# Azzurra Volley Firenze

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 22) |
| 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) |