UYBA Volley
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| clubname = UYBA Volley
| nickname = Le Farfalle (The Butterflies)
| image = Busto Arsizio Volley.png
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| fullname = UYBA Volley
| founded = 1998
| dissolved =
| ground = E-Work Arena, Busto Arsizio, Italy
| capacity = 4,490
| chairman = Giuseppe Pirola
| manager = Enrico Barbolini
| mgrtitle = Head coach
| league = FIPAV Women's Serie A1
| season = 2023–24
| position = 11th
| website = https://www.volleybusto.com/
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UYBA Volley is an Italian professional women's volleyball club based in Busto Arsizio, in the province of Varese. The team currently plays in the Serie A1, Italy's highest professional league.
Previous names
Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names:
- Brums Busto Arsizio (2000–2002)
- Dimeglio Brums Busto Arsizio (2002–2006)
- Yamamay Busto Arsizio (2006–2012)
- Unendo Yamamay Busto Arsizio (2012–2016)
- Unet Yamamay Busto Arsizio (2016–2017)
- Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio (2017–2022)
- E-Work Busto Arsizio (2022–2023)
- UYBA Volley Busto Arsizio (2023–2024)
- Eurotek UYBA Busto Arsizio (2024–present)
History
In 1996, Serie A1 club Unione Sportiva Cistellum Volley was playing at the Palazzetto dello Sport in Cislago,{{cite web |url=http://www.legavolleyfemminile.it/?ricerca=perclub&selectclub=CISL&page_id=50696&nomeric= |title=Cislago |language=it |work=legavolleyfemminile.it |access-date=12 February 2017}} a venue with small capacity, forcing the club to look for a new home venue.{{cite web |url=http://www.uscistellum.it/?page_id=1200 |title=Chi siamo |language=it |work=US Cistellum |access-date=12 February 2017}} In 1997, when the nearby city of Busto Arsizio inaugurated a 4,490 seat venue named PalaYamamay-Maria Piantanida,{{cite web |url=http://www.vivovolley.net/2015/08/29/serie-a1-femminile-il-club-italia-giochera-al-palayamamay-di-busto-arsizio/ |title=Serie A1 femminile: Il Club Italia giocherà al PalaYamamay di Busto Arsizio |language=it |work=vivovolley.net |date=29 August 2015 |access-date=12 February 2017}} Cistellum decided to relocate to Busto Arsizio where it remained for three seasons.{{cite web |url=http://www.legavolleyfemminile.it/?ricerca=perclub&selectclub=VA&page_id=50696&nomeric= |title=Busto Arsizio (ex-Cislago) |language=it |work=legavolleyfemminile.it |access-date=12 February 2017}} After relegation to Serie A2 at the end of the 1999–00 season, the club transferred all its sporting activities to Yamamay and {{em|Futura Volley Busto Arsizio}} is created.{{cite web |url=http://www.uscistellum.it/?page_id=1310 |title=La nostra Storia |language=it |work=US Cistellum |access-date=12 February 2017}}
The club's first season was at the Serie A2 in 2000–01,{{cite web |url=http://www.volleybusto.com/storia.php |title=La storia - Stagione 2000-2001 Campionato di Serie A2 |language=it |work=Futura Volley Busto Arsizio |access-date=12 February 2017}} promotion to the Serie A1 was achieved after seven seasons, in 2007.{{cite web |url=http://www.legavolleyfemminile.it/?ricerca=perclub&selectclub=BUS&page_id=50696&nomeric= |title=Busto Arsizio Futura |language=it |work=legavolleyfemminile.it |access-date=12 February 2017}} The first title was the 2009–10 Women's CEV Cup and in 2012 the club won four titles (Serie A1, Italian Cup, CEV Cup and Italian Super Cup).
Arena
The team currently plays at the E-Work Arena, an indoor arena owned by the municipality of Busto Arsizio.
Supporters
The main group of supporters of the Yamamay Busto Arsizio is called "Amici delle Farfalle" (AdF) (Friends of the butterflies).
Team
{{details|UYBA Volley Past Squads}}
The following is the roster for the 2024–2025 season.{{cite web |title=Le farfalle pallavolo femminile Serie A1 |url=https://volleybusto.com/team/ |website=volleybusto.com |access-date=13 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240626164927/https://volleybusto.com/team/ |archive-date=26 June 2024 |language=it |url-status=live}}
| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;" |
| Number
! Player ! Position ! Height (m) ! Birth date |
|---|
| align=center|1
|{{flagicon|USA}} Skyy Howard |Middle Blocker |align=center|1.91 |{{Birth date and age|2001|06|25|df=y}} |
| align=center|2
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Federica Pelloni |Libero |align=center|1.72 |{{Birth date and age|2002|12|26|df=y}} |
| align=center|3
|{{flagicon|NED}} Pleun Van Der Pijl |Opposite |align=center|1.96 |{{Birth date and age|2003|01|11|df=y}} |
| align=center|4
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Rebecca Piva |Outside Hitter |align=center|1.86 |{{Birth date and age|2001|05|01|df=y}} |
| align=center|5
|{{flagicon|COL}} Ana Karina Olaya |Outside Hitter |align=center|1.87 |{{Birth date and age|2002|09|13|df=y}} |
| align=center|6
|{{flagicon|BEL}} Silke Van Avermaet |Middle Blocker |align=center|1.92 |{{Birth date and age|1999|06|02|df=y}} |
| align=center|7
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Martina Morandi |Libero |align=center|1.75 |{{Birth date and age|2002|01|16|df=y}} |
| align=center|8
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Giuditta Lualdi (c) |Middle Blocker |align=center|1.86 |{{Birth date and age|1995|09|13|df=y}} |
| align=center|10
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Benedetta Sartori |Middle Blocker |align=center|1.87 |{{Birth date and age|2001|04|14|df=y}} |
| align=center|11
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Josephine Obossa |Opposite |align=center|1.83 |{{Birth date and age|1999|05|02|df=y}} |
| align=center|12
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Giorgia Frosini |Opposite |align=center|1.89 |{{Birth date and age|2002|11|29|df=y}} |
| align=center|14
|{{flagicon|SWI}} Laura Künzler |Outside Hitter |align=center|1.89 |{{Birth date and age|1996|12|25|df=y}} |
| align=center|18
|{{flagicon|SWE}} Alexandra Lazić |Outside Hitter |align=center|1.88 |{{Birth date and age|1994|09|24|df=y}} |
| align=center|19
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Jennifer Boldini |Setter |align=center|1.87 |{{Birth date and age|1999|04|06|df=y}} |
| align=center|20
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Francesca Scola |Setter |align=center|1.83 |{{Birth date and age|2001|09|15|df=y}} |
Current coaching staff
| class="wikitable" |
| Enrico Barbolini
|{{Birth date and age|1970|01|01|df=y}} |Head coach |
| Filippo Lualdi
|{{Birth date and age|1992|05|07|df=y}} |Assistant coach |
Honours
=National competitions=
=International competitions=
References
{{reflist}}
External links
{{commons category|UYBA Volley}}
- [https://www.volleybusto.com/ Official website] {{in lang|it}}
{{Italian women volleyball league}}
Category:Italian women's volleyball clubs
Category:Volleyball clubs established in 2000