Megavolley, also known as Megabox Volley Vallefoglia, is an Italian professional women's
volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...
club based in
Vallefoglia
Vallefoglia is a ''comune'' in the province of Pesaro and Urbino, in the Italian region Marche, created in 2014 from the merger of the communes of Colbordolo and Sant'Angelo in Lizzola, after 76,3% of the population approved the unification in a ...
. The team currently plays in the
Serie A1, Italy's highest professional league.
Previous names
Due to sponsorship, the club has competed under the following names:
* Megabox Battistelli Vallefoglia (2019–2020)
* Megabox Vallefoglia (2020–2021)
* Megabox Ondulati del Savio Vallefoglia (2021–present)
History
Megavolley was founded in 2019 and for its debut season (2019–2020) the club acquired the rights to play in Serie B1 from Volley Ospitaletto.
Megavolley was in second place in the standings, just three points from the leading team, when the season was canceled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
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. After missing the chance to play for a promotion to
Serie A2 the club decided to acquire the rights to play in Serie A2 from P2P Baronissi.
In its first season (2020–2021) in Serie A2, Megavolley finished the regular season in Pool East in first place. In the subsequent promotion pool play the club finished in third place and was qualified for the playoffs. In the final, Megavolley defeated
Union Volley Pinerolo and was promoted to
Serie A1 for the
2021–2022 season.
In the
2023–2024 season of Serie A1, Megavolley finished the regular season in seventh place and was for the first time qualified for the championship playoffs.
Team
Head coaches
References
External links
Official website
{{Italian women volleyball league
Italian women's volleyball clubs
Serie A1 (women's volleyball) clubs
Volleyball clubs established in 2019
2019 establishments in Italy
Sport in Pesaro