VolAlto Caserta
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VolAlto Caserta was an Italian women's volleyball club based in Caserta. The team played in the Serie A1, Italy's highest professional league, in the 2019–2020 season.
| Full name | VolAlto Caserta | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 | ||
| Dissolved | 2020 | ||
| Ground | Palazzetto dello Sport, Caserta, Italy (Capacity: 1,000) | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names:
- VolAlto Caserta (2006–2015)
- Kioto Caserta (2015–2016)
- VolAlto Caserta (2016–2017)
- Golden Tulip Volalto Caserta (2017–2018)
- Golden Tulip Volalto 2.0 Caserta (2018–2020)
The club was established in July 2006 by the merge of two local women's volleyball in order to be more competitive. It started in Serie D and gained promotion to Serie C in its first season, through the years it was promoted to Series B2 and B1 before reaching the Serie A2 on 11 June 2014.[1]
After being relegated to Serie B1 in 2018, the original VolAlto Caserta was closed down. However, the club was re-established under the name VolAlto 2.0 Caserta and acquired the rights to play in the 2018–2019 season of Serie A2 from Cuneo Granda Volley.[2] The club won the promotion playoffs this season and was promoted to Serie A1.[3]
In its debut season in Serie A1 (2019–2020), VolAlto 2.0 Caserta was in last place when the season was canceled in March 2020 due to COVID-19.[4] The following season, VolAlto 2.0 Caserta failed to have its application for participation in Serie A1 approved by FIPAV and the club was dissolved.[5]
The club played its home matches at the Palazzetto dello Sport in Caserta.[6] The venue has approximately 1,000 spectators capacity.[7]
| 2017–2018 Team[8] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Birth date |
| 2 | Martina Marangon | Libero | 1.68 | 29 August 1998 (age 26) |
| 4 | Sonia Galazzo | Setter | 1.76 | 11 March 1997 (age 27) |
| 5 | Karyna Denysova | Outside Hitter | 1.84 | 28 December 1997 (age 26) |
| 7 | Giorgia Silotto | Outside Hitter | 1.80 | 4 April 1997 (age 27) |
| 8 | Miriana Manig | Setter | 1.77 | 18 July 1998 (age 26) |
| 9 | Lea Cvetnić | Opposite | 1.85 | 2 February 1999 (age 25) |
| 10 | Federica Barone | Libero | 1.75 | 30 September 1990 (age 34) |
| 11 | Alessia Sgherza | Outside Hitter | 1.85 | 25 January 1997 (age 27) |
| 12 | Noura Mabilo | Middle Blocker | 1.83 | 22 August 1996 (age 28) |
| 13 | Sara Tajè | Middle Blocker | 1.87 | 3 December 1998 (age 25) |
| 17 | Claudia Torchia | Middle Blocker | 1.89 | 22 August 1995 (age 29) |
| 18 | Francesca Moretti | Outside Hitter | 1.78 | 5 February 1985 (age 39) |
| 2016–2017 Team[9] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Birth date |
| 2 | Sonja Percan | Outside Hitter | 1.86 | 8 May 1981 (age 43) |
| 3 | Giada Boriassi | Middle Blocker | 1.88 | 14 December 1992 (age 31) |
| 4 | Giorgia Avenia | Setter | 1.81 | 4 April 1994 (age 30) |
| 5 | Giovanna Aquino | Outside Hitter | 1.80 | 25 March 1998 (age 26) |
| 6 | Giada Cecchetto | Libero | 1.63 | 6 June 1991 (age 33) |
| 7 | Marilyn Strobbe | Middle Blocker | 1.88 | 11 February 1989 (age 35) |
| 8 | Giusy Astarita | Outside Hitter | 1.83 | 18 April 1988 (age 36) |
| 9 | Beatrice Agrifoglio | Setter | 1.78 | 1 January 1994 (age 30) |
| 10 | Federica Barone | Libero | 1.75 | 30 September 1990 (age 34) |
| 12 | Giulia Pascucci | Outside Hitter | 1.88 | 29 September 1993 (age 31) |
| 14 | Giulia Bartesaghi | Outside Hitter | 1.86 | 5 September 1998 (age 26) |
| 17 | Giulia Mio Bertolo | Middle Blocker | 1.87 | 24 May 1995 (age 29) |
| Naya Crittenden | Outside Hitter | 1.88 | 15 June 1995 (age 29) | |
- ^ "La storia". VolAlto Caserta (in Italian). Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ "Colpo di scena, Nicola Turco chiede il fallimento della VolAlto ssd arl, il sequestro di 300.00,00 euro e da vita alla Volalto 2.0". volalto.net (in Italian). Archived from the original on 21 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
- ^ "La Volalto 2.0 Caserta ottiene la promozione in A1". caserta.italiani.it (in Italian). Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Classifica regular season A1 2019/20". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Caserta perde la Serie A1 di volley. "E' finita, hanno ammazzato il nostro sogno"". casertanews.it (in Italian). Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Contatti". VolAlto Caserta (in Italian). Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ "Inaugurazione Palazzetto dello sport viale Medaglie dOro". CasertaNews (in Italian). 20 December 2008. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
- ^ "Golden Tulip Volalto Caserta Team 2017–18". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Volalto Caserta Team 2016–17". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- Official website (in Italian)