Serie A1 1979–80 (men's volleyball)

1979–80 Serie A1 was the thirty-fifth men's volleyball major Italian championship; it was won by Turin-based team Klippan, which won its second title in a row.

Format

Twelve contestants took part to a simple round-robin tournament, earning two points for each win. In the end, the final chart-leading team won the title, while bottom two teams were relegated in the lower division.[1]

Teams
Team City and Region Venue Seasons in major league Map
Amaro Più Loreto[2] Loreto, Marche 2
Ravenna
Falconara
Loreto
Modena
Milano
Pisa
Roma
Catania
Belluno
Sassuolo
1979–80 Serie A1 team distribution
Edilcuoghi Sassuolo[3] Sassuolo, Emilia-Romagna Palasport, Modena 4
Eldorado Roma[4] Rome, Lazio Palazzetto dello Sport 7
Grondplast Ravenna[5] Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna PalaCosta 13
Isea Falconara[6] Falconara Marittima, Marche Palasport 2
Klippan Torino[7] Turin, Piedmont PalaRuffini 8
Mazzei Pisa[8] Pisa, Tuscany PalaCUS 7
Panini Modena[9] Modena, Emilia-Romagna Palasport 12
Paoletti Catania[10] Catania, Sicily PalaSpedini 8
Polenghi Milano[11] Milan, Lombardy PalaLido 4
Sai Marcolin Belluno[12] Belluno, Veneto Palasport, Longarone 1
Veico Parma[13] Parma, Emilia-Romagna PalaRaschi 32

Key dates
  • 14 November 1979: in the opening match of the season, Klippan Torino beat Grondplast Ravenna 3–1 at PalaRuffini; the other matches of the 1st round were played on Saturday 17 November.[14] Klippan was the defending champion, while Sai Marcolin Belluno and Isea Falconara were the new-promoted teams.
  • 11 December 1979: in Catania, Paoletti defeats Klippan 3–0 (15–6, 15–12, 15–11)[15] and reaches the solitary top of the chart with a remarkable 6:0 score. Klippan (5:1) was sharing the second position along with Veico Parma (5:1), which lost its first match to Amaro Più Loreto (1–3) in the same day.[16]
  • 5 January 1980: Paoletti Catania broke its winning run losing 0–3 to Edilcuoghi Sassuolo (12–15, 3–15, 18–20);[17] defeating Panini Modena, Veico Parma reached Paoletti on the top of the chart with an 8:1 score, while Klippan, which lost 1–3 to troubled Polenghi Milano, was third with 7:2.[18]
  • 16 January 1980: winning in Ravenna 3–1, Paoletti ended the first half of the season at first place of the league table (10:1). Veico, who lost its last two matches to Paoletti and Klippan (both 0–3) fell at third place (8:3), surpassed by Klippan (9:2).[19]
  • 2 February 1980: Paoletti lost 1–3 away to Mazzei Pisa and got caught by Klippan, which defeated Sai Marcolin Belluno 1–3. The score of the two teams was 12:2; Panini Modena and Veico Parma were sharing third place (10:4).[20]
  • 23 February 1980: in Turin, Klippan knocked off Paoletti 3–1 (15–4, 15–11, 6–15, 15–2) and remained alone on the top of the chart (15:2 vs. 14:3).[21]
  • 22 March 1980: beating Edilcuoghi Sassuolo 3–1 away (15–10, 15–4, 8–15, 15–2,[22] match played in Modena[23]), Klippan won the second title of its history, having six points of advantage than Paoletti Catania and Veico Parma, with only one match left to play.[23] On March 19, in the final day, Klippan defeated even Veico, (13th win-in-a-row) and closed its tournament with a 20:2 score.[24]

