Emma Villas Siena
Full nameEmma Villas Aubay Siena
Short nameSiena Volley
Founded2013
GroundPalaEstra
(Capacity: 5,500)
ChairmanItaly Giammarco Bisogno
ManagerItaly Paolo Montagnani
LeagueItalian Volleyball League
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Emma Villas Volley is a professional volleyball team based in Siena, Italy. The club plays in Serie A1 of the Italian Volleyball League.

Former names

  • 2013–2015: Emma Villas Chiusi
  • 2015–2019: Emma Villas Siena
  • 2019–present: Emma Villas Aubay Siena

History

Emma Villas Vitt Chiusi was founded in 2013 by detaching itself from Vitt Chiusi Volleyball, from which it inherited the sporting title to participate in Serie B2:[1] the newborn company ranks second at the end of the regular 2013-14 season in its group, obtaining promotion to Serie B1 thanks to the victory of the promotion play-offs against Marconi Volley Spoleto.[2]

In the 2014-15 season he participates in the Serie B1 championship where he wins the regular season and is promoted to Serie A2. In the 2015-16 vintage the club changes its name to Emma Villas Volley and moves its registered office to Siena: it therefore participates in the second national division.[3] In the 2016-17 season club won the Italian Cup in the category by beating Tuscania Volley in the final, while in the following one, thanks to the victory of the promotion play-offs, she was promoted to Serie A1.

In the 2018-19 season he made his debut in the Italian top division, but at the end of the championship, thanks to the thirteenth place in the standings, he relegated to the cadet series.

2022-23 Season was the second times that Emma Villas Siena compete in SuperLega.[4] With five wins out of twenty-two matches, Emma Villas Aubay Siena finished bottom of the 2022-23 Season, it was sent to the second division in 2023-2024 Season.[5]

Statistics

Season Position
2013/2014 - Serie B22
2014/2015 - Serie B11
2015/2016 - Serie A26
2016/2017 - Serie A23
2017/2018 - Serie A21
2018/2019 - Serie A113
2019/2020 - Serie A21
2020/2021 - Serie A24
2021/2022 - Serie A29
2022/2023 - Serie A112

Team

Team roster – season 2022/2023

No. Name Date of birth Position
1Italy Giulio Pinali2 April 1997opposite
2Italy Fabio Ricci11 July 1994middle blocker
3Netherlands Maarten van Garderen24 January 1990outside hitter
4Serbia Nemanja Petrić28 July 1987outside hitter
6Italy Federico Bonami29 September 1993libero
7Italy Giacomo Raffaelli7 February 1995outside hitter
8Italy Omar Biglino9 August 1995middle blocker
9Italy Riccardo Pinelli17 February 1991setter
10Argentina Juan Ignacio Finoli5 November 1991setter
11Argentina Federico Pereyra19 June 1988opposite
12France Swan N'Gapeth9 January 1992outside hitter
13Italy Filippo Pochini13 December 1989libero
18Italy Daniele Mazzone4 June 1992middle blocker
Head coach: Italy Paolo Montagnani

References

  1. "La storia della società". Emmavillasvolley.com. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  2. "Il calendario dei play-off di Serie B2 2013-14". Federvolley.it. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  3. "La stagione 2015-16 dell'Emma Villas Volley". Legavolley.it. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  4. volleyballworld.com. "Get to know the SuperLega's 12 teams". volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  5. volleyballworld.com. "Milano claim last SuperLega playoff spot and will face Perugia". volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 2023-03-14.
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