VolAlto Caserta
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Caserta, Italy
(Capacity: 1,000)
| Full name | VolAlto Caserta | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 | ||
| Dissolved | 2020 | ||
| Ground | Palazzetto dello Sport, Caserta, Italy (Capacity: 1,000) | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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VolAlto Caserta was an Italian women's volleyball club based in Caserta. The team played in the Serie A1, Italy's highest professional league, in the 2019–2020 season.
Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names:
- VolAlto Caserta (2006–2015)
- Kioto Caserta (2015–2016)
- VolAlto Caserta (2016–2017)
- Golden Tulip Volalto Caserta (2017–2018)
- Golden Tulip Volalto 2.0 Caserta (2018–2020)
History
The club was established in July 2006 by the merge of two local women's volleyball in order to be more competitive. It started in Serie D and gained promotion to Serie C in its first season, through the years it was promoted to Series B2 and B1 before reaching the Serie A2 on 11 June 2014.[1]
After being relegated to Serie B1 in 2018, the original VolAlto Caserta was closed down. However, the club was re-established under the name VolAlto 2.0 Caserta and acquired the rights to play in the 2018–2019 season of Serie A2 from Cuneo Granda Volley.[2] The club won the promotion playoffs this season and was promoted to Serie A1.[3]
In its debut season in Serie A1 (2019–2020), VolAlto 2.0 Caserta was in last place when the season was canceled in March 2020 due to COVID-19.[4] The following season, VolAlto 2.0 Caserta failed to have its application for participation in Serie A1 approved by FIPAV and the club was dissolved.[5]
