HBC CSKA Moscow () is a professional women's handball club from Moscow, Russia, that competes in the Russian Super League since season 2019–2020. Achievements Russia Russian Super League: Winners (3): 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24 Finalist (1): 2021-22 Russian Cup Winners (4): 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026 Finalist (1): 2020 Russian Supercup Winners (3): 2022, 2023, 2024 Finalist (2): 2020, 2021

Europe EHF Champions League: Semifinalist: 2021

Crest, colours, supporters

Kit manufacturers and shirt sponsor The following table shows in detail HBC CSKA Moscow kit manufacturers and shirt sponsors by year: PeriodKit manufacturerShirt sponsor 2019-2020 Mizuno Ruscon 2020- Puma TransContainer

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Arena

Name: Volleyball Arena Dinamo City: Moscow, Russia Capacity: 3,000 spectators

Team Current squad

Squad for the 2026–27 season

Goalkeepers 1 Anna Vereshchak 16 Evelina Anoshkina 99 Polina Markina Left wingers 19 Yuliya Kozachenko 71 Yekaterina Levchina 91 Sofia Vasilyeva Right wingers 4 Valeriya Sobkalo 17 Albina Murzaliyeva Line players 20 Iriyna Shynkaruk 32 Aleksandra Ostrovskaya 67 Anastasia Illarionova

Left backs 8 Varvara Syomina 28 Elena Mikhaylichenko 30 Alena Ikhneva Centre backs 23 Natalia Kuznetsova 25 Karina Sabirova 26 Yulia Krupennikova Right backs 5 Yuliya Bayeva 39 Antonina Santalova 55 Yulia Garyaeva 86 Olga Yavon

Technical staff Staff for the current season Head Coach: Lyudmila Bodnieva Assistant of Head Coach: Goalkeeping Coach: Anna Sedoykina

Notable former club players Victoria Zhilinskayte (2019–2020) Yana Zhilinskayte (2019–2020) Olga Gorshenina (2019–2021) Elena Utkina (2019–2020) Marina Sudakova (2020–2022) Polina Vedekhina (2019–2022) Anna Sedoykina (2020–2022) Valeria Maslova (2022) Chana Masson (2019–2021) Sabina Jacobsen (2019–2021) Kathrine Heindahl (2020–2022) Ana Gros (2021–2022) Dragana Cvijić (2021–2022)

Head coach history Jan Leslie (2019–2021) Olga Akopyan (2021) (interim) Florentin Pera (2021–2022) Olga Akopyan (2022–2024) Oleg Kuleshov (July-October 2024) Nadezhda Muravyova (November 2024-March 2025) Lyudmila Bodnieva (2025-present)

Statistics

Top scorers in the EHF Champions League (All-Time) – Last updated on 20 February 2022 RankNameSeasons playedGoals1 Ekaterina Ilina21012 Antonina Skorobogatchenko2943 Sara Ristovska2934 Daria Dmitrieva2915 Elena Mikhaylichenko2896 Polina Gorshkova2797 Ana Gros1718 Polina Vedekhina2689 Kathrine Heindahl25510 Marina Sudakova244

European record

Season Competition Round Club 1st leg 2nd leg Aggregate2020–21Champions League Group stage(Group B) SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea 30–20 34–24 2nd Győri Audi ETO KC 27–27 24–31 ŽRK Budućnost 25–22 27–23 Borussia Dortmund 29–28 35–28 Brest Bretagne Handball 30–28 25–24 Odense Håndbold 27–23 25–26 RK Podravka Koprivnica 30–26 36–20Round of 16 Krim Mercator 20–25 27–21 47–46Quarter-finals CSM București 27–32 24–19 51–51Semi-final Vipers Kristiansand 30–33Bronze-match Győri Audi ETO KC 21–322021–22Champions League Group stage(Group B) Vipers Kristiansand 27–24 28–32 4th RK Krim 21–21 21–24 Odense Håndbold 21–28 27–27 Győri Audi ETO KC 22–32 23–27 Metz Handball 32–24 27–26 Kastamonu 34–27 31–29 IK Savehof 29–28 32–23Playoffs CSM București 0–10 0–10 0–20

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