Pallavolo Scandicci is an Italian professional women's volleyball club based in Scandicci that plays in the Serie A1, known also by its sponsored name Savino del Bene Scandicci. On the global stage, the club is currently champion of the FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship.
Previous names Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names: Pallavolo Scandicci (Past) Savino Del Bene Scandicci (2012–present)
History The club was founded in 2012, when the company Savino Del Bene, which has been investing in women's volleyball since 2009, joined the women's first team of Unione Pallavolo Scandicci. The club started in Serie B1 in the 2012–13 season, reaching promotion to Serie A2 by the end of the season. After one season in Serie A2, the club reached the highest Italian league, the Serie A1, in 2014.
In the 2017–18 season of Serie A1, Savino Del Bene Scandicci finished the regular season in second place and in the playoffs the club made it to its first semifinals.
In 2022, Savino Del Bene Scandicci won the 2021–22 CEV Challenge Cup and the following season (2022–23) the club won the CEV Cup. In the 2023–24 season of Serie A1, Savino Del Bene Scandicci played its first finals in the league playoffs and in 2025, the club reached its first final in the CEV Champions League.
Team 2026–2027 Team Number Player Position Height (m) Birth date2 Chidera Blessing EzeSetter1.813 Kiera Van RykOpposite1.894 Avery SkinnerOutside Hitter1.865 Imma SirressiLibero1.756 Sofia D'OdoricoOutside Hitter1.867 Lise Van HeckeOpposite1.928 Maja AleksićMiddle Blocker1.889 Caterina BosettiOutside Hitter1.8010 Maja Ognjenović (c)Setter1.8311 Martina ArminiLibero1.7513 Emma GrazianiMiddle Blocker1.9314 Linda NwakalorMiddle Blocker1.8717 Júlia BergmannOutside Hitter1.9222 Sara AlbertiMiddle Blocker1.85
2025–2026 Team Number Player Position Height (m) Birth date2 Gaia TraballiOutside Hitter1.833 Marta BechisSetter1.804 Avery SkinnerOutside Hitter1.865 Brenda CastilloLibero1.676 Lindsey RuddinsOpposite/Outside Hitter1.887 Sarah FranklinOutside Hitter1.938 Manuela RibechiLibero1.729 Caterina BosettiOutside Hitter1.8010 Maja Ognjenović (c)Setter1.8311 Giulia ManciniMiddle Blocker1.8313 Emma GrazianiMiddle Blocker1.9314 Linda NwakalorMiddle Blocker1.8717 Ekaterina AntropovaOpposite2.0221 Camilla WeitzelMiddle Blocker1.9523 Giulia GennariSetter1.84
2024–2025 Team Number Player Position Height (m) Birth date3 Manuela RibechiLibero1.724 Britt Herbots (c)Outside Hitter1.825 Brenda CastilloLibero1.676 Lindsey RuddinsOutside Hitter/Opposite1.887 Anna KotikovaOutside Hitter1.878 Giulia ManciniMiddle Blocker1.839 Francesca VillaniOutside Hitter1.8710 Maja OgnjenovićSetter1.8311 Beatrice ParrocchialeLibero1.6712 Kara BajemaOutside Hitter1.8813 Emma GrazianiMiddle Blocker1.9014 Linda NwakalorMiddle Blocker1.8715 Ana Carolina Da SilvaMiddle Blocker1.8316 Indy BaijensMiddle Blocker1.9317 Ekaterina AntropovaOpposite2.0218 Camilla MingardiOutside Hitter1.8621 Argentina UngSetter1.8123 Giulia GennariSetter1.84
2023–2024 Team Number Player Position Height (m) Birth date2 Sara AlbertiMiddle Blocker1.853 Britt HerbotsOutside Hitter1.824 Zhu TingOutside Hitter1.986 Lindsey RuddinsOutside Hitter1.887 Isabella Di Iulio (c)Setter1.758 Enrica MerloLibero1.709 Francesca VillaniOutside Hitter1.8710 Maja OgnjenovićSetter1.8311 Beatrice ParrocchialeLibero1.6713 Martina ArminiLibero1.7514 Linda NwakalorMiddle Blocker1.8715 Haleigh WashingtonMiddle Blocker1.9216 Ana Carolina Da SilvaMiddle Blocker1.8317 Ekaterina AntropovaOpposite2.0218 Binto DiopOpposite1.9419 Pola NowakowskaOutside Hitter1.8120 Alice GayLibero1.65
2022–2023 Team Number Player Position Height (m) Birth date1 Indrė SorokaitėOutside Hitter1.882 Sara AlbertiMiddle Blocker1.853 Yvon BeliënMiddle Blocker1.884 Zhu TingOutside Hitter1.985 Ofelia MalinovSetter1.856 Nicole GambaLibero1.717 Elena PietriniOutside Hitter1.868 Enrica Merlo (c)Libero1.709 Camilla MingardiOutside Hitter1.8610 Yao DiSetter1.8211 Yana ShcherbanOutside Hitter1.8512 Veronica AngeloniOutside Hitter1.8613 Ludovica GuidiMiddle Blocker1.8615 Haleigh WashingtonMiddle Blocker1.9217 Ekaterina AntropovaOpposite2.0228 Brenda CastilloLibero1.6777 Isabella Di IulioSetter1.75
