Lube Civitanova
There are 14 teams that will fight for the trophy, however, there are 5 teams that have a huge advantage in this race, if you take a look at their rosters.
Exprivia Molfetta is the team that won’t play in elite league, so BCC Castellana Grotte will take place of this team and they are considered as underdogs in this race.
Let’s see the rosters of the teams in Serie A1:
SIGNINGS: head coach Giampaolo Medei (Tours, FRA), Sander (Beijing), Randazzo (Verona), Marchisio (Tuscania), Milan (Padova), Zhukouski (Berlin Recycling Volleys)
DEPARTURES: head coach Blengini (Italian NT), Kaliberda (Ziraat Bankasi), Pesaresi (Verona), Corvetta (Spoleto), Cebulj (Milano), Randazzo (Padova)
ROSTER: Christenson (Setter) – Sokolov (Opposite), Kovar (outside hitter) – Juantorena (outside hitter), Candellaro (middle blocker) – Stankovic (middle blocker), Grebennikov (libero). BENCH: Zhukouski, Casadei, Sander, Milan, Cester, Marchisio. COACH: Giampaolo Medei.
SIGNINGS: Ricci (Ravenna), Shaw (Padova), Colaci (Trento), Anzani (Verona), Siirilä (Ajaccio), Cesarini (Siena), Andric (Effector Kielce)
DEPARTURES: Mitic (Gazprom Surgut), Bari (Spoleto), Buti (Monza), Birarelli (Verona), Chernokozhev (Dobrudja Dobrich), M. Paris (Castellana Grotte), Tosi (Modena), Franceschini (Roma)
ROSTER: De Cecco (Setter) – Atanasijevic (Opposite), Zaytsev (outside hitter) – A. Russell (outside hitter), Podrascanin (middle blocker) – Anzani (middle blocker), Colaci (libero). BENCH: Shaw, Andric, Berger, Della Lunga, Ricci, Siirilä, Cesarini. COACH: Lorenzo Bernardi.
SIGNINGS: Vettori (Modena), Kozamernik (ACH Lubiana), Eder Carbonera (Funvic Taubatè), Zingel (Verona), Cavuto (Bergamo), Teppan (Hypo Tirol Innsbruck), De Pandis (Molfetta), N. Hoag (Milano), Partenio (Molfetta), U. Kovacevic (Verona)
DEPARTURES: Urnaut (Modena), Solé (Funvic Taubaté), D. Mazzone (Modena), Stokr (Dukla Liberec), Colaci (Perugia), Nelli (Padova), Antonov (Vibo Valentia), T. Mazzone (Ravenna), Van de Voorde (Paykan Tehran), Blasi (?), Burgsthaler (?)
ROSTER: Giannelli (setter) – Vettori (opposite), Lanza (outside hitter) – U. Kovacevic (outside hitter), Zingel (middle blocker) – Eder Carbonera (middle blocker), De Pandis (libero). BENCH: Partenio, Teppan, N. Hoag, Cavuto, Kozamernik, Chiappa. COACH: Angelo Lorenzetti.
SIGNINGS: head coach Stoytchev, Bruno Rezende (Sesi SP), D. Mazzone (Trento), Urnaut (Trentino), Sabbi (Molfetta), van Garderen (Ravenna), Argenta (Potenza Picena), Franciskovic (Un.Hawaii, NCAA), Bossi (Ravenna), Tosi (Perugia), Pinali (promoted from youth team), A. Marra (promoted from youth team).
DEPARTURES: coach Tubertini (Vibo Valentia), Vettori (Trentino), Le Roux (Dinamo Moscow), Travica (Padova), Massari (Vibo Valentia), Petric (Halkbank Ankara), Orduna (Ravenna), Piano (Milano), Onwuelo (Reggio Emilia), Salsi (Club Italia)
ROSTER: Bruno Rezende (setter) – Sabbi (Opposite), E. Ngapeth (outside hitter) – Urnaut (outside hitter), D. Mazzone (middle blocker) – Holt (middle blocker), Rossini (libero). BENCH: Franciskovic, Argenta, Van Garderen, S. Ngapeth, Pinali, Bossi, A. Marra, Tosi. COACH: Radostin Stoytchev.
SIGNINGS: Jaeschke (Asseco Resovia), Spirito (Ravenna), Pesaresi (Civitanova), Maar (Padova),Pajenk (Fenerbahce Istanbul), Birarelli (Perugia), Manavinezhad (Paykan Tehran), Marretta (Milano), A. Grozdanov (Dobrudja).