League table
Pts Matches Sets Points
Rank Team W L W L Ratio W L Ratio
1 Klippan Torino 40 20 2 61 15 4.067 1063 657 1.618
2 Paoletti Catania 34 17 5 56 23 2.435 1071 895 1.197
3 Panini Modena 30 15 7 53 27 1.963 1057 922 1.146
4 Veico Parma 30 15 7 50 36 1.389 1112 981 1.134
5 Amaro Più Loreto 26 13 9 45 34 1.324 1052 903 1.165
6 Edilcuoghi Sassuolo 26 13 9 50 40 1.250 1135 1054 1.077
7 Mazzei Pisa 22 11 11 39 43 0.907 957 1050 0.911
8 Polenghi Milano 16 8 14 37 52 0.712 1059 1138 0.931
9 Eldorado Roma 16 8 14 34 51 0.667 967 1137 0.850
10 Grondplast Ravenna 12 6 16 32 54 0.593 964 1134 0.850
11 Sai Marcolin Belluno 6 3 19 22 60 0.367 864 1121 0.771
12 Isea Falconara 6 3 19 15 60 0.250 710 1061 0.669

Legend:[25]

  •   1979–80 Champion
  •   Relegated in Serie A2

Results
Home \ Away TOR CAT MOD PAR LOR SAS PIS MIL ROM RAV BEL FAL
Klippan Torino 3–0 3–1 3–1 3–0 3–1 3–1 3–0 3–0 3–1 3–0 3–0
Paoletti Catania 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0
Panini Modena 1–3 2–3 2–3 3–1 3–0 3–0 3–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0
Veico Parma 0–3 3–1 3–1 3–0 1–3 3–1 3–0 3–1 3–2 3–0 3–0
Amaro Più Loreto 0–3 1–3 3–1 3–1 3–2 3–0 3–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0
Edilcuoghi Sassuolo 1–3 3–0 0–3 2–3 3–1 3–0 3–1 3–2 3–2 3–1 3–0
Mazzei Pisa 0–3 3–1 0–3 1–3 3–1 3–2 3–2 2–3 3–2 3–0 3–0
Polenghi Milano 3–1 3–2 1–3 3–2 3–2 0–3 2–3 2–3 1–3 3–2 3–0
Eldorado Roma 0–3 2–3 2–3 0–3 0–3 2–3 0–3 3–0 3–2 3–0 3–0
Grondplast Ravenna 0–3 1–3 0–3 2–3 1–3 3–2 3–1 0–3 0–3 3–0 3–0
Sai Marcolin Belluno 1–3 2–3 1–3 2–3 0–3 2–3 0–3 3–2 2–3 3–1 3–0
Isea Falconara 0–3 1–3 0–3 3–0 1–3 1–3 0–3 1–3 3–1 2–3 3–2
Source: [25]
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References
  1. Formula campionato
  2. Profile: Amaro Più Loreto
  3. Profile: Edilcuoghi Sassuolo
  4. Profile: Eldorado Roma
  5. Profile: Grondplast Ravenna
  6. Profile: Isea Falconara
  7. Profile: Klippan Torino
  8. Profile: Mazzei Pisa
  9. Profile: Panini Modena
  10. Profile: Paoletti Catania
  11. Profile: Polenghi Milano
  12. Profile: Sai Marcolin Belluno
  13. Profile: Veico Parma
  14. Rino Cacioppo. «La Klippan parte lunedì per l'Albania», from La Stampa, 17 November 1979, 263/1979, p. 25
  15. Report of the match Paoletti-Klippan
  16. Report of day 6
  17. Report of the match Edilcuoghi-Paoletti
  18. Report of day 9
  19. Report of day 11
  20. Report of day 11
  21. Report of the match Klippan-Paoletti
  22. Report of the match Edilcuoghi-Klippan
  23. Rino Cacioppo. «Scudetto per la Klippan europea», from La Stampa, 23 March 1980, 66/1980, p. 21
  24. Report of the match Klippan-Veico
  25. Grassia, Filippo; Palmigiano, Claudio (1986). Almanacco Illustrato del Volley 1987 [Illustrated Digest of Volleyball 1987] (in Italian) (1st ed.). Modena, Italy: Panini Group. p. 58.

Bibliography
  • La Stampa, years 1979 and 1980.
  • Grassia, Filippo; Palmigiano, Claudio (1986). Almanacco Illustrato del Volley 1987 [Illustrated Digest of Volleyball 1987] (in Italian) (1st ed.). Modena, Italy: Panini.
Preceded by
1978–79		 Serie A1 Succeeded by
1980–81
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