Emma Villas Siena
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|fullname = Emma Villas Aubay Siena
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|founded = 2013
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|chairman = {{flagicon|ITA}} Giammarco Bisogno
|manager = {{flagicon|ITA}} Paolo Montagnani
|league = Italian Volleyball League
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Emma Villas Volley is a professional volleyball team based in Siena, Italy. The club plays in Serie A1 of the Italian Volleyball League.
Former names
- 2013–2015: Emma Villas Chiusi
- 2015–2019: Emma Villas Siena
- 2019–present: Emma Villas Aubay Siena
History
Emma Villas Vitt Chiusi was founded in 2013 by detaching itself from Vitt Chiusi Volleyball, from which it inherited the sporting title to participate in Serie B2:{{cite web|url=http://www.emmavillasvolley.com/la-nostra-storia/|title=La storia della società|work=Emmavillasvolley.com|access-date=26 September 2015}} the newborn company ranks second at the end of the regular 2013-14 season in its group, obtaining promotion to Serie B1 thanks to the victory of the promotion play-offs against Marconi Volley Spoleto.{{cite web|url=http://www.federvolley.it/index.php?page=359&area=14&m=2&sm=63|title=Il calendario dei play-off di Serie B2 2013-14|work=Federvolley.it|access-date=26 September 2015}}
In the 2014-15 season he participates in the Serie B1 championship where he wins the regular season and is promoted to Serie A2. In the 2015-16 vintage the club changes its name to Emma Villas Volley and moves its registered office to Siena: it therefore participates in the second national division.{{cite web|url=http://www.legavolley.it/DettaglioSquadra.asp?IdSquadra=5251|title=La stagione 2015-16 dell'Emma Villas Volley|work=Legavolley.it|access-date=26 September 2015}} In the 2016-17 season club won the Italian Cup in the category by beating Tuscania Volley in the final, while in the following one, thanks to the victory of the promotion play-offs, she was promoted to Serie A1.
In the 2018-19 season he made his debut in the Italian top division, but at the end of the championship, thanks to the thirteenth place in the standings, he relegated to the cadet series.
2022-23 Season was the second times that Emma Villas Siena compete in SuperLega.{{Cite web |last=volleyballworld.com |title=Get to know the SuperLega’s 12 teams |url=https://en.volleyballworld.com/volleyball/competitions/superlega-2022/news/get-to-know-the-superlega-s-12-teams |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=volleyballworld.com |language=en}} With five wins out of twenty-two matches, Emma Villas Aubay Siena finished bottom of the 2022-23 Season, it was sent to the second division in 2023-2024 Season.{{Cite web |last=volleyballworld.com |title=Milano claim last SuperLega playoff spot and will face Perugia |url=https://en.volleyballworld.com/volleyball/competitions/superlega-2022/news/milano-claim-last-superlega-playoff-spot-and-will-face-perugia |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=volleyballworld.com |language=en}}
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Statistics
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! Season ! Position | |
| align="left" | 2013/2014 - Serie B2 | 2 |
| align="left" | 2014/2015 - Serie B1 | 1 |
| align="left" | 2015/2016 - Serie A2 | 6 |
| align="left" | 2016/2017 - Serie A2 | 3 |
| align="left" | 2017/2018 - Serie A2 | 1 |
| align="left" | 2018/2019 - Serie A1 | 13 |
| align="left" | 2019/2020 - Serie A2 | 1 |
| align="left" | 2020/2021 - Serie A2 | 4 |
| align="left" | 2021/2022 - Serie A2 | 9 |
| align="left" | 2022/2023 - Serie A1 | 12 |
Team
Team roster – season 2022/2023
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| style="width:5em; color:#FFFFFF; background-color:#003153"|No.
!style="width:15em; color:#FFFFFF; background-color:#003153"|Name !style="width:15em; color:#FFFFFF; background-color:#003153"|Date of birth !style="width:10em; color:#FFFFFF; background-color:#003153"|Position | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Giulio Pinali | align=right|{{Birth date and age|1997|4|2|df=y}} | opposite |
| 2 | align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Fabio Ricci | align=right|{{Birth date and age|1994|7|11|df=y}} | middle blocker |
| 3 | align=left|{{flagicon|NED}} Maarten van Garderen | align=right|{{Birth date and age|1990|1|24|df=y}} | outside hitter |
| 4 | align=left|{{flagicon|SRB}} Nemanja Petrić | align=right|{{Birth date and age|1987|7|28|df=y}} | outside hitter |
| 6 | align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Federico Bonami | align=right|{{Birth date and age|1993|9|29|df=y}} | libero |
| 7 | align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Giacomo Raffaelli | align=right|{{Birth date and age|1995|2|7|df=y}} | outside hitter |
| 8 | align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Omar Biglino | align=right|{{Birth date and age|1995|8|9|df=y}} | middle blocker |
| 9 | align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Riccardo Pinelli | align=right|{{Birth date and age|1991|2|17|df=y}} | setter |
| 10 | align=left|{{flagicon|ARG}} Juan Ignacio Finoli | align=right|{{Birth date and age|1991|11|5|df=y}} | setter |
| 11 | align=left|{{flagicon|ARG}} Federico Pereyra | align=right|{{Birth date and age|1988|6|19|df=y}} | opposite |
| 12 | align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} Swan N'Gapeth | align=right|{{Birth date and age|1992|1|9|df=y}} | outside hitter |
| 13 | align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Filippo Pochini | align=right|{{Birth date and age|1989|12|13|df=y}} | libero |
| 18 | align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Daniele Mazzone | align=right|{{Birth date and age|1992|6|4|df=y}} | middle blocker |
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|colspan=4| Head coach: {{flagicon|ITA}} Paolo Montagnani |
References
External links
- [http://www.emmavillasvolley.com Official website] {{in lang|it}}
- [https://www.legavolley.it/team/5508 Team profile] at LegaVolley.it {{in lang|it}}
- [https://volleybox.net/emma-villas-aubay-siena-t3051 Team profile] at Volleybox.net {{in lang|en}}
{{Italian Volleyball League}}