Leites Nestlé
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Leites Nestlé or Leite Moça was a Brazilian women's volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...

 club representing Sorocaba
Sorocaba
Sorocaba is a city in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Sorocaba is the fourth largest city in the state of São Paulo. Outside the Greater São Paulo region, it ranks behind only Campinas, Sao Jose dos Campos and Ribeirão Preto...

 and Jundiaí
Jundiaí
Jundiaí is a city and municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The population in 2009 was 349,929, and the area is 433.958 km². The elevation is 761 m. Distance is 60 km north of the city of São Paulo.- History and Geography :...

, SP
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...

, winner of the 1994 FIVB Club World Championship. The team played the home games at the Ginásio de Esportes Dr. Nicolino de Lucca, in Jundiaí
Jundiaí
Jundiaí is a city and municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The population in 2009 was 349,929, and the area is 433.958 km². The elevation is 761 m. Distance is 60 km north of the city of São Paulo.- History and Geography :...

, SP
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...

.

Names Evolution

  • 1994-95 - 1996-97: Leite Moça/Sorocaba
  • 1996-97 - 1998-99: Leites Nestlé/Jundiaí

History

The team was found over the Clube Atlético Sorocaba
Clube Atlético Sorocaba
Clube Atlético Sorocaba, usually known as Atlético Sorocaba, is a Brazilian football club from Sorocaba. They play in the Campeonato Paulista league. The club competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C several times.The club is owned by Rev...

in Sorocaba
Sorocaba
Sorocaba is a city in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Sorocaba is the fourth largest city in the state of São Paulo. Outside the Greater São Paulo region, it ranks behind only Campinas, Sao Jose dos Campos and Ribeirão Preto...

 in 1993, with the sponsorship from the product Leite Moça
La Lechera
La Lechera, which means Milkmaid in Spanish, is a Nestle brand, producing various dairy products. The brand was established in 1921 and markets its products in Latin America, Spain and also among Hispanic populations in the United States...

 from the Swiss company Nestlé
Nestlé
Nestlé S.A. is the world's largest food and nutrition company. Founded and headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland, Nestlé originated in a 1905 merger of the Anglo-Swiss Milk Company, established in 1867 by brothers George Page and Charles Page, and Farine Lactée Henri Nestlé, founded in 1866 by Henri...

; and trasferred to Jundiaí
Jundiaí
Jundiaí is a city and municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The population in 2009 was 349,929, and the area is 433.958 km². The elevation is 761 m. Distance is 60 km north of the city of São Paulo.- History and Geography :...

 in 1996. Three years later the team folded.

1994-95

Leite Moça participated at the third edition of the FIVB Club World Championship in 1994, held in São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...

, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

; winning the gold medal. In that tournament Ana Moser was the MVP and Best Server and Fernanda Venturini was Best Setter.

At the first season of the Superliga Brasileira de Voleibol
Superliga Brasileira de Voleibol
The Superliga Brasileira de Voleibol is the top level Brazilian volleyball competition and it is organized by the Brazilian Volleyball Confederation. There are both men's and women's competitions...

, after being renamed from Liga Nacional, Leite Moça win the championship under the guidance of the head coach Sérgio Negrão and players like Ana Paula
Ana Paula Connelly
Ana Paula Rodrigues Connelly is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who represented her native country at four Summer Olympics: in volleyball in 1992 and 1996, and in beach volleyball in 2004 and 2008. At her second Olympic appearance she was a member of the team that won the bronze medal in...

 and Fernanda Venturini, who was the MVP of the tournament.

1995-96

The next season, once again Venturini led Leite Moça to the championship, defeating BCN/Osasco
Grêmio de Vôlei Osasco
Osasco Voleibol Clube is a women's volleyball club, based in Osasco, São Paulo , Brazil. It includes volleyball teams for females of all ages, children through adult.-History:...

 3-0 in the final series. The team also won the 1995 Paulista Championship.

1996-97

In 1996 the team moved to Jundiaí
Jundiaí
Jundiaí is a city and municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The population in 2009 was 349,929, and the area is 433.958 km². The elevation is 761 m. Distance is 60 km north of the city of São Paulo.- History and Geography :...

 and was renamed Leites Nestlé, always under the Swiss sponsor, conquering the third Brazilian Superliga title in a row.

The team won the South American Club Championship in 1996 and 1997. conquering the third Brazilian Superliga title in a row.

1997-98

After three consecutive gold medals, the team ended the season with the second place of the Superliga after losing from Rexona and won the 1998 South American Club Championship.

1998-1999

What it would be the last season for Leites Nestlé, after finishing in 6th place in the regular season, the team could qualify to the semifinals, being defeated again by Rexona, but winning the third place match to Universidade de Guarulhos

Brazilian Superliga

  • Champion: 1994-95, 1995-96, 1996-97
  • Runner-Up: 1997-98
  • 3rd Place; 1998-99
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