Leningradka Saint Petersburg Explained

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

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.

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

1976, 1977

Team squad

Season 2018–2019, as of January 2019.[4]

NumberPlayerPositionHeight (m)Weight (kg)Birth date
1 Sofia KuznetsovaOutside hitter1.8031 October 1999
2 Alina KuznetsovaLibero1.7715 September 1990
3 Yelyzaveta SamadovaOutside hitter1.85713 March 1995
4 Anna ShevchenkoSetter1.8020 October 1998
5 Svetlana ChesnokovaMiddle blocker1.913 March 1987
7 Ekaterina PetrovaOpposite1.917227 November 1993
8 Anna LunevaMiddle blocker1.907812 July 1995
13 Anna KurshinaOutside hitter1.8519 March 1992
14 Ekaterina PolyakovaMiddle blocker1.95706 February 1987
15 Mariya KashinaLibero1.6716 January 1994
16 Kseniia BondarOutside hitter1.90731 February 1990
17 Olga SkripakSetter1.8328 December 1996
18 Yuliya BessonnayaOutside hitter1.8030 October 1988

Notable players

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History . Leningradka (Saint-Petersburg) . 22 December 2016.
  2. Web site: All Results . Russian . Leningradka (Saint-Petersburg) . 22 December 2016.
  3. Web site: GM CAPITAL CHALLENGE CUP WOMEN - 2008/2009 - Third place match . . 22 December 2016.
  4. Web site: Squad . Russian . Leningradka (Saint-Petersburg) . 2 January 2019.