The 2020–21 Serie A1 was the 76th season of the highest professional Italian Women's Volleyball League. The season took place from September to April and was contested by thirteen teams.
Format The regular season consists of 26 rounds, where the thirteen participating teams play each other twice (once home and once away). At the completion of the regular season, the twelve best teams advance to the playoffs and the team finishing in 13th is relegated to Serie A2.
The standings criteria are: highest number of result points (points awarded for results: 3 points for 3–0 or 3–1 wins, 2 points for 3–2 win, 1 point for 2–3 loss); highest number of matches won; highest set quotient (the number of total sets won divided by the number of total sets lost); highest points quotient (the number of total points scored divided by the number of total points conceded).
Teams ClubVenueCapacityCity/AreaBanca Valsabbina Millenium BresciaPalaGeorge4,300MontichiariBartoccini Fortinfissi PerugiaPalaEvangelisti4,000PerugiaBosca S.Bernardo CuneoPalaCastagnaretta4,700CuneoDelta Despar TrentinoPalaSanbapolis500TrentoIgor Gorgonzola NovaraPalaTerdoppio5,000NovaraIl Bisonte FirenzeNelson Mandela Forum7,500FlorenceImoco Volley ConeglianoPalaVerde5,134VillorbaSaugella MonzaPalaIper4,500MonzaReale Mutua Fenera ChieriPalaMaddalene1,200ChieriSavino Del Bene ScandicciPalazzetto dello Sport2,000ScandicciUnet E-Work Busto ArsizioPalaYamamay5,000Busto ArsizioVbc Èpiù CasalmaggiorePalaRadi2,918CremonaZanetti BergamoPalaNorda2,250Bergamo
Regular season
League table
Results table
Fixtures and results All times are local, CEST (UTC+02:00) between 19 September and 24 October 2020 and CET (UTC+01:00) from 25 October.
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
Round 18
Round 19
Round 20
Round 21
Round 22
Round 23
Round 24
Round 25
Round 26
Playoffs
Bracket
Round of 16
(8) Delta Despar Trentino vs. (9) Il Bisonte Firenze
Il Bisonte Firenze wins series, 2–0.
(5) Savino Del Bene Scandicci vs. (12) Zanetti Bergamo
Savino Del Bene Scandicci wins series, 2–0.
(7) Bosca S.Bernardo Cuneo vs. (10) Bartoccini Fortinfissi Perugia
Bartoccini Fortinfissi Perugia wins series, 2–0.
(6) Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri vs. (11) Vbc Èpiù Casalmaggiore
Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri wins series, 2–0.
Quarterfinals
(1) Imoco Volley Conegliano vs. (9) Il Bisonte Firenze
Imoco Volley Conegliano wins series, 2–0.
(4) Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio vs. (5) Savino Del Bene Scandicci
Savino Del Bene Scandicci wins series, 2–0. (2) Igor Gorgonzola Novara vs. (10) Bartoccini Fortinfissi Perugia
Igor Gorgonzola Novara wins series, 2–0. (3) Saugella Monza vs. (6) Reale Mutua Fenera Chieri
Saugella Monza wins series, 2–1.
Semifinals
(1) Imoco Volley Conegliano vs. (5) Savino Del Bene Scandicci
Imoco Volley Conegliano wins series, 2–0. (2) Igor Gorgonzola Novara vs. (3) Saugella Monza
Igor Gorgonzola Novara wins series, 2–0.
Finals
(1) Imoco Volley Conegliano vs. (2) Igor Gorgonzola Novara
Imoco Volley Conegliano wins series, 2–0.
Final standings
Imoco Volley ConeglianoIgor Gorgonzola NovaraSaugella MonzaUnet E-Work Busto ArsizioSavino Del Bene Scandicci
Lara Caravello, Lucille Gicquel, Božana Butigan, Robin de Kruijf, Raphaela Folie, Loveth Omoruyi, Monica De Gennaro, McKenzie Adams, Giulia Gennari, Joanna Wołosz (C), Kimberly Hill, Miriam Sylla, Paola Egonu, Sarah FahrHead coachDaniele Santarelli
References
External links Official website