FC Energy Voronezh (Russian: «Энергия» Воронеж) was a women's football club from Voronezh, Russia.
The club holds the most championships in Russian, having 5 championships to its name. In 1994 the team won the vice championship behind CSK WWS Samara. From that time to 2004 when the club finished third, the team always achieved at least a second-place finish winning titles in 1995, 1997, 1998, 2002 and 2003.
History Founded in 1989, Energiya started in the also newly founded Soviet Championship's second tier. In 1990 the club managed a mid-table 8th place, while in the next season it gained promotion to the new top division after winning its group and the subsequent playoffs against the other group winners. Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union Energiya was instead registered in the new Russian Championship.
Energiya, which was known in 2000 and 2001 as Energiya XXI Wiek Voronezh («Энергия XXI Век» Воронеж) for sponsorship reasons, soon became a national powerhouse; always ranking in the two top positions for a decade, it won five championships between 1995 and 2003. The club was even more successful in the national cup, with seven trophies between 1993 and 2001 including two three-years winning streaks. In 2004 and 2005 it also played the UEFA Women's Cup, where it reached the quarter-finals both times, losing to eventual champions Umeå IK and Turbine Potsdam.
This last European campaign marked the end of the club's golden era as it had to withdraw from the 2005 championship due to financial trouble, playing instead in the second tier. Energiya returned to the top category in 2008, losing all 16 games but avoiding relegation due to the dissolution of Nadezhda Noginsk and SKA Rostov. In 2009 it returned to the top positions, and in 2010 it qualified to the new UEFA Women's Champions League (where it was defeated in the Round of 16 by compatriot rival WFC Rossiyanka) by beating 2009 European runner-up Zvezda Perm in a last-week match for the second place. However the club's comeback was short-lived, as in June 2012 it again had to disband its squad and withdraw from the premier category for financial reasons.Energiya again breaks with the premier division . womensoccer.nnover.ru, 14 July 2012
Honours
Titles Russian Championship (5) 1995, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003 Russian Cup (7) 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001
Other results + Russian Championship Place Year 2nd 1994, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001 3rd 2004, 2009, 2012 6th 1992, 1993 7th 2008+ Russian Cup Result Year Runner-up 1994, 2003, 2010 Semifinals 2002, 2009, 2012 Quarterfinals 1991, 2004, 2005, 2006 Round of 16 1992
Record in UEFA competitions
Season Competition Stage Result Opponent Scorers 2003–04 UEFA Women's Cup Group Stage 11–0 Femina Budapest Morozova 3, Zinchenko 3, Skotnikova 2, Strukova 2, Terekhova 0–0 Foroni Verona 13–0 ZNK Osijek Zinchenko 5, Danilova 3, Degai, Morozova, Saenko, Shmachkova, Stepanenko Quarterfinals 1–2, 1–2 Umeå IK Danilova, Sitnikova 2004–05 UEFA Women's Cup Qualifying Stage 13–0 ZFK Skiponjat Gorbacheva 4, Benson 3, Zvarych 3, Apanaschenko, Bukashkina, Kozhnikova 11–0 Gintra Universitetas Zinchenko 4, Apanaschenko 2, Terekhova 2, Benson, Gorbacheva, Lamtyugina 3–0 Gömrükçü Baku Terekhova 2, Apanaschenko Group Stage 1–1 Brøndby IF Zinchenko 1–1 Trondheims-Ørn Bosikova 4–1 Alma KTZh Rastetter 3 + 1 o.g. Quarterfinals 1–1, 1–4 Turbine Potsdam Bosikova, Rastetter 2011–12 UEFA Champions League Round of 32 1–1, 4–2 Bristol Academy Conti 2, Mashina 2, Boquete Round of 16 0–4, 3–3 Rossiyanka Danilova, Ogbiagbevha, Terekhova
Former internationals Russia: Nadezhda Bosikova, Kristina Chichkala, Elena Danilova, Anastasia Kostyukova, Anna Kozhnikova, Elena Lamtyugina, Olesya Mashina, Oksana Ryabinicheva, Marina Saenko, Oksana Shmachkova, Vera Strukova, Elena Terekhova, Yulia Zapotichnaya Brazil: Simone Gomes Cameroon: Augustine Ejangue, Njoya Nkout Equatorial Guinea: Adriana Parente, Annette Jacky Messomo Italy: Pamela Conti Jamaica: Omolyn Davis Kazakhstan: Irina Saratovtseva Moldova: Elena Porosniuc Nigeria: Emueje Ogbiagbevha Spain: Verónica Boquete Ukraine: Yulia Emelyanova, Ludmila Pekur, Veronika Shulga, Iryna Zvarych United States: Jenny Benson
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External links Club's website UEFA profile