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Clubname: | Savino Del Bene Scandicci |
Fullname: | Pallavolo Scandicci Savino Del Bene |
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Ground: | Palazzo Wanny, Firenze, Italy |
Capacity: | 3,000-4,000 |
Chairman: | Sergio Bazzurro |
Manager: | Stéphane Antiga |
Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
League: | FIPAV Women's Serie A1 |
Season: | 2023–24 |
Position: | 2nd |
Website: | https://savinodelbenevolley.it/ |
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Pallavolo Scandicci is an Italian professional women's volleyball club based in Scandicci that plays in the Serie A1, known also by its sponsored name Savino del Bene Scandicci.
Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names:
The club was founded in 2012, when the company Savino Del Bene, who has been investing in women's volleyball since 2009, joined the women's first team of Unione Pallavolo Scandicci.[1] The club started at Serie B1 in the 2012–13 season, reaching promotion to Serie A2 by the end of the season. After one season at Serie A2, the club reached the highest Italian league, the Serie A1, in 2014.[2]
In 2017/18 and 2018/19 season Italia Serie A1, the team won their best result after they promoted to Serie A1, they finished at third place.
In 2022, the club won 2021–22 CEV Women's Challenge Cup champion and promoted to Women's CEV Cup in 2022/23 season.
In the 2023/24 season, the team qualified for the CEV's Champions League. They also played in their first ever finals of the Italian Serie A1 league in the same season. This also qualified them for the 2024/25 season CEV's Champions League.
2024–25 Team[3] | |||||
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Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Weight (kg) | Birth date |
4 | Britt Herbots | Outside Hitter | 1.82 | 62 | 24 September 1999 |
5 | Brenda Castillo | Libero | 1.67 | 55 | 5 June 1992 |
6 | Lindsey Ruddins | Outside Hitter | 1.88 | 82 | 5 November 1997 |
7 | Anna Kotikova | Outside Hitter | 1.87 | 71 | 13 October 1999 |
9 | Francesca Villani | Outside Hitter | 1.87 | 85 | 29 October 1997 |
10 | Maja Ognjenović | Setter | 1.83 | 67 | 6 August 1984 |
11 | Beatrice Parrocchiale | Libero | 1.67 | 60 | 26 December 1995 |
12 | Kara Bajema | Outside Hitter | 1.88 | 72 | 24 March 1998 |
13 | Emma Graziani | Middle Blocker | 1.90 | 16 August 2002 | |
14 | Linda Nwakalor | Middle Blocker | 1.87 | 17 September 2002 | |
15 | Ana Carolina Da Silva | Middle Blocker | 1.83 | 73 | 8 April 1991 |
16 | Indy Baijens | Middle Blocker | 1.93 | 67 | 4 February 2001 |
17 | Ekaterina Antropova | Opposite | 2.02 | 60 | 19 March 2003 |
18 | Camilla Mingardi | Opposite | 1.86 | 19 October 1997 | |
23 | Giulia Gennari | Setter | 1.84 | 23 June 1996 | |
Stéphane Antiga | 3 February 1976 | Head coach | ||
Sándor Kántor | 1 February 1971 | Coach assistant | ||
Luca Nico | Coach assistant | |||
Antonio Orlandi | Coach assistant | |||
Marco Sesia | Athletic trainer | |||
Simona Musumeci | Team Manager | |||
Fabio Gabban | Scoutman | |||
Andrea Panzeri | Coach assistant |
2023
2022
On 12 April 2023, in the home game of the final match of the 2023 CEV Cup, Savino Del Bene Scandicci made the record of the best score in a CEV Cup final (women's) since the Rally Point System was adopted, with only 41 points lost. Savino Del Bene Scandicci – CSM Volei Alba Blaj 3–0 (25-18, 25-12, 25-11).[4] This is also the record of the best score in all European cups' finals.