CV Barcelona

CVB Barça
Full name	Club Voleibol Barcelona
Founded	1994
Ground	L'Hospitalet Nord, Barcelona; (Capacity: 1,000)
Chairman	Georgina Tomás
Manager	Adrián Fiorenza
League	Superliga Femenina
2015–16	Superliga Femenina, 9th Place
Website	(in Catalan) Club home page
Uniforms
Home	Away

Club Voleibol Barcelona also known as CVB Barça is a Spanish women's volleyball club from Barcelona and currently plays in the Spanish Superliga.

History

The club was founded in 1994, following the folding of RCD Espanyol Volleyball team which happened a year earlier.^[1] It reached the first Spanish division for the first time in 1998–99.^[1] After an agreement made in 2004, the club was absorbed by FC Barcelona, effectively becoming its volleyball department.^[2] After years playing outside the first division the club was promoted to the Spanish Superliga in 2011–12.^[1] A third place finish in the 2013–14, allowed the team to participate for the first time of a European competition, the 2014–15 CEV Women's Challenge Cup.

Honours

Superliga Femenina 2

Winners (2): 2020–21, 2023-24

Copa Princesa

Winners (2): 2022-23, 2023-24

Catalan League

Winners (7): 2010-11, 2012-13, 2014-15, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19

Seasons results

Competition	Season	Position	Competition	Season	Position	Competition	Season	Position	Competition	Season	Position
Liga FEV	2008–09	1st Place and Promoted to Superliga 2	Copa de la Reina	2009	DNP	Supercopa	2009	DNP
Superliga 2	2009–10	4th Place	Copa de la Reina	2010	DNP	Supercopa	2010	DNP
Superliga 2	2010–11	4th Place	Copa de la Reina	2011	DNP	Supercopa	2011	DNP
Superliga 2	2011–12	2nd Place and Promoted to Superliga	Copa de la Reina	2012	DNP	Supercopa	2012	DNP
Superliga	2012–13	4th Place in the regular season & Semi Finals in Playoff	Copa de la Reina	2013	Semifinals	Supercopa	2013	DNP
Superliga	2013–14	3rd Place in the regular season & Semi Finals in Playoff	Copa de la Reina	2014	Quarter-finals	Supercopa	2014	DNP
Superliga	2014–15	6th Place in the regular season	Copa de la Reina	2015	Semifinals	Supercopa	2015	DNP	Challenge Cup	2014–15	2nd Round
Superliga	2015–16	9th Place in the regular season	Copa de la Reina	2016	DNP	Supercopa	2016	DNP

Team

2016–17 Team^[3]^[4]
No	Name	Date of Birth	Height	Weight	Position
2	Mireia Alcón Cans	(1998-01-22) 22 January 1998 (age 26)	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)		Outside hitter
3	Clara Carbonell Pipo	(1996-07-18) 18 July 1996 (age 28)	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)		Outside hitter
4	Clara Barceló	(1998-08-14) 14 August 1998 (age 26)	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)		Libero
5	María del Mar Estarellas Colom	(1997-02-03) 3 February 1997 (age 27)	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)		Outside hitter
6	María Sanchís	(1992-06-30) 30 June 1992 (age 32)	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)		Setter
7	Marta Santos Hurst	(1992-07-07) 7 July 1992 (age 32)	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)		Outside hitter
8	Erika Kliokmanaite	(1985-01-13) 13 January 1985 (age 39)	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)		Outside hitter
9	Mireia Carmona	(1990-12-17) 17 December 1990 (age 33)	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	Setter
10	Laura Carmona	(1988-05-12) 12 May 1988 (age 36)	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	Libero
12	Sofía Muller	(1992-04-23) 23 April 1992 (age 32)	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	Opposite
13	Mariola Michelini Solá	(1998-08-16) 16 August 1998 (age 26)	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)		Outside hitter
14	Evyn MacCoy	(1992-10-07) 7 October 1992 (age 31)	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)		Middle blocker
16	Mireia Orozco	(1993-06-09) 9 June 1993 (age 31)	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	69 kg (152 lb)	Opposite
18	Eleonora Guzzi	(1994-06-16) 16 June 1994 (age 30)	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	Middle blocker
19	Andrea Walsh Capdevila	(1998-02-04) 4 February 1998 (age 26)	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)		Outside hitter
20	Anna Grima Ruiz	(1998-01-30) 30 January 1998 (age 26)	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)		Middle blocker
Head coach : Adrián Fiorenza

