Serie A1 1979–80 (men's volleyball)
1979–80 Serie A1 was the thirty-fifth men's volleyball major Italian championship; it was won by Turin-based team Klippan, which won its second title in a row.
Format
[edit]Twelve contestants took part to a simple round-robin tournament, earning two points for each win. In the end, the final chart-leading team won the title, while bottom two teams were relegated in the lower division.[1]
Teams
[edit]| Team | City and Region | Venue | Seasons in major league | Map | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amaro Più Loreto[2] | Loreto, Marche | 2 | 1979–80 Serie A1 team distribution | ||
| Edilcuoghi Sassuolo[3] | Sassuolo, Emilia-Romagna | Palasport, Modena | 4 | ||
| Eldorado Roma[4] | Rome, Lazio | Palazzetto dello Sport | 7 | ||
| Grondplast Ravenna[5] | Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna | PalaCosta | 13 | ||
| Isea Falconara[6] | Falconara Marittima, Marche | Palasport | 2 | ||
| Klippan Torino[7] | Turin, Piedmont | PalaRuffini | 8 | ||
| Mazzei Pisa[8] | Pisa, Tuscany | PalaCUS | 7 | ||
| Panini Modena[9] | Modena, Emilia-Romagna | Palasport | 12 | ||
| Paoletti Catania[10] | Catania, Sicily | PalaSpedini | 8 | ||
| Polenghi Milano[11] | Milan, Lombardy | PalaLido | 4 | ||
| Sai Marcolin Belluno[12] | Belluno, Veneto | Palasport, Longarone | 1 | ||
| Veico Parma[13] | Parma, Emilia-Romagna | PalaRaschi | 32 | ||
Key dates
[edit]- 14 November 1979: in the opening match of the season, Klippan Torino beat Grondplast Ravenna 3–1 at PalaRuffini; the other matches of the 1st round were played on Saturday 17 November.[14] Klippan was the defending champion, while Sai Marcolin Belluno and Isea Falconara were the new-promoted teams.
- 11 December 1979: in Catania, Paoletti defeats Klippan 3–0 (15–6, 15–12, 15–11)[15] and reaches the solitary top of the chart with a remarkable 6:0 score. Klippan (5:1) was sharing the second position along with Veico Parma (5:1), which lost its first match to Amaro Più Loreto (1–3) in the same day.[16]
- 5 January 1980: Paoletti Catania broke its winning run losing 0–3 to Edilcuoghi Sassuolo (12–15, 3–15, 18–20);[17] defeating Panini Modena, Veico Parma reached Paoletti on the top of the chart with an 8:1 score, while Klippan, which lost 1–3 to troubled Polenghi Milano, was third with 7:2.[18]
- 16 January 1980: winning in Ravenna 3–1, Paoletti ended the first half of the season at first place of the league table (10:1). Veico, who lost its last two matches to Paoletti and Klippan (both 0–3) fell at third place (8:3), surpassed by Klippan (9:2).[19]
- 2 February 1980: Paoletti lost 1–3 away to Mazzei Pisa and got caught by Klippan, which defeated Sai Marcolin Belluno 1–3. The score of the two teams was 12:2; Panini Modena and Veico Parma were sharing third place (10:4).[20]
- 23 February 1980: in Turin, Klippan knocked off Paoletti 3–1 (15–4, 15–11, 6–15, 15–2) and remained alone on the top of the chart (15:2 vs. 14:3).[21]
- 22 March 1980: beating Edilcuoghi Sassuolo 3–1 away (15–10, 15–4, 8–15, 15–2,[22] match played in Modena[23]), Klippan won the second title of its history, having six points of advantage than Paoletti Catania and Veico Parma, with only one match left to play.[23] On March 19, in the final day, Klippan defeated even Veico, (13th win-in-a-row) and closed its tournament with a 20:2 score.[24]
League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SW | SL | SR | SPW | SPL | SPR | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Klippan Torino | 22 | 20 | 2 | 40 | 61 | 15 | 4.067 | 1063 | 657 | 1.618 | 1979–80 Champion |
| 2 | Paoletti Catania | 22 | 17 | 5 | 34 | 56 | 23 | 2.435 | 1071 | 895 | 1.197 | |
| 3 | Panini Modena | 22 | 15 | 7 | 30 | 53 | 27 | 1.963 | 1057 | 922 | 1.146 | |
| 4 | Veico Parma | 22 | 15 | 7 | 30 | 50 | 36 | 1.389 | 1112 | 981 | 1.134 | |
| 5 | Amaro Più Loreto | 22 | 13 | 9 | 26 | 45 | 34 | 1.324 | 1052 | 903 | 1.165 | |
| 6 | Edilcuoghi Sassuolo | 22 | 13 | 9 | 26 | 50 | 40 | 1.250 | 1135 | 1054 | 1.077 | |
| 7 | Mazzei Pisa | 22 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 39 | 43 | 0.907 | 957 | 1050 | 0.911 | |
| 8 | Polenghi Milano | 22 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 37 | 52 | 0.712 | 1059 | 1138 | 0.931 | |
| 9 | Eldorado Roma | 22 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 34 | 51 | 0.667 | 967 | 1137 | 0.850 | |
| 10 | Grondplast Ravenna | 22 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 32 | 54 | 0.593 | 964 | 1134 | 0.850 | |
| 11 | Sai Marcolin Belluno | 22 | 3 | 19 | 6 | 22 | 60 | 0.367 | 864 | 1121 | 0.771 | Relegated in Serie A2 |
| 12 | Isea Falconara | 22 | 3 | 19 | 6 | 15 | 60 | 0.250 | 710 | 1061 | 0.669 |
Source: [25]
Results
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Formula campionato
- ^ Profile: Amaro Più Loreto
- ^ Profile: Edilcuoghi Sassuolo
- ^ Profile: Eldorado Roma
- ^ Profile: Grondplast Ravenna
- ^ Profile: Isea Falconara
- ^ Profile: Klippan Torino
- ^ Profile: Mazzei Pisa
- ^ Profile: Panini Modena
- ^ Profile: Paoletti Catania
- ^ Profile: Polenghi Milano
- ^ Profile: Sai Marcolin Belluno
- ^ Profile: Veico Parma
- ^ Rino Cacioppo. «La Klippan parte lunedì per l'Albania», from La Stampa, 17 November 1979, 263/1979, p. 25
- ^ Report of the match Paoletti-Klippan
- ^ Report of day 6
- ^ Report of the match Edilcuoghi-Paoletti
- ^ Report of day 9
- ^ Report of day 11
- ^ Report of day 11
- ^ Report of the match Klippan-Paoletti
- ^ Report of the match Edilcuoghi-Klippan
- ^ a b Rino Cacioppo. «Scudetto per la Klippan europea», from La Stampa, 23 March 1980, 66/1980, p. 21
- ^ Report of the match Klippan-Veico
- ^ a b Grassia, Filippo; Palmigiano, Claudio (1986). Almanacco Illustrato del Volley 1987 [Illustrated Digest of Volleyball 1987] (in Italian) (1st ed.). Modena, Italy: Panini Group. p. 58.
Bibliography
[edit]- La Stampa, years 1979 and 1980.
- Grassia, Filippo; Palmigiano, Claudio (1986). Almanacco Illustrato del Volley 1987 [Illustrated Digest of Volleyball 1987] (in Italian) (1st ed.). Modena, Italy: Panini.