The Lega Pallavolo Serie A is structured in several levels of importance; the highest of them is SuperLega (formerly Serie A1). Since the early 1980s, many among the best volleyball players in the world play in Superlega and the overall level of competition is considerably high. Nowadays, the SuperLega is widely considered the best league in the world.[1][2][3][4]
Prima Divisione, organized by provincial committees;
Seconda Divisione, organized by provincial committees;
Terza Divisione, organized by provincial committees.
SuperLega
Picture taken during a volleyball match in Trento.
SuperLega is the highest level club competition in Italian professional male volleyball. It is organized by Federazione Italiana Pallavolo (FIPAV) and Lega Pallavolo Serie A. It was known as Serie A between 1946 and 1977, then as Serie A1 until 2014.
Since 1982, the championship consists of two phases:
a round-robin tournament (regular season) which picks out the clubs admitted to the second phase and the teams destined to relegation;
Just in few occasions relegation playouts were disputed.
History
Volleyball made its first appearance in Italy after the end of World War I. In 1929 a Federazione Italiana Palla a Volo (FIPV) was founded. During the 1930s several tournaments were organized by youth or workers movements within fascist associations like GIL and OND.[6]
After the end of World War II and the overthrow of fascist regime, a new association, called Federazione Italiana Pallavolo, were founded in 1946. Later that year the city of Genoa hosted the first official male championship.[6]
Quickly volleyball became popular in northern regions like Piedmont, Lombardy and especially Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany: clubs based on Ravenna, Modena, Parma, Bologna and Florence regularly won all the championships for more than thirty years. By the 1970s outsider clubs from centre-south cities (Rome, Catania) were more competitive.
In the 1980s the growth of Italy men's national volleyball team led volleyball to a peak of a popularity. After a period in which Turin's CUS and Parma's Santal dominated, great entrepreneurial companies (like Fininvest in Milan, Montedison in Ravenna and Benetton in Treviso) decided to support and invest in volleyball, equipping strong teams which often won European and Intercontinental trophies. During the 1990s and 2000s decades, Serie A1 was by far the best volleyball league in the world, due to the simultaneous presence of all Italian's golden generation members and even all the best foreign players from all over the world (Netherlands, Brazil, Cuba, Russia etc.). All along 1990s, Italian teams dominated all European club competitions and Serie A1 was called "the NBA of volleyball".[7][8]
Situation
Today Serie A1 is called SuperLega and it's still one of the most difficult and competitive leagues in the world. Italian volleyball is diffused all over the country but, as a consequence of the enormous popularity of other disciplines (football above all) in big cities, it finds its highest popularity in medium-to-large cities.[9]
Serie A2 is the second highest level club competition in Italian professional male volleyball. It is organized by Federazione Italiana Pallavolo (FIPAV) and Lega Pallavolo Serie A. It was created in 1977 by splitting the previous Serie A in two tiers (Serie A1 and Serie A2).
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Sources
Almanacco Illustrato del Volley – 1987, Panini Edizioni, Modena, 1986
External links
Official website (in English)
Lega Pallavolo Serie A (in Italian)
Italian Volleyball Federation (FIPAV) (in Italian)
January 06, 2023
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The Lega Pallavolo Serie A is structured in several levels of importance the highest of them is SuperLega formerly Serie A1 Since the early 1980s many among the best volleyball players in the world play in Superlega and the overall level of competition is considerably high Nowadays the SuperLega is widely considered the best league in the world 1 2 3 4 Italian Volleyball LeagueCurrent season competition or edition 2022 23 SuperLegaSportVolleyballFounded1946 77 years ago 1946 AdministratorFIPAVNo of teams12CountryItalyConfederationCEVMost recentchampion s Cucine Lube Civitanova 2021 22 Most titlesLeo Shoes PerkinElmer Modena 12 titles TV partner s Rai SportStreaming partner s Volleyball TVSponsor s Credito EmilianoLevel on pyramidLevel 1Relegation toSerie A2Domestic cup s Coppa ItaliaSupercoppaInternational cup s CEV Champions LeagueCEV CupOfficial websitelegavolley