Helvia Recina Volley Macerata
Helvia Recina Volley Macerata, also known as HR Volley, is an Italian professional women's volleyball club based in Macerata. The team currently plays in the Serie A1, Italy's highest professional league.
Previous names
Due to sponsorship, the club has competed under the following names:Acqua Roana Mosca HR Macerata Roana Mosca CBF HR Macerata Roana CBF HR Macerata- '''CBF Balducci HR Macerata'''
History
Helvia Recina Volley was founded in the early 1990s by Tito Antinori, who was the club's president until his death in 2015. The club started to play in the local provincial series, but later moved up to the regional Serie D. In 2009, HR Volley was promoted to the regional Serie C and in 2012, the club advanced to the national Serie B2. After playing there for five seasons, HR Volley won pool F of Serie B2 in 2017 and got promoted to Serie B1.After winning pool C of Serie B1 in 2019, the club made its debut in Serie A2. In its second season playing in Serie A2, HR Volley won the Serie A2 Coppa Italia. The following season, the club won the Serie A2 playoffs and got promoted to Serie A1. HR Volley finished its first season in Serie A1 in last place and was relegated to Serie A2 again. In the 2024–25 season, the club once again managed to win the Serie A2 playoffs and secured its second promotion to Serie A1.