UYBA Volley

UYBA Volley
Full nameUYBA Volley
NicknameLe Farfalle (The Butterflies)
Founded1998
GroundE-Work Arena, Busto Arsizio, Italy
(Capacity: 4,490)
ChairmanGiuseppe Pirola
Head coachEnrico Barbolini
LeagueFIPAV Women's Serie A1
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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:

History

In 1996, Serie A1 club Unione Sportiva Cistellum Volley was playing at the Palazzetto dello Sport in Cislago, a venue with small capacity, forcing the club to look for a new home venue. In 1997, when the nearby city of Busto Arsizio inaugurated a 4,490 seat venue named PalaYamamay-Maria Piantanida, Cistellum decided to relocate to Busto Arsizio where it remained for three seasons. After relegation to Serie A2 at the end of the 1999–00 season, the club transferred all its sporting activities to Yamamay and Futura Volley Busto Arsizio is created.

The club's first season was at the Serie A2 in 2000–01, promotion to the Serie A1 was achieved after seven seasons, in 2007. 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

2026–2027 Team
Number Player Position Height (m) Birth date
1 Italy Valeria Battista (c) Outside Hitter 1.79 23 January 2001 (age 25)
2 Italy Federica Pelloni Libero 1.72 26 December 2002 (age 23)
3 Italy Ajack Malual Opposite 1.86 3 June 2002 (age 24)
4 Italy Maia Monaco Middle Blocker 1.86 12 July 2006 (age 20)
5 Japan Nanami Seki Setter 1.71 12 June 1999 (age 27)
6 Italy Dalila Marchesini Middle Blocker 1.85 3 January 2006 (age 20)
10 Italy Francesca Parlangeli Libero 1.65 23 February 1990 (age 36)
11 Italy Asia Spaziano Setter 1.88 18 March 2007 (age 19)
13 Italy Matilde Munarini Middle Blocker 1.86 3 June 2004 (age 22)
15 Spain Paola Martínez Vela Opposite 1.82 5 July 1998 (age 28)
18 Italy Alice Torcolacci Middle Blocker 1.84 27 February 2000 (age 26)
19 Germany Leana Grozer Outside Hitter 1.83 23 April 2007 (age 19)
20 Japan Miku Otomo Outside Hitter 1.85 18 August 2006 (age 20)
21 Japan Yukiko Wada Opposite 1.74 8 January 2002 (age 24)
23 Mexico Melanie Parra Outside Hitter 1.81 12 September 2002 (age 24)

Current coaching staff

Enrico Barbolini 1 January 1970 (age 56) Head coach
Filippo Lualdi 7 May 1992 (age 34) Assistant coach

Honours

National competitions

2011–12
2011–12
2012

International competitions

2009–10, 2011–12, 2018–19

References

  1. ↑ "Cislago". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Chi siamo". US Cistellum (in Italian). Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  3. ↑ "Serie A1 femminile: Il Club Italia giocherà al PalaYamamay di Busto Arsizio". vivovolley.net (in Italian). 29 August 2015. Archived from the original on February 13, 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "Busto Arsizio (ex-Cislago)". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "La nostra Storia". US Cistellum (in Italian). Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "La storia - Stagione 2000-2001 Campionato di Serie A2". Futura Volley Busto Arsizio (in Italian). Archived from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  7. ↑ "Busto Arsizio Futura". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  8. ↑ "2026–27 Laica Cioccolato Uyba Team". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 10 October 2026.
  9. ↑ "Le Farfalle Pallavolo Femminile Serie A1". volleybusto.com (in Italian). Retrieved 10 October 2026.