Leningradka Saint Petersburg
| Full name | Leningradka Saint-Petersburg | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1935 | ||
| Ground | Platonov Volleyball Academy, Saint Petersburg, Russia (Capacity: 1,500) | ||
| Manager | Alexander Kashin | ||
| League | Women's Super League | ||
| 2021–22 | 7th | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
| Uniforms | |||
Leningradka (Russian: Ленингра́дка) is a Russian women's volleyball club based in Saint Petersburg and plays in the Super League, the top Russian league.
Previous names
- Spartak Leningrad (1935–1977)
- TTU Leningrad (1978–1991)
- TTU Saint-Petersburg (1992–2003)
- Leningradka Saint-Petersburg (2003–present)
History
Soviet years
Founded in 1935 as the women's volleyball department of the DSO Spartak section based in Leningrad, the club made its debut in the USSR Championship in 1939 and played 43 seasons in the USSR Championship until the tournament folded in 1991.[1] The club changed its name in 1978 to Tallinn Technology University (TTU) Leningrad.[2] During the Soviet period, the club won the USSR Cup twice (1976, 1977) and reached the final of the European Cup Winners Cup in 1980–81.[citation needed]
Russian years
The Russian Championship (which eventually became the Super League) was established for the 1991–92 season, but the club played in the second division that season. Since then, it has been promoted and relegated many times in the Russian Leagues with very inconsistent results.[2] In 2003, it changed its name to Leningradka and started to focus on the development and preparation of young players by creating a youth team to support their main team.[1] In the CEV Challenge Cup of 2008–09 the club finished third.[3]
Honours
National competitions
- USSR
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- 1976, 1977
Team squad
Season 2018–2019, as of January 2019.[4]
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Weight (kg) | Birth date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia Sofia Kuznetsova | Outside hitter | 1.80 | 31 October 1999 | |
| 2 | Russia Alina Kuznetsova | Libero | 1.77 | 15 September 1990 | |
| 3 | Azerbaijan Yelyzaveta Samadova | Outside hitter | 1.85 | 71 | 3 March 1995 |
| 4 | Russia Anna Shevchenko | Setter | 1.80 | 20 October 1998 | |
| 5 | Russia Svetlana Chesnokova | Middle blocker | 1.91 | 3 March 1987 | |
| 7 | Russia Ekaterina Petrova | Opposite | 1.91 | 72 | 27 November 1993 |
| 8 | Russia Anna Luneva | Middle blocker | 1.90 | 78 | 12 July 1995 |
| 13 | Russia Anna Kurshina | Outside hitter | 1.85 | 19 March 1992 | |
| 14 | Russia Ekaterina Polyakova | Middle blocker | 1.95 | 70 | 6 February 1987 |
| 15 | Russia Mariya Kashina | Libero | 1.67 | 16 January 1994 | |
| 16 | Russia Kseniia Bondar | Outside hitter | 1.90 | 73 | 1 February 1990 |
| 17 | Ukraine Olga Skripak | Setter | 1.83 | 28 December 1996 | |
| 18 | Russia Yuliya Bessonnaya | Outside hitter | 1.80 | 30 October 1988 |
Notable players
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- Soviet Union Lyudmila Borozna
- Soviet Union Galina Leontyeva
- Russia Natalia Alimova
- Russia Ekaterina Kabeshova
- Russia Olga Nikolaeva
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "History". Leningradka (Saint-Petersburg). Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "All Results". Leningradka (Saint-Petersburg) (in Russian). Retrieved 22 December 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "GM CAPITAL CHALLENGE CUP WOMEN - 2008/2009 - Third place match". CEV. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ↑ "Squad". Leningradka (Saint-Petersburg) (in Russian). Retrieved 2 January 2019.
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