AGIL Volley

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Igor Gorgonzola Novara
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Full nameSocietà Sportiva Dilettantistica Agil Volley ssd a r.l.
Short nameIgor, AGIL
Founded 1984;40 years ago (1984)
Ground PalaIgor, Novara, Italy
(Capacity: 5,000)
ChairmanGiovanna Saporiti
Head coach Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Bernardi
Captain Flag of Italy.svg Fransesca Bosio
League FIPAV Women's Serie A1
Website Club home page
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AGIL Volley is an Italian professional women's volleyball club based in Novara and currently playing in the Serie A1.

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Previous names

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

History

The club was founded in 1984 as AGIL Volley and was based in Trecate. The club name is an acronym for Amicizia, Gioia, Impegno, Lealtà (friendship, joy, commitment, loyalty) and originally it started as a youth centre designed to help youngsters develop together through sport. The project grew over the years and investment was made to a build sports complex with a beach volleyball field and a multi-purpose sports facility for volleyball, futsal and basketball. [1]

After spending its first years competing in regional tournaments, in 1989 the club started moving through the Italian lower leagues. By the end of the 1990s it was making good progress playing in the Serie A2 until it struggled in the 1998–99 season and was relegated to Serie B1. As four teams renounced to play the Serie A2 in the 1999–2000 season, the club avoided relegation. During that season a new approach was made, with head coach Luciano Pedullà opting to prepare a team of young players with professionalism and commitment to secure investment for the future. The club was promoted to the Serie A1 (highest level) at the end of the 2000–01 season. [1]

Ahead of the 2001–02 season, the club moved its base from Trecate to Novara and Asystel became its main sponsor with club being renamed Asystel Novara. In its first season at the Serie A1, the club was runner up after reaching the playoff finals. In the following season it again reached the playoff finals, finishing second. The club made its debut in European competitions by winning the 2002–03 CEV Cup. [1] At the conclusion of the season despite the two consecutive second places in the league, the European title and a guaranteed spot to play the CEV Champions League in the 2003–04 season, the club decided to focus on youth teams. It relocated to Trecate, revived its old name AGIL Volley and conceded its Serie A1 licence and the professional volleyball department to Asystel who established a new team called Asystel Volley. The licence concession meant AGIL was back to the Serie C of the Italian league. [1] [2]

Ten seasons later, in 2013 the club gain promotion back to the Serie A1 and relocated to Novara. [2] In 2014–15 the club won the Italian Cup for the first time. [3] The first Serie A1 title came in 2016–17. [4]

Team

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

NumberPlayerPositionHeight (m)Birth date
4 Flag of Italy.svg Fransesca Bosio (c)Setter1.807 August 1997 (age 27)
5 Flag of Italy.svg Valentina Bartolucci Setter1.8120 May 2003 (age 21)
6 Flag of Italy.svg Giulia De Nardi Libero1.7123 April 1994 (age 30)
8 Flag of Italy.svg Eleonora Fersino Libero1.6924 January 2000 (age 24)
9 Flag of Germany.svg Lina Alsmeier Outside Hitter1.8929 June 2000 (age 24)
10 Flag of Japan.svg Mayu Ishikawa Outside Hitter1.7414 May 2000 (age 24)
11 Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Mims Opposite1.938 August 1997 (age 27)
12 Flag of Germany.svg Hanna Orthmann Outside Hitter1.883 October 1998 (age 25)
13 Flag of Italy.svg Sara Bonifacio Middle Blocker1.863 July 1996 (age 28)
14 Flag of Serbia.svg Maja Aleksić Middle Blocker1.886 June 1997 (age 27)
16 Flag of Italy.svg Alessia Mazzaro Middle Blocker1.8519 September 1998 (age 25)
17 Flag of Russia.svg Tatiana Tolok Outside Hitter1.9221 March 2003 (age 21)
19 Flag of Russia.svg Vita Akimova Opposite1.9716 July 2002 (age 22)
24 Flag of Italy.svg Federica Squarcini Middle Blocker1.8324 September 2000 (age 23)

Honours

National competitions

2014–15, 2017–18, 2018–19
2016–17
2017–18

International competitions

2018–19
2002–03, 2023–24

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References

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