Leningradka (Russian: Ленингра́дка) is a Russian women's volleyball club based in Saint Petersburg and plays in the Super League, the top Russian league.
| 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 | |||
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Previous names
edit- Spartak Leningrad (1935–1977)
- TTU Leningrad (1978–1991)
- TTU Saint-Petersburg (1992–2003)
- Leningradka Saint-Petersburg (2003–present)
History
editSoviet years
editFounded 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
editThe 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
editNational competitions
edit- USSR
USSR Cup: 2
- 1976, 1977
Team squad
editSeason 2018–2019, as of January 2019.[4]
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Weight (kg) | Birth date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sofia Kuznetsova
|
Outside hitter | 1.80 | 31 October 1999 | |
| 2 | Alina Kuznetsova
|
Libero | 1.77 | 15 September 1990 | |
| 3 |  Yelyzaveta Samadova
|
Outside hitter | 1.85 | 71 | 3 March 1995 |
| 4 | Anna Shevchenko
|
Setter | 1.80 | 20 October 1998 | |
| 5 | Svetlana Chesnokova
|
Middle blocker | 1.91 | 3 March 1987 | |
| 7 | Ekaterina Petrova
|
Opposite | 1.91 | 72 | 27 November 1993 |
| 8 | Anna Luneva
|
Middle blocker | 1.90 | 78 | 12 July 1995 |
| 13 | Anna Kurshina
|
Outside hitter | 1.85 | 19 March 1992 | |
| 14 | Ekaterina Polyakova
|
Middle blocker | 1.95 | 70 | 6 February 1987 |
| 15 | Mariya Kashina
|
Libero | 1.67 | 16 January 1994 | |
| 16 | Kseniia Bondar
|
Outside hitter | 1.90 | 73 | 1 February 1990 |
| 17 |  Olga Skripak
|
Setter | 1.83 | 28 December 1996 | |
| 18 | Yuliya Bessonnaya
|
Outside hitter | 1.80 | 30 October 1988 |
Notable players
editThis list of "famous" or "notable" sporting people has no clear inclusion or exclusion criteria. Please help improve this article by defining clear inclusion criteria to contain only subjects that fit those criteria. (December 2016) |
References
edit- ^ 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 2 January 2019.