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Il Bisonte Firenze
Full name	Azzurra Volley Firenze
Founded	1975
Ground	Palazzo Wanny, Florence, Italy; ( Capacity: 5,000)
Chairman	Elio Sità
Head coach	Carlo Parisi
League	FIPAV Women's Serie A1
Website	Club home page
Uniforms
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Azzurra Volley Firenze is an Italian women's volleyball club based in Florence and currently playing in the Serie A1.

Previous names

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

Volleyball Arci San Casciano (1975–1986)
Azzurra Volley San Casciano (1986–2004)
Il Bisonte Azzurra Volley San Casciano (2004–2013)
Il Bisonte San Casciano (2013–2014)
Il Bisonte Firenze (2014–present)

History

Founded in 1975 as Volleyball Arci San Casciano, the club originally focused on youth teams. After becoming Azzurra Volley in 1986, the club start making progress in the lower Italian leagues arriving at Serie B2 and eventually reaching the Serie B1 in 2002. With the team showing good potential, the club search for sponsorship in order to fulfil it. In 2004 with main sponsor found, the club change its name to Il Bisonte Azzurra. In the following years, strong campaigns allow the club to compete for promotion to Serie A2 which was reached in 2012. Two seasons later the club was promoted to Serie A1, as a result, the home venue is changed to the Nelson Mandela Forum in Florence.^[1] In February 2022, the club changed its home venue again to the newly built Palazzo Wanny arena.^[2]

Team

The following is the roster for the 2023–2024 season.^[3]

Number	Player	Position	Height (m)	Birth date
1	Nausica Acciarri	Middle blocker	1.86	(2004-09-25) 25 September 2004 (age 19)
3	Manuela Ribechi	Libero	1.72	(2004-02-15) 15 February 2004 (age 20)
4	Mayu Ishikawa	Outside hitter	1.74	(2000-05-14) 14 May 2000 (age 23)
6	Giulia Leonardi	Libero	1.65	(1987-12-01) 1 December 1987 (age 36)
7	Ilaria Battistoni	Setter	1.74	(1996-04-22) 22 April 1996 (age 27)
8	Lina Alsmeier	Outside hitter	1.89	(2000-08-29) 29 August 2000 (age 23)
9	Ailama Cesé	Outside hitter	1.90	(2000-10-29) 29 October 2000 (age 23)
10	Kendall Kipp	Opposite	1.96	(2000-12-12) 12 December 2000 (age 23)
11	Alexandra Lazić	Outside hitter	1.88	(1994-09-24) 24 September 1994 (age 29)
12	Alessia Mazzaro	Middle blocker	1.85	(1998-09-19) 19 September 1998 (age 25)
13	Emma Graziani	Middle blocker	1.93	(2002-08-16) 16 August 2002 (age 21)
19	Beatrice Agrifoglio	Setter	1.78	(1994-01-01) 1 January 1994 (age 30)
24	Anastasiia Kraiduba	Opposite	1.94	(1995-04-15) 15 April 1995 (age 29)
26	Lauren Stivrins	Middle blocker	1.93	(1998-05-26) 26 May 1998 (age 25)

2022–2023 Team^[4]
Number	Player	Position	Height (m)	Birth date
1	Rhamat Alhassan	Middle blocker	1.95	(1996-09-07) 7 September 1996 (age 27)
2	Amandha Sylves	Middle blocker	1.96	(2000-12-29) 29 December 2000 (age 23)
3	Carlotta Cambi	Setter	1.76	(1996-05-28) 28 May 1996 (age 27)
4	Britt Herbots	Outside hitter	1.82	(1999-09-24) 24 September 1999 (age 24)
5	Silvia Lotti	Outside hitter	1.88	(1992-06-17) 17 June 1992 (age 31)
6	Gaia Guiducci	Setter	1.78	(2002-03-09) 9 March 2002 (age 22)
7	Celine Van Gestel	Outside hitter	1.83	(1997-11-07) 7 November 1997 (age 26)
9	Sara Panetoni	Libero	1.74	(2000-05-06) 6 May 2000 (age 23)
10	Jolien Knollema	Outside hitter	1.89	(2003-01-05) 5 January 2003 (age 21)
11	Anna Adelusi	Outside hitter	1.86	(2003-06-10) 10 June 2003 (age 20)
12	Terry Ruth Enweonwu	Outside hitter	1.85	(2000-05-12) 12 May 2000 (age 23)
13	Emma Graziani	Middle blocker	1.93	(2002-08-16) 16 August 2002 (age 21)
15	Sylvia Nwakalor	Opposite	1.76	(1999-08-12) 12 August 1999 (age 24)
17	Bianca Lapini	Libero	1.83	(2002-07-13) 13 July 2002 (age 21)
18	Dayana Kosareva	Outside hitter	1.86	(1999-08-24) 24 August 1999 (age 24)
23	Ofelia Malinov	Setter	1.85	(1996-02-29) 29 February 1996 (age 28)

2016–2017 Team^[5]
Number	Player	Position	Height (m)	Weight (kg)	Birth date
1	Daly Santana	Outside hitter	1.85		(1995-02-19) 19 February 1995 (age 29)
1	Indre Sorokaite	Opposite	1.88		(1988-07-02) 2 July 1988 (age 35)
2	Natalia Brussa	Opposite	1.88		(1985-02-13) 13 February 1985 (age 39)
3	Marta Bechis	Setter	1.81		(1989-09-04) 4 September 1989 (age 34)
4	Odina Bayramova	Outside hitter	1.86		(1990-05-25) 25 May 1990 (age 33)
5	Maria Chiara Norgini	Libero	1.70		(1998-09-11) 11 September 1998 (age 25)
7	Stephanie Enright	Outside hitter	1.79		(1990-12-15) 15 December 1990 (age 33)
8	Francesca Bonciani	Setter	1.78		(1992-05-25) 25 May 1992 (age 31)
9	Laura Melandri	Middle blocker	1.86		(1995-01-31) 31 January 1995 (age 29)
10	Beatrice Parrocchiale	Libero	1.67		(1995-12-26) 26 December 1995 (age 28)
11	Vittoria Repice	Middle blocker	1.85		(1986-06-01) 1 June 1986 (age 37)
12	Giulia Pietrelli	Outside hitter	1.80		(1988-08-27) 27 August 1988 (age 35)
13	Raffaella Calloni	Middle blocker	1.87		(1983-05-04) 4 May 1983 (age 40)

References

^ "Storia". Azzurra Volley San Casciano (in Italian). Retrieved 14 February 2017.
^ "A Firenze apre Palazzo Wanny". sporteimpianti.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
^ "Il Bisonte Firenze Team 2023–24". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 14 March 2024.
^ "Il Bisonte Firenze Team 2022–23". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 16 November 2022.
^ "Il Bisonte Firenze Team 2016–17". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 14 February 2017.

External links

Official website (in Italian)

[1] "Storia". Azzurra Volley San Casciano (in Italian). Retrieved 14 February 2017.

[2] "A Firenze apre Palazzo Wanny". sporteimpianti.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2024.

[3] "Il Bisonte Firenze Team 2023–24". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 14 March 2024.

[4] "Il Bisonte Firenze Team 2022–23". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 16 November 2022.

[5] "Il Bisonte Firenze Team 2016–17". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 14 February 2017.

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