AGIL Volley is an Italian professional women's volleyball club based in Novara and currently playing in the Serie A1.
Previous names Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names: AGIL Trecate (1984–1999) AGIL Volley Trecate (1999–2001) Asystel Novara (2001–2003) AGIL Volley Trecate (2003–2012) Igor Gorgonzola Novara (2012–present)
History The club was founded in 1984 as and was based in Trecate. The club name is an acronym for Amicizia, Gioia, Impegno, Lealtà (friendship, joy, commitment, loyalty) and originally it started as a youth centre designed to help youngsters develop together through sport. The project grew over the years and investment was made to a build sports complex with a beach volleyball field and a multi-purpose sports facility for volleyball, futsal and basketball.
After spending its first years competing in regional tournaments, in 1989 the club started moving through the Italian lower leagues. By the end of the 1990s it was making good progress playing in the Serie A2 until it struggled in the 1998–99 season and was relegated to Serie B1. As four teams renounced to play the Serie A2 in the 1999–2000 season, the club avoided relegation. During that season a new approach was made, with head coach Luciano Pedullà opting to prepare a team of young players with professionalism and commitment to secure investment for the future. The club was promoted to the Serie A1 (highest level) at the end of the 2000–01 season.
Ahead of the 2001–02 season, the club moved its base from Trecate to Novara and Asystel became its main sponsor with club being renamed . In its first season at the Serie A1, the club was runner up after reaching the playoff finals. In the following season it again reached the playoff finals, finishing second. The club made its debut in European competitions by winning the 2002–03 CEV Cup. At the conclusion of the season despite the two consecutive second places in the league, the European title and a guaranteed spot to play the CEV Champions League in the 2003–04 season, the club decided to focus on youth teams. It relocated to Trecate, revived its old name and conceded its Serie A1 licence and the professional volleyball department to Asystel who established a new team called Asystel Volley. The licence concession meant AGIL was back to the Serie C of the Italian league.
Ten seasons later, in 2013 the club gained promotion back to the Serie A1 and relocated to Novara. In 2014–15 the club won the Italian Cup for the first time. The first Serie A1 title came in 2016–17 and two years later, AGIL won the 2018–19 CEV Champions League.
Team 2026–2027 Team Number Player Position Height (m) Birth date3 Carlotta CambiSetter1.764 Britt HerbotsOutside Hitter1.825 Federica SquarciniMiddle Blocker1.836 Giulia De NardiLibero1.717 Emilia WeskeOpposite1.888 Kaja GrobelnaOpposite1.889 Lina AlsmeierOutside Hitter1.8910 Ilenia MoroLibero1.7811 Benedetta BartoliniMiddle Blocker1.8413 Sara Bonifacio (c)Middle Blocker1.8614 Giulia CarraroSetter1.7517 Tatiana TolokOutside Hitter1.9218 Júlia KudiessMiddle Blocker1.9223 Elena PerinelliOutside Hitter1.8127 Phoebe AwoleyeMiddle Blocker1.88
2025–2026 Team Number Player Position Height (m) Birth date2 Silke Van AvermaetMiddle Blocker1.923 Carlotta CambiSetter1.764 Britt HerbotsOutside Hitter1.825 Federica SquarciniMiddle Blocker1.836 Giulia De NardiLibero1.718 Giulia LeonardiLibero1.659 Lina AlsmeierOutside Hitter1.8910 Mayu IshikawaOutside Hitter1.7411 Taylor MimsOpposite1.9313 Sara Bonifacio (c)Middle Blocker1.8614 Giulia CarraroSetter1.7516 Indy BaijensMiddle Blocker1.9317 Tatiana TolokOpposite1.9218 Veronica CostantiniMiddle Blocker1.9154 Amber IgiedeMiddle Blocker1.9998 Giulia MelliOutside Hitter1.85
2024–2025 Team Number Player Position Height (m) Birth date3 Francesca VillaniOutside Hitter1.874 Fransesca Bosio (c)Setter1.805 Valentina BartolucciSetter1.816 Giulia De NardiLibero1.718 Eleonora FersinoLibero1.699 Lina AlsmeierOutside Hitter1.8910 Mayu IshikawaOutside Hitter1.7411 Taylor MimsOpposite1.9312 Hanna OrthmannOutside Hitter1.8813 Sara BonifacioMiddle Blocker1.8614 Maja AleksićMiddle Blocker1.8815 Anja MazejLibero1.7016 Alessia MazzaroMiddle Blocker1.8517 Tatiana TolokOutside Hitter1.9219 Vita AkimovaOpposite1.9724 Federica SquarciniMiddle Blocker1.83
