Volero Zürich is a

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club based in

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. It has many teams (men's, women's and youth volleyball) with the women's team being the most successful and currently playing in the

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. Since the mid 2000s, the club has also frequently participated in European competitions, most notably the CEV Women's Champions League. In 2018 the elite women's team joined

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, forming Volero Le Cannet, a team located in Le Cannet,

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(Volero Zürich kept an elite team, but it restarted in a lower league).

Previous names

The club have competed under the following names: * VBC Voléro Zürich (1973–2011), still used by the men's team * Volero Zürich (2011–), used by the women's team

History

Established in 1973 as , the early success came from the men's team which won a national championship in 1977 and two national cups (in 1975 and 1978). From the late 1990s, the women's team started to progress in the national leagues arriving at the National League A (NLA), but after just a couple seasons, due to financial reasons, the club was relegated. In 2003, part of the club (female elite squad and more than 120 young volleyball talents) was professionalized by founding the independent Volero Zürich AG, and the rest of the club remained as VBC Voléro Zürich (male and youth teams). Soon after the women's team started dominating the national league and cup, winning each on 12 occasions. The national success allowed the club to take part in European competitions, playing the

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twice (in 2005–06 and 2009–10) and the CEV Women's Champions League over ten times with a best result of fourth place in 2006–07. The club also participated in multiple editions of the FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship finishing third place in

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and

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. The club has won the

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(a minor international tournament) twice, in 2007 and in 2010.

Venues

Volero Zürich AG hosts matches in two main venues, both located in

: * Sportanlage Im Birch (National League / Swiss Cup) - 850 capacity * Saalsporthalle (Champions League) - 2,500 capacity

Honours

Men

;National competitions *

: 1 :1976–77 *

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: 2 :1974–75, 1977–78

Women

;National competitions *

: 12 :2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17 *

: 12 :2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2016–17

Team

Notable players

Valeriya Korotenko Valeriya Mammadova ( née Korotenko, az, Valeriya Məmmədova; born 29 January 1984) is a retired Azerbaijani volleyball player who played as a Libero. She was a member of Azerbaijan women's national volleyball team and was selected as the Best ...

Oksana Parkhomenko Oksana Kurt, also known as Oksana Parkhomenko, (born 28 July 1984 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR); is a retired Azerbaijani indoor volleyball player, recognized as one of the most successful volleyball players in her country. Kurt is the most capped p ...

Anja Spasojević Anja Spasojević (Cyrillic: Ања Спасојевић; born 4 July 1983) is a retired Serbian professional volleyball player who was last played as wing spiker for Dinamo Krasnodar in Russia. She began her professional career in Red Star Belgrad ...

Slađana Erić Slađana Erić (born 29 July 1983) is a Serbian volleyball player. She plays for ŽOK Partizan Vizura. Clubs * OK Crvena Zvezda 2000–2004 * USSP Albi 2004–2005 * VBC Voléro Zurich 2005–2008 * CAV Murcia 2005 2008–2010 * OK Crvena ...

Tijana Malešević Tijana Malešević ( sr-cyrl, Тијана Малешевић; born 18 March 1991) is a Serbian volleyball player, who plays for OK Crvena zvezda, and was a member of the Serbia women's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 2011 ...

* Nina Rosić *

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* Brankica Mihajlović *

Foluke Akinradewo Foluke Atinuke Gunderson (née Akinradewo; born October 5, 1987) is an indoor volleyball player who plays as a middle blocker for Japanese club Hisamitsu Springs. Born in Canada, she represents the United States internationally. Gunderson won g ...

* Melissa Teresa Vargas Abreu

References

External links

Volero Zürich AG Official website
- Women's professional team
VBC Voléro Zürich Official website
- Men's and youth teams {{DEFAULTSORT:Volero Zurich Volleyball clubs in Switzerland Women's volleyball clubs in Switzerland Sport in Zürich Volleyball clubs established in 1973 1973 establishments in Switzerland Inconsistent articles