Leningradka Saint Petersburg

Leningradka (Russian: Ленингра́дка) is a Russian women's volleyball club based in Saint Petersburg and plays in the Super League, the top Russian league.

Leningradka

Full name	Leningradka Saint-Petersburg
Founded	1935
Ground	Platonov Volleyball Academy, Saint Petersburg, Russia (Capacity: 1,500)
Manager	Alexander Kashin
League	Women's Super League
2021–22	7th
Website	Club home page
Uniforms
Home Away

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.^[1] The club changed its name in 1978 to Tallinn Technology University (TTU) Leningrad.^[2] 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.^{[citation needed]}

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.^[2] 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.^[1] In the CEV Challenge Cup of 2008–09 the club finished third.^[3]

Honours

National competitions

USSR

• USSR Cup: 2

1976, 1977

Team squad

Season 2018–2019, as of January 2019.^[4]

Number	Player	Position	Height (m)	Weight (kg)	Birth date
1	Sofia Kuznetsova	Outside hitter	1.80		(1999-10-31) 31 October 1999 (age 25)
2	Alina Kuznetsova	Libero	1.77		(1990-09-15) 15 September 1990 (age 34)
3	Yelyzaveta Samadova	Outside hitter	1.85	71	(1995-03-03) 3 March 1995 (age 30)
4	Anna Shevchenko	Setter	1.80		(1998-10-20) 20 October 1998 (age 26)
5	Svetlana Chesnokova	Middle blocker	1.91		(1987-03-03) 3 March 1987 (age 38)
7	Ekaterina Petrova	Opposite	1.91	72	(1993-11-27) 27 November 1993 (age 31)
8	Anna Luneva	Middle blocker	1.90	78	(1995-07-12) 12 July 1995 (age 30)
13	Anna Kurshina	Outside hitter	1.85		(1992-03-19) 19 March 1992 (age 33)
14	Ekaterina Polyakova	Middle blocker	1.95	70	(1987-02-06) 6 February 1987 (age 38)
15	Mariya Kashina	Libero	1.67		(1994-01-16) 16 January 1994 (age 31)
16	Kseniia Bondar	Outside hitter	1.90	73	(1990-02-01) 1 February 1990 (age 35)
17	Olga Skripak	Setter	1.83		(1996-12-28) 28 December 1996 (age 28)
18	Yuliya Bessonnaya	Outside hitter	1.80		(1988-10-30) 30 October 1988 (age 36)

Notable players

• Lyudmila Borozna
• Galina Leontyeva
• Natalia Alimova
• Ekaterina Kabeshova
• Olga Nikolaeva