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| Full name | Union Volley Pinerolo | ||
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| Ground | Pala Bus Company Pinerolo, Italy (Capacity: 1,500) | ||
| Chairman | Claudio Prina | ||
| Head coach | Michele Marchiaro | ||
| League | FIPAV Women's Serie A1 | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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Pallavolo Pinerolo, also known as Union Volley Pinerolo, is an Italian professional women's volleyball club based in Pinerolo. The team currently plays in the Serie A1, Italy's highest professional league.
Due to sponsorship, the club has competed under the following names:
After playing in the fourth tier level of the Italian league, Serie B2, for several years, Pallavolo Pinerolo won the Serie B2 playoff final in 2012 and was promoted to Serie B1. [1] [2] There, Pallovolo Pinerolo played for six seasons until the club was promoted to Serie A2 in 2018 by winning pool A in the 2017–2018 season of Serie B1. [3] [4]
In the 2021–2022 season of Serie A2, the club finished the regular season in pool B in first place and was qualified for the playoff finals. [5] In the finals, Pallavolo Pinerolo defeated Volley Millenium Brescia by three matches to one and for the first time in the club's history it was promoted to Serie A1. [6] [7]
In the 2023–2024 season of Serie A1, Pallavolo Pinerolo finished the regular season in sixth place and made its debut in the championship playoffs. [8]
The following is the roster for the 2023–2024 season. [9]
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Birth date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Indre Sorokaite | Outside Hitter | 1.88 | 2 July 1988 |
| 2 | Francesca Cosi | Middle Blocker | 1.89 | 27 March 2000 |
| 3 | Carlotta Cambi (c) | Setter | 1.76 | 28 May 1996 |
| 4 | Giada Di Mario | Libero | 1.80 | 4 September 2004 |
| 5 |  Tessa Polder | Middle Blocker | 1.89 | 10 October 1997 |
| 6 | Sofia D'Odorico | Outside Hitter | 1.86 | 6 January 1997 |
| 8 | Silvia Bussoli | Outside Hitter | 1.84 | 22 November 1993 |
| 10 | Ilenia Moro | Libero | 1.78 | 5 February 1999 |
| 11 |  Maja Storck | Opposite | 1.83 | 8 October 1998 |
| 12 | Letizia Camera | Setter | 1.75 | 1 October 1992 |
| 13 |  Anett Németh | Opposite | 1.88 | 13 December 1999 |
| 15 | Chiara Mason | Outside Hitter | 1.83 | 11 July 2000 |
| 18 | Yasmina Akrari | Middle Blocker | 1.85 | 31 August 1993 |
| 19 |  Adelina Budăi-Ungureanu | Outside Hitter | 1.87 | 29 July 2000 |
| 2022–2023 Team [10] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Birth date |
| 2 |  Martyna Grajber | Outside Hitter | 1.80 | 28 March 1995 |
| 3 |  Veronika Trnková | Middle Blocker | 1.89 | 13 October 1995 |
| 4 |  Yiwen Miao | Opposite | 1.87 | 26 July 2000 |
| 5 | Federica Carletti | Outside Hitter | 1.84 | 14 March 2000 |
| 6 | Michelle Gueli | Libero | 1.67 | 6 August 2003 |
| 7 | Sofia Renieri | Opposite | 1.88 | 24 July 1997 |
| 8 | Silvia Bussoli | Outside Hitter | 1.84 | 22 November 1993 |
| 10 | Ilenia Moro | Libero | 1.78 | 5 February 1999 |
| 11 | Vittoria Prandi | Setter | 1.80 | 4 November 1994 |
| 13 | Valentina Zago (c) | Opposite | 1.87 | 21 February 1990 |
| 14 | Laura Bortoli | Setter | 1.80 | 9 January 1996 |
| 15 |  Rainelle Jones | Middle Blocker | 1.91 | 12 March 2000 |
| 17 | Anna Gray | Middle Blocker | 1.87 | 15 November 1996 |
| 18 | Yasmina Akrari | Middle Blocker | 1.85 | 31 August 1993 |
| 19 | Adelina Budăi-Ungureanu | Outside Hitter | 1.87 | 29 July 2000 |
| 2021–2022 Team [11] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Birth date |
| 2 | Jessica Joly | Outside Hitter | 1.80 | 6 January 2000 |
| 4 | Febe Faure Rolland | Setter | 1.82 | 28 May 2003 |
| 5 | Federica Carletti | Outside Hitter | 1.84 | 14 March 2000 |
| 6 | Michelle Gueli | Libero | 1.67 | 6 August 2003 |
| 7 | Carolina Pecorari | Outside Hitter | 1.84 | 7 January 2003 |
| 8 | Silvia Bussoli | Outside Hitter | 1.84 | 22 November 1993 |
| 9 | Alessia Midriano | Middle Blocker | 1.83 | 6 June 1982 |
| 11 | Vittoria Prandi | Setter | 1.80 | 4 November 1994 |
| 12 | Ylenia Pericati | Libero | 1.74 | 22 March 1994 |
| 13 | Valentina Zago | Opposite | 1.87 | 21 February 1990 |
| 14 | Lavinia Zamboni | Middle Blocker | 1.84 | 23 October 2002 |
| 15 | Elisabetta Tosini | Outside Hitter | 1.80 | 15 June 2000 |
| 17 | Anna Gray | Middle Blocker | 1.87 | 15 November 1996 |
| 18 | Yasmina Akrari | Middle Blocker | 1.85 | 31 August 1993 |
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