Telekom Baku Explained

Telekom Baku (formerly named Rabita Baku) was an Azerbaijani women's volleyball club. Telekom was an eight-time champion of Azerbaijani Superleague and the winner of the 2011 FIVB Club World Championship.^{[1] [2]}

History

The Rabita Bank was founded in 2001 as Rabitachi Baku, and then took Rabita Baku in 2004. Club participated for the first time in an official competition in the European CEV Cup 2007–08, but was eliminated immediately by OK Hit Nova Gorica.

In the season 2008–09, reaches the quarter-finals of the Challenge Cup and was eliminated from the Club Voleibol Albacete and wins for the first time the championship in the final against Azerrail. The season 2009-10 campaign starts with a good buy: the team wins the championship again and get the third place in the CEV Cup, losing in the semifinals against Futura Volley Busto Arsizio, but winning the final for bronze against VC Uralochka-NTMK Yekaterinburg.

In the season 2010 - 11, club participated for the first time in the Women's CEV Champions League and reached final of this competition, just losing to VakıfBank of Turkey.^[3]

Rabita hosted the 2013–14 CEV Champions League Final Four,^[4] there the club won the Bronze medal after falling 0–3 to the Russian Dinamo Kazan in the semifinals,^[5] but defeating 3–0 to the Turkish Eczacıbaşı VitrA Istanbul in the third place match.^[6]

After eight Azerbaijani Superleague titles, in 2015 Rabita Baku merged with Telekom Baku adopting the name of the latter,^[7] due to financial difficulties but retained the commitments in the Azerbaijani Superleague and the 2015–16 CEV Champions League and transferring to the new team the Telekom young players.^[8]

Team

As Telekom Baku

Season 2016–2017, as of November 2016.^[9]

Number	Player	Position	Height (m)	Weight (kg)	Birth date
1	Anastasiia Baidiuk	Outside hitter	1.89	67	5 December 1999
2	Yana Azimova	Setter	1.74	63	5 July 1994
3	Yelyzaveta Samadova	Outside hitter	1.85	72	3 March 1995
4	Aleksandra Petrović	Middle blocker	1.92	57	1 July 1987
5	Marharyta Azizova	Opposite	1.86	73	25 April 1993
7		Middle blocker	1.85	66	25 July 1989
8	Mariya Filipova	Libero	1.79	67	10 September 1982
9	Anastasiya Bezsonova	Outside hitter	1.87	68	21 December 1999
10	Jovana Vesović	Outside hitter	1.83	67	21 July 1987
11	Olena Hasanova	Middle blocker	1.88	73	25 November 1995
12	Ksenija Ivanović	Outside hitter	1.88	78	22 May 1986
13	Slađana Mirković	Setter	1.85	72	7 October 1995
18	Ulkar Karimova	Libero	1.83	78	22 June 1994

2015–2016 Team
Number	Player	Position	Height (m)	Weight (kg)	Birth
1	Anastasiia Baidiuk	Outside hitter	1.89	67	5 December 1999
2	Kristsina Yagubova	Setter	1.84	69	13 February 1996
3	Yelyzaveta Samadova	Outside hitter	1.85	72	3 March 1995
5	Marharyta Azizova	Outside hitter	1.86	73	25 April 1993
7		Middle blocker	1.85	66	25 July 1989
8	Mariya Filipova	Libero	1.79	67	10 September 1982
9	Anastasiya Bezsonova	Outside hitter	1.87	68	21 December 1999
10	Ana Cleger	Opposite	1.85	73	27 November 1989
11	Olena Hasanova	Middle blocker	1.88	73	25 November 1995
12	Ksenija Ivanović	Outside hitter	1.88	78	22 May 1986
14	Bayaz Aliyeva	Libero	1.76	60	9 June 1990
15	Lucie Mühlsteinová	Setter	1.78	70	15 October 1984
17	Hristina Ruseva	Middle blocker	1.90	77	1 October 1991

