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.
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| Full name | Pallavolo Scandicci Savino Del Bene | ||
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| Founded | 2012 | ||
| Ground | Palazzo Wanny, Firenze, Italy (Capacity: 3,000-4,000) | ||
| Chairman | Sergio Bazzurro | ||
| Head coach | Massimo Barbolini | ||
| League | FIPAV Women's Serie A1 | ||
| 2022–23 | 3rd | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Previous names edit
Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names:
- Savino Del Bene Scandicci (2012–present)
- Pallavolo Scandicci (Past)
History edit
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.
Team Roster edit
| 2023–2024 Team | |||||
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| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Weight (kg) | Birth date |
| 2 |  Sara Alberti
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Middle Blocker | 1.85 | 3 January 1993 | |
| 3 |  Britt Herbots
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Outside Hitter | 1.82 | 62 | 24 September 1999 |
| 4 |  Zhu Ting
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Outside Hitter | 1.98 | 78 | 29 November 1994 |
| 6 |  Lindsey Ruddins
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Outside Hitter | 1.88 | 82 | 5 November 1997 |
| 7 | Isabella Di Iulio (C)
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Setter | 1.75 | 26 November 1991 | |
| 8 | Enrica Merlo
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Libero | 1.70 | 60 | 28 December 1988 |
| 9 | Francesca Villani
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Outside Hitter | 1.87 | 85 | 29 October 1997 |
| 10 |  Maja Ognjenović
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Setter | 1.83 | 67 | 6 August 1984 |
| 11 | Beatrice Parrocchiale
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Libero | 1.67 | 60 | 26 December 1995 |
| 13 | Martina Armini
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Libero | 1.75 | 19 September 2002 | |
| 14 | Linda Nwakalor
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Middle Blocker | 1.87 | 17 September 2002 | |
| 15 | Haleigh Washington
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Middle Blocker | 1.92 | 82 | 22 September 1995 |
| 16 |  Ana Carolina Da Silva
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Middle Blocker | 1.83 | 73 | 8 April 1991 |
| 17 | Ekaterina Antropova
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Opposite | 2.02 | 60 | 19 March 2003 |
| 18 | Bintu Diop
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Opposite | 1.94 | 2 March 2002 | |
Current coaching staff edit
| Italy
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Massimo Barbolini | 29 August 1964 | Head coach |
 Hungary
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Sándor Kántor | 1 February 1971 | Coach assistant |
| Italy
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Luca Nico | Coach assistant | |
| Italy
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Stefano Tagliazucchi | Athletic trainer | |
| Italy
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Simona Musumeci | Team Manager | |
| Italy
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Fabio Gabban | Scoutman | |
| Italy
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Andrea Panzeri | Coach assistant |
Position Main (Current Season) edit
| Scandicci Line up |
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Notable Players edit
Judith Pietersen（2015－2016）
Bahar Toksoy（2015－2016）- Floortje Meijners（2016－2017）
Adenízia da Silva（2016－2020）
Isabelle Haak（2017－2019）
Jovana Stevanović（2018－2020）
Tatiana Kosheleva（2019）- Lonneke Slöetjes（2019－2020）
Samantha Bricio（2019－2020）
Agnieszka Kąkolewska（2019－2020）- Magdalena Stysiak（2019－2021）
- Mina Popović（2020－2021）
- Natalia Pereira（2021－2022）
- Ana Beatriz Corrêa（2021－2022）
Louisa Lippmann（2021－2022）
Brenda Castillo（2021－2023）
Yao Di（2022－2023）- Yvon Beliën（2022－2023）
- Yana Shcherban（2022－2023）
Haleigh Washington（2022－）- Zhu Ting（2022－）
- Maja Ognjenović（2023－）
- Ana Carolina Da Silva（2023－）
Britt Herbots（2023－）
Honours edit
National competitions edit
International competitions edit
CEV Cup: 1
- 2023
- 2022
European Record edit
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).[3] This is also the record of the best score in all European cups' finals.
References edit
- ^ "La società". Savino Del Bene Volley (in Italian). Archived from the original on 3 June 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "La nostra Storia". Pallavolo Scandicci Savino Del Bene (in Italian). Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ https://www-old.cev.eu/Competition-Area/MatchStatistics.aspx?ID=64046&setN=0
External links edit
- Official website (in Italian)