Highlights
Head-to-Head
- Carraro Imoco CONEGLIANO and VakifBank ISTANBUL meet for the fourth time in the Champions League, and for the third time in the final after 2016/17 and 2020/21.
- VakifBank ISTANBUL defeated the Italians, known as Imoco Volley CONEGLIANO at the time, 3-0 in the final in Treviso on 23 April 2017. Zhu Ting won a match-high 22 points for the Turkish side led by coach Giovanni Guidetti.
- Last year, A. Carraro Imoco CONEGLIANO won the Champions League for the first time by defeating Guidetti's VakifBank ISTANBUL 3-2 in the final in Verona on 1 May 2021. Daniele Santarelli's team was trailing 1-2 in sets before winning the final two sets. Paola Ogechi Egonu (41) and Isabelle Haak (33) finished as their team's top scorers in that final.
- The team's only other Champions League meeting came in the semi-finals in Bucharest on 5 May 2018. Guidetti's VakifBank ISTANBUL defeated Santarelli's Imoco Volley CONEGLIANO in five sets to reach the final in which the Turkish side beat CSM Volei Alba BLAJ. Samanta Fabris (28) and Zhu Ting (24) both reached 20+ points in that match.
- This is also a repeat of the 2021 FIVB Club World Championship final. Guidetti's VakifBank ISTANBUL claimed a record-extending fourth title in the competition after a 3-2 win over the Italians led by Santarelli in the final in Ankara on 19 December 2021. Paola Ogechi Egonu (35) and Isabelle Haak (28) scored the most points for their club.
- In the 2019 FIVB Club World Championship, Santarelli's Imoco Volley CONEGLIANO beat Guidetti's VakifBank ISTANBUL 3-2 in the semi-finals in Shaoxing on 7 December 2019, courtesy of 38 points by Egonu. The Italians ended up winning their first title in the competition after a 3-1 win over Eczacibasi VitrA ISTANBUL in the final.
- VakifBank ISTANBUL (5) and A. Carraro Imoco CONEGLIANO (2) have won seven of the last eight Champions League/Club World Championship titles. The exception came in the 2018/19 Champions League, when Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA defeated Imoco Volley CONEGLIANO 3-1 in the final.
A. Carraro Imoco CONEGLIANO
- A. Carraro Imoco CONEGLIANO play the Champions League final for a fourth time. The Italians won the title in 2020/21 (3-2 vs VakifBank ISTANBUL), but finished runners-up in 2016/17 (0-3 vs VakifBank ISTANBUL) and 2018/19 (1-3 vs Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA).
- A. Carraro Imoco CONEGLIANO can become the fourth team to win back-to-back Champions League titles, after RC CANNES (2001/02, 2002/03), Volley BERGAMO (2008/09, 2009/10) and VakifBank ISTANBUL (2016/17, 2017/18).
- A. Carraro Imoco CONEGLIANO are on a 26-match winning streak in the Champions League, since a 1-3 loss versus Igor Gorgonzola NOVARA in the 2018/19 final on 18 May 2019. Their current winning run includes an awarded 3-0 win against Fatum NYIREGYHAZA this season.
- A. Carraro Imoco CONEGLIANO dropped only one set this Champions League season, in a 3-1 home win over Vero Volley MONZA in the quarter-finals. Apart from their awarded win versus Fatum NYIREGYHAZA, the Italians also received two walkovers in the semi-finals.
- Paola Ogechi Egonu (100) is the club's top scorer in this season's Champions League. She only participated in four matches: in both group matches against Grupa Azoty Chemik POLICE (19 points away, 24 at home), and in the quarter-final matches against Vero Volley MONZA (27 away, 30 at home).
- Egonu (7.69) has the best points per set average of all players in this Champions League season.
- Giulia Gennari (62.75%, 4 matches) and Joanna Wolosz (56.55%, 5 matches) are among the best setters in the Champions League this season.
VakifBank ISTANBUL
- VakifBank ISTANBUL have reached the Champions League final for a record-extending eighth time, all under Giovanni Guidetti. No other team has played the final more than five times.
