The Italian Women's Volleyball League Serie A1 (), is the highest 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 ...
league in
Italy
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. It is organized and administered by the
Italian Volleyball Federation (FIPAV). It is considered one of the oldest women's top national leagues in European volleyball, being established in
1946
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, and its clubs have achieved significant success in the continental European club competitions.
History
Format
The league was originally played in a
single round-robin format, with all clubs placed in a single group. As more clubs joined the league, the format changed to an initial stage composed of various groups with clubs advancing to a final group for the title. In 1983 a
play-off format was introduced, with all clubs playing a regular season in a single group and the best teams advancing to the play-offs.
Teams
Teams of the 2024–25 season.
Results
*Note: Since a
play-off format without a third place match was introduced in the 1983–84 season, the column "Third" in the table display the two losing playoffs semifinalists, with the club having the best regular season record appearing first.
Sources:
Federazione Italiana Pallavolo (for champions), Lega Pallavolo Serie A Femminile (for champions and play-offs) and The-Sports.org
(for runners-up and third places)
Titles by club
All-time team records
Winners and finalists by city since 1945/1946:
Since 2009/10:
(Based on W=2 pts and D=1 pts)
References
External links
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Italian Serie A1. women.volleybox.net
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1946 establishments in Italy
Women's volleyball leagues in Italy
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