As Rabita Baku

2014–2015 Team
Number	Player	Position	Height (m)	Weight (kg)	Birth date
1	Wilma Salas	Outside hitter	1.91	72	9 March 1991
3	Yelyzaveta Samadova	Outside hitter	1.85	72	3 March 1995
4	Yoana Palacios	Outside hitter	1.85	72	6 October 1990
5	Nataša Krsmanović	Middle-blocker	1.88	73	19 June 1985
6	Tetori Dixon	Middle-blocker	1.93	90	4 August 1992
7	Gyselle Silva	Opposite	1.92	80	29 October 1991
8	Aurea Cruz	Outside hitter	1.80	73	10 January 1982
9	Brenda Castillo	Libero	1.67	55	5 June 1992
10	Ana Cleger	Setter/Opposite	1.85	73	27 November 1989
11	Olena Hasanova	Middle-blocker	1.88	73	25 November 1995
12	Francesca Ferretti^[10]	Setter	1.80	70	15 February 1984
12	Yana Azimova^[11]	Setter	1.74	63	5 July 1994
13	Nootsara Tomkom	Setter	1.69	57	7 July 1985
15	Winifer Fernandez	Libero	1.66	54	6 January 1995
16	Foluke Akinradewo	Middle-blocker	1.91	79	5 October 1987
17	Katarzyna Skowrońska	Opposite	1.89	75	30 June 1983
18	Dóra Horváth	Outside hitter	1.88	75	4 March 1988

2013–2014 Team
Number	Player	Position	Height (m)	Weight (kg)	Birth date
3	Katarzyna Skorupa	Setter	1.83	69	16 September 1984
4	Rachel Rourke	Opposite	1.94	78	1 October 1988
5	Nataša Krsmanović	Middle-blocker	1.88	73	19 June 1985
6	Tetori Dixon^[12]	Middle-blocker	1.93	90	4 August 1992
7	Kayla Banwarth	Libero	1.78	75	21 January 1989
8	Aurea Cruz	Outside hitter	1.80	73	10 January 1982
9	Brenda Castillo	Libero	1.67	55	5 June 1992
10	Gina Mancuso^[13]	Outside hitter	1.84	70	31 May 1991
11	Brittnee Cooper	Middle-blocker	1.91	77	26 February 1988
12	Cursty Jackson	Middle-blocker	1.86	65	11 September 1990
13	Nootsara Tomkom	Setter	1.69	57	7 July 1985
15	Sanja Starović (c)	Opposite	1.94	96	25 March 1983
16	Foluke Akinradewo	Middle-blocker	1.91	79	5 October 1987
17	Katarzyna Skowrońska	Outside hitter	1.89	75	30 June 1983
18	Dóra Horváth	Outside hitter	1.88	75	4 March 1988

2012–2013 Team
Number	Player	Position	Height (m)	Weight (kg)	Birth date
1	Dobriana Rabadzhieva	Outside hitter	1.94	72	14 June 1991
2	Angelina Grün	Outside hitter/Opposite	1.85	74	2 December 1979
3	Katarzyna Skorupa	Setter	1.83	69	16 September 1984
5	Nataša Krsmanović	Middle-blocker	1.88	73	19 June 1985
7	Madelaynne Montaño	Opposite	1.86	68	6 January 1983
8	Aurea Cruz	Outside hitter	1.80	73	10 January 1982
9	Brenda Castillo^[14]	Libero	1.67	55	5 June 1992
10	Alexandra Fomina	Libero	1.80	73	4 May 1975
11	Katsiaryna Zakreuskaya^[15]	Outside hitter	1.86	70	29 September 1986
12	Mira Golubović (c)	Middle-blocker	1.88	74	15 October 1976
15	Sanja Starović	Opposite	1.94	96	25 March 1983
16	Foluke Akinradewo	Middle-blocker	1.91	79	5 October 1987
17	Iryna Zhukova	Setter	1.79	72	22 November 1974
18	Suzana Ćebić^[16]	Libero	1.67	60	9 November 1984

2011–2012 Team
Number	Player	Position	Height (m)	Weight (kg)	Birth date
1	Dobriana Rabadzhieva	Outside hitter	1.94	72	14 June 1991
2	Madina Aliyeva	Outside hitter	1.70	65	18 March 1990
5	Nataša Krsmanović	Middle-blocker	1.88	73	19 June 1985
6	Jasna Majstorović	Outside hitter	1.80	64	23 April 1984
7	Mary Spicer	Setter	1.77	66	3 July 1987
8	Silvija Popović	Libero	1.75	64	15 March 1986
9		Outside hitter	1.95	81	2 December 1984
10	Kimberly Glass	Outside hitter	1.90	83	18 August 1984
11	Pelin Çelik^[17]	Setter	1.72	57	23 May 1982
12		Middle-blocker	1.88	74	15 October 1976
13	Nataša Osmokrović	Outside hitter	1.84	69	27 May 1976
14	Kathy Radzuweit	Middle-blocker	1.96	76	2 March 1982
15	Sanja Starović	Opposite	1.94	96	25 March 1983
17	Iryna Zhukova	Setter	1.79	72	22 November 1974

