Serie A1 1980–81 (men's volleyball)

1980–81 Serie A1 was the thirty-sixth men's volleyball major Italian championship; it was won by Turin-based team Klippan, which got its third 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	Palasport	3	Torino Ravenna Chieti Loreto Modena Milano Pisa Parma Roma Catania Asti Sassuolo 1980–81 Serie A1 team distribution
Carisparmio Ravenna[3]	Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna	PalaCosta	14
Edilcuoghi Sassuolo[4]	Sassuolo, Emilia-Romagna	Palasport, Modena	5
Latte Cigno Chieti[5]	Chieti, Abruzzo	Piano Vincolato	1
Panini Modena[6]	Modena, Emilia-Romagna	Palasport	13
Polenghi Milano[7]	Milan, Lombardy	PalaLido	5
Radio CUS Pisa[8]	Pisa, Tuscany	PalaCUS	8
Riccadonna Asti[9]	Asti, Piedmont	Palasport	1
Robe di Kappa Torino[10]	Turin, Piedmont	PalaRuffini	9
Santàl Parma[11]	Parma, Emilia-Romagna	PalaRaschi	33
Torre Tabita Catania[12]	Catania, Sicily	PalaSpedini	9
Toseroni Roma[13]	Rome, Lazio	Palazzetto dello Sport	8

Key dates

• 8 November 1980: opening day of the tournament. The defending champion, Robe di Kappa Torino (who enrolled Dimitar Zlatanov), easily defeated Radio CUS Pisa 3–0 (15–2, 15–1, 15–6), while its most accredited rival for the title, Santàl Parma,^[14] with newcomers Negri and Lanfranco), lost in Loreto 2–3 (15–8, 15–6, 7–15, 14–16, 13–15).^[15]
• 22 Novembre 1980: Robe di Kappa defeated 3–1 Torre Tabita Catania, its rival during 1979–80 season and maintained the first place in the classification, along with Edilcuoghi Sassuolo, Polenghi Milano and Panini Modena (3:0); on the contrary, Torre Tabita was occupying last place (0:3).^[16]
• 10 December 1980: Edilcuoghi lost its first match (0–3 in Rome), while Robe di Kappa beat Panini Modena 3–1 away (9–15, 15–11, 15–11, 15–13)^[17] and reached the solitary top of the chart (6:0).^[18]
• 24 January 1981: winning also on Edilcuoghi's ground 3–1 (4–15, 14–16, 11–15, 6–15)^[19] Robe di Kappa (11:0) was firmly mantaing the top of the chart after the first half of the season. Panini Modena was occupying the second place (9:2).^[20]
• 21 February 1981: Robe di Kappa beat Toseroni Roma 3–0 (15–7, 15–8, 15–10)^[21] and, after 15 rounds, was full score with 30 points, 4 more than Panini (second place) and 10 more than Toseroni and Santàl (third place).^[22]
• 7 March 1981: defeating runner-up Panini Modena 3–0 at Palaruffini, Robe di Kappa extend its advantage in the league table to 8 points.^[23]
• 21 March 1981: Robe di Kappa knocked off Amaro Più Loreto 3–0 (15–7, 15–9, 15–10)^[24] and won its third title in a row with 3 matches still to play.^[25]
• 11 April 1981: in the last round, Robe di Kappa beat Edilcuoghi 3–1 (6–15, 15–11, 15–3, 15–2) and closed its tournament unbeaten, with a 22:0 score (fifteen matches won 3–0 and seven 3–1); Torre Tabita was unpredictably relegated.^[26]

