Club History
Growing up
With the strategic partnership of the Savino Del Bene Group, the club has reached historic milestones: winning the European Challenge Cup and CEV Cup and, above all, the Club World Championship.
Today
Savino Del Bene Volley is now a model of sporting management, with an outstanding youth sector and a vision set firmly on the future.
Milestones
2012
The beginnings
Thanks to the passion of Paolo Nocentini, President and CEO of Savino Del Bene SpA, the team started out in Serie B1 and ended its first season one step away from promotion to Serie A2.
2014-15
Into Serie A1
Acquiring the sporting title of IHF Volleyball brought admission to the Italian top flight for the 2014-15 season.
2015-16
First time in the Play Offs
The second year in Serie A1 brought the first qualification for the Scudetto Play Offs and the Italian Cup.
2016-17
The first Final Four
In its third top-flight season the team played in the Italian Cup Final Four for the first time.
2018-19
The European debut
Second place in the 2017-18 regular season earned the right to play in Europe for the first time — and through the front door, with an immediate debut in the CEV Champions League.
2021-22
The first trophy in club history
Beating Spain’s CV Haris in the final, Savino Del Bene Volley won the Challenge Cup, the third most important continental competition.
2022-23
The second European trophy
A second European title came with the win over Romania’s Alba Blaj in the final of the CEV Cup, the second most prestigious continental competition.
2023-24
The first Scudetto final
After the European successes came a landmark at home: the team beat Allianz Vero Volley Milano in the semi-final and reached the Italian championship Finals for the first time.
2024-25
Among Europe’s top four
Another historic milestone: the first CEV Champions League Final Four in club history, and a silver medal that earned a place at the Club World Championship.
2025-26
World Champions
On 14 December 2025 Savino Del Bene Volley reached the top of the world, winning the FIVB Club World Championship final in São Paulo, Brazil.
2025-26
The first Italian Cup final
The magical 2025-26 season added another milestone: coach Gaspari’s team played its first Italian Cup final and earned the right to play the 2026 Italian Super Cup.