Serie A1 1979–80 (men's volleyball) explained

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

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

Team	City and Region	Venue	Seasons in major league	Map
Amaro Più Loreto[2]	Loreto, Marche		2
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

• 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. 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]

Bibliography

• La Stampa, years 1979 and 1980.
• Book: Grassia . Filippo . Palmigiano . Claudio . 1986 . Almanacco Illustrato del Volley 1987 . 1st . Italian . Illustrated Digest of Volleyball 1987 . . Modena, Italy.

External links

• Official Lega Pallavolo Serie A Site

Notes and References

1. http://www.legavolley.it/Risultati.asp?Anno=1979&IdCampionato=153&IdFase=1&IdGiornata=2551&Lng=1 Formula campionato
2. http://www.legavolley.it/DettaglioSquadra.asp?IdSquadra=2758 Profile: Amaro Più Loreto
3. http://www.legavolley.it/DettaglioSquadra.asp?IdSquadra=2746 Profile: Edilcuoghi Sassuolo
4. http://www.legavolley.it/DettaglioSquadra.asp?IdSquadra=2747 Profile: Eldorado Roma
5. http://www.legavolley.it/DettaglioSquadra.asp?IdSquadra=2748 Profile: Grondplast Ravenna
6. http://www.legavolley.it/DettaglioSquadra.asp?IdSquadra=2749 Profile: Isea Falconara
7. http://www.legavolley.it/DettaglioSquadra.asp?IdSquadra=2750 Profile: Klippan Torino
8. http://www.legavolley.it/DettaglioSquadra.asp?IdSquadra=2751 Profile: Mazzei Pisa
9. http://www.legavolley.it/DettaglioSquadra.asp?IdSquadra=2752 Profile: Panini Modena
10. http://www.legavolley.it/DettaglioSquadra.asp?IdSquadra=2753 Profile: Paoletti Catania
11. http://www.legavolley.it/DettaglioSquadra.asp?IdSquadra=2754 Profile: Polenghi Milano
12. http://www.legavolley.it/DettaglioSquadra.asp?IdSquadra=2755 Profile: Sai Marcolin Belluno
13. http://www.legavolley.it/DettaglioSquadra.asp?IdSquadra=2756 Profile: Veico Parma
14. Rino Cacioppo. «La Klippan parte lunedì per l'Albania», from La Stampa, 17 November 1979, 263/1979, p. 25
15. http://www.legavolley.it/TabellinoGaraA2.asp?IdGara=21677 Report of the match Paoletti-Klippan
16. http://www.legavolley.it/Risultati.asp?Anno=1979&IdCampionato=153&IdFase=1&IdGiornata=2556 Report of day 6
17. http://www.legavolley.it/TabellinoGaraA2.asp?IdGara=21697 Report of the match Edilcuoghi-Paoletti
18. http://www.legavolley.it/Risultati.asp?Anno=1979&IdCampionato=153&IdFase=1&IdGiornata=2559 Report of day 9
19. http://www.legavolley.it/Risultati.asp?Anno=1979&IdCampionato=153&IdFase=1&IdGiornata=2561 Report of day 11
20. http://www.legavolley.it/Risultati.asp?Anno=1979&IdCampionato=153&IdFase=2&IdGiornata=2564 Report of day 11
21. http://www.legavolley.it/TabellinoGaraA2.asp?IdGara=21743 Report of the match Klippan-Paoletti
22. http://www.legavolley.it/TabellinoGaraA2.asp?IdGara=21770 Report of the match Edilcuoghi-Klippan
23. Rino Cacioppo. «Scudetto per la Klippan europea», from La Stampa, 23 March 1980, 66/1980, p. 21
24. http://www.legavolley.it/TabellinoGaraA2.asp?IdGara=21775 Report of the match Klippan-Veico