The Italian Women's Volleyball Cup in (
Italian
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: Coppa Italia di Pallavolo Femminile) is an Italian
women's volleyball
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competition organized every year since
1979
Events
January
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by the Lega Volley Femminile. The top eight ranked teams of the
Serie A1 at the end of the first half of the regular season are qualified for this
single-elimination tournament
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. In the quarter-finals the 1st ranked team plays against the 8th ranked team, the 2nd ranked team plays against the 7th ranked team, the 3rd ranked team plays against the 6th ranked team and the 4th ranked team plays against the 5th ranked team. The winners advance to the
final four
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which is played on a single weekend with the semi-finals on the Saturday and the final on the Sunday.
Competition history
Winners list
Honours by club
References
External links
Italian Volleyball Federation
Legavolleyfemminile.it
{{Women's Volleyball Cups
Volleyball in Italy