it Contents 1 Structure 2 SuperLega 2 1 History 2 2 Situation 2 3 Champions 2 3 1 1936 1941 OND tournaments 2 3 2 1946 today FIPAV tournaments 2 4 Teams 3 Serie A2 4 Sponsor 5 See also 6 References 7 Sources 8 External linksStructure EditAs of 2016 17 season the Italian volleyball championships are parted in this way SuperLega highest level 12 teams Serie A2 second level 14 teams Serie A3 third level 28 teams Serie B fourth level 14 teams in 9 5 rounds Serie C organized by regional committees Serie D organized by regional committees Prima Divisione organized by provincial committees Seconda Divisione organized by provincial committees Terza Divisione organized by provincial committees SuperLega Edit Picture taken during a volleyball match in Trento SuperLega is the highest level club competition in Italian professional male volleyball It is organized by Federazione Italiana Pallavolo FIPAV and Lega Pallavolo Serie A It was known as Serie A between 1946 and 1977 then as Serie A1 until 2014 Since 1982 the championship consists of two phases a round robin tournament regular season which picks out the clubs admitted to the second phase and the teams destined to relegation a playoff tournament which assigned the trophy Just in few occasions relegation playouts were disputed History Edit Volleyball made its first appearance in Italy after the end of World War I In 1929 a Federazione Italiana Palla a Volo FIPV was founded During the 1930s several tournaments were organized by youth or workers movements within fascist associations like GIL and OND 6 Crowd attending a volleyball match in Cuneo After the end of World War II and the overthrow of fascist regime a new association called Federazione Italiana Pallavolo were founded in 1946 Later that year the city of Genoa hosted the first official male championship 6 Quickly volleyball became popular in northern regions like Piedmont Lombardy and especially Emilia Romagna and Tuscany clubs based on Ravenna Modena Parma Bologna and Florence regularly won all the championships for more than thirty years By the 1970s outsider clubs from centre south cities Rome Catania were more competitive In the 1980s the growth of Italy men s national volleyball team led volleyball to a peak of a popularity After a period in which Turin s CUS and Parma s Santal dominated great entrepreneurial companies like Fininvest in Milan Montedison in Ravenna and Benetton in Treviso decided to support and invest in volleyball equipping strong teams which often won European and Intercontinental trophies During the 1990s and 2000s decades Serie A1 was by far the best volleyball league in the world due to the simultaneous presence of all Italian s golden generation members and even all the best foreign players from all over the world Netherlands Brazil Cuba Russia etc All along 1990s Italian teams dominated all European club competitions and Serie A1 was called the NBA of volleyball 7 8 Situation Edit Today Serie A1 is called SuperLega and it s still one of the most difficult and competitive leagues in the world Italian volleyball is diffused all over the country but as a consequence of the enormous popularity of other disciplines football above all in big cities it finds its highest popularity in medium to large cities 9 Champions Edit 1936 1941 OND tournaments Edit These tournaments were organized by the National Recreational Club Opera Nazionale Dopolavoro 10 1936 Azogeno Vado Ligure 1937 Azogeno Vado Ligure 1938 Torti Alessandria 1939 Azogeno Vado Ligure 1940 not held 1941 Lanerossi Schio1946 today FIPAV tournaments Edit 2007 08 Itas Diatecc Trentino s celebrative gonfalon Season Champions Runners up1946 Robur Ravenna Borsalino Alessandria1947 Robur Ravenna Borsalino Alessandria1948 Robur Ravenna Lega Navale Vercelli1949 Robur Ravenna Ferrovieri Parma1950 Ferrovieri Parma Robur Ravenna1951 Ferrovieri Parma Robur Ravenna1952 Robur Ravenna Multedo 1930 Genova1953 Minelli Modena Multedo 1930 Genova1954 Minelli Modena Avia Pervia Modena1955 Minelli Modena Crocetta Modena1956 Crocetta Modena Minelli Modena1957 Avia Pervia Modena Sestese Sesto Fiorentino1958 Ciam Modena Avia Pervia Modena1959 Avia Pervia Modena Ciam Modena1960 Avia Pervia Modena Ciam Modena1961 Ciam Modena Avia Pervia Modena1962 Interauto Modena Ciam Modena1962 63 Avia Pervia Modena Ciam Modena1963 64 Ruini Firenze Smalteria Ghirlandina Modena1964 65 Ruini Firenze Parma1965 66 Virtus Bologna Ruini Firenze1966 67 Virtus Bologna Salvarani Parma1967 68 Ruini Firenze Salvarani Parma1968 69 Parma Minganti Bologna1969 70 Panini Modena Ruini