacity: 5,200)
ChairmanAntonio Cerciello
Head coachMarco Fenoglio
LeagueFIPAV Women's Serie A1
2016–175th (Playoff finalist)
WebsiteClub home page
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2017–18

River Volley is an Italian women's volleyball club based in Piacenza and currently playing in the Serie A1.

Previous names[]

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

  • River Volley (1983–1994)
  • Libertas-River Volley (1994–1998)
  • Rebecchi River Volley (1998–2003)
  • Rebecchi River Volley Rivergaro (2003–2005)
  • Rebecchi Rivergaro Piacenza (2005–2006)
  • Rebecchi Cariparma Piacenza Volley (2006–2007)
  • RebecchiLupa Piacenza (2007–2010)
  • Rebecchi Nordmeccanica Piacenza (2010–2014)
  • Nordmeccanica Rebecchi Piacenza (2014–2015)
  • Nordmeccanica Piacenza (2015–2016)
  • Liu Jo Nordmeccanica Modena (2016–present)

History[]

The club was founded in 1983 as River Volley and was based in Rivergaro. It had only youth team activities until 1988 when a senior team was created and the club started competing in the lower divisions in Italy.[1] By the early 2000s the club was playing in the third and second divisions of the Italian league, and decided to move its professional senior activities to Piacenza keeping the youth activities in Rivergaro.[1] It reached the Serie A1 for the first time in 2006, after winning promotion at the end of the 2005–06 season.[1] It was relegated in its first season at Serie A1 but returned to the highest league for the 2009–10 season.[2] The club started to become competitive in the Serie A1, winning the league, cup and supercup in both 2012–13 and 2013–14 seasons.[1][3]

In May 2016, an agreement between River Volley and Liu Jo Modena (LJ Volley) was announced, following LJ Volley decision to stop its volleyball activities. In the agreement River Volley acquired LJ Volley assets (players and rights to play at the PalaPanini) with Liu Jo becoming River's main sponsor and the club being renamed Liu Jo Nordmeccanica Modena.[4] The club remain based in Piacenza but its home matches moved from PalaBanca to be played at the PalaPanini in Modena.[5][6][7]

Team[]

Season 2017–2018, as of September 2017.[8]

Number Player Position Height (m) Weight (kg) Birth date
3 Italy Middle Blocker 1.90 81 (1986-09-29) 29 September 1986 (age 35)
5 Belgium Laura Heyrman Middle Blocker 1.88 74 (1993-05-17) 17 May 1993 (age 28)
6 Italy Libero 1.65 58 (1987-12-01) 1 December 1987 (age 34)
7 Colombia Madelaynne Montaño Opposite 1.85 68 (1983-01-06) 6 January 1983 (age 38)
8 Serbia Jovana Vesović Outside Hitter 1.82 68 (1987-06-21) 21 June 1987 (age 34)
9 Italy Caterina Bosetti Outside Hitter 1.80 69 (1994-02-02) 2 February 1994 (age 27)
10 Italy Francesca Ferretti Setter 1.80 70 (1984-02-15) 15 February 1984 (age 37)
12 Italy Outside Hitter 1.86 (1999-06-03) 3 June 1999 (age 22)
13 Italy Raffaella Calloni Middle Blocker 1.87 74 (1983-05-04) 4 May 1983 (age 38)
15 Serbia Opposite 1.91 75 (1994-05-13) 13 May 1994 (age 27)
16 Italy Setter 1.82 68 (1987-03-16) 16 March 1987 (age 34)
17 Croatia Opposite 1.94 75 (1983-12-01) 1 December 1983 (age 38)
18 Italy Libero 1.74 62 (1991-01-27) 27 January 1991 (age 30)

Honours[]

National competitions[]

2012–13, 2013–14
2012–13, 2013–14
  • Supercoppa italiana di pallavolo maschile.svg Italian Super Cup: 2
2013, 2014

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Storia". rivervolley2001asd.it (in Italian). Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  2. ^ "River Volley". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  3. ^ "NORDMECCANICA VOLLEY VINCE LA SUPERCOPPA 2014!". nordmeccanica.com (in Italian). 26 October 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  4. ^ Paradiso, Antonietta (19 May 2016). ""Modenza": Accordo concluso, nasce Liu Jo Nordmeccanica Modena". volleyball.it (in Italian). Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  5. ^ "I fratelli Marchi lasciano la guida della L•J Volley ad Antonio Cerciello". dallarivolley.com (in Italian). 20 May 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  6. ^ "Il Neruda Volley Bolzano resta in serie A1: acquisito oggi il titolo sportivo di Modena". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). 21 June 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Chi siamo". liujonordmeccanicavolley.it (in Italian). Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Liu Jo Nordmeccanica Modena 2017-18 Team". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Team". Liu Jo Nordmeccanica (in Italian). Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  10. ^ "Liu Jo Nordmeccanica Modena 2016-17 Team". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  11. ^ "Liu Jo Nordmeccanica Modena - Team 2016–17". CEV. Retrieved 9 February 2017.

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