This article is about the volleyball club playing as Liu Jo Nordmeccanica Modena since 2016. For the volleyball club which competed as Liu Jo Modena from 2013 until 2016, see LJ Volley.
River Volley
ClubnameLiu Jo Nordmeccanica Modena
FullnameRiver Volley
Founded1983
Dissolved2018
GroundPalaPanini, Modena, Italy
Capacity5,200
MgrtitleHead coach
LeagueFIPAV Women's Serie A1
Websitehttp://www.nordmeccanicavolley.it/
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River Volley was an Italian women's volleyball club based in Piacenza. The club's activities ceased in 2018 when it sold its rights to play in Serie A1 to Cuneo Granda Volley.[1]

Previous names

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

  • River Volley (1983–1994)
  • Libertas-River Volley (1994–1998)
  • Rebecchi River Volley (1998–2003)
  • Rebecchi River Volley Rivergaro (2003–2005)
  • Rebecchi Rivergaro Piacenza (2005–2006)
  • Rebecchi Cariparma Piacenza Volley (2006–2007)
  • RebecchiLupa Piacenza (2007–2010)
  • Rebecchi Nordmeccanica Piacenza (2010–2014)
  • Nordmeccanica Rebecchi Piacenza (2014–2015)
  • Nordmeccanica Piacenza (2015–2016)
  • Liu Jo Nordmeccanica Modena (2016–2018)

History

The club was founded in 1983 as River Volley and was based in Rivergaro. It had only youth team activities until 1988 when a senior team was created and the club started competing in the lower divisions in Italy.[2] By the early 2000s the club was playing in the third and second divisions of the Italian league, and decided to move its professional senior activities to Piacenza keeping the youth activities in Rivergaro.[2] It reached the Serie A1 for the first time in 2006, after winning promotion at the end of the 2005–06 season.[2] It was relegated in its first season at Serie A1 but returned to the highest league for the 2009–10 season.[3] The club started to become competitive in the Serie A1, winning the league, cup and supercup in both 2012–13 and 2013–14 seasons.[2][4]

In May 2016, an agreement between River Volley and Liu Jo Modena (LJ Volley) was announced, following LJ Volley decision to stop its volleyball activities. In the agreement River Volley acquired LJ Volley assets (players and rights to play at the PalaPanini) with Liu Jo becoming River's main sponsor and the club being renamed Liu Jo Nordmeccanica Modena.[5] The club remain based in Piacenza but its home matches moved from PalaBanca to be played at the PalaPanini in Modena.[6][7][8]

After the 2017–2018 season Cuneo Granda Volley acquired the rights to play in Serie A1 from River Volley and the club was dissolved.[1]

Team

2017–2018 Team[9]
NumberPlayerPositionHeight (m)Weight (kg)Birth date
2Symone AbbottOutside Hitter1.8627 September 1996 (age 30)
3Ilaria GarzaroMiddle Blocker1.908129 September 1986 (age 40)
4Judith PietersenOpposite1.883 July 1989 (age 37)
5Laura HeyrmanMiddle Blocker1.887417 May 1993 (age 33)
6Giulia LeonardiLibero1.65581 December 1987 (age 38)
7Madelaynne MontañoOpposite1.85686 January 1983 (age 43)
8Jovana VesovićOutside Hitter1.826821 June 1987 (age 39)
9Caterina BosettiOutside Hitter1.80692 February 1994 (age 32)
10Francesca FerrettiSetter1.807015 February 1984 (age 42)
11Camilla MingardiOpposite1.8619 October 1997 (age 29)
12Aurora PistolesiOutside Hitter1.863 June 1999 (age 27)
13Raffaella CalloniMiddle Blocker1.87744 May 1983 (age 43)
15Mina TomićOpposite1.917513 May 1994 (age 32)
16Giulia PinceratoSetter1.826816 March 1987 (age 39)
17Katarina BarunOpposite1.94751 December 1983 (age 42)
18Veronica BiscontiLibero1.746227 January 1991 (age 35)
2016–2017 Team[10][11]
NumberPlayerPositionHeight (m)Weight (kg)Birth date
1Valeria CaracutaSetter1.736114 December 1987 (age 38)
2Jovana BrakočevićOpposite1.96825 March 1988 (age 38)
3Yvon BeliënMiddle Blocker1.887428 December 1993 (age 32)
4Federica ValerianoOutside Hitter1.796915 October 1985 (age 41)
5Laura HeyrmanMiddle Blocker1.887417 May 1993 (age 33)
6Giulia LeonardiLibero1.65581 December 1987 (age 38)
7Francesca MarconOutside Hitter1.80699 July 1983 (age 43)
9Caterina BosettiOutside Hitter1.80692 February 1994 (age 32)
10Francesca FerrettiSetter1.807015 February 1984 (age 42)
11Alessandra PetrucciSetter1.857311 February 1983 (age 43)
13Neriman ÖzsoyOutside Hitter1.887413 July 1988 (age 38)
14Marika BianchiniOutside Hitter1.786923 April 1993 (age 33)
18Ilaria GarzaroMiddle Blocker1.908129 September 1986 (age 40)

Honours

National competitions

2012–13, 2013–14
2012–13, 2013–14
2013, 2014

References

  1. ^ "La grande pallavolo torna al Pala UBI Banca, per la prima volta in rosa" (in Italian). legavolleyfemminile.it. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Storia" (in Italian). rivervolley2001asd.it. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  3. ^ "River Volley" (in Italian). legavolleyfemminile.it. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  4. ^ "NORDMECCANICA VOLLEY VINCE LA SUPERCOPPA 2014!" (in Italian). nordmeccanica.com. 26 October 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  5. ^ Paradiso, Antonietta (19 May 2016). ""Modenza": Accordo concluso, nasce Liu Jo Nordmeccanica Modena" (in Italian). volleyball.it. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  6. ^ "I fratelli Marchi lasciano la guida della L•J Volley ad Antonio Cerciello" (in Italian). dallarivolley.com. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Il Neruda Volley Bolzano resta in serie A1: acquisito oggi il titolo sportivo di Modena" (in Italian). legavolleyfemminile.it. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Chi siamo" (in Italian). liujonordmeccanicavolley.it. Archived from the original on 11 February 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  9. ^ "Liu Jo Nordmeccanica Modena Team 2017–18" (in Italian). legavolleyfemminile.it. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Liu Jo Nordmeccanica Modena Team 2016–17" (in Italian). legavolleyfemminile.it. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  11. ^ "2017 CEV Volleyball Champions League – Liu Jo Nordmeccanica Modena". CEV. Retrieved 22 March 2017.