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 | ||
| 2017–18 | 8th | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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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 a total of 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.
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] A notable result came in the CEV Challenge Cup of 2008–09 when the club finished third.[3]
Honours
National competitions
- USSR
USSR Cup: 2
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- 1976, 1977
Team squad
Season 2016–2017, as of December 2016.[4]
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Weight (kg) | Birth date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Valeria Shatunova
|
Outside Hitter | 1.90 | 12 July 1994 | |
| 2 | Elena Tkacheva
|
Outside Hitter | 1.83 | 29 June 1989 | |
| 3 | Maria Samoylova
|
Opposite | 1.90 | 22 December 1988 | |
| 4 | Victoria Gorbacheva
|
Libero | 1.74 | 2 April 1995 | |
| 6 | Julia Kutyukova
|
Outside Hitter | 1.83 | 30 March 1989 | |
| 7 | Ekaterina Petrova
|
Opposite | 1.91 | 27 November 1993 | |
| 10 | Alina Georgieva
|
Middle Blocker | 1.86 | 20 June 1991 | |
| 11 | Maria Doronicheva
|
Setter | 1.81 | 26 May 1997 | |
| 12 | Maria Vonogova
|
Middle Blocker | 1.90 | 5 April 1990 | |
| 13 | Julia Bessonnaya
|
Outside Hitter | 1.80 | 30 October 1988 | |
| 14 | Ekaterina Polyakova
|
Middle Blocker | 1.95 | 6 February 1987 | |
| 15 | Maria Kashina
|
Libero | 1.67 | 16 January 1994 | |
| 16 | Natalia Nepomnyashchikh
|
Setter | 1.84 | 16 August 1987 | |
| 17 | Olga Skripak
|
Setter | 1.83 | 28 December 1996 | |
| 20 | Victoria Babrova
|
Middle Blocker | 1.87 | 6 June 1997 |
Notable players
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Lyudmila Borozna- Tatyana Gonobobleva
- Kira Gorbachova
- Alica Krasenyinikova
- Galina Leontyeva
- Maria Toporkova
Natalia Alimova- Ekaterina Kabeshova
- Olga Nikolaeva
References
- ^ a b "History". Leningradka (Saint-Petersburg). Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ a b "All Results". Leningradka (Saint-Petersburg) (in Russian). Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "GM CAPITAL CHALLENGE CUP WOMEN - 2008/2009 - Third place match". CEV. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "Squad". Leningradka (Saint-Petersburg) (in Russian). Retrieved 22 December 2016.