2015–16 Team^[5]
No	Name	Date of Birth	Height	Weight	Position
02.	Nerea Sánchez	(1987-06-02) 2 June 1987 (age 37)	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	Outside hitter
03.	Clara Carbonell	(1996-07-18) 18 July 1996 (age 28)	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	Outside hitter
04.	Maria Antonia Gomila	(1996-12-20) 20 December 1996 (age 27)	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)	59 kg (130 lb)	Libero
07.	Camila Maldonado	(1994-03-05) 5 March 1994 (age 30)	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	Middle blocker
08.	Anna Muller	(1995-04-13) 13 April 1995 (age 29)	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	Outside Hitter
09.	Mireia Carmona	(1990-12-17) 17 December 1990 (age 33)	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	Setter
10.	Laura Carmona	(1988-05-12) 12 May 1988 (age 36)	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	Libero
12.	Sofía Muller	(1992-04-23) 23 April 1992 (age 32)	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	76 kg (168 lb)
14.	Mayra Vasquez	(1982-04-01) 1 April 1982 (age 42)	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	70 kg (150 lb)
16.	Mireia Orozco Andreu	(1993-06-09) 9 June 1993 (age 31)	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	69 kg (152 lb)
17.	Micaela Mamone	(1997-07-24) 24 July 1997 (age 27)	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	Middle blocker
18.	Eleonora Guzzi	(1994-06-16) 16 June 1994 (age 30)	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	Middle blocker
Head coach : Xavier Perales

2014–15 Team
No	Name	Date of Birth	Height	Weight	Position
01.	Anna Newsome	(1997-07-31) 31 July 1997 (age 27)	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	69 kg (152 lb)	Outside hitter
02.	Nerea Sánchez	(1987-06-02) 2 June 1987 (age 37)	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	Outside hitter
03.	Clara Carbonell	(1996-07-18) 18 July 1996 (age 28)	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	Outside hitter
04.	Maria Antonia Gomila	(1996-12-20) 20 December 1996 (age 27)	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)	59 kg (130 lb)	Libero
07.	Camila Maldonado	(1994-03-05) 5 March 1994 (age 30)	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)	80 kg (180 lb)	Middle blocker
08.	Andrea Iriondo	(1994-01-30) 30 January 1994 (age 30)	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	75 kg (165 lb)
09.	Mireia Carmona	(1990-12-17) 17 December 1990 (age 33)	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	Setter
10.	Laura Carmona	(1988-05-12) 12 May 1988 (age 36)	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	Libero
11.	Sara Esteban Calvo	(1993-02-11) 11 February 1993 (age 31)	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	78 kg (172 lb)
12.	Sofía Muller	(1992-04-23) 23 April 1992 (age 32)	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	76 kg (168 lb)
13.	Mabel Caro	(1991-03-13) 13 March 1991 (age 33)	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	Middle blocker
14.	Laura Reñé	(1997-07-01) 1 July 1997 (age 27)	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	74 kg (163 lb)
15.	Nayaret Gil Alarcón	(1995-12-25) 25 December 1995 (age 28)	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	72 kg (159 lb)
16.	Mireia Orozco Andreu	(1993-06-09) 9 June 1993 (age 31)	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	69 kg (152 lb)
17.	Micaela Mamone	(1997-07-24) 24 July 1997 (age 27)	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	Middle blocker
18.	Eleonora Guzzi	(1994-06-16) 16 June 1994 (age 30)	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	Middle blocker

Notable players

Nerea Sánchez
Lara Raspall

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Historia". CV Barcelona (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
^ "MÉS QUE UN CLUB". CV Barcelona (in Catalan). Archived from the original on 27 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
^ "CVB Barça Team 2016–17". RFEVB. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
^ "PLANTILLA TEMPORADA 2016-17". CV Barcelona (in Catalan). Retrieved 26 March 2017.
^ Team squad for 2016

External links

CVB Barça Voleibol Site (in Catalan)
Catalan Volleyball Federation (in Catalan and Spanish)
Spanish Volleyball Federation (in Spanish)

[CVB-1] "Historia". CV Barcelona (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2017.

[2] "MÉS QUE UN CLUB". CV Barcelona (in Catalan). Archived from the original on 27 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.

[3] "CVB Barça Team 2016–17". RFEVB. Retrieved 26 March 2017.

[4] "PLANTILLA TEMPORADA 2016-17". CV Barcelona (in Catalan). Retrieved 26 March 2017.

[5] Team squad for 2016

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