The SuperLega Credem Banca 2022–23 was the 78th season of the highest tier domestic division in the Italian Men's Volleyball League system since establishment in 1946. The league organized under the supervision of Federazione Italiana Pallavolo. The season started on 1 October 2022.
Conad Reggio Emilia was supposed to be promoted to SuperLega after winning the 2021–22 Serie A2 but their home arena failed to meet the standard of SuperLega. Hence, Emma Villas Aubay Siena was promoted to SuperLega instead.
Itas Trentino defeated Cucine Lube Civitanova and won the three games of the best-of-five series of the final to reclaimed the SuperLega title after eight years. Matey Kaziyski named as the MVP of the final.
Format The Lega Pallavolo SuperLega Credem Banca is Italy's top men's league. Twelve clubs participated in the 2022–23 league, which is split into two phases.
Regular season The first phase, also known as the Regular Season, runs from October 2022 to March 2023 and features two legs, with each club playing in a double round robin system with home-and-away fixtures. The bottom ranked team relegated to Serie A2 next season.
Playoffs 5th place At the end of the regular season, the ranked 9th–11th teams play in a double round robin system. The quarterfinals loser teams and the winner of 5th place preliminaries play in a round robin system with top 4 teams qualified to semifinals. Semifinals and finals play in a single elimination system.
Championship At the end of the regular season, the top eight teams directly advance to the quarterfinals in the Championship play–offs with the classic pairing system (1st vs 8th, 2nd vs 7th, 3rd vs 6th and 4th vs 5th). Quarterfinals, semifinals, 3rd place match and final will play in a best-of-five series. The top three teams in the final standing as per the Teams Ranking System (including result of the regular season) qualified for the 2023–24 CEV Champions League while 4th place team qualified for the 2023–24 CEV Cup and 5th place team qualified for the 2023–24 CEV Challenge Cup.
Teams 2022–23 SuperLega Teams Team Stadium Capacity Map MIL Allianz Milano Allianz Cloud Arena 5,420 CVA Cucine Lube Civitanova Eurosuole Forum 4,000 PIA Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza PalaBanca 3,800 TAR Gioiella Prisma Taranto PalaMazzola 3,100 TRE Itas Trentino BLM Group Arena 4,000 PAD Pallavolo Padova Kioene Arena 3,400 PGA Sir Safety Susa Perugia Pala Barton 5,500 CIS Top Volley Cisterna Palasport 3,000 MOD Valsa Group Modena PalaPanini 3,000 MZA Vero Volley Monza Arena di Monza 4,000 VER WithU Verona AGSM Forum 5,200 Promotion from Serie A2 SIE Emma Villas Aubay Siena PalaEstra 5,500
Squads In the current season rules, Each teams involved in the tournament were required to register 14-player roster must be selected in each match. There's no limit of foreign players in the each team’s roster but it must have at least 2 Italian players on the court at all times.
Allianz MilanoNo.NameDate of birthPosition2 Osniel Mergarejooutside hitter3 Klistan Lawrenceopposite5 Federico Bonacchisetter6 Marco Vitellimiddle blocker7 Francesco Fusaromiddle blocker8 Agustín Losermiddle blocker9 Jean Patryopposite11 Matteo Piano ()middle blocker14 Yūki Ishikawaoutside hitter16 Paolo Porrosetter17 Luca Colombolibero18 Nicola Pesaresilibero22 Milad Ebadipouroutside hitterHead Coach: Roberto PiazzaAssistant coach: Marco Camperi
Cucine Lube CivitanovaNo.NameDate of birthPosition1 Gabi García Fernándezopposite3 Daniele Sottilesetter6 Francesco D'Amicolibero7 Fabio Balasolibero9 Ivan Zaytsev opposite10 Barthélémy Chinenyezemiddle blocker11 Aleksandar Nikolov outside hitter12 Enrico Diamantinimiddle blocker13 Mattia Gottardooutside hitter15 Luciano De Ceccosetter17 Simone Anzanimiddle blocker21 Mattia Bottolooutside hitter23 Marlon Yantoutside hitterHead Coach: Gianlorenzo BlenginiAssistant coach: Romano Giannini
