Liga Argentina de Voleibol – Serie A1
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The Liga Argentina de Voleibol – Serie A1 (in English: Argentine Volleyball League – A1 Level) is the top level of the Argentine
men's volleyball
league system. It is organized by the Asociación de Clubes Liga Argentina de Voleibol (abbreviated to ACLAV). The Serie A1 has promotion and relegation
with the Serie A2, the league immediately below.
The league was founded in 1996 under the name Liga Argentina de Clubes (in English: Argentine League of Clubs), and was organized by the Federación Argentina de Voleibol (Argentine Volleyball Federation). 12 teams participated in the first season of the league (the 1996–97), 7 from Buenos Aires
(Vélez Sársfield, River Plate
, Club de Amigos, Boca Juniors, G.E.B.A.
, Club Italiano, and Náutico Hacoaj
) and 5 from the rest of the country (Mendoza de Regatas, Obras de San Juan, Unión Casildense, Luz y Fuerza de Necochea, and Peñarol de Mar del Plata). Peñarol won the first season, defeating Boca Juniors in the final. However, the club's players were unable to secure their unpaid salaries until 8 years later, when they did so through the judicial process.
Overall, Club Ciudad de Bolívar
has been the most successful team. Bolívar joined the Liga Argentina de Voleibol for the 2002–03 season, supported by Argentine TV host and entrepreneur Marcelo Tinelli
. Since then, the team has won 6 titles, including a run of four consecutive wins in the last four seasons.
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
men's volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
league system. It is organized by the Asociación de Clubes Liga Argentina de Voleibol (abbreviated to ACLAV). The Serie A1 has promotion and relegation
Promotion and relegation
In many sports leagues around the world, promotion and relegation is a process that takes place at the end of each season. Through it, teams are transferred between divisions based on their performance that season...
with the Serie A2, the league immediately below.
The league was founded in 1996 under the name Liga Argentina de Clubes (in English: Argentine League of Clubs), and was organized by the Federación Argentina de Voleibol (Argentine Volleyball Federation). 12 teams participated in the first season of the league (the 1996–97), 7 from Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
(Vélez Sársfield, River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate
Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football....
, Club de Amigos, Boca Juniors, G.E.B.A.
Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires
Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires, Gymnastics and Fencing of Buenos Aires , is a sports and social club headquartered in Buenos Aires, Argentina....
, Club Italiano, and Náutico Hacoaj
Club Náutico Hacoaj
Club Náutico Hacoaj is a Jewish sports club in Buenos Aires, Argentina.It was founded under the name Club Náutico Israelita on December 24, 1935...
) and 5 from the rest of the country (Mendoza de Regatas, Obras de San Juan, Unión Casildense, Luz y Fuerza de Necochea, and Peñarol de Mar del Plata). Peñarol won the first season, defeating Boca Juniors in the final. However, the club's players were unable to secure their unpaid salaries until 8 years later, when they did so through the judicial process.
Overall, Club Ciudad de Bolívar
Club Ciudad de Bolívar
Club Ciudad de Bolívar is a volleyball club based in San Carlos de Bolívar, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The club was founded on October 23, 2002, subsequent to that year's FIVB Men's World Championship held in Argentina...
has been the most successful team. Bolívar joined the Liga Argentina de Voleibol for the 2002–03 season, supported by Argentine TV host and entrepreneur Marcelo Tinelli
Marcelo Tinelli
Marcelo Hugo Tinelli is an Argentine TV host, media producer and businessman, best known as the host of the TV show ShowMatch broadcast on Argentina's Canal 13...
. Since then, the team has won 6 titles, including a run of four consecutive wins in the last four seasons.
