VC Zenit-Kazan

Zenit-Kazan

Full name	Volleyball Club "Zenit-Kazan"
Founded	2000
Ground	Kazan Volleyball Centre (Capacity: 4,570)
Chairman	Rafkat Kantyukov
Manager	Aleksey Verbov
League	Super League
2022–23	1st
Website	Club home page
Uniforms
Home Away

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 (11-time champion).

Achievements

International competitions

• CEV Champions League

Winners (6): 2008, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

Runners-up (2): 2011, 2019

Third place (1): 2013

• FIVB Club World Championship

Winners (1): 2017

Runners-up (2): 2015, 2016

Third place (3): 2009, 2011, 2019

Domestic competitions

• Russian Super League

Winners (12): 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2023, 2024

Runners-up (2): 2019, 2020

Third place (5): 2004, 2005, 2008, 2013, 2022

• Russian Cup

Winners (11): 2004, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022

• Russian SuperCup

Winners (9): 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2023

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.

Team roster

Team roster - season 2021/2022

No.	Name	Date of birth	Position
1	Roman Poroshin	(1995-08-23) 23 August 1995	setter
3	Andrey Surmachevskiy	(1996-06-22) 22 June 1996	outside hitter
4	Artem Volvich	(1990-01-22) 22 January 1990	middle blocker
7	Aleksandr Volkov (C)	(1985-02-14) 14 February 1985	middle blocker
9	Yury Berezhko	(1984-01-27) 27 January 1984	outside hitter
10	Bartosz Bednorz	(1994-07-25) 25 July 1994	outside hitter
11	Micah Christenson	(1993-05-08) 8 May 1993	setter
12	Dmitry Shcherbinin	(1989-09-10) 10 September 1989	middle blocker
13	Alexey Kononov	(1997-04-09) 9 April 1997	middle blocker
15	Dmitry Volkov	(1995-05-25) 25 May 1995	outside hitter
17	Valentin Golubev	(1992-05-03) 3 May 1992	libero
18	Maxim Mikhaylov	(1988-03-19) 19 March 1988	opposite
20	Ilia Fedorov	(2002-08-01) 1 August 2002	libero
22	Denis Zemtchenok	(1987-08-11) 11 August 1987	opposite
24	Mikhail Labinskii	(2003-04-21) 21 April 2003	outside hitter
Head coach: Aleksey Verbov

Team roster – season 2020/2021
VC Zenit-Kazan
No.	Name	Date of birth	Position
2	Fedor Voronkov	(1995-12-10) 10 December 1995	outside hitter
3	Andrey Surmachevskiy	(1996-06-22) 22 June 1996	outside hitter
4	Artem Volvich	(1990-01-22) 22 January 1990	middle blocker
5	Laurent Alekno	(1996-09-18) 18 September 1996	setter
7	Aleksandr Volkov	(1985-02-14) 14 February 1985	middle blocker
9	Earvin N'Gapeth	(1991-02-12) 12 February 1991	outside hitter
10	Bartosz Bednorz	(1994-07-25) 25 July 1994	outside hitter
11	Valentin Krotkov	(1991-09-01) 1 September 1991	libero
12	Alexander Butko (C)	(1986-03-18) 18 March 1986	setter
13	Alexey Kononov	(1997-04-09) 9 April 1997	middle blocker
15	Denis Zemtchenok	(1987-08-11) 11 August 1987	opposite
16	Artem Smoliar	(1985-02-04) 4 February 1985	middle blocker
17	Valentin Golubev	(1992-05-03) 3 May 1992	libero
18	Maxim Mikhaylov	(1988-03-19) 19 March 1988	opposite
Head coach: Vladimir Alekno

Team roster – season 2019/2020
VC Zenit-Kazan
No.	Name	Date of birth	Position
2	Tsvetan Sokolov	(1989-12-31) 31 December 1989	opposite
3	Andrey Surmachevskiy	(1996-06-22) 22 June 1996	outside hitter
4	Artem Volvich	(1990-01-22) 22 January 1990	middle blocker
5	Laurent Alekno	(1996-09-18) 18 September 1996	setter
7	Vadim Likhosherstov	(1989-01-23) 23 January 1989	middle blocker
8	Nikita Alekseev	(1992-07-15) 15 July 1992	opposite
9	Earvin N'Gapeth	(1991-02-12) 12 February 1991	outside hitter
10	Alexey Kononov	(1997-04-09) 9 April 1997	middle blocker
11	Valentin Krotkov	(1991-09-01) 1 September 1991	libero
12	Alexander Butko	(1986-03-18) 18 March 1986	setter
13	Alexey Samoylenko	(1985-09-23) 23 September 1985	middle blocker
15	Alexey Spiridonov	(1988-06-26) 26 June 1988	outside hitter
16	Alexey Verbov	(1982-01-31) 31 January 1982	libero
18	Maxim Mikhaylov	(1988-03-19) 19 March 1988	opposite
Head coach: Vladimir Alekno

Notable players

Notable, former or current players of the club, who are medalists of intercontinental tournaments in national teams or clubs.

2002–2006 Ruslan Olikhver 2004–2007 Igor Shulepov 2006–2007 Vadim Khamuttskikh 2006–2010 Clay Stanley 2006–2011 Lloy Ball 2006–2008 2009–2011 Sergey Tetyukhin 2006–2008 2010–2011 Andrey Egorchev 2007–2008 Aleksandr Gerasimov

2007–2009 2011–2013 Aleksey Obmochaev 2010–2012 William Priddy 2011–2013 Valerio Vermiglio 2011–2015 2020–present Aleksandr Volkov 2013–2014 Roman Yakovlev 2013–2014 Łukasz Żygadło 2013–2014 Nikola Grbić 2014–2014 Benjamin Toniutti

2014–2015 Saeid Marouf 2007–2015 Nikolay Apalikov 2009–2010 2015–2020 Aleksey Verbov 2014–2016 2018–2020 Aleksey Spiridonov 2010–present Maxim Mikhaylov 2012–2019 Matthew Anderson 2014–2018 / Wilfredo León 2014–2017 Teodor Salparov

2019–2020 Tsvetan Sokolov 2016–present Aleksandr Butko 2018–2021 Earvin N'Gapeth 2020–present Bartosz Bednorz 2020–present Valentin Golubev 2021–present Micah Christenson

Stadium

Kazan Volleyball Centre is a modern complex with a total area of 13,000 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
2000–	Gala Asics Mikasa Mizuno Champion Adidas Erreà Ensen

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)