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

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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

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TeamCity and RegionVenueSeasons in major leagueMap
Amaro Più Loreto[2]Loreto, Marche2
Ravenna
Falconara
Loreto
Milano
Pisa
Roma
Catania
Belluno
Sassuolo
1979–80 Serie A1 team distribution
Edilcuoghi Sassuolo[3]Sassuolo, Emilia-RomagnaPalasport, Modena4
Eldorado Roma[4]Rome, LazioPalazzetto dello Sport7
Grondplast Ravenna[5]Ravenna, Emilia-RomagnaPalaCosta13
Isea Falconara[6]Falconara Marittima, MarchePalasport2
Klippan Torino[7]Turin, PiedmontPalaRuffini8
Mazzei Pisa[8]Pisa, TuscanyPalaCUS7
Panini Modena[9]Modena, Emilia-RomagnaPalasport12
Paoletti Catania[10]Catania, SicilyPalaSpedini8
Polenghi Milano[11]Milan, LombardyPalaLido4
Sai Marcolin Belluno[12]Belluno, VenetoPalasport, Longarone1
Veico Parma[13]Parma, Emilia-RomagnaPalaRaschi32

Key dates

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  • 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

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PosTeamPldWLPtsSWSLSRSPWSPLSPRQualification or relegation
1Klippan Torino222024061154.06710636571.6181979–80 Champion
2Paoletti Catania221753456232.43510718951.197
3Panini Modena221573053271.96310579221.146
4Veico Parma221573050361.38911129811.134
5Amaro Più Loreto221392645341.32410529031.165
6Edilcuoghi Sassuolo221392650401.250113510541.077
7Mazzei Pisa2211112239430.90795710500.911
8Polenghi Milano228141637520.712105911380.931
9Eldorado Roma228141634510.66796711370.850
10Grondplast Ravenna226161232540.59396411340.850
11Sai Marcolin Belluno22319622600.36786411210.771Relegated in Serie A2
12Isea Falconara22319615600.25071010610.669
Source: [25]

Results

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Home \ AwayTORCATMODPARLORSASPISMILROMRAVBELFAL
Klippan Torino3–03–13–13–03–13–13–03–03–13–03–0
Paoletti Catania3–03–03–03–03–13–03–03–03–03–03–0
Panini Modena1–32–32–33–13–03–03–13–03–03–03–0
Veico Parma0–33–13–13–01–33–13–03–13–23–03–0
Amaro Più Loreto0–31–33–13–13–23–03–13–03–03–03–0
Edilcuoghi Sassuolo1–33–00–32–33–13–03–13–23–23–13–0
Mazzei Pisa0–33–10–31–33–13–23–22–33–23–03–0
Polenghi Milano3–13–21–33–23–20–32–32–31–33–23–0
Eldorado Roma0–32–32–30–30–32–30–33–03–23–03–0
Grondplast Ravenna0–31–30–32–31–33–23–10–30–33–03–0
Sai Marcolin Belluno1–32–31–32–30–32–30–33–22–33–13–0
Isea Falconara0–31–30–33–01–31–30–31–33–12–33–2
Source: [25]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

References

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  1. ^ Formula campionato
  2. ^ Profile: Amaro Più Loreto
  3. ^ Profile: Edilcuoghi Sassuolo
  4. ^ Profile: Eldorado Roma
  5. ^ Profile: Grondplast Ravenna
  6. ^ Profile: Isea Falconara
  7. ^ Profile: Klippan Torino
  8. ^ Profile: Mazzei Pisa
  9. ^ Profile: Panini Modena
  10. ^ Profile: Paoletti Catania
  11. ^ Profile: Polenghi Milano
  12. ^ Profile: Sai Marcolin Belluno
  13. ^ Profile: Veico Parma
  14. ^ Rino Cacioppo. «La Klippan parte lunedì per l'Albania», from La Stampa, 17 November 1979, 263/1979, p. 25
  15. ^ Report of the match Paoletti-Klippan
  16. ^ Report of day 6
  17. ^ Report of the match Edilcuoghi-Paoletti
  18. ^ Report of day 9
  19. ^ Report of day 11
  20. ^ Report of day 11
  21. ^ Report of the match Klippan-Paoletti
  22. ^ Report of the match Edilcuoghi-Klippan
  23. ^ a b Rino Cacioppo. «Scudetto per la Klippan europea», from La Stampa, 23 March 1980, 66/1980, p. 21
  24. ^ Report of the match Klippan-Veico
  25. ^ 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

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  • 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.
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Preceded by Serie A1 Succeeded by