2021–2022 Team Number Player Position Height (m) Birth date1 Veronica AngeloniOutside Hitter1.862 Sara AlbertiMiddle Blocker1.853 Ana Beatriz CorrêaMiddle Blocker1.904 Noemi MoschettiniSetter1.855 Ofelia Malinov (c)Setter1.856 Francesca NapodanoLibero1.757 Elena PietriniOutside Hitter1.868 Enrica MerloLibero1.709 Marina LubianMiddle Blocker1.9210 Natália PereiraOutside Hitter1.8511 Louisa LippmannOpposite1.9112 Hanna OrthmannOutside Hitter1.8813 Nikol MilanovaSetter1.9116 Benedetta BartoliniMiddle Blocker1.8417 Ekaterina AntropovaOpposite2.0218 Letizia CameraSetter1.7519 Indrė SorokaitėOutside Hitter1.8824 Brenda CastilloLibero1.67
2020–2021 Team Number Player Position Height (m) Birth date3 Magdalena StysiakOpposite2.034 Ofelia Malinov (c)Setter1.855 Mina PopovićMiddle Blocker1.876 Srna MarkovićOutside Hitter1.847 Elena PietriniOutside Hitter1.868 Enrica MerloLibero1.709 Marina LubianMiddle Blocker1.9210 Luna CarocciLibero1.7411 Agnese CecconelloMiddle Blocker1.9012 Martina ŠamadanMiddle Blocker1.9313 Kimberly DrewniokOpposite1.8814 Elitsa VasilevaOutside Hitter1.9416 Lucia BosettiOutside Hitter1.7517 Megan CourtneyOutside Hitter1.8518 Letizia CameraSetter1.75
2019–2020 Team Number Player Position Height (m) Birth date1 Giulia CarraroSetter1.752 Samantha BricioOutside Hitter1.883 Magdalena StysiakOpposite2.034 Ofelia Malinov (c)Setter1.855 Adenízia da SilvaMiddle Blocker1.876 Agnieszka KornelukMiddle Blocker1.987 Elena PietriniOutside Hitter1.868 Enrica MerloLibero1.709 Marina LubianMiddle Blocker1.9210 Lonneke SlöetjesOpposite1.9211 Paola CardulloLibero1.6212 Beatrice MolinaroMiddle Blocker1.9014 Alexa GrayOutside Hitter1.8515 Jovana StevanovićMiddle Blocker1.9116 Lucia BosettiOutside Hitter1.7518 Dayana KosarevaOutside Hitter1.8619 Bojana MilenkovićOutside Hitter1.85
2018–2019 Team Number Player Position Height (m) Birth date1 Federica MastrodicasaMiddle Blocker1.823 Veronica BiscontiLibero1.744 Ofelia MalinovSetter1.855 Adenízia da SilvaMiddle Blocker1.876 Regan HoodOutside Hitter1.887 Annie MitchemOutside Hitter1.928 Enrica MerloLibero1.709 Valeria PapaOutside Hitter1.8311 Isabelle HaakOpposite1.9412 Alessia MazzaroMiddle Blocker1.8513 Valentina ZagoOpposite1.8714 Valeria CaracutaSetter1.7315 Jovana StevanovićMiddle Blocker1.9116 Lucia Bosetti (c)Outside Hitter1.7518 Elitsa VasilevaOutside Hitter1.9419 Bojana MilenkovićOutside Hitter1.8520 Tatiana KoshelevaOutside Hitter1.91
2017–2018 Team Number Player Position Height (m) Birth date1 Lauren CarliniSetter1.853 Yelyzaveta RubanOutside Hitter1.854 Marika BianchiniOutside Hitter1.785 Adenízia da SilvaMiddle Blocker1.877 Isabella Di IulioSetter1.758 Enrica MerloLibero1.709 Valeria PapaOutside Hitter1.8310 Giulia ManciniMiddle Blocker1.8311 Isabelle HaakOpposite1.9413 Valentina Arrighetti (c)Middle Blocker1.8916 Lucia BosettiOutside Hitter1.7517 Martina FerraraLibero1.6818 Bethania De La CruzOutside Hitter1.90
Current coaching staff Coaching staff for the 2025–2026 season: Marco GaspariHead coach Sándor KántorCoach assistant Mattia CozziCoach assistant Marco SesiaAthletic trainer Simone MaurilliScoutman
Head coaches Period Head coach 2013–2014 Marco Botti 2014–2016 Massimo Bellano 2016–2017 Mauro Chiappafreddo 2017–2017 Alessandro Beltrami 2017–2019 Carlo Parisi 2019–2020 Marco Mencarelli 2020–2020 Luca Cristofani 2020–2024 Massimo Barbolini 2024–2024 Stéphane Antiga 2024– Marco Gaspari
Position main (current season)
Scandicci Line up
Notable players
Titles and honours
International competitions FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship Champions (1x): 2025
CEV Cup Champions (1x): 2022–23
CEV Challenge Cup Champions (1x): 2021–22
European record On 12 April 2023, in the home game of the final match of the 2023 CEV Cup, Savino Del Bene Scandicci made the record of the best score in a CEV Cup final (women's) since the Rally Point System was adopted, with only 41 points lost. Savino Del Bene Scandicci – CSM Volei Alba Blaj 3–0 (25-18, 25-12, 25-11). This is also the record of the best score in all European cups' finals.
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References
External links
Official website