# Club Italia (women's volleyball)

Club Italia is an Italian women's volleyball club based in Rome which currently plays in the Serie B1.

## Previous names

Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names:
* Club Italia (1998–2016)
* Club Italia Crai (2016–2022)
* Club Italia (2022–present)

## History

The team was founded in 1998 by then Italian federation sports director Julio Velasco, in order to develop the skills of younger players in a competitive league rather than in youth leagues. The team is directly controlled by the Italian Volleyball Federation, which is entitled to put the best younger scouted players in the team. After a lot of seasons in the lower leagues of Serie B1 and Serie B2, Club Italia was automatically promoted by the Italian Federation into Serie A2 (2nd tier) in 2014 and then into Serie A1 (first tier) in 2015, avoiding relegation in its first season. Over the next two seasons, Anna Danesi, Paola Egonu, Ofelia Malinov and Alessia Orro have been called up to the Italian national team while playing for Club Italia. At the conclusion of the 2016–17 season, the club was relegated to Serie A2. The club returned to the Serie A1 in the 2018–19 season.

## Squad

Season 2017–2018, as of September 2017.
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Birth date |
| 1 | Terry Enweonwu | Outside hitter | 1.87 | (2000-05-12) 12 May 2000 (age 24) |
| 2 | Tatjana Fucka | Middle blocker | 1.87 | (1999-05-18) 18 May 1999 (age 25) |
| 3 | Adhuoljok John Majak Malual | Middle blocker | 1.90 | (2000-11-14) 14 November 2000 (age 24) |
| 4 | Rachele Morello | Setter | 1.82 | (2000-11-07) 7 November 2000 (age 24) |
| 5 | Marina Lubian | Middle blocker | 1.92 | (2000-04-11) 11 April 2000 (age 24) |
| 6 | Sara Cortella | Outside hitter | 1.85 | (2002-02-15) 15 February 2002 (age 23) |
| 7 | Elena Pietrini | Outside hitter | 1.86 | (2000-03-17) 17 March 2000 (age 24) |
| 9 | Loveth Omoruyi | Outside hitter | 1.82 | (2002-08-25) 25 August 2002 (age 22) |
| 10 | Chiara De Bortoli | Libero | 1.76 | (1997-07-28) 28 July 1997 (age 27) |
| 11 | Elisa Tonello | Outside hitter | 1.76 | (2000-04-22) 22 April 2000 (age 24) |
| 12 | Alice Turco | Setter | 1.78 | (2000-02-04) 4 February 2000 (age 25) |
| 13 | Sarah Fahr | Middle blocker | 1.92 | (2001-09-12) 12 September 2001 (age 23) |
| 15 | Sylvia Nwakalor | Outside hitter | 1.77 | (1999-08-12) 12 August 1999 (age 25) |
| 16 | Linda Mangani | Outside hitter | 1.84 | (2000-02-16) 16 February 2000 (age 25) |
| 17 | Katarina Bulović | Outside hitter | 1.84 | (2002-02-15) 15 February 2002 (age 23) |
2016–2017 Team :
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Birth date |
| 1 | Terry Enweonwu | Outside hitter | 1.87 | (2000-05-12) 12 May 2000 (age 24) |
| 3 | Elena Perinelli | Opposite | 1.81 | (1995-06-27) 27 June 1995 (age 29) |
| 4 | Rachele Morello | Setter | 1.82 | (2000-11-07) 7 November 2000 (age 24) |
| 5 | Marina Lubian | Middle blocker | 1.92 | (2000-04-11) 11 April 2000 (age 24) |
| 7 | Martina Ferrara | Libero | 1.68 | (1999-01-28) 28 January 1999 (age 26) |
| 8 | Alessia Orro | Setter | 1.80 | (1998-07-18) 18 July 1998 (age 26) |
| 9 | Vittoria Piani | Opposite | 1.87 | (1998-02-12) 12 February 1998 (age 27) |
| 10 | Chiara De Bortoli | Libero | 1.76 | (1997-07-28) 28 July 1997 (age 27) |
| 11 | Giulia Mancini | Middle blocker | 1.83 | (1998-05-23) 23 May 1998 (age 26) |
| 12 | Alessia Arciprete | Outside hitter | 1.80 | (1997-09-06) 6 September 1997 (age 27) |
| 13 | Giulia Melli | Outside hitter | 1.84 | (1998-01-08) 8 January 1998 (age 27) |
| 14 | Alexandra Botezat | Middle blocker | 1.96 | (1998-08-03) 3 August 1998 (age 26) |
| 15 | Sara Cortella | Outside hitter | 1.85 | (2002-02-15) 15 February 2002 (age 23) |
| 17 | Katarina Bulović | Outside hitter | 1.84 | (2002-02-15) 15 February 2002 (age 23) |
| 18 | Paola Egonu | Outside hitter | 1.89 | (1998-12-18) 18 December 1998 (age 26) |