- VakifBank ISTANBUL are hoping to win the Champions League a record fifth time, surpassing Volley BERGAMO on four titles. The Turkish side claimed the title in 2010/11, 2012/13, 2016/17 and 2017/18.
- VakifBank ISTANBUL are already guaranteed to record their 10th top-three finish in the Champions League, extending the record. These podiums came in the last 11 completed editions (including 2021/22) of the Champions League (the later stages of the 2019/20 season were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic), with the only exception a fifth place in 2011/12.
- In the semi-finals, the Turkish side needed a golden set (15-11) to win their match-up against Fenerbahçe Opet ISTANBUL. Both Istanbul-based teams had won their home match: 3-1 by VakifBank ISTANBUL and 3-0 by Fenerbahçe Opet ISTANBUL.
- Isabelle Haak (195) is the competition's leading points scorer this Champions League season. In the 2020/21 Champions League, Haak (236) finished as competition top scorer.
- Gabriela Braga Guimaraes (148) and Michelle Bartsch-Hackley (114) are respectively fourth and seventh on this season's best scorer list.
- Chiaka Ogbogu has won 23 points from stuff blocks in this season's Champions League, ranking her in third place behind SC Prometey DNIPRO's Nasya Dimitrova (35) and Diana Meliushkyna (25).
- Isabelle Haak (13) has claimed fourth-most aces this Champions League season, after Fenerbahçe Opet ISTANBUL's Arina Fedorovtseva (24), SC Prometey DNIPRO's Heidy Casanova Alvarez (15) and DRESDNER SC's Jennifer Janiska (14).
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Officials
First RefereeIvaylo IVANOVBULSecond RefereeJan KRTICKACZE
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Venue Information
The Stožice Arena, which opened the 10th of August 2010, is the biggest multipurpose arena in Slovenia with the full capacity of 12,480 visitors. It is a home to basketball team KK Olimpija Ljubljana, volleyball team ACH Volley Ljubljana and handball team RK Krim Ljubljana, and several national teams, among them the volleyball national teams. It has been also holding many music concerts and manifestations. Capacity: 12500
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Team
Team Profile
A. Carraro Imoco CONEGLIANO
Address
Longhena, 1 San VendemianoContacts
Team Schedule
Previous Games
22/05/2022 | vs. | 1 - 3 | L | Go to Match Centre |
17/03/2022 | vs. | 3 - 1 | W | Go to Match Centre |
09/03/2022 | vs. | 3 - 0 | W | Go to Match Centre |
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7Competitions Played
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1Titles
- Competition
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9Matches Played
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8Matches Won
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89%Win %
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25Sets Won
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713Points Won
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45%Attack %
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50%Reception %
Team
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PLUMMER Kathryn
Outside spiker
- Birth Date: 1998
- Birth Place: California
- Height: 201 cm
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COURTNEY Megan
Outside spiker
- Birth Date: 1993
- Birth Place: Ohio
- Height: 185 cm
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DE KRUIJF Robin
Middle blocker
- Birth Date: 1991
- Birth Place: Nieuwegein
- Height: 193 cm
Staff
Head Coach
Assistant Coach 2
Assistant Coach
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Match Report
VakifBank ISTANBUL left no chance to Conegliano, and become the Reigning Champion
Article
The match in numbers
138
Points
The combined total number of points scored by both teams throughout the entire match.
123
Duration
The total length of the match, from the first serve through until the last point has ended.
9304
Spectators
Total number of people in attendance at the venue – taken at the end of the second set.
260
Match Spikes
The combined total number of successful spikes achieved by both teams throughout the entire match.
53%
Reception Level
An average of the two team service reception percentages from the complete match.
6-6
Net Domination
The number of successful point winning blocks of A. Carraro Imoco CONEGLIANO compared to VakifBank ISTANBUL.
5-4
Ace Count
A. Carraro Imoco CONEGLIANO number of service aces compared to VakifBank ISTANBUL
52-35
Error Difference
Errors leading to points of A. Carraro Imoco CONEGLIANO, next to those from VakifBank ISTANBUL