Volley Pesaro


Volley Pesaro is an Italian women's volleyball club based in Pesaro currently playing in the Serie A1. The club won three Italian leagues and international titles.

Previous names

Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names:
The club was created in 1967 and made its way from regional tournaments during the 1970s to the national leagues in the 1980s and 1990s. It reached the Serie A1 in 2003. Home games took place at the PalaCampanara and success soon followed, with the club winning its first major title, the CEV Challenge Cup in 2005–06. Since then, three successive Serie A1 titles, one Italian Cup, four Italian Supercups and a CEV Cup title were added in just four years. The club also played in five editions of the CEV Women's Champions League.
In 2013 the club withdrew from the Serie A1 and along with Snoopy Pallavolo started a project called which apart from the professional level has also the goal of focusing on youth players.
In 2017 the club returned to the Serie A1, after winning the promotion playoffs of the 2016–17 Serie A2.

Team

Season 2017–2018, as of September 2017.
NumberPlayerPositionHeight Weight Birth date
1 Tatjana BokanOutside Hitter1.8672
2 Carlotta CambiSetter1.7666
3 Rossella OlivottoMiddle Blocker1.84
5 Yamila NizetichOutside Hitter1.8376
7 Alessia GhilardiLibero1.63
8 Silvia BussoliOutside Hitter1.83
9 Freya AelbrechtMiddle Blocker1.8974
10 Lise Van HeckeOpposite1.9270
11 Gloria BaldiOpposite1.85
12 Giulia CarraroSetter1.7565
16 Alessia ArcipreteOutside Hitter1.80
18 Chiara LapiMiddle Blocker1.82

Notable players

National competitions