Italian Women's Volleyball League
Current season, competition or edition: 2016–17 Italian Women's Volleyball League
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| Sport | Volleyball |
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| Founded | 1946 |
| Inaugural season | 1946 |
| Administrator | FIPAV |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Country |
 Italy
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| Continent | Europe |
| Most recent champion(s) |
Imoco Volley (1st title) |
| Most titles |
Teodora Ravenna (11 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | Rai Sport 1, Rai Sport 2 |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| Relegation to | Serie A2 |
| Domestic cup(s) | Italian Cup Italian Super Cup |
| International cup(s) |
CEV Champions League CEV Cup CEV Challenge Cup |
| Official website | legavolleyfemminile.it |
The Italian Women's Volleyball League Serie A1 (Italian: Serie A1 italiana di pallavolo femminile), is the highest professional women's volleyball league in Italy. It is organized and administrated by the Italian Volleyball Federation (FIPAV). It is considered one of the oldest women's top national leagues in European volleyball, being established in 1946, and its clubs have achieved significant success in the continental European club competitions.
The league was originally played in a single round-robin format, with all clubs placed in a single group. As more clubs joined the league, the format changed to an initial stage composed of various groups with clubs advancing to a final group for the title. In 1983 a play-off format was introduced, with all clubs playing a regular season in a single group and the best teams advancing to the play-offs.
Teams of the 2016–17 season.
Sources: Federazione Italiana Pallavolo (for champions), Lega Pallavolo Serie A Femminile (for champions and play-offs) and The-Sports.org (for runners-up and third places)
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