What is Superrega?
Italy's top professional men's volleyball league. It is considered one of the top men's leagues in the world, alongside Poland and Russia.
This season, 12 teams will participate. The regular round will be played in a home and away round-robin format, with the top eight teams then advancing to the playoffs.
Regular Round: October 29, 2024 - March 2, 2025
Playoffs: March-May 2025
Three Japanese players will also be playing this season: Ishikawa Yuki (Perugia), Otsuka Tatsunobu (Milan), and Tarumi Yume (Cisterna).
Participating teams for the 2024/25 season
・Perugia (last season's champion)
・Monza (2)
・Milan (3)
・Trent (4)
・Civitanova (5)
・Verona (6)
・Piacenza (7)
・Modena (8)
・Cisterna (9)
・Padua (10)
・Taranto (11)
Grottazzolina (promoted from A2)
Grottazzolina
Official name: Yuasa Battery Grottazzolina
Hometown: Grottazzolina (Marche)
Home Arena:Pala Savelli
The team won the Serie A2 last season and joined the Superlegaga this season. Upon promotion, they brought in veterans with experience playing in the Superlegaga, such as S. Zhukowski, OH Antonov (Italy), and OP Petkovic (Serbia). However, to remain in the league, it is also essential for the young new players to perform well. For the past two seasons, teams that were promoted have failed to remain and have been relegated, so I hope they will do their best.
HP:https://www.scuolapallavolo.it/
member
Director: Ortenzi Massimiliano (Italy)
1 Zimafi Zukowski
Setter 1989 / 192 / Belarus, Croatia
2 Oleg Antonov
Outside hitter 1988 / 198 / Russia, Italy
3 Marko Kvit
Middle blocker 1992 / 202 / Italy
4 Riccardo Vecchi
Outside hitter 1996 / 185 / Italy
6 Danny Demyanenko
Middle blocker 1994 / 196 / Canada
7 Andrea Mattei
Middle blocker 1993 / 202 / Italy
10 Francesco Compaloni
Middle blocker 2001 / 204 / Italy
12 Dusan Petkovic
Opposite 1992 / 199 / Serbia
13 Michele Fedrizzi
Outside hitter 1991 / 192 / Italy
15 Manuele Marchiani
Setter 1989 / 185 / Italy
16 Andrea Romiti
Setter 2007 / 183 / Italy
18 Diego Foreji
Libero 2007 / 172 / Italy
20 Gabriel Zwanziger
Opposite 2003 / 201 / Croatia
21 Georgi Tatarov
Outside hitter 2003 / 200 / Bulgaria
44 Andrea Marchisio
Libero 1990 / 186 / Italy
Featured Players
#12 Dusan Petkovic
Position: Opposite
Height: 199cm
Nationality: Serbian
A veteran opposite who is expected to be the team's point getter. Two seasons ago, he played for Padova in the Superlegas and supported the team alongside Japan's Ai Takahashi. His spikes and serves are his weapons, bringing momentum to the team.
Taranto
Official name: Gioiella Prisma Taranto
Hometown: Taranto (Apulia)
Home Arena:PalaMazzola
The only southern Italian club in the Superlegaga this season, which has managed to remain in the league since being promoted in the 2021/22 season. Although last season's main players have left, it will be interesting to see how well new players such as OP Gironi (Italy), OH Hofer (Canada), and MB Alonso (Cuba), who have returned to the team for the first time in three seasons, perform.
member
Director: Dante Boninfante (Italy)
1 Andrea Santangelo
Opposite 1994 / 200 / Italy
2 Davide Luzzi
Libero 2004 / 180 / Italy
3 Tim Heldt
Outside hitter 1998 / 195 / Italy
4 Aimone Aletti
Middle blocker 1988 / 207 / Italy
5 Brody Hofer
Outside hitter 2000 / 200 / Canada
6 Marco Rizzo
Libero 1990 / 185 / Italy
7 Wout Deheer
Middle blocker 2001 / 203 / Belgium
8 Cosimo Balestra
Middle blocker 2003 / 200 / Italy
9 Fabrizio Gironi
Opposite 2000 / 206 / Italy
10 Filippo Lanza
Outside hitter 1991 / 196 / Italy
11 Roami Alonso
Middle blocker 1997 / 203 / Cuba
13 Diogo Fevereiro
Setter 2005 / 181 / Portugal
17 Jan Zimmermann
Setter 1993 / 190 / Germany
27 Luca Parilanga
Outside hitter 2004 / 192 / Italy
Featured Players
#17 Jan Zimmermann
Position: Setter
Height: 190cm
Nationality: German
Setter for the German national team. Played for Monza two seasons ago and Padova three seasons ago. He is good friends with Ai Takahashi, who was his teammate at Padova, and they even exchanged uniforms at the Paris Olympics. He is of course a highly skilled setter, but his strength is his interpersonal skills, which allow him to liven up the team with his mood-making skills.
