Chieri '76 Volleyball

Chieri '76
Full nameChieri ’76 Volleyball
Founded2009
GroundPalaMaddalene,
Chieri, Italy
(Capacity: 1,200)
ChairmanFilippo Vergnano
Head coachNicola Negro
LeagueFIPAV Women's Serie A1
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Chieri ’76 Volleyball is an Italian professional women's volleyball club based in Chieri and currently playing in the Serie A1.

Previous names

Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names:

  • Chieri '76 Carol's (2009–2010)
  • Familia Habimat Chieri (2010–2012)
  • Fenera Chieri (2013–2018)
  • Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri (2018–present)

History

As part of the In Alto Chieri association, the club was officially established on 14 May 2009 and named after Chieri Volley (also known as Pallavolo Chieri and Chieri Torino).[1] The origins of In Alto Chieri dates back from the late 1990s, when Chieri Volley, the traditional professional women's volleyball club of the town and InVolley, another local volleyball club, started a project on which Chieri focused on the professional team and InVolley on the youth teams.[2] Soon after more local clubs joined in and the In Alto Chieri association was established in 2004.[1] When the association acquired a Serie B2 licence and assets from Carol's Volley in 2009, the club was formed and named Chieri '76 Carol's. The debut came in the 2009–10 Serie B2 and in the following season the club was promoted to Serie B1. At the end of the 2014–15 season, after four seasons in Serie B1, the club received a place in Serie A2 due to withdraw from other clubs.[1]

On 28 September 2015, the club changed its name to Chieri ’76 Volleyball and due to sponsorship it is also known as Fenera Chieri.[3] On 8 June 2016, the In Alto Chieri association becomes the In alto col Chieri ’76 consortium, with the club being one of its seven members which are all located in the South and South East of Turin. The consortium is designed to strength women's volleyball in the region by offering a channel where players can be developed from young age up to professional level locally.[4]

In 2018, Chieri ’76 won the Serie A2 playoffs and got promoted to Serie A1 for the 2018–19 season.[5] In 2023, Chieri ’76 was the CEV Challenge Cup champions and the following season, the club won the 2023–24 CEV Cup.[6][7]

Team

2025–2026 Team[8]
Number Player Position Height (m) Birth date
1 Croatia Karla Antunović Setter 1.83 (2002-03-27) 27 March 2002 (age 23)
2 Italy Alice Degradi Outside Hitter 1.81 (1996-04-10) 10 April 1996 (age 29)
4 Switzerland Laura Dervisaj-Künzler Outside Hitter 1.89 (1996-12-25) 25 December 1996 (age 29)
5 Italy Ilaria Spirito (c) Libero 1.75 (1994-02-20) 20 February 1994 (age 32)
7 Italy Sofia Ferrarini Middle Blocker 1.85 (2001-06-02) 2 June 2001 (age 24)
8 Italy Carola Bonafede Libero 1.75 (2007-01-16) 16 January 2007 (age 19)
9 Italy Sara Alberti Middle Blocker 1.85 (1993-01-03) 3 January 1993 (age 33)
10 Netherlands Sarah Van Aalen Setter 1.82 (2000-01-21) 21 January 2000 (age 26)
11 Italy Stella Nervini Outside Hitter 1.84 (2003-09-10) 10 September 2003 (age 22)
12 France Halimatou Bah Outside Hitter 1.87 (2003-12-21) 21 December 2003 (age 22)
13 Hungary Anett Németh Opposite 1.88 (1999-12-13) 13 December 1999 (age 26)
14 Germany Anastasia Cekulaev Middle Blocker 1.91 (2003-07-01) 1 July 2003 (age 22)
15 Netherlands Elles Dambrink Opposite 1.87 (2003-06-22) 22 June 2003 (age 22)
17 Italy Anna Gray Middle Blocker 1.87 (1996-11-15) 15 November 1996 (age 29)
23 Italy Silvia Lotti[A] Outside Hitter 1.85 (1992-06-17) 17 June 1992 (age 33)

