VC Zenit-Kazan facts for kids
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| Full name | Volleyball Club "Zenit-Kazan" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Founded | 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Kazan Volleyball Centre (Capacity: 4,570) |
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| Chairman | Rafkat Kantyukov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manager | Aleksey Verbov | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League | Super League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–23 | 1st | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | Club home page | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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VC Zenit-Kazan (Russian: Зенит-Казань) is a professional men's volleyball team. It is based in Kazan, Russia. Before 2008, the team was known as Dinamo Tattransgaz Kazan. They play in the top Russian league, called the Super League. Zenit-Kazan has won this league 11 times!
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Amazing Wins
Zenit-Kazan is one of the most successful volleyball clubs. They have won many important tournaments.
International Trophies
- CEV Champions League
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- This is the biggest club competition in Europe.
- Winners (6):
2008, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 - Second Place (2):
2011, 2019 - Third Place (1):
2013
- FIVB Club World Championship
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- This tournament brings together the best club teams from all over the world.
- Winners (1):
2017 - Second Place (2):
2015, 2016 - Third Place (3):
2009, 2011, 2019
National Trophies
- Russian Super League
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- This is the top volleyball league in Russia.
- Winners (12):
2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023, 2024 - Second Place (2):
2019, 2020 - Third Place (5):
2004, 2005, 2008, 2013, 2022
- Russian Cup
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- This is another important national competition in Russia.
- Winners (11):
2004, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022
- Russian SuperCup
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- This is a match between the league champion and the cup winner.
- Winners (9): 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2023
Club History
The Zenit-Kazan club was started on May 13, 2000. It was created by the Tatarstan Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Kazan City Administration. The team began by playing in the Russian Championship First League.
Meet the Team
Here are the players for the 2021/2022 season.
Team roster - season 2021/2022
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position |
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| 1 |  Roman Poroshin |
23 August 1995 | setter |
| 3 | Andrey Surmachevskiy |
22 June 1996 | outside hitter |
| 4 | Artem Volvich |
22 January 1990 | middle blocker |
| 7 | Aleksandr Volkov (C) |
14 February 1985 | middle blocker |
| 9 | Yury Berezhko |
27 January 1984 | outside hitter |
| 10 |  Bartosz Bednorz |
25 July 1994 | outside hitter |
| 11 |  Micah Christenson |
8 May 1993 | setter |
| 12 | Dmitry Shcherbinin |
10 September 1989 | middle blocker |
| 13 | Alexey Kononov |
9 April 1997 | middle blocker |
| 15 | Dmitry Volkov |
25 May 1995 | outside hitter |
| 17 | Valentin Golubev |
3 May 1992 | libero |
| 18 | Maxim Mikhaylov |
19 March 1988 | opposite |
| 20 | Ilia Fedorov |
1 August 2002 | libero |
| 22 | Denis Zemtchenok |
11 August 1987 | opposite |
| 24 | Mikhail Labinskii |
21 April 2003 | outside hitter |
| Head coach: Aleksey Verbov |
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Famous Players
Many great players have been part of Zenit-Kazan. Some of them have won medals in big international tournaments with their national teams or with the club.
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Home Stadium
The team plays its home games at the Kazan Volleyball Centre. This is a very modern sports building. It has a main arena that can hold 5,000 fans. There is also a smaller arena for 700 people. The center has all the facilities needed for training and games.
Team Uniforms
The team's uniforms (kits) have been made by different companies over the years.
| Years | Uniform Maker |
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| 2000– | Gala Asics Mikasa Mizuno Champion Adidas Erreà Ensen |
Team Sponsors
Sponsors are companies that help support the team financially. The main sponsor for Zenit-Kazan is Gazprom. Other important sponsors include the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Adidas, TNT, Blimp, Gazeta.ru, TFB Bank, and Championat.com.
See also
In Spanish: VK Zenit Kazán para niños
