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Clubname:Volley Bergamo
Fullname:Volley Bergamo 1991
Founded:1991
Ground:PalaFacchetti, Treviglio, Italy
Capacity:2,880
Chairman:Chiara Paola Rusconi
Manager:Carlo Parisi
Mgrtitle:Head coach
League:FIPAV Women's Serie A1
Website:https://www.volleybergamo1991.it/
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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

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

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.

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

The following is the roster for the 2024–2025 season.[7]

NumberPlayerPositionHeight (m)Birth date
1 Vittoria PianiOpposite1.8712 February 1998
3 Virginia AdrianoOpposite1.9622 July 2004
5 Roberta CarraroSetter1.8117 November 1998
7Outside Hitter1.8715 February 2002
8 Monique StrubbeMiddle Blocker1.895 July 2001
9 Alessandra MistrettaLibero1.655 February 2002
10Libero1.7519 September 2002
11 Alice FarinaMiddle Blocker1.8926 June 2000
13 Ashley EvansSetter1.9023 December 1994
15 Linda ManfrediniMiddle Blocker1.8614 May 2006
16 Michaela MlejnkováOutside Hitter1.8526 July 1996
22 Elissa AlcantaraOutside Hitter1.8011 January 2001
99 Ailama CeséOutside Hitter1.9029 October 2000

Notable players

Retired numbers

Head coaches

Honours

National competitions

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

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

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

International competitions

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

2003–04

1996

1998 (January)

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Volley Bergamo Storia . Volley Bergamo . 19 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190620022943/https://www.volleybergamo.it/it/club/storia/ . 20 June 2019 . it . dead.
  2. Web site: 1995/96 CEV Cup - Volley Bergamo . . 19 December 2016.
  3. Web site: Champion Women - EC 96/97 - Final . . 19 December 2016.
  4. Web site: Albo d'oro . Volley Bergamo . 19 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180825125801/http://www.volleybergamo.it/albo-doro/ . 25 August 2018 . it . dead.
  5. Web site: Volley Bergamo 1991 – Chi siamo . volleybergamo1991.it . 16 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231004192407/https://www.volleybergamo1991.it/it/club/chi-siamo . 4 October 2023 . it . live.
  6. Web site: Nasce il Volley Bergamo 1991 . volleynews.it . 16 March 2024 . it.
  7. Web site: 2024–25 Volley Bergamo 1991 Team . legavolleyfemminile.it . 9 August 2024 . it.