Club Italia
| Full name | Club Italia | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1998 | ||
| Ground |
PalaYamamay, Busto Arsizio, Italy (Capacity: 5.000) | ||
| Manager | Marco Bonitta | ||
| Captain | Sofia D'Odorico | ||
| League | Italian Women's Volleyball League | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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Club Italia is an Italian vomen's volleyball team, competing in the Serie A1.
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 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 last 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.