League table

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		Pts	Matches		Sets			Points
Rank	Team		W	L	W	L	Ratio	W	L	Ratio
1	Robe di Kappa Torino	44	22	0	66	7	9.429	1050	600	1.750
2	Panini Modena	34	17	5	56	24	2.333	1085	771	1.407
3	Toseroni Roma	30	15	7	49	32	1.531	986	909	1.085
4	Santàl Parma	28	14	8	51	35	1.457	1047	935	1.120
5	Edilcuoghi Sassuolo	26	13	9	47	39	1.205	1077	974	1.106
6	Polenghi Milano	22	11	11	45	37	1.216	1037	960	1.080
7	Amaro Più Loreto	22	11	11	41	41	1.000	970	981	0.989
8	Riccadonna Asti	20	10	12	34	43	0.791	944	974	0.969
9	Carisparmio Ravenna	18	9	13	37	49	0.755	984	1043	0.943
11	Latte Cigno Chieti	12	6	16	25	51	0.490	789	983	0.803
11	Torre Tabita Catania	8	4	18	24	56	0.429	786	1050	0.749
12	Radio CUS Pisa	0	0	22	5	66	0.076	484	1040	0.465

Legend:

•   1980–81 Champion
•   Relegated in Serie A2

Results

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Home\Away

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Robe di Kappa Torino

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Panini Modena

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Toseroni Roma

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Santàl Parma

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Polenghi Milano

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Amaro Più Loreto

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Riccadonna Asti

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Carisparmio Ravenna

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Latte Cigno Chieti

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Torre Tabita Catania

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Radio CUS Pisa

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References

1. "Formula campionato". Legavolley.it. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
2. "Profile: Amaro Più Loreto". Legavolley.it. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
3. "Profile: Carisparmio Ravenna". Legavolley.it. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
4. "Profile: Edilcuoghi Sassuolo". Legavolley.it. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
5. "Profile: Latte Cigno Chieti". Legavolley.it. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
6. "Profile: Panini Modena". Legavolley.it. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
7. "Profile: Polenghi Milano". Legavolley.it. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
8. "Profile: Radio CUS Pisa". Legavolley.it. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
9. "Profile: Riccadonna Asti". Legavolley.it. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
10. "Profile: Robe di Kappa Torino". Legavolley.it. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
11. "Profile: Santal Parma". Legavolley.it. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
12. "Profile: Torre Tabita Catania". Legavolley.it. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
13. "Profile: Toseroni Roma". Legavolley.it. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
14. Fabio Vergnano. «Pallavolo verso l'anno boom», from Stampa Sera, 8 November 1980, 285/1980, p. 35
15. «Robe di Kappa esordio facile», from La Stampa, 9 November 1980, 248/1980, p. 21
16. "Report of day 3". Legavolley.it. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
17. «Robe di Kappa vince anche con la Panini», from La Stampa, 11 December 1980, 275/1980, p. 25
18. "Report of day 6". Legavolley.it. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
19. «Robe di Kappa rischia, poi travolge l'Edilcuoghi», from La Stampa, 25 January 1981, 21/1981, p. 19
20. "Report of day 11". Legavolley.it. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
21. Rino Cacioppo. «Facile la Robe di Kappa», from La Stampa, 22 February 1981, 21/1981, p. 19
22. "Report of day 15". Legavolley.it. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
23. "Report of day 17". Legavolley.it. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
24. «Scudetto a Torino, è il terzo», from La Stampa, 22 March 1981, 69/1981, p. 21
25. "Report of day 19". Legavolley.it. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
26. Rino Cacioppo. «La Robe di Kappa chiude imbattuta», from La Stampa, 12 April 1981, 87/1981, p. 27
27. Grassia, Filippo; Palmigiano, Claudio (1986). Almanacco Illustrato del Volley 1987 [Illustrated Digest of Volleyball 1987] (in Italian) (1st ed.). Modena, Italy: Panini Group. p. 59.

Bibliography

• La Stampa, years 1980 and 1981.
• Grassia, Filippo; Palmigiano, Claudio (1986). Almanacco Illustrato del Volley 1987 [Illustrated Digest of Volleyball 1987] (in Italian) (1st ed.). Modena, Italy: Panini.

External links

• Official Lega Pallavolo Serie A Site