Zenit-Kazan
Full nameVolleyball Club "Zenit-Kazan"
Founded2000
GroundKazan Volleyball Centre
(Capacity: 4,570)
ChairmanRafkat Kantyukov
ManagerAleksey Verbov
LeagueSuper League
2020/215th
WebsiteClub home page
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VC Zenit-Kazan (Russian: Зенит-Казань), until 2008 known as Dinamo Tattransgaz Kazan (Russian: Динамо-Таттрансгаз), is a professional men's volleyball team based in Kazan, Russia. It plays in the Super League (10-time champion). The team won the 2007–08, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015-16, 2016-17, and 2017-18 CEV Champions League titles, thus being the most-titled club in its new history.

Achievements

International competitions

Winners (6): 2008, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Runners-up (2): 2011, 2019
Third place (1): 2013
Winners (1): 2017
Runners-up (2): 2015, 2016
Third place (3): 2009, 2011,2019

Domestic competitions

Winners (11): 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023
Runners-up (2): 2019, 2020
Third place (5): 2004, 2005, 2008, 2013, 2022
Winners (11): 2004, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
Winners (9): 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2023

History

The club was founded on 13 May 2000 by the decision of Tatarstan Ministry of Internal Affairs and Kazan City Administration. It was formed at the base of Directorate of Internal Affairs and aimed at taking part in games of Russian Championship First League.[1]

Team roster

Team roster - season 2021/2022

No. Name Date of birth Position
1Russia Roman Poroshin23 August 1995setter
3Russia Andrey Surmachevskiy22 June 1996outside hitter
4Russia Artem Volvich22 January 1990middle blocker
7Russia Aleksandr Volkov (C)14 February 1985middle blocker
9Russia Yury Berezhko27 January 1984outside hitter
10Poland Bartosz Bednorz25 July 1994outside hitter
11United States Micah Christenson8 May 1993setter
12Russia Dmitry Shcherbinin10 September 1989middle blocker
13Russia Alexey Kononov9 April 1997middle blocker
15Russia Dmitry Volkov25 May 1995outside hitter
17Russia Valentin Golubev3 May 1992libero
18Russia Maxim Mikhaylov19 March 1988opposite
20Russia Ilia Fedorov1 August 2002libero
22Russia Denis Zemtchenok11 August 1987opposite
24Russia Mikhail Labinskii21 April 2003outside hitter
Head coach: Russia Aleksey Verbov

Notable players

Notable, former or current players of club, who are medalist of intercontinental tournaments in national teams or clubs.

Stadium

Kazan Volleyball Centre is a modern complex with a total area of 13 thousand square meters. The capacity of the main arena is 5,000 spectators, the small one 700. They have all the necessary support facilities and well-equipped gyms. The arena is located at Midhat Bulatov Street.

Kit manufacturer

The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Zenit-Kazan team.

Period Kit provider
2000– Gala
Asics
Mikasa
Mizuno
Champion
Adidas
Erreà

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===Sponsorship===

Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Gazprom. Other sponsors: Ministry of Internal Affairs, Adidas, TNT, Blimp, Gazeta.ru, TFB Bank and Championat.com.

References

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