DEPARTURES: Baranowicz (Piacenza), Zingel (Trento), Randazzo (Lube Civitanova), U. Kovacevic (Trento), Anzani (Perugia), Alexandre Ferreira (KB Stars Insurance), Lecat (Vibo Valentia), Giovi (Siena)
ROSTER: Spirito (setter) – Djuric (opposite), Maar (outside hitter) – Jaeschke (outside hitter), Pajenk (middle blocker) – Birarelli (middle blocker), Pesaresi (libero). BENCH: Paolucci, Stern, Manavinezhad, Marretta, Mengozzi, A. Grozdanov, Frigo. COACH: Nikola Grbic
SIGNINGS: Baranowicz (Verona), Kody (Reggio Emilia), Fei (Latina), Hershko (UC Irvine, NCAA), L. Giuliani (San Severino, serie C)
DEPARTURES: Papi (retirement), Zlatanov (retirement), Hernandez (Halkbank Ankara), Hierrezuelo (Halkbank Ankara), Tencati (retirement), Tzioumakas (Castellana Grotte), Di Martino (?)
ROSTER: Baranowicz (setter) – Fei (opposite), Clevenot (outside hitter) – Marshall (outside hitter), Alletti (middle blocker) – Yosifov (middle blocker), Manià (libero). BENCH: Cottarelli, Kody, Parodi, Hershko, L. Giuliani. COACH: Albero Giuliani
SIGNINGS: Buti (Perugia), Finger (Friedrichshafen), Langlois (BYU, NCAA), Walsh (Alberta, CIS), Barone (Vibo Valentia), K. Shoji (Lokomotiv Novosibirsk), Mazza (Cantù).
DEPARTURES: Jovovic (Arkas Izmir), Verhees (Vibo Valentia), Fromm (Arkas Izmir), Galliani (Spoleto), Vissotto (Campinas), Daldello (Milano)
ROSTER: K. Shoji (setters) – Hirsch (opposite), Langlois (outside hitter) – Botto (outside hitter), Beretta (middle blocker) – Buti (middle blocker), Rizzo (libero). BENCH: Walsh, Finge, Dzavoronok, Terpin, Barone, Mazza, Brunetti. COACH: Miguel Falasca
SIGNINGS: coach Tubertini (Modena), Lecat (Verona), Verhees (Monza), Massari (Modena), Patch (BYU, NCAA), Presta (Castellana Grotte), Antonov (Trento), Domagala (SMS PZPS Spala and Lechia Tomaszów Mazowiecki)
DEPARTURES: B. Geiler (Poitiers), Rejlek (Karlovarsko), Barone (Monza), Thiago Alves (Copel Telecom Maringá Vôlei), Diamantini (Ravenna), Maccarone (Potenza Picena), Michalovic (Yaroslavich Yaroslavl) Carlos Eduardo Barreto Silva “Kadu” (Brazil)
ROSTER: Coscione (setter) – Patch (opposite), Lecat (outside hitter) – Antonov (outside hitter), Verhees (middle blocker) – Deivid Costa (middle blocker), D. Marra (L). BENCH: Izzo, Domagala, Massari, Corrado, Presta, Torchia. COACH: Lorenzo Tubertini
SIGNINGS: Georgiev (Cska Sofia), Buchegger (Ortona), Poglajen (Lomas), Orduna (Modena), Marechal (Istanbul BBSK), T. Mazzone (Trento), Vitelli (Molfetta), Diamantini (Vibo Valentia), Pistolesi (Latina), Miguel David Gutierrez (National team of Cuba)
DEPARTURES: Torres (Zaksa Kedzierzyn-Kozle), Spirito (Verona), Ricci (Perugia), Lyneel (Shanghai), B. Grozdanov (Arago de Sète), van Garderen (Modena), Bossi (Modena), Kaminski (Roma), Leoni (Massa), Calarco (Massa).
ROSTER: Orduna (setter) – Gutierrez (opposite), Marechal (outside hitter) – Poglajen (outside hitter), Georgiev (middle blocker) – Vitelli (middle blocker), Goi (libero). BENCH: Pistolesi, Buchegger, T. Mazzone, Raffaelli, Marchini, Diamantini. COACH: Fabio Solo
SIGNINGS: Starovic (Paok Salonicco), Huang Pei-Hung (Taichung Bank), Di Pinto (Molfetta), Le Goff (Istanbul BBSK), Savani (S, Ziraat Bankasi Ankara), E. Shoji (Lokomotiv Novosibirsk), De Angelis (Bergamo), Corteggiani (Chaumont), J. Kovac (Trencin)
DEPARTURES: coach D. Bagnoli (Ural Ufa), Fanuli (Milano), Fei (Piacenza), Quintana (Cuba), B. Strugar (Niki Aiginiou), R. Penchev (Personal Bolivar), Klinkenberg (Milano), Pistolesi (Ravenna)
ROSTER: Sottile (setter) – Starovic (opposite), Ishikawa (outside hitter) – Savani (outside hitter), Rossi (middle blocker) – Le Goff (middle blocker), E. Shoji (libero). BENCH: Huang Pei-Hung, Corteggiani, Maruotti, De Angelis, Gitto, J. Kovac, Caccioppola. COACH: Vincenzo di Pinto.
