Italy women's national water polo team

The Italy women's national water polo team represents Italy in international women's water polo competitions and friendly matches. The team is one of the leading teams in Europe since the mid-1990s, claiming the title at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The squad is nicknamed the Setterosa.

Italy

FINA code	ITA
Association	Italian Swimming Federation
Confederation	LEN (Europe)
Head coach	Carlo Silipo
Asst coach	Cosimo Di Cecca
Captain	Valeria Palmieri
FINA ranking (since 2008)
Current	10 (as of 9 August 2021)
Highest	2 (2016)
Lowest	10 (2021)
Olympic Games (team statistics)
Appearances	4 (first in 2004)
Best result	(2004)
World Championship
Appearances	11 (first in 1994)
Best result	(1998, 2001)
World Cup
Appearances	8 (first in 1989)
Best result	(1993, 2006)
World League
Appearances	10 (first in 2004)
Best result	(2006,2011,2014,2019)
European Championship
Appearances	17 (first in 1989)
Best result	(1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2012)
Media
Website	federnuoto.it

Tania Di Mario (3rd standing from left) and Setterosa, with Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi after Olympic gold medal at Quirinale in 2004.

Palmarès

Competition				Total
Olympic Games	1	1	0	2
World Championship	2	1	2	5
World Cup	0	2	1	3
World League	0	4	1	5
European Championship	5	2	2	9
Universiade	0	1	1	2
Mediterranean Games	0	1	0	1
Total	8	12	7	27

Results

Olympic Games

Main article: Italy women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics

Year^[1]	Position	Pld	W	D	L
2000	did not qualify
2004		6	5	0	1
2008	6th	5	2	2	1
2012	7th	6	2	0	4
2016		6	5	0	1
2020	did not qualify
Total	4/5	23	14	2	7

Olympic Year Tournament

• 1996 –   Bronze medal^[1]

World Championship

• 1994 –   Bronze medal^[1]
• 1998 –   Gold medal
• 2001 –   Gold medal
• 2003 –   Silver medal
• 2005 – 7th place
• 2007 – 5th place
• 2011 – 4th place
• 2013 – 10th place
• 2015 –   Bronze medal
• 2017 – 6th place
• 2019 – 6th place
• 2022 – 4th place
• 2023 – Qualified

FINA World Cup

• 1989 – 8th place^[1]
• 1991 – 5th place
• 1993 –   Silver medal
• 1995 – 5th place
• 1997 – 4th place
• 1999 –   Bronze medal
• 2002 – 5th place
• 2006 –   Silver medal
• 2023 – Qualified

FINA World League

• 2004 –   Bronze medal^[1]
• 2005 – 8th place
• 2006 –   Silver medal
• 2009 – 8th place
• 2011 –   Silver medal
• 2012 – 8th place
• 2013 – 6th place
• 2014 –   Silver medal
• 2015 – 7th place
• 2016 – 5th place
• 2022 – 5th place

European Championship

• 1989 – 4th place
• 1991 –   Bronze medal
• 1993 – 4th place
• 1995 –   Gold medal
• 1997 –   Gold medal
• 1999 –   Gold medal
• 2001 –   Silver medal
• 2003 –   Gold medal
• 2006 –   Silver medal
• 2008 – 4th place
• 2010 – 4th place
• 2012 –   Gold medal
• 2014 – 4th place
• 2016 –   Bronze medal
• 2018 – 6th place
• 2020 – 5th place
• 2022 –   Bronze medal
• 2024 – Qualified

LEN Europa Cup

Year	Position
2018	5th place

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2020 Women's European Water Polo Championship.^[2]

