Chieri ’76 Volleyball is an Italian professional women's volleyball club based in Chieri and currently playing in the Serie A1.

Chieri '76
Full nameChieri ’76 Volleyball
Founded2009
GroundPalaMaddalene,
Chieri, Italy
(Capacity: 1,200)
ChairmanFilippo Vergnano
Head coachGiulio Bregoli
LeagueFIPAV Women's Serie A1
WebsiteClub home page
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Previous names

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Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names:

  • Chieri '76 Carol's (2009–2010)
  • Familia Habimat Chieri (2010–2012)
  • Fenera Chieri (2013–2018)
  • Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri (2018–present)

History

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As part of the In Alto Chieri association, the club was officially established on 14 May 2009 and named after Chieri Volley (also known as Pallavolo Chieri and Chieri Torino).[1] The origins of In Alto Chieri dates back from the late 1990s, when Chieri Volley, the traditional professional women's volleyball club of the town and InVolley, another local volleyball club, started a project on which Chieri focused on the professional team and InVolley on the youth teams.[2] Soon after more local clubs joined in and the In Alto Chieri association was established in 2004.[1] When the association acquired a Serie B2 licence and assets from Carol's Volley in 2009, the club was formed and named Chieri '76 Carol's. The debut came in the 2009–10 Serie B2 and in the following season the club was promoted to Serie B1. At the end of the 2014–15 season, after four seasons in Serie B1, the club received a place in Serie A2 due to withdraw from other clubs.[1]

On 28 September 2015, the club changed its name to Chieri '76 Volleyball and due to sponsorship it is also known as Fenera Chieri.[3] On 8 June 2016, the In Alto Chieri association becomes the In alto col Chieri ’76 consortium, with the club being one of its seven members which are all located in the South and South East of Turin. The consortium is designed to strength women's volleyball in the region by offering a channel where players can be developed from young age up to professional level locally.[4]

Team

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The following is the roster for the 2024–2025 season.[5]

Number Player Position Height (m) Birth date
5   Ilaria Spirito (c) Libero 1.75 (1994-02-20) 20 February 1994 (age 30)
6   Avery Skinner Outside Hitter 1.86 (1999-04-25) 25 April 1999 (age 25)
7   Anastasia Lyashko Middle Blocker 1.98 (2005-02-17) 17 February 2005 (age 19)
9   Sara Alberti Middle Blocker 1.85 (1993-01-03) 3 January 1993 (age 31)
10   Sarah Van Aalen Setter 1.82 (2000-01-21) 21 January 2000 (age 24)
11   Martha Anthouli Opposite 2.02 (2002-08-13) 13 August 2002 (age 22)
12   Anne Buijs Outside Hitter 1.91 (1991-12-02) 2 December 1991 (age 32)
13   Lucille Gicquel Opposite 1.89 (1997-11-13) 13 November 1997 (age 27)
14   Elena Rolando Libero 1.65 (1999-07-16) 16 July 1999 (age 25)
15   Federica Carletti Outside Hitter 1.84 (2000-03-14) 14 March 2000 (age 24)
16   Katerina Zakchaiou Middle Blocker 1.92 (1998-07-26) 26 July 1998 (age 26)
17   Anna Gray Middle Blocker 1.87 (1996-11-15) 15 November 1996 (age 28)
21   Loveth Omoruyi Outside Hitter 1.84 (2002-08-25) 25 August 2002 (age 22)
22   Gaia Guiducci Setter 1.78 (2002-03-09) 9 March 2002 (age 22)

Honours

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National competitions

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International competitions

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2024
2023

Venue

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The club play its home matches at the PalaMaddalene in Chieri. The venue has a 1,200 spectators capacity.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "La Società". Chieri ’76 Volleyball (in Italian). Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  2. ^ "La storia". In Volley (in Italian). Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Nasce il Chieri '76 Volleyball". Chieri ’76 Volleyball (in Italian). 2 October 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Nasce il consorzio In alto col Chieri '76". Chieri ’76 Volleyball (in Italian). 8 June 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri '76 Team 2024–25". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri '76 Team 2023–24". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri Team 2022–23". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Palestra PalaMaddalene". Comune di Chieri (in Italian). Retrieved 10 March 2017.
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