Emma Villas Aubay SienaNo.NameDate of birthPosition1 Giulio Pinaliopposite2 Fabio Riccimiddle blocker3 Maarten van Garderenoutside hitter4 Nemanja Petrićoutside hitter6 Federico Bonamilibero7 Giacomo Raffaellioutside hitter8 Omar Biglinomiddle blocker9 Riccardo Pinelli setter10 Juan Ignacio Finoli setter11 Federico Pereyraopposite12 Swan N'Gapethoutside hitter 13 Filippo Pochini libero14 Alessio Fontanioutside hitter 15 Federico Pellegrini outside hitter16 Alessandro Augeromiddle blocker18 Daniele Mazzonemiddle blockerHead Coach: Paolo Montagnani
Gas Sales Bluenergy PiacenzaNo.NameDate of birthPosition1 Luka Basicopposite2 Nicolò Hofferlibero3 Francesco Recineoutside hitter4 Fabrizio Gironioutside hitter5 Roamy Alonsomiddle blocker6 Antoine Brizard ()setter8 Ricardo Lucarellioutside hitter9 Yoandy Lealoutside hitter10 Leonardo Scanferlalibero12 Enrico Cestermiddle blocker13 Robertlandy Simónmiddle blocker 17 Yuri Romanòopposite18 Edoardo Caneschimiddle blocker19 Freek De WeijersetterHead Coach: Lorenzo BernardiAssistant coach: Massimo Botti
Gioiella Prisma TarantoNo.NameDate of birthPosition1 Tommaso Stefaniopposite2 Oleg Antonovoutside hitter3 Giovanni Maria Gargiulomiddle blocker4 Aimone Allettimiddle blocker5 Marco Falaschisetter6 Marco Rizzo libero7 Manuele Lucconiopposite8 Eric Loeppkyoutside hitter9 Hampus Ekstrandopposite10 Jacopo Larizzamiddle blocker13 Charalampos Andreopoulosoutside hitter14 Francesco Pierrilibero18 Francesco CottarellisetterHead coach: Vincenzo Di Pinto
Itas TrentinoNo.NameDate of birthPosition1 Matey Kaziyski ()outside hitter2 Gabriele Nelliopposite3 Wout D'Heermiddle blocker4 Donovan Džavoronokoutside hitter5 Alessandro Michielettooutside hitter6 Riccardo Sbertolisetter7 Oreste Cavutooutside hitter8 Domenico Pacelibero10 Martin Bergermiddle blocker11 Niccolò Depalmasetter13 Gabriele Laurenzanolibero15 Daniele Laviaoutside hitter18 Marko Podraščaninmiddle blocker20 Srećko Lisinacmiddle blockerHead coach: Angelo LorenzettiAssistant coach: Francesco Petrella
Pallavolo PadovaNo.NameDate of birthPosition1 Davide Gardinioutside hitter3 Andrea Canellamiddle blocker4 Riccardo Cengiamiddle blocker7 Francesco Zoppellarisetter8 Davide Saittasetter9 Tommaso Guzzoopposite10 Marco Volpatomiddle blocker12 Dušan Petkovićopposite13 Julian Zengerlibero14 Ran Takahashioutside hitter15 Mathijs Desmetoutside hitter18 Matteo Lellilibero22 Federico Crosatomiddle blocker88 Asparuh Asparuhovoutside hitterHead coach: Jacopo Cuttini
Sir Safety Susa PerugiaNo.NameDate of birthPosition6 Simone Giannellisetter7 Jesús Herreraopposite8 Kamil Rychlickiopposite9 Wilfredo León ()outside hitter10 Alessandro Piccinellilibero11 Sebastián Solémiddle blocker12 Roberto Russomiddle blocker13 Massimo Colacilibero15 Flávio Gualbertomiddle blocker16 Kamil Semeniukoutside hitter17 Oleh Plotnytskyioutside hitter20 Gregor Ropretsetter21 Julio César Cardenasoutside hitter23 Stefano Mengozzimiddle blockerHead coach: Andrea AnastasiAssistant coach: Carmine Fontana
Top Volley CisternaNo.NameDate of birthPosition1 Aidan Zingelmiddle blocker4 Javier Martinezopposite hitter5 Damiano Catanialibero6 Denis Kaliberdaoutside hitter7 Marko Sedlačekoutside hitter8 Michael Zannisetter10 Andrea Matteimiddle blocker11 Petar Đirlićopposite13 Andrea Rossimiddle blocker15 Matteo Staforinilibero17 Michele Baranowiczsetter20 Efe Bayramoutside hitter22 José Miguel Gutiérrezoutside hitterHead coach: Fabio SoliFirst assistant coach: Roberto CocconiSecond assistant coach: Elio Tommasino
Valsa Group ModenaNo.NameDate of birthPosition1 Bruno Rezende ()setter3 Lorenzo Popeoutside hitter5 Riccardo Gollinilibero6 Giovanni Sanguinettimiddle blocker7 Dragan Stankovićmiddle blocker9 Earvin N'Gapethoutside hitter10 Lorenzo Salaopposite11 Tobias Krickmiddle blocker12 Adis Lagumdzijaopposite15 Elia Bossimiddle blocker16 Nicola Salsisetter21 Salvatore Rossinilibero24 Andrea Malvasioutside hitter90 Tommaso Rinaldioutside hitterHead coach: Andrea GianiAssistant coach: Sebastian Carotti
