Summary
Dinamo Kazan (Russian: Динамо-Казань) is a Russian professional women's volleyball club based in Kazan. The club was founded in 2002 and plays in the super league, the top Russian league.
| Full name | Women's Volleyball Club Dinamo-Kazan | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 | ||
| Ground | Kazan Volleyball Centre, Kazan (Capacity: 5,000) | ||
| Chairman | Leonid Barychev | ||
| Manager | Rishat Gilyazutdinov | ||
| League | Women's Super League | ||
| 2021–22 | 4th | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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Previous names edit
- Kazanochka (2002–2008)
- Dinamo Kazan (2008–2019)
- Dinamo-Ak Bars (2020–
History edit
The club was founded in September 2002 as Kazanochka and made quick progress in the lower leagues, arriving at the Super league in the 2005–06 season.[1][2] On its second season at the Super league, the club reached the top four and earned a spot at the 2007–08 CEV Women's Challenge Cup.[1]
The 2007–08 season was difficult for the club, who lost its main sponsor just before the start of the season. Faced with an uncertain future, the club just managed to fulfil its season competitions commitments with poor results, being relegated from the Super league and failing to qualify in the top 8 of the CEV Challenge Cup. With the club at the point of being dissolved, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Tatarstan directly intervened and took over the club. As a result, the club's name was changed to Dinamo Kazan.[1]
Dinamo Kazan returned to the Super league in 2009–10 and signed players which improved the quality of the team, among them Jordan Larson, Ekaterina Gamova, Maria Borisenko, Tatiana Kosheleva, Ekaterina Kabeshova and Vera Ulyakina. These players (apart from Jordan Larson, who is American) formed the core of the Russian national team in 2010.[1] Success and results came soon in the following seasons, the club won the 2010 Russian Cup, its first title, and would go on to win the Super league for five consecutive seasons (from 2010–11 until 2014–15). It won a second Russian Cup in 2012 and the 2013–14 CEV Champions League held in Baku, Azerbaijan, defeating the home team Rabita Baku in the semifinals by 3–0[3] and the Turkish side VakıfBank İstanbul also by 3–0 in the final.[4] The title qualified the club for the 2014 FIVB Club World Championship played in Switzerland, where the club would beat Brazilian sides SESI-SP by 3–1 in the semifinals and Molico Osasco by 3–0 in the final to claim the title.[5][6]
In December 2016, the club won its third Russian Cup after beating Dinamo Moscow by 3–1 in the final.[7] Kazan won its third straight title in 2017, beating VC Yenisey Krasnoyarsk 3–0 in the decisive game.[8]
Honours edit
National competitions edit
- 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15 , 2019–20
Russian Cup: 7
- 2010, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021
- 2020, 2022
International competitions edit
CEV Cup: 1
Team Roster edit
Season 2020–2021 [9]
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Weight (kg) | Birth date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Milina Rakhmatullina
|
Libero | 1.73 | 67 | 3 October 2001 |
| 2 | Anna Podkopaeva
|
Libero | 1.75 | 59 | 16 April 1990 |
| 3 | Olga Biryukova
|
Outside hitter | 1.94 | 74 | 19 September 1994 |
| 4 | Marina Maryukhnich
|
Middle blocker | 1.97 | 70 | 26 November 1982 |
| 6 | Irina Koroleva
|
Middle blocker | 1.96 | 75 | 4 October 1991 |
| 7 | Anna Kotikova
|
Outside hitter | 1.86 | 76 | 13 October 1999 |
| 9 | Elizaveta Popova
|
Setter | 1.80 | 63 | 7 June 2002 |
| 10 |  Samanta Fabris
|
Opposite | 1.90 | 80 | 8 February 1992 |
| 12 |  Samantha Bricio
|
Outside hitter | 1.88 | 60 | 22 November 1994 |
| 13 | Evgeniya Startseva (c)
|
Setter | 1.85 | 65 | 12 February 1989 |
| 15 | Arina Fedorovtseva
|
Outside hitter | 1.90 | 69 | 19 January 2004 |
| 17 | Tatiana Kadochkina
|
Opposite | 1.92 | 72 | 21 March 2003 |
| 19 | Vita Akimova
|
Opposite | 1.91 | 71 | 16 July 2002 |
| 22 | Taisiya Konovalova
|
Middle blocker | 1.88 | 69 | 22 May 1996 |
Notable players edit
Marina Babeshina- Maria Borodakova
- Lesya Evdokimova
- Ekaterina Gamova
- Olga Khrzhanovskaya
- Tatiana Kosheleva
- Lesya Makhno
- Yevgeniya Startseva
- Ekaterina Ulanova
- Vera Ulyakina
- Regina Moroz
- Irina Zaryazhko
- Anna Malova
- Arina Fedorovtseva
Elitsa Vasileva
Natalya Mammadova
Antonella Del Core
Megumi Kurihara
Onuma Sittirak
Heather Bown- Tayyiba Haneef-Park
- Jordan Larson
Bethania de la Cruz
Samanta Fabris
Samantha Bricio
References edit
- ^ a b c d "History". Volleyball club Dinamo-Kazan. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ "2006 Russian Women's Super League". ВФВ (Volleyball Federation of Russia) (in Russian). Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ "Dinamo disappoints Baku home crowd by claiming the last spot in final". Baku, Azerbaijan: CEV. 2014-03-15. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
- ^ "Dinamo KAZAN dethrones VakifBank to claim the 2014 Champions League title". Baku, Azerbaijan: CEV. 2014-03-16. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
- ^ "Dinamo claims CEV Champions League title, FIVB Women's Club Championship ticket". Baku, Azerbaijan: FIVB. 2014-03-16. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
- ^ "Russia's Kazan capture Women's Club World Championship in style". www.fivb.org. FIVB. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- ^ "Кубок России. Женщины. Финал и матч за "бронзу"". ВФВ (Volleyball Federation of Russia) (in Russian). 29 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ^ "Кубок России остаётся в Казани!". WVC Dynamo Kazan (in Russian). 29 December 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ "Dynamo Kazan Players - Team details". Dinamo Kazan.
External links edit
- Official site (Russian)