Leningradka Saint Petersburg

Russian volleyball club

LeningradkaFull name| Leningradka Saint-Petersburg

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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
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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

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* Spartak Leningrad (1935–1977)
* TTU Leningrad (1978–1991)
* TTU Saint-Petersburg (1992–2003)
* Leningradka Saint-Petersburg (2003–present)

## History

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### Soviet years

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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.[citation needed]

### Russian years

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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

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### National competitions

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USSR

* USSR Cup: 2

1976, 1977

## Team squad

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

Number  | Player  | Position  | Height (m)  | Weight (kg)  | Birth date

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1  |  Sofia Kuznetsova | Outside hitter  | 1.80  |  |  (1999-10-31) 31 October 1999 (age 25)
2  |  Alina Kuznetsova | Libero  | 1.77  |  |  (1990-09-15) 15 September 1990 (age 34)
3  |  Yelyzaveta Samadova | Outside hitter  | 1.85  | 71  |  (1995-03-03) 3 March 1995 (age 30)
4  |  Anna Shevchenko | Setter  | 1.80  |  |  (1998-10-20) 20 October 1998 (age 26)
5  |  Svetlana Chesnokova | Middle blocker  | 1.91  |  |  (1987-03-03) 3 March 1987 (age 38)
7  |  Ekaterina Petrova | Opposite  | 1.91  | 72  |  (1993-11-27) 27 November 1993 (age 31)
8  |  Anna Luneva | Middle blocker  | 1.90  | 78  |  (1995-07-12) 12 July 1995 (age 29)
13  |  Anna Kurshina | Outside hitter  | 1.85  |  |  (1992-03-19) 19 March 1992 (age 33)
14  |  Ekaterina Polyakova | Middle blocker  | 1.95  | 70  |  (1987-02-06) 6 February 1987 (age 38)
15  |  Mariya Kashina | Libero  | 1.67  |  |  (1994-01-16) 16 January 1994 (age 31)
16  |  Kseniia Bondar | Outside hitter  | 1.90  | 73  |  (1990-02-01) 1 February 1990 (age 35)
17  |  Olga Skripak | Setter  | 1.83  |  |  (1996-12-28) 28 December 1996 (age 28)
18  |  Yuliya Bessonnaya | Outside hitter  | 1.80  |  |  (1988-10-30) 30 October 1988 (age 36)

## Notable players

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* Lyudmila Borozna
* Galina Leontyeva
* Natalia Alimova
* Ekaterina Kabeshova
* Olga Nikolaeva

## References

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1. ^ a b "History". Leningradka (Saint-Petersburg). Retrieved 22 December 2016.
2. ^ a b "All Results". Leningradka (Saint-Petersburg) (in Russian). Retrieved 22 December 2016.
3. ^ "GM CAPITAL CHALLENGE CUP WOMEN - 2008/2009 - Third place match". CEV. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
4. ^ "Squad". Leningradka (Saint-Petersburg) (in Russian). Retrieved 2 January 2019.

## External links

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* Official webpage

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Russian Women's Volleyball Super League teams

2020–21 teams|

* Dinamo Moscow
* Dinamo Ak-Bars
* Uralochka-NTMK Yekaterinburg
* Lokomotiv Kaliningrad
* Yenisei Krasnoyarsk
* Proton Saratov
* Zarechie-Odintsovo
* Leningradka
* Tulitsa Tula
* Dinamo-Metar
* Dinamo Krasnodar
* Minchanka Minsk
* Sparta Nizhny Novgorod
* Indesit Lipetsk

Defunct teams|

* CSKA Moscow (1936–2008)
* Dinamo-Yantar (2002–2011)
* University Belgorod (1984–2010)

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