The team was founded in 1998 by then Italian federation sports director
Julio Velasco, in order to develop the skills of younger players in a competitive league rather than in youth leagues. The team is directly controlled by the
Italian Volleyball Federation, which is entitled to put the best younger scouted players in the team. After a lot of seasons in the lower leagues of Serie B1 and Serie B2, Club Italia was automatically promoted by the Italian Federation into
Serie A2 (2nd tier) in 2014 and then into
Serie A1 (first tier) in 2015, avoiding relegation in its first season. Over the next two seasons,
Anna Danesi,
Paola Egonu,
Ofelia Malinov and
Alessia Orro have been called up to the
Italian national team while playing for Club Italia. At the conclusion of the 2016–17 season, the club was relegated to Serie A2. The club returned to the Serie A1 in the 2018–19 season. The club has competed under various names: •
Club Italia (1998–2016) •
Club Italia Crai (2016–2022) •
Club Italia (2022–present) ==Squad==