2023–2024 Team Number Player Position Height (m) Birth date1 Gréta SzakmáryOutside Hitter1.863 Ludovica GuidiMiddle Blocker1.864 Fransesca BosioSetter1.805 Valentina BartolucciSetter1.816 Giulia De NardiLibero1.717 Anne BuijsOutside Hitter1.918 Eleonora FersinoLibero1.699 Caterina BosettiOutside Hitter1.8010 Cristina Chirichella (c)Middle Blocker1.9511 Anna DanesiMiddle Blocker1.9612 Hanna OrthmannOutside Hitter1.8813 Sara BonifacioMiddle Blocker1.8614 Melis DurulOpposite1.8621 Vita AkimovaOpposite1.9723 Marina MarkovaOutside Hitter1.9924 Anastasiia KapralovaOutside Hitter1.84
2022–2023 Team Number Player Position Height (m) Birth date1 Jordyn PoulterSetter1.882 Carlotta CambiSetter1.763 McKenzie AdamsOutside Hitter1.925 Giulia BrescianiLibero1.656 Gaia GiovanniniOutside Hitter1.827 Ilaria BattistoniSetter1.748 Eleonora FersinoLibero1.699 Caterina BosettiOutside Hitter1.8010 Cristina Chirichella (c)Middle Blocker1.9511 Anna DanesiMiddle Blocker1.9612 Lucía VarelaMiddle Blocker1.9713 Sara BonifacioMiddle Blocker1.8614 Kenia CarcacesOutside Hitter1.8915 Julia ItumaOpposite1.9299 Ebrar KarakurtOpposite1.96
2021–2022 Team Number Player Position Height (m) Birth date2 Lucia ImperialiLibero1.624 Britt HerbotsOutside Hitter1.825 Rosamaria MontibellerOpposite1.867 Ilaria BattistoniSetter1.748 Eleonora FersinoLibero1.699 Caterina BosettiOutside Hitter1.8010 Cristina Chirichella (c)Middle Blocker1.9512 Micha HancockSetter1.8013 Sara BonifacioMiddle Blocker1.8615 Haleigh WashingtonMiddle Blocker1.9217 Veronica CostantiniMiddle Blocker1.9118 Sofia D'OdoricoOutside Hitter1.8619 Nika DaalderopOutside Hitter1.9099 Ebrar KarakurtOpposite1.96
2020–2021 Team Number Player Position Height (m) Birth date3 Alessia PopuliniOutside Hitter1.794 Britt HerbotsOutside Hitter1.825 Francesca NapodanoLibero1.756 Elisa ZanetteOpposite1.937 Ilaria BattistoniSetter1.749 Caterina BosettiOutside Hitter1.8010 Cristina Chirichella (c)Middle Blocker1.9511 Stefania SansonnaLibero1.7512 Micha HancockSetter1.8013 Sara BonifacioMiddle Blocker1.8614 Sara TajèMiddle Blocker1.8715 Haleigh WashingtonMiddle Blocker1.9217 Malwina SmarzekOpposite1.9119 Nika DaalderopOutside Hitter1.90
2019–2020 Team Number Player Position Height (m) Weight (kg) Birth date1 Iza MlakarOpposite 1.83722 Jovana BrakočevićOpposite 1.96824 Rachele MorelloSetter1.92785 Francesca NapodanoLibero1.74636 Megan CourtneyOutside Hitter1.85617 Federica PiacentiniMiddle Blocker1.92838 Zuzanna GoreckaOutside Hitter1.81639 Chiara Di IulioOutside Hitter1.846410 Cristina Chirichella (c)Middle Blocker1.957311 Stefania SansonnaLibero1.756712 Micha HancockSetter1.806813 Valentina ArrighettiMiddle Blocker1.857216 Elitsa VasilevaOutside Hitter1.927317 Stefana VeljkovićMiddle Blocker1.9176
2018–2019 Team Number Player Position Height (m) Weight (kg) Birth date1 Lauren CarliniSetter1.85772 Federica StufiMiddle Blocker1.85673 Letizia CameraSetter1.75614 Celeste PlakOutside Hitter1.90875 Yamila NizetichOutside Hitter1.837510 Cristina ChirichellaMiddle Blocker1.957311 Stefania SansonnaLibero1.756712 Francesca PiccininiOutside Hitter1.856213 Erblira BiciOutside Hitter1.857014 Michelle BartschOutside Hitter1.927415 Giorgia ZannoniLibero1.7117 Stefana VeljkovićMiddle Blocker1.917618 Paola EgonuOpposite1.9470 2017–2018 Team Number Player Position Height (m) Weight (kg) Birth date1 Anthí VasilantonákiOpposite1.95802 Letizia CameraSetter1.75614 Celeste PlakOpposite1.90875 Lauren GibbemeyerMiddle Blocker1.88717 Stephanie EnrightOutside Hitter1.79568 Katarzyna SkorupaSetter1.84739 Sara BonifacioMiddle Blocker1.857610 Cristina ChirichellaMiddle Blocker1.957311 Stefania SansonnaLibero1.756712 Francesca PiccininiOutside Hitter1.856215 Giorgia ZannoniLibero1.7118 Paola EgonuOpposite1.8970
2016–2017 Team Number Player Position Height (m) Weight (kg) Birth date1 Sara AlbertiMiddle Blocker1.853 Carlotta CambiSetter1.764 Celeste PlakOutside Hitter1.906 Sofia D'OdoricoOutside Hitter1.867 Melissa DonàOutside Hitter1.808 Judith PietersenOutside Hitter1.889 Sara BonifacioMiddle Blocker1.8510 Cristina ChirichellaMiddle Blocker1.9511 Stefania SansonnaLibero1.7512 Francesca PiccininiOutside Hitter1.8514 Laura DijkemaSetter1.8415 Giorgia ZannoniLibero1.7116 Cristina BarcelliniOutside Hitter1.8317 Katarina BarunOpposite1.94
Head coaches Period Head coach 2012–2013 Stefano Colombo 2013–2015 Luciano Pedullà 2015–2017 Marco Fenoglio 2017–2020 Massimo Barbolini 2020–2023 Stefano Lavarini 2023–2026 Lorenzo Bernardi 2026– Massimo Barbolini
Honours National competitions National League: 1 2016–17 Coppa Italia: 3 2014–15, 2017–18, 2018–19 Italian Super Cup: 1 2017
International competitions CEV Champions League: 1 2018–19 CEV Cup: 1 2024–25 CEV Challenge Cup: 2 2002–03, 2023–24
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External links
Official website