Current teams (2010–11 season)
| Club | City | Province |
|---|---|---|
| Boca Río Uruguay Seguros | Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent... |
(autonomous city Autonomous city Autonomous city is a type of administrative division.-Argentina:The 1994 amendment of the Argentine Constitution granted Buenos Aires city, formerly a federal district of Argentina, the status of autonomous, and changed its formal name to Autonomous City of Buenos Aires .Another large city that is... ) |
| Buenos Aires Unidos | Mar del Plata Mar del Plata Mar del Plata is an Argentine city located on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, south of Buenos Aires. Mar del Plata is the second largest city of Buenos Aires Province. The name "Mar del Plata" had apparently the sense of "sea of the Río de la Plata region" or "adjoining sea to the Río de la Plata"... |
Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Province The Province of Buenos Aires is the largest and most populous province of Argentina. It takes the name from the city of Buenos Aires, which used to be the provincial capital until it was federalized in 1880... |
| Chubut Volley | Trelew Trelew -References:La Pasión según Trelew, Espejo de la Argentina, 1997, Editorial Planeta Argentina S.A.I.C.; Third Edition: April 2000, Buenos Aires, ISBN 950-742-859-3-External links:* * * *... |
Chubut Chubut Province Chubut a province in the southern part of Argentina situated between the 42nd parallel south and the 46th parallel south , the Andes range separating Argentina from Chile, and the Atlantic ocean... |
| Drean Bolívar Club Ciudad de Bolívar Club Ciudad de Bolívar is a volleyball club based in San Carlos de Bolívar, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The club was founded on October 23, 2002, subsequent to that year's FIVB Men's World Championship held in Argentina... |
San Carlos de Bolívar San Carlos de Bolívar San Carlos de Bolívar is a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. It is the head town of the Bolívar Partido.The Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria has a campus in Bolívar.... |
Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Province The Province of Buenos Aires is the largest and most populous province of Argentina. It takes the name from the city of Buenos Aires, which used to be the provincial capital until it was federalized in 1880... |
| Gigantes del Sur | Neuquén Neuquén Neuquén is the name of the following things:* Neuquén, Argentina* Neuquén Province* Neuquén River* Neuquén Group... |
Neuquén Neuquén Province Neuquén is a province of Argentina, located in the west of the country, at the northern end of Patagonia. It borders Mendoza Province to the north, Rio Negro Province to the southeast, and Chile to the west... |
| Inst. Dr. Carlos Pellegrini | San Miguel de Tucumán | Tucumán Tucumán Province Tucumán is the most densely populated, and the smallest by land area, of the provinces of Argentina. Located in the northwest of the country, the capital is San Miguel de Tucumán, often shortened to Tucumán. Neighboring provinces are, clockwise from the north: Salta, Santiago del Estero and... |
| La Unión | Formosa Formosa, Argentina Formosa is the capital city of the Argentine province of Formosa, on the banks of the Paraguay River, about from Buenos Aires, on National Route 11. It has a population of about 210,000 as per the .... |
Formosa Formosa Province Formosa Province is in northeastern Argentina, part of the Gran Chaco Region. Its northeast end touches Asunción, Paraguay, and borders the provinces of Chaco and Salta to its south and west, respectively... |
| Pescadores de Gualeguaychú | Gualeguaychú Gualeguaychú, Entre Ríos Gualeguaychú is a city in the , on the left bank of the Gualeguaychú River . It is located on the south-east of the province, approximately 230 km north-west of Buenos Aires... |
Entre Ríos Entre Ríos Province Entre Ríos is a northeastern province of Argentina, located in the Mesopotamia region. It borders the provinces of Buenos Aires , Corrientes and Santa Fe , and Uruguay in the east.... |
| PSM Voley | Puerto General San Martín Puerto General San Martín Puerto General San Martín is a small city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, located within the metropolitan area of Greater Rosario, about north from the center of the city of Rosario, on the western shore of the Paraná River... |
Santa Fe Santa Fe Province The Invincible Province of Santa Fe, in Spanish Provincia Invencible de Santa Fe , is a province of Argentina, located in the center-east of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Chaco , Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, and Santiago del Estero... |
| Sarmiento Voley Sarmiento de Resistencia Club Atlético Sarmiento is a sports club from the city of Resistencia, Chaco Province, Argentina. Although many sports are hosted at the club , Sarmiento is mostly known for its football team, being one of the most renowned football clubs in the province.The club's football division currently play... |
