Igtisadchi Baku is an Azerbaijani women's volleyball club.Igtisadchi VCIgtisadchi Baku (Women)
History Igtisadchi Baku was founded in the summer of 2008 and immediately got the right to participate in the Azerbaijan Super League, qualifying after just one season to the CEV Women's Challenge Cup. The following season saw Igtisadchi Baku eliminated in the second round table of European competition, because of the deployment of an ineligible player in the qualification to the Challenge Cup.
In the 2009-2010 season, the club achieved third place in the championship, beating the Azerrail Baku and qualifying for the third consecutive season in the Challenge Cup.
In the 2012-2013 season, the club participated in the Women's CEV Volleyball Cup, being eliminated in the 8th final round of the competition. In the 2012/13 Azerbaijani Super League, the club claimed the silver medal, tied with Azerrail Baku.
In 2014, it was announced that team will not participate in the 2014-2015 season due to financial difficulties.
Team
Season 2013–2014, as of April 2014. Number Player Position Height (m) Weight (kg) Birth date1 Wanna BuakaewLibero1.72542 Lenka DürrLibero1.71593 Kim WilloughbyKim Willoughby left the club in January 2014.Outside-spiker1.80754 Indira AbdullayevaOutside-spiker1.75635 Pleumjit Thinkaow Middle Blocker1.80646 Onuma SittirakOutside-spiker1.75727 Arielle WilsonArielle Wilson left the club in November 2013.Middle Blocker1.84748 Wei QiuyueWei Qiuyue left the club in January 2014.Setter1.82659 Romina LamasRomina Lamas arrived in December 2013.Setter1.847410 Wilavan Apinyapong (c)Outside-spiker1.746511 Marianne FersolaMarianne Fersola arrived in November 2013.Middle Blocker1.906012 Manon FlierOpposite1.927314 Deja McClendonDeja McClendon arrived in January 2014.Outside-spiker1.857015 Ma YunwenMa Yunwen left the club in February 2014.Middle Blocker1.897016 Zhang LeiOpposite1.817118 Valentina SerenaSetter1.8470
2012–2013 Team Number Player Position Height (m) Weight (kg) Birth date1 Wanna BuakaewLibero1.72543 Lauren PaoliniLauren Paolini arrived in February 2013.Middle Blocker1.92834 Carol GattazCarol Gattaz arrived in October 2012.Carol Gattaz left the club in October 2012.Middle Blocker1.92835 Pleumjit Thinkaow Middle Blocker1.80646 Onuma SittirakOutside-spiker1.75727 Indira AbdullayevaLibero1.75638 Niverka MarteNiverka Marte arrived in November 2012.Setter1.78679 Paola AmpudiaPaola Ampudia arrived in November 2012.Paola Ampudia left the club in December 2012.Outside-spiker1.86599 Dayesi MasoDayesi Maso arrived in March 2013.Outside-spiker1.846910 Wilavan ApinyapongOutside-spiker1.746511 Amporn HyaphaMiddle Blocker1.807012 Nancy MetcalfOpposite1.847313 Nootsara Tomkom (c)Setter1.696915 Malika Kanthong Opposite1.775416 Nadezhda Gokhshtein Nadezhda Gokhshtein arrived in November 2012.Nadezhda Gokhshtein left the club in March 2013.Middle-blocker 1.947618 Daimí Ramírez Daimí Ramírez arrived in April 2013.Outside-spiker/Opposite1.7667
2011–2012 Team Number Player Position Height (m) Weight (kg) Birth date1 Erika CoimbraErika Coimbra arrived in January 2012.Outside-spiker1.80752 Masami YokoyamaMasami Yokoyama left the club in December 2011.Setter1.70592 Georgina PinedoGeorgina Pinedo arrived in February 2012.Outside-spiker1.70593 Tayyiba Haneef-Park Opposite2.00824 Ilijana Dugandžić Middle Blocker1.89747 Kristýna PastulováMiddle Blocker1.98848 Alice BlomOutside-spiker 1.78659 Verônica Brito Outside-spiker 1.847310 Yuko Sano Libero1.595411 Kenny MorenoKenny Moreno arrived in February 2012.Opposite1.846012 Fernanda FerreiraFernanda Ferreira arrived in January 2012.Setter1.756413 Marina KatićMarina Katić left the club in January 2012.Setter1.847014 Prisilla RiveraPrisilla Rivera arrived in January 2012.Prisilla Rivera left the club in February 2012.Outside-spiker 1.867015 Alina Ilyuta Opposite1.867316 Elina Abbasova Libero1.735617 Lora Kitipova Lora Kitipova arrived in December 2011.Setter1.846518 Jennifer Doris Middle Blocker1.9677
2010–2011 Team Number Player Position Height (m) Weight (kg) Birth date1 Crystal MatichSetter1.80713 Tayyiba Haneef-Park Opposite2.00826 Kathleen Weiß Setter1.77627 Ivana Miloš Middle Blocker1.88718 Alice BlomOutside-spiker 1.78659 Riikka LehtonenOutside-spiker 1.817210 Yuko Sano Libero1.595411 Filiz ÖzgürFiliz Özgür left the club in January 2011.Outside-spiker 1.857612 Yaima OrtízYaima Ortíz arrived in February 2011.Outside-spiker 1.816713 Kelly Wing Outside-spiker 1.786314 Aleoscar Blanco Middle Blocker1.878215 María Fernández Middle Blocker1.948716 Elina Abbasova Libero1.735618 Yael Castiglione Setter1.8572
Honours Azerbaijan Superleague : Runner-up: 2012-13 3rd place: 2009-10, 2010-11, 2013-14
Former coaches Dates Name 2012–2013 Bülent Karslioğlu 2012-2013 (2) Kiattipong Radchatagriengkai 2013–2014 Bülent Karslioğlu
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