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Cuneo Granda Volley
Full nameCuneo Granda Volley
Founded2003
GroundPalaCastagnaretta
Cuneo, Italy
(Capacity: 4,700)
ChairmanPatrizio Bianco
Head coachLorenzo Pintus
LeagueFIPAV Women's Serie A1
WebsiteClub home page
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Cuneo Granda Volley is an Italian professional women's volleyball club based in Cuneo. The team currently plays in the Serie A1, Italy's highest professional league.

Previous names

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

  • Granda Volley Cuneo Armando BreBanca (2003–2005)
  • Armando BreBanca Cuneo (2005–2009)
  • Armando Edilscavi Cuneo (2009–2012)
  • Cuneo Granda Volley (2012–2014)
  • BreBanca S.Bernardo Cuneo (2014–2017)
  • UBI Banca S.Bernardo Cuneo (2017–2018)
  • Bosca S.Bernardo Cuneo (2018–2022)
  • Cuneo Granda S.Bernardo (2022–2023)
  • Honda Olivero S.Bernardo Cuneo (2023–present)

History

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Cuneo Granda Volley was founded in 2003 and started playing in Serie C of the Italian league.[1] In 2005 the club was promoted to Serie B2 where it played until 2009.[2][3] Then a few seasons in the lower division Serie C followed before Cuneo Granda Volley was promoted to Serie B2 again in 2014.[2] In the following season Cuneo Granda Volley finished in second place in the regular season in pool A of Serie B2.[3] While the club was eliminated in the promotion playoffs it was still promoted to Serie B1 due to repechage.[4]

In its first season (2015–2016) of Serie B1 Cuneo Granda Volley finished the regular season in third place in pool A, but failed to reach the promotion spot in the playoffs.[5] The following season (2016–2017) Cuneo Granda Volley again finished the regular season in third place and this time the club won the playoffs and was promoted to Serie A2.[6]

In its debut season (2017–2018) in Serie A2 the club finished in second place in the regular season, but in the promotion playoffs it was eliminated in the semifinals by Chieri '76.[7][8] However, by acquiring the rights to play in Serie A1 from River Volley the club was still able to advance to the top league the following season.[9] In the 2023–2024 season of Serie A1, Cuneo Granda Volley finished the regular season as the 13th ranked team and was relegated.[10] Determined to stay in the top league, the club chose to acquire the rights to play in Serie A1 from Volleyball Casalmaggiore.[11]

As of 2024, Cuneo Granda Volley's best result in Serie A1 is a seventh place in the regular season (2020–2021 and 2021–2022) and the quarterfinals of the championship playoffs.

Team

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The following is the roster for the 2024–2025 season.[12]

Number Player Position Height (m) Birth date
Italy Alice Turco Setter 1.78 (2000-02-04) 4 February 2000 (age 24)
Italy Rebecca Scialanca Libero 1.65 (2005-05-29) 29 May 2005 (age 19)
Netherlands Tessa Polder Middle Blocker 1.89 (1997-10-10) 10 October 1997 (age 26)
Italy Valentina Colombo Middle Blocker 1.85 (2003-12-12) 12 December 2003 (age 20)
Italy Agnese Cecconello Middle Blocker 1.90 (1999-11-06) 6 November 1999 (age 24)
Italy Sara Panetoni Libero 1.74 (2000-05-06) 6 May 2000 (age 24)
Serbia Ana Bjelica Opposite 1.91 (1992-04-03) 3 April 1992 (age 32)
Greece Fay Bakodimou Outside Hitter 1.81 (2000-01-25) 25 January 2000 (age 24)
Sweden Alexandra Lazić Outside Hitter 1.88 (1994-09-24) 24 September 1994 (age 29)
13 Italy Noemi Signorile (c) Setter 1.83 (1990-02-15) 15 February 1990 (age 34)
Colombia María Martínez Outside Hitter 1.80 (1995-05-19) 19 May 1995 (age 29)
Russia Anastasiia Kapralova Outside Hitter 1.84 (2004-04-24) 24 April 2004 (age 20)
Cuba Dayami Sánchez Opposite 1.90 (1994-03-14) 14 March 1994 (age 30)

References

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  1. ^ "Cuneo Granda Volley presenta la stagione di A1". ideawebtv.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Albo d'oro Serie C femminile" (PDF). Piemonte Volley Online (in Italian). Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2024. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Serie B2 Femminile - Classifica". federvolley.it (in Italian). Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  4. ^ "Sport in Cuneo: è ufficiale, sarà una stagione 2015-16 a tutta B!". ideawebtv.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Serie B1 Femminile - Classifica". federvolley.it (in Italian). Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Volley femminile B1, finale playoff: la BreBanca S Bernardo vince a Talmassons, Cuneo in Serie A!". targatocn.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 21 March 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  7. ^ "Classifica regular season A2 2017/18". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Risultati play off A2 2017/18 UBI Banca San Bernardo Cuneo". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  9. ^ "L'UBI Banca S.Bernardo Cuneo in Serie A1". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 22 March 2024. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Volley femminile, A1: Cuneo perde a Firenze e retrocede". cuneodice.it (in Italian). 24 March 2024. Archived from the original on 22 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Ufficiale: sarà ancora A1 per il volley femminile cuneese". cuneograndavolley.it (in Italian). 5 April 2024. Archived from the original on 12 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  12. ^ "Cuneo Granda Volley roster 2024–25". cuneograndavolley.it (in Italian). Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Honda Olivero S.Bernardo Cuneo Team 2023–24". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  14. ^ "Cuneo Granda S.Bernardo Team 2022–23". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  15. ^ "Bosca S.Bernardo Cuneo Team 2021–22". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  16. ^ "Bosca S.Bernardo Cuneo Team 2020–21". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  17. ^ "Bosca S.Bernardo Cuneo Team 2019–20". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 20 March 2024.
  18. ^ "Bosca S.Bernardo Cuneo Team 2018–19". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 20 March 2024.
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