Resistencia Resistencia, Chaco Resistencia is the capital and largest city in the province of Chaco, in northeastern Argentina. At the 2001 census, the population of the Resistencia city proper was 274,490 inhabitants. It is the anchor of a slightly larger metropolitan area, Greater Resistencia, which comprises three more... |
Chaco Chaco Province Chaco is an Argentine province located in the north of the country, near the border with Paraguay. Its capital is Resistencia on the Paraná River opposite the city of Corrientes... |
| UPCN Voley | San Juan San Juan, Argentina San Juan is the capital city of the Argentine province of San Juan in the Cuyo region, located in the Tulúm Valley, west of the San Juan River, at above mean sea level, with a population of around 112,000 as per the .... |
San Juan San Juan Province (Argentina) San Juan is a province of Argentina, located in the western part of the country. Neighbouring provinces are, moving clockwise from the north, La Rioja, San Luis and Mendoza. It borders with Chile at the west.... |
| Villa María Voley | Villa María Villa María Villa María is a city in Córdoba Province, Argentina, and the head town of the General San Martín Department. It is located in the center of rich agricultural land. The area leads the country in production of milk... |
Córdoba Córdoba Province (Argentina) Córdoba is a province of Argentina, located in the center of the country. Neighboring provinces are : Santiago del Estero, Santa Fe, Buenos Aires, La Pampa, San Luis, La Rioja and Catamarca... |
Champions
| Season | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 1996–97 | Peñarol (MdP) | Boca Juniors |
| 1997–98 | Luz y Fuerza (N) | Ferro Carril Oeste |
| 1998–99 | River Plate | Club de Amigos |
| 1999–00 | Náutico Hacoaj Club Náutico Hacoaj Club Náutico Hacoaj is a Jewish sports club in Buenos Aires, Argentina.It was founded under the name Club Náutico Israelita on December 24, 1935... |
Olympikus (A) |
| 2000–01 | Olympikus (A) | Club de Amigos |
| 2001–02 | Rojas Scholem | U.B.A. University of Buenos Aires The University of Buenos Aires is the largest university in Argentina and the largest university by enrollment in Latin America. Founded on August 12, 1821 in the city of Buenos Aires, it consists of 13 faculties, 6 hospitals, 10 museums and is linked to 4 high schools: Colegio Nacional de Buenos... |
| 2002–03 | Bolívar Signia Club Ciudad de Bolívar Club Ciudad de Bolívar is a volleyball club based in San Carlos de Bolívar, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The club was founded on October 23, 2002, subsequent to that year's FIVB Men's World Championship held in Argentina... |
Rojas Scholem |
| 2003–04 | Bolívar Signia Club Ciudad de Bolívar Club Ciudad de Bolívar is a volleyball club based in San Carlos de Bolívar, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The club was founded on October 23, 2002, subsequent to that year's FIVB Men's World Championship held in Argentina... |
Swiss Medical Monteros |
| 2004–05 | Swiss Medical Monteros | Orígenes Bolívar Club Ciudad de Bolívar Club Ciudad de Bolívar is a volleyball club based in San Carlos de Bolívar, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The club was founded on October 23, 2002, subsequent to that year's FIVB Men's World Championship held in Argentina... |
| 2005–06 | Club de Amigos | Rosario Sonder |
| 2006–07 | DirecTV Bolívar Club Ciudad de Bolívar Club Ciudad de Bolívar is a volleyball club based in San Carlos de Bolívar, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The club was founded on October 23, 2002, subsequent to that year's FIVB Men's World Championship held in Argentina... |
Gigantes del Sur |
| 2007–08 | DirecTV Bolívar Club Ciudad de Bolívar Club Ciudad de Bolívar is a volleyball club based in San Carlos de Bolívar, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The club was founded on October 23, 2002, subsequent to that year's FIVB Men's World Championship held in Argentina... |
Huracán Chubut Volley |
| 2008–09 | Drean Bolívar Club Ciudad de Bolívar Club Ciudad de Bolívar is a volleyball club based in San Carlos de Bolívar, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The club was founded on October 23, 2002, subsequent to that year's FIVB Men's World Championship held in Argentina... |
La Unión de Formosa |
| 2009–10 | Drean Bolívar Club Ciudad de Bolívar Club Ciudad de Bolívar is a volleyball club based in San Carlos de Bolívar, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The club was founded on October 23, 2002, subsequent to that year's FIVB Men's World Championship held in Argentina... |
UPCN Voley |
| 2010–11 | UPCN Voley | Drean Bolívar Club Ciudad de Bolívar Club Ciudad de Bolívar is a volleyball club based in San Carlos de Bolívar, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The club was founded on October 23, 2002, subsequent to that year's FIVB Men's World Championship held in Argentina... |