The 19th edition of the Junior League Final Eight is getting closer. The finals of the Under 20 championship will take place in Sestola from the 26th to the 30th of May. The event is organised by the Italian Volleyball League Serie A in collaboration with Anderlini Volleyball School.


Amongst the 8 teams, 4 had qualified after the first phase (Itas Diatec Trentino, M. Roma Volley, Trenkwalder Anderlini Modena and Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo), two after the second phase (CoprAtlantide Piacenza and Stadium Mirandola), and two at the end of the third phase (Sisley Treviso and Marmi Lanza Verona). This gave birth to the following standings:


 


1 Trento (pt 18)


2 Roma (pt 17)


3 Modena (pt 16)


4 Cuneo (pt 15)


5 Piacenza (Seconda Fase pt 15)


6 Mirandola (Seconda Fase pt 11)


7 Treviso (Set.quot. 1.3889)


8 Verona (Set quot.  1.2609)


 


The 8 teams will be divided into two groups:


 


Group G


Itas Diatec Trentino


Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo


CoprAtlantide Piacenza


Marmi Lanza Verona


 


Group H


M. Roma Volley


Trenkwalder Anderlini Modena


Stadium Mirandola


Sisley Treviso


 


Final Eight schedule


 


Wednesday 26 May


11.30   (4) Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo – (5) CoprAtlantide Piacenza


15.30   (2) M.Roma Volley – (7) Sisley Treviso


17.30   (1) Itas Diatec Trentino – (8) Marmi Lanza Verona


19.30   (3) Trenkwalder Anderlini Modena – (6) Stadium Mirandola


 


Thursday 27 May


11.30   (4) Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo – (8) Marmi Lanza Verona


15.30   (2) M.Roma Volley – (6) Stadium Mirandola


17.30   (1) Itas Diatec Trentino – (5) CoprAtlantide Piacenza


19.30   (3) Trenkwalder Anderlini Modena – (7) Sisley Treviso


 


Friday 28 May


11.30   (5) CoprAtlantide Piacenza – (8) Marmi Lanza Verona


15.30   (2) M.Roma Volley – (3) Trenkwalder Anderlini Modena


17.30   (1) Itas Diatec Trentino – (4) Bre Banca Lannutti Cuneo


19.30   (6) Stadium Mirandola – (7) Sisley Treviso


 


Saturday 29 May


11.30   Game for 7th place (4th group G – 4th group H)


14.00   Game for 5th place (3rd group G – 3rd group H)


16.00   Semi-final (1st group G – 2nd group H)


18.00   Semi-final (2nd group G – 1st group H)


 


Sunday 30 May


11.00   Game for third place


16.00   Final


 


Junior League past winners


1991/92 Il Messaggero Ravenna


1992/93 Sidis Baker Falconara


1993/94 Cassa di Risparmio Ravenna


1994/95 Cassa di Risparmio Ravenna


1995/96 Cassa di Risparmio Ravenna


1996/97 Sisley Treviso


1997/98 Sisley Treviso


1998/99 TNT Alpitour Cuneo


1999/00 Lube Banca Marche Macerata


2000/01 Esse-Ti Carilo Loreto


2001/02 Sisley Treviso


2002/03 Sira Ancona


2003/04 Icom Latina


2004/05 Sisley Treviso


2005/06 Sisley Treviso


2006/07 Lube Banca Marche Macerata


2007/08 Sisley Treviso


2008/09 Sisley Treviso