Helvia Recina Volley Macerata

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Helvia Recina Volley
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Full nameHelvia Recina Volley Macerata
Short nameHR Volley
Ground PalaFontescodella
Macerata, Italy
(Capacity: 2,100)
ChairmanPietro Paolella
Head coachValerio Lionetti
League FIPAV Women's Serie A1
Website Club home page
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Helvia Recina Volley Macerata, also known as HR Volley, is an Italian professional women's volleyball club based in Macerata. The team currently plays in the Serie A1, Italy's highest professional league.

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Previous names

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

History

Helvia Recina Volley was founded in the early 1990s by Tito Antinori, who was the club's president until his death in 2015. [1] The club started to play in the local provincial series, but later moved up to the regional Serie D. [2] In 2009, HR Volley was promoted to the regional Serie C and in 2012, the club advanced to the national Serie B2. [3] [4] After playing there for five seasons, HR Volley won pool F of Serie B2 in 2017 and got promoted to Serie B1. [5] [6]

After winning pool C of Serie B1 in 2019, the club made its debut in Serie A2. [7] [8] In its second season playing in Serie A2 (2020–21), HR Volley won the Serie A2 Coppa Italia. [9] The following season (2021–22), the club won the Serie A2 playoffs and got promoted to Serie A1. [10] HR Volley finished its first season in Serie A1 (2022–23) in last place and was relegated to Serie A2 again. [11] In the 2024–25 season, the club once again managed to win the Serie A2 playoffs and secured its second promotion to Serie A1. [12]

Team

2025–2026 Team [13]
NumberPlayerPositionHeight (m)Birth date
1 Flag of Italy.svg Giulia Bresciani Libero1.6527 September 1992 (age 32)
3 Flag of Italy.svg Ilaria Batte Setter1.8527 June 2005 (age 20)
4 Flag of Italy.svg Ludovica Sismondi Middle Blocker1.917 July 2007 (age 18)
5 Flag of Finland.svg Suvi Kokkonen Outside Hitter1.821 February 2000 (age 25)
6 Flag of Serbia.svg Isidora Kockarević Outside Hitter1.8512 January 2002 (age 23)
7 Flag of Italy.svg Asia Bonelli Setter1.814 September 2000 (age 24)
8 Flag of Italy.svg Alessia Mazzon Middle Blocker1.8417 August 1998 (age 26)
9 Flag of Italy.svg Nicole Piomboni Outside Hitter1.8022 November 2005 (age 19)
10 Flag of Poland.svg Natasza Ornoch Outside Hitter1.8925 December 2007 (age 17)
11 Flag of Argentina.svg Bianca Farriol Middle Blocker1.8718 December 2001 (age 23)
14 Flag of Italy.svg Giorgia Caforio Libero1.6816 September 1994 (age 30)
15 Flag of the United States.svg Caroline Crawford Middle Blocker1.895 March 2002 (age 23)
16 Flag of the United States.svg Emma Clothier Middle Blocker1.8819 January 2001 (age 24)
17 Flag of Italy.svg Clara Decortes Opposite1.837 March 1996 (age 29)

Head coaches

PeriodHead coach
2017–2023 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Paniconi [18]
2023–2024 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Saja [19]
2024–2024 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Carancini [20]
2024– Flag of Italy.svg Valerio Lionetti [21]

References

  1. "Pallavolo in lutto Addio a Tito Antinori". cronachemaceratesi.it (in Italian). 10 July 2015. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  2. "Villa Potenza: La Piazzetta sarà intitolata a Tito Antinori". foxmag.it (in Italian). 6 March 2025. Archived from the original on 21 April 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  3. "Helvia Recina in paradiso Arriva la promozione in C". cronachemaceratesi.it (in Italian). 7 April 2009. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  4. "L'Helvia Recina scrive la storia Scavolini ko, parte la festa promozione". cronachemaceratesi.it (in Italian). 13 May 2012. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  5. "Chi siamo". hrvolley.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 3 February 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  6. "Serie B2 Femminile - Classifica". federvolley.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  7. "Serie B1 Femminile - Classifica". federvolley.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  8. "Roana Cbf toglie il velo, Macerata respira l'aria di serie A". cronachemaceratesi.it (in Italian). 1 September 2019. Archived from the original on 15 September 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  9. "Finali Coppa Italia Frecciarossa, Serie A2: CBF Balducci HR Macerata, il titolo è tuo!". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). 14 March 2021. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  10. "Macerata festeggia, a Mondovì l'onore delle armi". tuttosport.com (in Italian). 22 May 2022. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  11. "Classifica Regular Season A1 2022/23". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  12. "Play Off: Macerata vince Gara 2 e stacca il pass per l'A1". tuttosport.com (in Italian). 23 April 2025. Archived from the original on 24 April 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  13. "Cbf Balducci Hr Macerata Team 2025–26". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  14. "Cbf Balducci Hr Macerata Team 2024–25". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  15. "Cbf Balducci Hr Macerata Team 2023–24". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  16. "Cbf Balducci Hr Macerata Team 2022–23". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  17. "Cbf Balducci Hr Macerata Team 2021–22". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  18. "Paniconi-Carancini alla guida, un mix di esperienza e giovani L'Helvia Recina punta in alto". cronachemaceratesi.it (in Italian). 21 July 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  19. "Sulla panchina di Macerata arriva Stefano Saja". tuttosport.com (in Italian). 22 May 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  20. "Cbf Balducci Macerata, esonerato coach Stefano Saja. Al suo posto promosso il vice Michele Carancini". corriereadriatico.it (in Italian). 11 January 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  21. "Lionetti nuovo coach della Balducci Macerata". rainews.it (in Italian). 21 May 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2025.