WVC Dynamo Kazan

Dynamo Kazan

Founded	2002
Ground	Kazan Volleyball Centre, Kazan (Capacity: 4,600)
Chairman	Leonid Barychev
Manager	Richat Gilyazutdinov
Website	Club home page
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Dynamo Kazan (Russian: Динамо-Казань) is a Russian female volleyball club based in Kazan. The club was founded in 2002 and plays in the super league, the top Russian league.

History

In 2011 the club won its first cup and some months later its first league. Home arena, the Kazan Volleyball Centre.

Dinamo Kazan won the 2013–14 CEV Champions League held in Baku, Azerbaijan, defeating 3-0 the home owners Rabita Baku in the semifinals^[1] and 3-0 to the Turkish VakıfBank İstanbul in the final.^[2] With this triumph the club qualified for the 2014 FIVB Club World Championship.^[3]

Honours

• CEV Champions League
  • Champion (1): 2013–14
• Russian Superleague
  • Champion (3): 2010–2011, 2011–12, 2012–13
• Russian Cup
  • Champion (2): 2010, 2012
• FIVB Volleyball Club World Championship
  • Champion (1): 2014^[4]

Team Roster 2015/2016

" Team Kazan 2015-2016 "^[5][6]

Number	Player	Position	Height (m)	Birth date
1	Maria Borodakova	Middle Blocker	1.90	08/03/1986
3	Elena Ezhova	Libero	1.78	14/08/1977
4	Daria Malygina	Opposite	2.00	04/04/1994
5	Irina Malkova	Middle Blocker	1.92	05/01/1989
6	Olga Biryukova	Opposite	1.94	19/09/1994
7	Victoria Chaplina	Outside Hitter	1.88	23/10/1988
8	Anna Matienko	Setter	1.82	12/07/1981
9	Victoria Kuzyakina	Libero	1.76	01/06/1985
10	Elena Gendel	Middle Blocker	1.91	21/09/1984
11	Ekaterina Gamova	Opposite	2.02	17/10/1980
12	Anna Prasolova	Middle Blocker	1.90	15/07/1999
13	Evgeniya Startseva	Setter	1.85	12/02/1989
14	Anna Kotikova	Outside Hitter	1.87	13/10/1999
15	Antonella Del Core	Outside Hitter	1.82	05/11/1980
16	Anna Melnikova	Middle Blocker	1.92	13/10/1995
17	Olesya Nikolaeva	Outside Hitter	1.84	18/03/1994
18	Elitsa Vasileva	Outside Hitter	1.94	13/05/1990
19	Daria Isaeva	Outside Hitter	1.86	29/03/1990
20	Sabrina Gilfanova	Opposite	1.88	14/02/1996

Notable players

• Lesya Evdokimova
• Olga Khrzhanovskaya
• Tatiana Kosheleva
• Marina Babeshina
• Megumi Kurihara
• Vera Ulyakina
• Heather Bown
• Jordan Larson
• Onuma Sittirak

References

1. "Dinamo disappoints Baku home crowd by claiming the last spot in final". Baku, Azerbaijan: CEV. 2014-03-15. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
2. "Dinamo KAZAN dethrones VakifBank to claim the 2014 Champions League title". Baku, Azerbaijan: CEV. 2014-03-16. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
3. "Dinamo claims CEV Champions League title, FIVB Women's Club Championship ticket". Baku, Azerbaijan: FIVB. 2014-03-16. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
4. "Russia's Kazan capture Women's Club World Championship in style". www.fivb.org. FIVB. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
5. "Players". Dinamo Kazan. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
6. "Dinamo Kazan - team details". CEV. Retrieved 30 November 2015.

External links

• Official site (Russian)