Padua
Official name: Sonepar Padova
Hometown: Padua (Veneto)
Home Arena:Kioene Arena
Ai Takahashi, Yuki Ishikawa, Yu Koshigawa, and last season Wataru Taniguchi were also members of this club, which is a favorite club for Japanese players in Italy (lol). In terms of the number of Japanese players that have played there, it is on par with Paris Volleyball in France. As a mid-level club in the league, they aim to advance to the playoffs or at least remain in the league, so many players will perform well here and step up. This season, attention will be focused on how new members OP Maslovic (Serbia) and OH Sedlacek (Croatia) will perform, with OH Porro (Italy) at the center, who performed very well last season.
HP: HP: http://www.pallavolopadova.com/
member
Director: Jacopo Cuccini (Italy)
1 Tommaso Stefani
Opposite 2001 / 210 / Italy
2 Veliko Maslovic
Opposite 2002 / 203 / Serbia
3 Shai Mayo Lieberman
Outside hitter 2005 / 198 / Israel
4 Benjamin Diez
Libero 1998 / 183 / France
5 Marco Falaschi
Setter 1987 / 188 / Italy
7 Marko Sedlacek
Outside hitter 1996 / 202 / Croatia
8 Fabian Plack
Middle blocker 1997 / 198 / Netherlands
9 Alessandro Toscani
Libero 1998 / 183 / Italy
10 Luca Galiazzo
Middle blocker 2005 / 201 / Italy
11 Matteo Pedron
Setter 1992 / 189 / Italy
14 Mattia Orioli
Outside hitter 2004 / 190 / Italy
17 Luca Porro
Outside hitter 2004 / 194 / Italy
18 Andrea Truocchio
Middle blocker 2000 / 207 / Italy
22 Federico Crosato
Middle blocker 2002 / 202 / Italy
Featured Players
#17 Luca Porro
Position: Outside hitter
Height: 194cm
Nationality: Italian
After making his Superlegaga debut last season, this young star quickly rose to the Italian national team at the Paris Olympics, playing a key role in supporting his team. Although he is not tall, he has a high level of balance between offense and defense, and his technique is outstanding, with a powerful serve that can be adjusted to suit different speeds. His playing style is similar to that of Japan's Takahashi Ai. His older brother, Paolo, also plays as a setter for Milan in the Superlegaga, and his younger brother, Simone, also plays as a setter in A2.
Cisterna
Official name: Cisterna Volley
Hometown: Cisterna (Lazio)
Home Arena:Palasport
Like Padova, Cisterna is a strong team, but has not been able to make it to the playoffs in recent seasons. As with last season, they will continue to focus on S. Baranovic (Italy), OP Faure (France), and OH Ramon (Spain), and it will be interesting to see how new Japanese player Tarumi Yume will fit in. Ishikawa Yuki played for two seasons at their predecessor team, Latina. They are also the Superlegago club with the best access from the capital, Rome.
HP:http://www.cisternavolley.it/
member
Director: Guillermo Falasca (Spain)
3 Alessandro Fanizza
Setter 2004 / 192 / Italy
4 Alessandro Finauli
Libero 2004 / 185 / Italy
7 Jordi Ramon
Outside hitter 1999 / 194 / Spain
8 Domenico Pace
Libero 2000 / 180 / Italy
9 Yume Tarumi
Outside hitter 2000 / 187 / Japan
10 Jacopo Tosti
Middle blocker 2008 / 192 / Italy
11 Theo Fall
Opposite 1999 / 202 / France
12 Enrico Diamantini
Middle blocker 1993 / 204 / Italy
14 Michael Czerwinsky
Opposite 2003 / 206 / Austria
17 Michele Baranovich
Setter 1989 / 196 / Italy
18 Daniele Mazzone
Middle blocker 1992 / 209 / Italy
19 Wilner Rivas
Outside hitter 1995 / 194 / Venezuela
20 Efe Bayram
Outside hitter 2002 / 194 / Türkiye
29 Aleksandar Nedeljkovic
Middle blocker 1997 / 205 / Serbia
Featured Players
#11 Theo Fall
Position: Opposite
Height: 202cm
Nationality: French
A young opposite for the French national team. At the Paris Olympics, he came on as a substitute in the quarterfinals against Germany and was instrumental in the team's comeback, helping them win the gold medal. He is expected to continue to play an active role as a point getter for the team, just like last season. He was the best scorer in the regular season last year.
Japanese players
#9 Yume Tarumi
Position: Outside hitter
Height: 187cm
Tarumi was loaned out from Osaka Bulleteon and got the chance to play in Italy. He didn't have many opportunities to play in the Japanese V-League, but he was a starter in the Kurowashiki Cup when the national team players were absent, and he won the Best Outside Hitter Award, so he has the skills. To be a starter for Cisterna, he will need to be good at cleats, of course, but I think the key is how well he can show off his defense and serve. I'm looking forward to seeing him face off in Italy against his high school classmate Tatsunobu Otsuka (who plays for Milan).
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