Head coach: Paolo Zizza

No	Name	Pos.	Date of birth	Height	Weight	L/R	Caps	Club
1	Giulia Gorlero	GK	(1990-09-26) 26 September 1990 (age 32)	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	70 kg (154 lb)	R	278	Ekipe Orizzonte Catania
2	Chiara Tabani	DF	(1994-08-27) 27 August 1994 (age 28)	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	R	152	SIS Roma
3	Arianna Garibotti	W	(1989-12-09) 9 December 1989 (age 33)	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)	71 kg (157 lb)	R	239	Ekipe Orizzonte Catania
4	Silvia Avegno	W	(1997-06-15) 15 June 1997 (age 25)	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	66 kg (146 lb)	R	59	SIS Roma
5	Elisa Queirolo (C)	W	(1991-03-06) 6 March 1991 (age 32)	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	63 kg (139 lb)	R	216	CS Plebiscito Padova
6	Rosaria Aiello	CF	(1989-05-12) 12 May 1989 (age 33)	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	R	275	Ekipe Orizzonte Catania
7	Claudia Marletta	CF	(1995-11-23) 23 November 1995 (age 27)	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)		R		Ekipe Orizzonte Catania
8	Roberta Bianconi	W	(1995-07-08) 8 July 1995 (age 27)	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	R	286	NC Milano
9	Giulia Emmolo	W	(1991-10-16) 16 October 1991 (age 31)	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	66 kg (146 lb)	L	268	Olympiacos
10	Mariagrazia Palmieri	CF	(1993-10-18) 18 October 1993 (age 29)	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	102 kg (225 lb)	R	96	Ekipe Orizzonte Catania
11	Izabella Chiappini	W	(1995-09-28) 28 September 1995 (age 27)	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	67 kg (148 lb)	R		SIS Roma
12	Carla Carrega	AR	(1995-07-08) 8 July 1995 (age 27)	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)		R		NC Milano
13	Fabiana Sparano	GK	(1995-05-12) 12 May 1995 (age 27)	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	R		SIS Roma

Past squads

• 1991 European Championship –   Bronze Medal

• Nicoletta Abbate, Carmela Allucci, Monica Canetti, Cristina Consoli, Francesca Conti, Antonella Di Giacinto, Stefania Lariucci, Sonia Magarelli, Giusi Malato, Neira Marsili, Martina Miceli, Monica Petrucci, Monica Vaillant, Flavia Villa, and Claudia Vinciguerra. Head Coach: Roberto Fiori.

• 1993 FINA World Cup –   Silver Medal

• Nicoletta Abbate, Carmela Allucci, Cristina Consoli, Francesca Conti, Antonella Di Giacinto, Melania Grego, Stefania Lariucci, Giusi Malato, Claudia Mori, Paola Sabbatini, Greta Righi, Monica Vaillant, and Claudia Vinciguerra.

• 1994 World Championship –   Bronze Medal

• Nicoletta Abbate, Carmela Allucci, Cristina Consoli, Francesca Conti, Antonella Di Giacinto, Melania Grego, Stefania Lariucci, Giusi Malato, Martina Miceli, Paola Sabbatini, Oriana Di Siena, Monica Vaillant, and Milena Virzì.

• 1995 European Championship –   Gold Medal

• Carmela Allucci, Marica Carrozzi, Cristina Consoli, Francesca Conti, Antonella Di Giacinto, Melania Grego, Stefania Lariucci, Giusi Malato, Martina Miceli, Maddalena Musumeci, Francesca Romano, Paola Sabbatini, Daria Starace, Monica Vaillant, and Milena Virzì. Head Coach: Pierluigi Formiconi.

• 1996 Olympic Year Tournament –   Bronze Medal

• Carmela Allucci, Alexandra Araujo, Cristina Consoli, Francesca Conti, Antonella Di Giacinto, Melania Grego, Stefania Lariucci, Giusi Malato, Martina Miceli, Silvia Moriconi, Maddalena Musumeci, Monica Vaillant, and Milena Virzì. Head Coach: Pierluigi Formiconi.

• 1997 European Championship –   Gold Medal

• Carmela Allucci, Alexandra Araujo, Cristina Consoli, Francesca Conti, Antonella Di Giacinto, Melania Grego, Stefania Lariucci, Stefania Lavorini, Giusi Malato, Martina Miceli, Silvia Moriconi, Maddalena Musumeci, Cinzia Ragusa, Monica Vaillant, and Milena Virzì. Head Coach: Pierluigi Formiconi.

• 1998 World Championship –   Gold Medal

• Carmela Allucci, Alexandra Araujo, Cristina Consoli, Francesca Conti, Eleonora Gay, Antonella Di Giacinto, Melania Grego, Stefania Lariucci, Giusi Malato, Martina Miceli, Maddalena Musumeci, Monica Vaillant, and Milena Virzi. Head Coach: Pierluigi Formiconi.