SIGNINGS: Polo (Molfetta), Cirovic (Panathinaikos Athens), Sperandio (Sora), Travica (Modena), Nelli (Trentino), Premovic (Vojvodina Novi Sad), Peslac (Verona), Yoder (University Southern California, NCAA), Randazzo (Civitanova), Gozzo (Motta di Livenza), Koprivica (Craiova)
DEPARTURES: Averill (Milano), Giannotti (Spoleto), Maar (Verona), Shaw (Perugia), Fedrizzi (Siena), Zoppellari (Roma), Milan (Civitanova), Link (Gioia del Colle), Sestan (Croatia)
ROSTER: Travica (setter) – Nelli (opposite), Cirovic (outside hitter – Randazzo (outside hitter), Polo (middle blocker) – Volpato (middle blocker), Balaso (libero). BENCH: Peslac, Premovic, Yoder, Gozzo, Sperandio, Bassanello. COACH: Valerio Boldovin
SIGNINGS: coach Mario Barbiero (Club Italia), Fey (Hawaii, USA, NCAA), Nielsen Breuning (Milano), Duncan Thibault (York University, CAN, CIS), Penning (Pepperdine University, USA, NCAA), D. Petkovic (Al Rayyan), Caneschi (Club Italia)
DEPARTURES: Gotsev (Tours), coach B. Bagnoli (Siena), Sperandio (Padova), Kalinin (Dinamo Moscow), Miskevich (Ural Ufa), Tiozzo (Roma), Corsetti (?), De Marchi (Massa)
ROSTER: Seganov (setter) – D. Petkovic (opposite), Rosso (outside hitter) – Nielsen Breuning (outside hitter), Mattei (middle blocker) – Penning (middle blocker), M. Santucci (libero). BENCH: Marrazzo, Duncan Thibault, Fey, M. Lucarelli, Caneschi, Mauti. COACH: Mario Barbier
SIGNINGS: coach Giani, Averill (Padova), Abdel Aziz (Poitiers), Schott (Berlin Recycling Volleys), Preti (Civita Castellana), Piccinelli (Club Italia), Fanuli (Latina), Cebulj ( LubeCivitanova, loan), Daldello (Monza), Klinkenberg (Latina), Piano (Modena)
DEPARTURES: coach Monti (?), Skrimov (Nova Novokuybishevsk), Adamajtis (Volei Municiapal Zalau), Nielsen Breuning (Sora), De Togni (BCC Castellana Grotte), N. Hoag (Trentino), Boninfante (retirement, 3rd coach in Trentino), Marretta (Verona), Galaverna (?), Rudi (?)
ROSTER: Sbertoli (setter) – Abdel Aziz (opposite), Klinkenberg (outside hitter) – Cebulj (outside hitter), Averill (middle blocker) – Piano (middle blocker), Fanuli (libero). BENCH: Daldello, Tondo, Schott, Preti, Galassi, Piccinelli. COACH: Andrea Giani
BCC Castellana Grotte (league newcomer)
SIGNINGS: Hebda (Lotos Trefl Gdansk), M. Paris (Perugia), De Togni (Milano), Athos Costa (Olympiacos), Tzioumakas (Piacenza), Rossatti (Reggio Emilia), Zauli (Forlì).
DEPARTURES: Barbone (retirement, coachng position), Presta (Vibo Valentia), De Santis (Catania), Presta (Vibo Valentia), Quarta (Massa), L. Parisi (Potenza), Astarita (Taviano), Scio (Bari).
ROSTER: M. Paris (setter) – Tzioumakas (opposite), Djalma Moreira (outside hitter) – Hebda (outside hitter), De Togni (middle blocker) – Athos Costa (middle blocker), Cavaccini (libero). BENCH: Garnica, Cazzaniga, Canuto, Rossatti, Ferraro, Zauli, Pace. COACH: Pino Lorizio
This is how Russian Men’s Superliga rosters look like and these are the rosters from Turkish men’s league. Also, don’t miss to see team rosters from the Brazilian league and the Polish Plusliga.
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