Leningradka () is a Russian women's volleyball club based in Saint Petersburg and plays in the Super League, the top Russian league.
Previous names Spartak Leningrad (1935–1977) TTU Leningrad (1978–1991) TTU Saint-Petersburg (1992–2003) Leningradka Saint-Petersburg (2003–present)
History
Soviet years 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. The club changed its name in 1978 to Tрамвайно-троллейбусное управление (TTU) Leningrad. 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.
Russian years 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. 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. In the CEV Challenge Cup of 2008–09 the club finished third.
Honours
National competitions USSR USSR Cup: 2 1976, 1977
Team squad Season 2018–2019, as of January 2019. Number Player Position Height (m) Weight (kg) Birth date1 Sofia KuznetsovaOutside hitter1.802 Alina KuznetsovaLibero1.773 Yelyzaveta SamadovaOutside hitter1.85714 Anna ShevchenkoSetter1.805 Svetlana ChesnokovaMiddle blocker1.917 Ekaterina PetrovaOpposite1.91728 Anna LunevaMiddle blocker1.907813 Anna KurshinaOutside hitter1.8514 Ekaterina PolyakovaMiddle blocker1.957015 Mariya KashinaLibero1.6716 Kseniia BondarOutside hitter1.907317 Olga SkripakSetter1.8318 Yuliya BessonnayaOutside hitter1.80
Notable players
Lyudmila Borozna Galina Leontyeva Natalia Alimova Ekaterina Kabeshova Olga Nikolaeva
References
External links Official webpage