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| Full name | Club Italia | ||
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| Founded | 1998 | ||
| Chairman | FIPAV | ||
| League | FIPAV Women's Serie B1 | ||
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Club Italia is an Italian women's volleyball club based in Rome which currently plays in the Serie B1.
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| Full name | Club Italia | ||
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| Founded | 1998 | ||
| Chairman | FIPAV | ||
| League | FIPAV Women's Serie B1 | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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Club Italia is an Italian women's volleyball club based in Rome which currently plays in the Serie B1.
Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names:
The team was founded in 1998 by then Italian federation sports director Julio Velasco, in order to develop the skills of younger players in a competitive league rather than in youth leagues. The team is directly controlled by the Italian Volleyball Federation, which is entitled to put the best younger scouted players in the team. After a lot of seasons in the lower leagues of Serie B1 and Serie B2, Club Italia was automatically promoted by the Italian Federation into Serie A2 (2nd tier) in 2014 and then into Serie A1 (first tier) in 2015, avoiding relegation in its first season. Over the next two seasons, Anna Danesi, Paola Egonu, Ofelia Malinov and Alessia Orro have been called up to the Italian national team while playing for Club Italia. [1] [2] At the conclusion of the 2016–17 season, the club was relegated to Serie A2. [3] The club returned to the Serie A1 in the 2018–19 season. [4]
Season 2017–2018, as of September 2017. [5]
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Birth date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Terry Enweonwu | Outside hitter | 1.87 | 12 May 2000 |
| 2 | Tatjana Fucka | Middle blocker | 1.87 | 18 May 1999 |
| 3 | Adhuoljok John Majak Malual | Middle blocker | 1.90 | 14 November 2000 |
| 4 | Rachele Morello | Setter | 1.82 | 7 November 2000 |
| 5 | Marina Lubian | Middle blocker | 1.92 | 11 April 2000 |
| 6 | Sara Cortella | Outside hitter | 1.85 | 15 February 2002 |
| 7 | Elena Pietrini | Outside hitter | 1.86 | 17 March 2000 |
| 9 | Loveth Omoruyi | Outside hitter | 1.82 | 25 August 2002 |
| 10 | Chiara De Bortoli | Libero | 1.76 | 28 July 1997 |
| 11 | Elisa Tonello | Outside hitter | 1.76 | 22 April 2000 |
| 12 | Alice Turco | Setter | 1.78 | 4 February 2000 |
| 13 | Sarah Fahr | Middle blocker | 1.92 | 12 September 2001 |
| 15 | Sylvia Nwakalor | Outside hitter | 1.77 | 12 August 1999 |
| 16 | Linda Mangani | Outside hitter | 1.84 | 16 February 2000 |
| 17 | Katarina Bulović | Outside hitter | 1.84 | 15 February 2002 |
| 2016–2017 Team [6] [7] | |||||
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| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Birth date | |
| 1 | Terry Enweonwu | Outside hitter | 1.87 | 12 May 2000 | |
| 3 | Elena Perinelli | Opposite | 1.81 | 27 June 1995 | |
| 4 | Rachele Morello | Setter | 1.82 | 7 November 2000 | |
| 5 | Marina Lubian | Middle blocker | 1.92 | 11 April 2000 | |
| 7 | Martina Ferrara | Libero | 1.68 | 28 January 1999 | |
| 8 | Alessia Orro | Setter | 1.80 | 18 July 1998 | |
| 9 | Vittoria Piani | Opposite | 1.87 | 12 February 1998 | |
| 10 | Chiara De Bortoli | Libero | 1.76 | 28 July 1997 | |
| 11 | Giulia Mancini | Middle blocker | 1.83 | 23 May 1998 | |
| 12 | Alessia Arciprete | Outside hitter | 1.80 | 6 September 1997 | |
| 13 | Giulia Melli | Outside hitter | 1.84 | 8 January 1998 | |
| 14 | Alexandra Botezat | Middle blocker | 1.96 | 3 August 1998 | |
| 15 | Sara Cortella | Outside hitter | 1.85 | 15 February 2002 | |
| 17 | Katarina Bulović | Outside hitter | 1.84 | 15 February 2002 | |
| 18 | Paola Egonu | Outside hitter | 1.89 | 18 December 1998 | |
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