Lube Banca Marche Macerata:
VFB FRIEDRICHSHAFEN
Lube Banca Marche’s opponent in semifinal, is considered a san Italian Juventus in Germany: founded in 1981, won seven championships (‘98, ’99, ’00, ’01, ’02, ’05, ’06) and eight National Cups (’98, ’99, ’01, ’02, ’03, ’04, ’05, ’06), with the coach Stelian Moculescu. Vfb Friedrichshafen is a really good team: Simon Tischer setter, Jochen Schops opposite, the Brazilian Juliano Bendini and the Portuguese Joao José middleblockers, Lucas Divis and Lukas Tichacek spikers, Marcus Steuerwald libero
TOURS VB
The French team have played Pro A, french A1 Championship, since 1994/95. It won one Champioship, three French Cups and one Frech Supercup. The starting six: Slobodan Boskan and Hichem Guemmadi spikers, Loic Thiebaut De Kergret setter, Hardy-Dessources middleblocker, Rette opposite. Alexis Valido is the libero.
The strong team is ready to play its best: Grankin and makarov setters, Volkov and Kuleshov middleblockers, Poltavsky opposite and Matey Kaziyski, one of the most talented player all over the world. Vladimir Alekno was the coach at the beginning; Stoiytchev took his place after sometime.
Dinamo Mosca, founded in 1926, won 5 Championships (1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1951), three URSS’s Cups (1950, 1951, 1952) and one Russian Cup (2006).