title: Volley Bergamo
text: # Volley Bergamo
  
  Volley Bergamo is an Italian women's volleyball club based in Bergamo and currently playing in the Serie A1.
  
  ## Previous names
  
  Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names:
  
  * Volley Bergamo (1991–1992)
  * Foppapedretti Bergamo (1992–2000)
  * Radio 105 Foppapedretti Bergamo (2000–2006)
  * Play Radio Foppapedretti Bergamo (2006–2007)
  * Foppapedretti Bergamo (2007–2010)
  * Norda Foppapedretti Bergamo (2010–2012)
  * Foppapedretti Bergamo (2012–2018)
  * Zanetti Bergamo (2018–2021)
  * Volley Bergamo 1991 (2021– )
  
  ## History
  
  ### Beginnings (1991–1994)
  
  Volley Bergamo was founded in 1991 by Mauro Ferraris and first played in the 1991–92 Serie B1 (third tier). In the following season (1992–93) it started a partnership with Foppapedretti and gained promotion to the Serie A2 (second tier). The club gain a second successive promotion in 1993–94 by winning the Serie A2 and being promoted to the Serie A1 (first tier).
  
  ### Major success (1995–2007)
  
  In 1994–95, its debut season at Serie A1, the club finished in fifth position, earning for the first time qualification for a European competition (CEV Cup). In the following season it won both the Serie A1 and the Coppa Italia for the first time. In the 1996–97 the club won the Serie A1, Coppa Italia, Italian Super Cup and the CEV Champions League. For the next decade the club became one of the strongest women's volleyball clubs in Europe, winning another five Serie A1 (1997–98, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2005–06), two Coppa Italia (1997–98, 2005–06), four Italian Super Cups (1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2004–05), four CEV Champions League (1998–99, 1999–00, 2004–05, 2006–07) and one CEV Cup (2003–04).
  
  ### Recent years (2008–present)
  
  Despite not being as dominant as before, the club after 2008 won the Serie A again (2010–11), the Coppa Italia (2007–08 and 2015–16), the Italian Super Cup (2011–12) and the CEV Champions League (2008–09 and 2009–10). It is the most successful Italian team in the CEV Champions League history with 7 titles and the second most successful team in Serie A history with 8 titles, having never being relegated since its debut in the 1994–95 season.
  
  ## Team
  
  Season 2022–2023, as of June 2022.
  
  | Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Weight (kg) | Birth date |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 | Bozana Butigan | Middle blocker | 1.92 | | (2000-08-19) 19 August 2000 (age 22) |
  | 10 | Luna Cicola | Outside hitter | 1.70 | | (2004-01-15) 15 January 2004 (age 19) |
  | 11 | Sofia Turla | Setter | 1.78 | | (1989-03-02) 2 March 1989 (age 34) |
  | 13 | Mac May | Outside hitter | 1.90 | | (1999-01-12) 12 January 1999 (age 24) |
  | 16 | Khalia Lanier | Outside hitter | 1.86 | 82 | (1998-09-19) 19 September 1998 (age 24) |
  | 17 | Sara Loda | Outside hitter | 1.78 | 75 | (1990-08-22) 22 August 1990 (age 32) |
  | 18 | Emma Cagnin | Middle blocker | 1.86 | | (2002-06-26) 26 June 2002 (age 21) |
  | | Federica Stufi | Middle blocker | 1.86 | | (1988-03-22) 22 March 1988 (age 35) |
  | | Giada Cecchetto | Libero | 1.64 | | (1991-06-06) 6 June 1991 (age 32) |
  | | Laura Bovo | Middle blocker | 1.92 | | (1996-05-15) 15 May 1996 (age 27) |
  | | Lorrayna Marys Da Silva | Opposite | 1.85 | | (1999-06-19) 19 June 1999 (age 24) |
  | | Giada Cecchetto | Opposite | 1.89 | | (2002-11-29) 29 November 2002 (age 20) |
  | | Giulia Gennari | Setter | 1.84 | | (1996-06-23) 23 June 1996 (age 27) |
  | | Laura Partenio | Outside hitter | 1.82 | | (1991-12-29) 29 December 1991 (age 31) |
  
  ## Notable players
  
  * Maurizia Cacciatori (1995-1998/1999-2003)
  * Antonella Del Core (2008–2010)
  * Paola Croce (2004–2008)
  * Jenny Barazza (2003–2009)
  * Paola Paggi (2002–2007/2014-current)
  * Simona Rinieri (1999–2001)
  * Eleonora Lo Bianco (2005–2011/2015-current)
  * Serena Ortolani (2008–2011)
  * Valentina Arrighetti (2007–2012)
  * Francesca Piccinini (1999–2012)
  * Iuliana Nucu (2010–2012)
  * Antonina Zetova (2000–2001)
  * Jelena Nikolić (2002–2003)
  * Prikeba Phipps (1995-1997/2001-2002)
  * Tara Cross-Battle (2001–2002)
  * Heather Bown (2002–2003)
  * Iryna Zhukova (2003–2005)
  * Christiane Fürst (2009–2010)
  * Angelina Grün (2003–2008)
  * Irina Kirillova (1998–1999)
  * Maja Poljak (2003–2008)
  * Lioubov Sokolova (2002–2005)
  * Mireya Luis (1998–2000)
  * Ana Fernández (1998–1999)
  * Marlenys Costa (1998–1999)
  * Gabriela Pérez del Solar (1999–2001)
  
  Retired numbers
  
  * 11 Giseli Gavio; the number was retired in 1999
  * 12 Francesca Piccinini; the number was retired in 2013
  
  ## Head coaches
  
  * Francesco Sbalchiero (1993–1995)
  * Atanas Malinov (1995–1997)
  * Marco Bonitta (1997–2000)
  * Giuseppe Cuccarini (2000–2002)
  * Mario Di Pietro (2002–2003)
  * Giovanni Caprara (2003–2005)
  * Marco Fenoglio (2005–2007)
  * Lorenzo Micelli (2007–2010)
  * Davide Mazzanti (2010–2012)
  * Stefano Lavarini (2012–2017)
  * Stefano Micoli (2017–present)
  
  ## Honours
  
  ### National competitions
  
  * National League: 8
  
      1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2005–06, 2010–11
  * Coppa Italia: 6
  
      1995–96, 1996–97, 1997–98, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2015–16
  * Italian Super Cup: 6
  
      1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2004–05, 2011–12
  
  ### International competitions
  
  * CEV Champions League: 7
  
      1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–00, 2004–05, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10
  * CEV Challenge Cup: 1
  
      2003–04
  * Women's Top Volley International: 2
  
      1996
      1998 (January)
  