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]

The following is the roster for the 2022–2023 season.[2]

Number	Player	Position	Height (m)	Birth date
1	Rhamat Alhassan	Middle blocker	1.95	(1996-09-07) 7 September 1996
2	Amandha Sylves	Middle blocker	1.96	(2000-12-29) 29 December 2000
3	Carlotta Cambi	Setter	1.76	(1996-05-28) 28 May 1996
4	Britt Herbots	Outside hitter	1.82	(1999-09-24) 24 September 1999
5	Silvia Lotti	Outside hitter	1.88	(1992-06-17) 17 June 1992
6	Gaia Guiducci	Setter	1.78	(2002-03-09) 9 March 2002
7	Celine Van Gestel	Outside hitter	1.83	(1997-11-07) 7 November 1997
9	Sara Panetoni	Libero	1.74	(2000-05-06) 6 May 2000
10	Jolien Knollema	Outside hitter	1.89	(2003-01-05) 5 January 2003
11	Anna Adelusi	Outside hitter	1.86	(2003-06-10) 10 June 2003
12	Terry Ruth Enweonwu	Outside hitter	1.85	(2000-05-12) 12 May 2000
13	Emma Graziani	Middle blocker	1.93	(2002-08-16) 16 August 2002
15	Sylvia Nwakalor	Opposite	1.76	(1999-08-12) 12 August 1999
17	Bianca Lapini	Libero	1.83	(2002-07-13) 13 July 2002
18	Dayana Kosareva	Outside hitter	1.86	(1999-08-24) 24 August 1999

2016–2017 Team[3]
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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