Asystel Volley

Asystel Volley was an Italian women's volleyball club based in Novara. It played in the Serie A1 from its creation in 2003 until its dissolution in 2012.

This article is about the volleyball club founded in 2003. For the volleyball club which competed as Asystel Novara from 2001 until 2003, see AGIL Volley.
Asystel Volley
Full nameAsystel Volley Novara
Founded2003
Dissolved2012
GroundPalaTerdoppio, Novara, Italy
(Capacity: 5,000)
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Previous names

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

  • Asystel Novara (2003–2004)
  • Sant'Orsola Asystel Novara (2004–2007)
  • Asystel Volley Novara (2007–2012)

History

The club was founded in 2003, when Serie A1 club AGIL Volley decided to focus on youth teams. Asystel who was AGIL's main sponsor at the time, established a professional club keeping AGIL Serie A1 licence, which meant the new club started its existence playing in the highest Italian league (Serie A1).[1]

Apart from the Serie A1 participation, the club also played in the Italian Cup, Italian Supercup, Women's CEV Cup and CEV Women's Champions League. It had some success and won the Italian Cup in 2003–04, the Italian Supercup in 2003 and 2005, the CEV Top Teams Cup in 2005–06 and the CEV Cup in 2008–09.[2]

In 2012 it merged with Gruppo Sportivo Oratorio Villa Cortese, moving all its volleyball activities to the newly formed Asystel MC Carnaghi.[3][4]

Notable players

Former coaches

Honours

National competitions
2003–04
  • Italian Super Cup: 2
2003, 2005

International competitions
2005–06, 2008–09

References
  1. "AGIL storia e scopi". AGIL Volley (in Italian). Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  2. "Asystel NOVARA". CEV. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  3. "Nasce Asystel MC Carnaghi, fusione tra GSO Villa Cortese e Asystel Volley Novara per un futuro vincente". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). 13 May 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
  4. Tolotti, Marco (15 May 2012). "Volley, addio Asystel: il futuro del club sarà a Villa Cortese". La Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved 10 February 2017.
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