Futura Volley Busto Arsizio

Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio
Full name Futura Volley Busto Arsizio
Short name UYBA
Nickname Yama,
Le Farfalle (The Butterflies)
Founded 2000
Ground PalaYamamay, Busto Arsizio, Italy
(Capacity: 5,000)
Chairman Giuseppe Pirola
Head coach Marco Mencarelli
League FIPAV Women's Serie A1
2016–17 7th (Playoff quarter-finalist)
Website Club home page
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Futura Volley Busto Arsizio 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 produces undergarment and swimsuits.

Previous names

Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names:

  • Brums Busto Arsizio (2000–2002)
  • Dimeglio Brums Busto Arsizio (2002–2006)
  • Yamamay Busto Arsizio (2006–2012)
  • Unendo Yamamay Busto Arsizio (2012–2016)
  • Unet Yamamay Busto Arsizio (2016–2017)
  • Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio (2017–present)

History

In 1996, Serie A1 club Unione Sportiva Cistellum Volley was playing at the Palazzetto dello Sport in Cislago,[1] a venue with small capacity, forcing the club to look for a new home venue.[2] In 1997, when the nearby city of Busto Arsizio inaugurated a 4,490 seat venue named PalaYamamay-Maria Piantanida,[3] Cistellum decided to relocate to Busto Arsizio where it remained for three seasons.[4] After relegation to Serie A2 at the end of the 1999–00 season, the club transferred all its sporting activities to Yamamay and Futura Volley Busto Arsizio is created.[2][5]

The club's first season was at the Serie A2 in 2000–01,[6] promotion to the Serie A1 was achieved after seven seasons, in 2007.[7] The first title was the 2009–10 Women's CEV Cup and in 2012 the club won four titles (Serie A1, Italian Cup, CEV Cup and Italian Super Cup).

Arena

The team currently plays at the PalaYamamay, an indoor arena owned by the municipality of Busto Arsizio. The town volleyball team has an exclusive right to use the arena, upon payment of a rental fee.

Supporters and rivalries

The main group of supporters of the Yamamay Busto Arsizio is called "Amici delle Farfalle" (AdF) (Friends of the butterflies).

The main rivalry is with GSO Villa Cortese, a team based in Villa Cortese, in the Province of Milan, because the two cities are neighbors and because they belong to two different provinces. The matches between the two teams are referred as "Derby dell'Altomilanese" (Derby of the Alto Milanese). The "Alto Milanese" is a geographical area between the provinces of Milan, Varese and part of the province of Como.

Team

Season 2017–2018, as of September 2017.[8][9]

Number Player Position Height (m) Weight (kg) Birth date
1 Italy Vittoria Piani Opposite 1.87 12 February 1998
2 Italy Federica Stufi Middle Blocker 1.85 67 22 March 1988
5 Italy Ilaria Spirito Libero 1.74 65 20 February 1994
6 Italy Alessia Gennari Outside Hitter 1.84 68 3 November 1991
7 Italy Stefania Dall'Igna Setter 1.75 62 22 November 1984
8 Italy Alessia Orro Setter 1.80 74 18 July 1998
9 United States Sarah Wilhite Outside Hitter 1.86 75 20 July 1995
13 Italy Valentina Diouf Opposite 2.02 96 10 January 1993
14 United States Michelle Bartsch Outside Hitter 1.92 70 12 February 1990
15 Italy Beatrice Berti Middle Blocker 1.93 88 12 January 1996
16 Italy Beatrice Negretti Outside Hitter 1.70 16 November 1999
17 Bulgaria Silvana Chausheva Opposite 1.88 74 19 May 1995
18 Italy Alexandra Botezat Middle Blocker 1.96 75 3 August 1998

Current coaching staff

 Italy Marco Mencarelli 23 February 1963 Head coach
 Italy Marco Musso 1 September 1986 Vice coach
 Italy Christian Tammone 1 January 1975 Coach assistant
 Italy Tommaso Barbato 3 October 1980 Statistics officer
 Italy Alessandro Mattiroli 1 January 1984 Athletic trainer
 Italy Marco Forte 6 October 1986 Masseur

Honours

National competitions

2011–12
2011–12
  • Italian Super Cup: 1
2012

International competitions

2009–10, 2011–12

References

  1. ↑ "Cislago". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Chi siamo". US Cistellum (in Italian). Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Serie A1 femminile: Il Club Italia giocherà al PalaYamamay di Busto Arsizio". vivovolley.net (in Italian). 29 August 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "Busto Arsizio (ex-Cislago)". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "La nostra Storia". US Cistellum (in Italian). Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "La storia - Stagione 2000-2001 Campionato di Serie A2". Futura Volley Busto Arsizio (in Italian). Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "Busto Arsizio Futura". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  8. ↑ "Team". Futura Volley Busto Arsizio (in Italian). Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  9. ↑ "Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio - Team details" (in Italian). legavolleyfemminile.it. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
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