The 2017–18 Serie A1 was the 73rd season of the highest professional

Italian Women's Volleyball League The Italian Women's Volleyball League Serie A1 ( it, Serie A1 italiana di pallavolo femminile), is the highest women's volleyball league in Italy. It is organized and administrated by the Italian Volleyball Federation (FIPAV). It is considered one ...

. The season took place from October to May, and was contested by twelve teams.

Format

The regular season consists of 22 rounds, where the twelve participating teams play each other twice (once home and once away). At the completion of the regular season, the eight best teams advance to the playoffs and the teams finishing in 11th and 12th are relegated to Serie A2. The standings criteria are: *highest number of result points (points awarded for results: 3 points for 3–0 or 3–1 wins, 2 points for 3–2 win, 1 point for 2–3 loss); *highest number of matches won; *highest set quotient (the number of total sets won divided by the number of total sets lost); *highest points quotient (the number of total points scored divided by the number of total points conceded).

Teams

Regular season

League table

Results table

Fixtures and results

* All times are local, CEST ( UTC+02:00) between 14 and 28 October 2017 and CET ( UTC+01:00) from 29 October. ;Round 1 ;Round 2 ;Round 3 ;Round 4 ;Round 5 ;Round 6 ;Round 7 ;Round 8 ;Round 9 ;Round 10 ;Round 11 ;Round 12 ;Round 13 ;Round 14 ;Round 15 ;Round 16 ;Round 17 ;Round 18 ;Round 19 ;Round 20 ;Round 21 ;Round 22

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals

(1)
Igor Gorgonzola Novara AGIL Volley is an Italian women's volleyball club based in Novara and currently playing in the Serie A1. Previous names Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names: * AGIL Trecate (1984–1999) * AGIL Volley Trecate ...
vs. (8)
Il Bisonte Firenze Azzurra Volley Firenze is an Italian women's volleyball club based in Florence and currently playing in the Italian Women's Volleyball League, Serie A1. Previous names Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names: * Volley ...

''Igor Gorgonzola Novara wins series, 2–0.''

(4)
Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio UYBA Volley is an Italian women's volleyball club based in Busto Arsizio, in the province of Varese. The team currently plays in the Serie A1, Italy's highest professional league. The team is sponsored by Yamamay, an Italian company that produce ...
vs. (5) Saugella Team Monza

''Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio wins series, 2–1.''

(3) Imoco Volley Conegliano vs. (6)
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''Imoco Volley Conegliano wins series, 2–0.''

(2) Savino Del Bene Scandicci vs. (7) myCicero Volley Pesaro

''Savino Del Bene Scandicci wins series, 2–0.''

Semifinals

(1)
Igor Gorgonzola Novara AGIL Volley is an Italian women's volleyball club based in Novara and currently playing in the Serie A1. Previous names Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names: * AGIL Trecate (1984–1999) * AGIL Volley Trecate ...
vs. (4)
Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio UYBA Volley is an Italian women's volleyball club based in Busto Arsizio, in the province of Varese. The team currently plays in the Serie A1, Italy's highest professional league. The team is sponsored by Yamamay, an Italian company that produce ...

''Igor Gorgonzola Novara wins series, 3–0.''

(2) Savino Del Bene Scandicci vs. (3) Imoco Volley Conegliano

''Imoco Volley Conegliano wins series, 3–0.''

Finals

(1)
Igor Gorgonzola Novara AGIL Volley is an Italian women's volleyball club based in Novara and currently playing in the Serie A1. Previous names Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names: * AGIL Trecate (1984–1999) * AGIL Volley Trecate ...
vs. (3) Imoco Volley Conegliano

''Imoco Volley Conegliano wins series, 3–1.''

Final standings

References

External links

Official website
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