Futura Volley Busto Arsizio


UYBA Volley is an Italian 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. The team is sponsored by Yamamay, an Italian company that produces undergarment and swimsuits.

Previous names

Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names:
In 1996, Serie A1 club Unione Sportiva Cistellum Volley was playing at the Palazzetto dello Sport in Cislago, a venue with small capacity, forcing the club to look for a new home venue. In 1997, when the nearby city of Busto Arsizio inaugurated a 4,490 seat venue named PalaYamamay-Maria Piantanida, Cistellum decided to relocate to Busto Arsizio where it remained for three seasons. After relegation to Serie A2 at the end of the 1999–00 season, the club transferred all its sporting activities to Yamamay and is created.
The club's first season was at the Serie A2 in 2000–01, promotion to the Serie A1 was achieved after seven seasons, in 2007. The first title was the 2009–10 Women's CEV Cup and in 2012 the club won four titles.

Arena

The team currently plays at the PalaYamamay, an indoor arena owned by the municipality of Busto Arsizio. The town volleyball team has an exclusive right to use the arena, upon payment of a rental fee.

Supporters and rivalries

The main group of supporters of the Yamamay Busto Arsizio is called "Amici delle Farfalle" .
The main rivalry is with GSO Villa Cortese, a team based in Villa Cortese, in the Province of Milan, because the two cities are neighbors and because they belong to two different provinces. The matches between the two teams are referred as "Derby dell'Altomilanese". The "Alto Milanese" is a geographical area between the provinces of Milan, Varese and part of the province of Como.

Team

Season 2017–2018, as of September 2017.
NumberPlayerPositionHeight Weight Birth date
1 Vittoria PianiOpposite1.87
2 Federica StufiMiddle Blocker1.8567
5 Ilaria SpiritoLibero1.7465
6 Alessia GennariOutside Hitter1.8468
7 Stefania Dall'IgnaSetter1.7562
8 Alessia OrroSetter1.8074
9 Sarah WilhiteOutside Hitter1.8675
11 Karsta LoweOpposite1.9396
14 Michelle BartschOutside Hitter1.9270
15 Beatrice BertiMiddle Blocker1.9388
16 Beatrice NegrettiOutside Hitter1.70
17 Silvana ChaushevaOpposite1.8874
18 Alexandra BotezatMiddle Blocker1.9675

Current coaching staff

Honours

National competitions