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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	Simone Bendandi
League	FIPAV Women's Serie A1
Website	Club home page
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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. In February 2022, the club changed its home venue again to the newly built Palazzo Wanny arena.

Team

The following is the roster for the 2024–2025 season.

Number	Player	Position	Height (m)	Birth date
1	Nausica Acciarri	Middle Blocker	1.86	(2004-09-25) 25 September 2004 (age 20)
3	Adhuoljok Malual	Opposite	1.90	(2000-11-14) 14 November 2000 (age 24)
4	Božana Butigan	Middle Blocker	1.92	(2000-08-19) 19 August 2000 (age 24)
6	Giulia Leonardi (c)	Libero	1.65	(1987-12-01) 1 December 1987 (age 37)
7	Ilaria Battistoni	Setter	1.74	(1996-04-22) 22 April 1996 (age 28)
9	Marina Giacomello	Opposite	1.90	(2004-04-01) 1 April 2004 (age 20)
10	Stella Nervini	Outside Hitter	1.84	(2003-09-10) 10 September 2003 (age 21)
11	Giulia Mancini	Middle Blocker	1.83	(1998-05-23) 23 May 1998 (age 26)
13	Manuela Ribechi	Libero	1.72	(2004-02-15) 15 February 2004 (age 20)
16	Indy Baijens	Middle Blocker	1.93	(2001-02-04) 4 February 2001 (age 23)
17	Bianca Lapini	Outside Hitter	1.83	(2002-07-13) 13 July 2002 (age 22)
18	Emma Cagnin	Outside Hitter	1.86	(2002-06-26) 26 June 2002 (age 22)
19	Beatrice Agrifoglio	Setter	1.78	(1994-01-01) 1 January 1994 (age 31)
21	Anna Davyskiba	Outside Hitter	1.88	(2000-02-08) 8 February 2000 (age 24)
33	Marta Bechis	Setter	1.80	(1989-09-04) 4 September 1989 (age 35)

2023–2024 Team
Number	Player	Position	Height (m)	Birth date
1	Nausica Acciarri	Middle Blocker	1.86	(2004-09-25) 25 September 2004 (age 20)
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 24)
6	Giulia Leonardi (c)	Libero	1.65	(1987-12-01) 1 December 1987 (age 37)
7	Ilaria Battistoni	Setter	1.74	(1996-04-22) 22 April 1996 (age 28)
8	Lina Alsmeier	Outside Hitter	1.89	(2000-08-29) 29 August 2000 (age 24)
9	Ailama Cesé	Outside Hitter	1.90	(2000-10-29) 29 October 2000 (age 24)
10	Kendall Kipp	Opposite	1.96	(2000-12-12) 12 December 2000 (age 24)
11	Alexandra Lazić	Outside Hitter	1.88	(1994-09-24) 24 September 1994 (age 30)
12	Alessia Mazzaro	Middle Blocker	1.85	(1998-09-19) 19 September 1998 (age 26)
13	Emma Graziani	Middle Blocker	1.93	(2002-08-16) 16 August 2002 (age 22)
19	Beatrice Agrifoglio	Setter	1.78	(1994-01-01) 1 January 1994 (age 31)
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 26)

2022–2023 Team
Number	Player	Position	Height (m)	Birth date
1	Rhamat Alhassan	Middle Blocker	1.95	(1996-09-07) 7 September 1996 (age 28)
2	Amandha Sylves	Middle Blocker	1.96	(2000-12-29) 29 December 2000 (age 24)
3	Carlotta Cambi	Setter	1.76	(1996-05-28) 28 May 1996 (age 28)
4	Britt Herbots (c)	Outside Hitter	1.82	(1999-09-24) 24 September 1999 (age 25)
5	Silvia Lotti	Outside Hitter	1.88	(1992-06-17) 17 June 1992 (age 32)
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 27)
9	Sara Panetoni	Libero	1.74	(2000-05-06) 6 May 2000 (age 24)
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 21)
12	Terry Ruth Enweonwu	Outside Hitter	1.85	(2000-05-12) 12 May 2000 (age 24)
13	Emma Graziani	Middle Blocker	1.93	(2002-08-16) 16 August 2002 (age 22)
15	Sylvia Nwakalor	Opposite	1.76	(1999-08-12) 12 August 1999 (age 25)
17	Bianca Lapini	Libero	1.83	(2002-07-13) 13 July 2002 (age 22)
18	Dayana Kosareva	Outside Hitter	1.86	(1999-08-24) 24 August 1999 (age 25)
23	Ofelia Malinov	Setter	1.85	(1996-02-29) 29 February 1996 (age 28)

2016–2017 Team
Number	Player	Position	Height (m)	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 36)
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 35)
4	Odina Bayramova	Outside Hitter	1.86	(1990-05-25) 25 May 1990 (age 34)
5	Maria Chiara Norgini	Libero	1.70	(1998-09-11) 11 September 1998 (age 26)
7	Stephanie Enright	Outside Hitter	1.79	(1990-12-15) 15 December 1990 (age 34)
8	Francesca Bonciani	Setter	1.78	(1992-05-25) 25 May 1992 (age 32)
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 29)
11	Vittoria Repice	Middle Blocker	1.85	(1986-06-01) 1 June 1986 (age 38)
12	Giulia Pietrelli	Outside Hitter	1.80	(1988-08-27) 27 August 1988 (age 36)
13	Raffaella Calloni	Middle Blocker	1.87	(1983-05-04) 4 May 1983 (age 41)

References

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 2024–25". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 9 August 2024.
4. "Il Bisonte Firenze Team 2023–24". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 14 March 2024.
5. "Il Bisonte Firenze Team 2022–23". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 16 November 2022.
6. "Il Bisonte Firenze Team 2016–17". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2017.

External links

• Official website (in Italian)

• Italian women's volleyball clubs
• Volleyball clubs established in 1975
• 1975 establishments in Italy
• Sport in Tuscany
• Serie A1 (women's volleyball) clubs
• San Casciano in Val di Pesa
• Women in Florence