VC Zenit-Kazan
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| Full name | Volleyball Club "Zenit-Kazan" | ||
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| Founded | 2000 | ||
| Ground |
Kazan Volleyball Centre (Capacity: 4,570) | ||
| Chairman | Rafkat Kantyukov | ||
| Manager | Vladimir Alekno | ||
| League | Russian Volleyball Super League | ||
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VC Zenit-Kazan (Russian: Зенит-Казань), until 2008 known as Dinamo Tattransgaz Kazan (Russian: Динамо-Таттрансгаз), is a professional men's volleyball team based in Kazan, Russia. It plays in the Super League (10-time champion). The team won the 2007–08, 2011–12, 2014–15, 2015-16, 2016-17, and 2017-18 CEV Champions League titles, thus being the most-titled club in its new history. As of November 2017, Kazan is ranked 1st in the Men's European clubs ranking.
Achievements
- Winners (6): 2008, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
- Runners-up (1): 2011
- Third place (1): 2013
- Winners (10): 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017,2018
- Third place (4): 2004, 2005, 2008, 2013
- Russian Cup
- Winners (7): 2004, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
- Russian SuperCup
- Winners (6): 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016,2017
History
The club was founded on 13 May 2000 by the decision of Tatarstan Ministry of Internal Affairs and Kazan City Administration. It was formed at the base of Directorate of Internal Affairs and aimed at taking part in games of Russian Championship First League.[1]
Team Roster
2018/2019
Head coach: 
| No. | Name | Date of birth | Position |
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| 1 |  | April 18, 1987 | outside hitter |
| 3 | | June 22, 1996 | outside hitter |
| 4 | | January 22, 1990 | middle blocker |
| 5 | | September 18, 1996 | setter |
| 7 | | January 23, 1989 | middle blocker |
| 8 | | July 15, 1992 | opposite |
| 9 |  | February 12, 1991 | outside hitter |
| 10 | | April 9, 1997 | middle blocker |
| 11 | | September 1, 1991 | libero |
| 12 | | March 18, 1986 | setter |
| 13 | | September 23, 1985 | middle blocker |
| 15 | | June 26, 1988 | outside hitter |
| 16 | | January 31, 1982 | libero |
| 18 | | March 19, 1988 | opposite |
Notable players
Notable, former or current players of club, who are medalist of intercontinental tournaments in national teams or clubs.
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Stadium
Kazan Volleyball Centre is a modern complex with a total area of 13 thousand square meters. The capacity of the main arena is 5,000 spectators, the small one 700. They have all the necessary support facilities and well-equipped gyms. The arena is located at Midhat Bulatov Street.
Kit manufacturer
The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Zenit-Kazan team.
| Period | Kit provider |
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| 2000– | Gala Asics Mikasa Mizuno Champion Adidas Erreà |
Sponsorship
Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Gazprom. Other sponsors: Ministry of Internal Affairs, Adidas, TNT, Blimp, Gazeta.ru, TFB Bank and Championat.com.
External links
- Official website (in Russian)
- Official website (in English)