2010–2011 Team
Number	Player	Position	Height (m)	Weight (kg)	Birth date
1	Diana Nenova	Setter	1.82	72	16 April 1985
2	Bojana Doganjić	Outside hitter	1.83	70	15 April 1979
3	Mirela Delić	Middle-blocker	1.89	80	13 November 1981
4	Marina Miletić	Outside hitter	1.81	58	21 February 1983
5	Nataša Krsmanović	Middle-blocker	1.88	73	19 June 1985
7	Olga Ativi	Opposite	1.89	70	7 January 1982
8	Silvija Popović	Libero	1.75	64	15 March 1986
9		Outside hitter	1.95	81	2 December 1984
10	Kimberly Glass	Outside hitter	1.90	83	18 August 1984
12		Middle-blocker	1.88	74	15 October 1976
15	Sanja Starović	Opposite	1.94	96	25 March 1983
17	Iryna Zhukova	Setter	1.79	72	22 November 1974
18	Lidiya Luchko	Middle-blocker	1.86	70	25 March 1983

2009–2010 Team
Number	Player	Position	Height (m)	Weight (kg)	Birth date
2	Bojana Doganjić	Outside hitter	1.83	70	15 April 1979
5	Farida Rasulova	Outside hitter	1.80	67	29 October 1987
7	Viktoryia Hurava	Setter	1.82	74	30 January 1984
8	Silvija Popović	Libero	1.75	64	15 March 1986
9	Olga Andrusenko	Outside hitter	1.82	79	10 January 1980
10	Vesna Tomašević	Outside hitter	1.87	84	10 September 1981
13		Outside hitter	1.89	71	24 July 1972
14	Aleksandra Avramović	Middle-blocker	1.89	80	3 July 1982
15	Sanja Starović	Opposite	1.94	96	25 March 1983
16	Ganna Yevsikova	Middle-blocker	1.92	88	24 February 1981
17	Evelina Tsvetanova	Setter	1.80	55	22 April 1974
18	Lidiya Luchko	Middle-blocker	1.86	70	25 March 1983

Honours

International success

• FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship:
  • Champion (1): 2011
  • Runners-up (1): 2012
• Women's CEV Champions League:
  • Runners-up (2): 2010-2011, 2012-2013
  • Third (1): 2013-2014

Domestic success

• Azerbaijan Superleague:
  • Winners (7): 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012-13, 2013-14, 2014–15
  • Runners-up (5): 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08
  • Third (1): 2002-03

External links

• Volleyball in Azerbaijan
• CEV Profile

Notes and References

1. http://azerivolley.com/teams/rabita.php Rabita Baku VC
2. http://www.the-sports.org/volleyball-rabita-baku-women-results-identity-s3-c2-b1-o139-i2979.html Rabita Baku (Women)
3. Web site: VakifGunesTTelekom completes Turkish fairy tale in Istanbul. CEV. 2011-03-20. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110324195548/http://www.cev.lu/mmp/online/website/news/news_online/755/1711/19279_EN.html. 2011-03-24.
4. Web site: Halkbank and Rabita to host Champions League Final Four tournaments. FIVB. Luxembourg. 2013-12-19. 2014-03-16.
5. Web site: Dinamo disappoints Baku home crowd by claiming the last spot in final. CEV. Baku, Azerbaijan. 2014-03-15. 2014-03-16.
6. Web site: Bronze consolation for Rabita at home Final Four. CEV. Baku, Azerbaijan. 2014-03-16. 2014-03-16. 2016-08-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20160821175952/http://www.cev.lu/News.aspx?NewsID=16852&ID=678. dead.
7. Web site: Telekom BAKU a force to be reckoned with in 2016 edition of Europe’s elite competition. CEV. Baku, Azerbaijan. 2015-10-13. 2015-11-03.
8. Web site: "Telekom" Çempionlar Liqasında.... "Telecom" in the Champions League .... Apa Sport. 2015-05-25. 2015-11-03.
9. Web site: Telekom Baku - Team details. CEV. 19 November 2016.
10. [Francesca Ferretti]
11. [Yana Azimova]
12. [Tetori Dixon]
13. [Gina Mancuso]
14. [Brenda Castillo]
15. [Katsiaryna Zakreuskaya]
16. [Suzana Ćebić]
17. [Pelin Çelik]