The club was established when fashion company
Liu·Jo decided to create a volleyball club based in
Modena and in May 2013, the company acquired a
Serie A1 licence from
Gruppo Sportivo Oratorio Villa Cortese. The club was officially unveiled in
Carpi (Modena) on 28 May 2013 under the name . The project goal was to bring women's volleyball back to Modena, which has a long tradition in the sport, by creating a professional club and supporting a local club focussed on youth teams. After the club's third season, in May 2016, an agreement between the club and
Nordmeccanica Piacenza was announced, following LJ Volley decision to ceased its volleyball operations. In the agreement River Volley acquired LJ Volley assets (players and rights to play at the
PalaPanini) with Liu Jo becoming River's main sponsor and the club based in
Piacenza was renamed with home matches played at the PalaPanini in Modena. LJ Volley sold its Serie A1 licence to
Neruda Volley. ==Team==