• 1999 FINA World Cup –   Bronze Medal

• Carmela Allucci, Alexandra Araujo, Tatiana Baianova, Cristina Consoli, Francesca Conti, Eleonora Gay, Melania Grego, Tania di Mario, Martina Miceli, Maddalena Musumeci, Gabriella Sciolti, Monica Vaillant, and Claudia Vinciguerra. Head Coach: Pierluigi Formiconi.

• 1999 European Championship –   Gold Medal

• Carmela Allucci, Alexandra Araujo, Tatiana Baianova, Silvia Bosurgi, Cristina Consoli, Francesca Conti, Tania di Mario, Melania Grego, Giusi Malato, Martina Miceli, Silvia Moriconi, Maddalena Musumeci, Martina Schiavon, Gabriella Sciolti, and Monica Vaillant. Head Coach: Pierluigi Formiconi.

• 2001 European Championship –   Silver Medal

• Simona Abbate, Carmela Allucci, Alexandra Araujo, Silvia Bosurgi, Cristina Consoli, Francesca Conti, Melania Grego, Tania Di Mario, Giusi Malato, Martina Miceli, Maddalena Musumeci, Cinzia Ragusa, Gabriella Sciolti, Paola Sabbatini, and Manuela Zanchi. Head Coach: Pierluigi Formiconi.

• 2001 World Championship –   Gold Medal

• Carmela Allucci, Alexandra Araujo, Silvia Bosurgi, Cristina Consoli, Francesca Conti, Melania Grego, Giusi Malato, Tania di Mario, Martina Miceli, Maddalena Musumeci, Paola Sabbatini, Gabriella Sciolti, and Monica Vaillant. Head Coach: Pierluigi Formiconi.

• 2001 Holiday Cup –   Bronze Medal

• Carmela Allucci, Alexandra Araujo, Silvia Bosurgi, Francesca Conti, Cristina Consoli, Melania Grego, Giusi Malato, Tania di Mario, Martina Miceli, Maddalena Musumeci, Paola Sabbatini, Gabriella Sciolti, and Monica Vaillant.

• 2003 European Championship –   Gold Medal

• Carmela Allucci, Alexandra Araujo, Silvia Bosurgi, Francesca Conti, Melania Grego, Erika Lava, Daniela Lavorini, Giusi Malato, Tania di Mario, Martina Miceli, Maddalena Musumeci, Cinzia Ragusa, Gabriella Sciolti, Noémi Tóth, and Manuela Zanchi.

• 2003 World Championship –   Silver Medal

• Carmela Allucci, Alexandra Araujo, Silvia Bosurgi, Francesca Conti, Melania Grego, Erika Lava, Giusi Malato, Tania di Mario, Martina Miceli, Maddalena Musumeci, Cinzia Ragusa, Noémi Tóth, and Manuela Zanchi.

• 2003 Holiday Cup –   Silver Medal

• Carmela Allucci, Alexandra Araujo, Silvia Bosurgi, Francesca Conti, Elena Gigli, Melania Grego, Daniela Lavorini, Tania di Mario, Martina Miceli, Maddalena Musumeci, Cinzia Ragusa, Gabriella Sciolti, Noémi Tóth, and Manuela Zanchi.

• 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament

• Carmela Allucci, Alexandra Araujo, Silvia Bosurgi, Francesca Conti, Elena Gigli, Melania Grego, Giusi Malato, Tania di Mario, Martina Miceli, Maddalena Musumeci, Cinzia Ragusa, Noémi Tóth, and Manuela Zanchi.

• 2004 FINA World League –   Bronze Medal

• Carmela Allucci, Francesca Conti, Martina Miceli, Silvia Bosurgi, Erika Lava, Manuela Zanchi, Tania di Mario, Cinzia Ragusa, Giusi Malato, Alexandra Araujo, Maddalena Musumeci, Melania Grego, Noémi Tóth, and Simona Abbate.

• 2004 Holiday Cup –   Silver Medal

• Carmela Allucci, Francesca Conti, Martina Miceli, Silvia Bosurgi, Erika Lava, Manuela Zanchi, Tania di Mario, Cinzia Ragusa, Giusi Malato, Alexandra Araujo, Maddalena Musumeci, Melania Grego, Noémi Tóth, and Simona Abbate.

