# Roma Volley Club (women's volleyball)

Roma Volley Club Femminile is the professional women's section of the Italian volleyball club Roma Volley Club. The team is based in Rome and currently plays in the Serie A1, Italy's highest professional league.

## Previous names

Due to sponsorship, the club has competed under the following names:
* Volley Group Roma (2013–2017)
* Acqua & Sapone Roma Volley Group (2017–2019)
* Acqua & Sapone Roma Volley Club (2019–2022)
* Roma Volley Club (2022–2023)
* Aeroitalia SMI Roma (2023–2024)
* SMI Roma Volley (2024–present)

## History

Volley Group Roma was founded in 2013 as a joint collaboration between three clubs: G.S. Divino Amore, A.P.D. Palocco and A.P.D. San Paolo Ostiense. Volley Group Roma played its first season (2013–2014) in Serie B2 where it finished the regular season in second place in pool G. While the club failed to reach a promotion spot in the playoffs it was still promoted to Serie B1 due to repechage. Volley Group Roma's first try in Serie B1 only lasted one season as the club finished the regular season (2014–2015) last in pool D. The club once again managed to get promoted to Serie B1 in 2016.
In 2018 Volley Group Roma acquired the rights to play in Serie A2 from another club, San Lazzaro, which had financial problems. After just one season in Serie A2 the club was relegated back to Serie B1. However, Volley Group Roma got the chance to continue playing in Serie A2 when the club Zambelli Orvieto announced that it would abandon the league.
In the summer of 2019 Volley Group Roma formed a joint partnership with the men's volleyball club A.P.D. Roma and the club changed its name to Roma Volley Club. In the 2020–2021 season Roma Volley Club won the Serie A2 promotion pool and was for the first time promoted to Serie A1. In 2022 the club was relegated back to Serie A2, but the following season it won the promotion pool once again and returned to Serie A1 for the 2023–2024 season.

