UYBA Volley
| Full name | UYBA Volley | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Le Farfalle (The Butterflies) | ||
| Founded | 1998 | ||
| Ground | E-Work Arena, Busto Arsizio, Italy (Capacity: 4,490) | ||
| Chairman | Giuseppe Pirola | ||
| Head coach | Enrico Barbolini | ||
| League | FIPAV Women's Serie A1 | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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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:
- Brums Busto Arsizio (2000–2002)
- Dimeglio Brums Busto Arsizio (2002–2006)
- Yamamay Busto Arsizio (2006–2012)
- Unendo Yamamay Busto Arsizio (2012–2016)
- Unet Yamamay Busto Arsizio (2016–2017)
- Unet E-Work Busto Arsizio (2017–2022)
- E-Work Busto Arsizio (2022–2023)
- UYBA Volley Busto Arsizio (2023–2024)
- Eurotek UYBA Busto Arsizio (2024–present)
History
In 1996, Serie A1 club Unione Sportiva Cistellum Volley was playing at the Palazzetto dello Sport in Cislago,[1] a venue with small capacity, forcing the club to look for a new home venue.[2] In 1997, when the nearby city of Busto Arsizio inaugurated a 4,490 seat venue named PalaYamamay-Maria Piantanida,[3] Cistellum decided to relocate to Busto Arsizio where it remained for three seasons.[4] 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.[2][5]
The club's first season was at the Serie A2 in 2000–01,[6] promotion to the Serie A1 was achieved after seven seasons, in 2007.[7] 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
The following is the roster for the 2025–2026 season.[8]
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Birth date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valeria Battista | Outside Hitter | 1.79 | 23 January 2001 |
| 2 | Federica Pelloni | Libero | 1.72 | 26 December 2002 |
| 3 | Alessia Gennari | Outside Hitter | 1.84 | 3 November 1991 |
| 4 | Rebecca Piva | Outside Hitter | 1.86 | 1 May 2001 |
| 5 | Nanami Seki | Setter | 1.71 | 12 June 1999 |
| 6 | Silke Van Avermaet | Middle Blocker | 1.92 | 2 June 1999 |
| 7 | Valentina Diouf | Opposite | 2.02 | 10 January 1993 |
| 10 | Francesca Parlangeli | Libero | 1.65 | 23 February 1990 |
| 11 | Josephine Obossa | Opposite | 1.83 | 2 May 1999 |
| 17 | Katja Eckl | Middle Blocker | 1.88 | 6 May 2003 |
| 18 | Alice Torcolacci | Middle Blocker | 1.84 | 27 February 2000 |
| 19 | Jennifer Boldini | Setter | 1.87 | 6 April 1999 |
| 23 | Melanie Parra | Outside Hitter | 1.81 | 12 September 2002 |
Current coaching staff
| Enrico Barbolini | 1 January 1970 | Head coach |
| Filippo Lualdi | 7 May 1992 | Assistant coach |
Honours
National competitions
- 2011–12
- Coppa Italia: 1
- 2011–12
- 2012
International competitions
- CEV Cup: 3
References
- ^ "Cislago". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ a b "Chi siamo". US Cistellum (in Italian). Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Busto Arsizio (ex-Cislago)". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ "La nostra Storia". US Cistellum (in Italian). Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ "La storia - Stagione 2000-2001 Campionato di Serie A2". Futura Volley Busto Arsizio (in Italian). Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ "Busto Arsizio Futura". legavolleyfemminile.it (in Italian). Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ "La UYBA completa il roster con Alice Torcolacci". volleybusto.com (in Italian). Retrieved 23 June 2025.
External links
- Official website (in Italian)