• 2004 Olympic Games –   Gold Medal

• Carmela Allucci, Francesca Conti, Martina Miceli, Silvia Bosurgi, Elena Gigli, Manuela Zanchi, Tania di Mario, Cinzia Ragusa, Giusi Malato, Alexandra Araujo, Maddalena Musumeci, Melania Grego, and Noémi Tóth.

• 2006 FINA World League –   Silver Medal

• Eleonora Gay, Martina Miceli, Francesca Pavan, Silvia Bosurgi, Erzsébet Valkai, Manuela Zanchi, Tania di Mario, Cinzia Ragusa, Daria Storace, Federica Rocco, Maddalena Musumeci, Teresa Frassinetti, and Elena Gigli.

• 2006 FINA World Cup –   Silver Medal

• Silvia Bosurgi, Eleonora Gay, Elena Gigli, Teresa Frassinetti, Tania di Mario, Martina Miceli, Maddalena Musumeci, Francesca Pavan, Cinzia Ragusa, Federica Rocco, Daria Starace, Erzsébet Valkai, and Manuela Zanchi.

• 2006 European Championship –   Silver Medal

• Silvia Bosurgi, Chiara Brancati, Teresa Frassinetti, Arianna Garibotti, Elena Gigli, Allegra Lapi, Tania di Mario, Martina Miceli, Maddalena Musumeci, Francesca Pavan, Federica Radicchi, Cinzia Ragusa, Federica Rocco, Erzsébet Valkai, and Manuela Zanchi.

• 2007 Holiday Cup –   Gold Medal

• Annalisa Bosello, Silvia Bosurgi, Elisa Casanova, Marta Colaiocco, Teresa Frassinetti, Eleonora Gay, Elena Gigli, Tania di Mario, Martina Miceli, Maddalena Musumeci, Francesca Pavan, Cinzia Ragusa, Erzsébet Valkai, and Manuela Zanchi. Head Coach: Mauro Maugeri.

• 2008 FINA Olympic Qualifying Tournament –   Gold Medal

• Elena Gigli, Martina Miceli, Elisa Casanova, Silvia Bosurgi, Erzsébet Valkai, Manuela Zanchi, Tania di Mario, Cinzia Ragusa, Marta Colaiocco, Federica Rocco, Maddalena Musumeci, Teresa Frassinetti, and Chiara Brancati. Head Coach: Mauro Maugeri.

• 2012 European Championship –   Gold Medal

• Elena Gigli, Simona Abbate, Elisa Casanova, Rosaria Aiello, Elisa Queirolo, Allegra Lapi, Tania Di Mario, Roberta Bianconi, Giulia Emmolo, Giulia Rambaldi, Aleksandra Cotti, Teresa Frassinetti and Giulia Gorlero. Head Coach: Fabio Conti.

• 2015 World Championship –   Bronze Medal

• Giulia Gorlero, Chiara Tabani, Arianna Garibotti, Elisa Queirolo, Federica Radicchi, Rosaria Aiello, Tania di Mario, Roberta Bianconi, Giulia Emmolo, Francesca Pomeri, Laura Barzon, Teresa Frassinetti, and Laura Teani. Head Coach: Fabio Conti.

• 2016 European Championship –   Bronze Medal

• Giulia Gorlero, Chiara Tabani, Arianna Garibotti, Elisa Queirolo, Federica Radicchi, Rosaria Aiello, Tania di Mario, Roberta Bianconi, Giulia Emmolo, Francesca Pomeri, Aleksandra Cotti, Teresa Frassinetti, and Laura Teani. Head Coach: Fabio Conti.

Under-20 team

Italy lastly competed at the 2021 FINA Junior Water Polo World Championships^[3] where they finished fourth.

See also

• Italy women's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
• Italy men's national water polo team
• List of Olympic champions in women's water polo
• List of women's Olympic water polo tournament records and statistics
• List of world champions in women's water polo

References

1. "HistoFINA – Water polo medalists and statistics" (PDF). fina.org. FINA. September 2019. pp. 56, 57, 67, 78, 83. (PDF) from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
2. "Team Roster" (PDF). wp2020budapest.microplustiming.com. 12 January 2020. p. 8.
3. Russia after fourth title at FINA World Women's Junior Water Polo Championship Owen Lloyd (Inside the Games), 9 October 2021. Accessed 7 November 2021.

External links

• Official website  
• FINA^{[permanent dead link]}