Azzurra Volley Firenze is an Italian women's volleyball club based in Florence and currently playing in the Serie A1.
Previous names Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names: Volleyball Arci San Casciano (1975–1986) Azzurra Volley San Casciano (1986–2004) Il Bisonte Azzurra Volley San Casciano (2004–2013) Il Bisonte San Casciano (2013–2014) Il Bisonte Firenze (2014–present)
History Founded in 1975 as , the club originally focused on youth teams. After becoming in 1986, the club start making progress in the lower Italian leagues arriving at Serie B2 and eventually reaching the Serie B1 in 2002. With the team showing good potential, the club search for sponsorship in order to fulfil it. In 2004 with main sponsor found, the club change its name to . In the following years, strong campaigns allow the club to compete for promotion to Serie A2 which was reached in 2012. Two seasons later the club was promoted to Serie A1, as a result, the home venue is changed to the Nelson Mandela Forum in Florence. In February 2022, the club changed its home venue again to the newly built Palazzo Wanny arena.
Team 2026–2027 Team Number Player Position Height (m) Birth date1 Nausica AcciarriMiddle Blocker1.862 Beatrice NegrettiLibero1.703 Aneta ZojziOutside Hitter1.865 Sofia ValoppiLibero1.678 Bianca CugnoOpposite1.929 Jennifer Boldini (c)Setter1.8710 Federica PiacentiniMiddle Blocker1.9311 Giulia FanfaniLibero1.7513 Nika MilošićMiddle Blocker1.8914 Alice TanaseOutside Hitter1.8316 Sara CarusoMiddle Blocker1.9319 Beatrice AgrifoglioSetter1.7822 Caitlin BairdOutside Hitter1.9123 Viktoriia LokhmanchukOpposite1.9424 Paulina DamaskeOutside Hitter1.80
2025–2026 Team Number Player Position Height (m) Birth date1 Nausica AcciarriMiddle Blocker1.864 Rachele MorelloSetter1.825 Sofia ValoppiLibero1.676 Bianca BertolinoOutside Hitter1.857 Agata ZuccarelliOpposite1.808 Alessandra ColziMiddle Blocker1.809 Francesca VillaniOutside Hitter1.8710 Jolien KnollemaOutside Hitter1.8912 Ana MaleševićMiddle Blocker1.9413 Vanja BukilićOpposite1.9814 Alice TanaseOutside Hitter1.8315 Begüm KaçmazMiddle Blocker1.8817 Bianca LapiniLibero1.8319 Beatrice Agrifoglio (c)Setter1.78
2024–2025 Team Number Player Position Height (m) Birth date1 Nausica AcciarriMiddle Blocker1.863 Adhuoljok MalualOpposite1.904 Božana ButiganMiddle Blocker1.926 Giulia Leonardi (c)Libero1.657 Ilaria BattistoniSetter1.749 Marina GiacomelloOpposite1.9010 Stella NerviniOutside Hitter1.8411 Giulia ManciniMiddle Blocker1.8313 Manuela RibechiLibero1.7216 Indy BaijensMiddle Blocker1.9317 Bianca LapiniOutside Hitter1.8318 Emma CagninOutside Hitter1.8619 Beatrice AgrifoglioSetter1.7821 Anna DavyskibaOutside Hitter1.8833 Marta BechisSetter1.80
2023–2024 Team Number Player Position Height (m) Birth date1 Nausica AcciarriMiddle Blocker1.863 Manuela RibechiLibero1.724 Mayu IshikawaOutside Hitter1.746 Giulia Leonardi (c)Libero1.657 Ilaria BattistoniSetter1.748 Lina AlsmeierOutside Hitter1.899 Ailama CeséOutside Hitter1.9010 Kendall KippOpposite1.9611 Alexandra LazićOutside Hitter1.8812 Alessia MazzaroMiddle Blocker1.8513 Emma GrazianiMiddle Blocker1.9319 Beatrice AgrifoglioSetter1.7824 Anastasiia KraidubaOpposite1.9426 Lauren StivrinsMiddle Blocker1.93
2022–2023 Team Number Player Position Height (m) Birth date1 Rhamat AlhassanMiddle Blocker1.952 Amandha SylvesMiddle Blocker1.963 Carlotta CambiSetter1.764 Britt Herbots (c)Outside Hitter1.825 Silvia LottiOutside Hitter1.886 Gaia GuiducciSetter1.787 Celine Van GestelOutside Hitter1.839 Sara PanetoniLibero1.7410 Jolien KnollemaOutside Hitter1.8911 Anna AdelusiOutside Hitter1.8612 Terry Ruth EnweonwuOutside Hitter1.8513 Emma GrazianiMiddle Blocker1.9315 Sylvia NwakalorOpposite1.7617 Bianca LapiniLibero1.8318 Dayana KosarevaOutside Hitter1.8623 Ofelia MalinovSetter1.85
