Avignon Volley-Ball
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| Short name |
AVB |
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| Founded |
1961 |
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| Ground |
Palais Omnisports de Champfleury,
Avignon |
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| Chairman |
 Thierry Minssen |
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| Manager |
José Amet |
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| League |
Ligue B |
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| 2013-14 |
relegated |
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| Uniforms |
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Avignon Volley-Ball is a French professional Volleyball team based in Avignon, Vaucluse. It plays in Ligue B for the 2013/2014 season.
Iinitially, the Volley-ball team was a part of the Rugby league team of Avignon (SOA XIII).
History
Iinitially, the Volley-ball team was a part of the Rugby league team of Avignon (SOA XIII), in 1961 the club became independent, Avignon Volley-Ball is born.
In 1996, "AVB" achieve its best performance in French volleyball league, finishing at the fourth place, and qualifying for the CEV European cup.
During the following season, Avignon Volley-Ball also qualified for the CEV cup, due to their participation in the French volley-ball cup final (lost against Paris Université Club 1-3).
They were eliminated on the first round by the Avtomobilist St Petersburg.
On the 2011/2012 season, they won their third "second division" title and were promoted to French volleyball league.
Achievements
- Coupe de France
- Pro B (second division) (3)
- Champion : 1999, 2000, 2012,
Squad 2013/2014
| No. |
Name |
Nationality |
Role |
| 1 |
Mario Ferrera |
 Spain |
Spiker |
| 2 |
Clément Daniel |
France |
Libero |
| 3 |
Thibault Carn |
France |
Spiker |
| 4 |
Bilal M'Barki |
France |
Spiker |
| 5 |
Stanislas Rabiller |
France |
Diagonal |
| 7 |
Renaud Ventresque |
France |
Spiker |
| 8 |
Antoine Aubree |
France |
Spiker |
| 9 |
Gaël Tranchot |
France |
Middle |
| 10 |
Diego Santos Pinheiro |
 Brazil |
Middle |
| 11 |
Quentin Rossard |
France |
Setter |
| 12 |
Jordi Leugé-Maillet |
France |
Setter |
| 13 |
Dylan Davis |
 United States |
Middle |
| 14 |
Cédric Hominal (capt) |
 Switzerland |
Setter |
| 15 |
Christopher Suve |
France |
Diagonal |
Previous players
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