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)
HistoryEdit
Founded in 1975 as Volleyball Arci San Casciano, the club originally focused on youth teams. After becoming Azzurra Volley 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 Il Bisonte Azzurra. 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.[1]
TeamEdit
The following is the roster for the 2022–2023 season.[2]
^"Storia". Azzurra Volley San Casciano (in Italian). Retrieved 14 February 2017.
^"2022–2023 roster" (in Italian). Retrieved 16 November 2022.
^"Il Bisonte Firenze 2016-17 Team". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 14 February 2017.
External linksEdit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Azzurra Volley San Casciano.
Official website (in Italian)
October 22, 2023
azzurra, volley, casciano, italian, women, volleyball, club, based, casciano, pesa, currently, playing, serie, bisonte, firenzefull, namefounded1975groundnelson, mandela, forum, florence, italy, capacity, chairmanelio, sitàhead, coachmarco, mencarellileaguefip. Azzurra Volley San Casciano is an Italian women s volleyball club based in San Casciano in Val di Pesa and currently playing in the Serie A1 Il Bisonte FirenzeFull nameAzzurra Volley San CascianoFounded1975GroundNelson Mandela Forum Florence Italy Capacity 7 500 ChairmanElio SitaHead coachMarco MencarelliLeagueFIPAV Women s Serie A12016 179th Playoff quarterfinalists WebsiteClub home pageUniformsHome Away Contents 1 Previous names 2 History 3 Team 4 References 5 External linksPrevious names EditDue 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 EditFounded in 1975 as Volleyball Arci San Casciano the club originally focused on youth teams After becoming Azzurra Volley 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 Il Bisonte Azzurra 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 1 Team EditThe following is the roster for the 2022 2023 season 2 Number Player Position Height m Birth date1 nbsp Rhamat Alhassan Middle blocker 1 95 1996 09 07 7 September 1996 age 27 2 nbsp Amandha Sylves Middle blocker 1 96 2000 12 29 29 December 2000 age 22 3 nbsp Carlotta Cambi Setter 1 76 1996 05 28 28 May 1996 age 27 4 nbsp Britt Herbots Outside hitter 1 82 1999 09 24 24 September 1999 age 24 5 nbsp Silvia Lotti Outside hitter 1 88 1992 06 17 17 June 1992 age 31 6 nbsp Gaia Guiducci Setter 1 78 2002 03 09 9 March 2002 age 21 7 nbsp Celine Van Gestel Outside hitter 1 83 1997 11 07 7 November 1997 age 25 9 nbsp Sara Panetoni Libero 1 74 2000 05 06 6 May 2000 age 23 10 nbsp Jolien Knollema Outside hitter 1 89 2003 01 05 5 January 2003 age 20 11 nbsp Anna Adelusi Outside hitter 1 86 2003 06 10 10 June 2003 age 20 12 nbsp Terry Ruth Enweonwu Outside hitter 1 85 2000 05 12 12 May 2000 age 23 13 nbsp Emma Graziani Middle blocker 1 93 2002 08 16 16 August 2002 age 21 15 nbsp Sylvia Nwakalor Opposite 1 76 1999 08 12 12 August 1999 age 24 17 nbsp Bianca Lapini Libero 1 83 2002 07 13 13 July 2002 age 21 18 nbsp Dayana Kosareva Outside hitter 1 86 1999 08 24 24 August 1999 age 24 2016 2017 Team 3 Number Player Position Height m Weight kg Birth date1 nbsp Daly Santana Outside hitter 1 85 1995 02 19 19 February 1995 age 28 1 nbsp Indre Sorokaite Opposite 1 88 1988 07 02 2 July 1988 age 35 2 nbsp Natalia Brussa Opposite 1 88 1985 02 13 13 February 1985 age 38 3 nbsp Marta Bechis Setter 1 81 1989 09 04 4 September 1989 age 34 4 nbsp Odina Bayramova Outside hitter 1 86 1990 05 25 25 May 1990 age 33 5 nbsp Maria Chiara Norgini Libero 1 70 1998 09 11 11 September 1998 age 25 7 nbsp Stephanie Enright Outside hitter 1 79 1990 12 15 15 December 1990 age 32 8 nbsp Francesca Bonciani Setter 1 78 1992 05 25 25 May 1992 age 31 9 nbsp Laura Melandri Middle blocker 1 86 1995 01 31 31 January 1995 age 28 10 nbsp Beatrice Parrocchiale Libero 1 67 1995 12 26 26 December 1995 age 27 11 nbsp Vittoria Repice Middle blocker 1 85 1986 06 01 1 June 1986 age 37 12 nbsp Giulia Pietrelli Outside hitter 1 80 1988 08 27 27 August 1988 age 35 13 nbsp Raffaella Calloni Middle blocker 1 87 1983 05 04 4 May 1983 age 40 References Edit Storia Azzurra Volley San Casciano in Italian Retrieved 14 February 2017 2022 2023 roster in Italian Retrieved 16 November 2022 Il Bisonte Firenze 2016 17 Team legavolleyfemminile it in Italian Retrieved 14 February 2017 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Azzurra Volley San Casciano Official website in Italian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Azzurra Volley San Casciano amp oldid 1148632738, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
