Volleyball Casalmaggiore is an Italian women's

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

club based in

Casalmaggiore Casalmaggiore ( Casalasco-Viadanese: ) is a ''comune'' in the province of Cremona, Lombardy, Italy, located across the Po River. It was the birthplace of Italian composers Ignazio Donati and Andrea Zani. It became worldwide famous thanks to its ...

and currently playing in the Serie A1.

Previous names

Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names: * VBC Pallavolo Rosa (2008–2009) * VBC Pomì (2009–2010) * Pomì Casalmaggiore (2010–2019) * VBC Èpiù Casalmaggiore (2020–present)

History

The club was founded in 2008 by the acquisition of a Serie B2 licence from Pallavolo Zevio. The club was named , VBC is the

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for Volley Ball Casalmaggiore. As the club progressed through the national leagues, the home venue was changed to comply with league regulations and accommodate a larger number of supporters. From the Palazzetto dello Sport Baslenga in

, the club first moved to PalaFarina in Viadana and then to PalaRadi in

Cremona Cremona (, also ; ; lmo, label= Cremunés, Cremùna; egl, Carmona) is a city and ''comune'' in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po river in the middle of the ''Pianura Padana'' ( Po Valley). It is the capital of th ...

. The first promotion happened in 2010 to Serie B1, one season later promotion to Serie A2 was achieved and in 2013 it reached the Serie A1.

Team

''Season 2020–2021, as of September 2020.''

Current coaching staff

Honours

National competitions

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: 1 :2014–15 * Supercoppa italiana di pallavolo maschile

Italian Super Cup: 1 :2015–16

International competitions

CEV Champions League The CEV Champions League is the top official competition for men's volleyball clubs from the whole of Europe. The competition is organised every year by the European Volleyball Confederation. Formula (2018–19 to present) Qualification A tot ...

: 1 : 2015–16

References

External links

Official website
{{Italian women volleyball league Italian women's volleyball clubs Volleyball clubs established in 2008 2008 establishments in Italy Province of Cremona Sport in Lombardy Serie A1 (women's volleyball) clubs