Fixtures

DateRHome vs Away-
12/21 16:00 12 Cuneo vs Civitanova View
12/21 17:00 12 Padova vs Trentino View
12/21 17:00 12 Grottazzolina vs Milano View
12/21 18:00 12 Modena vs Cisterna View
12/26 15:00 13 Lube Civitanova vs Gas Sales Piacenza View
12/26 16:00 13 Verona vs M And G Scuola Pallavolo View
12/26 17:00 13 Monza vs Trentino View
12/26 17:00 13 Milano vs Padova View
12/26 17:00 13 Cisterna vs Perugia View
12/26 19:30 13 Modena vs Cuneo View
01/03 16:00 14 Gas Sales Piacenza vs Cuneo View
01/03 17:00 14 Trentino vs Lube Civitanova View

Results

Date R Home vs Away -
12/20 17:00 12 [4] Piacenza vs Verona [3] 2-3
12/14 17:00 11 [3] Trentino vs Piacenza [4] 3-2
12/14 17:00 11 [6] Civitanova vs Milano [7] 3-2
12/14 17:00 11 [2] Verona vs Modena [5] 1-3
12/14 17:00 11 [11] Cisterna vs Padova [10] 1-3
12/13 17:00 11 [8] Monza vs Grottazzolina [12] 3-2
12/08 16:30 10 [9] Padova vs Monza [10] 1-3
12/07 17:00 10 [7] Milano vs Perugia [1] 0-3
12/07 17:00 10 [11] Cisterna vs Piacenza [5] 1-3
12/07 17:00 10 [8] Cuneo vs Verona [2] 0-3
12/07 16:00 10 [12] Grottazzolina vs Trentino [3] 0-3
12/06 17:00 10 [7] Modena vs Civitanova [5] 3-1

The Lega Pallavolo Serie A is structured in several levels of importance; the highest of them is SuperLega (formerly Serie A1). Since the early 1980s, many among the best volleyball players in the world play in Superlega and the overall level of competition is considerably high. Nowadays, the SuperLega is widely considered the best league in the world.

History

History

Volleyball made its first appearance in Italy after the end of World War I. In 1929 a Federazione Italiana Palla a Volo (FIPV) was founded. During the 1930s several tournaments were organized by youth or workers movements within fascist associations like GIL and OND.

Crowd attending a volleyball match in Cuneo.

After the end of World War II and the overthrow of fascist regime, a new association, called Federazione Italiana Pallavolo, were founded in 1946. Later that year the city of Genoa hosted the first official male championship.

Quickly volleyball became popular in northern regions like Piedmont, Lombardy and especially Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany: clubs based on Ravenna, Modena, Parma, Bologna and Florence regularly won all the championships for more than thirty years. By the 1970s outsider clubs from centre-south cities (Rome, Catania) were more competitive.

In the 1980s the growth of Italy men's national volleyball team led volleyball to a peak of a popularity. After a period in which Turin's CUS and Parma's Santal dominated, great entrepreneurial companies (like Fininvest in Milan, Montedison in Ravenna and Benetton in Treviso) decided to support and invest in volleyball, equipping strong teams which often won European and Intercontinental trophies. During the 1990s and 2000s decades, Serie A1 was by far the best volleyball league in the world, due to the simultaneous presence of all Italian's golden generation members and even all the best foreign players from all over the world (Netherlands, Brazil, Cuba, Russia etc.). All along 1990s, Italian teams dominated all European club competitions and Serie A1 was called "the NBA of volleyball".

The Italy Superlega, officially known as the SuperLega Italiana di Pallavolo, is the premier professional men's volleyball league in Italy. Established in 1994, it features the top Italian volleyball clubs competing at the highest level of the sport. Renowned for its high level of competition, skilled players, and passionate fan base, the Superlega showcases some of the best volleyball talent in Europe and the world. The tournament runs annually, typically from October to April, culminating in playoffs that determine the national champion. With a rich history of legendary players and intense rivalries, the Italy Superlega is considered one of the most prestigious and competitive volleyball leagues globally, contributing significantly to the development and popularity of the sport in Italy and beyond.