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
Ravenna
Chieti
Loreto
Modena
Milano
Pisa
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 mantaning 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
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:[27]

  •   1980–81 Champion
  •   Relegated in Serie A2

Results
Home \ Away TOR MOD ROM PAR SAS MIL LOR AST RAV CHI CAT PIS
Robe di Kappa Torino 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–1 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–1 3–1 3–0
Panini Modena 1–3 3–0 3–1 1–3 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–1 3–0 3–0
Toseroni Roma 0–3 3–1 3–1 3–0 3–2 3–0 3–0 3–2 3–0 3–0 3–0
Santàl Parma 0–3 2–3 2–3 1–3 3–1 3–0 3–0 3–1 3–1 3–0 3–0
Edilcuoghi Sassuolo 1–3 3–2 3–1 1–3 3–2 3–1 3–1 3–2 3–0 3–0 3–0
Polenghi Milano 0–3 1–3 3–1 1–3 3–1 1–3 1–3 3–0 3–0 3–0 3–0
Amaro Più Loreto 1–3 1–3 3–0 3–2 1–3 1–3 3–0 3–1 3–0 3–1 3–0
Riccadonna Asti 0–3 0–3 2–3 0–3 3–1 3–2 3–2 3–0 3–0 3–1 3–0
Carisparmio Ravenna 1–3 1–3 3–2 0–3 3–2 1–3 3–1 3–1 3–1 3–0 3–1
Latte Cigno Chieti 0–3 0–3 1–3 1–3 3–0 0–3 1–3 0–3 3–1 3–1 3–0
Torre Tabita Catania 0–3 1–3 0–3 2–3 3–1 0–3 2–3 3–0 2–3 1–3 3–0
Radio CUS Pisa 0–3 1–3 0–3 2–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 0–3 1–3
Source: [27]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
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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.
Preceded by
1979–80		 Serie A1 Succeeded by
1981–82
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