# Serie A1 1980–81 (men's volleyball)

1980–81 Serie A1 was the thirty-sixth men's volleyball major Italian championship; it was won by Turin-based team Klippan, which got its third title in a row.

## Format

Twelve contestants took part in a simple round-robin tournament, earning two points for each win. In the end, the final chart-leading team won the title, while bottom two teams were relegated in the lower division.

## Teams

| Team | City and Region | Venue | Seasons in major league | Map |
| Amaro Più Loreto | Loreto, Marche | Palasport | 3 | TorinoRavennaChietiLoretoModenaMilanoPisaParmaRomaCataniaAstiSassuoloclass=notpageimage| 1980–81 Serie A1 team distribution |
| Carisparmio Ravenna | Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna | PalaCosta | 14 | TorinoRavennaChietiLoretoModenaMilanoPisaParmaRomaCataniaAstiSassuoloclass=notpageimage| 1980–81 Serie A1 team distribution |
| Edilcuoghi Sassuolo | Sassuolo, Emilia-Romagna | Palasport, Modena | 5 | TorinoRavennaChietiLoretoModenaMilanoPisaParmaRomaCataniaAstiSassuoloclass=notpageimage| 1980–81 Serie A1 team distribution |
| Latte Cigno Chieti | Chieti, Abruzzo | Piano Vincolato | 1 | TorinoRavennaChietiLoretoModenaMilanoPisaParmaRomaCataniaAstiSassuoloclass=notpageimage| 1980–81 Serie A1 team distribution |
| Panini Modena | Modena, Emilia-Romagna | Palasport | 13 | TorinoRavennaChietiLoretoModenaMilanoPisaParmaRomaCataniaAstiSassuoloclass=notpageimage| 1980–81 Serie A1 team distribution |
| Polenghi Milano | Milan, Lombardy | PalaLido | 5 | TorinoRavennaChietiLoretoModenaMilanoPisaParmaRomaCataniaAstiSassuoloclass=notpageimage| 1980–81 Serie A1 team distribution |
| Radio CUS Pisa | Pisa, Tuscany | PalaCUS | 8 | TorinoRavennaChietiLoretoModenaMilanoPisaParmaRomaCataniaAstiSassuoloclass=notpageimage| 1980–81 Serie A1 team distribution |
| Riccadonna Asti | Asti, Piedmont | Palasport | 1 | TorinoRavennaChietiLoretoModenaMilanoPisaParmaRomaCataniaAstiSassuoloclass=notpageimage| 1980–81 Serie A1 team distribution |
| Robe di Kappa Torino | Turin, Piedmont | PalaRuffini | 9 | TorinoRavennaChietiLoretoModenaMilanoPisaParmaRomaCataniaAstiSassuoloclass=notpageimage| 1980–81 Serie A1 team distribution |
| Santàl Parma | Parma, Emilia-Romagna | PalaRaschi | 33 | TorinoRavennaChietiLoretoModenaMilanoPisaParmaRomaCataniaAstiSassuoloclass=notpageimage| 1980–81 Serie A1 team distribution |
| Torre Tabita Catania | Catania, Sicily | PalaSpedini | 9 | TorinoRavennaChietiLoretoModenaMilanoPisaParmaRomaCataniaAstiSassuoloclass=notpageimage| 1980–81 Serie A1 team distribution |
| Toseroni Roma | Rome, Lazio | Palazzetto dello Sport | 8 | TorinoRavennaChietiLoretoModenaMilanoPisaParmaRomaCataniaAstiSassuoloclass=notpageimage| 1980–81 Serie A1 team distribution |