Head coaches

Period Head coach
2010–2016 Italy Massimiliano Gallo[20]
2016–2017 Italy Ettore Guidetti[21]
2017–2017 Italy Ivana Druetti[22]
2017–2019 Italy Luca Secchi[23]
2019–2019 Italy Marco Sinibaldi[24]
2019–2025 Italy Giulio Bregoli[25]
2025– Italy Nicola Negro[26]

Honours

International competitions

2023–24
2022–23

Venue

The club play its home matches at the PalaMaddalene in Chieri. The venue has a 1,200 spectators capacity.[27]

Notes

  1. ^ Silvia Lotti left the team on 9 December 2025.[8]
  2. ^ Martina Bednarek joined the team on 23 December 2024.[10]
  3. ^ Valeria Papa left the team on 26 January 2024.[11]
  4. ^ Romy Jatzko joined the team on 2 February 2024.[12]
  5. ^ Marie-France Garreau Djé left the team on 31 December 2022.[13]
  6. ^ Jordyn Poulter joined the team in January 2019.[18]
  7. ^ Ana Starčević joined the team in early February 2019.[19]
  8. ^ Chiara Scacchetti left the team on 20 January 2019.[17]
  9. ^ Odina Aliyeva left the team on 1 February 2019.[17]

References

  1. ^ a b c "La Società". Chieri ’76 Volleyball (in Italian). Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  2. ^ "La storia". In Volley (in Italian). Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Nasce il Chieri '76 Volleyball". Chieri ’76 Volleyball (in Italian). 2 October 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Nasce il consorzio In alto col Chieri '76". Chieri ’76 Volleyball (in Italian). 8 June 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Volley: A2 Femminile, è Chieri che vince e vola in A1". tuttosport.com (in Italian). 13 May 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  6. ^ "CEV Challenge Cup – Chieri è nella storia: battuto il Lugoj anche in Romania, primo trofeo in bacheca!". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). 22 March 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  7. ^ "Chieri'76 crowned champions at the #CEVCupW". cev.eu. 20 March 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  8. ^ a b "Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri '76 Team 2025–26". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  9. ^ "Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri '76 Team 2024–25". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  10. ^ "Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri '76, dall'Argentina arriva Martina Bednarek". chieri76.it (in Italian). 23 December 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  11. ^ a b "Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri '76 Team 2023–24". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  12. ^ "Volley A1 femminile, arrivano i rinforzi: Romy Jatzko è ufficialmente della Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri". today.it (in Italian). 2 February 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  13. ^ a b "Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri Team 2022–23". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  14. ^ "Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri Team 2021–22". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  15. ^ "Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri Team 2020–21". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  16. ^ "Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri Team 2019–20". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  17. ^ a b c "Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri Team 2018–19". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  18. ^ "Poulter a Chieri". dal15al25.gazzetta.it (in Italian). 11 January 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  19. ^ "Volley: A1 Femminile, Chieri si rinforza con Ana Starcevic". corrieredellosport.it (in Italian). 2 February 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
  20. ^ "Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri '76 avanti con Max Gallo per altre tre stagioni". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). 29 April 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  21. ^ "Ettore Guidetti è il nuovo allenatore del Fenera Chieri '76". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). 18 July 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  22. ^ "Ivana Druetti: Con Legnano giochiamo carichi ma sereni". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). 3 February 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  23. ^ "A2 Femminile: Luca Secchi alla guida del Fenera Chieri". volleynews.it (in Italian). 19 May 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  24. ^ "Marco Sinibaldi è il nuovo coach della Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri '76". torinoggi.it (in Italian). 22 January 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  25. ^ "Chieri, il nuovo allenatore Bregoli si presenta: Voglio dare alla squadra un'identità". lastampa.it (in Italian). 7 May 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  26. ^ "Chieri, Nicola Negro è il nuovo allenatore: Non potevo desiderare di meglio". rainews.it (in Italian). 10 May 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  27. ^ "Palestra PalaMaddalene". Comune di Chieri (in Italian). Retrieved 10 March 2017.
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