The 23rd edition of male and female volleyball Superliga (each consists of 12 teams) will start next Wednesday (October 26) with the Men’s game between Juiz de Fora and Campinas. The current champions of the Superliga are Rexona in Women’s, and Sada Cruzeiro in the Men’s competition.
The composition of male Superliga: Sada Cruzeiro, Campinas, Taubaté, Sesi, Montes Claros, Bento Vôlei, Minas Tênis Clube, Canoas, Maringá, Juiz de Fora, São Bernardo and Caramuru Castro, who secured their spot by winning Superliga B (Division 2) title.
See the schedule of Men’s Superliga.
In Women’s league, five of 12 Brazilian National Team players from Rio Olympics will play at home: Danielle Lins ’Dani Lins’ (Osasco), Gabriela Guimarães ’Gabi’ and Juciely Barreto (Rexona), Léia Silva (Minas), Fabiana Claudino (Praia Clube). As for international players, there will be 10 of them: Dutch Anne Buijs (Rexona), Serbians Tijana Malešević and Ana Bjelica (Osasco), Dominicans Prisila Rivera and Brenda Castillo (Bauru), Argentinians Emilce Sosa ’Mimi’ and Tanya Acosta (Pinheiros), Argentinian Tatiana Rizzo (Rio do Sul) and American Alexandra Klineman and Cuban Daymí Ramírez (Praia Clube).
The composition of female Superliga: Rexona, Praia Clube, Camponesa Minas, Osasco, Brasília Vôlei, Rio do Sul, Sesi, Pinheiros, São Caetano, Vôlei Bauru, Renata Valinhos and Fluminense, who secured their spot by winning Superliga B title.
See the schedule of Men’s Superliga.
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