2021–2022 Team Number Player Position Height (m) Birth date1 Indre SorokaiteOutside Hitter1.882 Amandha SylvesMiddle Blocker1.963 Carlotta Cambi (c)Setter1.765 Francesca BoncianiSetter1.787 Celine Van GestelOutside Hitter1.839 Sara PanetoniLibero1.7410 Jolien KnollemaOutside Hitter1.8911 Yvon BelienMiddle Blocker1.8812 Terry Ruth EnweonwuOutside Hitter1.8513 Emma GrazianiMiddle Blocker1.9314 Maddalena GolfieriLibero1.6515 Sylvia NwakalorOpposite1.7617 Bianca LapiniLibero1.8319 Astou DiagneMiddle Blocker1.87
2020–2021 Team Number Player Position Height (m) Birth date1 Terry Ruth EnweonwuOutside Hitter1.852 Arianna VittoriniOutside Hitter1.813 Carlotta Cambi (c)Setter1.764 Rebecka LazićOutside Hitter1.877 Celine Van GestelOutside Hitter1.838 Sara AlbertiMiddle Blocker1.859 Sara PanetoniLibero1.7410 Naoko HashimotoSetter1.7211 Yvon BelienMiddle Blocker1.8812 Anastasia GuerraOutside Hitter1.8614 Fatim KoneMiddle Blocker1.8215 Sylvia NwakalorOpposite1.7616 Nausica AcciarriMiddle Blocker1.8617 Maila VenturiLibero1.6218 Alicia OgomsMiddle Blocker1.94
2019–2020 Team Number Player Position Height (m) Birth date1 Daly SantanaOutside Hitter1.852 Sara AlbertiMiddle Blocker1.854 Jana Franziska PollOutside Hitter1.855 Denise MeliMiddle Blocker1.836 Mikaela FoeckeOutside Hitter1.917 Alice DegradiOutside Hitter1.819 Nika DaalderopOutside Hitter1.9010 Giulia De NardiLibero1.7112 Alice TurcoSetter1.7813 Sarah FahrMiddle Blocker1.9214 Laura Dijkema (c)Setter1.8415 Sylvia NwakalorOpposite1.7617 Maila VenturiLibero1.6219 Emily MaglioMiddle Blocker1.89
2018–2019 Team Number Player Position Height (m) Birth date1 Indre SorokaiteOutside Hitter1.882 Sara AlbertiMiddle Blocker1.853 Louisa LippmannOpposite1.915 Francesca BoncianiSetter1.786 Tijana MaleševićOutside Hitter1.857 Alice DegradiOutside Hitter1.818 Daly SantanaOutside Hitter1.859 Nika DaalderopOutside Hitter1.9010 Beatrice ParrocchialeLibero1.6711 Sonia CandiMiddle Blocker1.8714 Laura Dijkema (c)Setter1.8415 Mina PopovićMiddle Blocker1.8717 Maila VenturiLibero1.62
2017–2018 Team Number Player Position Height (m) Birth date1 Indre SorokaiteOutside Hitter1.882 Sara AlbertiMiddle Blocker1.853 Marta BechisSetter1.805 Francesca BoncianiSetter1.787 Hannah TappMiddle Blocker1.888 Daly SantanaOutside Hitter1.859 Chiara Di IulioOutside Hitter1.8510 Beatrice ParrocchialeLibero1.6711 Chiaka OgboguMiddle Blocker1.8912 Giulia PietrelliOutside Hitter1.7714 Ivana Miloš ProkopićMiddle Blocker1.8715 Mina PopovićMiddle Blocker1.8716 Valentina Tirozzi (c)Outside Hitter1.8218 Laura DijkemaSetter1.84
2016–2017 Team Number Player Position Height (m) Birth date1 Indre SorokaiteOpposite1.882 Natalia BrussaOpposite1.883 Marta BechisSetter1.804 Odina BayramovaOutside Hitter1.865 Maria Chiara NorginiLibero1.706 Valeria RossoOutside Hitter1.827 Stephanie EnrightOutside Hitter1.798 Francesca BoncianiSetter1.789 Laura MelandriMiddle Blocker1.8610 Beatrice ParrocchialeLibero1.6711 Vittoria RepiceMiddle Blocker1.8512 Giulia PietrelliOutside Hitter1.7713 Raffaella CalloniMiddle Blocker1.87
Head coaches Period Head coach 2012–2016 Francesca Vannini 2016–2018 Marco Bracci 2018–2020 Giovanni Caprara 2020–2021 Marco Mencarelli 2021–2022 Massimo Bellano 2023–2024 Carlo Parisi 2024–2025 Simone Bendandi 2025–2026 Federico Chiavegatti 2026– Alessandro Orefice
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External links
Official website