Volley Bergamo
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| Full name | Volley Bergamo | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Foppa Rossoblù (red and blues) | ||
| Founded | 1991 | ||
| Ground | PalaNorda, Bergamo, Italy (Capacity: 2,250) | ||
| Chairman | Luciano Bonetti | ||
| Head coach | Daniele Turino | ||
| League | FIPAV Women's Serie A1 | ||
| 2018–19 | 9th | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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2020–21Volley Bergamo is an Italian women's volleyball club based in Bergamo and currently playing in the Serie A1.
Previous names[]
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– )
History[]
Beginnings (1991–1994)[]
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)[]
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)[]
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, having never being relegated since its debut in the 1994–95 season.[5]
Team[]
Season 2020–2021, as of February 2021.[6][7]
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Weight (kg) | Birth date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Opposite | 1.90 | 85 | 25 November 1989 |
| 6 |  Stephanie Enright
|
Outside Hitter | 1.79 | 56 | 15 December 1990 |
| 7 | 
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Setter | 1.80 | 63 | 4 November 1994 |
| 8 |
|
Libero | 1.69 | 62 | 24 January 2000 |
| 9 | Francesca Marcon
|
Outside Hitter | 1.80 | 65 | 9 July 1983 |
| 10 |  Katarina Luketić
|
Opposite | 1.90 | 70 | 28 September 1998 |
| 13 | Beta Dumančić
|
Middle blocker | 1.89 | 75 | 26 May 1991 |
| 14 | Natalia Valentín
|
Setter | 1.70 | 61 | 9 December 1989 |
| 15 |
|
Libero | 1.68 | 54 | 6 July 1994 |
| 16 |
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Outside hitter | 1.86 | 82 | 19 September 1998 |
| 17 |
|
Outside Hitter | 1.78 | 75 | 22 August 1990 |
| 18 |
|
Middle blocker | 1.92 | 74 | 18 September 1994 |
| 24 |
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Middle blocker | 1.87 | 72 | 24 May 1995 |
Notable players[]
 | This list of "famous" or "notable" sporting persons has no clear inclusion or exclusion criteria. Please help to define clear inclusion criteria and edit the list to contain only subjects that fit those criteria. (May 2015) |
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)
(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
; the number was retired in 1999 - 12 Francesca Piccinini; the number was retired in 2013
Head coaches[]
- Francesco Sbalchiero (1993–1995)
- (1995–1997)
- Marco Bonitta (1997–2000)
- (2000–2002)
- (2002–2003)
- Giovanni Caprara (2003–2005)
- (2005–2007)
- (2007–2010)
- Davide Mazzanti (2010–2012)
- (2012–2017)
- (2017–present)
Honours[]
National competitions[]
- 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[]
CEV Cup: 1
- 2003–04
- 1996
- 1998 (January)
References[]
- ^ "Storia". Volley Bergamo (in Italian). 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). Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "Volley Bergamo - Squads by season". Lega Pallavolo Seria A Femminile (in Italian). Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "Team". Volley Bergamo (in Italian). Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "2017-18 Foppapedretti Bergamo Team". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 September 2017.
External links[]
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- Official website (in Italian)
- Official supporters website (in Italian)
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| Former teams | |
| Defunct teams |
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- Italian women's volleyball clubs
- Volleyball clubs established in 1991
- 1991 establishments in Italy
- Sport in Bergamo
- Serie A1 (women's volleyball) clubs