2016–17 SuperLega is the 72nd season of the Italian Championship (highest level of
Italian Volleyball League
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 ...
) organized under the supervision of
Federazione Italiana Pallavolo
The Italian Volleyball Federation (, FIPAV) is the governing body for volleyball in Italy since 1946.
The FIPAV has reported a significant increase in its membership numbers, with over 300,000 registered members as of 2022. This is a notable inc ...
. This season is composed of 14 teams, two more than the last season.
Biosì Indexa Sora and
Tonno Callipo Calabria Vibo Valentia are the new additions to the league.
The
Super Cup
A super cup is a competition, in association football, basketball, handball, volleyball and rugby union which often forms the 'curtain raiser' to a season, and typically involves only two teams who have qualified through success in other competi ...
preceded the regular season on 24-25 September.
Azimut Modena won the Super Cup for the second consecutive year.
Super Cup (Pre-season)
Four teams participated in Italian Super Cup. Modena won the tournament defeating Perugia in the final match.
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Azimut Modena
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Cucine Lube Civitanova
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Diatec Trentino
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Sir Safety Conad Perugia
Regular season
Play-offs
Quarterfinals
*''Best-of-three series''
Semifinals
*''Best-of-five series''
Finals
*''Best-of-five series''
Final standing
External links
Official website
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Italian Volleyball League
2016 in Italian sport
2017 in Italian sport
Italy
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