## Team

The following is the roster for the 2024–2025 season.
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Birth date |
| 1 | Claudia Provaroni | Outside Hitter | 1.81 | (1998-05-14) 14 May 1998 (age 26) |
| 2 | Wilma Salas | Outside Hitter | 1.88 | (1991-03-09) 9 March 1991 (age 34) |
| 5 | Michela Ciarrocchi | Middle Blocker | 1.84 | (1999-12-16) 16 December 1999 (age 25) |
| 7 | Amelie Rotar | Opposite | 1.88 | (2000-10-24) 24 October 2000 (age 24) |
| 8 | Michela Rucli (c) | Middle Blocker | 1.85 | (1996-05-01) 1 May 1996 (age 28) |
| 9 | Anna Adelusi | Outside Hitter | 1.86 | (2003-06-10) 10 June 2003 (age 21) |
| 10 | Luna Cicola | Libero | 1.70 | (2004-01-15) 15 January 2004 (age 21) |
| 11 | Marie Schölzel | Middle Blocker | 1.90 | (1997-08-01) 1 August 1997 (age 27) |
| 13 | Giulia Melli | Outside Hitter | 1.85 | (1998-01-08) 8 January 1998 (age 27) |
| 14 | Giorgia Zannoni | Libero | 1.71 | (1998-02-11) 11 February 1998 (age 27) |
| 17 | Slađana Mirković | Setter | 1.85 | (1995-10-07) 7 October 1995 (age 29) |
| 18 | Gabriela Orvošová | Opposite | 1.91 | (2001-01-28) 28 January 2001 (age 24) |
| 19 | Margherita Muzi | Setter | 1.82 | (1994-01-25) 25 January 1994 (age 31) |
| 23 | Veronica Costantini | Middle Blocker | 1.91 | (2003-03-23) 23 March 2003 (age 21) |
2023–2024 Team :
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Birth date |
| 1 | Erblira Bici | Opposite | 1.85 | (1995-06-27) 27 June 1995 (age 29) |
| 2 | Dezirett Madan | Opposite | 1.90 | (2002-12-10) 10 December 2002 (age 22) |
| 3 | Marta Bechis (c) | Setter | 1.80 | (1989-04-09) 9 April 1989 (age 35) |
| 4 | Jessica Rivero | Outside Hitter | 1.81 | (1995-03-15) 15 March 1995 (age 29) |
| 5 | Michela Ciarrocchi | Middle Blocker | 1.84 | (1999-12-16) 16 December 1999 (age 25) |
| 6 | Celeste Plak | Outside Hitter | 1.90 | (1995-10-26) 26 October 1995 (age 29) |
| 6 | Amber Igiede | Middle Blocker | 1.99 | (2001-01-08) 8 January 2001 (age 24) |
| 7 | Martina Ferrara | Libero | 1.68 | (1999-01-28) 28 January 1999 (age 26) |
| 8 | Michela Rucli | Middle Blocker | 1.85 | (1996-05-01) 1 May 1996 (age 28) |
| 9 | Sofia Valoppi | Libero | 1.67 | (2003-07-25) 25 July 2003 (age 21) |
| 11 | Ana Beatriz Correa | Middle Blocker | 1.90 | (1992-02-07) 7 February 1992 (age 33) |
| 13 | Giulia Melli | Outside Hitter | 1.85 | (1998-01-08) 8 January 1998 (age 27) |
| 16 | Courtney Schwan | Outside Hitter | 1.85 | (1996-05-09) 9 May 1996 (age 28) |
| 19 | Margherita Muzi | Setter | 1.82 | (1994-01-25) 25 January 1994 (age 31) |
2022–2023 Team :
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Birth date |
| 1 | Erblira Bici | Opposite | 1.85 | (1995-06-27) 27 June 1995 (age 29) |
| 3 | Marta Bechis (c) | Setter | 1.80 | (1989-04-09) 9 April 1989 (age 35) |
| 4 | Jessica Rivero | Outside Hitter | 1.81 | (1995-03-15) 15 March 1995 (age 29) |
| 5 | Michela Ciarrocchi | Middle Blocker | 1.84 | (1999-12-16) 16 December 1999 (age 25) |
| 7 | Martina Ferrara | Libero | 1.68 | (1999-01-28) 28 January 1999 (age 26) |
| 8 | Michela Rucli | Middle Blocker | 1.85 | (1996-05-01) 1 May 1996 (age 28) |
| 9 | Sofia Valoppi | Libero | 1.67 | (2003-07-25) 25 July 2003 (age 21) |
| 10 | Alice De Luca Bossa | Setter | 1.77 | (2000-06-08) 8 June 2000 (age 24) |
| 13 | Giulia Melli | Outside Hitter | 1.85 | (1998-01-08) 8 January 1998 (age 27) |
| 14 | Marika Bianchini | Outside Hitter | 1.78 | (1993-04-23) 23 April 1993 (age 31) |
| 15 | Sofia Rebora | Middle Blocker | 1.79 | (1993-02-23) 23 February 1993 (age 32) |
| 16 | Giulia Valerio | Outside Hitter | 1.87 | (2003-11-09) 9 November 2003 (age 21) |
2021–2022 Team :
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Birth date |
| 1 | Giorgia Avenia | Setter | 1.80 | (1994-04-04) 4 April 1994 (age 30) |
| 2 | Veronika Trnková | Middle Blocker | 1.89 | (1995-10-13) 13 October 1995 (age 29) |
| 3 | Giulia Bucci | Libero | 1.73 | (2002-05-08) 8 May 2002 (age 22) |
| 4 | Madison Bugg | Setter | 1.83 | (1994-08-04) 4 August 1994 (age 30) |
| 5 | Dobriana Rabadzhieva | Outside Hitter | 1.90 | (1991-06-14) 14 June 1991 (age 33) |
| 6 | Agnese Cecconello | Middle Blocker | 1.90 | (1999-11-06) 6 November 1999 (age 25) |
| 7 | Maila Venturi | Libero | 1.62 | (1996-10-23) 23 October 1996 (age 28) |
| 8 | Lena Stigrot (c) | Outside Hitter | 1.82 | (1994-12-20) 20 December 1994 (age 30) |
| 9 | Valeria Papa | Outside Hitter | 1.83 | (1989-09-09) 9 September 1989 (age 35) |
| 10 | Alice Pamio | Outside Hitter | 1.81 | (1998-01-15) 15 January 1998 (age 27) |
| 11 | Hanna Klimets | Opposite | 1.86 | (1998-03-04) 4 March 1998 (age 27) |
| 12 | Alessia Arciprete | Outside Hitter | 1.81 | (1997-09-06) 6 September 1997 (age 27) |
| 15 | Sofia Rebora | Middle Blocker | 1.79 | (1993-02-23) 23 February 1993 (age 32) |
| 17 | Clara Decortes | Opposite | 1.83 | (1996-03-07) 7 March 1996 (age 29) |

## Honours
### International competitions

* CEV Challenge Cup: 1
    2024–25