Full name Club Italia Head coach Cristiano Lucchi 2015–16 11th Date founded 1998 | Chairman FIPAV League FIPAV Women's Serie A1 Home Away | |
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Chairperson Italian Volleyball Federation Grounds Palayamamay, Busto Arsizio | ||
Club Italia is an Italian women's volleyball club based in Rome and currently playing in the Serie A1.
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Previous names
Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names:
History
The team was founded in 1998 by then Italian federation sports director Julio Velasco, in order to develop the skills of younger players in a competitive league than in youth leagues. The team is directly controlled by the Italian Volleyball Federation, which is entitled to put the best younger scouted players in the team. After a lot of seasons in the lower leagues of Serie B1 and Serie B2, Club Italia was automatically promoted by the Italian Federation into Serie A2 (2nd tier) in 2014 and then into Serie A1 (first tier) in 2015, avoiding relegation in its first season. Over the last two seasons, Anna Danesi, Paola Egonu, Ofelia Malinov and Alessia Orro have been called up to the Italian national team while playing for Club Italia.
Squad
Season 2016–17, as of February 2017.