Vero Volley MonzaNo.NameDate of birthPosition1 Petar Višićsetter2 Luka Marttilaoutside hitter3 Matteo Pirazzolilibero5 Lorenzo Maglianooutside hitter6 Fernando Krelingsetter7 Filippo Federicilibero8 Stephen Maaroutside hitter9 Georg Grozeropposite11 Gianluca Galassimiddle blocker 12 Yosvany Hernandezoutside hitter13 Thomas Berettamiddle blocker15 Vlad Davyskibaoutside hitter17 Jan Zimmermannsetter18 Gabriele Di Martinomiddle blocker31 Arthur SzwarcoppositeHead coach: Massimo Eccheli
WithU VeronaNo.NameDate of birthPosition1 Lorenzo Cortesiamiddle blocker2 John Gordon Perrinoutside hitter3 Giulio Magalinioutside hitter5 Maksim Sapozhkovopposite7 Raphael Vieira de Oliveirasetter9 Noumory Keitaoutside hitter11 Aleks Grozdanovmiddle blocker12 Mads Kyed Jensenopposite13 Luca Spiritosetter15 Pietro Bonisolilibero18 Leandro Moscamiddle blocker19 Rok Možičoutside hitter20 Marco Gagginilibero21 Andrea Zanottimiddle blockerHead coach: Radostin StoychevAssistant coach: Roberto Di Maio
Transfer players Allianz MilanoMoving fromMoving to Osniel Melgarejo(Chaumont VB 52) Milad Ebadipour(PGE Skra Bełchatów) Agustín Loser(Tourcoing LM) Klistan Lawrence(Long Beach State University) Marco Vitelli(Pallavolo Padova) Federico Bonacchi(Gamma Chimica Brugherio) Luca Colombo(Gamma Chimica Brugherio) Francesco Fusaro(HRK Motta di Livenza) Thomas Jaeschke(Beijing BAIC Motor) Barthélémy Chinenyeze(Cucine Lube Civitanova) Jovan Djokic(Chênois Genève VB) Yuri Romanò(Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza) Leandro Mosca(WithU Verona Volley) Matteo Staforini(Top Volley Cisterna) Nicola Daldello(end of career) Matteo Maiocchi(Kemas Lamipel Santa Croce)
Cucine Lube CivitanovaMoving fromMoving to Aleksandar Nikolov(Long Beach State University) Barthélémy Chinenyeze(Allianz Milano) Mattia Bottolo Mattia Gottardo(Pallavolo Padova) Francesco D’Amico(Agnelli Tipiesse Bergamo) Roberlandy Simón Ricardo Lucarelli(Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza) Rok Jerončič(Saturnia Acicastello) Osmany Juantorena(Shanghai Bright) Jiří Kovář(Panathinaikos Ateny) Andrea Marchisio(BCC Castellana Grotte)
Emma Villas Aubay SienaMoving fromMoving to Nemanja Petrić(Biełogorje Biełgorod) Daniele Mazzone Maarten Van Garderen Swan N'Gapeth(Valsa Group Modena) Federico Pereyra(UPCN Vóley Club) Juan Ignacio Finoli(Agnelli Tipiesse Bergamo) Fabio Ricci(Sir Safety Susa Perugia) Giulio Pinali(Itas Trentino) Giacomo Raffaelli(Top Volley Cisterna) Federico Bonami(WithU Verona Volley) Filippo Pochini(Gioiella Prisma Taranto) Omar Biglino(HRK Motta di Livenza) Simone Parodi(Banca Alpi Marittime Acqua S.Bernardo Cuneo) Andrea Mattei Andrea Rossi(Top Volley Cisterna) Samuel Onwuelo(Maury's Com Cavi Tuscania) Giuseppe Ottaviani(Pool Libertas Cantù) Rocco Panciocco(Cave Del Sole Lagonegro) Marinfranco Agrusti(Aurispa Libellula Lecce) Alessandro Sorgente(Maury's Com Cavi Tuscania) Dario Iannaccone(Wow Green House Aversa) Nicola Tupone Filippo Ciulli(no club yet)
Gas Sales Bluenergy PiacenzaMoving fromMoving to Yoandy Leal(Valsa Group Modena) Ricardo Lucarelli Robertlandy Simón(Cucine Lube Civitanova) Roamy Alonso(Chaumont VB 52) Luka Basic(Montpellier HSC VB) Freek de Weijer(AOP Kifissias) Yurì Romanò(Allianz Milano) Fabrizio Gironi(Gioiella Prisma Taranto) Nicolò Hoffer(Cave Del Sole Lagonegro) Aaron Russell(JT Thunders Hiroshima) Maxwell Holt(Beijing BAIC Motor) Adis Lagumdzija(Valsa Group Modena) Tonček Štern(Olympiacos Piraeus) Thibault Rossard(Asseco Resovia) Pierre Pujol(BBTS Bielsko-Biała) Oleg Antonow(Gioiella Prisma Taranto) Damiano Catania(Top Volley Cisterna) Alessandro Tondo(Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia)
Gioiella Prisma TarantoMoving fromMoving to Eric Loeppky(Pallavolo Padova) Charalambos Andreopulos(Panathinaikos Ateny) Hampus Ekstrand(RIG Falköping) Oleg Antonow(Gas Sales Bluenergy Piacenza) Marco Rizzo Giovanni Maria Gargiulo(Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia) Jacopo Larizza(Agnelli Tipiesse Bergamo) Manuele Lucconi Francesco Cottarelli(Sistemia Aci Castello)