VC Dinamo Krasnodar (women's volleyball team)
Dinamo Krasnodar (Russian: Динамо Краснодар) is a Russian women's volleyball club based in Krasnodar. It was founded in 1946 and plays in the super league, the top Russian league.
| Full name | Volleyball Club Dinamo Krasnodar | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1946 | ||
| Ground | Palais des Sports Olympus, Krasnodar, Russia (Capacity: 3,000) | ||
| Chairman | Sergey Kucheruk | ||
| Manager | Konstantin Ushakov | ||
| League | Women's Super League | ||
| 2016–17 | 5th | ||
| Website | Club home page | ||
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History
Soviet years
Founded in 1946, the club participated in the 1946 Soviet Women's Volleyball Championship (National championship) finishing in eleventh place (out of 18 teams). From that point, the club competed only at regional level until 1955 when it returned to the National championship remaining there until 1966 when it was relegated to a lower national level. In the years that followed, the club had mixed results being promoted and relegated many times without achieving any real tangible success.[1]
Russian years
The club competed in the "B" league of the Russian Women's Championship in 1992–93 and gained promotion to the Super League. A year later it won its first title, the 1994 Russian Cup. It was relegated after a poor campaign in the 1997–98 Super League where it finished last. It took a decade for the club to return to the Super League, only returning in the 2009–10 season.[1] Since then the club has become consistent and competitive, it qualified for a European competition for the first time, the Women's CEV Cup in 2010–11 reaching the final.[2] On domestic level the club added two more Russian Cups (2014 and 2015). European success soon came in the form of titles in the 2012–13 CEV Challenge Cup and CEV Cups of 2014–15 and 2015–16.[3] In 2015, the club was given a wildcard to participate of the FIVB Volleyball Club World Championship in Switzerland and reached the tournament's final.[4]
Honours
National competitions
- 1994, 2014, 2015
Team Roster
Season 2018–2019, as of January 2019.[5]
| Number | Player | Position | Height (m) | Weight (kg) | Birth date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Opposite | 1.91 | 90 | 24 May 1999 |
| 2 | |
Outside Hitter | 1.88 | 70 | 10 February 2000 |
| 3 | |
Middle Blocker | 1.87 | 72 | 9 March 1984 |
| 7 | |
Opposite | 1.95 | 78 | 31 July 1994 |
| 8 | |
Libero | 1.76 | 62 | 26 March 1995 |
| 10 | |
Setter | 1.82 | 63 | 7 December 1981 |
| 11 | |
Outside Hitter | 1.88 | 80 | 23 October 1988 |
| 13 | |
Setter | 1.78 | 61 | 1 December 2001 |
| 14 | |
Outside Hitter | 1.87 | 73 | 20 June 2001 |
| 15 | |
Middle Blocker | 1.90 | 78 | 11 August 1998 |
| 16 | |
Middle Blocker | 1.90 | 81 | 16 November 1986 |
| 17 | |
Outside Hitter | 1.88 | 74 | 11 February 1997 |
| 18 | |
Libero | 1.76 | 60 | 19 October 1984 |
| 20 | |
Outside Hitter | 1.85 | 75 | 5 March 2000 |
Notable players
References
- "History". Dinamo Krasnodar (in Russian). Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- "2010/11 CEV CUP - Final". CEV. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- "Dinamo KRASNODAR retain CEV Cup crown by scoring resounding home win". CEV. 2 April 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- "Eczacibasi reach summit of club volleyball at Zurich 2015". FIVB. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- "Dynamo Krasnodar Players - Team details". Dinamo Krasnodar. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
External links
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- Dinamo Krasnodar official website (in Russian)