Helvia Recina Volley Macerata

Helvia Recina Volley
Full nameHelvia Recina Volley Macerata
Short nameHR Volley
GroundPalaFontescodella
Macerata, Italy
(Capacity: 2,100)
ChairmanPietro Paolella
Head coachValerio Lionetti
LeagueFIPAV Women's Serie A1
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Helvia Recina Volley Macerata, also known as HR Volley, is an Italian professional women's volleyball club based in Macerata. The team currently plays in the Serie A1, Italy's highest professional league.

Previous names

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

  • Acqua Roana Mosca HR Macerata (2012–2013)
  • Roana Mosca CBF HR Macerata (2013–2014)
  • Roana CBF HR Macerata (2014–2020)
  • CBF Balducci HR Macerata (2020–present)

History

Helvia Recina Volley was founded in the early 1990s by Tito Antinori, who was the club's president until his death in 2015.[1] The club started to play in the local provincial series, but later moved up to the regional Serie D.[2] In 2009, HR Volley was promoted to the regional Serie C and in 2012, the club advanced to the national Serie B2.[3][4] After playing there for five seasons, HR Volley won pool F of Serie B2 in 2017 and got promoted to Serie B1.[5][6]

After winning pool C of Serie B1 in 2019, the club made its debut in Serie A2.[7][8] In its second season playing in Serie A2 (2020–21), HR Volley won the Serie A2 Coppa Italia.[9] The following season (2021–22), the club won the Serie A2 playoffs and got promoted to Serie A1.[10] HR Volley finished its first season in Serie A1 (2022–23) in last place and was relegated to Serie A2 again.[11] In the 2024–25 season, the club once again managed to win the Serie A2 playoffs and secured its second promotion to Serie A1.[12]

Team

2025–2026 Team[13]
Number Player Position Height (m) Birth date
1 Giulia Bresciani (c) Libero 1.65 (1992-09-27) 27 September 1992
3 Ilaria Batte Setter 1.85 (2005-06-27) 27 June 2005
4 Ludovica Sismondi Middle Blocker 1.91 (2007-07-07) 7 July 2007
5 Suvi Kokkonen Outside Hitter 1.82 (2000-02-01) 1 February 2000
6 Isidora Kockarević Outside Hitter 1.85 (2002-01-12) 12 January 2002
7 Asia Bonelli Setter 1.81 (2000-09-04) 4 September 2000
8 Alessia Mazzon Middle Blocker 1.84 (1998-08-17) 17 August 1998
9 Nicole Piomboni Outside Hitter 1.80 (2005-11-22) 22 November 2005
10 Natasza Ornoch Outside Hitter 1.89 (2007-12-25) 25 December 2007
14 Giorgia Caforio Libero 1.68 (1994-09-16) 16 September 1994
15 Caroline Crawford Middle Blocker 1.89 (2002-03-05) 5 March 2002
16 Emma Clothier Middle Blocker 1.88 (2001-01-19) 19 January 2001
17 Clara Decortes Opposite 1.83 (1996-03-07) 7 March 1996

Head coaches

Period Head coach
2017–2023 Luca Paniconi[24]
2023–2024 Stefano Saja[25]
2024–2024 Michele Carancini[26]
2024– Valerio Lionetti[27]

Notes

  1. ^ Safa Allaoui joined the team on 5 December 2024.[15]
  2. ^ Federica Braida left the team on 4 December 2024.[14]
  3. ^ Danijela Džaković joined the team on 26 February 2024.[17]
  4. ^ Laura Broekstra joined the team on 25 January 2024.[18]
  5. ^ Piia Korhonen left the team on 23 February 2024.[16]
  6. ^ Claire Chaussee joined the team at the end of December 2022.[20]
  7. ^ Nikol Milanova left the team on 19 January 2023.[19]
  8. ^ Freya Aelbrecht joined the team in early January 2023.[21]
  9. ^ Laura Dijkema joined the team in early December 2022.[22]

References

  1. ^ "Pallavolo in lutto Addio a Tito Antinori". cronachemaceratesi.it (in Italian). 10 July 2015. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Villa Potenza: La Piazzetta sarà intitolata a Tito Antinori". foxmag.it (in Italian). 6 March 2025. Archived from the original on 21 April 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Helvia Recina in paradiso Arriva la promozione in C". cronachemaceratesi.it (in Italian). 7 April 2009. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  4. ^ "L'Helvia Recina scrive la storia Scavolini ko, parte la festa promozione". cronachemaceratesi.it (in Italian). 13 May 2012. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  5. ^ "Chi siamo". hrvolley.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 3 February 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  6. ^ "Serie B2 Femminile - Classifica". federvolley.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  7. ^ "Serie B1 Femminile - Classifica". federvolley.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  8. ^ "Roana Cbf toglie il velo, Macerata respira l'aria di serie A". cronachemaceratesi.it (in Italian). 1 September 2019. Archived from the original on 15 September 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  9. ^ "Finali Coppa Italia Frecciarossa, Serie A2: CBF Balducci HR Macerata, il titolo è tuo!". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). 14 March 2021. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  10. ^ "Macerata festeggia, a Mondovì l'onore delle armi". tuttosport.com (in Italian). 22 May 2022. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  11. ^ "Classifica Regular Season A1 2022/23". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  12. ^ "Play Off: Macerata vince Gara 2 e stacca il pass per l'A1". tuttosport.com (in Italian). 23 April 2025. Archived from the original on 24 April 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  13. ^ "Cbf Balducci Hr Macerata Team 2025–26". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 28 July 2025.
  14. ^ a b "Cbf Balducci Hr Macerata Team 2024–25". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  15. ^ "La palleggiatrice Safa Allaoui è una nuova giocatrice della CBF Balducci HR". hrvolley.it (in Italian). 5 December 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  16. ^ a b "Cbf Balducci Hr Macerata Team 2023–24". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  17. ^ "Ingaggiata la giocatrice montenegrina Danijela Dzakovic: rinforzerà il roster arancionero per l'attuale stagione". hrvolley.it (in Italian). 25 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  18. ^ "Nuovo arrivo in arancionero: la centrale tedesca Laura Broekstra è una giocatrice della CBF Balducci HR". hrvolley.it (in Italian). 25 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  19. ^ a b "Cbf Balducci Hr Macerata Team 2022–23". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  20. ^ "Altro colpo di mercato: ingaggiata la schiacciatrice statunitense Claire Chaussee". hrvolley.it (in Italian). 22 December 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  21. ^ "Ingaggiata la centrale belga Freya Aelbrecht: altro nuovo arrivo in arancio-nero". hrvolley.it (in Italian). 1 December 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  22. ^ "Colpo di mercato mondiale: ingaggiata la regista olandese Laura Dijkema". hrvolley.it (in Italian). 1 December 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  23. ^ "Cbf Balducci Hr Macerata Team 2021–22". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 April 2025.
  24. ^ "Paniconi-Carancini alla guida, un mix di esperienza e giovani L'Helvia Recina punta in alto". cronachemaceratesi.it (in Italian). 21 July 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  25. ^ "Sulla panchina di Macerata arriva Stefano Saja". tuttosport.com (in Italian). 22 May 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  26. ^ "Cbf Balducci Macerata, esonerato coach Stefano Saja. Al suo posto promosso il vice Michele Carancini". corriereadriatico.it (in Italian). 11 January 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2025.
  27. ^ "Lionetti nuovo coach della Balducci Macerata". rainews.it (in Italian). 21 May 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
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