Azzurra Volley San Casciano
# Azzurra Volley San Casciano

Azzurra Volley San Casciano is an Italian women's volleyball club based in San Casciano in Val di Pesa 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.

## Team

The following is the roster for the 2022–2023 season.

| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Birth date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Rhamat Alhassan | Middle blocker | 1.95 | (1996-09-07) 7 September 1996 (age 26) |
| 2 | Amandha Sylves | Middle blocker | 1.96 | (2000-12-29) 29 December 2000 (age 22) |
| 3 | Carlotta Cambi | Setter | 1.76 | (1996-05-28) 28 May 1996 (age 27) |
| 4 | Britt Herbots | Outside hitter | 1.82 | (1999-09-24) 24 September 1999 (age 23) |
| 5 | Silvia Lotti | Outside hitter | 1.88 | (1992-06-17) 17 June 1992 (age 31) |
| 6 | Gaia Guiducci | Setter | 1.78 | (2002-03-09) 9 March 2002 (age 21) |
| 7 | Celine Van Gestel | Outside hitter | 1.83 | (1997-11-07) 7 November 1997 (age 25) |
| 9 | Sara Panetoni | Libero | 1.74 | (2000-05-06) 6 May 2000 (age 23) |
| 10 | Jolien Knollema | Outside hitter | 1.89 | (2003-01-05) 5 January 2003 (age 20) |
| 11 | Anna Adelusi | Outside hitter | 1.86 | (2003-06-10) 10 June 2003 (age 20) |
| 12 | Terry Ruth Enweonwu | Outside hitter | 1.85 | (2000-05-12) 12 May 2000 (age 23) |
| 13 | Emma Graziani | Middle blocker | 1.93 | (2002-08-16) 16 August 2002 (age 20) |
| 15 | Sylvia Nwakalor | Opposite | 1.76 | (1999-08-12) 12 August 1999 (age 23) |
| 17 | Bianca Lapini | Libero | 1.83 | (2002-07-13) 13 July 2002 (age 21) |
| 18 | Dayana Kosareva | Outside hitter | 1.86 | (1999-08-24) 24 August 1999 (age 23) |

2016–2017 Team :

| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Birth date |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Daly Santana | Outside hitter | 1.85 | (1995-02-19) 19 February 1995 (age 28) |
| 1 | Indre Sorokaite | Opposite | 1.88 | (1988-07-02) 2 July 1988 (age 35) |
| 2 | Natalia Brussa | Opposite | 1.88 | (1985-02-13) 13 February 1985 (age 38) |
| 3 | Marta Bechis | Setter | 1.81 | (1989-09-04) 4 September 1989 (age 33) |
| 4 | Odina Bayramova | Outside hitter | 1.86 | (1990-05-25) 25 May 1990 (age 33) |
| 5 | Maria Chiara Norgini | Libero | 1.70 | (1998-09-11) 11 September 1998 (age 24) |
| 7 | Stephanie Enright | Outside hitter | 1.79 | (1990-12-15) 15 December 1990 (age 32) |
| 8 | Francesca Bonciani | Setter | 1.78 | (1992-05-25) 25 May 1992 (age 31) |
| 9 | Laura Melandri | Middle blocker | 1.86 | (1995-01-31) 31 January 1995 (age 28) |
| 10 | Beatrice Parrocchiale | Libero | 1.67 | (1995-12-26) 26 December 1995 (age 27) |
| 11 | Vittoria Repice | Middle blocker | 1.85 | (1986-06-01) 1 June 1986 (age 37) |
| 12 | Giulia Pietrelli | Outside hitter | 1.80 | (1988-08-27) 27 August 1988 (age 34) |
| 13 | Raffaella Calloni | Middle blocker | 1.87 | (1983-05-04) 4 May 1983 (age 40) |