Firenze1970 71 Ruini Firenze Panini Modena1971 72 Panini Modena Ruini Firenze1972 73 Ruini Firenze Lubiam Bologna1973 74 Panini Modena Lubiam Bologna1974 75 Ariccia Torino1975 76 Panini Modena Klippan Torino1976 77 Federlazio Roma Paoletti Catania1977 78 Paoletti Catania Federlazio Roma1978 79 Klippan Torino Panini Modena1979 80 Klippan Torino Paoletti Catania1980 81 Robe di Kappa Torino Panini Modena1981 82 Santal Parma Robe di Kappa Torino1982 83 Santal Parma Robe di Kappa Torino1983 84 Robe di Kappa Torino Santal Parma1984 85 Mapier Bologna Panini Modena1985 86 Panini Modena Tartarini Bologna1986 87 Panini Modena Santal Parma1987 88 Panini Modena Maxicono Parma1988 89 Panini Modena Maxicono Parma1989 90 Maxicono Parma Philips Modena1990 91 il Messaggero Ravenna Maxicono Parma1991 92 Maxicono Parma il Messaggero Ravenna1992 93 Maxicono Parma Misura Milano1993 94 Sisley Treviso Mediolanum Milano1994 95 Daytona Las Modena Sisley Treviso1995 96 Sisley Treviso Alpitour Traco Cuneo1996 97 Las Daytona Modena Sisley Treviso1997 98 Sisley Treviso Alpitour Traco Cuneo1998 99 Sisley Treviso Casa Modena Unibon1999 00 Piaggio Roma Casa Modena Unibon2000 01 Sisley Treviso Asystel Milano2001 02 Unibon Modena Sisley Treviso2002 03 Sisley Treviso Kerakoll Modena2003 04 Sisley Treviso Copra Asystel Ventaglio Piacenza2004 05 Sisley Treviso RPA LuigiBacchi it Perugia2005 06 Lube Banca Marche Macerata Sisley Treviso2006 07 Sisley Treviso Copra Berni Piacenza2007 08 Itas Diatec Trentino Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza2008 09 Copra Nordmeccanica Piacenza Itas Diatec Trentino2009 10 Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo Itas Diatec Trentino2010 11 Itas Diatec Trentino Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo2011 12 Lube Banca Marche Macerata Itas Diatec Trentino2012 13 Itas Diatec Trentino Copra Elior Piacenza2013 14 Lube Banca Marche Macerata Sir Safety Perugia2014 15 Itas Diatec Trentino Parmareggio Modena2015 16 DHL Modena Sir Safety Perugia2016 17 Cucine Lube Civitanova Diatec Trentino2017 18 Sir Safety Perugia Cucine Lube Civitanova2018 19 Cucine Lube Civitanova Sir Safety Perugia2019 20 Cancelled due to COVID 19 pandemic2020 21 Cucine Lube Civitanova Sir Safety Perugia2021 22 Cucine Lube Civitanova Sir Safety Perugia2022 23Teams Edit The following teams compete in the SuperLega during 2022 23 season MIL CVA PIA TRE TAR PAD MOD PGA CIS MON VER SIEclass notpageimage Location of 2022 23 SuperLega teams Team Stadium CapacityMIL Allianz Milano Allianz Cloud Arena 5 420CVA Cucine Lube Civitanova Eurosuole Forum 4 000SIE Emma Villas Aubay Siena PalaEstra 5 500PIA Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza PalaBanca Sport 3 800TAR Gioiella Prisma Taranto PalaMazzola 3 100TRE Itas Trentino BLM Group Arena 4 000PAD Pallavolo Padova Kioene Arena 3 400PGA Sir Safety Susa Perugia PalaBarton 3 400CIS Top Volley Cisterna Palazzetto dello Sport 3 000MOD Valsa Group Modena PalaPanini 3 000MZA Vero Volley Monza Arena di Monza 4 000VER WithU Verona AGSM Forum 5 200Serie A2 EditSerie A2 is the second highest level club competition in Italian professional male volleyball It is organized by Federazione Italiana Pallavolo FIPAV and Lega Pallavolo Serie A It was created in 1977 by splitting the previous Serie A in two tiers Serie A1 and Serie A2 Sponsor Edit1989 91 Wuber Salumi 1991 95 Acqua Boario 1995 97 Kraft 1997 99 La Trentina 1999 03 LG Electronics 2003 10 TIM 2010 12 Sustenium Plus 2012 13 Linkem 2013 14 UnipolSai 2013 UnipolSai Del Monte Mikasa 2021 11 Credem Banca Del Monte Mikasa ItalteloSee also EditItalian Volleyball Supercup Best Player in Serie A1References Edit CEV European Cup Ranking PDF Ballsportfriend League Ranking VolleyCountry League Rankings VolleyballPassion League Rankings Serie B Ufficializzati i calendari 30 July 2016 a b 1 www coni it Dietro il calcio sport da godere La Repubblica 20 September 1992 Retrieved 27 April 2010 Bravi e ricchi il volley all italiana La Repubblica 11 March 1997 Retrieved 27 April 2010 Volley quando vince la provincia sport it 30 April 2004 Archived from the original on 4 March 2012 Retrieved 27 April 2010 2 www coni it Sponsor Lega Pallavolo Serie A in Italian Retrieved 7 October 2022 Sources EditAlmanacco Illustrato del Volley 1987 Panini Edizioni Modena 1986External links EditOfficial website in English Lega Pallavolo Serie A in Italian Italian Volleyball Federation FIPAV in Italian Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Italian Volleyball League amp oldid 1129805836, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
