Helvia Recina Volley Macerata

Helvia Recina Volley
Full nameHelvia Recina Volley Macerata
Short nameHR Volley
GroundPalaFontescodella
Macerata, Italy
(Capacity: 2,100)
ChairmanPietro Paolella
Head coachValerio Lionetti
LeagueFIPAV Women's Serie A1
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Helvia Recina Volley Macerata, also known as HR Volley, is an Italian professional women's volleyball club based in Macerata. The team currently plays in the Serie A1, Italy's highest professional league.

Previous names

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

  • Acqua Roana Mosca HR Macerata (2012–2013)
  • Roana Mosca CBF HR Macerata (2013–2014)
  • Roana CBF HR Macerata (2014–2020)
  • CBF Balducci HR Macerata (2020–present)

History

Helvia Recina Volley was founded in the early 1990s by Tito Antinori, who was the club's president until his death in 2015.[1] The club started to play in the local provincial series, but later moved up to the regional Serie D.[2] In 2009, HR Volley was promoted to the regional Serie C and in 2012, the club advanced to the national Serie B2.[3][4] After playing there for five seasons, HR Volley won pool F of Serie B2 in 2017 and got promoted to Serie B1.[5][6]

After winning pool C of Serie B1 in 2019, the club made its debut in Serie A2.[7][8] In its second season playing in Serie A2 (2020–21), HR Volley won the Serie A2 Coppa Italia.[9] The following season (2021–22), the club won the Serie A2 playoffs and got promoted to Serie A1.[10] HR Volley finished its first season in Serie A1 (2022–23) in last place and was relegated to Serie A2 again.[11] In the 2024–25 season, the club once again managed to win the Serie A2 playoffs and secured its second promotion to Serie A1.[12]

Team

2025–2026 Team[13]
Number Player Position Height (m) Birth date
1 Italy Giulia Bresciani Libero 1.65 (1992-09-27) 27 September 1992
3 Italy Ilaria Batte Setter 1.85 (2005-06-27) 27 June 2005
4 Italy Ludovica Sismondi Middle Blocker 1.91 (2007-07-07) 7 July 2007
5 Finland Suvi Kokkonen Outside Hitter 1.82 (2000-02-01) 1 February 2000
6 Serbia Isidora Kockarević Outside Hitter 1.85 (2002-01-12) 12 January 2002
7 Italy Asia Bonelli Setter 1.81 (2000-09-04) 4 September 2000
8 Italy Alessia Mazzon Middle Blocker 1.84 (1998-08-17) 17 August 1998
9 Italy Nicole Piomboni Outside Hitter 1.80 (2005-11-22) 22 November 2005
10 Poland Natasza Ornoch Outside Hitter 1.89 (2007-12-25) 25 December 2007
11 Argentina Bianca Farriol Middle Blocker 1.87 (2001-12-18) 18 December 2001
14 Italy Giorgia Caforio Libero 1.68 (1994-09-16) 16 September 1994
15 United States Caroline Crawford Middle Blocker 1.89 (2002-03-05) 5 March 2002
16 United States Emma Clothier Middle Blocker 1.88 (2001-01-19) 19 January 2001
17 Italy Clara Decortes Opposite 1.83 (1996-03-07) 7 March 1996

Head coaches

Period Head coach
2017–2023 Italy Luca Paniconi[18]
2023–2024 Italy Stefano Saja[19]
2024–2024 Italy Michele Carancini[20]
2024– Italy Valerio Lionetti[21]

References

  1. ^ "Pallavolo in lutto Addio a Tito Antinori". cronachemaceratesi.it (in Italian). 10 July 2015. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Villa Potenza: La Piazzetta sarà intitolata a Tito Antinori". foxmag.it (in Italian). 6 March 2025. Archived from the original on 21 April 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Helvia Recina in paradiso Arriva la promozione in C". cronachemaceratesi.it (in Italian). 7 April 2009. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  4. ^ "L'Helvia Recina scrive la storia Scavolini ko, parte la festa promozione". cronachemaceratesi.it (in Italian). 13 May 2012. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  5. ^ "Chi siamo". hrvolley.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 3 February 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Serie B2 Femminile - Classifica". federvolley.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  7. ^ "Serie B1 Femminile - Classifica". federvolley.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  8. ^ "Roana Cbf toglie il velo, Macerata respira l'aria di serie A". cronachemaceratesi.it (in Italian). 1 September 2019. Archived from the original on 15 September 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  9. ^ "Finali Coppa Italia Frecciarossa, Serie A2: CBF Balducci HR Macerata, il titolo è tuo!". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). 14 March 2021. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  10. ^ "Macerata festeggia, a Mondovì l'onore delle armi". tuttosport.com (in Italian). 22 May 2022. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  11. ^ "Classifica Regular Season A1 2022/23". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  12. ^ "Play Off: Macerata vince Gara 2 e stacca il pass per l'A1". tuttosport.com (in Italian). 23 April 2025. Archived from the original on 24 April 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  13. ^ "Cbf Balducci Hr Macerata Team 2025–26". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  14. ^ "Cbf Balducci Hr Macerata Team 2024–25". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  15. ^ "Cbf Balducci Hr Macerata Team 2023–24". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  16. ^ "Cbf Balducci Hr Macerata Team 2022–23". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  17. ^ "Cbf Balducci Hr Macerata Team 2021–22". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  18. ^ "Paniconi-Carancini alla guida, un mix di esperienza e giovani L'Helvia Recina punta in alto". cronachemaceratesi.it (in Italian). 21 July 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  19. ^ "Sulla panchina di Macerata arriva Stefano Saja". tuttosport.com (in Italian). 22 May 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  20. ^ "Cbf Balducci Macerata, esonerato coach Stefano Saja. Al suo posto promosso il vice Michele Carancini". corriereadriatico.it (in Italian). 11 January 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  21. ^ "Lionetti nuovo coach della Balducci Macerata". rainews.it (in Italian). 21 May 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
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