## Key dates

* 8 November 1980: opening day of the tournament. The defending champion, Robe di Kappa Torino (who enrolled Dimitar Zlatanov), easily defeated Radio CUS Pisa 3–0 (15–2, 15–1, 15–6), while its most accredited rival for the title, Santàl Parma, with newcomers Negri and Lanfranco), lost in Loreto 2–3 (15–8, 15–6, 7–15, 14–16, 13–15).
* 22 November 1980: Robe di Kappa defeated 3–1 Torre Tabita Catania, its rival during 1979–80 season and maintained the first place in the classification, along with Edilcuoghi Sassuolo, Polenghi Milano and Panini Modena (3:0); on the contrary, Torre Tabita was occupying last place (0:3).
* 10 December 1980: Edilcuoghi lost its first match (0–3 in Rome), while Robe di Kappa beat Panini Modena 3–1 away (9–15, 15–11, 15–11, 15–13) and reached the solitary top of the chart (6:0).
* 24 January 1981: winning also on Edilcuoghi's ground 3–1 (4–15, 14–16, 11–15, 6–15) Robe di Kappa (11:0) was firmly maintaining the top of the chart after the first half of the season. Panini Modena was occupying the second place (9:2).
* 21 February 1981: Robe di Kappa beat Toseroni Roma 3–0 (15–7, 15–8, 15–10) and, after 15 rounds, was full score with 30 points, 4 more than Panini (second place) and 10 more than Toseroni and Santàl (third place).
* 7 March 1981: defeating runner-up Panini Modena 3–0 at Palaruffini, Robe di Kappa extend its advantage in the league table to 8 points.
* 21 March 1981: Robe di Kappa knocked off Amaro Più Loreto 3–0 (15–7, 15–9, 15–10) and won its third title in a row with 3 matches still to play.
* 11 April 1981: in the last round, Robe di Kappa beat Edilcuoghi 3–1 (6–15, 15–11, 15–3, 15–2) and closed its tournament unbeaten, with a 22:0 score (fifteen matches won 3–0 and seven 3–1); Torre Tabita was unpredictably relegated.

## League table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Robe di Kappa Torino | 22 | 22 | 0 | 44 | 66 | 7 | 9.429 | 1050 | 600 | 1.750 | 1980–81 Champion |
| 2 | Panini Modena | 22 | 17 | 5 | 34 | 56 | 24 | 2.333 | 1085 | 771 | 1.407 | |
| 3 | Toseroni Roma | 22 | 15 | 7 | 30 | 49 | 32 | 1.531 | 986 | 909 | 1.085 | |
| 4 | Santàl Parma | 22 | 14 | 8 | 28 | 51 | 35 | 1.457 | 1047 | 935 | 1.120 | |
| 5 | Edilcuoghi Sassuolo | 22 | 13 | 9 | 26 | 47 | 39 | 1.205 | 1077 | 974 | 1.106 | |
| 6 | Polenghi Milano | 22 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 45 | 37 | 1.216 | 1037 | 960 | 1.080 | |
| 7 | Amaro Più Loreto | 22 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 41 | 41 | 1.000 | 970 | 981 | 0.989 | |
| 8 | Riccadonna Asti | 22 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 34 | 43 | 0.791 | 944 | 974 | 0.969 | |
| 9 | Carisparmio Ravenna | 22 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 37 | 49 | 0.755 | 984 | 1043 | 0.943 | |
| 10 | Latte Cigno Chieti | 22 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 25 | 51 | 0.490 | 789 | 983 | 0.803 | |
| 11 | Torre Tabita Catania | 22 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 24 | 56 | 0.429 | 786 | 1050 | 0.749 | Relegated in Serie A2 |
| 12 | Radio CUS Pisa | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 66 | 0.076 | 484 | 1040 | 0.465 | Relegated in Serie A2 |

## Results

| Home \ Away | TOR | MOD | ROM | PAR | SAS | MIL | LOR | AST | RAV | CHI | CAT | PIS |
| Robe di Kappa Torino | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| Panini Modena | 1–3 | | 3–0 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Toseroni Roma | 0–3 | 3–1 | | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Santàl Parma | 0–3 | 2–3 | 2–3 | | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Edilcuoghi Sassuolo | 1–3 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 1–3 | | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Polenghi Milano | 0–3 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 1–3 | 3–1 | | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| Amaro Più Loreto | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| Riccadonna Asti | 0–3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| Carisparmio Ravenna | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–3 | 3–2 | 1–3 | 3–1 | 3–1 | | 3–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 |
| Latte Cigno Chieti | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–0 | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 3–1 | | 3–1 | 3–0 |
| Torre Tabita Catania | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 3–0 | 2–3 | 1–3 | | 3–0 |
| Radio CUS Pisa | 0–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–3 | |