Neruda Volley is an Italian women's volleyball club based in Bronzolo, it played in the Serie A1 until 2017 and is currently playing in the Serie B1. Previous names Due to sponsorship, the club have competed under the following names: Neruda Volley Bolzano (1978–2013) Volksbank Südtirol Bolzano (2013–2015) Südtirol Bolzano (2015–present) History Founded in 1978 as a cultural club dedicated to Pablo Neruda, volleyball become one of the club's activities in the early 1980s as youth teams began to compete in the regional leagues. The team did well achieving promotions but for financial reasons it declined competing at the higher national leagues. That changed in 2008 when Rudy Favretto became its president with a project to bring the club to the forefront of Italian volleyball. Personnel with experience at the Italian national youth teams were brought into the club and in 2012, the club acquired a licence to play in the Serie B1 from Pallavolo Vigevano. After playoffs and repechage the club gain promotion to the Serie A2 in 2013 and moved to the PalaResia. The club reached the Serie A1 in 2015. Ahead of the 2017–18 season, the club announced it would not participate in Serie A1, due to lack of financial resources. The club was confirmed to play the Serie B1 in 2017–18. Team This was the last team which played in the Serie A1, Season 2016–2017, as of February 2017. References External links Official website Italian women's volleyball clubs Volleyball clubs established in 1978 1978 establishments in Italy Bolzano Sport in South Tyrol Serie A1 (women's volleyball) clubs