Volley Pesaro was an Italian women's volleyball club based in Pesaro. The club won three Italian Serie A1 titles and two international titles.
Previous names Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names: Fiam ITA Meta Pesaro (2000–2001) Vitrifrigo Fiam Italia Pesaro (2001–2003) Scavolini Pesaro (2003–2012) Robursport Volley Pesaro (2012–2013) myCicero Pesaro (2013–2017) myCicero Volley Pesaro (2017–2018)
History The club was founded in 1967 and progressed from regional competitions in the 1970s to the national leagues during the 1980s and 1990s. It reached Serie A1, the highest level of Italian women's volleyball, in 2003. Home games took place at the PalaCampanara and success soon followed, with the club winning its first major title, the CEV Challenge Cup in 2005–06. Since then, three successive Serie A1 titles, one Italian Cup, four Italian Supercups and a CEV Cup title were added in just four years. The club also played in five editions of the CEV Women's Champions League.
In 2013, the club withdrew from Serie A1 and, together with Snoopy Pallavolo, launched the Volley Pesaro project, which aimed to develop youth volleyball while maintaining activity at the senior level.
In 2017, the club returned to Serie A1 after winning promotion through the 2016–17 Serie A2 play-offs. However, in June 2018, after one season back in the top division, it announced its withdrawal from Serie A1 due to financial difficulties.
Team
Season 2017–2018, as of September 2017. Number Player Position Height (m) Weight (kg) Birth date1 Tatjana BokanOutside hitter1.86722 Carlotta CambiSetter1.76663 Rossella OlivottoMiddle blocker1.845 Yamila NizetichOutside hitter1.83767 Alessia GhilardiLibero1.638 Silvia BussoliOutside hitter1.839 Freya AelbrechtMiddle blocker1.897410 Lise Van HeckeOpposite1.927011 Gloria BaldiOpposite1.8512 Giulia CarraroSetter1.756516 Alessia ArcipreteOutside hitter1.8018 Chiara LapiMiddle blocker1.82
Notable players
Sheilla Castro (2004–2008) Marianne Steinbrecher (2006–2008) Jaqueline Carvalho (2008–2009) Antonella Del Core (2003–2006) Nadia Centoni (2003–2005) Simona Rinieri (2004–2006) Carolina Costagrande (2005–2010) Kinga Maculewicz (2005–2007) Lindsey Berg (2004–2007) Christiane Fürst (2007–2009) Katarzyna Skowrońska (2008–2010) Elke Wijnhoven (2007–2010)
Honours
National competitions National League: 3 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10
Coppa Italia: 1 2008–09
Italian Super Cup: 4 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
International competitions CEV Cup: 1 2007–08
CEV Challenge Cup: 1 2005–06
References
External links
Official website