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 | Marco Gaspari | ||
| League | FIPAV Women's Serie A1 | ||
| 2023–24 | 2nd | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Previous names
editDue to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names:
- Savino Del Bene Scandicci (2012–present)
- Pallavolo Scandicci (Past)
History
editThe 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.
In the 2023/24 season, the team qualified for the CEV's Champions League. They also played in their first ever finals of the Italian Serie A1 league in the same season. This also qualified them for the 2024/25 season CEV's Champions League.
Team Roster
edit| 2024–25 Team[3] | |||||
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| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Weight (kg) | Birth date |
| 4 |  Britt Herbots
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Outside Hitter | 1.82 | 62 | 24 September 1999 |
| 5 |  Brenda Castillo
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Libero | 1.67 | 55 | 5 June 1992 |
| 6 |  Lindsey Ruddins
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Outside Hitter | 1.88 | 82 | 5 November 1997 |
| 7 |  Anna Kotikova
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Outside Hitter | 1.87 | 71 | 13 October 1999 |
| 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 |
| 12 | Kara Bajema
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Outside Hitter | 1.88 | 72 | 24 March 1998 |
| 13 | Emma Graziani
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Middle Blocker | 1.90 | 16 August 2002 | |
| 14 | Linda Nwakalor
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Middle Blocker | 1.87 | 17 September 2002 | |
| 15 |  Ana Carolina Da Silva
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Middle Blocker | 1.83 | 73 | 8 April 1991 |
| 16 |  Indy Baijens
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Middle Blocker | 1.93 | 67 | 4 February 2001 |
| 17 | Ekaterina Antropova
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Opposite | 2.02 | 60 | 19 March 2003 |
| 18 | Camilla Mingardi
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Opposite | 1.86 | 19 October 1997 | |
| 23 | Giulia Gennari
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Setter | 1.84 | 23 June 1996 | |
Current coaching staff
editCoaching staff as of 15 October 2024.[4]
| Italy
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Marco Gaspari | 20 September 1982 | Head coach |
 Hungary
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Sándor Kántor | 1 February 1971 | Coach assistant |
| Italy
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Andrea Panzeri | Coach assistant | |
| Italy
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Antonio Orlandi | Technical assistant | |
| Italy
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Marco Sesia | Athletic trainer | |
| Italy
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Fabio Gabban | Scoutman |
Position Main (Current Season)
edit| Scandicci Line up |
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Notable Players
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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（2022－2024）- Zhu Ting（2022－2024）
- Maja Ognjenović（2023－）
- Ana Carolina Da Silva（2023－）
Britt Herbots（2023－）
Honours
editNational competitions
editInternational competitions
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CEV Cup: 1
- 2023
- 2022
European Record
editOn 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).[5] 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.
- ^ "Savino Del Bene Scandicci Team 2024–25". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Staff Tecnico". savinodelbenevolley.it (in Italian). Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ^ "CEV - Confédération Européenne de Volleyball".
External links
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- Official website (in Italian)