RC Cannes


RC Cannes is a French women's volleyball club based in Cannes and playing in the Ligue AF.

History

was created as a sports club in 1922 and the volleyball department was introduced in 1942. Originally it had both men and women's teams until 1948 when the men's team was dissolved. The club played in regional and lower national leagues and when the national league was restructured in 1967, it gained a place in the elite league. The club proved to be competitive and after finishing second in 1972, it qualified for the first time to play in a European competition. In 1993, Chinese coach Yan Fang was hired and the club became very successful. For the next 23 seasons under his coaching, the club won twenty French Championships, nineteen French Cups, two CEV Women's Champions League. The club has also won minor international tournaments, such as the Women's Top Volley International on six occasions.

Venue

In 2005 the club moved from the Palais des Sports André Henry to the Palais des Victoires.

Honours

National competitions

Season 2016–2017, as of March 2017.
NumberPlayerPositionHeight Weight Birth date
1 Myriam KlosterMiddle blocker1.8876
2 Olga SavenchukOpposite1.8878
3 Lucille GicquelOutside hitter1.8971
4 Mariana Thomaz de AquinoMiddle blocker1.9270
5 Taylor SandbotheMiddle blocker1.8768
6 Déborah OrtschittLibero1.6558
7 Sanja BursaćOutside hitter1.7863
10 Vedrana JakšetićSetter1.8373
11 Tanja GrbićSetter1.7664
15 Sara HutinskiMiddle blocker1.8671
16 Nadiia KodolaOutside hitter1.8578
17 Gergana DimitrovaOutside hitter1.8474
18 Kotoki ZayasuLibero1.5956
19 Romane RuizLibero1.7867
20 Carla BoudalLibero1.6762

Notable players