Azzurra Volley San Casciano

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

• Volleyball Arci San Casciano (1975–1986)
• Azzurra Volley San Casciano (1986–2004)
• Il Bisonte Azzurra Volley San Casciano (2004–2013)
• Il Bisonte San Casciano (2013–2014)
• Il Bisonte Firenze (2014–present)

Founded in 1975 as Volleyball Arci San Casciano, the club originally focused on youth teams. After becoming Azzurra Volley in 1986, the club start making progress in the lower Italian leagues arriving at Serie B2 and eventually reaching the Serie B1 in 2002. With the team showing good potential, the club search for sponsorship in order to fulfil it. In 2004 with main sponsor found, the club change its name to Il Bisonte Azzurra. In the following years, strong campaigns allow the club to compete for promotion to Serie A2 which was reached in 2012. Two seasons later the club was promoted to Serie A1, as a result, the home venue is changed to the Nelson Mandela Forum in Florence.[1]

Season 2017–2018, as of September 2017.[2][3]

Number	Player	Position	Height (m)	Weight (kg)	Birth date
1	Indre Sorokaite	Opposite	1.88	84	(1988-07-02) 2 July 1988
2	Sara Alberti	Middle Blocker	1.85	72	(1993-01-03) 3 January 1993
3	Marta Bechis	Setter	1.81	59	(1989-09-04) 4 September 1989
5	Francesca Bonciani	Setter	1.78		(1992-05-25) 25 May 1992
7	Hannah Tapp	Middle Blocker	1.88	77	(1995-06-21) 21 June 1995
8	Daly Santana	Outside Hitter	1.85	65	(1995-02-19) 19 February 1995
9	Chiara Di Iulio	Outside Hitter	1.85	65	(1985-05-05) 5 May 1985
10	Beatrice Parrocchiale	Libero	1.67	59	(1995-12-26) 26 December 1995
12	Giulia Pietrelli	Outside Hitter	1.80		(1988-08-27) 27 August 1988
14	Ivana Miloš	Middle Blocker	1.87	70	(1986-03-07) 7 March 1986
16	Valentina Tirozzi	Outside Hitter	1.82	72	(1986-03-26) 26 March 1986

2016–2017 Team[4]
Number	Player	Position	Height (m)	Weight (kg)	Birth date
1	Daly Santana	Outside hitter	1.85		(1995-02-19) 19 February 1995
1	Indre Sorokaite	Opposite	1.88		(1988-07-02) 2 July 1988
2	Natalia Brussa	Opposite	1.88		(1985-02-13) 13 February 1985
3	Marta Bechis	Setter	1.81		(1989-09-04) 4 September 1989
4	Odina Bayramova	Outside hitter	1.86		(1990-05-25) 25 May 1990
5	Maria Chiara Norgini	Libero	1.70		(1998-09-11) 11 September 1998
7	Stephanie Enright	Outside hitter	1.79		(1990-12-15) 15 December 1990
8	Francesca Bonciani	Setter	1.78		(1992-05-25) 25 May 1992
9	Laura Melandri	Middle blocker	1.86		(1995-01-31) 31 January 1995
10	Beatrice Parrocchiale	Libero	1.67		(1995-12-26) 26 December 1995
11	Vittoria Repice	Middle blocker	1.85		(1986-06-01) 1 June 1986
12	Giulia Pietrelli	Outside hitter	1.80		(1988-08-27) 27 August 1988
13	Raffaella Calloni	Middle blocker	1.87		(1983-05-04) 4 May 1983

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